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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
2
Weather notes and sky observations for Decatur show clear conditions with river signals. Friday forecasts and celestial timings include sunset and moonrise each day, with new moon approaching on March 25 and prominent stars highlighted for stargazers.
The Tennessee River read 20.71 feet at Keller Memorial Bridge with a 10 foot rise in 24 hours, sea level at 555.01 feet. High yesterday was 63 degrees, low 42, 11:20 am temp 47. Forecast calls for fair mild windy today and cool tonight. Friday outlook is fair and mild with highs near 67 and lows around 38.
Larrick cites pending ruling on a proposed capsule with mena dione for pregnant women amid safety doubts. FDA says the capsule has not been marketed and the firm must file new evidence. Dr Freyhan warns of overuse and dangerous combining of tranquilizers in psychiatric treatment.
The Alabama House passed the matter today and sent it to the Senate. Coach Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama and former athletic director Wally Butts of Georgia are implicated. The Post quoted an Atlanta insurance man claiming to overhear Butts share secrets, which Bryant and Butts deny.
Detroit health officials link two deaths to canned tuna possibly contaminated with botulism type E. FDA experts note one can may have held the organism, while tests on dozens of cans from the shipment were negative. A&P withdraws its WY3Y2 118X labeled tuna as investigators probe a 550 case production run and assess processing temperatures and air pockets in sealed cans.
Area CD Meet planned for next week in Decatur County with state director J Frank Manderson delivering the noon address on civil defense obligations and coordination with local programs. Local officials Mullins Blackburn and Roberts will welcome attendees at the Decatur Country Club.
Proposals cover beer building contracts, tax on new and used cars, and insurance premiums. A plan would bar federal income tax payments on state returns by corporations and individuals. A $15 million bond funds five junior colleges and five trade schools, plus operating grants. Committees send non controversial bills forward.
Steve Brown a 19 year old freshman at Mankato State College suffered six weeks of stomach cramps after a toboggan accident. He had seen doctors multiple times before last weekend when a physician probed his side and unearthed a one inch wood spike. The doctor removed the fragment and the mystery pain ended.
The Youth Orchestra conducted by Herbert Levinson plays Haydn Surprise and Gold and Silver Waltz with Luis Benejam, then Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade themes and Mozart Fantasie plus Tchaikovsky Fifth. After intermission they perform Little Tin Soldiers and March of the Meister Singers. DHS chorus with Roy Wood joins for Battle Hymn and Lerner and Loewe selections. Sponsoring groups include The State National Bank and several local clubs. Youths dine at Crescent Motel after.
The local hospital lists admissions including Clifford Breeding Nellie King Patricia Ann Vaughn and infant daughter. dismissals include Dan Harris Mary Barette Benton Allen and Mrs. Cecil Howard Turner with infant. Also listed are Mrs. Gloria Gray and Somerville 3 as part of the admission notes.
A long admissions list from Decatur General names numerous individuals including Miss Carol Ann Fuehrer at 1430 7th Ave SW and Master J Edward Waite at Hart selle, along with many others and their street addresses. The entry includes multiple Mrs and Miss titles and several small town localities such as Hartselle Falkville Town Creek and Cullman. The document catalogs births or admissions by name and home, indicating a registry or roster of entrants.
A fragment from a historical account notes wood from a toboggan slipping through a notch in the pelvis and entering the youth's back without hitting vital organs. Brown remarks on the splinter’s side as a possible frame.
William Ware Foster of 315 Vine St NE died Wednesday in a local hospital. A World War I II veteran, he opened and led the local Social Security office since 1937. Services Friday at Central Methodist Church with graveside rites at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery. Survivors include widow Louise Foster, a son, a daughter, mother, three brothers, and six pallbearers.
Kathy Waldrep age 9 of Falkville died on arrival at a local hospital Wednesday night. Funeral services set for Saturday with Rev. H eh Key presiding. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Peck Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include her parents Rev and Mrs James Ray Waldrep two brothers James Ray Waldrep Jr and Martin Kyle Waldrep and grandparents Mr and Mrs M W Waldrep of Florida and Mrs O Morgan of Falkville
Mrs Mary Susan Beck aged 74 of Town Creek died Wednesday at 6 40 pm at her home Providence Funeral Home will handle arrangements Survived by daughter Myrtle Carpenter Town Creek three sons Lester Beck Athens Nolan Beck Town Creek Lyndon Beck Town Creek two brothers George Jackson Florida Curt Jackson Nashville two half sisters Alice Simmons Decatur Alvis Graham Courtland one half-brother Frank Jackson Birmingham eight grandchildren six great grandchildren Pallbearers nephews The body to the residence of Hill Carpenter today and in state at the church Friday for one hour She was a member of Providence Baptist Church Eastern Star and a native of Lawrence County
A civil defense spokesman says about 250,000 people are being evacuated from a 20 mile radius around Bali’s Mount Agung. Lava flows isolate areas east and south while ash masks the sky over Bali and east Java. Besakih temple near the slope remains undamaged amid a century ritual.
