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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1964
Page
2
A report notes Venus seems to move westward among the stars for the first time since 1962 due to the combined motions of Earth and Venus in their orbits around the Sun. Sunset today is 6 56 p m and sunrise tomorrow 4 36 a m Moonrise tonight 11 56 p m Last Quarter June 3.
Decatur Tennessee River gauge last night stood at 21.53 feet above the river bed with a sea level height of 555.83 feet. Forecast calls for cloudy cool conditions with occasional rain and scattered thundershowers. Monday should clear with cool southeasterly winds 8 to 15 mph and gusts in storms. High near 74, low around 66.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Morgan County Alabama home for orphans as investigators questioned residents about possible insider or outsider involvement. A missing kerosene bottle and a fleeing man were noted. The incident followed earlier fires linked to a 14 year old inmate committed to Birmingham’s reform school. Total damage exceeded $50,000.
Voters in the old first district and Morgan County face eight of nine U.S. Congress candidates on paper ballots with eight selections required. In districts one and two voting machines will show presidential PSC and other names while congressional candidates appear only on paper ballots. Districts three and four will be all paper ballots. The race for Alabama Public Service Commission includes Eugene Bull Connor and C C Jack Owen. Circuit Court Clerk and Constable races list several candidates.
Hospital admissions include Miss Frances Piery of Sherwood Drive Mrs Leo Slayton of 19th Ave SW Bill Harwell of 6th St SW Dismissals list Kenneth Blankenship of Johnston St Miss Kelly Dellenbaugh of Rogersville Master Gary Sherrill of Trinity Mrs Arthur Alexander of Moulton John Draper of Decatur Johnny Corbin of Hartselle William Schrimsher of Athens John Burch of Hartselle.
A compilation of names with ages and locales including Cullman Hanceville Bremen Logan Addison and related households. The list features brides grooms and children with titles Mrs Master and numbers, concluding with a disputed entry between Cullman and Wasburn.
Mrs. Erbie Collins age 52 of Hartselle died at home Friday afternoon. Funeral at Gum Springs Baptist Church Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ferguson officiating. Burial in Bethlehem Cemetery Cullman County. Pallbearers named. Survivors include husband and five brothers. Body to chambers today at 9 a.m. and in church for viewing Monday 1 to 2 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Charles Plemons of 1019 17th Ave SE welcome a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs H D Furman of Huntsville announce a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Troy Smallwood of 906 Oak St NE report a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Dan Atkinson of Madison 1 announce a daughter born Friday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.
The governor said he and his wife are happy with the healthy boy. He noted they would have been happy with a girl too. The couple is newly married after prior divorces. Mrs. Rockefeller turns 38 on June 9 and the governor 56 on July 8. They have blended families with eight children from previous marriages.
A long OCR list presents names and addresses of residents and infants across several towns including Huntsville Decatur Athens Somerville and Danville with entries for households married couples and infant names. The fragment appears to be a social register style notice likely from a community notices page.
The newly formed Hart sel le Lions Club reports distributing eyeglasses to residents in the area and announces a broom sale starting Tuesday at 6 pm. Ralph Sharples joins as the newest member.
The report outlines Oswald as a lone 24 year old radical shooter and notes Jack Ruby’s murder of Oswald stopped any confession. It dismisses Soviet Cuban or Mexican plots and cites FBI evidence and a five volume report. It raises questions about security but finds no known conspiracies and maintains Oswald acted alone.
A 14 year old Negro girl was arrested by Decatur Police at Elmore's on 2nd Ave SE for larceny and jailed in Morgan County. Huntsville Police reported a stolen car, a 1964 Buick Wildcat with tag 47 64346. Several local students earned honors and awards at Blackburn College and Crestline School. Tryouts for the Decatur Swimming Team are set for Monday and Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Municipal Pool. Multiple traffic incidents occurred, including two car collision on Johnston St and another in the Kroger lot with no injuries. The Morgan Limestone Chapter of the Alabama Archaeological Society meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at City Electric Auditorium with speaker Jack Cambron. Howard College Baptist Student Union Choir performs at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church tonight at 7:30 with director Bobby Rosser. Alabama Heart Association to hold annual meeting and officer elections in Birmingham June 6. bus seats for Barry Goldwater speech in Montgomery available. Decatur Fire Department answered three calls including a small house loss on Olive St SE and minor losses to a lawn mower and a dryer on Morgan Ave SW and Eleanor Dr SW.
The record notes that Marguerite Oswald was set up to take the blame but the claim remained unsubstantiated as FBI Director Hoover and CIA Director McCone denied it. Mrs. Oswald told the commission that the allegation was unsupported speculation.
Harry Bottis, longtime Decatur business owner of New York Hatters on Bank Street, will depart with his wife in July for Tripolis Greece to visit relatives. They will stay six weeks to two months, first stopping in Athens, then return to Decatur. Bottis recalls early days with an 18 pound iron and 35 suits a day at 25 cents each, and says Decatur remains his home.
The Associated Press reports ten people died in Alabama during the holiday weekend. Nine deaths were traffic related and a construction accident killed another. Included are Jimmy Jones of Leeds age 33 crushed at a Birmingham highway project and nine other highway crash victims across DeKalb, Talladega, Scottsboro, Lowndesboro, Florence, Aniston, Tuscaloosa, and surrounding areas.
The U S government started minting silver dollars in 1794, a few years before President George Washington died.
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