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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1964
Page
2
Thursday May 21 includes sunset at 6 48 p m and sunrise at 4 41 a m. Moonset occurs at 2 52 a m with a full moon on May 26 and the Big Dipper visible northwest at midnight with its handle toward the east and the bowl toward the North Star.
River gauge Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.56 feet, up .06 in 24 hours, sea level at 555.86 feet. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 682.1 Pickwick 413.6 Guntersville 594.7 Whitesburg 557.1 Wilson 506.8. Highs near 94 today and Thursday with mostly sunny hot conditions and isolated thundershowers. tonight fair and mild. Gas Dept reported 2:30 p.m. Tuesday high 9% and 68 overnight, 88 current at 11 this morning.
Brewster defeats Wallace 92 to 79 in unit votes but trails in Baltimore County popular vote 106 to 93 000. Maryland District Court seeks ban on old unit vote system for statewide races and may extend to presidential primary with a hearing set for Monday. Beall wins Republican nomination for a third term. Tydings to face Goldstein. Wallace carried 16 of 23 counties with strong Eastern Shore support.
Hospital discharge notices list residents with full names and street addresses including Mrs and Miss titles. Entries show Mrs Thomas Young 1802 21st Ave SE, Mrs Van Yeager Hartselle, Jake Morrell 1910 Ewell St, Walter West Hartselle, and others in Decatur, Trinity, Somerville, Ardmore, Walden Springs, and nearby areas.
The Cullman area names multiple students and relatives admitted in a local roll call. Individuals include William Boyd Duke, Timothy J. Gay, Euell Harris, Myrtle C. Hays, Jane Lovetts Helman, Lillian Ruth Hunter, Harold W. McAnnally, Larry O. McAnnally, Ruby Ann Pitts, Rebecca Ann Quick, Leisha Annette Ragsdale, Floyd S. Stover, Leo Modena Swann, Pearl White, Jennell Jean Youmans, Hattie Cordes, Joseph W. Duke, Matalene Horton, DeEtte Higginbotham, Frances Marie Holmes, Myron Keith Robertson, Gordie Whitmire among others.
A list of individuals and addresses appears, detailing residents from Decatur Athens Trinity and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs Thomas Willoughby Roy Suggs Mrs Silas Dutton Mrs George Cannon and others with addresses and notes about infant daughters and a few with middle initials. The fragment resembles a local social register or notices column.
Havana AP report says Cuban formed forces were placed on a state of alert today and all military leaves were canceled.
The North Alabama chapter of the National Association of Accountants elected officers and officials from local and area firms. Thomas K. Murrell was named vice president, B. E. Calaway becomes communications director, C. D. Casal is director of member attendance, and C. A. Del Rio serves as director of programs. H. Lewis Cantrell of Chemstrand spoke at the Florence meeting.
Cotton and corn prices listed with figures for No 2 Yellow Ear and Shelled Corn. Nashville AP reports cattle and hog trading with limited test sales, steady to slightly higher hogs, scarce slaughter cattle, and mixed feeder and ewe prices.
Jim Hays 41 died in the line of duty leaving wife and five children with limited resources after a hard year. The community established the Loyd Hays Memorial Fund to aid the family, with many local individuals contributing amounts from 2 to 25 dollars. A three member committee will manage and distribute the funds for basic needs and home support.
Wall Street rose in a late rally as volume reached about 4.8 million shares. Gains of fractions to 1 or 2 points led many key stocks with only a minority of losses scattered among airlines motors retailers chemicals tobacco and drugs.
West Decatur Elementary School P-TA installed new officers for the 1964 65 term Tuesday led by installing officer Mrs James McMullin. Officers include James P Cardin president Mrs W O Simmons first vice president Mrs Ralph Lemay second vice president Mrs Scott McClanahan Jr secretary and Mrs Horace Sheats treasurer. Girl Scouts of Junior Troop 236 entertained the gathering with campfire songs. Outgoing president Herschell Nabors awarded 30 service pins for faithful and loyal service.
Officials at Pryor Field clocked wind at 45 knots and noted possible higher speeds. Large hail stained the area while Athens reported minor wind damage. The storm disrupted power in Laketown Copeland and parts of Highway 72E. Huntsville Weather Bureau predicted localized thundershowers through the afternoon and again Thursday, affecting about 20 percent of the area with little temperature change ahead.
