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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1964
Page
2
Skies forecast with visible planets Saturn Venus and Mars positions. River levels show Mortar Bridge at 18.70 feet rising 0.44 feet in 24 hours and sea level at 553 feet. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 680.3 Pickwick 410.8 Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 553.2 Wilson 506.1.
Goldwater told a Lavtough crowd to return home and back his tax cut plan as he heads from Phoenix on a seven state tour. He outlines a five percent annual reduction in personal and corporate income taxes tied to spending cuts and reliance on higher revenues from growth to balance the budget and reduce the debt.
Governor George Wallace defended state sovereignty and labor backing in Decatur. He touted 343 million dollars in new industries and 20 000 jobs created in Alabama, projected 700 million more in two years, and announced a 1.25 million junior college project in Decatur to start by September next year.
A historical hospital register shows admissions including Danny Boyd Hall Vinemont Oscar Lewis Campbell Cullman and multiple patients from Cullman Hanceville Logan and Baileyton. Dismissals listed for Helen Grave man Hazel Godbee Henry Ray Julius Bohannon Higdon Porter Shaw Walker and others from Cullman Hanceville arley Joppa and nearby towns.
A fragmented notice lists individuals and addresses including Mrs Harold Hull 903 4th Ave SE and Mrs Nell Collier Danville along with Marion Reed Decatur Horace Stewart 1109 5th Ave and other residents. The clipped text shows multiple names tied to towns such as Decatur Ardmore Minor Hill and Danville along with a market street address.
A compiled list of individuals and relations with street addresses in various towns including Athens Hartsville Russellville Decatur and Gadsden. The record notes dismissals for several listed persons and a couple with infant and family references.
AP reports 10 000 teenagers clashed with state troopers police and National Guardsmen for four hours on Labor Day Eve at Hampton Beach New Hampshire. In Guam military and civilian authorities search for two Japanese WWII holdouts hiding in jungle footprints found Monday. Rebels in Stanleyville proclaim a People’s Republic and push toward Coquilhatville in the Congo.
Washington reports that Democratic congressional leaders challenged William E. Miller's assertion that the administration has sworn to never act against Castro. In Tokyo, two US jet fighters crashed near southwest of Tokyo, killing one pilot and three Japanese factory workers.
President Johnson designates his daughter Lynda Bird Johnson and William G. Helis Jr. as personal representatives for the wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in Athens on September 18.
Rehearsal scheduled Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the First Federal Penthouse for girls in 11th and 12th grades from Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties who plan to enter Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition. Prizes totaling about 500 dollars. winners include Miss Lawrence County on Sept 9, Miss Limestone on Sept 16, Miss Morgan on Sept 17, and Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition on Sept 19.
Cotton Decatur loan middling 30.40 with cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 655 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Cattle 800-1000 lb slaughter steers 20.00-22.50, cows 12.00-14.00, feeder steers 19.00-22.50, vealers 24.00-27.00. Sheep 100 head, spring lambs 24.00-25.00.
A collision occurred at 7 59 p m at 6th Ave SE and 11th St SE involving Bliss Eugene Lay 28 and Donald Lester Wood 19. Morgan County deputies charged James Morris 24 with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. he posted 750 bond. Petal Path Garden Club meets Wednesday at 9 45 a m at Pet Dairy. A revival begins Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Sherman St Church of God with Rev C E French evangelist. Funeral attendees for Mrs W M Royer of Decatur listed. A 1963 light blue Chevrolet pickup was stolen from W L Hudson. tag 52 794 motor 30144 A123760. A collision at 5 03 p m Monday on 6th Ave SE involved John E Walcote 42 Opelika and Kyle C Long 39 Decatur. no injuries. Mt Tabor school reunion set for Sunday at Mt Tabor Methodist Church with lunch at noon. Austinville W S C S meets tonight at 7 with New Age program. Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce meets at 6 tonight at Morgan County Fairgrounds to prepare for the annual fair starting Monday. Morgan County Republican Organization workers meet tonight at 7 30 at the City Electric Auditorium. All welcome.
A man reportedly gained footing on exterior protrusions to reach the ground then draped a wool blanket over three electrified barbed wire strands on an eight foot fence and climbed over. Relatives in California are noted, suggesting a possible destination. He has been in county jail for about a month.
President Johnson returns to Washington as Democratic contenders across the nation sharpen lines. Johnson targets Goldwater on nuclear weapons while criticizing a NATO tactical approach and stressing unity prosperity and peace.
Birth notices list several newborns this week. Recognizable families include Gary Todd of 217 8th Ave NW with a daughter at Decatur General Hospital, J L Hughes of 707 4th Ave SE with a son at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital, James Ingram of 114 Church St with a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital, Lloyd Nicholson of Hartselle 2 with a son, and Leonard Tucker of Hartselle with a son, all delivered at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Cecil McDonald of 1703 Sandra St reports a daughter.
Decatur police report two 15 year old boys were treated and released from Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital after a crash at the intersection of 6th Ave SE and 8th St. Walter Price of 708 3rd Ave SE received leg injuries while David Brown of 511 Prospect Dr was treated. Price was riding east on 8th when his motorcycle struck a car driven north on 6th by 26 year old Billy J Sherrill of Town Creek at about 4 39 p.m.
At Montgomery schools, a four person picket formed across from Robert Kenee High School as three Black students gained admission. One man, J B Stoner, identified as Atlanta attorney for the State's Rights Party, led two women and a flag waving demonstrator. Three Black students entered Lanier High and two more joined Harrison Elementary as registration and attendance for the day proceeded.
A Texas prison deputy was convicted of burglarizing a store in Texas and sentenced to two years on December 11, 1963. His Morgan County grand larceny charge arose from the theft of a car in Falkville.
In South Bend a Labor Day crowd heard Indi Miller of Indiana assert that a Republican administration would aid workers through tax cuts and job protection from foreign competition, emphasizing presidential responsibility for such decisions.
The gathering featured Patterson and Congressman Bob Jones receiving lifelong club membership certificates from president Tennis Terry. Notables like George Gilchrist and Gordon Terry attended and spoke on regional issues. Open house celebrated a new club house with varied entertainment and a festive crowd.
Degatur public schools opened with 7,766 students this morning, up from 7,560 on Friday and 617 more than the second day last year. The roll across campuses includes Austin High 879, Decatur High 1,276, Eastwood 394, Lakeside 521, Westlawn 308, and others as listed.
The article notes that over the past two hundred years global coal production has totaled about 60 billion tons. It highlights the scale of industrial energy output and underscores coal's role in economic development and energy supply during this period.
Dora remains the season’s first hurricane with thirteen injured passengers. Florence is spotted in the east Atlantic as the Red Cross establishes a disaster headquarters in Jacksonville Florida. Georgia sees emergency crews mobilized and Savannah shelters stocked as civil defense warns of high tides. Hurricane Ethel is about 400 miles south of Bermuda on a track to impact with gale winds expected later today.
Three fires in Limestone County destroyed two houses and burned a pine field. Ida McCaley’s home on Browns Ferry Road suffered total loss at 8 15 a.m. A woods fire on Sommers Road burned acres but caused no damage. An unoccupied Piney Chapel house and an 80 acre pine field owned by a Mr Huber were also burned.
Lawrence County Sheriff reports multiple windows smashed at Midway Elementary over the weekend after a break-in. A call Monday morning confirmed the incident and ongoing investigation by the sheriff's office.
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