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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
2
Friday forecast shows partly cloudy hot conditions with thundershowers possible. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge rose to 21.48 feet, up 18 feet in 24 hours, with TVA lake stages listed and highs near 94 today and 92 Friday.
Funeral services for Lafonce Pride, died at her Mooresville residence, will be Sunday at noon at Morning Star Methodist Church Belle Mina with Rev. James King officiating. Burial in Center Star Cemetery. Survivors include mother Betty A Bass father Leo Pride Germany three sisters Debra Bass Carolyn Y Bass Ida L Bass two grandmothers Lorene Bell and Addie M Pride and other relatives.
Athens voters will see Eli Nelson for council place 2 and Frank Turner for council place 5 on the August ballot. Nelson and Turner have qualified to seek seats on the city council.
London AP report states British Catholic bishops have Vatican support for their stance against contraception. Archbishop John Heenan of Westminster published a letter from Cardinal Ottaviani affirming approval of the bishops. The ruling followed a Vatican clarification amid beliefs contraception might be approved when the Vatican Council resumes in September.
Mrs Callie Mae Stith, 75, of 306 Beaty Street South Athens died Wednesday at 9 am. Services are today at 3 pm in McConnell Funeral Chapel with Rev James Harris. Burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include husband C F Stith and mother Mrs Mittie S Hamblen. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed.
William M Chenault 46 of Danville 2 died Tuesday at his residence. Services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Enon Baptist Church with C G Redding and Willie Parker officiating. Burial followed in City Cemetery. Survivors include widow Melba Chenault two daughters Donna Fay and Michelle Chenault, one son Jackie Chenault, one brother James Chenault, a step mother Maudie Chenault, all of Danville 2 or nearby areas. Pallbearers were Roy Wiley Ralph Collins Oscar Chenault Bud Keenum Clyde Hembree. Chenault was a native of Lawrence County and a member of Enon Baptist Church.
Vote continues from page one before adjournment on July 2. House members expect to accept the Senate bill with no changes. Rep. William M. McCulloch of Ohio is cited as a chief architect. Key discrimination ban provisions take effect upon the President's signature, others over three years. Southern senators led by Richard Russell opposed the substitute. Barry Goldwater was recorded for substitution but paired with John Tower who voted against it.
Cullman progress report on the Bendix Westinghouse plant shows steady work toward the November deadline. The $3 million facility is being built on land between Cullman and Vinemont along Highway 31 North.
The market report lists cotton inch middling at 34.00 and Decatur Loan 33.57. It notes cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton and various grain prices including corn around 1.34 to 1.11 per bushel, oats 0.60, wheat 1.38, soybeans 2.38, and barley 0.95. Cattle and calves sold 23.00 to 24.50 for top grades, hogs active with higher values, and sheep around 23.50 to 24.25 for 80-90 lb weights.
The New York stock market ended mixed as gains faded in late trading. Volume was about 4.9 million shares, with Du Pont and Goodrich up over a point, Texas Gulf Sulphur up after a mineral strike statement, and declines in airlines.
AP reports Birmingham and Atlanta markets showing higher farm quotations for broilers and fryers with demand exceeding available live supplies. Live slaughter today estimated at 781,000 head, deliveries steady at plants, and prices mostly in the 12 to 13.5 cent range with some contracts up to 14 cents.
AP reports egg prices in Birmingham stay unchanged amid fair demand. Consumer grade per dozen for car toned cases includes store delivery with Grade A white large 3843, mediums 29 37 cents, small 23 26 cents.
No injuries reported in four Wednesday accidents in the Decatur Post area. A 1962 Ford pickup driven by David Howard Smith, 17, Hartsel, hit two parked cars and a store 3.7 miles east of Hartselle on Alabama 36, damaging $800 total. A 1964 Comet driven by Horace L. Pierce, 57, Clute Texas, and a 1963 Chevrolet pickup driven by Raymond Thigpen, 37, Killen, sustained $150 in damage 2.7 miles west of Athens on U S 72. In Vinemont city limits, a two-vehicle crash involved a 1959 White tractor and trailer driven by Kent Johnson, 20, Hayden, and a 1959 Ford driven by Hugh Don Waldrop, 16, Cullman, with $250 total damage. A 1962 Chevrolet at 11:30 p.m. west of Moulton on Ala 24 damaged $600 after James Donald McAfee, 20, Mount Hope, apparently fell asleep.
