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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
2
Sunset 5 47 p m. Sunrise 5 35 a m. Moonset 8 09 p m. First Quarter. Sirius rises 1 30 a m. Mars sets 7 01 p m. Jupiter in east 7 18 p m. Saturn due south 9 06 p m.
Reading this morning the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 19.00 feet, up .08 feet, with sea level at 553.30 feet. Other TVA lake stages were Chicamauga 680.0, Pickwick 411.1, Guntersville 593.3, and Wilson 506.0. Forecast calls for sunny pleasant warmth today and Saturday, tonight clear and cool, winds easterly 3 to 13 mph. Yesterday’s 3 PM high was 93 and the low last night 59. today at 11:15 AM it was 88.
County Judge Lewis H. West concluded 18 dispositions after a 90 minute session this morning. Defendants included Van Watkins for assault and battery with two witnesses absent, and Clinton Sanders fined $50 for carrying a pistol without a license. Several cases were continued or dismissed for lack of prosecution.
Mr and Mrs James Pitt Trinity 1 welcome a girl Thursday at Baugh Wiley Smith. Mr and Mrs Jerry Horn Decatur 1 greet a boy Thursday at Baugh Wiley Smith. Mr and Mrs Hershel Nichols Murphy Apt announce a boy today at Baugh Wiley Smith. Mr and Mrs James W Teeter 402 Memorial Dr SW report a boy yesterday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs A A Jones Jr 2008 16th Ave SE announce a girl today at Decatur General.
Robert Lee Houser 51 of Dalhart Texas dies Wednesday at 9 am. Funeral at New Friendship Baptist Church Sunday 2 pm with Rev. Bob Wilkins and Rev. Hoody Richards officiating. Burial in New Friendship Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survivors include three brothers and several sisters. Body arrives in Decatur tonight and lies in state 1 to 2 pm at church.
Mrs. Ida E. Townsend Town send Minor Hill Tenn. died at 9 50 a m Thursday at her residence after a long illness Services will be at 2 p m today from Hester's Chapel Church of Christ with Tonis Davis officiating Burial will be in Williams Cemetery Spry Funeral Home directing Survivors include one son T E Townsend Minor Hill Tenn one granddaughter six great grand children Pallbearers were Earl Townsend Wilson Townsend Erskin Townsend Tyson Townsend Bradford Townsend and Grady Russell Mrs Townsend was a member of Beulah Chapel Church of Christ
Henry Stovall, 46, of 1204 Sherman St SE, died Thursday at Decatur General Hospital at 4 30. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 a m from Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev Edward F Dalstrom and Rev Ed Payne Miller officiating. Burial in Lawn Cemetery under Gunthorp direction. Survived by widow Ruby Decatur one son Alfred Stovall Jr Decatur two daughters Janet and Patricia Decatur two brothers Carl Stovall Panama Clarence Stovall Harvest two sisters Miss Carrie Stovall Huntsville and Mrs Wilbert Woods Huntsville. Body remains at funeral home until in state 9 to 10 a m.
Arthur A. Roberts aged 83 died Thursday at 8 20 p m at his home in Moulton. Services will be Saturday at 2 p m at Landersville Baptist Church with Rev James Hood and Rev Clarence Jefffrey officiating. Burial follows in Landersville Cemetery with Elliott Brown directing. Survivors include widow Livie Roberts five daughters Mrs Oscar White Mrs Byron White Mrs William Young Mrs Claude Cunningham all of Moulton and Mrs C F Latham three sons Russell Roberts John Mitch Roberts both of Town Creek Abner Roberts Chicago one brother Oscar Roberts Town Creek one sister Mrs Sally Wilson Moulton 34 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Byron White Jr Wallace White Bob Young Joe Roberts Wendall Roberts and Bobby Cunningham. Honorary pallbearers include Sidney Parker Earl Malcolm W W Murphy Byron Young Gurnie Parker and Harold Young. He was a member of Owens Chapel Baptist Church and a native of Lawrence County. The body will be returned to the residence of daughter Mrs Claude Cunningham this afternoon and remain there until services.
Yale University cancelled an invitation to segregationist George Wallace for the Politic al Union debate on November 4. Acting President Kingman Brewster Jr. urged reconsideration citing city race relations. Wallace had no comment. A stray science paragraph about paper wasps ends the item.
Lt. Watts testified Keller altered his alibi about the explosion day while investigators traced a car muffler and dynamite findings. Testimony covered family statements, a court ruling on hearsay, and insurance sales linked to Keller and his wife as jurors await further sessions.
