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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1963
Page
2
Decatur River Reading and Heat Wave Update
The Decatur area on the Tennessee River shows a water level of 21.20 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge, down 0.09 feet in 24 hours, and sea level reading at 555.50 feet. Sunday high reached 100 degrees at 4 p.m., 75 degree low at 4 a.m., and 92 degrees by 11 a.m. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy hot conditions with a 5 percent chance of a thundershower, rising to 15 to 20 percent Tuesday. Tonight’s outlook is fair and warm with variable winds 5 to 12 mph. Highs near 99 today and 100 Tuesday, lows around 71 both nights.
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Keller Memorial Bridge
Wallace stance stirs race row amid university registrations
A Baraboo man warned Wallace that his stand worsens race issues as the governor vows to be at the schoolhouse door on Tuesday and Thursday for two planned Negro registrations at Alabama universities. A Columbia housewife voiced support while international reactions range from Hamburg to East German unions.
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Baraboo
Wis
Wallace
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville Extension Center
Columbia, D.C
Germany
Hamburg
United States
Alabama
Philadelphia
Bookmobile Schedule June 12
Priceville at Trotman’s Store 9 to 9 30 Shoal Creek Baptist Church 9 45 to 10 45 Brooksville Blankenship’s 11 to 11 30 Plainview Sullivan’s 12 to 1 Plainview Wigginton’s 1 15 to 2 15 Somerville Old School 2 30 to 3 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceville
Trotman’s
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Brooksville
Blankenship’s
Plainview
Sullivan’s
Wigginton’s
Somerville
Old School
Madison Youth Drowns In Creek
A 15 year old Madison County youth, James W. Foster Jr., drowned after stepping into a hole while swimming with friends in Flint Creek near Anti Och Church in Morgan County. His body was recovered by the Flint City Rescue Squad around 3 pm. Funeral services are set for Bethel Baptist Church at 2 pm Tuesday with burial in Bethel Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs James W Foster and sister Annette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Flint Creek
Antioch Church
Morgan County
Lewis Brown
James W. Foster
Brown Berry
Flint City
Brown
Bethel Baptist Church
Clyde
Bethel Cemetery
Peck
Annette
Haschal Ferrell
Alabama Governor Wallace Campus Lockdown and Tense Integration
Security at the Alabama campus tightens as governor Wallace vows order during integration. Checkpoints require ID, curfew is 10 PM to 6 AM, and a uniformed trooper follows arriving cars. News crews face sound equipment bans, while reports note arrests for concealed weapons and a large press center with international reporters. University President Dr. Frank Rose supports court-ordered integration and hopes to avoid Federal troops, amid broader business and civic efforts to keep peace.
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Georgia
al Lingo
Highway Patrol
Wallace
Lingo
Gov. Wallace
England
Canada
NBC
St. Petersburg
Fla
Times and
Evening Dispatch
Frank Rose
Dr. Rose
Rose
Alabama
Illiteracy Rate Changes Across U.S. History
The estimated illiteracy rate in the United States in 1960 was 24 percent, compared with 113 percent in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Services for Mrs. Alice Ann Anerton Held at Round Island Church
Mrs. Alice Ann Anerton 87 of Athens 7 died Sunday at 3 50 am at home. Services were set for 2 pm at Round Island Baptist Church with Lynn Dozier officiating. Burial followed at Round Island Cemetery, McConnell Service directing. Survivors include daughter Eunice Nave of Athens 7 and three grandchildren along with five great grandchildren and three half brothers Clarence Jessie and Ernest Neely all of Limestone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Alice Ann Anerton
Athens 7
Round Island Baptist Church
Anerton
Round Island Cemetery
McConnell
Lynn Dozier
Eunice Nave
Clarence
Jessie
Ernest Neely
Limestone County
Funeral for Jonathan Adams Held in Athens Church
