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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
2
Weather shows sunset at 5 50 p m and sunrise at 6 07 a m tomorrow. Moonrise is 5 24 p m and a full moon arrives at 1 49 a m tomorrow. Orion sits south at sunset and southwest by 8 13 p m with Betelgeuse above Rigel.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 19.92 feet up 0.94 in 24 hours with sea level at 554.22 feet. TVA lakes Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wilson listed. Temperatures reached a high of 59 and low of 40 with today’s 3 30 p.m. high and 3 a.m. low figures. Forecast calls for fair skies and warmth with Saturday fair to partly cloudy and mild. Winds will be light to moderate, southerly 7 to 12 mph today and tonight, then light Saturday. Highs of 65 today and 67 Saturday with a low near 36 tonight.
The meeting highlighted 1962 gains in premium income assets in force and claims paid. Officers for 1963 include Collier as president, Larkins vice president, Denham actuary, Hutson general counsel, McPherson secretary treasurer, Buttrey CIO, Ison vice president, and Hayes assistant secretary. A new founder emeritus was named Melvin Hutson and Judge Wert was mourned.
Mr and Mrs Travis Wadsworth Courtland 1 welcomed a girl Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Susan Dutton Moulton 3 welcomed a girl at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs John A Price 220 6th Ave SW welcomed a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Allen G Diseker 1623 Endlam Blvd SE welcomed a son Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Floyd E Davis 809 Wells St welcomed a son today at Decatur General Hospital.
A hospital listing memorializes admissions and discharges in Lawrence County. Names include Mrs. Clemi Massey Mt Hope Scott Hill Moulton Joe Jacobs Moulton Mance Hamby Moulton Annie Jones Town Creek and others with multiple entries for admissions and discharges across towns such as Moulton Town Creek Hillsboro Trinity Grayson Town. The record notes patient movements with brief counts and affiliations.
Local obituary listing names residents from Cullman and nearby towns with ages or initials. Entries include Marla Gay Mandy Taylor Willie Mickle Fred Voss Lizzie Henke Fannie Harden Callie Wynn Henry Holder Nellie Albright Henry Waddell Willie Walker Carban Martin Heatherly Verrendt Ruthie Davis Kellhofer Theo Moody Windsor Bell Johns Puckett Harper Whaley Arline Lee Bullen Camp Holmes Pigg Dorothy Leonard Easterwood Billy Reid Burnett Coggins Lula Bailey Thresa Smith Vinemont Weeks Lester Cates Robin Stallings Norman Childers Mary Ruth Shelton Reba Sandlin Walter Williams and other Cullman area residents noted.
A fragmented list of individuals and addresses appears in a local notice, naming Mrs. James M. Kitchens and others with children and family members linked to Decatur Somerville Vinemont Cullman and nearby addresses. The readable items indicate a community roster or notices listing residents and kin.
A 54 year old man Leslie P Nesmith was hit by a 1956 Ford sedan driven by Pascal H McNairy at Moulton Street and 1st Avenue causing bruises and a broken ankle bone. Nesmith was taken to Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital and expected to be released today. No charges were filed against McNairy who blamed sun glare.
Brig. Gen. G. Reed Doster told Hutchinson he and about a dozen B26 pilots could take civilian leave to go abroad. Doster said they were hired by the CIA. The pilots flew on civilian status and five were killed, their efforts ending in minutes.
A compiled list presents residents and guardians at multiple addresses across SE and SW districts. Names include Habercom Bottis Davis Fuehrer Grady Lawson West Enright Norman Gillam Doyle Steelman Miller Greer Jones Fowler Hollis Abercrombie Livingston Murdock and others with various infant and family references.
Master Steve Phillip and several named individuals appear in a community notice listing residents across Decatur Huntsville and surrounding areas. The entry includes Miss Janice Dooley Miss Jessie Holt Mrs Lavern Mays Mrs Kathy Sue Brewer Mrs Lola Murbury Mrs Annie Burns and Mrs Minnie Cagle with street addresses and descriptors.
