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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1963
Page
2
Complete weather and sky briefing for Decatur. Tuesday October 15 features a sunset at 5 14 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 54 a m. Moonrise tomorrow marks a New Moon with Orion rising before midnight and locating in the southwest before sunrise.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge on the Tennessee River shows 18.05 feet, down 0.22 in 24 hours, sea level at 552.35 feet. TVA lake stages list Chicamauga 697.3 Guntersville 594.0 Whitesburg 553.4 Pickwick 410.6 Wilson 507.1 with a sunny warm forecast for today and Tuesday. Southeast winds 7 to 15 mph. highs reached 86 and mornings 62 then 78 at 11 AM.
The forecast calls for five days with temperatures around normal or up a few degrees. Normal highs 74 to 80 and lows 59 to 65 with little or no rainfall expected across the period.
In an interview she asserts the United States agency sought replacements for Diem if the situation worsened and says overzealous officials want to topple the regime. She notes U.S. policy has softened toward anti-Communism and hints at misread orders from US officials amid South Viet Nam tensions with Buddhists.
A small plane en route from Atlanta to Muscle Shoals suffered engine trouble and crashed near a brick home in Town Creek. The aircraft struck a power pole, tearing down lines and cutting power to miles. residents reported telephone outages and a nearby earlier automobile fatality. Authorities moved the damaged plane away from the residence as troopers and coroner personnel arrived. The pilot radioed trouble and fire before the crash, with one wing clipping a pole during an attempted emergency landing on the highway.
A plane clipped an electric pole causing a town wide outage in Town Creek with power restored by 10 15 am. Residents waited for lights to return while traffic lights failed and businesses and schools faced disruption as gas pumps and morning routines were affected.
The Greater London area now has around 2,500,000 homes with roughly 40 percent owned by residents. This data highlights a shift toward owner occupation in the expanding metropolis.
The county plans a new license department to reduce crowding at driver license sites and save money in the tax assessor and tax collector offices. Probate Judge T. C. Almon supports raises for his staff, noting long-tenured employees and social security concerns, while the board cites equipment needs and budget limits.
Cotton prices quoted with December at 23.9 percent, cot tonseed at 43 per ton. Corn No 2 at 1.20, oats at .70, milling wheat 1.50, soybeans 2.45. Livestock: cattle sparse but steady with steers 550 to 800 pounds at 18 to 21.50, cows 12 to 14.50, bulls 16.75 to 17.25, calves 28 to 32, hogs weaker 15 to 16.50, sows 12 to 13.50.
The passage cites a ruling that African Americans seeking admission to Clemson University may rely on an established decision granting freedom from racial discrimination. It notes hearings for Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, later convicted for interfering with police during the 1961 Freedom Riders case in Birmingham, Alabama, with fines and hard labor imposed on failure to pay.
Funeral services for William A. Blackwell 58 a former Decatur resident will be held Tuesday. Survivors include his widow Patsy Blackwell a brother Damian L Blackwell Jr of Decatur and two sisters Mrs Bill Alexander and Mrs Verna Jessup of Fayetteville NC along with other relatives.
The New York market finished mixed in a narrow range with about 4.3 million shares traded. TWA rose nearly 12 as it bids to buy American built supersonic transports while American Crystal and Holly Sugar rose, Pet Milk and Polaroid gained modestly, and Merck and Xerox edged higher.
Mrs Hester Holmes 601 Sherman St SE died Saturday at 8 35 pm at her residence Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm from her residence with Rev John Rutland and Rev Wallace Lovett officiating Interment in Decatur City Cemetery Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home directing Pallbearers named Raymond Brittan Theo Putman Arthur Nebrig Julian Harris Norman Harris and James H Johnson She is survived by one sister Mrs Margaret Clarkson Decatur and one niece.
A 7:30 PM Tuesday meeting at Walter Jackson School aims to organize a Cub Scout Pack for boys ages 8 to 10 and their parents. Separate police and court notes report thefts, traffic and public order arrests, burglaries, and two vehicle collisions with drivers cited for offenses.
Pamela and Tamela Puckett two day old daughters of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Puckett died Saturday night at a local hospital Graveside services were held this morning at 11 from the Decatur City Cemetery Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home directed Survivors include the parents and three grandparents Lance Puckett Virginia Ivey.
