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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1963
Page
2
The forecast lists sunset at 5 16 p.m and sunrise at 6 44 a.m for Thursday January 31. Deneb appears low in the northwest at 6 48 p.m while Mars rises at 5 48 p.m and Jupiter sits low in the west around 7 30 p.m with Venus rising at 4 02 a.m. The moon sets at 12 10 a.m and the first quarter occurs at 2 50 a.m tomorrow.
Decatur TN and area report river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.76 feet up 20 feet in 24 hours. Sea level 551.06 feet. TVA lake stages Pickwick 408.3 Guntersville 593.1 Whitesburg 553.4 Wilson 505.2 feet. High today 48 low 38 with 46 at 10 25 am. Rainfall 1.47 inches in 24 hours. Outlook cloudy rainy mild with scattered thundershowers today then clearing colder tonight.
Area wide temperatures run near normal in the south and slightly below normal in the north. Expect highs from 52 to 64 and lows 32 to 42 with precipitation totaling a half to one inch tonight, Thursday, and near period end.
A wide northern area from the Plateau to the Western Great Lakes faced subzero cold and a moving snow storm. Port land Oregon schools closed as Columbia Gorge winds caused drifting snow. Cold air pushed down the north Pacific coast with Spokane reporting very low readings. relief arrived in the East while Central U S endured snow and sleet across the country.
An alert citizen tip led agents to arrest Barrickman at a Birmingham station. He carried a loaded revolver and used the alias Charles William Rogers. Miss Coors described two men abducting her in Little Rock and driving her to Birmingham where she was released. Bond set at 25,000 pending hearing as FBI files a Lindbergh Act complaint. Lunsford identified in lineup as the suspect with a similar description.
Coast Guard declares the 101 foot home made boat unseaworthy halting a voyage to Haiti by missionary group led by Rev. Howard A. Smith of the Calvary Church of the Full Gospel Wilmington California. Smith and nine adults and three children planned to load beds clothing and equipment for training centers but will appeal the ruling to higher authorities. The project funded by 25000 in cash donations financed cedar planking marine plywood two diesel engines and other materials built over 21 months.
A hospital roster lists patients including Mrs Bethel Busbey Eva 1 Mrs Thelon Dunn and several Cullman residents such as Mrs Mathew Pugh Hanceville Carl Kress and Mrs Henry Paschal with bed counts and locations in Cullman Holly Pond Vinemont Hartselle and related towns. The record shows ward numbers and patient names with associated towns.
Pacific coast states from California to Oregon report heavy snow in southern Oregon mountains and widespread snow and freezing rain in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas. Cold pockets persist in Montana Michigan and Minnesota with readings down to minus twenty four in Bozeman and subzero in multiple northern areas. A warming trend is anticipated as weather conditions improve across the region.
Europe endures a severe winter with at least 430 dead across nations. Italy reports new snowfall isolating Apennine villages while Capri sees snow for the first time in a decade. Greece Yugoslavia and Britain face ongoing snow and cold. Greek air force aids marooned villages and Thames shipping faces pack ice.
A 200-pound hog produces roughly 15 pounds of sausage meat. This reflects typical yield from trimming and grinding meat for sausage products.
Names include Mrs Pauline Putman Ardmore Stanley Wade Wallace Elkmont Spencer Black Athens 5 Viola Marie Griffis Athens 3 Brenda Gail Campbell Athens Nellie Faye White Athens 5 Mrs Dorothy Elsa Birdwell Rogersville 2 Charles Tucker Athens 8 Dwight Green Athens 8 Mrs Mary Springer Athens 5 Albert Roy Vickers Athens 4.
Lawmakers hear requests for higher appropriations across state agencies. Tarwater proposes 12.4 million next year while current spending stands at 9.59 million. Prison Director Frank Lee seeks 600 thousand more to retain salaries, with 160 thousand to cut the work week. Attorney General Flowers asks for 100 thousand plus to add lawyers to handle integration suits and more in house and outside counsel. Other departments like Insurance and Labor request modest increases as agencies underline federal suits and disease programs driving costs.
