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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1964
Page
2
The article lists sunrise at 4 58 a m and sunset at 6 51 p m. It notes the prominent Orion rising in morning twilight and the visible planets Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus with their directions and rise times.
Decatur and vicinity river stage at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 20.15 feet, up 42 feet in 24 hours, sea level reading 554.45 feet. TVA lake stages included Chic kamauga 680.9 Pickwick 412.5 Guntersville 5923.6 Whitesburg 554.9 Wilson 506.2. High today 93, low 79, Friday 90. Forecast: hot and humid with scattered afternoon storms, tonight mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and fog, southwest winds 4 to 12 mph. Gas Dept: high Wednesday 88, low 75, 10:45 am 84.
Washington AP report confirms California Senator Clair Engle died at his Washington home after a brain operation and illness. Engle, a Democrat, had retired from the race for re election leaving the seat unsettled as speculation grew over a successor appointment by Governor Brown. The piece notes a dramatic Senate moment on April 13 when Engle stood silent after attempting a resolution and could only emit a single sound.
Bobbi Johnson a 19 year old from Washington DC wins Miss USA after 15 semifinalists, watched by eight thousand. She aims to program electronic computers and is a National Science Foundation scholar who once received a Ricky Nelson serenade. Runners up include Diane Balloon, Patricia Marlin, Janet Erickson, and Johnna Reid.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr James Farmer Whitney M Young A Philip Randolph and Johr Lewis urged a broad civil rights appeal after meeting. A federal judge in Atlanta refused to speed desegregation claiming the school board showed cooperation under a grade a year plan. NAACP lawyers seek immediate desegregation of all schools including staff and activities. The CP attorney Matthew call filed the first act under the Civil Rights Act in South Carolina against two Orangeburg theaters.
Decatur police report two injuries in separate morning crashes. Fennell Hokett, 14, suffered a broken leg after a collision at 11th Street and 5th Avenue SE and was hospitalized. Sandra Fielding, 19, and Elizabeth Black were treated for injuries after crashes at Oak and Ferry streets. both were listed in satisfactory condition later afternoon.
Hospital admissions record shows Mrs Roy Henderson of 1504 Phillips Ave Mrs Edward Battles of Hart selle Miss Deborah Norton of Elk mont Master Wayne Turner of Madison 3 Mrs Bobby Aldridge of 1505 1 2 Wadsworth St Billy Taft Terry of Courtland 1 Mrs Bobby West of Hartselle 4 Mrs David Barr and infant json Decature Mrs Walter Smith of Ardmore Tenn.
About 100 people attend a Limestone County substation barbecue and meeting with 4 H talent groups. Olin Looney is re elected president of the Limestone County Farm Bureau with Davis Pepper as vice president and Mrs. Raymond Marsh as secretary. Members include Jayce Marbut and Dixie Christopher students sponsored by local clubs and colleges.
In Bartow Florida an extremely short lived road was created then removed within hours to allow three million pounds of mining equipment to cross a highway without causing damage.
The city personnel board created a new supervisory post for Kilgore to oversee periodic inspections of all but private homes in Decatur. Fire crews will study stairways and interior features in merchant stores, churches, schools, industries, apartments, hotels, and motels downtown. Inspections align with the Fire Prevention Code and aim to lower insurance rates as seen in other cities.
Mr and Mrs Gordon L Ter of 414 tth Ave SW welcomed a son Wednesday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Mrs Edward Sullins of Falkville welcomed a son today at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Mr and Mrs Billy Hart selle welcomed a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital Mr and Mrs Harry M Shindieborrow of 1507 North St SE welcomed a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital Mr and Mrs William Lamb of 2303 Country Club Rd welcomed a son today at Decatur Hospital
John Oscar Tapscott 86 of Hartselle died Wednesday at 11 50 am in a Moulton nursing home. Services Friday 10 30 am at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Jimmy Caudle officiating burial Mt Zion Cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include niece Miss Lucy McCormack Spokane Washington two nephews Stanley Tapscott and Roland Tapscott Denison Texas. Pallbearers Arthur Key Leon Nelson Don Key Gene Eason Tor Gandy Tos Dunlap. Body remains at funeral home until services.
Mrs Mildred W Pressnell 35 of Athens is killed in a Tuesday automobile wreck on old Highway 31. Services set for 4 p m today at Market St Church of Christ with Ervin Lee and Fred Evans officiating. Surviving are her husband Clarence Pressnell Athens 1 a daughter Miss Shirley Pressnell five sons Wayne Billy Bobby Leamon and Dwight Pressnell a mother Mrs Susie Miller a step father George Miller two sisters Mrs Christine Pressnell and Mrs Helen Ruth Adams of Toledo Ohio a brother Thomas Wigginton and two half brothers Curtis Miller and Junior Miller.
Mrs George Miller 70 of 409 Marion Street North Athens died Tuesday at 3 p.m. Funeral services will be at North Centre Church of Christ at 1 p.m. with burial in City Cemetery. Survivors: three daughters Alma Chambers Katherine Downs and Pauling Bell Athens one son J L Miller Athens one brother Fred Price Nashville two half sisters Mattie Lenders Decatur and Nora Moore Greenville Pallbearers L B Downs Hoyt Miller Homer Miller Paul Dodson Joe Smith Oscar Smith.
Joseph Gilbert Crutchfield, age 100, died at his residence on 8th Avenue SE in Decatur. Funeral services will be announced later by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Mrs. Joe Crutchfield resides in Decatur.
Cotton inch middling 4. Decatur Loan 32.57. Cottonseed 45 per ton. Milk Grade A 55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.2 per hundred for four per cent. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No. 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.34, No. 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11, No. 2 White Ear Corn 1.07, No. 2 White Shelled Corn 1.20. No. 2 Oats 60, No. 2 Maple Wheat 1.74, No. 2 Mile per hundred 2.00. Poultry Wheat 1.13, No. 2 Barney 0.95, No. 1 Soybeans 2.38. Cattle and calves 50, early sales scarce. Hogs 20 active, mostly steady with small supply. Sows scarce, steady. Sheep 25, no early sales.
A wide list of securities shows mixed results with several blue chips up and down. Notable movers include Kaiser, Boeing, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, and IBM style listings among others reflecting late morning activity.
The market finished irregularly up with volume near 4.5 million shares. Calgon led gains on a 150 percent stock dividend news while Bristol-Myers United Artists and American Export Lines rose. Pan American and Pan Am slipped on earnings, while conglomerates like Westinghouse and GM group posted modest advances.
One son Gilbert M. Crutchfield of Bradenton Florida and one daughter Mrs Dan Sims of Decatur plus three grandchildren and other relatives are listed in the obituary.
Mrs. J M Sams, 82, of Decatur died today at 9 30 a m in a local nursing home. Services will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home. She leaves one daughter Mrs D C Prince of Hartselle three sons Sterling Murray and Sandlin Sams of Decatur five grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters Mrs J F Dillehay and Mrs I Clendenon both of Decatur two brothers Neal Sandlin of Denver Colo and Phil Sandlin of Decatur.
The annual Approved Course-of-Study School at Emory University drew 17 ministers including Rev. George C. Eady and Rev. BE L. Hardling. A Brookside intersection accident injured two drivers while several building permits were issued in Decatur. Public notices cover choirs, fundraisers, and local meetings as area clubs and churches announce events this week.
President Johnson spokes on economy defense contracts and federal hiring trends. He cited a bright economy while flagging the need to prevent wage price spirals and monitor defense shifts. He noted civilian Defense Department employment under one million for the first time since Korea.
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