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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
4
In Uniondale New York reporters met 106 year old Mrs Josephine Werner who said she had no longevity advice to give and confessed she did not expect to reach her age. The remark appeared in the Savannah Morning News.
A preacher urges Americans to stop worrying about the market and national politics. He recalls Miss Amelia Troy’s classroom admonition and notes the funeral crowd for Van Gilbert in Elkmont. He argues confidence is needed as President Kennedy leads the nation.
Prior Lake Minnesota woman Lillian Dickson, driven from a newspaper dream to formosa missions, runs 12 orphan homes for 400 children, 100 churches and 28 000 monthly clinic patients. Hall praises her as peace figure, funded by US and Canadian church donors. She writes a monthly letter to 20 000 correspondents.
Washington columnist William S. White discusses the 1960s election climate. He notes Congress faces a looming October question on economic conditions, with Republicans betting on rising anxieties and Democrats lacking a unified business-focused strategy. He contrasts party dynamics and prospects.
ARLIE B. DAVIDSON urges readers to seek inner freedom and build inner resources. Do not become slaves to worries, opinions, regrets, or critical tendencies, and realign life to pursue higher ambition rather than outward rank or possessions.
Drew Pearson argues Congress will soon choose to rebuild Alcatraz or move the federal maximum security prison. He notes age and salt erosion threaten cell blocks and catwalks, while the rock’s beauty tempts inmates and raises escape risks. The piece surveys safety, costs, and policy amid calls for renovation or relocation.
In Huntsville Alabama Madison County voters choose between Republican Morton M Hutchins and Democrat Billy Laxon in a Thursday special election to fill the unexpired term of Dave Archer who left to become a circuit judge. Archer was replaced by James Record who later became Madison Board of County Commissioners chairman.
Sylvia Porter profiles the New York Stock Exchange floor in 1902, describing its vast, noisy, cluttered hall and two dozen trading posts. She recalls a past visit, the protocol that barred her from the floor, the lunch with Keith Funston, and the daily chaos of open outcry. The column hints at future installments detailing how stock orders are processed.
Tuscaloosa County board of revenue voted to raise circuit court clerk Edgar Lowell Hardin’s surety bond from 30000 to 50000. He faces 12 counts of second degree forgery and embezzlement related to duties of his office. The grand jury indicted him last week and recommended impeachment. Trial on the charges is set for July 9. Hardin must obtain the bond by Friday or the office will be vacant in 15 days. He is in his second six year term and posted a 16000 appearance bond last week.
Mobile police report Thomas W. Moon aged 19 was critically hurt when his car struck a tree during a drag race on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Mobile and is under local investigation.
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