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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1962
Page
2
The report lists sunset today at 6 05 PM sunrise tomorrow 4 39 AM moonrise tomorrow 12 14 AM and last quarter Saturday. It highlights prominent stars The Big Dipper in the northwest at midnight and visible planets Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars with rising and setting times noted.
Decatur Tennessee river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.50 feet with a 24 hour fall of 0.04 feet. Sea level reading 555.80 feet. TVA lake stages include Pickwick 414.0 feet Guntersville 595.0 feet Whitesburg 556.3 feet Wilson 506.9 feet. High temperature reached 92 degrees by afternoon, low 66 tonight. Weather outlook: mostly fair with partly cloudy afternoons, unseasonably warm, 5 percent thunderstorm chance. Winds SW 8 to 15 mph. Friday high 92.
Coosa River Newsprint Co. in Coosa Pines Alabama will merge into Kimberly-Clark Corp of Neenah Wisconsin by stock exchange. The Coosa mill produces about 38 tons of newsprint daily and has been linked to Kimberly Clark since its 1946 founding, with Kimberly Clark owning about 41 percent of Coosa's capital stock.
Classified items advertise rentals sales and purchases across items such as a three room unfurnished apartment a furnished house and a 1955 Trail-Blazer Indian motorcycle. Also listed are a 1954 Pontiac with motor and tire updates a stock purchase offer for 200 shares of Security Mutual Finance Corp of Decatur and a reduced bulbs sale from Flowers Lovers near Moultop Street.
A highway official outlined the planned continuation of Interstate 65 from its current end at Highway 278 north to near the Morgan Cullman line and LaCon area, with an interchange at U S 31. The route to Athens will align east of Decatur Priceville and tie into Highway 31, built to four lane divided standards with six mile interchanges, no at grade crossings, and a later beautification program. Contracts target 1972 completion.
A local hospital roster lists new arrivals and dismissals including Billie Gates at 1021 7th Ave SW, Tony Hill Box 1576 Decatur, Rickey Coker 2330 Cleveland Ave, Gerald Parsley Trinity, and John W Livingston Falkville. Also shown are Mrs. Morris D. Poff 607 4th St, Osacr Penn Danville, and Bernice Smith Pensacola Florida.
Funeral services for Mrs Olivia Parker 25 Hartselle will be held at 2 p m from First Baptist Church Hartselle conducted by Rev W L Carden Burial will be in Herring Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing Survivors include husband Oakley Parker Hartselle parents Mr and Mrs Hilliard Anders Danville 1 two brothers Nathan and Elmer Anders Danville 1 grandparents Mr and Mrs J N Curtis Moulton Pallbearers are Frank Ellis Robert Wayne Clemons Ray Kirkland Junior Summerford Dwayne Smith and Carl Penn She was a member of the Moulton Methodist Church
A public notice lists residents including Ernest Lee Stone Evelyn Green Jennie Kee Horton Lucy Mae Coleman Dennis Ed Holeman Shirley Ann Scott Lillian Arnett Betty Lynette Bullock Lurene Wales Ollie Holland Sarah Jane Lammett Carlos Ann Woodward infant Lady Mae Turner twins Edwina Clutts Frances Kennemer Evelyn L. Sledge Athens Elkmont Harvest and Athens residents appear in the notice with multiple names and households.
The report lists names and residences including Mrs. Birdie Harbison Crane Hill Mrs. Glover C. Smith Jasper Mrs. Sally Ballard Hanceville Mrs. Audrey L. White Cullman Mrs. Robert C. McAnnally Garden City Julius C. Whaley Hanceville Baby Joseph Ray Shannon Cullman Baby Robyn L. Collier Cullman Mrs. Lester Miller Baileyton Mrs. James Carnes Cullman Mrs. David A. Simpson Cullman Mrs. Aaron W. Carroll Baileyton Mrs. Robert J. Cox Hayden Mrs. Kenneth M. Lee Cullman James W. Woody Hanceville Mrs. John P. Wilhite Cullman Mrs. James O. Steele Cullman Mrs. Wesley Edward Freeman Bremen 1 Mrs. Kenneth Swann Cullman Willie Ed Eddleman Cullman Master Raymond L. Phillips Cullman Mrs. William Thomas Cullman
Mrs. Alice Brewer 58 of Moulton died today at 2 40 am Funeral services Friday at 2 pm from Fairfield Church of Christ with Bro Kyle McWhorter. burial McDonald Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home directing Body returned today at 4 pm Survivors include three daughters two sons two sisters and thirteen grandchildren plus many relatives from Moulton Hartsville Chicago and Phil Campbell communities.
Tilman Moses of 1104 6th Ave SW and Dorothy Eubanks of Somerville are among residents named alongside Master Ray Woodard of Walder Mose Springs and George Hargrove of Elkmant. Also listed are Mrs. S R Garner with infant daughter at 206 4th Ave SW and Mrs. Jack Winto with infant daughter in Somerville.
