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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1964
Page
2
Weather notes indicate sunset at 6 55 p m and sunrise 4 36 a m for tomorrow. Moonrise is 11 19 p m with Last Quarter on June 3. Mercury passes east of Mars at a distance of about 862 million miles and will reappear as an evening star late in July.
Increasing clouds and a little warmer with possible thundershowers late this afternoon or tonight. Northeasterly winds 6 to 12 mph turning southeast today. Sunday outlook partly cloudy and mild with scattered showers. Last night low near 54 and today's high around 81.
Mrs Vera Collins 52 of Hartselle Morgan County died Friday afternoon from a self inflicted gunshot wound discovered by her husband upon returning home from work. Coroner Lewis C Brown stated the death occurred about 1 pm and the wound was self inflicted.
At 5 15 pm Friday a car driven by David H Hokett struck a parked car owned by J S Ricks in Athens area 809 Sth Ave SE Police also reported a stolen two door 1956 Chevrolet with Lauderdale County plate in that vicinity Funeral arrangements and memorial gifts noted with several contributors and donations listed.
David Braswell of the Decatur High School 1964 class received the Rotary Club Scholarship during graduation night exercises at Decatur High School. Principal W H Jenkins presented the award as Braswell prepares to enter Florence State College in September. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Murray Braswell of Danville Road SW Decatur.
KRLD reports from a high level source that the Warren Commission findings will say the first bullet hit both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John B. Connally and the third shot missed. The commission allegedly details entry and exit points and notes a second bullet struck Kennedy in the back of the head.
The current market value of the silver content in the silver dollar stands at one dollar, reflecting the metal price as the first calculation.
Decatur Superintendent H R Leeman announces new appointments and resignations across city schools. Names include Dr Matthew H Hall assistant superintendent and numerous transfers in Decatur and Austinville schools, plus resignations from multiple posts.
Three Lawrence County officials resigned Auburn Hope principal Mount Hope School Margaret Pettus and Christine Richardson Mount Hope Intermediate School left their posts. Transfers moved Laurectia Richardson Ernestine White and Jeanette Smith to new posts. Joe Eduty was terminated. Bus service requests were granted and Supt Silas Cross received authority to sign an easement with Joe Wheeler Co op allowing a power line across the Lawrence County High School football field.
Jacqueline Kennedy, broadcasting from Hyannis Port on JFK's birthday, cites her husband’s motto that one man can make a difference and should try to right wrongs. She discusses the Kennedy Memorial Library, the Telstar broadcast, and Kennedy’s Ireland trip, with remarks from Robert Kennedy and international leaders.
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller urged distrust of each other as California voters head to the GOP primary. Goldwater pressed aerospace defense interests and alleged Johnson favoritism, while Rockefeller warned against extremism and pledged a vigorous dawn-to-dusk campaign sweep of 14 cities before Tuesday's vote.
Hartselle fire department answered a Friday 4:45 p.m. call on Nancyford Road reporting no damage to a barn. Firefighters checked the scene and found no further threats or hazards.
A hospital ledger lists admissions for William Hardin of Arab and others. Dismissals include Herman H. Hall, Ernest A. Bogle, and multiple patients with addresses in Decatur Cullman Athens and Trinity. Names include Master Robert Duling and infant children among the discharged.
Partial list of names and street addresses including Gary Sherrill Mrs Paul Grady Lacey W E McCluskey Decatur Joyce Cottingham Trinity wife Charlie Kasulka 1710 10th Ave SE and others at 1404 Phillips Ave 908 Carridale St.
Today marks Memorial Day observation first held as Decoration Day in 1868 for Civil War dead. Other dates note Hernando de Soto in 1539 and the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854. Also Lincoln Memorial dedication 1922 and Cologne raid 1942.
The text notes that post cards were first used in Austria roughly in 1280. It highlights an early example of correspondence media and marks Austria as an origin point for this practice.
Jurors continued to deliberate as emotions ran high in the courtroom. Spectators gathered in the hall, some smoking and betting on the outcome while Boulden testified about the shooting and knife attack on Officer Hays. He described meeting the girl, their consensual encounter, and the subsequent confrontation near Flint Creek before the fatal shooting.
Alabama troopers report a single property damage accident in the four county patrol area. The crash occurred at 5 30 p m east of Moulton on Five Points Road involving James C Terry 24 Danville and James Lowery 17 Danville. total damage eight dollars and fifty cents.
The article notes that the first sugar cane in the New World arrived with Christopher Columbus during his second voyage, marking a key moment in early Atlantic exploration and colonial agriculture.
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