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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1963
Page
2
The entry lists sunset at 7 04 p m sunrise at 4 42 a m and moonrise at 8 48 p m. It notes Venus now rises later and is difficult to see near the Sun and will reappear as an evening star in the fall.
A weather and river summary notes a fall of 10 feet in the last 12 hours. Sea level reading is 555.76 feet. Other lake readings include Pickwick at 413.7 feet and Chickamauga at 681.3 feet.
Two traffic accidents Saturday in the four-county area caused only property damage. On Alabama 278 near Cullman three cars collided at 6 20 p m causing 700 dollars in damage. Drivers were Larry Lovell 18 Holly Pond in a 1956 Ford Thomas Knight 45 Macon Georgia in a 1963 Pontiac and James Boatwright 68 Cullman in a 1959 Chevrolet. At 9 45 a m ten miles north of Athens a 1958 Chevrolet truck driven by David Yarbrough 30 Toney Alabama collided with a 1962 Ford truck driven by Marvin Walls 34 Elkmont 3 causing 750 dollars in damage.
Miss Mattie E. Lewis dies at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral at New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Limestone County Sunday at noon. Burial at New Hope Cemetery. Survived by four brothers and other relatives. Reynolds Funeral Home to announce Loveland Carter death in Atlanta.
The district diary notes Priceville activities with unclear wording and potential project mentions. Readers may seek clarification on fenidn creation plans and related civic details as the record remains fragmented.
A hospital roster listing several Cullman area residents with hometowns including Cullman Holly Pond Hanceville Huntland and Han Frank Turner. Names include Cletus Daniel Betty Imogene Smith Dorothy Gillentine Patricia Pakestraw Jessie Haines Barbara Harper Della Powell Dorothy Beasley Elbert Whaley Vera Parker Merle Drinkard Lois Mann and Lonnie Simpson.
Mrs Betty Ricketts of Athens and three J N Cook of Joppa are among those dismissed in the latest list. Local officials certify reductions in staffing as part of a broader administrative action.
A line of names and listing details appears, including Mrs Horace Clark at 1913 South Street SE and multiple other individuals with street addresses in Cullman Hartsville Falkville and nearby areas. The snippet ends with mentions of infant children and married pairs.
Gov. George Wallace adds 2500 dollars while Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 377 and the city of Decatur offer 200 dollars for tips in the dynamiting of Turner Davis home at 1020 6th Ave SE. Davis is Local 377 business agent. his wife and grandson Johnny Dunn were present but unharmed.
Cullman Fireman Carl Griffin aged 24 saved 85 year old John W. Jones Friday by pulling him from a burning boarding house in West Cullman. Jones received treatment at Cullman Hospital and was released for minor injuries. Griffin climbed through a window to reach the man as flames spread from an adjoining apartment. Cause of the fire remained undetermined.
The council appoints Mrs. Lee as city treasurer on a trial basis with $100 monthly pay and hires Miles Powell as recorder court judge at $150 monthly. Police Chief Simpson and Patrolman Ricks receive new salaries. Ricks rehiring is disputed. A 1963 Chevrolet is placed in Simp son name amid tax and mortgage concerns.
Chicago UP dispatch reports James Meredith clashed with NAACP youth division leaders over leadership in the civil rights movement. Roy Wilkins defended youthful impatience as a vital force while Meredith denounced what he called childish acts and leadership, saying he was deeply distressed by criticisms from John Davis.
John Thomas Jones 74 of Decatur died Friday at 2 30 p m Funeral services were held at Austinville Church of Christ with Winford Clark and Tommy Vernon officiating Burial followed at Oakview Memorial Gardens Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home directed Survivors include widow Mary Jones three sons six brothers one sister and eight grandchildren The body was at the home of son B M Jones 1703 Colfax St and Jones was a lifetime Austinville resident Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named.
Luther C. Reed 51 of Pecos Texas died recently. His body will return to Moulton on Tuesday. Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home to announce funeral arrangements. Survivors include sisters Aline Hardy Town Creek and Christian Stone Decatur and brothers Travis Reed Chalkasaw Alabama and Lester Reed Moulton.
The Associated Press reports twelve people died in Alabama during the Fourth of July holiday period. Victims include five drownings and six road deaths. Details cite Charles Curtis Sanford, Howard Dupree, Abraham Ramsey, and two 14 year olds among the deceased in incidents near Brownville, Rainsville, Emelle, and Huntsville.
Police report details a rear end collision between a 1955 Buick driven by Jewell P. Martin and a 1953 Buick driven by John Chester Sparks in Morgan County at 10:45 p.m. on Friday. Other items note a Morgan County Democratic rally at Crescent Motel at 7 p.m. Monday with Helen Silver as speaker, a First Baptist Church WMS gathering, and several daytime traffic collisions and a false alarm from a fire department call.
Friday incidents in Alabama left several dead and others hospitalized. Richie Davis, 16, killed in a U S 280 collision. Arthur Davis, 16, hospitalized in critical condition. Wayne Austin, 15, critical after crash near Huntsville. Forman Graves, 47, died when his vehicle overturned near Cullman. Also May Emma Lewis, 11, died after stepping into a car path in Trinity. James Edwin Wade, 21, died in a single car overturn near Oakman. Drowning victims include James Allen Sandford, 38 of Huntsville, Henry Bolling, 46 of Mobile, Willie Orr of Birmingham, Jimmy Lee Vaultz, 33, of Newcastle.
In a joint declaration signed by deans and professors from 22 law schools across 11 Southern states, faculty call for continued focus on recent U.S. Supreme Court civil rights decisions. The list includes Virginia, William and Mary, UNC, Duke, UNC School of Law, USC, Tulane, Emory, and others.
The United Church of Christ authorized a plan to merge six Protestant denominations into a single church possibly reaching 25 million members. The resolution passed by acclamation at the General Synod, with other denominations in preliminary talks including the Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
Sen. Barry Goldwater assailed President Kennedy over his European trip saying it harms the Constitution and denounced NAACP official Roy Wilkins as political. He warned Wilkins would destroy the Constitution and praised the Republican party for advancing Black rights.
A boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Ballinger of Waldermose Springs on Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. A girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Nelson of 1408 20th Ave SE on Friday at Decatur General Hospital. A boy born to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Aiello of 115 5th Ave NW on Friday.
The Inquirer notes that Senator Thruston Morton of Kentucky General Lucius D Clay and Romney of Michigan are among Ike’s listed possible GOP picks for the national ticket, while Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Senator Barry Goldwater are not mentioned.
Authorities in three states worked to connect facts in a bizarre case involving two infant girls found in a shallow mountainside grave. Albuquerque police said the father claims one death was natural and the other an accidental smothering while sleeping with a older sister in a station wagon.
Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council warned that traffic fatalities on the nations highways showed an upward trend during the Independence Day four day weekend. He suggested highway deaths could surpass the 509 record set in 1961 as homeward traffic peaks.
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