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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1963
Page
2
Friday shows sunset at 6 09 p m and sunrise at 5 24 a m The Moon rises at 8 22 p m and reaches perigee Antares shines low in the southwest at 8 33 p m Mars sets Saturn sits southeast at 7 21 p m Jupiter leads the Moon
River level at Keller Memorial Bridge reached 21.01 feet, up 12 feet in 24 hours, from sea level 555.31 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 680.1 and Pickwick 411.4, with forecasts for cloudy warm weather and isolated showers.
One person was arrested for peace proceedings and non-support and another for passing worthless checks by the Cullman County Sheriff's force on Wednesday.
Cullman Police Department arrested four individuals on Wednesday. Charges included two counts of disorderly conduct and two counts of violation of the prohibition law.
Athens Police Department reported one arrest on Wednesday for driving without a valid license. The event occurred within city limits and reflects local enforcement actions.
Athens authorities report Wednesday arrests by Limestone County Sheriff’s force. Four for public drunkenness, one for driving while intoxicated, two for no driver’s license, and one for desertion and non support. Local records show ongoing enforcement actions.
Four policemen injured in riots around West End Ramsay and Graymont schools. Negro and white confrontations ensue with dozens hurt. Wallace orders temporary closures. NAACP plans court action to reopen schools as National Guard and state troopers patrol. Demands for federal injunction persist amid ongoing turmoil.
Morse Wallace publicly questioned the senator from Oregon while reading VA records on Governor Wallace. The file covers his 1942 to 1945 Air Force service, hospitalizations for meningitis and anxiety, a 1946 psychoneurosis claim, a 1956 VA exam noting anxiety reaction, and a 10 percent rating with an American Legion representative.
Plans show Vance leaving Sunday with stops in Hawaii Okinawa Korea Formosa Viet Nam and briefly in Japan for talks with defense officials. He will report back to McNamara on his impressions of the Viet Nam war and its difficulties as Adm Felt predicts a long fight. Tran Van Chuong says Diem's regime has lost popular support and foreign aid cannot guarantee victory.
Athens Fire Department reports a fire yesterday afternoon seven miles from here destroyed a motorcycle owned by Curtis Miller. Officials say the blaze started from a leaking gasoline line and arrived too late to save the bike after a 4 34 p.m. call.
Cotton middling held at 4, cotton loan 33.97, cottonseed 645 per ton. Milk grade A .53 per hundredweight, manufactured milk 63.3 per hundredweight. Corn and wheat prices listed. soybeans 2.55. Cattle and calves generally weak, vealers 30. Hog prices mostly steady 16.00 to 16.25 for 200-245 lb. trimming.
The notice lists multiple individuals tied to hospitals or medical notices with varied city and street addresses including Mrs Doris Jane Morris of Fort Worth Texas Mrs Roy Henderson of 1504 Phillips Avenue Southwest Ardmore Tennessee W C Vassar Jr of 111 5th Avenue Northwest Master Roger Lynn Dockery of 2005 Morgan Avenue Mrs Verna Hurn of Mooresville Mrs Lamar Penney of 506 8th Avenue Southeast and Mrs Mary Livingston of 1211 8th.
A long list of residents and family members appears with addresses across Decatur Hartselle Moulton and nearby towns. The compiled roster includes Mrs Sarah Hancock Miss Dorothy Woodall Mrs Eddie Holt Mrs O Neal Swann Mr Briscoe Mrs Gussie Bell Mr Roy Free and many others with street numbers city lines and infant children noted.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose to 734.55 on the close, surpassing its 1961 record as volume reached about 5.2 million shares. Chrysler led gains with a firm upturn, while Ford and GM inched higher and rails ended mostly lower. Major chemicals and Polaroid also posted advances as Treasury and corporate bonds fell.
Mr and Mrs Eddie Holt of Decatur welcomed a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs David R Brigcoe of 221 8th Ave NW welcomed a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital with grade A white large 45 48, mediums 3642 4243, small 2742 2942.
AP dispatch notes farm quotes for broilers and fryers at 13 cents with some contracts up to 13.5 cents. Delivered plant prices 13.5 to 14.5 cents. Georgia market steady with farm quotes for broilers and fryers at 13 to 14.2 cents, hens in various grades showing ample or balanced supply and mixed demand, fob plant prices 15 cents for heavy hens.
Cattle and calves generally weak with utilities 13.00 to 14.00 and canners 11.00 to 13.50. hogs steady with U S 1 3 200 to 245 lb at 16.50 to 16.75 and sows 13.50 to 14.50. sheep steady with spring lambs 20.00. Hog receipts 100 at Albany Combu Thomasville Dothan and Jacksonville steady to 25 lower. U S 1 2 barrows 160 to 230 lb 16.75 to 17.25. 240 to 270 and 160 to 180 lb at 15.50 to 16.50. sows 11.50 to 13.75.
AP reports mixed egg price moves in Birmingham with large eggs unchanged to one cent lower and mediums up to 20 cents higher as demand remains mostly good. Consumer grade prices to retailers posted by 9:30 a.m. with case and door delivery details included.
Mrs Rosella Akins 60 of Falkville died Wednesday night at the Tennessee Valley Nursing Home. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at Falkville First Christian Church with Rev. Jimmy Henderson Rev. W J Alston and Rev. Frank McWhorter officiating. Interment in Falkville City Cemetery with Peck Funeral Home of Hartselle directing. She is survived by two daughters Mrs George Holmes and Mrs Charlie Howard Crow, eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. She was a member of Piney Grove Christian Church.
Mrs. Hildred D. Hamlin of Anderson Alabama died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Hurricane Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. C. M. Prince officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Spry Funeral Home of Athens in charge. Survivors include three sons Jerry Allen La Porte Indiana James Arnold and Larry Joe both of Anderson, three sisters and six brothers along with two grandchildren. Pallbearers named from the community. Mrs Hamlin active in her Hurricane church and lifelong Lauderdale County resident.
Classified notices show a seven room two bath house at 246 Jackson Street for 125 dollars monthly through Carrell Realty 353 1020. A seven room old home with large shaded lot, garage and fenced yard at 330 7th Ave NW listed with two phone numbers. A home day or night care offer and contact number 353 9490. A request for four men for poetry work directed to Harold Wallace at Prentiss Clark Farm. A private room rental at 1607 Locust Street with kitchen privacy listed under Carl 355.
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