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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
2
Weather and sky notes show river conditions and celestial events for Tuesday. Sunset today, sunrise tomorrow, moonrise tonight, last quarter visible, Venus sets, Saturn rises, Jupiter rises, Mars rises and is well up at sunrise. June 19 schedules listed with times in the east.
Decatur Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.58 feet this morning, down 0.09 in 24 hours, sea level 555.88 feet. TVA lake levels include Pickwick 413.8, Wilson 507.4, Guntersville 594.9, Whitesburg 556.3. Sunday high 100 at 3:30 pm, low 72 at 4:30 am. Currently 91 at 9:45 am. Forecast hot and sunny today and Tuesday with rain unlikely, tonight mostly fair. Highs near 97, lows around 71.
Alabama forecast shows average temperatures 1 to 4 degrees above normal with little daily change. Normal highs range 88 to 93 and lows 65 to 70. Rainfall moderate, totals generally 0.12 to 1.0 inch from Thursday through Saturday.
Classified brief notes show in person applications for a night waitress at Little Ernie's Restaurant at 1501 6th Ave SE. Short ads also list two rental properties on Riverview and Jackson streets with contact EL numbers, plus a live-in housekeeper request, and a lost blue athletic bag near Harrison Street Oakville.
A total of 21 rural auto mishaps were reported across Lawrence Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties last week per the Highway Patrol. One person died and 10 were injured. Most crashes involved two vehicles. Lawrence had eight wrecks with no injuries.
A six hour riot at a Quebec prison northeast of Montreal left six of the 15 buildings gutted and estimated damage of 2 to 3 million dollars. Firemen fought flames as prisoners armed with makeshift weapons fought guards. 27 prisoners and three guards were injured. Police and army eventually restored order as convicts burned, were shot, and the facility faced cold, outdoor conditions for many.
A hospital notes several admissions including Mrs Tamsie Mae Balch and Mrs Wilma Dean Thomas in Athens and Madison residents such as Raymond L Fogg and David W Crawford. Others include Mrs Ida Elizabeth Smith, Mrs Inez Henderson, Katherine Ann Rice, and more with varying days hospitalized.
A list of residents and dismissals across Cullman and nearby towns includes Catherine Windsor Cull man Melissa Windsor Cullman Martha Johns Cullman Joe Parrish Arab L L Parris Arley Vawter Vinemont Noel Henderson Cullman Allen Bowling Cullman W Anphrey Cullman Ottis Chambers Cullman Darrell Dobbs Hanceville Bobby Earwood Eva Sally Frye Hayden Joseph Wright Cullman 5 Lester C Drummond Crane Hill Charles W Smith Cullman James Hopper Eva 1 W H DuBose Cullman Esther Goodwin Cullman Raymond Lindsey Cullman 5 James Ratliff Cullman Ernest Colling Cullman Glenn Rawlings Crane Hill Adrian Golden Cullman Brenda Olson Falkville Margaret Johnson Cullman 4.
An Air Force spokesperson announced a secret satellite was placed into orbit Sunday using an Atlas Agena B rocket from Arguellaa California. No further details were provided.
A compiled list shows residents from Hillsboro and Moulton including Mrs Lillie Sparks Mrs Lucy Gillespie Mrs W L Murphree Mrs Wendell Proctor Tony Parker Cecil Appleton Mrs Myrtle Braxton Mrs Juanita Humphrey and Charlie V Jacobs with multiple entries noted for some individuals The snippet suggests a local notice or roster in the Moulton Hillsboro area without further context.
A list of residents and names from Decatur and Hartselle appears with Thyrza Roberts Walter Busby Carolyn Slate William Terry Florence Mason Beavers Hill Clark and an infant daughter at 414 Clark Street. The item notes multiple households and individuals across Decatur and nearby towns.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alma Whitfield who died at her residence at 1506 A Street West will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
A compiled roster of individuals with street addresses and locales including Decatur Athens Locust St. 1719 1020 Johnston 1208 8th Ave. SE 705 Prospect Dr. 2012 Woodmont Dr. SE 224 7th Ave. NW 310 Vine St. NE 1296 8th and other listed residences.
Burns reports entry by crowbar into a back door and a first floor door at Nicholson Motors. About 250 dollars in cash stolen from a vault. Sterchi's and Nicholson Motors burglary tied to Sunday night with officers from Hartselle Police and county and state investigators handling the case. Missing items include cigarettes, Wildroot Cream Oil, knives, lighters, necklaces, and 500 pennies.
Athens Police report the Jewel Box at 117 W. Washington St was broken into between Saturday night and 1 am Sunday. Chief John Sandlin said entry was gained by throwing rocks through a window and about seven or eight watches were taken.
A long roster lists pastors and associates linked to multiple churches in Cullman area including Decatur First, Hartselle First, Somerville, Falkville, Eva Court, Union Grove Antioch, Mt Moriah Liberty, Oak Ridge, Decatur Memorial Drive, and others. Names include T E Hayes Ford M McDonald Hoyt L Logan George E Pharr S Edward Paulk J Rutland and many local congregations. The entry appears as an institutional directory item.
A string of local births reports from Cullman to Decatur General Hospital includes newborn sons for Noel and Mrs. Henderson Cullman. Allen and Mrs. Allred Hanceville. and Douglas Delap Elkmont. and daughters for Max Martin Hanceville. Burien Thigpen Rogersville. William Edward Saxon Traford. Walter Thomas Jr Athens. aoe Paul Whitt Athens. Wendell Proctor Hillsboro. Glenn W. Travis Athens. Thomas E. Slade Decatur area. Hospitals include Cullman Hospital Athens Limestone General and Decatur General.
