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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1962
Page
2
Tonight the sky features prominent star Spica due south at 4:09 a.m. on June 2 as Venus remains visible while Saturn sets. The wanderers rise Saturn at 8:52 p.m with additional timings 14:23 p.m and 12:47 a.m. 3:07 a.m.
Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 21.77 feet this morning, up 0.02 in 24 hours, sea level 556.07 feet. High Tuesday reached 95 degrees at 2:30 pm, overnight low 70. Daybreak temperature 80. Weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies, warmth, scattered showers, and possible thundershowers. Thursday forecast mostly sunny and hot with a 10 percent chance of afternoon storms, southeast winds 1 to 20 mph becoming gusty in any storms. Today's high near 90, tonight low 66, Thursday high about 93.
Gilbert Smith, 24, sought in the slaying of five southern Iowa residents, was captured early today near Lake Wapello, the Appanoose County sheriff's office reported.
Funeral services for Dan Mosley, who died Sunday, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bell Church. Burial follows at Mt. Nebo Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his widow Mammie Mosley of Decatur, two brothers Crandle Mosley of Ohio and Trudey Mosley of Louisville, Ky, and four sisters Roxie Sheppard of Danville, Bessie Mosley of Decatur, Mary Stewart of Decatur, and Angie Lesley of Decatur, plus other relatives.
Spacios unfurnished two bedroom downstairs unit available for 75 dollars monthly. Call EL 3-2614 or EL 3-2414. Also Dairy Queen in Hartselle, Ala seeks full or part time workers. contact Highway 31 South location. 1957 Century Buick two tone hard top with power steering and brakes 50,000 miles good condition. 1960 Ford pen truck 17,000 miles good condition. Will sell both. Call EL 3-1849 after 5 PM.
Elmer M Posey 73 of Moulton died Tuesday night at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2 pm from Moulton Baptist Church conducted by Dr Phillip Allison. Burial in Memorial Garden Cemetery Decatur with Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife Lillian Posey three sons four daughters two brothers two half sisters 18 grandchildren three great grandchildren. Active pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed. Body at residence until service time.
Walter Thomas Mock 78 of Atwood Illinois died Sunday at his home at 9 30 p m Funeral services held today at 2 30 p m at Morgan City Church of God Burial followed in Union Grove Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing Survivors include daughter Mrs Margaret Mateer Atwood Illinois He was a Church of God member.
Mrs Rittie Thomas aged 85 died Tuesday at 7 p m at her Atlanta home Graveside services set for Thursday at 4 p m at Shoal Creek Cemetery conducted by Rev Dewey Crow and Rev C C Morton Survivors include four daughters three sons three stepdaughters three brothers and one sister from various Alabama locations including Hartselle Cullman Decatur Lacey s Spring Huntsville and Ohio Name spellings as in record
Rain spread across Decatur, Cullman, Morgan, Lawrence and surrounding areas after a dry spell. Winds felled trees and caused roof damage while power and phone outages affected Courtland and Town Creek. Officials noted general beneficial rainfall for crops though Limestone saw only light rain. Decatur measured .72 inch, cooling temperatures from past days heat.
Edith Johnston 77 of Somerville died Tuesday night at the Somerville Church of God with Rev. Crabtree officiating. Burial will be in Houston Cemetery. Peck directing. Survived by sister Loriie Harden of Decatur and brother Leonard Allen of Florida. Pallbearers named. Body remains at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Dwight Wayne Reynolds age 3 will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from Market Street Church of Christ with burial in Roselawn Cemetery. He died Tuesday at University Hospital Birmingham after open heart surgery begun May 21. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Reynolds Athens and one brother David Reynolds Athens. Grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs Henry Reynolds Athens and Mrs Ezra Terry Athens. Body lies in state at the church Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Marvin E. Reyer 58 of Athens died Tuesday at 1 a.m. at his home. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with burial at Gatlin Cemetery in Ardmore, Spry Funeral Home of Athens directing. Survivors include his wife Viola. two daughters Mrs. S. C. Hicks and Mrs. Douglas McBay. four brothers Charlie, Mansel, Albert, Oakley Reyer. two sisters Mrs. Susie Perry and Mrs. Vel-
Hospital records show Mrs Azzalene Johnson of 1060 E Moulton St and baby Kim Thompson in Decature. Admission of T P Biles from Ardmore Tennessee and master David Compton of 403 Austinville Rd. Dismissals include Carol Jennings of Waldermose Springs and Mrs Virginia Riggins of 1106 6th Ave SW.