Jonathan Adams 73 of T66 5th Ave. died Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at North Athens Church with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Minister A. J. Rollings to officiate. Survivors include widow Evin Adams two sons Frank of St. Louis Melvin Adams Athens a daughter Elzie Evans St. Louis one sister Minnie Hall Athens 15 grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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Athens
Jonathan Adams
5Th Ave
North Athens
Lebanon
McConnell
A. J. Rollings
Adams
Tuscaloosa
Evin Adams
Frank
St. Louis
Melvin Adams
Elzie Evans
Minnie Hall
Pippin Rites Set for Decatur Woman
Mrs Inez Pippin died Sunday at 1 p m in a local hospital Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p m from Austinville Baptist Church Rev W N Bynum to officiate Burial at Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home in charge Survivors include husband James three sons James Danny Thomas Glen Allen Thomas and J H Pippin all of Decatur father James Veils of Russell Springs Ky and brother Jimmy Veils of Kentucky The body remains at the funeral home until time to go to church to lie in state for one hour
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Inez Delray Pippin
Carridale St
Austinville
Decatur
James Veils
Russell Springs
Jimmy Veils
Kentucky
Louis Tanner dies at 83 in Bessemer service planned
Louis Tanner 83 of Bessemer died Sunday at 11 am at Rock Creek Baptist Church. The body lies in state from 1 to 2 pm at the church. Survivors include widow Jennie Tanner son Rev William Tanner daughter Mrs Erselle Turner two sisters Mattie Woodall Mary William brother J F Tanner and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Louis Tanner
Bessemer
Rock Creek Baptist Church
Jennie Tanner
William Tanner
Erselle Turner
Gadsden
Mattie Woodall
Mary William
Decatur
Charlie Letson of Moulton Dies at 65 in Gunshot
Charlie Letson 65 of Moulton died Sunday at 2 25 a m in Colbert County Hospital from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Smyrna Church with Dennis Tucker, Clyde Jones and Kyle McWhorter officiating. Burial in the adjoining cemetery with Elliott Brown Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include five sisters Grace Moats Leighton Edna Crowden Moulton Annie Mae Lindsay Moulton Ellia Glover Chicago Kathleen Camps Town Creek. Masons will serve as pallbearers. Letson was a native of Lawrence County.
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Moulton
Charlie Letson
Leighton
Colbert County Hospital
Terry
Elliott- Brown Funeral Home
Smyrna Church
Dennis Tucker
Clyde Jones
Kyle McWhorter
Elliott-Brown Funeral Home
Grace Moats
Edna Crowden
Annie Mae Lindsay
Ellia Glover
Chicago, Ill
Kathleen Camps
Town Creek
Masons
Letson
Lawrence County
Funeral services for Thomas Coy Terry held Tuesday
Thomas Coy Terry 34 of Hillsboro is mourned with funeral services Tuesday at 2 30 p m from old Liberty Methodist Church. Elliott Brown Funeral Home in charge with Rev Jack Freeman and Rev Wade Whitlock officiating. Survived by wife Alma, son David, daughters Hannah and Diana, sisters Mrs Tommy Mae Terry Mrs Syble Sharp Ora Lee Thrasher Mrs Mattie J Terry and brothers Daniel Troy Hillsboro Lincoln D Decatur plus other relatives. Active pallbearers include W C McBride Royal Allen Wade Allen Herman Jordan William Aday and Herbert Terry. Terry Club member and Flower Hill Baptist Church affiliated.
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Moulton
Thomas Coy Terry
Hillsboro
Old Liberty Methodist Church
Elliott-Brown Funeral Home
Jack Freeman
Wade Whitlock
Alma Terry
David Terry
Hannah Green
Diana Green
Tommy Mae Terry
Paw Paw
Mich
Syble Sharp
Decatur
Ora Lee Thrasher
Mattie J. Terry
Daniel Troy
Lincoln D
W. C. McBride
Royal Allen
Wade Allen
Herman Jordan
William Aday
Herbert Terry
Terry
Flower Hill
Louisville to Begin Zoo With Brown Gift
Louisville Kentucky receives a 1.5 million dollar donation from hotelman J Graham Brown to launch a city zoo in Louisville backed by the AP report detailing the philanthropic grant and project inception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville, Ky
J. Graham Brown
Second Showdown At UA In 10 Years
TUSCALOOSA The clash between the State of Alabama and the Federal Government to be staged on the University of Alabama campus marks a second such confrontation in under a decade. The case traces to the admission of Autherine Lucy in 1955 and her subsequent expulsion before reinstatement, with courts ruling the actions taken by UA officials were in good faith for safety and constitutional rights.
