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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1968

Page

3

Tri County Health Commission Receives Appalachian Designation

The three county area Morgan Lawrence Limestone gains Appalachian program designation after planning since May 1967 led by Dr Keith Blayney and local leaders. The grant supports health care studies and projects to benefit 143000 citizens and complements private sector services.

Keith Blayney Tri-County Commission Blayney Bureau of Research and Community Service School of Health Services Administration University of Alabama In Birmingham Barrett Shelton Sr Charles Howell Kermit Pitt Guy Roberts John Chenault Jim Alexander H. A. Alexander William Irwin William Pennington John Caddell Morgan Lawrence Limestone Morgan, Lawrence Alabama United States Appalachia Sidney Chenault A. C. Hunt L. S. Jackson W. A. Sims Conley Duncan Felton J. Davenport Bert Vaughan L. W Johnson Commission Oe Commission Bob Jones John Sparkman Lister Hill Lurleen Wallace Appalachian Commission Claude Kirk Rep. Jones Tri-County Health Commission Limestone Counties The Morgan County Medical Society

Rail Network Reaches Vast U S by 1880

By 1880 the United States had about 93 671 miles of railroad extending across settled regions. The expansion connected major towns and facilitated national growth, marking a milestone in 19th century transportation.

United States

River and Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity

River reading at Keller Mem oral Bridge this morning was 11.27 with sea level at 55.57. High Tuesday reached 82 at 2 30 p.m. Low today at 6 a.m. 52. Rainfall in the last 24 hours was 04 inches. Forecast calls for cloudy morning with possible rain this afternoon, cooler today and tonight, clearing tonight then partly cloudy and warmer Thursday. Wednesday's sunset 6 27 p.m. sunrise tomorrow 5 05 a.m. Moon rises tomorrow followed by Venus and Saturn. Venus about 20 times brighter than Saturn and both visible mainly in southern latitudes.

Decatur Keller Memoral Bridge Venus Saturn Satan

Front Passes Through Alabama Bringing Showers and Cooling

A cold front moved through central Alabama around dawn with showers and thundershowers. Decatur logged only .04 inches of rain overnight as cloudiness decreases in the northwest. Expect clearing and cooler conditions tonight with drier air moving eastward across the state.

Alabama Decatur

Alaskan Quake Scales Gulf Center Seismic Shot

A Spring Hill College seismologist described the Alaska quake as a window rattler. The center was estimated in the Gulf of Alaska with an intensity of 6.5 on the Richter scale.

Mobile Ala Spring Hill College Louis J. Eisele Gulf of Alaska

Union Rejects Board Resolution On Vietnam Peace War

In Mobile Alabama members of the United Packinghouse Food and Allied Workers Union rejected a board resolution urging peace groups to push for an end to the Vietnam War. About 70 delegates from eight states including Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Georgia Florida North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia voted against it.

Mobile Ala United Packinghouse Food & Allied Workers Union Vietnam TH. Vincent District 7 Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Georgia Florida North South Carolina Virginia

Virginia 1662 law fines parents for unbaptized children

A 1662 Virginia law imposes a fine of 2000 pounds of tobacco on parents who neglect to baptize their children, reflecting colonial religious enforcement and legal controls on family life.

Virginia

Hospital list of names and addresses in multiple Alabama towns

A long roster of individuals and addresses appears, listing names followed by street addresses and towns such as Valhermosa Springs Decatur Somerville Huntsville Athens Moulton and Decatur with scattered Mrs or Mst titles and notes like Baby or baby boy. The text ends with a WANT ADS GET RESULTS banner.

Local Building Permits and Birth Announcements

Building permits list for Lee Price at four addresses on Mark Street SW and for Waymon Terry at 1511 7th Ave SW plus Decatur Refrigerator at 810 rid es Se et and Spring Aver Workshop. Birth notices include George and Douthitt Clearview St SW Cecil Nelson Hillsboro Iowa daughter at Lawrence County Hospital Audrey Thomas Lester 11 son at Athens Limestone Kenneth Wilson Decatur son at Athens Limestone George Segars Cullman Hospital James Taylor Cullman Hospital Charles Owen Christo-

Lee Price Mark St Waymon Terry 7Th Ave Decatur Refrigerator Spring Aver Snellaton Thomas Ferguson Chapel Hill George M. Douthitt Clearview St Cecil Nelson Hillsboro Lawrence County Hospital Audrey Thomas Lester Athens-Limestone Kenneth Wilson Decatur Hos George Segars Cullman Hospital James Taylor Charles Owen Christo

Funeral services for Mrs An ne Helen McGhee

Mrs An ne Helen McGhee 61 of Decatur died today at Hard le hospital. Funeral 2 p m Thursday at New Friendship Church with Rev C T Davis officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include daughter Carolyn Brackin and son James Everett McGhee both of Decatur, five grandchildren, five sisters and a brother. Body to the home of daughter Frances W Ellis in Birmingham for viewing before church service.

Anne Helen McGhee Decatur Hardle Hospital New Friendship Church C. T. Davis Carolyn Brackin James Everett McGhee Decatur 2 Louise Mabry Gadsden Edith Stephenson Hartselle

First Sunday School Founded in Plymouth Mass 1669

The first Sunday school in America was established in 1669 at Plymouth Massachusetts marking an early grassroots religious education effort with lasting impact.

America Plymouth Mass

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