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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1963
Page
2
The report lists sunset at 5 14 p m and sunrise at 6 48 a m for Tuesday January 29. Moonset at 9 57 p m and First Quarter on February 1. Prominent star Sirius rises in the southeast at 7 10 p m with visible planets Jupiter low in the west at 7 35 p m Mars in the east at 8 41 p m and Venus low in the southeast at 5 42 a m.
River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 17.58 feet today up .06 in 24 hours with sea level at 551.88 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Pickwick 408.2 Guntersville 593.0 Whitesburg 552.9 Wilson 505.4. Temperatures ranged from a high 25 degrees Sunday to a low of 10, 18 degrees at 9:30 a.m. Forecast calls for sunny cool conditions with afternoon clouds, tonight partly cloudy not so cold, Tuesday cloudy and warmer with occasional rain. Wind northerly 6 to 12 mph then southerly 8 to 15 mph tonight. Highs 33 today 35 Tuesday. lows 24 tonight.
The forecast indicates temperatures 6 to 10 degrees below normal with precipitation of half to one inch possible tonight through Wednesday. Areas across Alabama may see unsettled conditions as a low-pressure system moves through the region.
Winter storms lash southeastern Europe with freezing nights turning thawed snow into ice and raising highway danger. Death toll tops 400 as fresh snow falls in central Greece and along Italy’s Adriatic coast. about 29 million cubic yards of snow reported.
The sheriff's force arrested ten for highway intoxication and three for driving without a license over the weekend. Three arrests were for peace proceeding, while one each were made for public drunkenness and vagrancy.
Dismissals include Mrs Pauline Tankersly of Cullman Mrs Carl Murry of Hanceville Ezra Skinner Cullman Dexter Cole Cullman Mrs Jessee Henry Cullman Mrs Larry Nelson Cullman Mrs Ruby Bland Cullman Nathanial New Cullman all listed with numbers 3 5 9 6 10 indicating patient identifiers or room numbers.
A list records admissions including Mrs. Thomas N. Burch Mount 1 Mrs. Vada Walker Mount Hope Mrs. Grady Smith Moulton 4 Mrs. S H Geiger Moulton Jorene Webb Moulton Mrs James M Stephenson Moulton 1 Rebecca Way Hillsboro 1 Joyce Owens Moulton 2 Mance Hamby Moulton 1 Mrs Harold Rutherford Town Creek 3 Mrs Mary Tiller Grayson Linda Anderton Town Creek 3 Clarence Hill Moulton 3 Miss Willie Wallace Moulton
Hazel Wallace of Danville and Margaret Ann Jackson of 17th Avenue SE along with Clyde Ponder at 5th Avenue SE are named in the notice. The fragmentary text lists two women and a man with street addresses.
A long list of residents and relatives appears with addresses and designations such as Mrs and Master across multiple towns including Decatur Athens Moul Falkville and Madison. The OCR reads many entries with infant son daughter and infant daughter designations along with street addresses and city names.
Weather across Europe remains frigid with Budapest and Warsaw still below freezing. Temperatures in Milan and Rome edge toward mild, Netherlands thawed toward 37, while Paris stays near 0. Alpine avalanche danger grows as East Germany improves slightly from a disastrous weekend.
In Limestone County Alabama Judge Bloodworth directs the Grand Jury to investigate a 1962 Park and Recreation Board audit showing 3469.31 unaccounted funds and lax handling. The panel also considers armed robbery and murder indictments linked to Decatur and Decatur Boat Harbor cases with a potential extra court week. Names of jurors and local officials are listed. Copeland, city clerk Wood, and Elton Parker case figures noted.
Mr and Mrs Charles Smith announce a son Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs B R Shaver report a son Friday at the same clinic. Mr and Mrs Phillip Vaughn welcome a daughter Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Wayne Holloway of Hartseller have a son Saturday at the clinic. Mr and Mrs James Widner of Ardmore Tennessee announce a son Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs R K Smith of Madison report a son Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edwin Pike of Hartseller welcome a son Sunday at Decatur General Hospital.
In Louisville, Kentucky the AP notes that bourbon must use at least 51 percent corn in the mash to earn the name. Most Kentucky bourbons typically contain 65 to 75 percent corn.
Judge Lewis West postponed violations of the State Blue Law against Glenn Crook of Han-D-Way Market in Hartselle and Elbert Tankersley the store manager to the next county session, likely August, due to one defendant’s attorney attending Montgomery legislative hearings. Both defendants face three counts each for Sunday grocery sales. Trials were moved from Hartselle Recorder’s Court to Morgan County Court.
The report details Lemmon's vehicle collision and pursuit by Cpl Fields, pills found in Lemmon's car, and Mrs Little's hospital status. It notes two other Decatur traffic incidents on Sunday including a 1962 White truck collision and a 1962 Oldsmobile hit by a hit and run, with injuries and damages listed for involved residents.
