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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1962
Page
2
River 6 56 p.m. Saturday June 2. Sunset today Sunrise tomorrow 4 4 a.m. Moonset today 7 08 p.m. First Quarter June 10. Prominent star Altair low in east 9 38 p.m. Visible planets Venus sets Mars rises 8 53 p.m. Jupiter in the southeast 3 3 a.m. Saturn due south 3 58 a.m. wa
Decatur and vicinity report 21.60 feet on the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning, up 0.06 feet in 24 hours, sea level 555.90 feet. TVA lake stages list Pickwick 4143 feet, Guntersville 595.2 feet, Whitesburg 556.8 feet, Wilson 506.6 feet. Temperatures rose to 87 at 4:15 p.m., 69 overnight, 80 this morning. Forecast calls for variable clouds and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers today through Saturday, southerly winds 5 to 12 mph with gusts in showers. High today 88, tonight 66, Saturday 86.
Temperatures run several degrees above normal across the period with no major day to day shift. Highs near 84 to 88 and lows 62 to 67. Rainfall totals from .50 to 1.00 inch, locally 2.00 inches, with scattered afternoon thunder showers throughout the period.
The board of DeBardeleben Coal Corp has voted to liquidate the firm. A special stockholders meeting is set for June 11 to vote on the proposal. DeBardeleben is among Alabama's oldest and largest coal mining companies.
Principal Jenkins presided as awards were given to DHS seniors. Miss Turner received a $50 savings bond for being the most outstanding senior of 1962. Robert Redman earned a $300 Rotary Club scholarship, Mike Morrow a $100 scholarship, and Kay Yarbrough and Bob Hardin each won Junior Fellowship scholarships. Leeman warned the class about future growth as more seniors advance to college.
Marshall Lee Reding, 21, of Courtland, died after an apparent heart attack. Funeral services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Courtland Baptist Church with Rev. Ernest Dillard and Bobby Osborne officiating. Burial is at Harmony Cemetery, Gunthorp-Brown Service directing. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital Thursday at 12:45 a.m.
Yank C Cowan 66 of Elkmont was found dead about 2 p m Thursday in a barn hall after an apparent heart attack around 10 a m Funeral services are set for Saturday 10:30 a m at Mac Connell Service Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cement Cemetery John Wagler to officiate Surviving are widow Leoma five daughters Caroline Anna Marie Patsy Kay Mamie Lee Cowan all of Elkmont and Mazcia Moore Athens seven sons Clayton Monroe Donald John Wesley Bobby Gene Harvey Lee and Riley Joe two sisters and one brother
Funeral services for former Decatur resident Samuel D Foster will be held Saturday morning in Shreveport Louisiana. Foster was a former manager of Bankers Life and Casualty Co during his Decatur years and died Thursday at 2 pm. He is survived by his wife Mrs Foster two sons David and Mark Foster his mother one brother and other relatives.
Mrs. Ruby Lee Campbell 54 of 1401 N Jefferson St died Thursday at 9 am in Athens Limestone Hospital Funeral services were at Oakland Church of Christ at 2 pm Burial followed at Pleasant Point cemetery McConnell Service Funeral Home directing Minister A J Rollings officiated She is survived by Riley Campbell her husband four daughters Bertha Bell Brenda Gail Patricia Ann Martha Jane all of Athens four sons Curtis Vernon Garland Winford and Garland of Fort Benning 23 grandchildren and her parents Mr
Dr William H Mikesell a psychologist will lecture in Decatur June 3 to 6 at Sixth Ave Church God with a public session each evening Sunday through Wednesday at 7 pm and two conference sessions with a luncheon at the Cornelian Hotel open to clergy and medical professionals from 11 30 am to 2 30 pm Monday. He has held senior roles in VA Hygiene Clinic Denver Washburn Wichita Mississippi College For Women and Anderson College and co authored several psychology texts and the Psychology and Life series.
A genealogical snippet lists three brothers Harley McGlocklin of Harrisburg Arkansas Edward McGlocklin of Bethel Tennessee and Hugh McGlocklin of Lester plus four sisters Mrs Ruth Dawes Mrs Rossie Glass Mrs Lorene Campbell and Mrs Vera Malone all connected to Athens and Lester with Mrs. Jim McGlocklin noted as a spouse in Elk Mountain touching on family ties across several towns.