Wagner announced a broad agreement affecting eight newspapers with over five million daily readers. The pact covers about 12.50 per worker over two years including 4 for wages and 2.50 for benefits each year, plus a 0.36 weekly raise to roll the work week from 36.5 to 35 hours in year two. The deal aims for a common expiration date, automation gains, and protection for workers during tape driven typesetting.
The speaker warns cities lack evacuation facilities for a nuclear attack while stressing the need for modern expressways and freeways. He vows intensified efforts to expand the interstate linked road network to improve peacetime traffic and economic growth.
Market notes show cotton middling around 4.4 and clipping prices across crops and livestock. Milk at 3.20 per hundred for four percent, corn values listed, and cattle with varied grades from feeder calves to cows and bulls alongside hogs with slow demand and weekly highs.
The New York market moved unevenly with oils and select issues rising on demand while many blue chips fluctuated. Volume reached about 3.4 million shares. Standard Oil New Jersey hit a new high with fractional gains, Texaco and Tidewater up about a point, while Avnet down on profit taking and several majors slipping.
Ample to excessive supply of large and medium eggs at the fair with slow demand. Prices to retailers up to 9:30 a.m. include store door delivery and direct sales by nearby producers. Grade A large 37 42 cents, medium 36 40 cents.
In Birmingham the broilers and fryers market was unsettled with quotations from 14 to 15 cents. Some plants sold out at 15 cents while others moved at 14 to 15 cents. Live supplies cleared close and remained short at most points. Estimated slaughter today and Saturday totaled 893,500 head versus 977,300 last weekend. Farm quotations on broilers and fryers ranged 14.2 to 15 cents with some sales under contract.
Dale Oldham internationally known evangelist and director of the Christian Brotherhood Hour will speak at the Sixth Ave Church of God in Decatur March 10 to 15. He will address Sunday services and speak nightly from Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. He is the voice of the world wide radio program and has 25 years in religious broadcasting.
Athens College basketball coach Oba Belcher reports a telegram from Gov. George Wallace praising the team for representing Alabama in the NAIA tournament in Kansas City. Transportation costs may be covered by Prestolite of Decatur and Chemstrand, Wolverine, and Sweet Sue Poultry. The squad plans to fly Saturday afternoon and donations are requested through the college office.
Nixon urged a political diplomatic economic and military quarantine of Cuba during a NBC interview after a CBC Toronto airing on CTV noted as a Canadian commercial network. He framed the stance as a response to communist influence in Cuba.
Tanner High School plans a three act comedy mystery titled Mumbo Jumbo to be performed tonight at 7 30. Senior class presents the show with a lively blend of humor and intrigue for the school and community.
ATLANTA AP reports Georgia live poultry quotations with broilers and fryers at 14.5 to 15 cents and very irregular supplies. Hens show heavy type overabundant at farms while light type remains in short demand. farm prices for heavy type at 21 cents fob plants and light type at 9 cents fob plants.
Nashville cattle and calves show steady to higher across classes with cows up to 50 higher and feeders steady. Yearling heifers mostly 20.00 to 22.50, high weight steers 23.25, cows 15.00 to 17.50, bulls 19.00 to 20.00. hogs mostly steady to 25 lower with No 2 210-220 lbs at 15.50 and smaller lots around 12. Subsequent Thomasville hog receipts total 4,000 across several markets, with prices mostly 25 lower versus Friday trade. barrows and gilts 190-230 lbs at 14.50-15.00, 240-270 lbs at 13.25-14.00, sows 9.00-11.50.
L H McAnally 72 of Somerville 3 died today at 2 45 a.m. in a Decatur hospital. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with Revs Jacobs and Martin. Interment in adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survived by widow, daughter, son, four grandchildren, three sisters, two brothers. Pallbearers listed. Body to residents today at 3 p.m. and return to home before church service.
