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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1964
Page
2
The chart notes sunset at 7 03 p m and sunrise at 4 44 a m with moonset at 8 29 p m. The First Quarter occurs July 16 as the Square of Pegasus rises in the east at midnight with Saturn to its right and Cassiopeia to its left.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose to 21.11 feet, up 0.27 in 24 hours, with sea level at 555.41 feet. Forecast calls for high 91 today, 93 Friday, with mostly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon storms. Winds from the west at 8 to 16 mph. Gas Dept shows 99 degrees Wednesday, 74 overnight, 88 this morning.
A two vehicle crash 1.2 miles west of Decatur on Ala 20 injured Somerville resident James W Letson 48 who was taken to Bank Street Hospital in good condition. Another one car wreck near Burkley Bridge Road caused $150 damage to a 1962 Mercury driven by Charles Ray Johnson. A separate crash on US 31 near Athens involved a 1960 Ford and a 1959 Cadillac with only minor damage to the Ford and no damage to the Cadillac. Funeral services for Mrs George are set for Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial to follow Peck directing. Survivors include a widow and children with multiple grandchildren and siblings listed.
The Pennsylvania governor urged victory in November as Goldwater backers claimed broad delegate support. Senators Curtis and Tower pitched for more than 700 votes, while GOP rivals Romney Rockefeller Lodge faced limited impact. Eisenhower remained neutral as Scranton pressed his case at the platform committee.
John Kile of Courtland died Monday morning at Searcy Hospital in Mt Vernon, services set for Sunday at 1 30 p m at Lystone Baptist Church Courtland, burial in Courtland Cemetery with Reynolds in charge. Survivors include sister Mandy McDonald Courtland brother Henry Gilchrist Seyborne Fla three nieces two nephews and other relatives.
John Lamartire announces three new engineers for Acrilan Development Depart ment at Chemstrand in Decatur Lamar t he says Finefrock Knauff and Phillips join after college and military service. Finefrock from Franklin Pennsylvania a Grove City College graduate resides at 911 Moulton Street W. Knauff from Grove City Pennsylvania a Grove City College mechanical engineer serves Navy officer with wife Mary Charlotte and son at 1711 Buena Vista Circle SE. Phillips a Georgia Tech chemical engineer native of Huntsville member of the American Chemical Society resides with wife Sandra and son at 917 5th Avenue Southeast.
The historic New Orleans Cotton Exchange ceases operations as a national debt of the market ends. President C Layton Merritt blames government price fixing and cooperatives, vowing the exchange will close at 12 01 p m EST with secretary Edwin Pinac ringing the final bell. The move leaves New York as the only cotton futures exchange in the nation and ends a long era of intermarket trading connected to Liverpool and Bombay.
Admission entries include Mrs. Della Mae Burnham Hanceville Mrs. Pearl Echols Cullman Brenda Glasscock Hanceville Mrs. Florence Kretzschmar Garden City Shelia Mathis Blountsville box F Mrs. Bernice Moore Arkadelphia Rayford Parr Blountsville 1 Mrs. Ruth Pope Florence Naomi Sears Cullman Estella Simmons Cullman 5 Mrs. Lucy Pearl Smith Katherine Street Miss Margie Faye Welch Hanceville 3 Jack Ray Wood Cullman 3 Mrs. Geraldine Woody Cullman 4 Baby Evelyn Marie Zinsmeis Dismissal entries list Mrs. Emma Slopton Hanceville 3 Mrs. Mary Odell Gandy Eva Onita Olene McGukin 712 4th Avenue Arthur Boyd Reid Cullman 4 Miss Duane Roberson Cull Althe Russell Vinemont.
A scanned ledger lists residents including Mrs. Lloyd Williams Mrs. Harry Summerhill Clyde Hill Danville Mrs G D Adams Athens Master Donnie Clem 406 Wilson St NE Master Tommy Higdon Master Barry Chandler Mrs Annie Turner Mrs Jesse Kitchens Ernest Phillips Lester Mrs James Blackwood and infant daughter Decatur Mrs Lawrence Calvert and infant daughter Horns Trailer Court William Long Wendell Patterson Mrs Clifford Odom and others with addresses across Alabama Pennsylvania and Trinity noted in the compiled court land roll.
A damaged clipping lists residents and addresses including Joyce Davis in Decatur Howard Daniel Mrs R C Dutton 1604 Olive St SE Wilburn Hopkins Jimmy Mears Martha King Cullman Bonnie Shelton 1616 3rd Ave SW R R Hales 1309 Sth Ave SE Russell South Hillsboro James Matthews Huntsville and Willie Paul Wilbanks with infant Eva.
He argues that extremist groups are alien to American shores and urges explicitly naming the John Birch Society as a prime example. He says the Republican platform must align with the party's presidential candidate and reject the idea that a candidate can be altered by the platform.
Cotton prices quoted with inch middling at 34.00 and Decatur town at 33.57. Cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton. Milk prices listed Grade A six fifty five per hundred, manufactured milk three twenty per hundred. Wood values and pulpwood at thirteen fifty per cord. Corn, oats, wheat, barley and soybeans priced by grade and weight. Cattle and calves described as broadly steady with feeder steers active. hogs listed as fairly active and mostly steady. sows and sheep noted with limited figures.
