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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
2
The report notes sunset at 6:52 p.m. and sunrise at 4:38 a.m. Moonrise is 7:17 p.m. with Last Quarter on June 3. Antares leads the Moon as Venus sets while Saturn rises around 12:50 a.m. and Jupiter rises at 3:41 a.m. Mercury follows Jupiter.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows 21.52 feet with a 24 hour drop of 13 feet. TVA lake levels listed include Chickamauga 682.7 and Pickwick 413.8 with warm forecast and isolated afternoon thundershowers.
New Orleans paused to pay tribute to deLesseps S. Morrison after a plane crash in Tamaulipas Mountains. Morrison 52 his son John Randolph 7 and five others died. Coffins arrived at Alvin Callendar NAS and will lie in state at Gallier Hall before full military honors and a Requiem Mass at St. Louis Cathedral.
Four traffic accidents occurred Sunday in four counties but were minor. At 8:55 a.m. west of Cullman on U.S. 278 a 1959 Ford driven by Edward Schliel collided with a 1963 Ford driven by Edward Lambert. both $100 damage. Between noon and 1 p.m. on U.S. 31 two cars driven by William Johnson and Robert Willa caused $500 damage. On Pin Hook Road near Moulton a 1959 Ford and a 1962 Falcon collided causing $800 total damage. A wreck near Hartselle involved a 1956 Plymouth and two calves. car damage $150. No injuries reported.
A compiled list shows hospital admissions and dismissals including James Daly Belle Mina Mrs Ross Dublin 402 5th Ave SW Jimmie Edwards Lacey's Spring Mrs Elizabeth Grayson Hillsboro Ernest Bogle Trinity Mrs Doyle Fuller 106 4th Ave NW Mrs Roger Truitt Trinity William Kellis 1316 Plaza St SE Mrs Robert Gulley 2009 7th St SE Mrs Fred Fields Decatur 2 Mrs Samuel Wilhite Decatur Osborn Isom Jr Cullman Glen Brackmén Athens Floyd Jenkins 309 Canal St Mrs Howard Morris 1910 10th Master Robert McConnell Athens George Waller Union Grove 1 Dismissals Rayburn Terry 1103 9th St Infant Kathleen O Neal Madison 1 Infant Kelly Burch 216 Cain Mrs Cecil Wales Elkmont 1 Mrs Charles Scricle Shady Crest Trailer Court Mrs Melton Nelson Hartselle Roy Suggs Decatur 3 Mrs Hugh Bosson and infant daughter 1615 2nd Ave SW Mrs Marian Hamilton and infant daughter 2308 Woodmont St Mrs Patricia Hughes 1214 Donna Ave SE Mrs Fred Conklin 1630 Brookmeade Rd SE Mrs Newell Yarbrough 1617 Buena Vista Circle Albert Hardin 213 Oak St Little Melissa Muston Decatur 3
The Decatur City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, with boundary changes rezoning a block from R-4 to R-3. The hearing is Monday, June 1, 1964, at 4:00 PM at City Hall, Decatur, Alabama, with opportunity to present views for or against.
A Russellville man, Jackie Ragland, 30, is free on $1500 bond after Memphis police charged him in connection with the death of a construction worker.
A partial admissions list from Cullman includes Alene Hall Hanceville Larry Marsh Cullman Charlie Poole Vine Monte Mrs Elizabeth Holt Cullman Box 402 Mae Dowda Hanceville Henry Millwood Falkville Vieva Bartlett Cullman Deborah Brown Arley Cynthia Lewis Cullman William Bland Hanceville Frances McNutt Cullman Katherine Waldrep Hanceville Myrtle Hays Cullman Peggy Hill Cullman Cynthia Lewis Cullman James Sloan Hanceville.
Fragmented list shows names and locations including Decatur Athens Danville and Phil lips Avenue with Mrs Leonard Ray and infant son, plus addresses and a Lake Tunstill reference. The text lacks coherent event details or dates.
A Moulton Rescue Squad member found Wofford Owens's body floating in water just before daylight Sunday. He had drowned while fishing over a week earlier. His billfold and boat were nearby within 300 yards. Owens wore his glasses. The body was sent to Chesnee South Carolina.
Burgreen Construction Co of Athens says it submitted the apparent low bid for 12 miles of Interstate Highway 165 in Limestone County. The bid amount is about four and a half million dollars, but no contract has been awarded yet.
