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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
2
The entry reports sunset at 6 50 p m and sunrise at 4 39 a m for May 24. Moonrise is at 11 31 p m with Last Quarter on May 26. A bright object near the Moon is Saturn, with dim background stars in the constellation Capricornus.
Decatur area river and TVA lake levels reported this morning. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.54 feet, up 0.05 in 24 hours, sea level 555.84 feet. Pickwick 414.2, Guntersville 595, Whitesburg 556.3, Wilson 506.8 feet. High today 94, low 71. At 9:35 am it was 81. Forecast calls for partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers today, becoming widely scattered Thursday, little temperature change, winds southwest 10 to 20 mph, gusty in storms. High 90, low 68, high Thursday 89.
Storms diminished but tornadoes heavy rain and hail lingered for a second day in the Midwest. Thunderstorms roared into the night across the Middle and Upper Mississippi Valley while a weakening squall line sparked severe weather in northern Missouri eastern Iowa southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin. A Continental Airlines jet carrying 45 people reportedly broke up near the Iowa Missouri border on a Chicago to Kansas City flight. Rentals and real estate ads fill the page with multiple listings and contact numbers.
Moulton selects Howard Burch and Irvin Nix for council seats after unanimous votes. Burch takes immediate office. Nix begins June 4. They replace Laymon Coffey and Walker McCullough who resigned or moved. City Clerk Mrs Martha Aldridge to be terminated per mayor's recommendation, with two weeks advance pay. Barbara Coffey promoted to City Clerk.
Athens district diary notes the sixth annual West Limestone High School reunion on June 9 at 3 p.m. at Wheeler Lake. Members are asked to bring picnic lunches. Dinner is scheduled for about 6:30 p.m.
Hillsboro announces decoration day events at Penny cemetery with a two and half day observance starting at 2 30 p.m. The cleaning of the cemetery is set for Saturday with details readable but partial.
Fire destroyed the residence of James Bowman in the Chalybeate Springs community on Monday afternoon. Fire crews battled the blaze but the home was a total loss with no injuries reported.
Limestone Circuit Clerk’s office reports $286.65 paid in nine fines on Tuesday. Charges included three speeding, two public drunkenness, two reckless driving, one assault and battery, and one for no driver’s license.
Athens police reported two arrests Tuesday for driving while intoxicated. The incidents reflect ongoing enforcement in the city, with officers citing impaired driving as a major safety concern and directing motorists to avoid driving after consuming alcohol.
Athens sheriff's force made two arrests Tuesday on charges of violating the prohibition law and drunkenness.
Mr and Mrs William Meadows Jr 505 Betty Sr welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnny R Bailey Athens had a son at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jackie Evans Hartseller had a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. A son to Mr and Mrs Herbert Heck Cullman at Cullman Hospital May 21. A son to Mr and Mrs Will David Springer Rogersville 1 at Athens Limestone Hospital May 22. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry King at Athens Limestone Hospital May 22.
Mattie Tate died May 18 and services are set for Thursday at 2 30 p.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home on Vine Street. Burial will be in New Hope cemetery with Reynolds directing. The Rev. Tom McDonald will officiate.
City, Mo. reports violent thunderstorms across Iowa with eastern sections hit hardest. Tornadoes touched down in Owatonna Geneva Hartland Grand Meadows and Albert Lea causing power and phone outages and unroofed buildings. No injuries reported. Additional tornadoes damaged two farms near Leavenworth Kansas and briefly touched down there.
Morgan County High School selects Ann Wallace as Library Assistant of the Year. Cotaco chooses Betty Jean Roberts, eighth grade, daughter of Otto and Mrs Roberts. Priceville honors Sandara Jackson, junior and president of Priceville Library Club.
Dist. Atty. Bryan Russ indicated the autopsy suggested Marshall was shot in the back and noted a possible shift of the verdict from death by own action to murder. Estes, a cotton tradesman with a government grain and fertilizer empire, faces creditors in El Paso and likely Fifth Amendment invocation. Congressional subcommittees in Washington and four Texas grand juries probe his operations as he awaits federal fraud charges and a Texas theft indictment. The Agriculture Department will pull 42 million bushels of government grain from Estes linked storage, totaling payments of about 4 million annually, affecting creditors, while Commercial Solvents’ ties to Estes loom. House hearings in Washington will seek full facts, with Estes potentially summoned as a witness.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. reports a nearly flat fiscal 1961 with sales of 5,240,315,077 for the 52 weeks ended Feb 24, slightly below 1960. Net income fell about 2 percent to 57,463,735 or 2.45 a share, from 59,011,670 or 2.51. The return was 1.10 cents per sales dollar versus 1.12.
Cotton prices listed as inch middling four dollars per hundred weight with Decatur loan at 33.57. Cottonseed at 43 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A at 6.56 per hundred. manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood and pulpwood values shown. Grain prices for corn, oats, wheat, barley and soybeans. Cattle market described as slow and weak with various weights and classes priced. Hogs active with modest gains. sheep and lambs steady to active with price ranges.
MOBILE AP A Mobile City commissioner Charlies S. Trimmer faced charges of showing favoritism in city equipment purchases. He told Floyd T. Luttrell, head of Scott Luttrell Truck and Tractor Co., that he did not give Luttrell contracts despite low bids. Trimmer noted 42 of 107 city trucks came from Luttrell at over $312,000, about $200,000 more than the nearest competitor.
The Port of Mobile reported shipborne commerce totaling 1,103,313 tons last month, down from 1,137,978 in March but above April 1961's 1,000,422. State Docks Director Earl M. McGowin announced the figures on Tuesday as part of the port's monthly report.
