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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1963
Page
2
River VECATUR presents weather and sky details for Monday. Sunset 7 83 p.m. Sunrise 4 35 a.m. Moonrise 12 23 a.m. New Moon. Regulus prominent in west. Mars visible in west, Saturn rises at 10 53 p.m. Jupiter low in east. Venus rises at 3 42 a.m.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.69 feet with a 23 foot rise in 24 hours and sea level 555.99 feet. River gauges include Chickamauga 682.2, Pickwick 414.0, Guntersville 592.5, Whitesburg 556.4, Wilson 505.5. Forecast calls for cloudy, humid heat with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers, partly cloudy tonight, and warm conditions expected Monday with light southerly winds at 5 to 15 mph. High today projected at 92.
A sheriffs official defends routine license checks and road blocks citing lack of funds and safety concerns. He notes Alabama Highway Patrol reductions since January and records local fatalities across five counties, arguing enforcement may save lives even amid criticism.
Soviet officials report cosmonaut Bykovsky has eaten a varied in space menu including cutlets fried meat caviar sandwiches and fresh fruit while in orbit awaiting further joint flight with Nikolayev. Officials withheld fullflight details and background on the female cosmonaut Ludmilla.
In Flint City one of two 15-year-old youths in a car that struck Walter Rogers a 26 year old Decatur resident is held for further investigation. Rogers died likely before impact with the vehicle on old U S 31 near Day's store. Autopsy planned. driver held. Funeral services for Rogers set for Tuesday at Minor Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include siblings and several relatives.
Dismissals listed for several patients include Miss Jeanette Compton at 1801 North Street SE and Mrs A B Norris at 410 10th Avenue SW. Infant notices mention Mrs Jimmy Keenum with infant son at 2226 Graham Street SW and Mrs Paul Johnson with infant daughter in Hartselle. Other entries name Hattie Nelson of Moulton and Danny Wakefield at 211 Wilson Street NE among hospital notices.
A compilation of names and addresses for newborns and families in Decatur Madison Hartselle Trinity Moulton Russellville Tanner and surrounding towns. Entries list parents guardians and residence details for infant and child registrations.
Miss Mary Louise Rhodes Cullman Mrs Lois Campbell Cullman 1 Mrs Ruby Irene Lindsey Cullman 8 Byron Williams Cullman Mrs Celia M Hubbard Cullman Mrs Cara Virginia Reese Cullman 10 Lou Edmondson Vinemont 2 Luther George Tomlin Cull Miss Lee Williams Arkadelphia Mrs Opal Bell Brown Cullman Margaret Townson Cullman 9 Ray Bueleson Cullman Jack B Payne Cullman 3 Robert Roy Fowler Vinemont Mrs Julia Ann Powell Cullman Magma Joan Terry Vinemont
President Kennedy and Charles Spalding an old friend and New York investment banker flew from the White House to Camp David Md to spend the weekend at the mountain retreat Mrs Kennedy and the two Kennedy children joined Friday at Camp David in Thurmont Maryland
A snippet notes Florida as the lowest state with its highest elevation listed as 345 feet. The fragment mentions Florida's topography in a concise geographic aside.
James Alvin Jackson 83 of Athens died at 10 40 a m Saturday at Hospital Survivors include widow Maudie Jackson two daughters Mrs K C Dunnavant Pettusville and Mrs A F Graham Athens 8 four sons Calvin Van Buren and Harry Jackson all of Birmingham and J H Jackson Decatur one sister Mrs Velma Holt Lucedale Miss one brother Marvin Jackson Selma 14 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren Funeral services will be Monday at 10 am at Northside Church of Christ with ministers Bobby Turner and Burl Grubbs officiating
Obie Lee Hill, 73, of 1001 17th Ave SE, will be buried at Athens City Cemetery after funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home. He died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. He is survived by wife Cage, Mrs. M. C. Walden of Huntsville, stepdaughter Mrs. Letha Sheetz of Laraine Ohio, two sisters Omie Kelley and Eura Terry of Decatur, and brothers Monroe, Ike, both of Decatur, and Jack Hill of Ardmore Tennessee.
