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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1963
Page
2
River stage and TVA lake readings in Tennessee area
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning stood at 19.59 feet, down .75 foot in 24 hours, with sea level at 553.89 feet. Other TVA lakes reported Pickwick 412.2 Guntersville 593.0 Whitesburg 558.7 Wilson 505.8. High temperature Monday reached 67 degrees at 1 pm, with 56 overnight. Today’s forecast is clear and mild with a high around 65 and tonight’s low near 43, Wednesday's high about 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Fire Devastates Athens Area Home From Monday Lightning
A Monday lightning strike caused a fire at the home of Jack Rogers on US 31 near Athens damaging the entire house and its antique furnishings. Lightning also struck Ida Ramey’s nearby residence, breaking windows and damaging a television and electrical wires. No other major damage reported this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rogers
Athens
U. S. Highway 31
Subcommittee Hears Witnesses Over Boeing TFX Rival
A subcommittee summoned top Air Force and Navy officers to form a source evaluation board. The board recommended in vain that Boeing’s rival design offered a better cheaper version of the TFX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Navy
Boeing
Athens Police report Monday arrests in public drunkenness cases
Limestone district diary lists three arrests by the Athens Police on Monday including public drunkenness four counts reckless driving two counts and possession of whisky one count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
The
Job ads and classifieds blend offer in North Alabama notice
Classifieds advertise men needed with car training top pay at Lyon's Hotel 11 am to 9 pm. Also requests a Siamese cat three months old. a part time bookkeeping or office security position via mail box. Real estate 3 acres for sale near Priceville Highway 40 with rent ad. Apartment for rent with furnished kitchen utilities $15 weekly. 1958 Ford station wagon two door Ranch Style $400. Contact numbers include 353-4612 353-9818 353-8627 353-1627.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Joe
Lyon‘s Hotel
Priceville
Highway 40
Hospital Roll Call Reveals Cullman County Mortalities and Dismissals
A list from Hanceville and Cullman shows numerous patient deaths and discharges. Names include John Thomas Godbee Arley Jean Watson Graves Opal Ilene Henderson and Ruby L Hopson. Discharges feature Mrs Zora Guthrie Essie Frances Cupp Horace Scott Herman Henderson Lillie Mae Sterlie and Walter L Franklin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanceville
John Thomas Godbee
Arley
Jean Watson Graves
Bremen
Opal Ilene Henderson
Cullman
Zora Gurthrie
Essie Frances Cupp
Horace Scott
Herman Henderson
Lillie Mae Sterlie
Logan
Local voter list fragment with names and addresses
A readable OCR fragment lists individuals with city or street addresses including Everett Burns in Athens and Hubert McCowan in Aubrey Hogeland. The snippet also includes multiple residents and their associated addresses across Madison Decatur Trinity Falkville and 1121 15th Ave. and 205 Prospect Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Burns
Athens
William Hill
Falkville
Hubert McCowan
15Th Ave
Aubrey Hogeland
Spring Ave
Joe Lewis
Madison
Actes Iva Epperson
Prospect
Inez Dunn
4Th Ave
Community Directory Fragments Mixed With Personal Names
A garbled OCR list shows numerous individuals with partial addresses and titles across several streets and towns. The readable items include names such as Mrs. Robert W. Craig Miss Shelly McGaughey and Master Gregory Lee Wilson with scattered addresses like 1308 Cardddale SW and 1512 14th Ave SE, suggesting a local directory snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Craig