Mrs Sue Teague 814 S Ave SE Mrs Willene McGukin Cullman Master Jimmy Miller 2920 Truman Ave Mrs J D Toone 205 S Ave NW Master Billy Ray Thomas 1906 10th St SE Mrs Etta Jean Miller Decatur Dismissals Mrs Margaret Jones 504 Line Mrs Mary Woodard 1103 Sandra St
A collection of names followed by street addresses across multiple towns includes Mrs. Samuel A Hill 1812 Austin Street and Mrs. John Crews 2223 llth Street along with several others such as Mrs. Key M Johnson 210 Davis Street NE Mrs. Johnny R Bailey Athens and Mrs. Elliott C Chandler 1411 Cypress Street. The list also mentions Earl Lee Foster Cornelian Court Apartment 4 Mrs Calvin Woodall 410 Sherman Street Travis Raney Athens Mrs William Meadows Jr 305 Betty Street Bobby Harris Hartselle Mautine Gann 1017 19th Ave SE Baby Stanley Allen Gaston Athens George W Jacobs 1111 7th Ave James Frank Thompson Hart s e ll e 4 James Bruce Joiner 708 6th Lois Blanche Lankster 219 Memorial Dr NW Miss Ima Jean Williams 805 3rd Ave SE Mrs Henderson W Peebles Mooresville Master William Stephen Haase 1610 Chenault Dr.
A late afternoon rally collapsed as the market sank with 4.9 million shares. IBM fell to a yearly low before a partial rebound, Polaroid and Xerox slumped, while Lorillard gained on a cigarette filter news. Utilities and industrials showed mixed results with Ford, GM, and Bethlehem among losers.
Capito and DeGraffenried spar over roads and government spending as Wallace camps for economy. In Dadeville, Wallace assails federal judges over Bible readings in schools. Meanwhile, a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 crashes near Kirksville Missouri, with debris trail and witness reports of a thunderclap.
Listings include J. T. Lamon on 206th Ave SW Mrs Edward Knoblock at 214 11th Ave SW Mrs Rufus Parker in Moulton 2 Mrs Nadine Looiser Courtland and Mrs Olene Terry Box 74 Courtland.
A string of names including Linda Gale Springer Rogers ville Edgar Pitts Athens Annie Pearl King Athens Birdie Marie Hill Harvest and others across Athens Anderson and nearby towns appear in a community notice. The list mentions women with married names and some sons, suggesting a public roster or social column entry.
Leon McClendon of Hanceville and Carolyn McClendon from Vinemont lead a group of contestants including Mrs E E Fowler and others from Cullman Falk and nearby towns. Voters and organizers named Robert Gould and George Moses among participants with multiple entries across Hanceville Vinemont and Cullman locations.
A wife remains in hospital in Ozark Alabama after a man fought for his life today as gunfire erupted near a downtown drygoods store where the wife worked and watched the exchange of shots unfold.
A compiled admissions roster shows names and locales including Mrs. Frank Hagood of Town Creek Mrs. Russell Cartee of Courtland Carol Spillers of Trinity Elmer Posey of Moulton and others such as Emmett Smith Mr Hope Mrs L V Abbott and Vinco Dutton from Moulton Linda Parker and David Dutton from Moulton plus Rodney Thigpen of Tuscumbia Beulah Shelton of Trinity Hubert Williamson and Fletcher Kirby among entries with grades noted 1 2 or 3 and affiliations to Danville and Moulton This listing captures a snapshot of students entering programs and the towns they represent.
News recap outlines Carpenter's upcoming space mission with multiple experiments including a colored balloon release and a weightless liquid study. It notes flight postponements, daylight needs for recovery, and projected splashdown points based on the number of orbits.
A gunman who fatally shot two Ozark bank officers and wounded Clio's police chief fled southeast Alabama Tuesday. Officers pursued as the suspect, Eugene S. Gault of Prattville, died in a cemetery near Troy after a gunfight. Officer Youngblood was killed while trying to protect bystanders.
Fire crews responded to 620 15th Ave NW at 6 27 PM for trash fire and a sawdust blaze on Buena Vista Circle at 7 37 PM. Florence State College Music Department to perform at Decatur Kiwanis. Jimmy Richey improving at Decatur General Hospital. Recorder's docket lists multiple traffic and liquor charges. Sheriff's deputies arrest three for public drunkenness. Kroger ad notes Red Ripe Strawberries out of stock. Two rural traffic incidents cause 300 and 150 dollars in damage with no injuries.
R L Looney Corbin age 45 died Tuesday at 2 15 p m at his home in Cullman Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Welcome Church Burial followed in adjoining cemetery Mass Service directing He is survived by four brothers Columbus Loyd Lester and Vester Corbin and one sister Mrs Tressie Harwell
George W Webb 59 of Marie Street Cullman died Monday at 10 10 p m at his residence Funeral services were set for 2 this afternoon at North Side Baptist Church Burial Memory Garden Masses handled by Mass Services Surviving include his widow two sons Marshell and T C Webb three daughters Audrey Boatwright Donis Couch and Bobby Price two stepsons J M and William D Teague three stepdaughters Mrs William Brock Mrs Detrice Mahler and Mrs Jean Stewart three half brothers two half sisters 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
A gunman known as Gault, recently moved from Prattville to Mobile, drew a crowd outside an official building after a spree. FBI Special Agent Richard Held said investigators are probing possible ties to other robberies, including a $29,184 Auburn bank theft on December 31, 1960, while noting Gault’s brief Mobile tenure and later return to Alabama. Local chiropractors recalled a quiet, likable man with a wife and children believed to live in New York.
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