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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1963
Page
2
The report lists sunrise at 6:04 a.m. and moonrise at 7:14 p.m. Last Quarter on March 18. Sirius is brightest in the south at moonrise. Mars is high overhead at 9:07 p.m. Venus rises at 4:25 a.m. Saturn also rises tonight.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood 20.64 feet, up 0.41 in 24 hours. Sea level reading 554.9 feet. TVA gauges listed include Pickwick 410.8, Guntersville 593.4, Whitesburg 566.2, Wilson 505.7. North winds expected with highs around 60 and a low near 42.
In a prepared statement Rockefeller criticizes the Kennedy administration's proposal to boost spending with tax cuts and reforms. He outlines a five point alternative including shrinking federal outlays, a balanced budget for 1965, and debt reduction after balance is achieved. He argues the administration's plan lacks keys to accelerated growth.
Mrs. Mary Bean 75 of Hartselle 4 died at 7 30 p m Friday in a local hospital. Survived by husband Joe W Bean three daughters Clara Tapscott Ollie Love Julia Byford one son Willy M Bean six grandchildren one great granddaughter. Member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church. Pallbearers George Bevins Don Tapscott Arthur Walling Jr Harold Walling Johnny Wright Ray Byford. Rev Bunyon Wallace to officiate. Body goes to Ernest Byford home at 9 a m today then to church for services.
Mrs Pearl Cain 85 Moorseville dies after extended illness at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Graveside services Sunday at 2 p.m. in city cemetery with Granville Tyler officiating. Gunthorp Brown Funeral Home in charge. She leaves one son John Cain Montgomery and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named Hagan Hill McCrary Smith Richardson White. Memorials to favorite charities.
Miss Lou Giles died at 4 35 p m Saturday in a local rest home. Funeral services are Monday at 4 p m from Gunthorp Brown Service Chapel with Rev Billy Stephenson and Rev Jesse Rogers. Interment in City Cemetery. Survivors include her brother W T Giles of Decatur and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named. She lived in Decatur since 1907 and belonged to Berean Study Club Daughters of the American Confederacy and WMU.
Maude Sneed 77 of Mount Hope died Friday at 12 45 pm in Lawrence County Hospital after a seven week illness. Funeral services are today at 2 pm from Mount Hope Church of Christ with M C Quillen officiating. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters and five sons with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In Miami AP report over 2,500 Cuban doctors have applied to leave Cuba. Dr. Gumerdino Garay says 95 percent would depart if allowed, noting travel bans, government clinics control, and limited private practice. Garay fled by small boat with six others after shortages and state seizure of clinics.
More than 200 students, parents, and businessmen attended a four hour gathering at the National Guard Armory as Lawrence County moves to establish a youth center. Local officials say volunteers plan to name officers, seek donations, and locate a permanent building near the high school with backing from Mayor Sandlin and the City Council.
Hospital admissions note Mrs. Charles Sandlin of 203 Sandlin Rd. Dismissals list includes Mrs. Ollie Blankenship of Somerville, Mrs. Anne Herrin of 1514 Benna Vista Circle, Mrs. Mary Straub of 2408 Penny Lane SE, and Mrs. A D Springer and infant son of 612 Sherman St SE.
A fragmented OCR block lists numerous individuals by name and town including Cullman Hanceville Falkville Anderson Bremer Garden City Vinemont and others. Entries show names such as Mrs Bula Cone Mrs Bertha Vermilion Virgil Cagle Mrs Marion Rice Dorothy Lenard and many more with occasional county town markers.
Decatur General records show admissions for Samuel Randle Towns Thomas Arnold Johnson Bruce Allan King and others. Dismissals include Master Robert Clark Bryan Natalie Beth Bentley Mrs H E Sticher and several named residents with addresses provided.
Iva Kroeger and her husband Ralph Kroeger were convicted of two murders after a lengthy San Francisco trial. Handwriting evidence helped secure the verdict linking the couple to the killings and the motel thefts. A second trial will determine sanity and the death penalty options.
Mrs B J Johnson and infant son listed at 1052 E Moulton St Apt 3. Deborah Kaye Grady, infant daughter, noted with address in Hartselle. John Allen Fuehrer, age 2, resides at 1430 7th Ave SW.
Mr and Mrs James R Hitt of Decatur announce the birth of a son Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. The newborn joins the family in Decatur with both parents listed.
Funeral notices list several African American residents with death dates and service details. Fannie Speaks Johnson dies at Wheeler residence. services Thursday at Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church with burial in Pointer Cemetery. Vergie Johnson dies in Hartselle. service Monday at Hartselle First Baptist. burial Sand Hill Cemetery. Eula Davenport dies in Hillsboro. service Tuesday noon at Bethlehem Church. burial Swopes Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directs arrangements and survivors are named.
A reader suggests preparing tea time snacks by buying an unsliced loaf and buttering each slice with soft butter before use for a refined, practical treat.
The U S Defense Department says the spray is nontoxic when used outdoors and targets trees and underbrush. Hanoi radio accuses U S forces of destroying crops and vegetation, while a Moscow article claims widespread poisoning and torture of South Vietnamese civilians.
The Rocky Mountains Arsenal near Denver stores poison gas for the Army Chemical Service. Major powers are believed to hold similar arsenals. The United States offered last year to join an East West study to abolish such weapons.
Gloria Delarosa, 19, a Bronx housewife, died when a double-barreled shotgun rigged with coat hanger wires exploded in her car while Easter shopping. A rejected suitor, restrained by witnesses, was questioned. police said a mat lifting triggered the blast.
The American Legion Auxiliary Morgan County Post 15 marks the 44th birthday with guest speaker Leo A. Brookshire of Thikol Chemical Corp Huntsville. He will discuss The Role of Industrial Security In Our National Defense Program at 7 30 p m followed by refreshments and awards from the membership contest presented by Post Commander L B Frahn Jr and the membership committee.
A four year old girl, Johnnie Sue Carter, was struck by a car on U S 31 North near Birmingham while picking daffodils with her parents. The weekend tally includes five accidental deaths across Alabama with incidents in Wilmer Mobile Glencoe Aniston Sylacauga and Wilsonville.
Baker expresses pride in joining the project to grow and extend facilities. He notes the late father’s dream of seeing the new plant completed, and credits his ingenuity for much of the progress achieved so far.
Frank Justice is seriously ill in an Illinois hospital after a Friday stroke while returning from Michigan. Huntsville Chapter 11 DAV Auxiliary meets Monday at 7 p.m. at the DAV Hall. The Wheeler Brown Hendrix DAV unit plans its March gathering at the DAV Hall. Police and traffic reports note several weekend vehicle collisions on U S 31 and local streets, with minor injuries and a car fire on Grant Street.
H. C. Fortenberry was elected assistant cashier of State National Bank of Decatur at a regular board meeting. He transferred from Haleyville where he joined in 1957 and will assist C. D. Cottingham at the Bank Street office after the move to the new headquarters at 251 Johnston St SE.
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