Funeral services for 85 year old Mrs Sallie B Lentz were set for today at 2 p m at Athens City Cemetery with minister A J Rollings officiating McConnell Funeral Home handling arrangements Mrs Lentz died at 2 45 am Saturday at Tennessee Valley Nursing Home Flint City She is survived by four sons Joseph Lentz Birmingham Ben Lentz Rogersville Tonis Lentz Athens Newt Lentz Port Huron Mich 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Gleason announce a son born Saturday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Dudley announce a daughter born Friday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Ledbetter announce a son born Saturday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith. Mr and Mrs French announce a daughter born Friday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Vaughn announce a daughter born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
Mayor I J Gilmer Blackburn proclaims June 17-22, 1963 as Chamber Week to back the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce fund drive. Jaycees plan door to door sales urging residents to buy deeds and join the five deed club, with events at Phillips Rollercade and Decatur Shopping Center. Linda Manning will autograph records at the Rollercade as proceeds support the new city building.
A substantial share of United States coffee imports originates in Brazil, comprising more than one third of the total. The finding highlights Brazil’s pivotal role in the global coffee trade and domestic consumption patterns.
A report notes that three of the world’s ten largest islands lie in northern Canada, highlighting the region’s vast coastal and arctic geography and the size rankings of Baffin Island Victoria Island and Ellesmere Island among the globe’s largest landmasses.
Delano Park hosted a barbershop songfest on Saturday to promote a Decatur Alabama chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America. The event featured paraded cars, visiting quartets, and an orientation at West Decatur Elementary School with an evening program for prospective members.
State lawmakers debate water pollution measures as Rep. State studies proposals. Senate backs House Bill No 9, a governor empowered attorney program tying funds to departments. Sen. Gilchrist says the bill is dead but not buried while Sen. Horton opposes the measure and hints at a merit based assistant attorney plan for highways. Horton also notes a forthcoming bill to extend Ath ens city limits by four square miles. petitions show 453 names from 633 possible.
Decatur receives about 3900 from the annual spring concert and the band will march in Lyons International parade on Wednesday and perform at the Lyons Club International installation Saturday. Three buses depart Decatur High at 4 30 a m Monday. stops include Jamaican Motor Lodge Jacksonville Fla Dorset Hotel Miami and Miami Beach Fla Thunderbird Motel Silver Springs Fla. While in Florida the group will tour historic sites and Marine Studios with seven members visiting Silver Springs.
Limestone County Sheriff’s force made several arrests Friday evening including highway intoxication four counts, no drivers license two, insane two, reckless driving one, public drunkenness one, driving while intoxicated one, and violation of the prohibition law one.
Edwin Winfield Wyle and Robert C. Parker both of Decatur are among students with top scholastic ratings for the spring quarter at Auburn University. Separately, a 1963 Ford owned by John Davis of Decatur had its left front door damaged when struck by a southbound car on Bank Street at 12 39 p.m. Friday, with no injuries or charges. Louise Gilchrist of Courtland drove into a parked Volks wagen in Kroger lot at 10 04 a.m. Friday. Jordy W Hughes of Decatur was charged with driving without a license after a collision on U S Highway 31 S with Linda Gayle Taylor of Hartselle at 11 25 a.m. Friday. Mr and Mrs K K Hennessey of Talladega visited Decatur and have returned home accompanied by Dr and Mrs R M McGlathery of Decatur, who had earlier been guests of Dr and Mrs J Wayland McGlathrey of Cicero Illinois.
Athens Fire Department responded Friday at 6:30 p.m. to a house owned and occupied by Kenneth Tucker two miles west of Athens on Buck Island Road. Fire cause was undetermined, per officials.
Mrs. Anne Zakanycz of Priceville High School is among 60 teachers chosen for a seven week Summer Language Institute at the Women's College of Georgia. Directed by S. C. Mangiafico, the program runs from June 24 to August 10.
Dallas T Holloway and Eva from the School of Education are among Auburn University's spring quarter top scholastic ratings. The recognition spotlights high academic achievement across the student body with named honorees.
Cullman Police Department reported two arrests Friday night for disorderly conduct in the city limits.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Orr will be Sunday at 12 30 p m from St Peter s Baptist Church Burial will be in Camp Grounds Cemetery with Carl M Sykes Funeral Service in charge Survivors include two sons Lib by and Howard Orr of Danville six daughters An nie L Morrow Cedar Lake Dorothy Mitchell Cedar Lake Minnie P Hughes Decatur Rosie Freeman Courtland Queen Watkins Hartselle Linnie B Scott Memphis three sisters Ora Orr Danville Stella Camp Decatur Carrie Fowler Danville one brother the Rev J R McDonald Campton Ohio 12 nieces and 14 nephews 23 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren and a number of other relatives
Cap Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, faced near destruction on three major occasions: a fire in 1802, an earthquake in 1842, and a devastating hurricane in 1928, reshaping its resilience and urban memory.
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