A list of individuals including Mrs. Junior Weeks Trinity Charlotte Pointer Moulton Cleatus Cross Moulton Mrs Layton Wilson Town Creek Dewayne Horton Town Creek Calvin Kelsoe Danville Terrell Randolph Moulton Joseph Wayne Webb Moulton Benton Brewer Hartselle Roger Pierce Moulton Mrs Paul Leftstead Moulton Anita Terry Moulton Mrs Waymon Holland Moulton shows dismissals and associated localities.
A long list of newborns and infant arrivals accompanies parental names and street addresses across Decatur, Moulton, Tanner, Cullman, and nearby communities. Entries name babies including Lance Long, Harold Wilson Smith Jr, Cynthia Smith, Patricia Terry, and Brenda Terry among others, plus adult and infant spouses.
A long list of names with street addresses in various towns appears, including Mrs. Jewel Garrett and Miss Ella Sue Garrett at 222 7th Ave NW, along with others such as Mrs. Hazel Wallace Danville and Master Earl Clark Jr. Danville. The mix includes adults, infants, and multiple households with specific street numbers and cities.
Dr. Charles Fielder head of surgery at Bank St Hospital and Evans Nash Clinic will leave about Feb 1 for a Thoracic Surgery residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Oteen North Carolina. He came to Evans Nash in 1962 after serving as assistant professor of surgery at the University of Arkansas and will resume duties on July 1.
The report shows 6,653 federal aid highway and bridge contracts awarded in the last year with a combined expenditure of 3.2 billion dollars. The data notes a 3 percent change from 1960.
Services for 18 year old David Burns Jr of Hartselle are set for today at 2 p.m. from Mt Tabor Methodist Church with Rev James Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Mt Tabor Cemetery. Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his parents five sisters and several sisters in Cullman and Hartselle areas.
Funeral services for Ida Jane Hughes 87 of Athens will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Garden Pentecostal Church with Rev. G H Hill officiating. Burial follows at Antioch Cemetery. She died Tuesday at her residence. Survivors include two daughters one son one sister twelve grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Sen Wayne Morse says hearings on a single education bill could build a common approach to national needs as Kennedy trims aid to 375 million. Rep Adam Powell indicates House hearings on the package, final shape unclear. Debate centers on aid to private and parochial schools despite constitutional concerns.
Mr and Mrs Hollis Bowling of Moulton announce a boy born Monday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pressnell of Athens announce a girl born Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Danny Green of Elk M ont announce a daughter born Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harry Kennedy of Athens announce a daughter born Tuesday at 1306 Carridle St. Mr and Mrs Thomas E Wilson. Mr and Mrs Dwight D Coffey of 1613 Freeman Ave SW announce a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Dewey Odell of 1019 18th Ave SE announce a son today at Decatur General Hospital.
In Tuscumbia Alabama a pre dawn explosion destroyed a house injuring Ruby Brown and Morris Brown. Ruby 54 suffered burns over 60 percent and Morris 35 burned over 40 percent to arms and hands. Both in satisfactory condition. Fire Chief said a gas buildup caused the blast after Ruby lit a cigarette.
An estimated half a million pneumonia cases occur annually in the United States, reflecting a high burden of disease across populations and highlighting the need for awareness, prevention, and timely treatment strategies.
London reports Britain may pursue an alternative to Common Market entry. Plans focus on boosting home efficiency and expanding overseas markets. Chancellor Maudling reportedly weighs tax incentives for export oriented industries as Conservative lawmakers push a four point program with Commonwealth nations Outer Seven and Latin America.
France enjoys booming economy and strong political standing as De Gaulle faces misgivings over possible future talks with Soviet communism. West Germans favor Britain in the Common Market and U.S. nuclear protection, complicating a French German led Europe. The Brussels dispute tests Franco German reconciliation and Europe unity.
