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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1964
Page
2
Prominent stars and planets listed with sun times and moon phase. Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge last night 21.51 feet and sea level 555.81 feet. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers mainly afternoon and evening. High 84, low 68. Winds west 8 to 18 mph.
FBI agents interrogated relatives of a yachtsman linked to a four year old Naples Olympic episode. San Francisco headquarters kept operations secret while investigators pursued a Reno to San Francisco flight traced by tape playback. A pilot’s cry, I’ve shot, was heard as authorities speculated on the man’s fate.
Eyewitness and FBI accounts detail the ill fated Fairchild F27 two engine flight from Reno to Stockton. The crew reported being shot and a muffled scream accompanied by engine failure before the plane vanished. Investigators probe gun purchase in Riverside and track last radio transmissions.
Mrs R H Easterwood Cullman 4 Baby Dennis Welch 1008 17th Guy Green Huntsville Mrs A D Motes and infant daughter 1306 Newman Ave H C Breeding Decatur Jesse Jones 406 10th Ave SW
Obituary notices list Jack G Campbell Frances Marie Holmes Mrs Martha James Tennie James Benjamin L Phillips Iris Pike Ida Delma Whitworth Ernest Ray Donald L Speegle Elton C Stricklin detailing residents of Cullman Hanceville Garden City Bremen Eva Vinemont names and households in local notices.
A C124 military transport with six aboard crashed near Cooperton Oklahoma after being reported missing from Clovis Air Force Base en route to Dover Delaware. One body recovered as responders battled heat and debris to reach the scene in Kiowa County. Wait times hampered rescue efforts.
In Mobile County Alabama a walkout of 41 Republicans formed a separate convention while both groups elected 39 delegates to the Alabama Republican Convention on June 6 in Montgomery. The dispute centers on legality of county convention credentials and seating at the state level.
A wedding at a Palm Beach nudist camp featured Charles Morrow of the U S Navy at Key West and his bride Sissy. The ceremony took place near a pool with an open-air altar decorated by red gladiolus and yellow mums. An octogenarian best man known as Uncle Dick held the ring as reporters were allowed in to attend.
Washington sees Romania as central in wooing Czechoslovakia Bulgaria and Albania as part of East European alignment. State Dept notes Romania opposed Kremlin economic integration, pressed independent industry, stayed neutral in Sino Soviet dispute, and reduced Soviet influence through reforms.
Kennedy argues Johnson reflects Maryland moderation and urges 1960 backers to vote for Brester. He warns against Wallace and Civil Rights era upheaval, saying a future with churches bombed and citizens spied on is wrong. Wallace postpones Jackson appearance and plans Mississippi speech June 25.
The Athens Jaycees awarded Spoke wards to first year members Al Heaslett Ed Garrett and Jim Pike. Past president James Robert Suicer received a se award and Charles Spencer earned Exhausted Rooster. Certificates of merit went to Don Riggins Dean Turner Floyd Agee and others. Local papers and WJMW were thanked for promoting events. Officers were installed with Richard Rodgers as president and Jim Pike as second vice president. The event featured Bill Dukes as master of ceremonies.
Attorneys for Samuel Lee Dunning said they would appeal his armed robbery conviction to the Mississippi Supreme Court after a circuit judge overruled a new trial motion. Dunning, 19, was sentenced to 20 years for the Sept 3 1963 Biloxi taxicab robbery. the state sought the death penalty.
One passenger survived briefly after a crash but was dead on arrival at Cullman Hospital. Paul B. Hester, 22, of Tuscumbia, was admitted with multiple cuts and listed in good condition later. Ford damage $1,000, Pontiac $1,100, Buick $250.
Mrs Ruth Parker 57 of Courtland died Saturday at 4 18 p m after an extended illness. Services Monday 11 a m at Courtland Methodist Church with three ministers. Burial Courtland City Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survivors include husband Pruitt Parker son James Bradford daughter Helen Martin Tampa stepchildren two sisters three brothers nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She belonged to Courtland Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Pallbearers named. Body to funeral home before church service.
