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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Page
2
Sunset at 7 04 p m and sunrise at 4 42 a m. The Moon rises at 3 39 a m near Perigee with a New Moon on July 9. Prominent star Antares due south at 9 10 p m. Visible planets Saturn and Jupiter rise late night with Venus rising early and Mars above Venus.
Decatur area readings on the Tennessee River show 20.54 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning, down 0.61 feet in 24 hours, sea level at 554.84 feet. High Sunday 93 degrees at 3 pm, low 66 at 4 30 am, 9:30 am today 85. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm conditions with possible afternoon showers today and Tuesday, tonight fair and mild, winds light and variable. High today near 89, low around 67, high Tuesday about 90.
Farm Bureau officials in Morgan Cullman and Limestone Counties seek entrants for the Cotton Maid contests. Limestone has six entrants led by Vicki Hicks and Betty Ruth Sinard, with Limestone hosting July 28 29 while Morgan July 31 and Cullman August 28. The district contest will be held in Decatur on September 2.
Cotton prices mixed with December loan at 3.57 and inch middling at 3.00. Cottonseed at 45 per ton. milk at 6.55 per hundred for Grade A and 3.20 for processed. Grains and livestock quoted: corn 1.34 to 1.11, oats 0.60, wheat 1.38, soybeans 2.38. cattle and calves with ranges for weights 950 to 1106 lbs. hogs 195 to 235 lb barrows and gilts at 17.00 to 17.25. sheep spring lambs at 23.00.
The stock market closed up with AT T hitting a 744 top on an opening block of 30 000 shares and later rising to 75 as steel shares backed the advance. U S Steel and Jones and Laughlin gained over ½ point while tobacco stocks and other majors posted modest increases amid about 5 million shares traded.
The qualifying deadline is Tuesday at 5 p.m. for mayor and five council seats across Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties. Athens leads with 4 mayoral and 25 council candidates while Falkville has none. Falkville Moulton and others expect a late surge as the deadline nears with council meetings planned tonight.
Funeral services for Deborah Turney aged 3 who died Saturday at Black Chandler Hospital will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Poverty Baptist Church Campground. Burial follows in Campground Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Levi Turney of Hart selle 2, sister Loretta Turney, brother Bradley Turney, grandmother Mrs Pearline Orr, grandfather Collis Orr, and grandmother Mrs Daisy Turney, all of Hart selle 9- Great.
A sprawling list shows Kaiser 38 percent noon activity and manyticker quotes across industries. Key names include Am Can Macy Boeing Chrysler Coca Cola IBM Colgate Sunoco and Xerox with varied gains and losses.
The market shows no actual trades for cotton futures today with prior close and opening bids listed. Trading details include expressions like Jul 33.55 and May 21 WR 31 15K, indicating tentative quotes and limited activity.
Livestock trade reports from Thomasville Georgia and surrounding regions show hog receipts reaching about 1,900 head at Albany Columbus Moutrie Thomasville and Dothan Jacksonville and Pla Meady. Prices range by weight with 1-2 barrows and gilts 25.75 to 17.25 and 160 to 290 pounds at 16.25. Sows 180-200 pounds bring around 1250-1350 with larger hogs up to 500 pounds at 1150-1250.
A fragment notes Mrs Annie Moore of Hartselle in a local genealogical or family notice with other relatives referenced in the same clan entry.
A column of names and addresses lists residents and patients connected to Hanceville Cullman and Bremen areas. Included are Mrs Mary Elizabeth Bradley Box 224 Hanceville Casper G Gross Cullman 9 Miss Karen Johnson Cullman and others with multiple street addresses and box numbers.
Dr. Rhett G. Danley Jr of Elliott Street SE and V McCown of Hartselle listed with other residents Mrs Gaylon Terry of Wilson Street NW Mrs Harvey Wood of 11th Avenue NW and Mrs Paul Bryant with infant son of Decatur also noted in the notice.
A Decatur General notice lists admissions including Charles Lee Jones Hart Selle, James Wilson Roberts Hart Selle, Ned Anthony Stephenson Moulton, Homer Coffey Sr Wheeler, Judy Brewer Hartelle, and dismissals such as James Randy Helmen Cullman, William Faulklenberry ITT Athens, infant cases of Mrs Spahr and infant son, and others including Fennell Veto Fleming Mount Hope, Miss Brenda Kellis 1316 Plaza Street SE and Miss Dorothy Gayle Turner Athens.
The AP survey shows Goldwater with about 710 committed votes, a secure margin over 655 needed for the nomination, while Scranton holds 146 and Rockefeller 105 with Lodge 45. Uncommitted delegates total 186 and 113 remain tied to favorites, with reports of Rhodes and Byrnes possibly freeing votes later denied.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Shelton of Athens welcomed a daughter Friday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs D L Dessenbaugh of 222 7th Ave NW reported a son Saturday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.