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Tuscaloosa
Miss Lucy
U.S. District Court
Board of Trustees
State University
Thieves Busy Over Weekend in City Break-ins
Weekend burglaries left Kennedy Motors at 243 Grant St SE and Royal Crown Bottling Co. at 516 Church St NE reporting small thefts. Thieves broke a window with a brick at Kennedy Motors and rolled a dolly to force a door at the bottling company, taking about five dollars in cash.
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Ray Barrett
Kennedy Motors
Grant St. SE
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Church St. NE
Former Decaturite Dies In Sheffield
Sheffield Alabama AP City Commissioner B T Gardner 51 died today of an apparent heart attack. He fell ill at home and died in Colbert County Hospital. Gardner served as city commissioner 1953 to 1957 and again 1960 to 1963 after Horton’s death. He was an oil distributor and former Decatur resident. He leaves three daughters and one son. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Sheffield
Ala
B. T. Gardner
Colbert County
Gardner
al Horton
Horton
Decatur
Molestation Charge Before Circuit Court
The Morgan Circuit Court opened a trial of Howard Elmo Graham charged with indecent molestation of a child under 16. Judge Newton B. Powell presided. Graham’s case was the only one on the jury docket for the week, with several other criminal cases set for the week of June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Elmo Graham
Morgan Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Graham
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
A historical notice lists admissions and dismissals at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospitals. Admissions include Estelle Burleson on 2018th Ave NW, Carl Walk on Murphree Rd, Shirley Ann Earp on 1016 5th Ave SE, Joe Ann Shelton, and Sandra Kay Meanes. Dismissals note Henry McFarland of Elkton Tennessee and Master Timothy Lif enbe of Madison 3.
Kennedy pushes civil rights and peace themes in post Honolulu address
President Kennedy’s midmorning lecture at a university followed a reform plea to mayors in Honolulu. He announced a conference and limited notes policy, urged deep national reexamination of peace and freedom at home, and stressed executive branch responsibility to enforce civil rights laws nationwide. His remarks framed a broader nuclear testing statement.
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Kennedy
Honolulu
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Decatur General Admissions List Includes Local Residents
The Decatur General admissions section lists numerous patients and their addresses, featuring Sherman Larry Walden, William Francis Frazier, Minnie Lee Holder, Robert C. Justice, Elbert Ray Saint, Mary Dean George, Otha Elton Stevenson, Della Elizabeth Caldwell, Gary Bass, Ronnie Michael Cornhill, James Leroy Herron, Danny Dumas, Donna Jean Wells, Clifford Lee Jackson, Julia Sandlin, James Lindsay, Milton Campbell, Robert O. Allen, Steven Earl Loften, Michael Thornton, Randy Franklin Solomon, and Diane Joan Preston among others with street addresses in Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Larry Walden
Oak St
William Francis Frazier
13Th Ave
Minnie Lee Holder
Church St
Robert C. Justice
Trinity
Mary Dean George
Bell
Otha Elton Stevenson
8Th Ave
Della Elizabeth Caldwell
Memphis
Tenn
Gary P. Bass
Lamar St
Ronnie Michael Cornhill
Hartselle
James Leroy Herron
Park St
James Lindsay
Athens
Milton C. Campbell
Charles St
Robert O. Allen
Steven Earl Loften
Harrison St. SE
Michael Thornton
Ath
Youths from Decatur Enthrall Legion At Regular Meeting
Alvan Turner and John Clellan, Decatur youths who attended Boys State in Montgomery, will present a talk at the American Legion meeting at 7:30. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvan Turner
John Clellan
Decatur
Boys State
Montgomery
American Legion
Morgan County Post
Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower In Active Trading
The New York market closed down as tobacco stocks weighed on the averages. Chrysler recovered after an initial drop, while Ford, Studebaker, and GM showed mixed moves. Du Pont slide dampened the Dow. IBM, Polaroid, and Xerox also fell before some recovery. American Stock Exchange traded irregularly lower as bonds were mixed.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker
General Motors
American Heart Association
Philip Morris
Liggett & Myers
Reynolds Tobacco
du Pont
Woolworth
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Zenith
Montgomery Ward
Johns Manville
Illinois Central
U.S
Crusade Sermon by Haggai Prompts Repentance Call
Haggai delivers a sermon blending repentance with humor and strong moral critique. He urges real repentance and vows all of oneself to God, dismissing hollow sanctimony. The Crusade continues with nightly 7:30 services and noon gatherings Monday through Friday at the Princess Theatre.