Funeral services for Emett Roy Hartelle 63 of Hartselle will be held today at 2 p.m. from Salem Methodist Church with Peck Funeral Home directing burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Survivors include his widow Etta Roy four daughters Lucille Harris Falrville Lillie Mae Russell Ohio Imogene Butler California Dorothy Hormel Hartselle one son L J Roy Hartselle four sisters Lela Waddell Gladys Campbell Alta Abed Hart selle Bessie Hawkins Arab three brothers Elbert Roy Hartselle Louie Roy Hart selle Raymond Roy Trinity Nephews will be grandsons.
Funeral services for Mrs Maggie Parks, 77, Moulton, will be Sunday at 1 p.m. from the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Moulton with the Rev. J. S. Kelley officiating. Burial will be in the Moulton Cemetery with S. S. Sykes Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
Adolf Eichmann was executed in Israel after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on May 29, 1962. The body was examined by a government physician and cremated at 3 45 am on an Israeli police boat with ashes scattered at sea. The process mirrored actions taken with Nürnberg victims. Public reaction included varied advocacy for and against sparing his life, and protests rose in Argentina where his capture sparked international tension.
Mrs Ernestine Ling general manager of Raineys Beauty Shops Decatur received a tribute in the official program of the National American Cosmetology Schools convention in Chicago. The note lauded her forward looking actions in beauty culture and her counsel benefiting the industry. Ling is a past president of All American Beauty Culture Schools Associated.
Barbara Anne Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Taylor of Tanner 1 has been accepted for admission to David Lipscomb College Nashville Tennessee as a first term freshman in liberal arts. Also notes a critical condition at Nungester Clinic Hospital and a traffic docket with multiple charges including reckless driving and public drunkenness. Jefferson Davis birthday observed with courthouse closures on Monday. Priceville Home Demonstration Club meets Tuesday at 2 p.m.
A hospital roll lists admissions and dismissals for multiple patients across towns. Names include Mrs. Dallis Purser and Mrs. Troy Moore among others, with various ages and home towns such as Moulton, Decatur, Town Creek, Hillsboro, and Courtland.
A reader-ready roster lists residents from Cullman and nearby towns. Names include James Thomas Laney and several Mrs and Miss entries from Cullman, Hanceville, Vinemont, Logan, Somerville, Evergreen, and Warrior, with multiple familial titles and case counts indicating a directory or social notice.
Athens authorities arrest Kenneth Hill 27 and Roy Hill 34 on charges of concealing stolen property and grand larceny. One brother fled Camp Russellville on May 1, stole a truck from Berryman Ford, drove to Limestone County Beaver Dam area, and parts were sold for 15 dollars. They were caught while cleaning a well near Burgreen's Gin.
Cotton prices show inch middling at 4.00 with Decatur loan 33.57. Cottonseed at 45 per ton. Milk Grade at 6.56 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood prices 65.43 and 25. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Grains and corn prices listed. No. 2 yellow shelled corn 1.23, No. 2 yellow ear corn 1.0, No. 2 white shelled corn 1.25, No. 2 white ear corn 1.11, No. 2 oats 0.70, No. 2 milling wheat 1.75, No. 2 mile per hundred 2.00, poultry wheat 40, No. 2 barley 0.90, No. 1 soybeans 2.40. Cattle and calves price not tested. Slaughter cattle and calves weak to 5.30 lower. cows 0.50 lower. Bulls weak. Steers and heifers by weight vary with 850 lb steer at 25.00, good steer 23.00-24.00, good and choice heifer yearlings 23.50-23.75. Medium and good steer yearlings 22.50-26.00. Feeder steers 22.00-23.50. Good and choice weaners 26.00-28.00. Hogs mostly steady. 200-250 lb at 15.25, week’s high 16.00, lows 11.50-13.00.
Wall Street trading cooled late afternoon with irregular losses after a big rebound. Volume around 6 million vs 10.71 million Thursday as growth and blue chips slipped. Polaroid, Xerox, IBM, Litton led declines while Pfizer, Ford, GE and Kodak showed fractional gains. Amer. Stock Exchange activity mostly down. government bonds rose slightly while corporates were mixed.
