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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1964
Page
2
Sunset at 7 04 p m and sunrise at 4 43 a m outline a July 9 sky. Moonset at 7 36 p m marks a bright night with Arcturus as prominent star and planets Saturn Jupiter Venus Mars visible in predicted positions.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge today's river level is 20.84 feet up .06 in 24 hours with sea level at 555.14. TVA lake stages include Chickamauga 618.2 Pickwick 413 Guntersville 594.4 Whitesburg 555.8 Wilson 506.3. High today 94 and Thursday 97 with a 5 percent chance of afternoon storms. Gas Department shows 88 degrees at 10:20 AM after a 90 high Tuesday.
The piece outlines GOP tensions as Goldwater and Scranton fight for delegates and a civil rights plank. Scranton accuses Goldwater aides of pressure tactics while McCulloch signals possible compromise on civil rights language for the party platform ahead of the San Francisco convention.
A readable roster lists numerous individuals with addresses in Cullman Han ceville Blountsville and nearby areas. Names include Brenda Hicks Elbert Glasscock Alvin Cagle Ora Ruehl Richard Speegle Onita MecGukin Bessie Black R C Thomason Marty McDonald Floyd Holden Wilma Williams Loretta Webb Annie Meade and Karen Smith among others with street numbers and cities.
Hospital records show admissions for Weldon Ward Hartselle John Bagwell Vinemont 1 Mrs James Leach Trinity 1 Irvin Miller 807 Clearview St SW Mrs John Fisher 2113 Birch St Ashford Long Athens 5 John Newberry 913 8th St SE Mrs Ethel Wear 402 Jackson St George Rodgers Vinemont 1 Robert Head Decatur 3 Mrs Albert Williams Huntsville Mrs Charles Pearce Huntsville Kenneth Hamilton 2012 11th St SE Pruitt Walker Jr 1709 Loring Ave Mrs Gary Gates 709 8th St Baby Duane Roberson Cullman Mrs D T Coleman 1130 5th Ave SE Mrs William Waldo 304 2nd Mrs Russell Hopper Moulton Mrs Jack Dodd 410 Lafayette St NE Dismissals Newton Shelton 310 Moulton St Wood ey Compton Trinity 1 Mrs Robert Pilant 1314 9th Mrs James Goodson 1402 Sheraton St SE Mrs D A Provenza Jr 407 Prospect Dr SE Mrs Bessie Buchanan 643 Sherman St Mrs Dessie Delk 1105 7th St Billy Nichols 1520 Olive St Miss Judy Brewer Hartselle 3 Master James Roberts Hart selle 2 Mrs J R Knouff Town Creek Willard White 2322 State Ave Miss Elzora Reed Courtland 1 Mrs James Pearson 2617 Highway 31 South
A fragment lists individuals with street addresses including Mrs. George Callahan Decatur Robert Williams Florence 1 Mrs. George Callahan Decatur 4 and others such as Miss Jo Robbins 201 Church St NW Malcolm Bolton Rockwood Tenn Ronnie Howard 217 Church St NE and Baby Carol Wright 2231 11th J SE.
Markets show cotton Inch middling at 4.00, Decatur Joan 33.57, cottonseed 45 per ton, and milk at Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Grain prices list corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, and barley with varied USDA ranges. cattle, calves, hogs, sheep markets described as scarce or slow with price bands.
A Limestone County camp spokesman said three inmates fled their beds around 445 this morning and were last seen in their rooms at 10pm. Officials believe the trio climbed over a fence using a dark net after slipping past a distracted guard. They are thought to be in the Athens area.
The Agriculture Department projects cotton around 14.7 million bales with 1957–41 average at 13.125 million. Allotments total roughly 1.0 million acres, and payments offer 35 cents per pound for eligible growers while some plant below allotments. State acreages are listed for Alabama Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Florida and expected official forecasts to be issued August 10.