Cottonseed and soybeans quoted with limited sales in cattle and calves. Milling wheat priced at 2.00 per bushel, milo around 13.50, barley unavailable. Sows reported 11.00 to 12.00, 200 lb cattle lot at 13.75, overall activity described as fairly active with general steady tone.
Wall Street opened with only small moves as the AP average held at 257.1 at midday. Oil, nonferrous metals, aerospace, utilities, and rails showed firmness while steels, motors, tobaccos, and drugs drifted softer with several stocks changing about one point. Dow stood 676.58, down .54. many leaders posted fractional changes. bonds were irregular.
New York stocks show mixed movement with numerous issues in the red and several gains across diverse sectors. Leading names include Kaiser, Am Sugar, Bethlehem Steel, and General Mills, while energy and chemical firms show scattered results amid a fluctuating session.
President Kennedy’s remarks on Cuba were altered from a prepared text, omitting lines urging Cuban share in freedom and growth. Reporters noted Kennedy often deviates from scripts, but White House aides said the revised section still becomes part of the presidential record.
The Rev Ishman Leslie age unknown died at Decatur General Hospital at 5 05 am. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm from Shiloh Baptist Church Lafayette Street and Sixth Avenue with Rev M C Cosby officiating. Burial in Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by Mrs Carrie Leslie Decatur one stepson Henry L Dobbins Birmingham one step granddaughter and a daughter in law both of Birmingham his brother Jake Jefferson Chattanooga Tenn three nephews and a number of other relatives. Also funeral of Ed Harris to be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. The nation reports 1 9 million full time wood using jobs in forests.
Georgia live poultry markets showed supplies at desirable ages with broilers and fryers quoted 14 to 15 cents. Hens were adequately offered for heavy types and clearing for light types at farms with prices around 19 to 29 cents fob, while some fits were too few to report.
Nashville reports 530 cattle and calves with prices not tested due to few sales. Hogs at 200 lb No 1-2 fetch 14.25 with 190-240 lb at 14.00 and sows 11.50 to 12.50. Thomasville Georgia sees 5100 hogs across markets with steady to 25 lower notes. prices include 190-230 lb barrows and gilts at 14.00-14.50 and 240-270 lb at 12.75-13.75. No 1-3 sows 8.75-11.25.
In Birmingham the AP reports consumer grade egg prices and related supplies rising through 9:30 am with deliveries including store door, cartons, and direct sales from nearby producers. Grade A large to small categories are listed with varied pricing.
The public is invited to an entertainment evening at 8 oclock tonight at the Moose Lodge on Moulton Street. Austinville Home Demonstration Club meets Friday at 1 p m at the Club House. Civic Center Steering Committee will meet at 730 tonight in J Howard Proctors basement office at the Morgan County Court House. Dr Thomas Bingham urges attendance. Highway Patrol reports 280 license applications last week across three counties with 60 passed 72 failed 16 vehicle inspections failed and 17 incomplete. Mrs Doris Marie Smith 27 of Hartselle treated and dismissed after a two vehicle collision on 6th Ave SE and 11th St with Noel Smith and Patricia Middlebrooks. W M Doggette 75 of Guntersville arrested on alias warrant in Marshall County for issuing worthless checks. other arrests include violations of prohibition laws and charges of highway intoxication driving while intoxicated and no driver's license.
Cullman Police Department reports three arrests on Wednesday one for disorderly conduct one for no driver's license and one for running a stop sign in Cullman Alabama.
The Lawrence County Board of Education will convene at Supt. Silas Cross's office at 7 o'clock this evening for a regular meeting.
Limestone County deputies arrested two for public drunkenness and one each for assault and battery and no driver’s license. A climber at 19 000 feet must pause for breath, bearing 30 pounds.
First shipment of heavy bred baby chicks from Startena and other supplies announced by Paul C. Davis of Moulton St. Celebrating 20 years in business. Special close out price on pecan trees at the Garden Center on Carridale St. Rent available for a room to a gentleman at 210 4th Ave SW. contact 53-0298.
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