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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1963
Page
2
Sunset at 5 06 p m and sunrise at 6 00 a m. Moonset at 8 38 p m. First Quarter on October 25. Fomalhaut low in the south at 8 37 p m. Venus sets at 5 24 p m. Saturn due south at 7 02 p m. Jupiter high in the southeast at 8 44 p m.
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 17.58 feet, up 0.41 in 24 hours, with sea level reading 552.18 feet. TVA lake stages were Pickwick 410.2, Guntersville 593.8, Whitesburg 553.0, Wilson 506.9. Forecast calls for fair warm weather tonight clear and cool, Tuesday partly cloudy and warm with light variable winds. Sunday's high reached 89 at 2:30 PM, low 51, current temperature 84 at 11:15 AM.
Alabama outlook shows temperatures averaging a few degrees above normal with minimal day to day variation. Normal highs 70 to 77 degrees, lows 44 to 55. Precipitation is listed as none.
The report lists daily weather for many U S cities with conditions including cloudy clear rain and fog. Temperatures and a note on missing data appear toward the end along with a sentence about the Dominican Republic and its Spanish speaking population and land area.
Hubert Lee McCown 45 of 1121 15th Ave SE died Saturday night at 11 30 pm in a local hospital. Funeral from Southside Baptist Church Monday at 2 pm Rev W J Johnson officiating. Burial Gatland Cemetery near Ardmore Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include wife Lucile a son Leonard four brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers named. body lies in state at church 1 to 2 pm.
Charles Ikerman aged 68 of 431 Johnson Street died this morning at Bank Street Hospital. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St Ann's Catholic Church with Rt Rev John M Horgan presiding. Burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include son Lt Col Charles R Sherman of San Antonio Texas daughter Mrs Katherine Smith of Decatur sister Mrs H C Ricks of Selma and three grandchildren. Rosary to be recited tonight at 7:30 in Gunthorp Chapel.
Mrs. J Kelsoe Haynes died Sunday at 9 a m in a local hospital. Funeral services were set for Tuesday at 2 p m at the First Methodist Church with Rev S E Paulk officiating. Burial followed in City Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband J Kelsoe Haynes two sisters and pallbearers. She was a member of Hartselle First Methodist and the Wesleyan Service Guild.
Mrs. Robert E. Tankersley Sr., 66, of Cullman died Saturday night at 10 15 in Cullman hospital. Funeral services set for today at 2 p m at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Terry Helman four sons Clifford Herman Robert and Elbert Tankersley one brother 21 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Richard J Tubbs 58 of Cullman died Saturday at 6 30 am at Center Hill Methodist Church burial planned at Bethsida Cemetery Survivors include widow Ruby Tubbs three daughters Emarcell Wix Allis Livingston Tarll Cruce one son Joe Tubbs two brothers and one sister
Thomas Hardin Pierce known as Tom Pierce, 67, of Town Creek, died Saturday at Lawrence County Hospital at 5 degrees a.m. Burial follows at a local cemetery with Elliott Brown Funeral Home directing. Survived by seven sons Theo Hillsboro Willard Town Creek Rayburn Leon Moulton Robert Lincoln Park Mich Edward Chicago Tommy Estill Springs and four sisters Lasie.
A Navy hunter plane sighted the decommissioned destroyer escort Fogg adrift in the Atlantic with 10 men aboard after breaking from its tow in high winds. The Salish reported towing difficulties as Ginny became a hurricane near Cape Hatteras, with Outer Banks regions easing and telephone lines down though Coast Guard radio kept contact.
Genovese pending further judicial proceedings and bail discretionary. U S Court of Appeals in New York will decide possible new trial. He is described as a Cosa Nostra kingpin with New York as base. Justice Goldberg dissents on denial of death-row rapist appeals.
The Associated Press counted weekend deaths in Alabama from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. A car skidded into a post near Cleveland injuring no one reported. Russell McIlwain 14 of Silas was killed when a car overturned on Alabama 17 near Silas. James David Howard 22 of Anderson died when his car rammed a bridge abutment and careened off a culvert.
Katherine Polk died Sunday at 8 15 p m at her residence Decatur 4. The funeral was Thursday at 1 p m from St Peters Missionary Baptist Church Decatur 4 with Rev Samuel More officiating. Interment in Rather cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survived by husband Robert S Polk Decatur 4 a daughter Minnie Lee Collins Decatur 4 three sons James Abner Collins Livingston Anthony Collins Madison two sisters Mrs Matty Lee Wallace Mrs Emmet Ice both Madison 3 a brother Ernest Orr Jr California and one aunt.
An obituary fragment lists Lena Warren of Moulton along with Viola Alexander Gardendale and Louisa Holliman Mount Hope and four Pierce brothers in Town Creek and Hernando. It notes four grandchildren and four great grandchildren with grandsons slated as pallbearers.
Hurbert H. Morgan, 58, of Cullman, died Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Cedar Church. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include wife Lois, two sons Winfred and SonnyMorgan, brother Burdus, sister Carenelia Livingston, three half brothers Finis Harim Theron Morgan, step-mother Nelie Morgan and three grandchildren.
Cotton prices listed with futures, including Decatwr loan 33.57 and various grades. Prices for cottonseed milk and pulpwood noted. Grain figures for corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, and barley. Cattle and calf markets show feeders, slaughter steers and heifers, cows and bulls with price ranges. Hog market weaker with lower barrows gilts and steady sows.
The New York market closed with an irregular pattern as gains by blue chips offset losses. Du Pont led with about four points higher. Xerox jumped ten. IBM and Corning Glass rose while U S Gypsum slipped. Volume was around 5.4 million shares.