The student describes progress and hope for future schooling amid ongoing unrest after a campus riot that left two dead. Federal troops restored order but incidents continue with harassment and property damage against him.
Funeral services for Mrs Lethie Hood will be held at 10 pm Thursday at the Primitive Baptist Church Courtland with Rev John Yarbrough officiating Burial will be in Courtland Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing Mrs Hood died at her Courtland residence Saturday at 9 pm Survivors include husband McKinley Hood Courtland two daughters Lucille Hood and Mary L McGuire both of Courtland one son James Hood Courtland one stepson Preston Jones Gary Ind one sister Estella Vaughan Courtland and one brother Sam Troup Courtland
The largest gold deposits in Colorado were first found in the mountains about 100 miles north of Denver. Prospectors reported rich vein finds and a rush to the site as claims began forming.
Cotton inch middling 4 9 Decatur wan 3 57. Cottonseed 43 per ton. Milk Grade A 68 55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3 20 per hundred for four per cent. Wood 6 ane % Pulpwood 1550 per pad. No 2 Yellow 1.28. No 2 Yellow Corn oat No 2 White ear orn 10. No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.25. No 2 Oats 0.75. No 2 Milling Wheat 2.00. No 2 Mile per hundred 2.00. Poultry Wheat 1.75. No 2 Barley 1.03. No 1 Soybeans 2.55. Cattle 250 fairly active and steady to good with select steers 850-1000 lb at 25.00. Standard hay 20.00-21.50, 17.00. Commercial calves 19.00-19.50, feeder calves 27.00, medium feeders 21.00-22.00. Calves 100 active, strong. Good and choice wealers 34.00-36.00. Hogs 700 slow, weak to 25 lower. Mixed 1-3 195-250 lb mostly 15.00. Lows steady 12.50-13.00.
Wall Street declined late in the afternoon as profits were taken on a prolonged market advance. U S Steel profits sank to a 10 year low in 1962 helping push steel shares lower along with Jones Laughlin and Youngstown Sheet.
Birmingham reports a firm market with live broilers and fryers generally short. Estimated slaughter 588 200 head, 35 100 more than last week. Farm quotes 14 cents for broilers and fryers, delivered plant prices 14.5 to 15.5 cents. Georgia notes close balance, hens offered ample but cleared by fair demand, farm quotes 19 cents fob, light 8 cents fob.
Cattle 250 head Fairly active, fairly steady to Tuesday declines Good with few 850-1,000 lb steers at 25.00 Standard yearlings mostly heifers 20.00-21.50 Commercial cows 17.00 Commercial bulls 19.00-
Joe Williams reports a box of plumbing tools stolen from a truck parked at 1809 Cypress St SE with W and JW marks on tools. Betty Haag recovering after surgery at Caylor-Nickel Hospital Bluffton IN. Kiwanis speaker Arthur J. McCrary to discuss irrigation. Church mission study at Austinville Methodist starts Feb 3, six sessions through March 10. Mental Health Association annual banquet set for Thursday at Decatur Country Club with Dr. Frank Kay as speaker. City recorder fines for vagrancy and various traffic and ordinance violations. Fire department answered two calls, coal heater and car incident with no loss.
Louis C. Olive, longtime head waiter and avid bridge player, wins at a Detroit tournament with three firsts two seconds and a third with different partners. In Georgia and Alabama livestock markets, hog receipts are steady to lower with steers and sows trading around 13 to 15 dollars, while slaughter lambs bring about 20 dollars.
Eggs markets show adequate supplies for fair demand with light demand for medium and small eggs. Prices to retailers until 9:30 a.m. today. Grade A white large 43-50 cents, mediums 40-43, small 36-42 cents per case. Classifieds include multiple sale offers and a private ac credited fall notice, plus a 3 room rental listing at 416 8th Ave.
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