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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1963
Page
4
Architect Lester Cohen presents J-82, a three bedroom ranch with two full baths and 1,968 square feet. The design centers on a master bath with access to the family room and kitchen area, plus a mud room, laundry, and roomy closets.
Legal notices describe a bill to amend the Municipal Utilities Board of Decatur and outline board duties. It includes compensation for members, bond provisions, auditing, and oversight over city utilities, along with boundaries extension for Decatur in Morgan County.
Public notices announce a city boundary change to exclude territory from Decatur Morgan County and a judicial sale by the Morgan County Circuit Court in Equity. The sale includes three described tracts in Section 9 and 10, Township 7 South, Range 3 West, plus personal property from the estate of Thomas L. Johnson, all to be bid in cash on August 5, 1963.
Advice from Heloise urging parents to keep poisons away from children and to teach safety. Warns against electrical hazards in bathrooms and to avoid moving injured people with possible fractures. Stresses calling professionals for emergencies and emphasizes valuing life.
A fishing accident on the Warrior River near 45 mile marker caused a father and two of his sons to drown. The bodies of Larry Eugene Martin, 17, and Fred T. Martin, 29, were recovered within an hour after their boat capsized. All three were from Tuscaloosa and Detroit respectively.
Sheriff's deputies and state revenue agents destroyed seven 2500 gallon stills and seized 2450 gallons of moonshine on a Georgia farm. Authorities also confiscated a pickup truck and an old model sedan tied to the raid. The operation was described as one of the largest moonshine cases found locally. A man living on the farm was being sought for arrest. his name was not released.
Circuit Judge A B Cunningham denied a plea of abatement and a motion to dissolve the injunction halting racial demonstrations in Gadsden Alabama The judge also delayed trials of over 250 Negro defendants charged with violating the injunction The campaign to end segregation began June 10 with more than 500 arrests including many juveniles released to parents.
The Southern Research Institute Building Committee approved plans for a new six story service building. Construction will start in August, board chairman Thomas W. Martin said. The plan also calls for a fourth health research laboratory to be erected in 1964.
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