New York trading showed mixed gains and losses across major issues with notable moves among Hercules Por, Int Harv, Am Baker, Coca Cola, Chrysler, Ford, General Electric, Texaco, Standard Oil, Gulf Oil, Sears Roebuck, and Westinghouse. Investor activity focused on heavyweights and staples, with several percent changes and price hints reflected in abbreviated tickers and percentages.
Cattle and hog markets show declines in Nashville and Thomasville areas with cattle weakest on record. steer and heifer classes thin, hogs down 25 to 50 cents, barrows and gilts around 15.50 to 16.00, sows steady, lambs index 19.00 at 90 pounds. Receipts reported across Albany Columbus Moultrie and other markets.
Today's docket lists lawsuits in Decatur with sewer assessment sums from 626.97 to 700.55. Other actions include breach of contract at 2 968.12 and damages claims ranging from 75 000 to 30 000, totaling numerous civil cases involving defendants such as Weldon Nash Jacobs and Speakman.
Members of American Legion Post 15 plan a two day telephone-a-thon starting tonight. HQ will be in the courthouse basement and calls run 6 30 to 9 30 pm with Satellite Citizens Band Radio Club helping. Officials expect about 8000 eligible men in the area to join, stressing veterans of all wars and hazardous peacetime service.
A hospital discharge list includes Mrs. Shirley Ann Burrow Mrs. Jimmie Cockrell Hanceville Mrs. Mona Hale Chicago Miss Leona Helms Cullman 2 Mrs. Eunice Ponder Cullman James D Webb Cullman Mrs. Willie Joe Wilbanks Cullman 6.
Richard J. Tubbs and Ruth Hagemore of Cullman appear in a local listing alongside Clara Lou Chumley Opal Cantrell Ozella Brown Nettie Waters Salathiel Tankersley Velma Nail of Garden City Vinemont and other names with associated numbers.
Lawrence County admissions include Dorothy Sprinkle of Town Creek and Ronnie Terry of Moulton with four others from Moulton Ada F Lowery of Danville Frank James Cottingham of Wheeler and Kermit Jones of Moulton listed among the entrants with four noted for each.
A fragmented OCR listing multiple names and addresses across towns including Madison Decatur Huntsville Elkmont Hartselle and Danville with several adults and several children noted in varying formats. No discernible event date or action is evident.
The entry lists live pig bids with weights between 300 and 100 pounds and prices from 14.25 to 15.25 per unit and sow bids from 11.00 to 13.00. This terse line reflects market pricing for livestock at the sale.
AP reports eggs and fair movement with adequate supplies and little price change. Retailers note price ranges for Grade A White large to medium and small eggs, with deliveries and minimum case sales including direct producer sales in effect.
In Birmingham live broilers and fryers show firm undertone with prices at farm 14 and delivered plant 14.5 to 15.5. Slaughter today estimated at 914,900 head, down from 944,900 last Monday. Atlanta notes Georgia live poultry supplies adequate to slightly short, farm quotes 14, hens heavy type limited, f.o.b. plants 17 to 17.44 in places.
Cotton futures opened today with declines from the previous close. Prices for December and March contracts show slight drops while May, July, and October futures move within narrow ranges. UBB bids noted for some contracts with limited trading activity.
A light green bicycle was reported stolen from Nancy Minor, 813 Oak St., Sunday morning. Michael Slaton, 7, left home Saturday evening and hasn’t returned. A two-vehicle Moulton Rd collision occurred at 10:27 a.m. Sunday involving Horace Narmore and Hansel Henderson. W.S.C.S. Seminar at Central Methodist Church Tuesday at 7 p.m. titled The Changing City Challenges the Church. Moulton Heights PTA meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the school. Break-in at Esso Service Station on 6th Ave and 6th St yielded about $200 missing. Willis Gibson, 31, in Decatur General Hospital with a four inch cut after an altercation at Sally Brown’s home in Wheeler. City docket lists numerous weekend charges including speeding and disorderly conduct. Building permits issued for two five-room houses and a garage. Five men elected elders at First Presbyterian Church: Dr. Tom Lewis, A. J. Coleman, D. L. Hume, Judge James Bloodworth, Bob Trimble.
A long OCR listing presents numerous residents and family details with street addresses and city names such as Moulton Decatur Huntsville and Somerville. The fragment includes adults and infants with various surname entries and partial notes on households.
ATHENS The Limestone County Feeder Pig Association will hold its third annual sale Oct. 30. County Agent Floyd Agee said about 800 hogs are expected to be sold at the association barn near Highway 31.
British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon uncovered remains of a wall and a tower at a site near Ariha Jericho, dated to the eighth millennium before Christ. The discovery sheds light on ancient fortifications and early urban development.
Sixty seven equity suits scheduled for trial December two target Virgil Morgan former local contractor. Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth noted docket changes to aid pro per handling of mechanic liens. Morgan and First Federal Savings and Loan Association appear as defendants alongside Brookmeade subdivision homeowners and several building suppliers and subcontractors.
Mr and Mrs Elvis Lou Allen of Moulton 1 welcome a son Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Fredie Case of 1412 Phillips Ave greet a son Sunday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Buster Hughes of 1212 Suh Ave SE welcome a boy Sunday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Dwayne Karr of Hartselle have a boy Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Luke Gilchrist of Somerville 3 celebrate a girl Sunday at Decatur General Hospital.
Union Hill elementary girls 4-H Club elected Beverly Greenhaw president with Rhona Ditto as vice president Karen Criscoe secretary Toni Gross song leader Brenda Hill game leader and Dianne Edwards reporter.
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