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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
2
The article notes visible planets with Mars in the west at 12:24 a.m. Venus rising around 4:26 a.m. Saturn follows Venus. It provides brief sky-watcher guidance without detailed dates or locations.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 22.29 feet this morning, up 0.73 in 24 hours, with sea level reading 556.59 feet. TVA lakes Pickwick 414.8 up 1.1 Guntersville 594.5 up 8 Whitesburg 5723 down 4.7 Wilson 505.3 up 0.1. High today 85, low 45. Tonight 50 by noon. Partly cloudy and mild today, cooler tonight. Friday looks sunny and mild with west to northwest winds 8 to 16 mph. Today's high 65, low 35, Friday high 62.
TVA reports current flood, while heavy rains fall along main stream, not as much water as 1957. Officials say Kentucky floods do not affect Tennessee River drainage or Knoxville operations. Four-county area improves though Lawrence Limestone Morgan counties remain flooded. Verdis Driver injured when his truck plowed into high water near Guntersville.
The article reports on rail labor strife and a breakdown in bargaining with the Brotherhood of Firemen and En forcers. Carrier representatives reportedly walked out of a meeting claiming no departure from the table. James E. Wolfe, chief management negotiator, says no one walked out and accuses carriers of stalling.
A 1963 USIA survey of Western Europe finds rising pro US sentiment in Britain Germany and Italy while France and Britain show weaker pro Soviet feelings. Respondents weigh neutrality or alignment with the United States or the Soviet Union amid mixed impressions of both powers and a push to delay public release of current findings.
Scientists succeed in tagging a right whale with a radio device to track its migrations and plan to continue the practice for ongoing study of movements and patterns.
Governor Wallace criticizes federal aid shifts that fund segregated public schools while building military base schools. He urges legislature to enact a program toward a top national school system, cites educator losses to industry, and pledges a major funding breakthrough with a special session planned after the current extraordinary session.
Funeral services for James Sharpley will be Friday at 1 30 p m from the Methodist Church in Hartselle with burial at Camp Ground Cemetery. Rev Streetham to officiate. Carl M Sykes Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include widow Mrs.
A sequence of hospital notices lists numerous area residents with surnames and towns including Cullman Garden City Crane Hill Hanceville Arley Bremen and Addi son. Names include Mrs Vondle Higdon Mrs Ava L Allison Carl M Marty James Rackestraw Bernice Overton and Harrell White among others.
A list of residents and family members appears with street addresses in Hartselle Somerville Trinity and Hartsville, including Tony Ray Self and Annette Bentley with multiple entries, and others such as Janet Jones and Loyce Sparkman, reflecting a community roster.
A compiled roster shows individuals and families linked to addresses in Irvin Slat&te Motel district and nearby towns. The list includes adults and children with various last names, some labeled as dismissals or infants, across multiple streets in Decatur Hartselle and surrounding areas.
Athens police reported three arrests Wednesday two for public drunkenness and one for speeding.
Athens deputies moved two inmates from Limestone County Jail to Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. The transfer involved inmates identified by authorities and reflects coordinated county jail mental health procedures.
Cullman Police Department arrested six individuals on Wednesday four for disorderly conduct one for driving while intoxicated and one for violation of the prohibition law.
At 1 20 p m eighty two miles south of Cullman a 1960 Chevrolet driven by Earl McGough collided with a 1960 Plymouth driven by Opal Moss causing 300 dollars damage to each car with no injuries. Two miles south of Cullman a 1953 Chevrolet driven by William Key collided with a 1960 Dodge driven by Martin Grinnis causing 150 dollars to the Dodge and 50 to the Chevrolet. In Lawrence County a 1956 car driven by Loyde Gravitt left control on Ala 20 West of Courtland causing 300 dollars damage. In Limestone County at 6 40 p m on U S 72 a 1962 International truck driven by Thomas Sewell collided with a 1958 Plymouth driven by Ray Turner totaling 150 dollars. On Beaver Dam Road east of Mooresville a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Savannah Hundley collided with a 1955 Chevrolet driven by James Cartwright totaling 10 dollars.
