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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1968

Page

17

Infant Cottingham Graveside Rites Held in Courtland

Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. today in Clardy Cemetery for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cottingham of Courtland who died Wednesday. Survivors include six siblings and both sets of grandparents. The obit notes extended family and great grandparents.

Clardy J. B. Cottingham Courtland Terry Ann Jerry Nell Toney Gary Gillian Robert Billy Simmons Edgar Cottingham Ola Davenport Roman Cottingham

Funeral service for Mrs. Lona Burch Craig in Moulton

Mrs. Lona Burch Craig 82 of Moulton died Tuesday at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday at Moulton Church of Christ with Maurice Howard officiating. Burial Aldridge Grove Cemetery. Surviving include five daughters two stepdaughters four sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Samuel H. Green Moulton Lona Burch Craig Lawrence County Hospital Moulton Church of Christ Maurice Howard Aldridge Grove Elliott Emmett. Woodard Frank Almon Gaines Aldridge Oak Ridge Tenn Lloyd Hayes Madeira Calif Clifton Henderson Huntsville Lucy Minor Decatur H. H. Hambrick Walter Burch Craig Travis D. Craig Leon Craig Clifton Craig Cocoa Fla Lula Fennell Dillian Free Dale Free Trinity Mamie Jones Florence E. Q. Burch Walter Burch Jack Burch Howard Burch Guy Free Jimmy Aston Roy Free John Thomas Burch

Obituary Notice for Mrs Wilkerson of Moulton

Mrs. John Wilkerson of Moulton 2 died today at Lawrence County Hospital. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Friday at Bereal.

John Wilkerson Moulton Lawrence County Hospital Bereal

Brewer names Graham head of Alabama Department of Conservation

Gov. Albert Brewer announces Joe W. Graham of Maplesville as conservation director to replace Claude Kelley who resigned. Aubrey Carr of Guntersville is named assistant director without pay, remaining in the Senate, to oversee parks and outdoor recreation. Carr sponsored last year’s $43 million bond for park development.

Montgomery Ala Albert Brewer State Department of Conservation Brewer Joe W. Graham Maplesville Claude Kelley Graham Alabama Forest Products Association Aubrey Carr Guntersville Senate Carr Ater

Baptist Church Arrangements Announced by Funeral Home

Complete arrangements will be announced by Elliott Funeral Home of Moulton for a Baptist church related death.

Hot And Dry Temperatures Continue Across Alabama

The text notes continued hot and dry weather over most of Alabama on August 1, with yesterday's highs from 96 in Mobile to 91 in Anniston and Huntsville. Decatur reached 95 at 3:30 p.m. No rainfall occurred in Alabama on Wednesday, though a line of thundershowers formed from West Central Alabama toward Birmingham early this morning. Other areas stayed clear with temperatures in the low to mid 70s, as a stationary cold front in Tennessee and a Gulf high-pressure ridge shape the forecast for potential shower activity in the northwest.

Alabama Mobile Anniston Huntsville Decatur Birmingham Tennessee

Night Sky Guide From The Moon To Mars

The First Quarter moon sets tonight at 11 58 p m. In August Venus and Saturn rise earlier each night while Jupiter departs the evening sky and Mars appears in the morning sky later in the month. Today’s high 90 to 94, low 70 to 74. Partly cloudy warm and humid with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Rain chance 40 percent today and Friday, 10 percent other times. Southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph, gusty near storms. No rain in the last 24 hours.

Venus Saturn Jupiter Mars

River and Weather Report for Decatur Area

River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge was 21.28 with sea level 555.58. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 680.4 Pickwick 412.5 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 555 Wheeler 555.8 Wilson 506.1. Wednesday high reached 95 at 3 30 pm. Dry, shower activity widely scattered. Forecast highs in the 90s and early morning lows in the 70s.

Decatur Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler Wilson

Price setting outlawed in South Africa by 1969 reform

Retail price maintenance for trade laws will be outlawed in South Africa by mid 1969 after Board of Trade and Industries recommendations were accepted by Economic Affairs Minister Jane Haak.

Cape Town South Africa Board of Trade and Industries Jane Haak

Sex Education Set Chicago Suburban Schools Plan

Suburban districts Highland Park Bannockburn and Deerfield will start a new sex education program this fall. Developed in Evanston and San Francisco, the system aims to move beyond a philosophical stance and address moral values. Dr Nathir Sara, coordinator, says absolutism in moral judgment based on conventional morality is no longer effective.

Chicago Highland Park Bannockburn Deerfield North Shore Evanston, Ill San Francisco Nathir Sara

Program aims to prepare students for rational decision making

A quoted statement explains a program’s goal to prepare students to make rational choices in their own best interests regarding physical and emotional well being. The speaker emphasizes long term benefits and personal responsibility.

SBA Loaned About 667.7 Million Last Year

The Small Business Administration extended roughly 667.7 million dollars in loans during the previous year, reflecting lending activity across small firms and programs.

The Small Business Administration

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Cottingham Mrs Lona Craig Samuel Green Cullman Curce U.S. Weather Bureau ESSA U. S. Weather Bureau Moulton — Funeral Servic Gulf States W. Main Hertselle Magnavox Mana U.S Magnavox Center Second Ave S.E
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