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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
2
Sunset at 6 53 p m and sunrise at 4 38 a m forecast. Moonset around 12 65 a m with First Quarter on Wednesday night. Moon visible in Leo near Regulus with Mars between them fading.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge reads 21.23 feet, down .09 in 24 hours, sea level 555.53 feet. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 682.2 Pickwick 414.1 Guntersville 595.0 Whitesburg 556.6 Wilson 506.8. Sunday high 74 at 4 p.m., overnight low 66 at 6 a.m., 74 at 10:50 a.m. Forecast cloudy to partly cloudy with showers and thundershowers, tonight cool. Tuesday outlook showers ending morning then partly cloudy and warmer. southerly winds 8 to 15 mph. today high 79, tonight low 68, Tuesday high 85.
The forecast says temperatures stay near normal in northern Alabama with a few degrees above normal in the south through Wednesday. A cooler trend is expected Thursday or Friday with normal highs 83 to 88 and lows 60 to 66. Rain is expected elsewhere with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through Thursday.
Cullman County sheriffs investigators probe two weekend burglaries. Hunt's Grocery Store near Crane Hill was entered Saturday night but nothing was taken. At West Point a laundry was broken into and coin machines were tried but not opened.
McGill spoke at the 71st annual commencement as honorary doctorates were awarded to McGill and Archbishop John P Cody of New Orleans and Rev Mother Mary Susan Sevier. The event also included degree conferrals to numerous graduates across multiple fields including accounting biology chemistry education history mathematics philosophy and more. Norman Wayne Bowling noted as Most Valuable Athlete for 1962 63 and announced to coach at Danville High School in fall.
A 2 year old Chicago woman, Ann Sullivan, was injured Sunday night when struck by a 1962 Ford on 6th Ave near Magnolia Motel in Decatur. She suffered a fractured shoulder and knee cap. companion Irvin F. Duffy was unhurt. Driver John McRae Brasher, 47, Hueytown Alabama, was not charged. Witnesses said Sullivan and Duffy tried to cross as a light changed. The page also lists several other traffic incidents and a DUI charge against Joe Alfred Higdon.
The speaker warned against elders steering youth and noted that moral information cannot be passed on like technical knowledge. The Rev. Mr. Mullen admitted yielding to the temptation in a commencement setting. Invocation by Rev. Robert E. Wilkins and benediction by Rev. James Herman Lowery. Principal W. H. Jenkins directed the program with H. R. Leeman introducing the speaker.
Weekend burglaries in Decatur touched at least six stores. Theo Hills Store on Moulton Street reported a window break and two dollars in change missing. A back door lock was broken at the Courthouse Annex basement, with a cold drink dispenser entered. La Casa Restaurant showed an open back door with no missing items. In other incidents, a car in Little Ernies was looted of fishing gear and supplies, while Pepsi-Cola Bottling and Morgan County Exchange saw break ins with minimal losses. Authorities investigated.
MOULTON A 21 year old Lawrence countian was arrested by Chief Deputy Calvin White last night at his home and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly stabbed Charles Landers 25 Mount Hope. Landers listed in good condition at Lawrence County Hospital. Stabbing occurred Saturday afternoon and Landers was stabbed in the back and shoulder. James Vandiver held in county jail this morning.
Cotter middling price noted as Decatur waning around 11.57 for cotton, cottonseed at 45 cer wa. Milk products cited at 6.2 percent, four percent above base, with favorable but limited steer demand. Hogs around 1,500 head seen steady to higher, late sales up to 25.0 dollars per cwt. sows steady with a 350 to 625 lb range at 11.00 to 12.00 dollars.
The New York stock market ended down as volume near 3.9 million shares. Compared with 4.3 million on Friday, activity was subdued and volatility muted after a year earlier market crash. Major issues changed little while some gainers included U S Smelting American Smelting and Xerox.
A compact ledger style line lists numerous firms with percentage figures alongside cryptic codes. Companies range from Lorillard to Macy and Masonite, with percentages from 12 to 5744, followed by assorted abbreviations such as Ch S, Mont Ward, Nat Dairy, Nat Distill, Nat Distill 34. The fragment resembles a stock or market table from a historical page.
Livestock yearlings range 00 to 21.50 with good quality around 565 lb at 23.00 and 850 to 590 lb steers at 21.50 to 22.50. Commercial cows are scarce at 16.50 and bulls 18.75 to 19.25. Feeder classes slow to weak, mostly good 350 to 625 lb steer groups. Hogs active and up to 3 higher late sales fully.
A Vernon Baldwin era hospital notices list patient admissions by name and place from Cullman, Bremen, Hanceville, Vinemont, and Vine Mont. Entries include Jerrel Roosevelt Park in Vinemont and Royal Self in Cullman with varying ward numbers and dates.
Mrs. Fannie Hill and Mrs. Merle Hodges appear in Decatur and Ardmore dismissal notices. Names include James Turner Master Moran Barbara Hooper Bonnie Skinner Dan Walden with listed street addresses. The fragment lists several individuals associated with dismissals or notices in the area.
