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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
2
Complete weather and river page notes indicate sunset today at 4:38 a.m. sunrise tomorrow, Apogee Moon set at 1:09 a.m. Arcturus visible at 7:05 p.m. Mars low, Jupiter low, Saturn due south at 2:54 a.m. Venus rises at 3:52 a.m. and 12:49 a.m. 9:39 p.m. nets.
Tennessee River level Friday night stood at 21.36 feet, up .29 in 24 hours, from sea level 555.66 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy conditions with warm days and mild nights, scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers, morning fog, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts in storms, and a high near 85 degrees. Outlook Sunday shows little change.
Mobile engineers report five bids for Gulf coast dredging in Mobile Bay area. Brown & Root Inc of Houston led at 196657 dollars, Circle Inc of Harvey Louisiana at 198160 dollars, for removal of shoaling in Bon Secour Bay and Pass Aux Herons. The work will deepen channels to 15 and 14 feet across over 12 and two miles, respectively, with over 1.4 million cubic yards of material excavated.
Governor George Wallace pledged to take necessary action to prevent school integration while avoiding a direct repeat of the University of Alabama door crisis. He warned of peaceful measures, cited pending federal suits, and criticized federal troops and a filibuster in the state senate as he highlighted needs for more highway patrol funding.
Khrushchev told the Central Committee that Kennedy advocates reassessing values and reckon with the might of socialism. He warned that such remarks do not guarantee new US Soviet relations and criticized Western allies. Ulbricht led East Berliners in greeting Khrushchev, with sizable crowds observed.
Don E. Bermann of Des Moines drove along an Iowa highway between Independence and Hazleton and, spotting a Rest Area sign, followed it to the entrance of a cemetery.
George William Mardis 57 of Hartselle died Friday at 12 45 p m at Hartselle Hospital. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p m at Providence Baptist Church with Rev W R Sessions and Rev J A Biggs officiating, burial in adjoining cemetery. Body at Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home until an hour before service when taken to church to lie in state. Survivors include widow Hilda Mardis. daughter Judy Gayle Mardis of Lewisburg Tenn. three sons Ralph Mardis of Decatur Wayne Mardis of Cullman Charles Mardis of Huntsville. three sisters Della Terry of Moulton Etta NeSmith of Decatur Sarah Owens of Hatton. two brothers Simon Mardis of Hayne City Fla Arzie Mardis of Cincinnati Ohio. two half brothers Clebie Anderton of Decatur Inn Anderton of Lewisburg. Nephews to serve as pallbearers.
Ardmore Tenn sees admissions for Mrs Minnie Barnett. Dismissals include Mrs 0 W Eady of Arab and Mrs Ruby Tucker of Hartselle. Also listed are Mrs John Fagan of 1215 15th Ave SE James R Lewis of 1410 Beach St Master Rickey Dunn of 117 4th Ave NW.
A roster of residents and their addresses appears including Mrs Billy Glenn Smith moved to Moulton. Mrs Charles E Porter at 303 8th, Delores Ann McCalman at 211 Prospect Dr SE, George Ezra Drinkard in Falkville, Alva Lee Roberts in Trinity, Mrs Edward A Poteet in Somer, Thoea F Kirkpatrick at 1605 5th Ave SW, Carl Jackson Green of Athens, Mrs Melton Morgan at 1612 10th Ave SE, Mrs Howard Hill Jr and infant daughter at 802 Oak St NE.
The per capita gross national product of Guatemala was estimated at 174 dollars for the year 1960. It reflects the average output per person and signals the relative size of the economy within the region and era.
The provided OCR lists scattered broadcast times for baseball sports and TV programs including News Special, The Defenders and The Big Picture. It appears as a fragmentary schedule with entries at 1:00, 1:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 0:30, 12:06 and 12:30, lacking dates or network details.
The opposition pressed for a detailed outline of patrol spending while the governor faced a filibuster claim. Senate leaders said funds would rehire 21 laid off troopers and hire 50 new officers. The driver license bill passed 22 to 4 after technical amendments, returning to the House after the July 4 recess.
MOSCOW AP Khrushchev told a meeting of the Communist Party that the USSR seeks improved relations with the United States. He accused Red China of ideological arrogance and said Kennedy has signaled a need to reassess and reshape the alliance with socialist powers as Moscow moves during his East Germany visit and before Kennedy’s Berlin trip.
Wheeler Brown Hendrix Chapter No 11 of the DAV will hold an evening of entertainment tonight at 8 p.m. at the DAV home on Bank Street Northeast. The public is invited. Jimmy Cole son of Mr and Mrs William K Cole of Decatur has returned to Clark College Newton Mississippi for summer school.
A Mobile author Mrs. Cotton was elected president of the Alabama Writers Conclave succeeding P. O. Davis of Auburn. She wrote Piney Woods about a boy in Florida. New officers include F Wilbur Helmbold of Birmingham first vice president Esther Gross of Birmingham recording secretary Alice Hebson of Mobile correspondent secretary and Celia E Prince Birmingham treasurer.
Emma Bracknell, 99, Bibb County’s last Confederate widow, died yesterday at a daughter’s home and was buried today in Centerville. Her husband Sgt Archie Bracknell fought in the Chattanooga campaign and died in 1921. She was bedridden the past two years. survived by two daughters, one son, a brother, a sister and 24 grandchildren.
Kermit Morris, a young student pastor from Eva, will study at Athens College this fall. A junior choir is forming at Gandy's Cove Church. Presley and Brown family reunion set for July 4 at Cole Springs Club House. Birth announcements: Steven Mark to Bobby Alford of Birmingham. Sherry Kim to John Nelson. Ralph Speigle obituary notice from Pell City. Rev. Robert Coleman reassigned to Eva Circuit for another year.
Reynolds Metal Co. expands its can parts plant in Sheffield Alabama with over 2 million dollars for new machinery and about 50 thousand square feet of additional floor space. Construction has begun, said D H Hipp, manager of the alloys plant.
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