The 42nd state convention of the Children of the Confederacy opens in Decatur at the Pavilion Inn and will run through Saturday. Activities include registrations, committee meetings, officer elections, by law amendments, a city welcome, speeches, a bus tour, a banquet, installation of officers, a dance, and a breakfast finale.
Dr. Martin Luther King watched the demonstrations from across the street as about 50 people including rabbis were arrested during an attempt to obtain service in a lodge restaurant. A grand jury continued its closed door probe into racial unrest.
Hospital admissions include Mrs. David Gatlin, Trinity Arvin Compton, Sheridan Apt. and Mrs. Elbert Tankersley, Hart selle. Dismissals list Tony Helums, Toney 2, Mrs. Clarence Allred Jr., 2618 Highway 31, Mrs. Howell McCarry, Minor Hill, Mrs. James H. Moore, Decatur 1.
A local notice lists Cullman and area residents by name and town. Names include Billy Ray Black, Helen Cobb, Johnnie Collins, Bonnie Ruth Edwards, Mamie Ellanburg, Tresa Hames, Odell Livingston, Mabel Long, Roy Mann, Linda Mulligan, Murphree, Mae Skinner, Alta Sullins, Odis Driver, Kenneth Fairbanks, Eddy Sandlin, and Gail Turney with various up to 10 annotations and town mentions such as Cullman Vine Mont Hanceville and Joppa.
A list of residents and family members appears with multiple Mendocino and surrounding area addresses. Names include Mrs Howard Winton Mr George Clem Jr Master Gregory Eidson Miss Mary Buttram Mrs Seldon Tubb Master Randall Seblak Baby Michael Casey Baby Donnell Parham Charles Jones Mrs Mary Boland Mrs Hubert Clayton John Peek Jr E S Posey Mrs Carl Godsey Joseph Roberts Mrs Billy McNatt Phillip Reagan James Edwards Charles Murphree John Trimble Timothy Thrasher Master James M Poston James Hamilton Master Gregory Eidson A V Waldrop Little Camallia Lowery Baby Ray Raney Baby Michael Harrison and others tied to Hart selle Cul man Decatur Athens Elkmont Trinity.
Chambliss, 59, and Hall, 35, appeal city court convictions for illegal possession of dynamite. Police said Chambliss admitted purchase on Oct 1 after an initial denial. Gov. Wallace's office claimed a church bombing link but no evidence connected the trio to the Sixteenth Street Baptist blast which killed four girls.
Monsanto Co announces a new Central Engineering Department to oversee design, construction, procurement, standards and contract work for domestic and international operations. John M. Depp Jr. of St. Louis is named director and will report to VP J. L. Christian. The Engineering Department Crewe Coeur, led by John S. Hayes, will join the new entity.
Scranton accuses Goldwater of avoiding public scrutiny by skipping news conferences and limiting addresses. He later retreats the term courage as ill advised. Scranton says Goldwater remains guarded since New Hampshire, risking voter disillusionment. He will still back Goldwater if nominated, while touting Republican gains through delegate campaigning.
Dr. David Jackson discussed observations from Moscow, Poland, and Hungary at the Morgan County Medical Assistants gathering and displayed slides. Local notices list building permit changes and electrical service upgrades in Decatur and surrounding areas. Public entertainment at Moose Lodge tonight and club meetings scheduled Friday and Saturday. A nine month old collie with a injured left front paw was found near Dogwood Lane and College Street SE. contact Morgan County Humane Society at 355 0062.
The text notes agents were sober and well behaved during the Dallas crisis and that each agent acted as trained. Rowley was not in Dallas and could not provide eyewitness testimony. Johnson cited two agents for bravery and Warren set June 30 for the commission report with staff drafting an exhaustive study.
A hold up stalled the voting process through the first ballot in San Francisco, delaying early results and prompting a police response near the polling place. Officials urged voters to remain orderly as investigations continue.
The President travels from San Francisco International Airport to Concord to break ground for a rapid transit system, attends a dedication at the Federal Building, and a $100 a plate Democratic dinner at the Hilton. He then flies to Terre Marine Air Base near Los Angeles, attends UC Irvine ceremonies, spends time at the Beverly Hilton, and returns to Washington Sunday.
A mixed listing notes a 14 ft fiberglass fishing boat with trailer for 295 dollars and a 1959 Pontiac four door in single ownership, plus a 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire with fuel injection and 12 000 miles for 2300. Apartments for rent at 408 Snip Ave SE and 628 Johnston St SE, with Thornhill Real Estate Agency contact. two more rentals and a used commercial refrigerator wanted by Noles Bakery.
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