A compiled roster lists numerous residents and relatives across Decatur Athens Moulton and Trinity with names such as Mary Draper Eugene Aday and James Swanner. The entries include street addresses and titles like Mrs Master Miss and Jnior indicating a local social register or obituary notice compilation.
Higher mixed lots 1-3 and 195-235 lb hogs bring 16.25 to 16.75 while 350-625 lb sows fetch 11.50 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 100. morning rains curtail supply and no early sales. Thomasville GA AP notes 2,900 hog receipts across Albany Columbus Moultrie Dothan Jacksonville with U S 1-2 barrows 190-230 lb at 16.50-17.00 and 1-3 180-240 lb at 16.00-16.50. sows 11.25-13.50.
In Birmingham the live broiler and fryer market showed supplies very tight and often underweight with good demand for ready-to-cook products despite limited live stocks. Estimated slaughter today ranges 962,200 to 919,700 head with farm quotes at 15 and some contracts up to 0.5 over. Delivered plant prices span 15.5 to 16.5 per unit.
Last Friday and again this week U.S. marshals sought to serve a court order to prohibit W. from blocking two African American students from enrolling at the University of Alabama. Officials waited at the governor's office but were not served. Governor Wallace said he would physically bar the students if required, amid a district court order for enrollment at Tuscaloosa and Huntsville campuses.
Gov George Wallace vows to defy a federal order and block two Black students from enrolling at the University of Alabama. A hearing is set for June 3 in Birmingham before Judge Seybourn Lynne. The state faces a possible contempt citation and ongoing injunctions dating from 1956.
Three inches of rain in two days with 3.32 inches total in the area and 2.06 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Sunday. WHOS Radio reports 1.26 inches in the 24 hours to today. No property damage yet. Forecast calls for lingering showers today, clearing tonight, and warmer conditions Tuesday with highs near 79 to 85 and southerly winds 8 to 15 mph with gusts in thundershowers.
Archie Sparks 42 of Hartselle died Saturday at 8 p.m. at his residence. Funeral services today at 2:30 p.m. from Neel Baptist Church with Rev. Robert McElwain and Rev. Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial in Bald Knob Cemetery. Survivors include widow Louise Sparks, daughter Diane Sparks, sons Michael Donald Douglas Sparks, granddaughter, seven sisters, two brothers, and pallbearers listed.
Manassess Bishop, 83, of 322 Adams St., Hartselle, died Sunday at 10 40 am in a local hospital. Services will be at 3 pm at Corinth Baptist Church in Cullman County with burial in the adjoining Home. Rev. D R Jarrett and Rev Dan Dutton officiating. Survived by three daughters Julia Skidmore Collins Park Ga Sidney Praytor Moulton Edna Morgan Detroit Mich four sons Walter Bishop Newark Del Bryan Bishop Miami M B Bishop Hartselle Chester Bishop Hartselle 29 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren one sister Bessie Rushing Aberdeen Miss pallbearers listed.
John Wesley Gilbert Moulton of Town Creek died at Huntsville Hospital on May 25 at 2 p.m. from Woll Springs Baptist Church. Burial will be in Sanderson Cemetery with Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his widow Lillie Mae Gilbert of Huntsville four daughters Violet Louise Redden of Florence Dorothy Geraldine ills of Huntsville Daisy Ola Tollison of Birmingham Donnie Gargis of Russellville one brother Ernest Gilbert and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Raymond Yoder, found dead Saturday by police in Niles, Michigan, will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Pifer Funeral Chapel. Yoder is the father of Mrs. Mary Richey of Decatur.
Mrs Miriam McCalla Clancy of Grayson Alabama died Saturday afternoon in a Birmingham hospital. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. from St Paul Episcopal Chapel Albany Georgia with interment at Riverside Cemetery Albany under Johns Ridout Funeral Home. Survived by one daughter Mrs William M Daly Birmingham one granddaughter three sisters Mrs Carver Dixon Cordele Georgia Mrs Henry Anthony Seale Alabama and Mrs Robert L Kelley Tifton Georgia.
Cavalien City clerk grants a building permit to Johnny Ferrell Jr for a house at 624 Memorial Dr SW valued at 12000 dollars. The Decaia Toastmistress Club meets tonight at East Acres Community Center at 730 PM. Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 730 PM in the Masonic Building. Judge Newton B Powell's son Joe is in Tuscaloosa Hospital undergoing kidney surgery per courthouse sources.
The schedule lists stops including Hulaco General Store from 9:45 to 10:15, Ryan School 10:30 to 11:45, Ryan and Whisenant's Store 11:45 to 12:30, Center Grove and Salem Baptist Church 1:15 to 1:40, Lawrence Cove Old Church of Christ 2:00 to 2:25, and Florette Gurley's Store 2:40 to 3:10.
A jumble of small ads lists jobs and rentals including experienced waitresses and cooks at local eateries, a downstairs furnished garage apartment for rent with utilities paid, and multiple sale notices for vehicles and equipment. Contact numbers appear for some listings, while others request walk‑in applications and forbid phone calls.
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