John Aday faces circuit court trial under Judge James Bloodworth for burglary of Bank Street Pawn Shop. The case proceeds with testimony and evidence presented this morning.
Athens Alabama. The North Alabama Historical Association met Sunday in McCandless Hall at Athens College with a reception hosted by Dr and Mrs Virgil McCain at the Mason Home on 211 South Beaty Street. The 1826 house, owned by the college, was renovated with modern comforts while preserving its era character. Association members heard papers on the Mason Home history and Forrests 1864 raid with battlefield slides of Sulphur Branch Trestle. Rev Kerrmit M Gore gave the invocation. Dr Herbert L Hughes presided. The next meeting is September 9 at Rogers Hall Florence State College with a tour of Forks Of The Cypress.
Hartselle police report show three people arrested for public drunkenness and one for reckless driving and another for no driver's license during the past week. The charged will appear before Mayor Grady J. Long in Recorder's Court Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Athens Police Department arrested eight individuals over the weekend with three for public drunkenness, two for grand larceny, two for reckless driving, and one for no driver's license.
The Athens Fire Department reported a heavy-damage blaze at a Beaty Street residence Sunday at 6 08 p m. The fire prompted response from local crews and authorities.
Lawrence County sheriff officials report seven arrests for public drunkenness one for driving while intoxicated one for assault and battery one for no driver's license one for reckless driving and one for escape over the weekend.
Seventeen people were arrested by the Cullman sheriff over the weekend. The breakdown includes three peace proceeding violations, three for violating the prohibition law, two for non support, two for assault with intent to murder, two for highway intoxication, and one each for reckless driving public drunkenness cruelty to a child intoxication and drunkenness.
Guy Walker president of Decatur Lions Club will become deputy governor of Lions District 34-A in July. Appointed by Bill Barnes district governor elect at the State Lions Club Convention in Biloxi Mississippi, Walker also serves as director of the Alabama Light Conservation group sponsored by Lions Clubs. District 34-A spans Morgan Limestone Lawrence Cullman Walker Tuscaloosa Fayette Pickens Lamar Marion Franklin Colbert Lauderdale.
Cotton inch middling. Decatur Mil Grain prices list cereals with milling wheat at 2.00 per hundred. Pulpwood at 13.50 per cord. Cattle trade active with steers around 24.50 per hundred weight and hogs very active, with bulk prices near 17.0 to 18.5 per hundred. Calves and stockers strong.
New York stocks retreated in early afternoon trading as gains from Friday faded. The Dow Jones average fell 5.81 to 572.37 with industrials down about 3.50 and rails unchanged. Major names like IBM AT&T Sears Woolworth GM Chrysler Ford Merck Pfizer and Schering moved lower or mixed while Reynolds Lorillard and Liggett & Myers held modest gains.
The proposal would make the legislature more numerous if ratified and would override the current statute. Roberts would reapportion by shifting seats from small counties to large ones. Patterson’s plan delays reapportionment to January 1967 to avoid affecting this year’s Democratic primaries. A July 16 federal court hearing will review progress by the legislature.
HARTSELLE Firemen answered two calls this past week. One to the residence of Mrs. Raymond Orr on Highway 31 N at the bottom of Hartselle Mountain caused slight damage when vapors from sprayed basement contents caught fire around an open frame near a gas water heater. The other call was to a grass fire in South Hartselle with no damage reported.
The OAS and FLN announce a halt to arson and murder as of midnight and pledge to join forces to build a new Algeria with an amnesty for secret army terrorists who have killed about 2000 Muslims. De Gaulle calls it decisive while European leaders react with cautious skepticism amid unsettled details and Tunisian exile government ties. Influential Algiers figures and business leaders push for a stabilizing agreement.
Clifford E Penney of Bedford Ohio died Sunday. Funeral services will be announced later. Survived by widow Mary Pike Penney mother Mrs Cliff Penney Decatur sister Mrs Harry H Bell Decatur and two nephews.
Mrs. Cora Mae Morris age 63 of 906 Austin Street died Sunday in Mobile. The body will be shipped home for funeral arrangements. Survived by three sisters Ida Terry of Hartselle Letty Stamos of Mobile Ora Farmer of Altavista Virginia and brother Clyde Morris of Halifax Virginia.
The judge imposed multiple counts against the defendants including public drunkenness five, no driver's license five, reckless driving four, violation of prohibition law four, speeding four, improper muffler two, and running a stop sign one, totaling a harsh mix of fines and penalties.
City Animal Shelter reports 43 dogs available including a black and tan hound two shepherds three beagles two feist two mongrels and 15 puppies. Morgan County sheriff's office reports 41 weekend arrests across offenses from parking to driving while intoxicated. Sunday School class meets at 7:30 tonight and Boy Scouts meet at 7 at Woodall's Bar-B-Q with all members and parents urged to attend.
A light yellow 1962 Chevrolet convertible stolen Saturday night from Billy R. Slate’s Cullman residence was found abandoned near Week's Store by Holly Pond. Sheriff Waldrop and Deputy Easterwood recovered the vehicle around 10:45 a.m. and had it towed to Drinkard Chevrolet Co. in Cullman.
A Louisville and Nashville freight train derailed near Murfreesboro Tennessee, blocking the main line and injuring Willie James Kelly of Greenville Alabama with a broken ankle and facial lacerations. The crash forced rerouting of Nashville bound passenger trains from Atlanta and Chattanooga via Decatur Alabama.
Bay Minette attorney Harry J. Wilters Jr. was elected commander of the Alabama Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 29th annual convention. He succeeds Rayee N. Hughes of Anniston after Sunday elections.
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