Rusk says Soviet troops and missiles will be removed in due course but offers no U.S. deadline and warns against hemispheric penetration by a Communist regime. He notes small but real Soviet combat groups in Cuba and reports aggressive Soviet power, while Congress probes continue.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Hathcoat aged 78 died at 1 30 Sunday at Jacksons Clinic Lester Alabama Funeral services were set for Tuesday at 1 pm from Cherry Grove Baptist Church burial in Oak Grove Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home in charge Survivors include two daughters Mrs Effie Moore and Mrs Tessie Bullington both of Athens six sons Luther and Lewis Hathcoat of Minor Hill Tennessee Ozzie and Fletcher Hathcoat of Athens sixteen grandchildren eleven great grandchildren one sister Mrs Mary Rosson of Lawrenceburg Tennessee one brother William Phillips of Lawrenceburg one half brother Kenneth Phillips of Memphis Grandsons will serve as pallbearers
James A Alvie Dollar 46 of Athens died at 1 a m Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral services are at 2 p m today at Bethel Baptist Church with burial in Mitchell Cemetery. McConnell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Iva Dollar five daughters Shirley Bonnie Donna Jo Jeanette Sue all of Athens six sons Thomas Timothy also of Athens six brothers Edgar Loma Tenn Willard Estell Alton Herbert Elston all of Athens and two sisters Ozell McKinney and Mable Dollar both of Athens and his mother Mrs Rosie Dollar of Athens.
The Weather Bureau reports sun and cool with afternoon cloudiness today and light freezing rain tonight. Tuesday remains cloudy and cool with rain then cooler. Official readings include a low of 8 and high of 23 earlier, with today’s forecast high 33 and tonight 24, Tuesday 35. Temperatures drop to 6 in Athens overnight. Clear skies statewide with lows from 7 to 25 and highs from 23 to 41. The five day outlook predicts 6 to 10 degrees below normal temps with a warming trend midweek and possible up to an inch of rain tonight through Wednesday.
Cullman youths Charles Rogers 19 and William England 16 face second degree forgery charges. Police say they forged two checks Saturday night, Rogers wrote a 24 dollar check to J A Scott signed by Clark Keller, and England cashed it for groceries. They then used a 21 80 check to Charles Mason signed by Keller for barbecue purchases. Keller denied signing the checks.
The report notes that General Lew Wallace, while commanding a Union garrison at Paducah during the Civil War, began writing his novel Ben Hur. The historic anecdote ties Wallace to the Kentucky town and his celebrated work.
A budget analysis shows the general fund faces a shortfall with no provision for proration this year. State leaders warn allocations may be cut, while Governor Wallace urges study of finances and teamwork to solve looming fiscal challenges ahead of hearings and potential special sessions.
City Court collected 424 dollars in fines this morning. Two fines of 28 dollars each came from petit larceny cases involving two Garden City youths who stole hub caps last week. Other fines covered disorderly conduct driving related offenses and license violations.
Markets show cotton inch middling at 4.8 percent, cottonseed at 5 per ton, and Grade A milk at 355 per hundred. Milk fat at 3.20 per hundred for four percent. Hogs active around 200-220 pounds at 15.50 to 15.75, sows 13.00. Cattle scarce with cows 17.00-18.00 utility 15.00-17.00. calves 100, feeders 33.00-37.00.
The stock market rallied with volume around 5.1 million shares. Gains of fractions to more than a point appeared in many blue chips including Gentral Motors, Du Pont, IBM, Polaroid, Chrysler, Ford and Public Service Electric & Gas.
AP dispatch notes live broilers and fryers in Birmingham and Georgia markets. Slaughter estimates rise to 981,100 head from 907,700 last Monday as farm quotations sit at 14 cents for broilers and fryers with some contracts higher. Delivered plant prices run 14.9 to 15.5 cents. Georgia offerings clear with fair demand at farm level for various broiler types and price ranges noted.
Nashville market report shows cattle at 500 head with active demand. Cows up about 1.00, bulls scarce, feeders steady. Yearlings and heifers mostly 22.00 to 24.00, with good and choice cattle reaching 27.50. Sows scarce at 17.00 to 18.00.
Longshoremen rush to clear 12 ships stalled at Alabama State Docks as Mobile harbormaster Captain Peter F. Shea reports several vessels were due to arrive today before a new weather system.
Jim Newman of the Decatur State Docks said a letter from Docks Director H. E. Feaster called for furlough of all docks employees starting today but the order was cancelled by phone Friday night. The disputed Mobil strike settlement seemed to pressure Feaster into a one week furlough order for all dock workers.
Stevedores worked overtime to clear docks as 12 000 longshoremen resume normal operations after the 35 day ILA strike. The settlement provides retroactive raises of 15 cents per hour and nine cents per hour in 1963 plus minor fringe benefits. George Dixon notes continued dissatisfaction with the deal despite commerce aims to restore ship and yard activity.
Hog receipts reach 4300 across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Dothan with mostly steady to 25 lower sales. Barrows and gilts 190-230 lb bring 15.50-16.00, 180-240 lb 15.00-15.50, 240-270 lb and 160-180 lb 14.25-15.25, sows 10.00-12.50.
AP report notes egg price ranges by grade in Birmingham with large eggs up to 50 cents per dozen and variations by retailer until 9:30 am. The notice also lists housing ads and items for rent and sale, plus several lost and wanted notices.
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