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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1963
Page
2
Weather forecast calls for fair and cool conditions today and tonight with a high near 67. Venus returns as an evening star after sunset at 158 million miles from Earth. Tennessee River reading this morning at 18.28 feet, down 0.20 in 24 hours, sea level 552.58 feet. Tuesday will be fair and slightly warmer with northerly winds 8 to 15 mph.
Alabama forecast shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal. Extreme north highs near 77, lows 54. central 81/59. extreme south 83/62. Cool through Wednesday with gradual warming later in the week and little or no precipitation.
Classified ad style listing with sales offers real estate rentals vehicles and job notices plus a note on Frances Perkins first female cabinet member and a brief reference to a bookstore Ira's Book Shop. Includes contact numbers and addresses for multiple listings across a small town.
Weekend traffic accidents in Alabama claimed two lives. Huntsville man Wilson Garner, 44, died when his wife’s car skidded off a steep embankment near Florence and overturned. Julia S. Moore, 40, of Mobile, died in a Baldwin County collision near Spanish Fort. In Arkansas, George Jackson, 8, and James Jackson, 6, were killed when their father’s car swerved, struck a tree, and overturned.
Two newspaper racks were stolen from Bob Gibson's restaurant on U S 31 and police were notified at 6 45 am. A 1948 Chevrolet truck driven by Robert Taylor Jr collided with a parked 1956 Chevrolet station wagon, wounding no one and leading to a driving while intoxicated charge. The report lists weekend city docket items and various local notices and meetings.
Hartselle police arrested eight individuals over the weekend. Charges included four for public drunkenness, two for reckless driving, one for driving while intoxicated, and one for speeding.
Witness Terry Nash 8 says two strangers fled in a green and white 1955 56 Chevrolet with a white Tennessee plate after entering the bank at about 1 15 p m and forcing two female employees into the bathroom. Warrants name Harold Tucker Matlock and Robert A Burkeen on charges tied to the Counce and Enville robberies. FBI notes suggest the here and other Southern Tennessee holdups may involve different robbers.
Edward Ralph Hobbs aged 68 of 104 Shannon Street Athens died Sunday at 6 am in a Birmingham hospital. Funeral services are today at 2 pm from McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Elbert Burlington and Rev. Kermit Gore officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survived by widow Leona Hobbs three daughters Dorothy Richter Gladys Hodges Juanita Hobbs two brothers Howard and Henry one sister Mrs Roy Brooks.
James Daniel King 73 of Athens died Sunday at 4 am at his residence. Services will be held this afternoon at 4 at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marcus Long and Rev. Ruben Jones. He is survived by his wife Nettie King two daughters Mrs Thomas McDole and Mrs John King one son James King Jr one sister Mrs Allie King one brother Charlie King and five grandchildren.
Henry Jackson Anders 75 of Vinemont 3 died in a Cullman hospital Saturday at 5 p m Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p m at McKendrie Chapel Survived by widow Emma Anders two sons Henry Jackson Anders Jr James Anders five daughters Lottie Maze Flora Allen Edna Johnson Mildred Nix Sarah Swann two stepsons three brothers two sisters 32 grandchildren and 8 great
Mrs. Annie Smith, 82, Cullman, died today at 2:10 a.m. Funeral services will be tomorrow at Mt. Carmel Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Surviving are six sons J. E. Smith W. J. Smith C. A. Smith C. E. Smith T. H. Smith R. T. Smith. two daughters Mrs. A. P Keese and Mrs. Robert White. two sisters Mrs. Martha Siben ger and Mrs. Dazie Self. 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Horace Eugene Grizzard, 79, Cullman, died Saturday at 11:15 a.m. in a Cullman hospital. Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m. from Wests Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by one son Marvin Grizzard, two sisters, three brothers, and one grandchild.
Decatur market notes show cotton inch middling at 34.4 and 33.5 for Decatur. Cottonseed at 45 dollars per ton. Milk prices: Grade A 86.58 per hundred. manufactured milk 63.20 per hundred. Grain prices include shelled corn 1.25, yellow corn 1.11 to 1.20, oats 0.70, milling wheat 1.50. Livestock: heifers steady to weak, cows weak to 50 lower, bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers mixed with 350-550 lb feeders 22.00-26.00, 300-500 lb feeders 18.50-22.50. Calves 27.00-30.50. Hogs 1000 head, 1-3 15.25-15.50, sows 12.00-13.00.
The New York stock market ended sharply down amid a late trading drop as blue chips declined. Du Pont led losses dragging averages lower with declines in steels, motors, utilities and oils. Major issues like Ford and Chrysler fell while U S Steel split losses.
Stocks released from Gulf Oil Noon include major names such as Acme Steel Allis Chalmers American Air Lines Am Can Am Tractors Am Sugar Am Tobacco Anaconda Armour Atk Line Babcock&Baldwin Balt & Ohio Beat Foods Bell & Howell Beth Steel Boeing Borden Burling Ind Calumet&Hecla Cater Trac o Celanese Chef & Ohio Chrysler Coca Cola Palm Collins Radio CBS Comn Ed Con Edis Cont Can Cruc Sti Delta Air L Dow Chem Hercules Pdr 1958 Int Harv 16% Int Paper 27% Kaiser 45% Kress VP 265% Lorillard 48% Lou & Nash 38% Martin Co 59 Masonite 51 Merr Ch & S 36% Mols Hon 47 Monson 2 34% Mont Ward 31% Nat Dairy 33 5% Nat Distill 64 Olin Math 37% Pepsi Cola 49% Pet Milk 63% Phill Pet.