Raymond Walter Gibson 32, a Lawrence County Board of Revenue patrol operator, died when his road grader left Blackground Road, overturned after two off road moments and landed on him. Coroner Harvey Elliott said Gibson, a Courtland resident and four year district employee, was en route to another job.
Athens Mayor Arthur Stewart was told by Limestone County Board of Revenue Chairman Homer McLemore that the city should use the county s 10 voting machines in the Aug 11 city election. The board plans two machines in each of four districts and two at the Limestone County Courthouse with machines expected to arrive this week for the run off next Tuesday.
A football match ended in chaos as spectators charged gates and invaded the field. Police dragged a fan from the stands after a late protest and the referee halted play. Rioters looted, crowds fled, and bodies lay in the exits. authorities imposed martial law and a week of mourning.
Mr and Mrs Roger Truitt of Trinity welcome a daughter Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Howard Morris of 1910 10th St SE report a daughter Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. A son Sunday to Capt and Mrs Billy Woods of Orlando Florida.
Recorder docket at City Hall lists speeding, running red light, stop sign violations and drunkenness plus other infractions. Also shown are building permits issued by Lonnie Pettey and weekly arrests by Morgan County Sheriff. police report thefts, a missing child, and a local fundraising update for the Loyd Hays Memorial Fund.
Cotton prices steady to mixed with Decatur Loan at 33.57 and inch middling 34. Cottonseed milk products list Grade A at 6.55 per hundred, manufacturing milk 3.20. Grain bids include corn around 1.11 to 1.34 for various types, oats at .60, wheat 1.40, soybeans 2.38. Cattle and calves trade sluggish with steers 18.50-19.00, heifers 18.50, cows 13.50-14.00, feeders 19.00-22.00, other ranges noted. Hogs active 190-245 lbs at 15.25, sows 11.00-12.00. Sheep 85 lb range 25.00 with light demand.
The New York market ended mixed with gains in key names led by Chrysler, which rose despite some heavy trading. General Motors, Ford and International Harvester posted modest to strong gains while IBM and Coca Cola fell.
George Samuel Compton 76 of Huntsville died Sunday at 3 30 am in a local hospital. Funeral services 3 pm today at Caddo Methodist Church with Rev W N Bynum officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery directed by Gunthorp. Survivors include widow Ida Compton two daughters Mrs Carl Cooper and Mrs Gordon Cheatham four sons Dewey Compton G W Compton Elbert Compton Milton Compton and a number of grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Body lies in state at the church 2 3 pm.
Morgan County Sheriff Knox McRae aged 55 was hospitalized Saturday morning at Decatur General Hospital after not feeling well for several days. Officials said he is in satisfactory condition and eating, with a possibility the episode could be indigestion rather than a heart attack. No visitors are allowed. diagnosis pending ECG tests.
Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma said his government will join a proposed 14 nation conference on the Laotian crisis only if Communist forces halt fire and withdraw to their former positions in the Plaine des Jarres. General Kong Le retreated to Ban Na after being driven off the Plaine last week.
AP notes good ready to cook demand for broilers and fryers, supplies mostly adequate across sizes. Estimated slaughter about 1,009,000 head versus 1,013,000 last Monday. Farm quotes for broilers and fryers 13 to 14 cents with some sales under contract. delivered plant prices range 14 to 15 cents.
The report shows municipal bond issues reaching ten billion dollars in the previous year, detailing the aggregate financing activity across city, state, and regional authorities. It highlights growth in borrowing and funding for public projects.
Authorities investigate the death of 46 year old Carl Weeks in Cullman. Sheriff Waldrop and Coroner Moss say Weeks died after a night of drinking with Owen Powers and Hubert and Harold Denton. Circuit Solicitor Riley and police have filed drunkenness charges against several witnesses as the case proceeds.
For sale listed a standard residence garage door 13%4' thick 16' wide 7' high and price 80 dollars in the notice along with a phone number 353-1681. Also seeks rent for a 3 bedroom house in Hartselle or Falkville area and provides contact J. L. Patterson 1106 N Cave St Tuscumbia 383-9572. Includes room and board offering a private room at 326 N W Wilson with partial contact 355-
Cattle numbers show 800 head with calves at 250 as market heads lower. Slaughter steers 800-1000 lb bring 18.50 to 19.00, good 750 lb heifers 18.50, cows 13.50 to 14.00, bulls 18.00, feeders 400-700 lb 19.00 to 22.00, 325-500 lb heifers 15.50 to 18.00, weaners weak, good and choice 22.50 to 25.00, natives active with gains to 25.0, sow line incomplete.
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