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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1964
Page
2
Atlanta reports Gov. Sanders rejects ties between extremism and Americanism as he attacks Sen. Goldwater and the Republican Party. Alabama politics discuss Wallace withdrawal and its impact on Democrats. Rescue efforts continue for a drowning child as Alabama tragedies mount.
List of recent admissions including Mrs Edward Atkins Decatur T H Riley 621 5th Ave SW Master Mark Blagburn and Mrs J E Hames in Trinity Elmer Ledlow and Thelmon Downs. Dismissals feature Thelmon Downs Billy Terry Master Gary Cope Taft Terry and Ed Owens Jr. with others noted in Decatur Madison Hartselle and Courtland areas.
A crowd of names and addresses appears, listing Roy Williams Mrs Orville Arnett Billy D Reed Mrs Jack Angelea Mrs J P Sims Mrs Oran Tyler Hurshel Waldrep George Thomas Mrs Virgil Monk Mrs Mattie Terry Earl Pittman Mrs James Partlow Mrs Loyd Standridge Royce State Alton Holland Master Terry Rose Mrs J A Jones Monroe Bowling Little Terry Giffin Mrs Jerry Wright and infant daughter Richard Penn Mrs Gilbert Edwards and infant daughter Mrs Jerry Shumake and infant son Little Miss Juanita Calhoun Baby Ronda Alvis Mrs Joe Proctor and infant son Clarence Roseberry Mrs Leah Woodard Mrs Carl Bradshaw John Harrison Mrs Herbert Hardin and others located in Decatur Somerville Hartselle Taft Courtland 9th St SE 16th St NW 8th Ave 7th St SE Cleveland Ave SW 4th Ave NW 16th St 9th St SE Beech 8th Ave SE Harrison St 5th Ave NW Sherman St 1710 Iris St 1625 7th St SE 1024 8th 419 7th Ave SW 1406 Moulton St W 1019 19th 110611 13th Ave SE 440 Sherman St 1312 5th 218 4th Ave NW 1018 16th
Charles Cornish was elected City Council president in Cambridge as Black residents pursued civil rights progress. The vote marked a milestone amid ongoing racial barriers.
Viet Cong guerrillas staged two ambushes near the tip of South Vietnam and a USS. spokesman said casualties were believed to be heavy.
Herbert Franklin Pugh, 59, Limestone County Board of Revenue commissioner for District Four, died Monday at 10 am at Jackson’s Clinic Lester after a heart attack. Funeral services are Wednesday at 11 am Salem Methodist Church. Burial in New Salem Cemetery. Pugh was reelected in May and survived by his wife Hesse and two daughters Lillian Jones.
Henry Newman 80 Somerville 2 died Saturday at 3 30 p m at his residence Services were held Monday at 2 p m at Talucah Holiness Church with Rev Alf Harden officiating Burial was in Hough Cemetery with Peck directing Survivors include two daughters Atta Mae Newman Fackler Alberta Newman Somerville 2 three sons Billy Gene Newman Somerville 2 Charles F Newman Margar et James Newman Somerville 1 one half sister Mrs Mary Taylor Lacey's Spring three half brothers Charlie Newman Lewis Newman Arab and Bill Newman Amarillo Tex Pallbearers were E C Okes Carl Dempsy Pete Dempsy Reuben Thomas Hardy Thomas and Campbell Roberts
Ida Wilson Johns 81 of Elkmont 2 died at 3 50 am today at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services 3 pm Wednesday at Elkwood Baptist Church with Rev. Robert White officiating. Burial in Antioch Cemetery. Survived by daughter Eula Robinson of Elkmont 2, sons Robert and Jimmy Johns of Elkmont 2, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Cullman police report two Monday arrests including one for disorderly conduct and another for driving without a valid license. Officers say the incidents occurred in the city, with suspects processed at the local jail.
Classified snippets show Miss Kay Pugh and Lester 1 in Chattanooga with a sister Mrs Roy McCurry in Decatur. The brief ad format implies personal notices or matrimonial listings among local want ads.
Senator Barry Goldwater faced jeers from American Nazi supporters at Chicago and Washington events while insisting he wants to keep the civil rights issue off the presidential campaign. White House spokesman George Reedy said Johnson would meet Goldwater if formally invited and would not inflame tensions during the race.
A former Decatur pharmacist is held in Atlanta in connection with a Monday drugstore shooting that killed Larry J. Farr and wounded Tommy Cawthon. The gunman, Hugh Glasscock, 34, identified by police, reportedly left the store after handing over keys to Mustafa Elayan of Lane Rexall Drugs. Glasscock, a Howard College graduate, had addresses in Houston and Cullman and earlier worked in Birmingham Huntsville Decatur.