Mr and Mrs Silas Dutton of Trinity welcome a boy born Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Marion Hamilton of 2308 Woodland Street SE have a daughter born Tuesday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Hugh S Bosson of 1615 2nd Avenue celebrate the birth of a girl Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital.
After a two day drop the market found buying support with rails leading. Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central rose over 2 points as Texas Gulf Sulphur and others gained. General Cigar Occidental Petroleum Woolworth Xerox IBM joined the advance and the American Stock Exchange prices moved higher.
A Baileyton man, John Larry Creel, 18, died when his car left Interstate 65 six miles south of Cullman. Spencer Brewer, 46, of Florence, drove a 1960 International truck off the road causing 450 dollars in damage. Services for Creel set for Welcome Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Survivors include his parents, brothers Joe Keith James and James, and sister Mrs. Sarah Baker.
A compact slice of neighborhood life highlights people places and events shaping the community. Residents volunteers and small businesses share moments and milestones in an intimate snapshot of daily life.
One vehicle crash on Memorial Dr at 5 02 p m injures none involving a 1957 Dodge driven by Henry Lee Moore 21 of 1508 A St NW A two vehicle crash on U S 31 in front of Dick Coffey Ford involved a 1960 Chevrolet driven by Elizabeth Odds 34 of Birmingham and a 1963 Comet driven by Mrs E H Reed 52 of 414 12th St No injuries The Decatur Fire Dept logged several incidents including a gas line on Market St NW and a grass fire on U S 31 S None of the fires caused losses St Ann s PTA meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria Demolay Commander 14 Knights Templar meets Thursday 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple for conferring knight hood Sir Knights urged to attend J W Murphree a former Decatur resident now in Birmingham returns on business He is Title I rep for FHA Morgan County Post 15 American Legion earned Post of Tomorrow honors with 10 program seats including Americanism baseball Boy s State child welfare oratorical contest membership and school award programs The Boy Scouts District Committee meets Thursday at 6 25 p m at Alan McBride s home Kwik Check ad mispriced corn 12 ears for 1 should read 12 ears for 59c
The schedule lists bookmobile stops at Southwest Center Negro School 9 15 to 10 15 Pat Shaw s Clements 10 30 to 11 00 Clements School 11 45 to 12 45 Oakland Webb s 1 00 to 1 30 O Neal Lappington s 1 45 to 3 6 Athens Negro Library 2530 3 00 Trade School Community 3 30 to 4 00. The text notes Costa Rica exports and U S imports but lacks clear context.
Census data show 45 percent of families had one earner, 36 percent two earners, 11 percent three or more, and 8 percent no earnings. The information reflects the distribution across the nation’s 47 million families for the year.
Roy Lee Sowell 49 of 912 3rd Ave SE died Monday at 5 p m in a local rest home. Services Thursday 3 30 p m at Fifth Ave Baptist Church with Rev W W Coffey officiating. Burial at Johnson's Chapel Gunthorp directing. Survivors include two brothers Coy Sowell and Clebert Sowell both of Decatur two sisters Mrs C C Harp of Decatur and Mrs Jimry Clark of Memphis Tenn and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be military with American Legion Post 15 Morgan County in charge. He was a World War II veteran.
Nora Pearl Sneed 77 of Mount Hope died Tuesday night at North Alabama Hospital Russellville. Funeral 2 p.m. from Mount Hope Church of Christ officiated by W C Quillen and John Abbott. burial Rock Springs Cemetery Elliott Brown directing. Survived by brother A J Sneed of Birmingham and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers nephews. Body remains at funeral home until church transfer at 1:30 to 2 p.m. Native of Lawrence County and member of Mount Hope Church of Christ.
Alma Guy 71 formerly of Decatur died Sunday at 3 am in Richardson Texas. Services set for 4 pm today at City Cemetery with Rev Ford McDonald officiating and Gunthorp directing. Survivors include son Eugene L. Guy of Richardson Texas.
Funeral services planned for Brewer Dixon a Talladega attorney and longtime University of Alabama trustee who died Monday at 66. He served in both world wars and is survived by his widow three sons a sister and five grandchildren. Services set for 3 30 p m at a Talladega church.
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