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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
3
Survivors include two sisters Mrs Maetta Malone and Mrs Artelia McCullum both of Decatur two foster sons Alonza Coleman and Virgil Malone both of Louisville Ky two nieces and four nephews.
Funeral services for Roy Malone 73 of Louisville Kentucky were held Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church in Tanner with burial in the Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home arranged the services.
Miss Eliza Mosley 70 of 321 Mc Cartney Street died Wednesday in a local hospital. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with Frank Powell officiating. Burial in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include five nephews and a niece. Names listed include Preston Elliot Orbria Elliot Eric Elliot Willie T Burt W E Mosley and niece Mrs Mattiel Watkins.
Mrs Elizabeth Stuart White Neville 89 of 310 8th Ave NW died Tuesday in a local hospital. Services were held at 3 PM Friday at St John’s Episcopal Church with Rev Jim Bodley and Rev Ernest Alt officiating. Burial followed in Decatur Gunthorp Richeson in Florence. She was the widow of Henry Walter Neville and taught school while serving on the Altar Guild. Pallbearers included William Carl Lindsey Julian Nunn James L Davis Frank Richardson Jr T Ray Richardson Gilbert Key Jr. Born in Belle Mina she spent most of her life in Morgan County.
Mrs. Mary Sales 42 of 727 Vine St NW died Sunday at 2 p m at Apostolic Church of God on Washington St. Burial at Sykes Cemetery. Survived by three sisters Mrs Johnnie Mae Wilkerson Mrs Maggie Johnson Mrs Jennie Bumpus all of Decatur and four brothers Lamar Cooper and others. Burial directed by Reynolds.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.44 feet with sea level at 555.74. TVA lake levels listed Chickamauga 682.2 Pickwick 414 Guntersville 594.8 Whitesburg 556.3 Wheeler 555.7 Wilson 506.4. High temperature Thursday reached 80 with a 4:45 p.m. low of 52. No rain in the past 24 hours. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and warm today, increasing cloudiness tonight, then scattered showers possible late Saturday with highs near 82 and a low around 58.
Weather summary notes cool nights with temperatures a few degrees below normal. Five day forecast shows near inch rainfall late in the week with showers. Thursday remains clear with comfortable highs, record cool morning at Pinson, other readings in the 70s. High pressure brings fair weather then shifts east, southerly winds return, partly cloudy skies by Saturday, with showers possible over extreme west Saturday night and scattered Sunday.
John Cooper and Alfonso Cooper of Decatur, and Edward Cooper of California are referenced in a cross state listing.
Morgan Lake Park will cover 130 acres with a 75 acre lake bordered by Sandlin Road Beltline Highway L&N Railroad and Sunnybrook Acres. Hunt Park spans 40 acres mostly lake with decks for fishing and boating and storm drainage work. Development is years away with funds from a $1.5 million bond.
Federal suit in Birmingham involves Morgan County officials accused of excluding Negroes and women from jury lists. Alabama officials Gallion and Harris to represent ten county aides, with injunction sought to overhaul jury roll to 4,000 names. Plaintiffs include Arlene Orr and several Gurleys of Decatur. defendants include Powell Bloodworth and local officers.
Ball spoke by telephone from Mont Tremblant where he is at a conference. He said the President has removed himself from politics allowing decisive action during a fruitful period. Johnson announced Goldberg 59 will resign and be replaced by Ball likely in early June after UN duties.
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