In Jacksonville Florida and Nashville Tennessee livestock markets show varying moves. Barrows and gilts 190 to 230 pounds bring 15 50 to 16 00 per hundredweight while mixed 180 to 240 pounds fetch 15 00 to 15 75. 240 to 270 and 160 to 180 pounds range 14 25 to 15 25. Sows 10 75 to 12 75. Cattle totals around 2400 with slaughter steers and heifers barely steady. cows weak to 50 lower. bulls also noted.
A 19 year old Athens man Charles Patton was charged with reckless driving and no license after his car struck Clarence Hilliard’s home on Cambridge Lane at 527 PM. Fire officials said the vehicle caught fire, gasoline spilled and a grass blaze started. Patton fled the scene.
Cullman County Sheriff reports three break-ins over the weekend. Verry Hart's Holly Pond home was entered Sunday while the family attended church. cash and three rings were taken. A warehouse at Carland A T Blands in Hanceville and Hugh Ratliff’s Furniture Store were also targets. firearms were reported missing but later found outside.
HARTSELLE Construction will begin this week on a new facility for Stisher Equipment Co. The International Harvester Farmall and International Truck dealer will occupy a 50 by 120 foot building on Highway 31 north of the Snow Shell Egg plant. The site has 210 feet of highway frontage purchased at auction four months ago. The brick facing to the highway and a 42 foot glass enclosed showroom form the northeast corner.
Barely steady trading with 550 to 800 lb heifers and few steers at 18.50 to 21.50. Utility cows 12.00 to 13.50, commercial bulls 16.75 to 17.25. Feeder steers 22.00 to 26.00 for 350 to 550 lb, feeder heifers 18.50 to 22.50 for 300 to 500 lb. Calves 27.00 to 30.50, weaners steady to weak. Hogs 1000 head fairly active and steady. 195 to 240 lb hogs 15.75 to 16.00. Sows weak at end.
Live offerings generally adequate for broilers and fryers with some demand variability. Slaughter today estimated at 981000 head, egg supplies ample with prices mixed by grade. large and small grades higher, medium lower.
Algerian forces loyal to President Ahmed Ben Bella entered Tizi Ouzou to halt a revolt by Berber units led by Col Mohand Ou El Hadj. Government troops sealed exits and searched vehicles while armored carriers watched the town. Odios say 8,000 to 10,000 dissident troops may form guerrilla units in Kabylia.
Dismissals and hospital notices list Mrs Hayward Long of Decatur and others including Mrs Guy Matthews 2303 Quince Dr SE Mrs Cecil Griffin Hartselle Miss Dale Hayes Addison and infant Tarrent with Edgar Nelson 907 7th Ave SE Hubert McCown 1121 15th Ave SE and Mrs Judson Herring Hartselle among entries.
A compiled list of residents and addresses appears, including Mrs E H Duggar Athens Mrs Glenn W Pender Garden City Mrs Albert Cox 216 12th St SW Henry David Smithey 705 Spratlin St and others. The long roster includes numerous homes in Athens Hartselle Cullman Decatur Trinity Courtland and nearby communities.
A two car collision in Hartselle early Sunday injured two occupants and totaled both vehicles. A 1953 Buick driven by Lester Morris of Hartselle and a 1956 Chevrolet driven by Larry Williams of Decatur collided at 12 30 a m. An electrical pole was downed in the crash and both passengers were treated and discharged from a local hospital.
Pope Paul VI opened the Vatican II session urging reform to redefine the Catholic Church and promote Christian unity. The three hour meeting reviewed the schema De Ecclesia with 372 proposed corrections mailed from prelates worldwide. He told observers the council aims to invite, expect, and build trust toward reconciliation with Protestants and Orthodox.
U S sources say Rusk may explore many U S Soviet ventures from a consular pact to space cooperation. The talks included a Home Gromyko lunch and followed a cordial but unproductive 24 hour session since the August 5 nuclear test ban treaty. Gromyko spoke of disarmament in general terms without details on an observer exchange for Western ministers to assess acceptability to prevent surprise attacks.
One injury reported as Highway Patrol logged two area crashes. Charles Tony, 28, Huntsville, in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after a 3:45 p.m. Sunday crash 3.4 miles north of Somerville. Anise Chapman, 22, Talucah, was driving when speeding caused the car to run off the road. Damage estimated at 500 dollars. In a separate 10 a.m. three vehicle collision 10 miles south of Decatur on Ala. 67, Leroy Brown Thomas, 40, Lacey's Spring. James Daniel Blankenship, 15, Hartselle. Henry T. Perry, 37, Decatur, were involved. Troopers said Blankenship failed to yield.
Listing of multiple births with full names of parents and residences along with birth outcomes at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital Decatur General Hospital and area locations including Somerville Paradise Trailer Court Athens Moulton and Decatur. Children include several boys and girls born on Sunday Saturday and today with both hospitals cited.
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