Carddale St
Jerry T. Herchenhahn
Memorial
James C. Bates
Robert W. Dukes
Grant St
Shelly McGaughey
Pennylane
Wayne F. Wooten
7Th St
Thomas J. Coffman
Elkmont
Sandra Lynn McCurley
Sheridan Apt
Everett Allen Shelton
Trinity
Audrey Johnson
9Th St. SE
Graham C. Thompson
Hillsboro
Debra Ann Drinkard
Falk
A. W. Jones
Falkville
Sue Carolyn Hill
Gregory Lee Wilson
14Th Ave. SE
Solons Set Hearings On Tax Proposals
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to hear from groups on tax bills for new school revenue. State School Supt. Austin R Meadows will provide information at the hearings but will await legislative day results before recommending all taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
Montgomery
House
Ways and Means
State School
Austin R. Meadows
Ways and Means Committee
Sheriff seeks gas price cut and road specs directive
Sheriff Knox McRae asked the County Board of Revenue to let him buy patrol fuel at county cost, paying monthly. The board discussed drafting minimum road construction specifications to guide subdivision roads and avoid county upkeep unless standards are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox McRae
County Board of Revenue
McRae
Board of Revenue
Guy Roberts
Rescue by Hamilton Brings Maiden Home From Snowbound Cabin
Hamilton flew to a cabin where Charlie Porter and Louis Boya sheltered him and helped carry a trapped girl down the mountain to a rescue plane. He then returned to fetch her in a ski equipped craft four miles from her crash, taking her piggyback three miles through soft snow while she endured pain and expressed gratitude for life and sight of the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Charlie Porter
Louis Boya
Flores
Miss Kladen
Miss Cue Center
Brooklyn
Deaths Funeral Service Set for Lebanon Church
Funeral service for the deceased is planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lebanon Church
Atkins Ernest Marvin Atkins dies at 58 in Hartselle Hospital
Ernest Marvin Atkins age 58 of Decatur died Monday at 4 30 p m in Hartselle Hospital Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m from Johnson Chapel Church with burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery Rev Robert E McIlwain to officiate Survivors include widow Rosa Lou Atkins two daughters Annie Ruth Brown and Rosalee Lott two sons Edward Junior Atkins and James Arlen Atkins mother Mrs Katie Holmes seven brothers and two sisters nine grandchildren Pallbearers named Franklin Crow Joe Crow Jerry Atkins Bobby Atkins Johnny Atkins Perry Terrell Gridiron body will be returned to the residence until time to depart for church services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marvin Atkins
Decatur 2
Hartselle
Johnson Chapel Church
Johnson Chapel
Gunthorp-Brown
Robert E. McIlwain
Rosa Lou Atkins
Annie Ruth Brown
Rosalee Lott
Edward Junior Atkins
James
Arlen Atkins
Katie Holmes
Howard
Alvin
Harold
Bobby
Ona
Max
Elmo Atkins
Nell Brown
Frances Hartsnes
Franklin Crow
Joe Crow
Jerry Atkins
Bobby Atkins
Johnny Atkins
Perry Terrell
Duke Kenny Walker Duke obituary in Alabama
Kenny W. Duke 74 died Sunday at Veterans Hospital Tuscaloosa. Funeral 9:30 a.m. from First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. W. R. Session officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery Tuscumbia. Survived by five daughters and many grandchildren. sons-in-law to serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Walker Duke
Decatur 1
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
First Church of the Nazarene
W. R. Session
Calvary Cemetery
Tuscumbia
Josephine Duke
Decatur
Ada Lucille Terry
Pontiac Mich
Martha Irene
Terry
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ada Pearl Terry