Mrs Della Crutchfield 85 died at home Saturday morning in Hartselle. Funeral service at Peck Funeral Home Chapel today at 3 p.m. with Rev John Faught and Rev Connor R Lundy presiding. Burial in Mt Zion Cemetery Cullman County. Survivors include three daughters Louise Marie and Elizabeth all of Hartselle, one son W T of Muscle Shoals, four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, one brother C W Self of Decatur. Pallbearers named Walter Grizzard Clarence Anderson A H Putman T B Strickland Jr Truman Aldridge and Don Aldridge.
Mrs Ella Malone 86 of Athens died Saturday at 12 45 am. Services at 2 pm at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Lynn Dozier officiating. Burial at Madison Cross Roads Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Della Roberts Athens and Mrs Telker Hovis Toney two sons Robert Long and Leacy Long Huntsville four sisters three brothers and 35 grandchildren.
The Federal Land Bank Association holds its annual two day meeting in Montgomery to boost long term credit for farmers. Attendees include bank officials land bank appraisers managers and office staff from 18 Alabama associations. Last year Alabama farmers received more than 68 million dollars in long term loans. The land bank now in its 47th year funds farm loans from private investors.
A Columbiana man, Fred Bailey, 34, was killed when his car ran off U S 280 north of Harpersville around midnight Friday. Troopers said Bailey was driving the vehicle.
Montgomery Alabama AP reports commanding officers of Alabama military installations will be honored at an Armed Forces Luncheon. Certificates of appreciation will be given to each commander. Governor George Wallace has proclaimed May 10 17 as Armed Forces Week in Alabama. Lt Gov James Allen will present awards if the governor is delayed by a presidential campaign in Maryland.
Wallace condemned the civil rights bill arguing federal control would intrude on individual business and state rights. He said interracial marriage should have reasonable restrictions and claimed support from many Negroes at home. Brewster and Tawes backed by crowds and letters as Wallace praised early support amid protests by CORE pickets.
A Hillsboro woman was charged with petit larceny after police found multiple store articles in a Decatur parking lot. Officers cited fugitives seen leaving a shop with bags and traced items to Penny's Elmore's Top Dollar Nation Wide Discount among others. The suspect was released on a 200 bond and police did not release her name.
Senator Daniel Brewster voiced strong opposition to George Wallace during Maryland events. He urged Maryland votes for Lyndon B. Johnson and warned Wallace aims to divert votes and jobs. Brewster accused Wallace of exploiting fears to gain influence in Maryland.
Tuscaloosa youth David Curtis Deramus won top honors in the Alabama Mississippi Optimists Oratorical Contest at the convention luncheon. He earns an all expense trip to Denver to compete nationally. Second place went to Bill Adams of Mobile and Frankie Chatham of Meridian, Miss., took third.
A pre recorded broadcast by Sen. Edward Kennedy aired in Hagerstown during a dinner. Kennedy urged Maryland to uphold moderation, argued a Wallace vote would not derail the civil rights bill, and suggested Brewster’s victory would reinforce Maryland as a bridge between North and South on race.
Morgan County Medical Assistants attended a state convention at the Rich Hotel in Gadsden with members listed. A hit and run occurred at 7 30 a m at 7th Ave and Patterson St injuring no one named. A garden club lunch reservations and a NAACP chapter meeting are noted. A First Methodist Women’s Society picnic is planned on Finley Island with rides arranged. Vehicle collisions are reported at 6th Ave SE and Gordon Dr SE with Julius Blankenship and Lillian Jacops, and at 6th Ave SE with Roy Barnhill and Carrie Carnell.
The funeral for John F. Weams who died at Decatur General Hospital will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sykes Cemetery. A wake is tonight from 7 to 9 at the chapel. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Billy D. Scruggs Decatur a sister Mrs. Margaret Phillips Decatur nine grandchildren and other relatives.
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