Georgia live poultry prices show demand weak in Atlanta with live offerings short of need. Broilers and fryers quoted 12 to 13 cents, mostly 12 1/2. hens offerings limited. breeder stock at farms 15 to 16 cents, fob plants 16 to 17 cents, P5 type at farms 74 to 8 cents, fob plants 84 cents.
Guy Roberts notes probate fees fund county schools not general fund. Board approves 48 voting machines for district one and two at 88,880 dollars fob, to be used in the spring. Clerks listed with various salaries.
Mrs Arthur James Elliott died Sunday at 4 25 a m in South Highland Infirmary. Funeral services planned for today at 3 p m at Elmwood Chapel with burial at Elmwood Cemetery officiated by Revs Edwin R Kimbrough and Robert J Westbrook. Survived by son Joe S Elliott of Decatur.
Mrs. A. E. Barrett, mother of Dr. M. E. Barrett, died in Fort Stockton on Saturday morning. Funeral services were held Sunday.
A compiled admissions list shows multiple individuals from Cullman and surrounding areas admitted to local hospitals. Names include Mrs. Clara Delene Aderholt, Mrs. Rebecca Teague, Mrs. Norma Ruth Schmuck, Maxie E. McClendon, Nelda Fay Marks, Edwin T. Knight, Virgie Mary Cooke, Don H. Coggin, Bertha Bartlett, Eugene Abney, Vernell Lott, Walter Lee Huff, Mary Jane Doxey, Katherine Sue Harbison, Betty Jean Blackwood, Martha Lancaster, and Roy Scott with varying street addresses and municipalities such as Arley Bremen Vinemont Han ceville Box 341 Cullman and Birmingham.
Dismissals and addresses include Hugh Michael Hughes Deca tur Mrs Donald Parker 4084 6th Ave NW Thomas B Thompson 219 Sth Mrs Ray B Terry 410 8th Mrs R C Hallmark Decatur Melvin W Owens 1013 7th Ave SW Mrs Joseph Parker Court land Miss Elizabeth Ann Thompson 1720 Pennylane Matt Thomas Trinity 1 Mrs John H Gilliland Decatur 3 Mrs L J Gillespie 2012 Clara Mrs Ray McCulloch 1102 Moulton St W Mrs Edward Hightower 800 Johnston St Thomas L Baker 305 8th Mrs Mary Ann Nelson Athens Dismissals Cornis P Vincent Hartselle 3 Mrs Lucille Kahle 2300 Brookwood Dr Mrs W T Hames 704 Moulton St E Henry D Smithey 705 Spragins SW Willie Golden 1823 Sherman Charlie S Osborne Hartselle
Area funeral services are planned for Stutts Tuesday at Providence Church Town Creek with Rev Charles Kretzer officiating. McCroskey funeral in Waldermose Springs with interment at adjoining yard. survivors listed in Decatur and surrounding areas. Highway Patrol notes eight weekend fatalities across Florence Killen and nearby counties including two in Mississippi and a fatal highway race on U.S. 72. Also listings: wanted two Alabama Tennessee game tickets and a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 for sale with full options and price after 5 P.M. contact.
A list of individuals and addresses appears, listing Mrs. Eldred Lawrence, Mrs. Alice Bell Bradley, Clyde Taylor, Mrs. Gene Chandler, Mrs. Mitchell Legg, Kenneth Lindsey, Mrs. Herschel Smith, Mrs. G L Ford, Miss Wilda Whisenant, Levoid Whitt, Floyd Brown, Master William Robinson III, Baby Johnathan Hansen, Mrs. Edward Atkins, and Mrs. Denton Nelms along with various streets and cities including Decatur and Ardmore Tennessee. The items resemble public notice listings and infant acknowledgments.
The Athens circuit court opened its criminal session with Judge Newton B. Powell presiding. At 10:30 a.m. jurors were being struck and guilty pleas were being accepted.
Mayor Boutwell says Birmingham will follow civil service rules without discrimination in police and city jobs. King and SCLC members plan to return this afternoon to assess progress on Negro demands and racial tensions after moving into the city last week.
Mr and Mrs Donald Parker at 408 6th Ave NW welcomed a girl on Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ray Terry of 410 8th Ave NW welcomed a boy on Sunday at Decatur General Hospital.
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