Rioters clashed with police as looting and vandalism occurred in parts of the city. Two dozen people and three officers were injured and many were arrested. Mayor Wagner announced he would return from Europe after briefing on the incident. James Farmer said talks with White House aides yielded no clear outcome.
Birth notices list a son for Mr and Mrs Oran Tyler at Decatur General Hospital. A daughter arrives for Mr and Mrs Jack Anglea at Decatur General Hospital. Another daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Charles Lewis of Somerville 1 at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Cullman. Also noted are infant entries for Master James Wm Allen of Cullman 2 and Claudie Herbert Johnson of Cullman 7, with Junita Nichols listed for Cullman.
First National Bank of Memphis offered the lowest average annual net interest cost for the school bond issue at 3.2557 percent with a 3.25 percent coupon, covering 1966 to 1980. Eight bidders competed. the Memphis bank’s bid was accepted. Sasco Pipe Co. won the concrete pipe contract with a bid of 648, over identical bids by Fasco and Brown. Additional actions include appointments to planning and personnel boards, a new traffic light at 11th Street and Somerville Road SE, a funding request for the Housing Authority, and rezoning Beaverbrook subdivision to allow multiple family dwellings.
A conference urged by Venezuela to curb Cuban aggression considers punitive steps over a three ton arms cache found last fall on Venezuela’s coast. An OAS panel confirms the find and a ministerial commission drafts resolutions. One plan condemns Cuba and freezes all but essential aid trade with the OAS member Cuba.
Cotton prices inch middling around 4. Decatur Loan at 33.57. Cottonseed at 45 per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.55 per hundred. manufactured milk at 3.20 per hundred. Wood prices 65.45 and 3. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Grains include corn and oats with No 2 Yellow and White varieties. Cattle and hogs show mixed activity. steers and heifers mid range, bulls weak. Sheep and lambs steady with lighter weights priced up to 23.00 for spring lambs.
New York stocks closed lower in slow trading as early losses persisted but some gains appeared late in the day. Chrysler rose to a 1964 high after a weak session, while utilities edged up. Dow hovered down about 2.19 points at 846.20 at 2 p.m. with notable dips in General Motors and Jones and Laughlin. Liggett & Myers led tobacco shares with solid strength.
At 8 55 am Monday a northbound collision on US 31 involved Freeman J Jackson 68 Hicks Chevrolet Co and Sandy S Sowells 39 Birmingham at the US 31 Mth St SE intersection. A juke box theft was reported at 4 31 pm Monday with a suspect named to police. In a separate incident a car backed into a parked vehicle in the US 31 Dairy Dip lot injuring Luel B Shaneyfelt Jr owner of the car. James Coleman Johnson 29 collided with Christine Young Bell 44 on Danville Rd SW and Hartung. Bell was cited for driving while intoxicated. Wheeler Brown Hendrix DAV Chapter 11 meeting set for 7 30 tonight on Bank St. A 312 horsepower gas engine was stolen from a concrete finisher and moved to a nearby vacant house. The Decatur Fire Department reported no calls in the last 96 hours. The Decatur Curb Market will operate 6 am to noon Wednesday with beans corn peas squash cucumbers tomatoes peppers potatoes melons cakes jellies and jams. Austin High Diversified Occupation program meeting Thursday 6 30 pm at the school with Gil Massey explaining the program. Building permits issued include work on Wolverine Dr SE conduit 300, a 4000 electrical service, and several air conditioner replacements. WMU quarterly meeting set for Thursday 7 pm at Northside Baptist Church with Rev Grady Willingham as speaker and another session Friday 10 am at Highland Baptist Church. Community Service Planning Council meets Wednesday 1 30 pm at the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control room.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 21.80 feet this morning up 1.93 feet in 24 hours. TVA lakes Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg and Wilson levels listed with forecast of high 94 low 72 and 95 for Wednesday and storms likely this afternoon and evening.
The 112 mile Mahanadi road bridge, the longest in the nation, opens to form a key link in the Calcutta Madras national highway in eastern India. In Morgan County, Mrs. Byrd T. Thompson and her husband will chair a speaker's bureau panel to explain the league's purposes and functions.
A mixed readable block lists items for sale such as a 1960 TR 3 at $1100 seen after 4 PM and a 14 ft Star Craft boat with trailer and 40 HP Johnson. also multiple employment and rental notices and a 1964 MG with red interior priced around $2200 plus contact numbers.
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