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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1964
Page
2
Sunset today 6 59 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4 35 a.m. Moon rises 2 42 a.m. tomorrow. The bright star near it is Jupiter. Prominent stars Altair low east 9 27 p.m. Spica southwest 10 40 p.m. Antares rises 7 02 p.m. due south 11 12 p.m.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge reached 21.6 feet, up 16 feet in 24 hours, sea level 555.91 feet. TVA lake levels include Chickamauga 682.2 and Guntersville 595. Weather: today mostly sunny and warm with increasing clouds and a slight risk of a thundershower. tonight clear to partly cloudy and mild. Saturday partly cloudy with warm temps and scattered showers. Gas Dept reports 85 high Thursday, 60 low last night, 86 this morning.
Cotton prices inch middling 34.00 and Decatur lean 33.57. Cottonseed price per ton listed. Milk prices: Grade A $6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk $3.20 per hundred for four percent. Wood prices 65 45 and 35. 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.
Cotton futures opened in New York up 25 cents a bale from yesterday's close before drifting 3 cents lower, indicating early market activity as traders assess demand and supply factors shaping the session.
Stolen lawn mower reported by Leroy Henderson. a 6:54 p.m. fire at Moody Oil Co. on Cain St. investigated. several arrests by Morgan County sheriff on charges including worthless check grand larceny and alias warrant. Building permits issued for homes on Woodland St SE and 15th Ave SE. one car accident at Sherman St and Riverview Ave injures no one. ELTRA declares stock dividends with dates in June 1964. Hubcaps stolen from a 1957 Chevrolet at Prestolite. missing Athens resident Helen Art, last seen with driver Andy Sweet. Teen Time Club to meet at American Legion Home. Clarke College dean’s list. First Baptist Church chorus to perform for Decatur Rotary. Rainbow Girls event at Masonic Temple. DAV Home offers evening entertainment. Loyd Hays Memorial Fund reaches $5,927.63 with new gifts. several locals named in 1964 American Legion Boys State selections.
Judge Powell said only one case remained in circuit court with a ruling against the plaintiff in the Pride Harper lease dispute. The Detroit-style docket lists Burton Kidd v Baggett Transportation Co for 75000 in damages and Amy Allison v William H Block for 150000, with continued action to a later term.
Martha Jane Helms 81 of Lacey's Spring died at home in Somerville 2 at 10 45 p m. Services are Saturday 2 p m at Red Oak Methodist Church led by Rev D M Livley and Rev Bobby Osborn with burial near by Peck directing. Survivors include four daughters one son one sister two brothers fourteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at Mrs Stinson s home until services. Member of Red Oak Methodist Church.
Marie Sparks age 20 died Thursday at 11 30 pm at University Hospital Birmingham. Services 2 pm at McMillian Funeral Home Booneville with burial in New Side Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Holly Sparks one brother Larry Sparks one sister Mrs Betty McKinney and grandmother Mrs Tom Moore all of Booneville.
Around 7 30 this morning Bud Christian one of the cotton choppers led a group to Clayton Worthey's Store in Capshaw Community where a man shouted for help. Evans ABC Agent Carlos Nelson State Trooper Earl Bradford and locals arrived at the scene. Ambulances from McConnell Funeral Home Athens transported two injured men after wading through deep water to reach them.
June 21 dedication ceremonies will feature Congressman Carl Elliott delivering the keynote address before the official opening of Cullman city hall and the two fire stations. Mayor W R Griffin announced Elliott will attend the event.
Mrs H E Appleton and two daughters were among four passengers in a front seat car that collided with a truck on Highway 24 near County Road 7. The Appletons and Brown suffered multiple injuries while the victims’ reports noted a picnic outing prior to the crash. State troopers reported the car’s front end demolished and the truck heavily damaged as the vehicle left a curve and plunged into a ditch.
Kim Park acts to shut all colleges and universities until July 4 as protests rise. Some 85 schools affecting about 125 000 students face disruption, reflecting the leadership challenge from student demonstrations linked to talks with Japan.
A compiled list shows hospital patients and dismissals with numerous names and street addresses. Entries include Mrs. Stephen Stovall at 128 Austinville Rd SW and Master Christopher Gray at Hillsboro, plus infants and multiple addresses across Hartsville Huntsville Danville Decatur and other locales.
Admissions list shows names and addresses including Mrs Edwin Piery Durwood Alexander Harvey Williams Somerville Master Michael Smith lth St Decatur Mrs J W Criscoe Emma Bradley Lester McWhorter Kathy McBay Hollis Chism Huntsville Master James Flack Donald Carter Hartselle Mrs George Hean Memorial Dr NW Master Perry Paul Sims Decatur Dewey Reed Donna Burch Danville and others.
A long list of individuals and family names with towns such as Cullman Logan Crane Hill Holly Pond and Vinemont followed by simple numbers. Entries include adults and children with surnames Umphrey Cheatham Couch Burks Brock Adams Benefield Chand ler Eddy Ellard Hogeland Hunter Mayo Montgomery Thornton Phillips and others. The line shows formal listings likely from a local notice or directory.
Montgomery Chamber executive Tom Blake presided as Ross and Mayor Blackburn praised Decatur's growth from a one-industry town to an industrial center. CCERA president Joe McCluney welcomed the visit. panelists Avery Roan and E M Danenberg discussed merchant cooperation and retailer psychology in business networks.
A Huntsville firm, Harold Construction Corp., received a $61,311 Army Engineers contract for Se Wart Air Force Base Tennessee. The bid beat an engineer estimate of $57,123 to build a vehicle refueling shop.
Billy Herrin named champion corn grower of West Point FFA chapter with 106 bushels per acre from Funk 711A planted April 22 in 36 inch rows. Runner-up is Joe Neal Drake, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Drake of the Vine mont Community.
Birth announcements for three families at Decatur General Hospital and Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. Equities and rental ads, two-bedroom furnished apartments, a 1956 Buick, runabout and camping trailer, plant sale items, and a Hartselle home for sale with FHA terms.
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