DeGraffenried criticizes Wallace for racial tensions, cites Little Rock integration and rep MR.gov actions. Wallace defends standing for beliefs and cites Mississippi gains and a $390 million missile facility proposal. DeGraffenried accuses Wallace of voting against reapportionment ten times as he campaigns through Carrollton Winfield Phil Campbell Athens and Decatur with Birmingham handshakes on the agenda.
A compact roster lists Norman Christian Trinity 1 Mrs Della Holland Hillsboro 1 Mrs Julia Butler Town Creek Earle Wright Grayson Mrs Tennis Kidd Town Creek Mrs Grady Miller Danville 2 Mrs Annie Coffey Moulton Charles Speaks Trinity 1 Thomas Hood Moulton 4 Jimmy Corum Moulton 4 Mrs Troy Kerby Russellville 4 Mrs Vinson Cole Hillsboro 1 Mrs Ellen Scott Houston Melvin Rutherford Town Creek.
NASA's Carpenter orbits Earth aboard Aurora 7 testing weightlessness and control methods. He manually pilots, conducts experiments on liquid behavior, and releases a multicolored balloon and confetti to study color, depth perception, and tracking. He plans three orbits, then reenters over the Atlantic and lands safely, with communications monitored by Mercury control.
The market steadied after two sharp declines with the Dow at 630.11 and the AP 60 up 0.70 as industrials led gains. In Florida a smoke plume from Everglades fires threatened launch coverage for Atlas 14, which aimed for a three orbit Atlas flight with Carpenter aboard to study spaceflight feasibility and color tracking using a balloon experiment.
Lutie Patton Shaw died after months of illness at Decatur General Hospital She was born April 14 1888 near Florence She studied music at Ward Seminary Nashville and married Luke Pryor III in 1912 later to D C Shaw She is survived by one son four grandchildren and four nephews Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p m at First Presbyterian Church Athens City Cemetery burial Gunthorp Brown directing Funeral home will receive the body for viewing prior to services
Doris Marie Russell seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Russell of Decatur shows signs of recovery after open heart surgery on April 24. Home from University Hospital since May 13 she gains weight and remains on a no salt diet while planning a follow up in about a month. She expresses happiness and continues to rest when tired. In a related note she thinks of Dwight Wayne Reynolds a three year old Athens youth awaiting a similar operation and recalls volunteers who offered to help with blood needed for his surgery.
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Russell Cartee of Courtland at Lawrence County Hospital on Tuesday. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Davis Simpson of Cullman on Tuesday at an area hospital.
DeGraffenried accused opponent Ryan de Graffenried of pushing quickie divorces during a Fayette rally. He pledged that the age of the quickie divorce ends when he becomes governor, calling it a high price to pay for Alabama’s good name.
A girl was born Tuesday at Cullman Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lee of Cullman. A girl was born Tuesday at Cullman Hospital to Mr and Mrs Louis Briscoe of Cullman.
Cotton inch middling 44.00 Decatur loan 33.57 2 Following lines show prices across metals dairy wood pulpwood corn oats wheat barley soybeans cattle hogs lambs and sheep with ranges for quality grades and weights. Active markets report mixed demand with hogs and sheep steady and lambs strong while corn and oats show modest moves and cattle sales limited for price tests.
Morgan County sheriff's force arrested two persons Wednesday for peace proceeding and one each for grand larceny and reckless driving. Mrs. T. S. Holland is reported to be in serious condition at Lawrence County Hospital in Moulton. She is the mother of Mrs. Neal Cagle, Neal Holland and Mrs. W. C. Vaughan. Dr. H. J. Wenzel has returned from Chicago where he attended a chiropractic seminar.
The Rhythm Aires Quartet and the Rock Springs Trio will perform in concert at Plainview Elementary School auditorium on Saturday at 7 30 p m Local attendance is encouraged by district officials and the Plainview PTA.
The Athens sheriff's force made two arrests on Wednesday for public drunkenness and violation of the prohibition law.
The Limestone circuit clerk's office reported 253.05 dollars collected on Wednesday from nine fines. Five speeding charges, two reckless driving, and two for no driver's license comprise the docket.
NO ARRESTS WERE MADE WEDNESDAY BY POLICE HERE.
MONTGOMERY AP The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced monthly pay raises from 15 to 100 dollars for 15 categories of employees. Ed Azar said increases cover all store clerks cashiers managers supervisors and merchandising assistants beverage control agents license inspectors licensing supervisors beverage enforcement chiefs licensing cashiers and warehouse watchmen. New monthly salaries range from 265 dollars for watchmen to 736 dollars for the beverage enforcement chief.
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