New York AP reports a mixed close with traders cautious amid recent gains. Volume reached about 48 million shares, compared with 4.78 million the prior Wednesday, as activity remained active near the final bell.
The Decatur Shrine Club meets Friday at 7 p.m. in the Silverton Room of the Cornelian Hotel. Fire department reports list several incidents on Wednesday including an electric wiring fire on Danville Road with slight damage and a radiator hose burst on Grant Street with no injuries. A Moose Lodge entertainment event is set for 8 p.m. tonight. Stolen items reported by Mills Motors include radios and batteries from several old cars plus a 1957 Cadillac convertible. Building permits issued cover homes on Daniel Street and Kooken Street with values around 8 000 dollars. Morgan County arrests include desertion, non support, and assaults with intent to murder. A three car collision on 12th Street SE involved a 1963 Chevrolet, a 1962 Ford, and a parked 1959 Ford with no injuries. A two car collision at Sherman Street and 6th Avenue SE injured pedestrian William Price. Okra price correction: one pound for 29 cents was misquoted yesterday.
Atty Gen Richmond Flowers sought a Supreme Court order to stop Malone from further interference with a contract setting. The lower court injunction remained in force as Malone and Stephens arranged a depository sale, but the Board of Education did not approve within 30 days, causing the contract to lapse. Malone seeks contempt citations against State School Supt Austin Meadows.
A wreck on U S 31 in front of Big Bob Gibson's Barbecue killed 21 month old Jane Glasgow and an older man, Donald J. Beauchamp aged 65. Mrs Elizabeth Glasgow suffered unborn loss and is under heavy sedation. The collision involved a 1961 Oldsmobile F 85 and a 1962 Chevelle station wagon driven by William L Glasgow with a third car hitting the station wagon.
Decatur Police report items stolen from Plumbing Inc between Friday 3:30 pm and Monday 7:00 am at the Down Towner motel. Officer J. K. Lovelady said missing items include two tubing cutters two hack saws two Phillips screwdrivers one set of small tubing cutters nine lengths of 2 inch copper tubing and more.
Governor Scranton accuses Goldwater of counting on racial unrest to boost southward prospects. In Mississippi, the Robert E Lee Hotel is leased as a private club after desegregation refusal. Four civil rights workers, and others, face minor charges amid arson rumors and pool closures in Clarksdale and Philadelphia area. Curfews imposed in Rome, Gainesville, Winder, and McDonough, Georgia.
Mrs Sallie E Freese 87 of 910 1st Ave Athens died at 6 15 a m Wednesday at her home Services will be at 3 p m today in Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Tilford Jenkins officiating Burial in Athens City Cemetery Spry directing Survivors include one daughter Mrs Earl Roberts Athens six grandchildren seven great grandchildren three great great grandchildren Pallbearers listed Mrs Freese was a Church of Christ member and had lived in Limestone County for 36 years
William Fuller Weatherwax 69 of 409 Devon Dr Birmingham died Tuesday at his residence. Services were at 11 am at Mount Ton Baptist Church with Rev Milton Wright and Rev C G Redding officiating. Burial in City Cemetery with Elliott Brown directing. Survivors: widow Katie G Weatherwax Birmingham one son Fuller G Weatherwax Winston Salem NC one sister Mrs R L Counts Mount Hope one brother Roy E Weatherwax Moulton four grandchildren. A native of Lawrence County he was a retired major in the U S Army in World Wars I and II and retired from the Federal Narcotics Bureau after 30 years. He was chief drug inspector for the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy from 1959 until January.
Calvin Dobbs 78 of 100 Shaw St. Hartselle died today at 3 15 a m in a local hospital. Services Friday at 2 p m Gum Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Slack Ferguson and Coffey officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery Peck directing. Survived by four daughters six sons two sisters one brother 20 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body to be at Harold Webster’s residence today at 2 p m and to lie in state one hour before services.
Percy B Sutton 84 of 1018 16th Ave SE died Tuesday at 1 50 pm at Tennessee Valley Rest Home Burial at Bishop Cemetery Guntharp directing Survivors include son Guy Sutton Decatur daughter Mary Inez Clemons Decatur two sisters Willie Pryor Birmingham Mamie Ashford Decatur 13 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren Pallbearers grandsons.
In Garden City culprits attempted to break into Shaffer Dry Goods Store early Wednesday, shattered a face window, grabbed items, and fled as a night watchman fired, wounding none. A stolen car later found north of Hanceville showed tires from Buzz Oil Co. in Blount County. investigation continues.
Goldwater praises grassroots support and millions of votes while leaving the vice presidential choice unsettled. Inside the campaign, top aides say Miller of New York is seen as a strong No 2 option with real appeal.
Lightfoot died today at 2 59 a m at a local hospital 76 902 9th St SE Burial at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev Ed Payne Miller officiating Gunthorp directing Survivors include one son Arthur Lightfoot Decatur four sisters Lottie Johnson Plevena W E Fuqua Plevena S R Hart E R Hereford Birmingham four brothers C D Howard Sr Huntsville R D Howard Gadsden J D Howard M T Howard Plevena one granddaughter Ellen Lightfoot Decatur funeral home until time for services Memorials to Cancer Fund.
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