A reader’s list shows multiple individuals linked to Cullman Hanceville Jasper and nearby areas. Names include Miss Dorothy Helms Mrs Willard Hughes Mrs Charlie Keaton W A Smith H O Jones Barbara Pair Mrs James Rich Mrs John B Schwaiger Leonard Mickle Grover Smith Bennie Dunn Sheila Hughes Walter Crutchfield Robert Cox Alvie Howard Enus Glover James Schaefers Julius Whaley Marion Copeland Minnie Baxigalupo Daniel Weissend plus residents of Cullman Hanceville Jasper and Hayden with varying titles and locations.
Athens Limestone admissions include William M. Allen and Durndia Sue Cox both from Athens. Other entrants include Ellis C. Simmons and Mrs. Margaret King of Athens, plus Fannie Robinson of Tanner and Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson of Anderson. Additional entrants Susan-Lee Creen and Mrs. Geraldine Vickers from Tanner are listed among the Athens area names.
J. M. McDonald was reelected president of the Athens Limestone County Development Committee Inc at the annual meeting in City Hall assembly room. Elected as officers were Buck Patton first vice president Tommy Griffis second vice president and directors J W Bennett W B Buchanan James Beasley Herman Cole Delwood Flanagan W Van Gilbert Ben Jaffee Hershal Littrell Carl Martin Dr Virgil McCain R B Nichols Dr E G Norwood W T Osborne and Frank P Turner.
Athens Space Inc president John Hatch announced an open house for Genco Tool Co in Athens Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 30 to 3 p.m. Since Space purchased Genco in March the office was remodeled air conditioned and 18 employees added with new machinery. Genco was formerly Maryland owned. The firm does precision work.
Athens officials honored two city workers Ethridge Akers and B. B. Russell with Certificates of Appreciation from Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce president Douglas Gordon in Mayor Arthur Stewart's office. The awards praise their help in developing the park area on West Market Street, a JCC project.
In Nashville Tenn Mrs Elva Sanford and Mrs Doshie Best of Louisiana along with Molly Gabbeart of Thornton California and seven grandchildren attended the services. Pallbearers named were Willard Brown Emmett Black Elmo Weldon W B Rice Floyd Kirk and Douglas Newby.
A roster of residents and contacts in the Moulton area includes Mrs Curtis May from Danville two, Mrs Lena Nelson Town Creek, Barbara Henson Mount Hope two, Frances Abbott Moulton one, Mrs Bill Voss Hillsboro one, Mark Pearson Moulton, Mrs Dalton Pearson Moulton, Mrs Winford Jackson Moulton, Mary Hayes Courtland, Mrs Dee Adair Moulton two, Mrs Jim Grimes Moulton two, Mrs Kenneth Roan Moulton, Huey King Moulton, Jerry Peeples Moulton four.
A line of names and addresses appears, listing adults and children in various households across Athens and surrounding towns. The compilation includes Master Dwayne Clark and Little Miss Connie Smallwood along with multiple Mrs. and Mr. entries tied to specific street addresses and towns such as Courtland La cey’s Spring Rogersville and Trinity.
Capt. Steven Weaver of the Salvation Army said Mrs. Sherrie Kelley and her three children, living at 819 19th Ave SE, lost their home to a fire on Monday night. The family needs clothes, furniture, and kitchen utensils. donations can be directed to the Salvation Army Headquarters at EL 3-5335. The Kelley children are a 12 year old girl and two boys aged 12 and 14.
A report states female halibuts can reach up to 500 pounds, far beyond males which top around 80 pounds. The finding highlights strong sexual dimorphism in the species.
Wallace denounced segregation opponents as loud talk while vowing to defend state schools with "sound laws" and court avoidance. In runoff results, Allen leads Haltom for governor with 296,780 to 252,342 votes as Flowers tops Livingston in another county race. Wallace promised to defend segregation and stand in the schoolhouse door to block integration, while de Graffenried called the campaign the greatest experience of his life.
City clerk's office notes building permits for W L Brazin, Kyle Taylor, and A Riegel with values 100, 75, and 2000 respectively. Recorder's docket shows 25 public drunkenness charges, plus red light, disorderly conduct, speeding, muffler, no license, and unlicensed business charges. Joe Robinson reports a car battery theft. a truck fire and overheated heater incidents are logged. Troop 92 Girl Scouts visited Wheeler Refuge, with 14 scouts guided by three leaders. Wheeler Refuge remains open to fishing. farmland rents to over 60 farmers. Swimming lesson registrations begin Friday at 9 a.m. at the Red Cross Building ahead of sessions starting June 11 and ending August 13. intermediate, swimmer, and life saver registrations start June 4.