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Haggai
Hag-Te-Eye
Mmeri
Princess Theatre
Egg prices steady ahead of fair movement in Birmingham
In Birmingham AP reports full egg supplies for the fair movement with consumer grades prices to retailers through 9:30 a.m. today. Grade A white large 34-38 cents, mediums 27-30 cents, small 23-27 cents. cases include carton and door delivery, minimum one case sales and direct sales by nearby producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Two Injured In Area Accidents Near Athens And Fishpond
Three accidents in a four county area Sunday left two people injured. Weldon Ware Scales and Dora Tunstill were hurt in a north Athens crash on U S 31. Gene O McClellan’s car caught fire four miles north of Fish Pond. Bobby Richard Boyd’s Rambler damaged a truck after a roadside maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Post
Alabama Highway Patrol
Athens-Limestone
Athens
U. S. 31
Weldon Ware Scales
Jackson
Fra
Buick
Luke Tunstill
Tunstill
Dora Tunstill
U. S
Birmingham
Poultry Market Report From Birmingham and Atlanta
AP dispatch notes live broilers and fryers generally adequate with good ready to cook demand. Estimated slaughter today 1,016,700 head, up from 963,800 last Monday. Farm quotes for broilers and fryers at 13.5 cents, some contracts up to 5 cents over. delivered plant prices around 14 to 15. Atlanta reports Georgia live poultry quotations unchanged for broilers, hens offerings ample with demand slow to fair and varied by type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Atlanta
Georgia
Athens Couple In Birmingham Wreck
Athens residents Mr and Mrs Arthur suffer vehicle collision in Birmingham. Police report indicates no serious injuries. witnesses describe abrupt stop at intersection near downtown. Details remain limited as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Birmingham
Funeral services for Charles A Mose ly
Charles A Mose ly died suddenly Sunday at 5 p.m. at 607 Washington St NW Decatur. Funeral Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Kings Memorial Methodist Church. The Rev J H Griggs officiates. Burial at Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors: two sons Charles A Mose ly Jr and Wayne Mose ly Cedar Lake. mother Vina Mose ly Decatur. two sisters Earnstein and Azelle Mose ly Decatur. one brother Willis Mose ly Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allen Mosely
Washington St. NW
Kings Memorial Methodist Church
Decatur
J. H. Griggs
Sykes Cemercy
Reynolds Funeral Home
Wayne Mosely
Cedar Lake
Vin
Hog Receipts Steady Across Southern Markets
Livestock reports from Thomasville and nearby markets show hog receipts at 3,100 with steady to mostly 25 cent lower prices. U S 1 2 190-230 lb barrows and gilts bring 17.25 to 17.75, 240-270 lb at 16.60 to 16.75, and 1-3 bar rows with lighter weights around 16.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Dothan
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S
Census Bureau conducts 83 special pop censuses in 1960 62
The U S Census Bureau conducted eighty three special censuses of population between April first, 1960 and December thirty first, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Census Bureau
Court challenges new Senate apportionment plan
A cross-appeal filed by Jefferson County Democratic leaders Vann and Vance contends the three-judge court plan for Senate apportionment perpetuates invidious discrimination and violates the U.S. Constitution while the Supreme Court agrees to hear the cross-appeal. They claim current representation shifts power from 25.1 percent to 27.6 percent of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Supreme Court
Senate
David J. Vann
Robert S. Vance
Jefferson County
Democratic Campaign Committee
Vann
Used sewing machines and boat for sale ad blurbs
For sale items include used electric sewing machines priced from 15 dollars at Pfaff Sewing Center contact 353-4485. Also offering a new boat with 65 HP Mercury Fabuglas motor and trailer. call after 4 PM at 353-0937. Lost rifle on Norris Mill Road last Saturday night. reward offered. contact 353-?
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Pfaff Sewing Center
Norris Mill Rd
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