A list of residents appears with names and hometowns including Patricia Ann Wood Athens Betty Sue Kelly Huagts ville Doris Smith Elkmont Ira Mae Barnett Rogers Virginia Fiigham Athens Elizabeth Norwood Athens Clara Hicks Elkmont Boston Vining Elkmont Susan Lee Green Athens Dale Ivey Athens Alvis Kelley Athens Collins Avion Kennemer Athens Mary Ellen Bailey Madison Margaret Nell King Athens.
An evening program begins at 8 o'clock tonight at the DAV Home on Bank Street with the public invited. Story Hour at Decatur Public Library is set for Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. led by Miss Carol Mooney. The summer reading course will run June 1 through August 31 in three age groups 6 8, 8 11, and 11 and up. Decatur Curb Market opens Saturday 6 to 11 a.m. with bacon, hens, squash, peas, greens, onions, butter, milk, cakes, and more available.
Alabama Governor John Patterson said he has not decided when or if to call a special session of the legislature to address reapportionment. A federal court warned it will reapportion if lawmakers do not act this summer, with a July 16 hearing to assess progress.
Readable fragments list individuals and addresses including Joyce Wray Madison Miss Linda Lang 1513 W Moulton St John Sharp 1324 5th Ave SE Miss W E Smith Moulton 2 Mrs Jesse Johnson Decatur 1 Master Jay Casye 1403 7th Ave Gerald Harris 445 Sherman St Earl Legg Hartselle 2 Mrs Patricia Leeth 410 4th Ave SE Jerry Hooper Danville 3
Frank Shafer Jr and others listed with addresses in Decatur Moulton and nearby areas. The note includes Mrs Millard Melson Mrs Wilburn Hayes Mrs Howard Head and Mrs Rufus Parker with street addresses in on 6th Ave SW Lamar St Jackson and Jackson streets.
Market offerings exceed demand with features at 25 to 20 cents for mediums. Retailers pay up to morning prices including cases with store door delivery. Grade A white large 31 to 36 cents, mediums 24 to 30, small 20 to 26 cents. Names: William Cecil Cobb and Dwayne Carlton Clark listed.
A readable fragment lists numerous individuals and their addresses including Mrs. Howard Higdon of Decatur, Little Jane McClendon of Moulton, Master Walter Owens of Vinemont, and others such as Mrs. Russell S. Baer, Mrs. John H. McCord, Carl E. Seibert, and more. The partial text appears to be an old social or directory-style notice.
Four bids for six new school buses were received by the Morgan County Board of Education. The low bid of 4586 dollars per unit came from Thomas Body Works of High Point North Carolina. Delivery is planned for August for use in fall. In other action Tommy Tomlinson was named basketball coach at the new West Morgan School, after three years at Moulton Heights.
Mr and Mrs Billy Houston Mee Mullins Athens 3 a daughter Wednesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gerald Kelly Huntsville a daughter Friday at Mr and Mrs Hulan Barnett Rogersville 2 a daughter Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Billy Fulgham Athens 8 a son Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles A Richard Cullman a daughter Wednesday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Loren Wallace Cullman 1 a son Wednesday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ochis L Elliott Vinemont 2 a son Wednesday at Mr and Mrs Bobby Flannigan Moulton 1 a daughter Wednesday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Troy Moore Decatur 3 a daughter Wednesday at Lawrence County Hospital. A girl to Mr and Mrs William S Stewart Tunner Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. A girl to Mr and Mrs John McCord 214 10th Ave NW Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. A girl to Mr and Mrs Walter B Hanigan 222 5th Ave SW to A boy to Mr and Mrs Millard Melson Decatur 1 today at Bank Street Hospital.
The sheriff’s force in Athens arrested six individuals on Thursday including three for prohibition violations, two for concealing stolen property and grand larceny, and one for public drunkenness.
Athens police reported three arrests on Thursday. Two suspects were taken into custody for driving without a valid license.
Athens Limestone circuit clerk office collected 433.60 dollars for four fines on Thursday including three for public drunkenness and one for speeding.
Miniature poodles for sale two dogs black female and silver male contact EL 5 2231. Lost glasses with silver and black frame believed in Graber’s basement call EL 5 074. For rent two room apartment private entrance includes lights and water call EL 3 5570.
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