Three people were treated and dismissed Tuesday after injuries in three automobile accidents. Doris Dodd, 23, admitted to Decatur General Hospital, was a passenger in a car driven by Jack Dodd, 28, that collided with Florence Bogle, 50. A second crash at Somerville and Grant injured William Andrews, a passenger with knee injuries. Gary Seale and Don Seale, 12 and 9, were injured when Frances Seale’s Volkswagen hit Robert Linbaugh’s Chevrolet pickup. both youths released from Decatur General.
Phillip S. Shelton 82 of 700 Houston St died Tuesday afternoon at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services Thursday at 10 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Chapel with A. J. Rollins officiating. Burial City Cemetery. Survivors include nine daughters, two sons, one brother, twenty five grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed.
Goldwater avoids direct condemnation of the Birch Society while noting disagreement with its leaders. He proclaimed in San Francisco on March 15 that he would accept any American who is not a Communist. He voted against the civil rights measure, arguing two sections were unconstitutional. Kitchel attacked a plank that would affirm the law's constitutionality as inappropriate, labeling it a judicial issue.
The Republican platform process weighs civil rights amid critiques of Johnson era policy. Lodge resigns as ambassador to South Vietnam after a year and returns to Scranton to pursue the presidency. Rockefeller and Rhodes spar over foreign and domestic priorities as McCullouch notes room to endorse civil rights law.
The piece notes Republican candidates urged to visit Mississippi to observe conditions for Black residents who face intimidation when registering to vote. It also reports a federal judge ordering desegregation of public schools in Leake County Jackson and Biloxi to begin desegregating in September and mentions NAACP leader Roy Wilkins urging endorsement of the civil rights law at the Republican Platform Committee in San Francisco.
Government officials consider opening serious negotiations and cooperation with the United Nations. They assess the Soviet Union's aims after its split with Red China and amid potential loss of UN votes due to unpaid peacekeeping assessments.
Mr and Mrs James Leach Trinity 1 welcomed a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Albert Williams Huntsville welcomed a girl today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Waldo 302 2nd Ave SE welcomed a girl today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Willie Paul Wilbanks Eva 1 welcomed a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital.
Lodge warns candidates against disclosing top secret information and urged prudent, positive foreign policy while stressing the need to confront urban problems at home and push genuine innovation. Romney criticizes central power in Washington and calls for attention to civil rights, extremism, and the forgotten American.
Retired Bishop Arthur J Moore of Atlanta warns at the five day conference that focus on social concerns distracts from redemption. A recent report shows 9,780 members in the jurisdiction, 16,158 church school losses, and 460 delegates attend from 12,000 churches and 2.8 million members across 17 conferences.
An Alabama attorney said he would ask a judge to cite State School Supt Austin R Meadows for contempt of court over the textbook depository contract dispute. Howard Purdue Jr urged Circuit Judge Reuben Wright to hold Meadows in contempt at a hearing next Monday on dissolving the injunction against publishers.
About 200 spectators witnessed the birth of the first baby at the World’s Fair. Sally the Hereford cow produced a calf in the Montana Pavilion weighing 65 pounds.
Kiwanis Club plans a 6 30 p m ride and dinner aboard the Decatur Yacht Club barge on the Tennessee River. Decatur Chapter 38 Royal Arch Masons to meet at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Jim Cox Portrait Studio earns third in color candid wedding rating at the Alabama Mississippi Professional Photographers Convention held in Biloxi July 5 6 and 7. Building permits issued by Lonnie Pettey include a six room brick house at 1617 19th Ave SW for 17000 and a 24 unit brick apartment building at 19th Ave and 11th St SE for 202302. Other brick homes and central heat and air noted with values 18000 14000. Morgan County Sheriff's forces report actions Tuesday including violation of prohibition law reckless driving issuing worthless checks. Junior G A girls from Southside Baptist attend Judson College house party. names listed. Elizabeth Lamon nurse wins boat and trailer in Downtown Merchants Association drawing. Marvin Prude Republican candidate for Congress met campaign workers at the Dement home.
A collage of classified items lists stray dog notice, several for sale postings including a 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 and a 1961 Dodge Lancer, plus rental offers for a Truman Avenue house and a furnished apartment. Also listed are a house trailer sale, surveying services, and overhead door installation. Contact numbers provided.
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