Mrs Hattie L Thomas 82 died Wednesday in Lafayette Indiana. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m Smyrna Baptist Church Courtland with Rev Clyde Jones officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survived by two daughters Ethel Green Purvis Miss Ruby Letson Lafayette three sons Anderson Sheffield Richard James Edgar Lafayette one brother George Eady Hillsboro 27 grandchildren pallbearers listed. Mrs Thomas native of Sulphur Springs Lawrence County body lying in state at Willie Eady Courtland home.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bur Morris of Hillsboro was stillborn at 7 30 p.m. Thursday in Lawrence County Hospital. Graveside services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Chalybeate Springs Cemetery with Rev. Irvin Hagood officiating. Survivors include the parents, grandparents Herman Heaps of Moulton and C W Morris of Hillsboro, and great grandparents Rev. and Mrs Ray Morris of Decatur.
Nathan E. Norwood 67 of Athens died Thursday at 11 15 p m at the Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral service at Fairview Baptist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include widow Viale Norwood five daughters James Crowley Huntsville Capshaw Charles Bennett Athens Charles Privett Athens Midren Fellion Tampa Fla Glenda Norwood Athens three sons Charles Lilburn Donald Norwood Athens mother Belle Shefield 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren four sisters Audrey Gallion Sheffield Charles Gibson Ohio Cleora Hood Ohio Sybile Hendrick Lawrenceburg Tenn one brother Taylor Norwood.
George Stumbo infant son of Mr and Mrs Jack Stumbo of 916 3rd Ave SE died Thursday night. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 pm at Northside Baptist Church with Rev Leon Dawson officiating and burial in Reunion Cemetery. Surviving are three brothers and one sister, plus maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral home Gunthorp Brown in charge.
Cecil Holmes, 61, of Hartselle, died at a local hospital Thursday night. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from Mt. Tabor Methodist Church with Rev. Gilbert Speake and Rev. Harold Wright presiding. Peck Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors include one daughter Mrs. Fred Lewis of Georgia, two grandsons, one sister Mrs. Andrew May of Hartselle, and two brothers Bethel Holmes of Hartselle.
The Decatur Curb Market will be open Saturday from 6 until 11 a.m. Fresh pork sausage crackling souse meat turnips canned vegetables and jellies cut spring flowers milk butter eggs and Mrs A M Barran will have home baked German chocolate cakes for sale.
Highway Patrol reports two rural traffic crashes Thursday causing about 750 in property damage with no injuries. At 2 55 p m on Ala 69 seven miles south of Cullman a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Dixie Lindsey 21 Cullman collided head on with a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Cayce Reynolds Cullman causing roughly 300 damage to each vehicle. On Sulphur Springs Road seven miles north of Moulton at 6 30 a m a 1960 Ford driven by Reba Jane Alexander 22 Hillsboro collided with a 1952 Chevrolet truck driven by Elbert S Bowman 56 Hillsboro totaling about 150 damage.
Arthur Holmes of Pittsburg Pennsylvania is remembered with pallbearers Carl Kyle Lloyd Kyle Harris Halbrooks Doris Halbrooks Irvin Luter and Bobby Coey. He was a Baptist Church member and his body will stay at the funeral home until the church service time.
Richard Henry Scoggins 76 and his son Melvin B. Scoggins 59 were to have joint services today at 11 a.m. from Gunthorp-Brown Service Funeral Chapel. Richard died Tuesday and Melvin died Thursday morning at Decatur General Hospital. Survived by mother Mrs. R. A. Scoggins and siblings Charles, R. J., Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Balch, and Mrs. Ryan.
Sunshine invites gardening with Holland-grown bulbs gladiolas and rose bushes. Bulk seeds, cabbage, onion plants, Irish potatoes, and fertilizer available. Seed oaks at Paul C. Davis Drive-In Seed Store on Moulton St. Call 353 3942. For rent two furnished rooms with bath on E Moulton St. Call 353 1678.
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