Pontiac
Willie Mae Fagan
Jesse Louise Fagan
Charles E Layman 95 dies in Flint Kentucky
Charles E Layman 95 of Flint died this morning around 8 40 at Black Chandler Clinic He was born in Fair Garden Tennessee and reared in Maysville Alabama During the Kilby Brandon Graves Administrations he served as Legislative Representative for the Railway Brotherhood in Montgomery Survived by four daughters Elizabeth L ay man Lillian Layman Mrs Carlton Martin Birmingham Mrs Charles Speake Danville three sons J S Layman Birmingham Robert Layman Decatur Bryan Layman Flint one sister Mrs John Nance Cleveland Mississippi one brother Mack Layman Huntsville 1 grandchild 16 great grandchildren and one nephew Funeral arrangements at Gunthorp Brown Service Chapel with graveside in Hart selle city cemetery Grandsons to serve as pallbearers Masons to conduct graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Layman
Flint
Black-Chandler
Fair Garden
Tenn
Maysville
Ala
Layman
John Marion Layman
Hartselle City
Elizabeth Layman
Lillian Layman
Carlton Martin
Birmingham
Charles Speake
Danville
J. S. Layman
Robert Layman
Decatur
Bryan Layman
John Nance
Cleveland
Mack Layman
Huntsville
Martha D Dodson Dies at Tuscaloosa Hospital
Miss Martha Delaine Dodson of Hartselle died Sunday in a Tuscaloosa hospital. Details of funeral arrangements were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Dodson
City Plans Sale of $900000 Improvement Bonds
The city announces the sale of improvement bonds totaling 900000 dollars. Tom C. White is reappointed to another five-year term on the school board, with his current term expiring March 31. A cash bond refund of 215 dollars is authorized for E F Mc Donald Stamp Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom C. White
E. F. McDonald Stamp Co
Multiple Vehicle Accidents Reported Across Alabama County
The Alabama patrol logged a series of crashes including a 1959 Lemone Wide collision near Moulton injuring no one, with total damages in the hundreds of dollars. Other incidents covered near Decatur Athens and Athens U S 72 involved various makes and models with damages ranging from 50 to 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Decatur
Alabama 20
U.S. 31
Eldred T. Owens
John L. Bleecher
Kalamacca
Ken E. Murphree
Holly Pond
Moulton
Alabama
Tommy L. Craig
Noah Toward
Athens
U.S
Luther E. Schrimscher
Vinemont
S. Moore
Goodlettsville
Tenn
Births at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs James C Bogle of 1603 Cedar St welcomed a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs David R Morris of 1606 7th Ave NW welcomed a son today at Decatur General Hospital. A funeral home in St Petersburg Florida will hold services with viewing at 10 am before lying in state in church for one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Bogle
Cedar St
Decatur General Hospital
David R. Morris
7Th Ave
Funeral services for Elvie Roberts in Danville and Hartselle
Elvie Roberts 75 died Monday at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with several ministers officiating. Burial follows at the adjoining cemetery. The body remains at the residence of Mrs Willis Hicks until services. Mrs Lydia Roberts of Danville is a daughter. a sister is Mrs Mary Sparkman of Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Elvie Roberts
Danville
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
Robert McKwain
W. L. Carden
S. E. Paulk
Dan Dutton
Peck Funeral Home
Tuscaloosa
Lydia Roberts
Willis Hicks
Mary Sparkman
Dan
Wills Hicks
Americans Receive Free 300 Million Highway Maps Each Year
United States residents obtain roughly 300 million highway maps annually at no cost. Officials note the distribution supports travelers and businesses. The program aims to improve navigation and road safety nationwide.