Funeral services for Mrs Ira P Hendrix aged 72 of Athens were set for 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev George Kress presiding. Burial will follow at the city cemetery. She died Tuesday night at Athens Limestone Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence A Hendrix, one daughter, three sisters, three brothers, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
O C Clemmons of Nashville Tennessee died today at 7 15 am from complications of influenza at Baptist Hospital Nashville Funeral arrangements are complete Survived by widow Martha Clemmons mother Mrs W C Clemmons and brothers L N Clemmons Decatur W H Clemmons Nashville and L G Clemmons Nashville
Mrs. Annie Lula Dover 76 of Moulton 4 died Wednesday afternoon in Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Wren Baptist Church with Reverends Dennis Tucker and Eaton Stephenson officiating. Burial in Montgomery Cemetery by Elliott-Brown Funeral Home. Survivors include husband Jim Dover six daughters and two sons plus two sisters and many grandchildren. The body return to residence until transfer to church for services.
ELEMONT Mack Maples co owner of Maples Stock Farm reported the annual production sale sold 60 head for a total of 30220 dollars. The average price was 504 dollars per animal and top price reached 895 dollars for a female. Top ten cattle averaged 750 dollars.
The average traffic sign is readable at 225 feet by a person with normal vision, illustrating typical sign visibility thresholds and driver recognition range.
Martin B. Williams a Redstone Arsenal chemist has been nominated for president elect of The American Institute of Chemists by the Alabama and North Alabama Chapters. A Centreville native son and Bibb County High School and University of Alabama graduate he has served as a physical scientist with ASTIA Huntsville and the Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal before joining the Armed Services Technical Information Agency in 1962.
The Senate gave final approval to two pension measures for state employees and school teachers, arranged to be announced at the Alabama Education Association meeting in Birmingham. Sen Bill Nichols defended the governor’s road bond plan pledging fair allocation and federal matching funds, with about 20 million to cities and the same to counties for rural roads and bonds issued as needed. Hawkins urged passage, noting the proposed federal match could total 379 million and defending no amendments without strong safeguards.
Final arguments were heard by a Morgan Circuit Court jury in the case against James McClellan charged with grand larceny and assault with intent to ravish. The state and defense attorneys presented their positions as jurors prepared to begin deliberations.
Cottonseed at 43 per ton steady. milk at 6.90 per hundredweight. four per cent direct ratio below four per cent. No 2 Yellow Crs 1.0, No 2 White orm 0.07, No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.25, No 2 Oats 0.75. Cattle and calves scattered sales about steady. Commercial cows 17.00, mat and cutter 11.50-14.75, good feeder yearlings 24.00-25.00, vealers 29.00-32.00. Hogs active, fully steady. No 1-2 190-230 lbs 14.00, sows 11.00-11.50.
The AP stock index averaged gains midday with the Dow at 677.50, up from mornings. Industrials and rails edged higher while some blue chips like IBM surged. AT&T eased and several weak issues slipped alongside firmer movers like General Dynamics.
In Birmingham eggs are plentiful amid slow demand with a wide price range aimed at clearing stocks. Consumer grades show prices to retailers up to the upper end of the spectrum as suppliers seek movement.
Livestock market notes cattle and calves 75 with scattered sales about steady. Commercial cows 197, canner and cutter 11.50 to 14.75, some good feeder yearlings and calves 24 to 25, vealers 29 to 32, high choice unavailable. 190 to 230 lb vealers 14.50, sows 11.50 to 12.00, sheep 50, active and steady. Choice 105 lb slaughter lambs 20.00.
Laurel authorities in Mississippi report 18 year old Roger L Kennedy from Pearl River Junior College has been missing since March 2. Kennedy 5 feet 10 inches with a crew cut was last traced near Pearl River area as police investigate possible leads.
In Des Moines a state legislator recounts a weekend meeting with 250 constituents on liquor by the drink. He asked for a show of hands and 12 favored it. a secret vote yielded 230 yes. The ballot highlights the contentious push to legalize liquor sales.
The report covers Birmingham and Atlanta live poultry markets with quotes on broilers and fryers and plant delivered prices, noting tight live supplies and competitive demand. It also lists several classified notices including job ads for greenhouse workers, two vehicle for sale items, an auction announcement, an apartment for rent, and a service station job posting.
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