In Hartselle box 4A Doss and McRae each drew 71 votes. The Decatur region favored Slate in the representative race while Cain did well in rural areas. Cain argued against placing No 2 from another section, a traditional practice. Bob Gilchrist from Hartselle held place No 2 for two terms. The solicitor race saw two young attorneys contest the seat of Miles Powell. Doss led the May 1 three man race with a 1800 vote edge over Murphree. In statewide contests Bert Haltom lost for lieutenant governor 10005 to 4386 to Jim Allen. Richmond M Flowers won the Democratic attorney general nomination with 7955 votes to Livingston 5714.
Mr and Mrs Ross King Jr of Athens 4 welcome a son Tuesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Willard Hughes of Cullman greet a daughter Monday at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Rice of Cullman 2 welcome a daughter Monday at Cullman Hospital. A boy born today to Mr and Mrs Howell Puckett 516 Carolyn St SW at Decatur General Hospital.
Cotton inches middling 34.00 Decatur loan 33.57. Cottonseed $45 per ton. Milk Grade A 56 per hundred. Manufactured milk $3.20 per hundred for four per cent, 055 per cent above four per cent direct ratio below four per cent. Wood 65. 43 and 35. Pulpwood $13.50 per card No. 2. Yellow Shelled Corn 1.23. No 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.00. No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.25. No. 2 White Far Corp 1.11. No 2 Oats .70. No 2 Milling Wheat 1.75. No. 2 Mile per hundred 2.00. Poultry Wheat 1.40. No 2 Barley .90. No 1 Soybeans 2.40. Cattle 200. Beef steady with Monday's weak close. Slaughter heifers around 23.00. Steers and heifers 20.00-23.00. Cows 15.50-16.30. Cutters 11.50-15.00. Bulls 15.00-18.90. West stockers and feeders 22.00-25.00. Calves 156. Steady. Vealers 26.00-238.00. Hogs 806. Steady to weak. Bod 13.75, bulk 190-240 lb 15.00-15.59. Sows 11.50-12.50.
Retail egg movement remains brisk in Birmingham with ample to excessive supplies. Consumer grades show unchanged prices but strong competition. Grade A White Large ranges 32 to 3642 units, mostly 32.35 percent. medium 25 to 30, mostly 26 to 29. small 21 to 26 units.
Poultry plants operate partially due to holiday. Live offerings and supplies near, ready to cook demand fair to good and likely to clear available live supply. Export demand steady to strong with considerable movement. Estimated slaughter today 333,600 head, down from 890,900 head last Wednesday. Farm quotes for broilers and fryers near 14, few sales under contract. delivered plant prices 14 to 15 percent, some higher up to 5. loa.
A cross of Roman Winter and Argentine Pale Blue flax named Caldwell debuts as a high yielding winter flax for Texas farmers, reported as producing the era’s top yields among winter flax varieties.
The passage notes overall consumer outlays during 1961 with hints of rising or shifting spending, indicating how households allocated funds across categories. It emphasizes the year as a benchmark for sales activity without detailing specific figures or entities.
Two U S military advisers missing near Houei Sai were recovered by helicopter after signaling with red smoke. Sgt. Murphy of Indiana and Sgt. Loobey of Washington state, both with Lao troops, were airlifted to Houei Sai in excellent condition and returned to duty as Pathet Lao forces pressed on the outskirts.
In the run off for State Democratic Executive Committee Place No 8 Ed Harbison secures 6304 votes while Leonard R Wilson trails with 2501. Governor race shows George C Wallace 5450 and Ryan deGraffenried 4104. Local results list Lt Governor Bert Haltom 5413 Jim Allen 3867 Attorney General Richmond Flowers 5756 Willard Livingst on 3309 U S Congress results list multiple candidates led by Kenneth A Roberts 8481 and Carl Elliott 8417 with others including Albert Rains 6533 George Huddleston Jr 8330 Armistead Selden Jr 7860 George Grant 7718 and Frank Boykin 5076.
Athens police report three arrests on Tuesday including two for no driver's license and one for public drunkenness.
Athens sheriff's force made three arrests Tuesday for abusive language improper muffler and violation of the prohibition law.
Limestone circuit clerk's office collected 348.60 Tuesday in payment of four fines tied to driving while intoxicated highway intoxication public drunkenness and bad check.
The vorticist movement in art was led by Wyndham Lewis, an English painter. The vorticists were post expressionist who adopted a modified form of cubism.
At a Monday luncheon honoring Boun Oum and Phoumi, Ma capagal condemned U S pressure to enforce Laos under neutrality. He called it a species of sophistry that can only weaken the defense of the free world.
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