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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
2
The notice lists admissions for Mrs. C. L. Mason Jr. Mrs. Bobby Miller. Mrs. Mitchell Legg. J. C. Boger of Hartselle. Mrs. Raymond Phillips. Mart Mears and others at various addresses and households.
The report notes temperatures yesterday peaked at 87 degrees at 2 30 p m and a low of 68 degrees at 11 p m The 1 a m temperature was 83 degrees The reading sites Whitesburg Wilson Pickwick Wheeler and others are listed with river values 556 6 505 8 413 9 and 555 9 respectively.
Cullman Alabama 58 year old Mel Anshon Day killed when his 1953 Chevrolet ran off Alabama 69 and struck a parked tractor trailer about 4 am Day pinned in wreck no one in truck Parris said Day formerly of Detroit had returned to Cullman to live He is survived by brother Clovis Day Funeral arrangements by Moss Funeral Home Cullman
The Madison and Morgan County pay raise bills seek higher salaries for county officials. The Madison measure would lift circuit judge to 16600 probate judge to 15000 and county court judge to 12000, with no change for county commissioners. The Morgan bill mirrors raises and is sponsored by the joint delegation led by Rep. Albert Brewer of Decatur, who says introduction will follow advertising in about three weeks.
NASD compiled inter-dealer quotations as of 10 a.m. today. Bids reflect representative prices and exclude retail markups. Asked prices include approximate markup. Listed insurers and banks show small percentage bid and ask figures such as Allied Life and The Life companies with varied par values.
A list from Decatur General details admissions and dismissals including names such as Mrs Meeter Aslee Whisenant Somerville 2 Miss Diane Sparks Decatur and Mst Willard Lewis Matthews 1304 8th Ave. SW along with multiple other patients and discharge notes. The document records patient entries with associated towns and street addresses.
Five local officials including Porter Lee Hanes and Price M Bryant met secretly in Judge Almon's office to discuss a proposed bill. They opposed the measure which aimed to curb clerks pay requests, noting no knowledge of the bill until legal notice appeared.
The article notes Limestone County carries about 34 percent of Morgan County workload while Cullman County bears about 67 percent, indicating shifting or rising regional pressures. It cites statewide or county-level assessments influencing budgets and service delivery.
The article notes a proposed state wide river agency with a council including a governor’s cabinet member and a county mayor, plus a December vote if approved. It cites Tennessee's similar agency, and Alabama pushers Granville Turner Horton Boston Hannah urging public backing for Elk Valley development. Congress approved 5.5 million for Tims Ford Dam on Elk River, Winchester Tennessee, now before the Senate. Joe Sir praises Rep. Bob Jones Alabama and Joe Evans Tennessee for securing funds. Lister Hill of Alabama seen as key in the Senate to pass the appropriation. Officials view Tims Ford as first link in broader river development.
Negro death notice reports Randolph Elliott of Flint City aged 89 died Saturday morning in Kansas City Missouri. The body will be returned to Flint City this week for funeral services with arrangements to be announced by Carl Syke's Funeral Home of Decatur.
A proposed bill would fix salaries for deputies clerks and assistants of the probate judge tax assessor tax collector circuit clerk and register of the circuit court by the county governing body. The current setup allows each office holder to set pay within the allotment approved by the Board of Revenue and Control.
Mrs. Nancy Luella Morgan aged 8 of Decatur died Tuesday at 10 50 am in Gadsden. Services were held today at 2 pm at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Bell Rev. James L Keith and Rev. Joe Moore officiating. Burial followed in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and 12 grandchildren with 23 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Morgan was the widow of M D Morgan and a Congregational Church member.
H A Wright of Athens 8 died Tuesday at 2 am at his residence near Fifth Ave Community Church. The funeral was held at Fifth Ave Church with T H Speegle officiating and burial at Roselawn Cemetery, Spry Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Willie Wright, a son Jimmy Wright, three sisters Lizzie Sanders Minnie Merkes and Josephine Merkes, and two grandchildren. Wright was a lifelong Limestone County resident and church member. Pallbearers were Clyde Pack Leon Hill Otis Sanders Oliver Greene Roger Wright and Cecil Hughs.
