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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1964
Page
2
River and Weather Decatur and Vicinity Forecast for today sunny and hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Tonight fair and warm with light southwest winds. High near 97, low around 73. Moonrise today 5 12 p m. Full Moon and Total Eclipse Wednesday night with Antares near the Moon. Saturn rises 11 05 p m Jupiter rises 2 13 a m Mars rises 3 13 a m.
A weather roundup lists daily highs and lows for multiple U S cities with conditions. Temperatures range from the 50s to the upper 90s, with rain in several locations including Boise and Jacksonville.
At least two fatal accidents occurred Saturday in Alabama. Evelyn J. Thompson, 21, of Moulton, drove a 1959 Buick, while Booker T. Watkins, 50, of Chattanooga, drove a 1964 Chevrolet. both vehicles sustained minor damages and no injuries were reported. Funeral notices followed for local residents with services in Belle Mina and Hartselle. In Birmingham a bicyclist, Benjamin Holloway Green, 1, died after his front wheel detached and he collided with a parked car, and Nehemiah Elms, 47, of Bessemer, died in a two car crash on a county road north of Tuscaloosa.
James R. Pitt 66 of Trinity died Friday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence County Hospital. Services at 3 p.m. today at Trinity Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Hampton and Ervin Hagood. Burial in Hanes Cemetery Elliott Brown directing. Survivors include Minnie Pitt widow. daughter Mrs. Robert Edwards Newton Miss. three sons James O. Pitt Birmingham B F Pitt Hartselle Sherron Pitt Trinity. 13 grandchildren three sisters and two brothers. Pitt was a lifelong Lawrence County native, rural carrier for Decatur Daily over 20 years and retired from L and N Railroad. Pallbearers listed.
Mrs Zora Lee Adams 77 of Athens died Friday night at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral service at Mt Carmel Church of Christ with James Bridges and Everett Bullington officiating. Burial in Cement Cemetery. Survived by husband George W Adams four sons Albert Alvin Andrew Grady Adams one daughter Mrs Edward J Sander two brothers Willie Glass Eb en Glass two sisters Mrs Laura Gargis Mrs Crusie Johnson four half brothers Buford Glass Howard Glass Virgil Glass Hammond Glass one half sister Mrs Marie Wagget step mother Mrs Mattie Howard 24 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Eron Roberts 71 of 11 Vine St NW died Friday night at a local hospital. Services set for today at 4 PM at Gunthorp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Sheats Summerford officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Nola P. Lamken Long Beach Calif Lou Leela Austin Decatur and Eunice Mulbey Chicago IL. two sons Walter W. Johnson Birmingham and George Shirley. 11 grandchildren. Funeral home to hold services.
Johnson says transforming unity of interest to unity of purpose can unlock greatness and seeks a world free from war. He links peace to the society built in the United States and an adequate education for children.
Decatur Police investigated a Friday car theft of a 1956 ivory and green Chevrolet with Tennessee tag 28 2026 reported by Fayetteville Police. Two crashes Friday and Saturday involved multiple 1963 Chevrolets and a 1957 Ford with minor injuries. Local civic groups list members traveling to Dallas for the US Junior Chamber convention and a Urban Home Demonstration Club meeting set for Monday. Diane Headrick improves after surgery at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Decatur Fire Department responded to a car fire at Lee Street and 1st Avenue with slight loss.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev wraps up a five day goodwill visit to Denmark. He promises to strengthen peace in northern Europe but left unresolved the German issue in a joint communique after a dispute over wording. Sweden awaits next.
About 200 Ku Klux Klan supporters gathered around a platform near a Crescent Motel site in Decatur to hear Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton speak. A 30-foot cross burned in the open field while motorists lined U.S. 31 S. spectators. Decatur Police directed traffic to manage the gathering.
A hospital admissions item lists J. O. Mitchell of 1608 Chenault and Ronald Anders with Mrs. Margaret Shoemaker of Hartselle and Mrs. Margaret Yeager of Hart selle among admitted patients.
Oscar L Armstrong James M Edge Mrs Bonnie Fullilove Master Claudene Holmes Mrs Odel Bell Howard Master Gary W Murphree Mrs Deloris Schafer Master Danny G White Mrs Margie Lee Judd Frank Jeffers Mrs Johnnie Collins Tresa Ann Hames John T Camp Jr Mrs Mary Ellen Freeman Crane Hill Hettie Jane Hestle Hanaceville
A community notice lists numerous individuals and addresses in Decatur and nearby areas, including Mrs Dernie McConnell, Master Allen Wayne Swofford, Raymond Thornhill, and Billy Mitchell among others, with several entries noting infants or spouses. The list appears to be a roll of dismissals or notices tied to residents in multiple streets and towns.
Mr and Mrs Perry M Smith announce the birth of Ason Thursday at Bank Street. The family resides at 2310 Meadowbrook Rd SE.
Thant sought 7.3 million in voluntary contributions to fund a further three months of forces under assumptions they would stay at current size. He urged all 112 UN members to contribute, but only 20 did. The plan also proposed Gen Thimayya as force commander and hinted Britain may accept territorial adjustments involving Turkish Cypriots in exchange for Greek Cypriot limits.
Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater positions civil rights stance and conservatism to win Southern and Western voters for a 1964 campaign against President Johnson. Analysts note his potential to carry Ohio Illinois and other battlegrounds, while civil rights issues loom as pivotal.
Senator Kennedy suffered rib and spine fractures and a hip contusion after a plane crash near Westfield Massachusetts. Bayh also injured with a hip contusion and Mrs Bayh scratched. Pilot Edwin Zimny died and aide Moss died later in hospital. Family and officials rushed to the scene and hospital.
The schedule lists Bookmobile stops across Priceville Shoal Creek Plainview Somerville Brooksville with times from 9:00 to 2:30. The text shifts to recount recurring Kennedy family misfortunes including Joseph P Kennedy Sr stroke and a string of fatalities from aviation crashes and illness spanning decades.
The Downtown Action Committee board approves a long range downtown development plan with a Christmas program of giveaways and music. Lester Smith chairs the finance and membership drive with Luther Roberts as co chair. 50 to 60 leaders are expected for a rapid campaign as W J Ellison leads the Downtown Committee as president with James Pruett as vice president Alvis Brisco secretary and Lester Smith treasurer.
In Spokane Washington Mrs Dodd recalls founding Father’s Day after a sermon moved her to honor fathers. She spoke of her son John B Dodd a Glacier National Park official and noted her own family history. The idea gained local church and government support leading to the first celebration on June 17 1910.
Decatur authorities hunt Grant Smith a Phillips 66 Service Station employee for stealing $130 from the 6th Ave NW station. He was last seen locking the doors about 11 30 p.m. Friday and is believed to drive a dark green 1953 Buick with unknown plates.
A new sonar system operates at depths of 0,000 feet under the sea by bouncing a high frequency sound beam off the ocean bottom to map the seafloor and improve underwater detection.
Gov. Farris Bryant used emergency powers to outlaw all public demonstrations from 8:30 p.m. to sunrise in St. Augustine after nightly protests and a beach wade-in led to clashes. Police and highway patrol intervened as two people were arrested amid race related violence and property disruption.
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