Two Decatur youths, David Shumake 11 and Winston Jones 5, were listed in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after a 4 12 p m collision on the Park Street SE and 16th Ave SE intersection. The riders were reported doubling on the same bicycle when a northbound 1962 Cadillac driven by Thornton Fleming Jr. 16 struck them. Winston suffered a fractured leg and facial cuts while David may have a concussion. No charges were filed. A second incident occurred at 1 50 p m in the Alabama Farmer s Co op lot involving a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Louis Pullum 22 and a 1957 GMC driven by Paul Davis 37. the GMC was stopped near the weighing scales when the collision occurred.
Decatur markets report mixed commodities with cotton prices around 13.97 and cottonseed at 64.3 per ton. Milk prices for Grade A at 55 per hundredweight and manufactured milk at 63.29 per hundredweight. Wool and pulpweed noted with Biden figures. In cattle, slaughter steers 22.00 to 23.75, heifers 18.50 to 22.00, bulls 16.75 to 17.50, feeders steers 23.50 to 27.00, feeder heifers 19.00, dealers weak to 1.00 lower. Hogs at 15.25 for 200 lb U S 2-3, week high 16.00 midweek, lows 11.50 to 13.50.
The New York stock market moved toward a fourth consecutive all time high in heavy week trading volume about 5.5 million shares. Sperry Rand led activity for the third straight session amid gains in steels motors and rails while aircraft slipped.
Livestock sales in Nashville show cattle and calves at 35 price test with mixed results. Slaughter steers scarce but steady. cows up to 1.00 higher daily. bulls mostly 50 lower. Weights 850 to 1150 pounds reported. Hogs at 23 and 200 imply market activity with price tests.
Pullum reports a Chevrolet came south around the building and struck the GMC truck on the right front side. Davis was not seen by Pullum. Both vehicles sustained slight damage.
A Highway Patrol report details a 5:35 p.m. accident 10 miles south of Cullman on I 65 involving a half ton pickup driven by Albert Roger, 55, of Moulton, which overturned after a fire blew out. damage estimated at 875 dollars. The Teen Time Club announces a Saturday membership drive at the American Legion Home at 7 30 p m requiring each member to bring a guest. City docket lists charges including parking violations and license issues. building permits issued to D S Hurst and Morris Bros Construction for new homes. Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co president R C Collier to speak in Murfreesboro on life insurance. Tennessee Sales Caravan speakers John Sherrill and Marion Burke attendance noted. Police report theft of spinner hub caps from J D Howard's 1963 Chevrolet after 11 p m Wednesday. Decatur Curb Market schedule for Saturday from 6 a m to 11 a m offering beans, greens, okra, peppers, muscadines, pears, home baked goods, jellies, jams, cut flowers, dairy and eggs plus freezer vegetables.
The report notes hog receipts about 4,000 across Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville and Dothan with prices up to 25 cents higher than the prior Friday. Barrows and gilts at 190-230 pounds bring 15.75-16.25 while 240-270 pound cattle fetch 14.50-15.50 and 160-180 pound sows sell 11.00-13.00. Sheep and lamb notes show light sales and lambs mostly 18.00-20.50 for 80-120 pound spring lambs with bids 12.00-14.00 for lows.
Birmingham AP notes demand fair and offerings varying by size with large and medium eggs adequate and smalls generally adequate though stocks decrease. Consumer grade prices to retailers up to 9:30 a.m. today with delivery cartons and minimum one case.
A compiled list shows several hospital dismissals and associated residents. Names include Mrs. Floyd Haygood Belle Mina Mrs. Margaret Jones of 504 Vine St NE Mrs. Homer Stovall Tanner McCoy Brown Danville Mrs. W B Craston 515 Oak St Mrs. Homer Lawrence 246 Sarkson St Winford Kent Decatur Master LeVon Hall Hartselle and others with various addresses and ages.
A long list of admissions showing names and home addresses across Decatur and neighboring towns. The entries include Mrs. James W. Teeter, 402 Memorial Dr SW. Henry Bolte, Cullman. Shirlon Berdnett Waldret, Trinity. William M. Etheredge, Moulton. Mrs. Delmas Freeman, Arab. multiple others including Master David J. Shumake and Master Winston Jones with street addresses.
AP dispatch from Birmingham notes ready to cook demand in fair to good shape for broilers and fryers. Estimated slaughter this weekend 1,178,000 head, up from 1,141,000 last weekend. Farm quotations for broilers and fryers 12.5 cents, with some sales 1 cent over. delivered plane prices 13-14 cents. farms 7-8 cents.
Classified blurbs list a back hoe service with part time hours and earnings up to 50 weekly, two rental houses with monthly rates, two students needed for afternoon shifts, a shop building for lease, fresh cabbage and plant supplies, pianos for sale, and a seven room old house for sale with garage and fenced yard all in Huntsville and Moulton areas with contact numbers and box addresses.
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