Marvin Day 63 of Danville died Wednesday at his residence at 1 p.m. Funeral services Friday at 2 30 p.m. Enon Baptist Church with Rev. C G Redding and Rev Wayne Penn officiating. Burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survived by widow Tressie Day Danville two sisters Vera Twilly Cullman eight and Esther Dye Cullman four, one brother Alonzo Day Vinemont two. Day was a member of Enon Baptist Church. Pallbearers: nephews.
George S Swanner 41 of Athens 3 died today at 2 15 a m Services Friday 10 a m at McConnell Funeral Home chapel Rev James Harris officiating Burial in Athens City Cemetery Survived by wife Joyce Swanner mother Mamie Swanner four sisters Helen LeCroix Julia Ann Stacey Nell Cole and Faye Dawes Pallbearers named Hugh Doug Gene Strain D W Brown David Gordon Herman Swanner Jr
Tennis Roy Terry 41 Moulton died today at 12 30 a m at Lawrence County Hospital Services Saturday at 2 p m at Jones Chapel Methodist Church Rev Dick Wall and Dennis Tucker will officiate Burial at Jones Chapel Cemetery Elliott Brown Funeral Home directing Survivors include father Sandy Terry sister Mrs Pauline Davis brothers Dennis Terry and Travis Lee Terry nieces and nephews
Worth Thomas Hartselle, 76, of Somerville, died Wednesday at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Cotaco Methodist Church with Rev. Neal Jefferson and Rev. Mitchell Owens officiating. Burial is at Red Oak Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include three sons Allen M. Thomas of Somerville Vernon A. Thomas of Hartselle and James G. Thomas of Huntsville, two sisters Mrs. T. R. Flack of Somerville and Mrs. Alice Helms of Arab. Pallbearers are James Lynn Kay Edmondson Jeroy Virgil Knighton Jams Jackson and Joe Rolse Sr. The body will lie in state one hour prior to funeral at the church.
Senate debate centers on nuclear arms control with Senator Robert F Kennedy calling for immediate US Soviet and global talks on a nonproliferation treaty. He urges creation of nuclear free zones and expansion of the test ban to cover underground tests. Tsarapkin signals possible Moscow referral in ongoing disarmament talks.
Final changes retroactive to January 1 propose rising maximum retirement pay from 127 to 135.90 dollars and the minimum from 40 to 44. The bill plans about 5 billion dollars in Social Security taxes next year, versus 2.5 billion under current law for 1966, to fund higher benefits and a basic health plan.
A Saturday schedule lists a Cub Scout day at Westmoreland from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for 10 year olds with sack lunches. Local notices include Rainbow Girls meeting at the Masonic Building and a June 29 American Legion Auxiliary picnic at Ruby Jones’s home. City and highway patrol logs detail multiple vehicle collisions across Decatur and surrounding areas, with injuries and licenses pending.
Reshaping proposals would place four at large senators in the Eighth District and realign Morgan Lawrence Colbert Franklin Jackson Marion and Marshall counties. The measure seeks to meet one man one vote goals if congressional districts are remapped and faces possible House filibuster amid court-ordered redistricting deadlines.
At 5 15 p m a 1960 Ford driven by John Tom Linson of Danville collided with a 1965 Ford driven by William E Price of Madison one mile south of Decatur on county Road 41. Price and passenger Annie Price were injured.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Joe Johnson at 908 Edgewood Street SW welcomed a son on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Willie Dorman Tucker of 112 Betty Street SW welcomed a son on Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital.
Classified listing details three rooms of furniture in good condition with contact number 353 4307. Also offers a 1964 Chevrolet Impala four door hardtop with power steering and over 20 000 miles at price near 385 993. Call 2 bedroom trailer with washer and AC at $100 monthly, asking sellers via numbers 232 7689 or 876 8144 in Athens.
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