Butts Bryant Gambling Inquiry Continues
Cook plans to go to Alabama Wednesday to push Bryant to take a polygraph after Maj. Rags said the test used on Butts in Jacksonville is less reliable. Quinn claims his machine outperformed the polygraph and proved no secret information was shared. O Donnell finds no gambling evidence but keeps probing. Burnett's lawyer says he received 5000 for information used by the Post and that Burnett did not accuse Butts or Bryant of wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Alabama
Bryant
Barney Rags
Butts
Jacksonville
Quinn
Wallace Butts
Paul Bryant
Donald F. O’donnell
U.S. Senate
Butts- Bryant
Burnett
Pierre Howard
Howard
State Salons To Study Fix in Georgia- Alabama Game
A seven member legislative committee in Montgomery formed to investigate a Saturday Evening Post report that the 1962 Georgia Alabama football game was fixed. Alabama officials deny the accusation while Gov. George Wallace backs Alabama fans. Wallace says he will stand with them as Attorney General Eugene Cook plans to question University of Alabama figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
The
Post
Cook
Tuscaloosa
Rose
Bryant
Butts
Frank Graham Jr
Furman Bisher
Funeral rul Charles Gilbert Negro Deaths
The funeral for Charles Gilbert will be Friday at 2 p.m. from Turner Funeral Home Chapel at 803 Vine St. NW with Rev. J I McGhee officiating. Burial follows at Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include mother Edna Robinson Portland Oregon father John Gilbert Kentucky sister Janice Marie Robinson Portland Oregon four aunts four uncles and other relatives. The body will lie in state from noon until time of funeral services Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gilbert
Turner Funeral Home
Vine St. NW
J. I. McGhee
Sykes Cemetery
Edna Robinson
Portland
Ore
John Gilbert
Janice Marie Robinson
Wall Street Gains Spur Active Trading Amid Mixed Bonds
In New York the stock market rose with steady volume around 4 million shares. Gains ranged from fractional to over one point as motors steels tobaccos chemicals and electronics contributed to a broadly higher session. Bond activity in corporate and U S governments was mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Gulf Oil Hercules Noon Stock Summary
Stocks listed include Gulf Oil Hercules and Acme Steel with several percent changes. Major names shown: Boeing Bell Howell Coca Cola Chrysler Ford General Electric RCA and Studebaker along with Owens-Corning Calumet and Reynolds Metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf Oil Hercules
Par Acme Steel
Allis Chalis
Air L
Baker
Kress Am
Ligg & My Am
T&t
Air Am
Lorillard Bell & How
Boeing
Nat Distill
Calum & H
Owens Hill Cater
RCA
Itera Ea
Rexall
Burglary at Decatur Cleaners Ties to Coat Theft
Police report a break in at Decatur Cleaners after 9 p.m. Monday with a thief prying a rear door bar and stealing under $10 from a cash register and about a dozen high school dress coats. Nearby, a resident fired a shot at a door glass during a front porch alarm at 12:45 a.m. today. Several vehicle collisions occur, with minor injuries, involving drivers in Louisville and Falkville, and a Great Books meeting set for Thursday at the Whitleys. Kathleen Holland, in a Moulton Courtland route accident, is improving in Birmingham University Hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Culver
Decatur
Hazel Dahnke
Finley Dr
Kathleen Holland
Moulton
Moulton-Courtland
University Hospital
Birmingham
Meeting Here Wednesday on Civil Defense Conference
A noon luncheon will preview the northern area Civil Defense conference with State Civil Defense Director J Frank Manderson speaking on state obligations and coordination with local CD operations. Decatur Morgan County CD director J Howard Proctor expects a large crowd with over 1300 invited from 15 counties. The invited counties include Jackson Madison Limestone Lauderdale Colbert Lawrence Morgan Marshall DeKalb Cherokee Etowah Blount Cullman Winston Marion Franklin Lamar Walker St Clair Clebourne Calhoun and Fayette. Australia once known as New Holland and its British empire status circa 1770.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Civil Defense Association
J. Frank Manderson
J. Howard Proctor
Decatur- Morgan County
Lauderdale
Colbert
Lawrence
Morgan
Marshall
DeKalb
Cherokee
Etowah
Blount, Cullman
Winston
Marion
Franklin
Lamar
Walker
St. Clair
Cleburne
Calhoun
Fayette
Market Report: Broilers and Fryers Clear at Farms
Demand cleared broadly with some processors unable to meet it. Farm locations on broilers and fryers show offerings of heavy type while light demand cleared. Heavy type stalls at farms show 19 units and 1.0.b. plants on type at farms 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broilers
Cotton Opens With Noted Early Trade in New York
AP reports Cotton began the day in New York with an opening activity described as a notable move at 7. The market showed initial movement as traders eyed futures and cash prices amid cautious trading conditions.
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