De catur Post State Troopers investigated three property type accidents Sunday across a four county area causing an estimated 575 dollars in damage. A 1964 Comet driven by Iva Oden Thompson 22 of Joppa and a 1955 Mercury driven by Mary P. Marlar 19 of Decatur were involved on Florette Pines Rd 1.2 miles east of Florette at 9 a.m. The Comet sustained 125 dollars damage and the Mercury 75 dollars. A second two car crash occurred at 4 p.m. on Gandy Cove Rd 6.6 miles east of Falkville involving a 1959 Rambler driven by Joe L. Sanders 37 of Falkville and a 1959 Dodge driven by David L. Woodard 35 of Cullman with 50 and 75 dollars damage respectively. About 200 dollars damage was caused to a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Alvin E. King 34 of Ardmore Tenn and 50 dollars to a 1952 Dodge driven by James C. Miller 49 of Elkmont when they collided at 4 10 p.m 13 miles north of Athens on Thatch Rd.
Moulton City Councilman T. D. Littrell is improving at Lawrence County Hospital after surgery for stab wounds to the trunk. Officials say the 45 year old is in fair condition and unable to talk as police wait for his input on the incident.
In a Florida lake area four Soon clashes saw a 21 year old Lee Edward Johnson shot in the leg by a .22 pistol and a white man firing a shotgun wounding three. About 200 Negroes swam without incident on the opposite shore. In St Augustine 12 to 15 white youths attacked five Negroes including a woman and child. Richard Eubanks 20 was in good condition. Eva Mae Jordan 40 was treated for cuts and released. It was the first racially tinged incident since a two week truce last week.
Falkville officials study buying water from nearby Hartselle after a Friday night meeting where Hartselle approved the motion. A town meeting tonight will discuss the proposal amid a high month for Falkville’s pumps reaching about 1.5 million gallons as the system runs continuously.
Police logged multiple reports including stolen chrome fender skirts from Don Ashford at 651 Johnston St SE. Missing persons include Donald and Melba Watts last seen en route to Mooresville, and Albert Miner reported absent. Also a 1955 Plymouth crash on Moulton St W Royal Dr and 6th Ave. No injuries reported. two car crash on Tennessee River Bridge with no injuries. Fire calls to Bank and Vine for car fire and Beltline Rd grass fire.
During a 78 hour Independence Day holiday period in 1960 a sharp rise in fatalities occurred in the last 24 hours, surpassing 175 deaths. The National Safety Council had projected 450 to 550 traffic deaths, but the final toll rose as millions of motorists returned from resorts, pushing the total higher than initial estimates.
New Orleans surgeon Dr. Alton Ochsner Jr. will address the Morgan County Medical Society Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion Inn Motel. He will discuss Selective Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease and Current Status of Vascular Heart Disease.
In Selma Dallas County a prior protest led to arrests as about 25 African Americans lined up before the Board of Registrars. Deputy Pace said tear gas and night sticks broke up rock and bottle throwing by the crowd with 30 officers, though witnesses claimed up to 60 helmeted officers attacked demonstrators and damaged cameras and wallets.
Ken Cash of Penn Controls announces a special meeting of West Morgan patrons and friends at 7 30 pm at the school. Bettie G Bentley of Inglewood California, formerly of Decatur, is reported at home recovering from major surgery. Morgan County Board of Registrars will hold a special session today through Saturday.
A B Murphree 85 of Tuscumbia died Sunday at 12 45 p m at Tennessee Valley Rest Home after a long illness Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p m at Gunthorp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Wendell Klein and Rev Jerry Smith officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery Survivors include a daughter Mrs John D Roan and a son John Geary Pallbearers are J D Mitchell Gresham Hall Percy Howard John Lockwell Hillard Smith W E Matthews Herman Safley Jack McCullough Ray McCullough Fred Smith He was a member of First Baptist Church Tuscumbia and the Masonic Order native of Cullman County and former Cullman County school superintendent He taught in Morgan Cullman Colbert Winston and Walker counties and taught at Florence State College summer school He later ran a general insurance agency in Tuscumbia He graduated from the University of Alabama and held a master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Mrs Minnie Barnes 79 of Trinity died Sunday evening at a local hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 PM from Oak Grove Methodist Church with Rev Everett Harris and Rev Guy Sivley officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survivors include two daughters Bessie Owens and Bessie Jett, a son Talmadge Barnes, a sister T R Evans, Earl Ark, and 29 great grandchildren. Body to lie in state at home until services.
Graveside services were held Saturday for infant Johnny Gorman Nelms son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Nelms in Decatur Caddo with three sisters six brothers and grandparents in attendance.
Mississippi NAACP inspectors visited two downtown hotels and a motel on Sunday, found no incidents at a coffee shop, and observed black and white facility interactions. Four unidentified black youths attended a previously white movie, and a drive in cafe served several black patrons while a car suffered four tires slashed. Charles Evers announced the four day tour will continue to Canton Philadelphia and Meridian with focus on the missing three civil rights workers since June 21 after a jail release for speeding.
One of two Kilby Prison escapees was recaptured in Montgomery Sunday. Policemen caught John Blow, 19, driving a car on Kitty Street. The other convict, Billy Knox, remains at large. both escaped from a work gang near Wetumpka.
At 7 35 this morning the Athens Fire Department answered a call three miles out on Holt Road and they put out a fire at a telephone booth with only slight damage reported.
Weekend police activity in Athens yields multiple arrests including two for loud car noise and one each for disorderly conduct whisky beer and reckless driving plus six for public drunkenness. The area also features numerous local for sale and rental notices including homes, cars, and a mobile home with contact numbers and addresses.
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