Decatur Area Weather Summary and River Readings
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.24 feet with sea level 555.54. High temperature Thursday reached 83 at 4 p.m. and today’s low 66 at 6 a.m. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday with warm days and mild nights. Climate data show Thursday high 83 low 67 average 75 and no precipitation. month total 2.09 inches, year total 36.47 inches, 4.10 inches above normal.
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Decatur and Vicinity
River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Weather and historical hail event noted
The forecast extends Sunday to Tuesday with partly cloudy skies, warm humid conditions, scattered showers and thundershowers, and highs around 96 degrees. On this date in 1769, Scituate Massachusetts endured hail enough to cover the ground for 30 hours, reaching 12 inches deep.
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Scituate
Mass
Weather roundup for Alabama cities
Readable weather figures list temperatures for Huntsville Muscle Shoals Gadsden Anniston Birmingham Tuscaloosa Montgomery Dothan Mobile with highs in the 83 to 92 range and lows from 64 to 74. No precipitation details provided.
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Huntsville
Muscle “Shoals
Gadsden
Anniston
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Dothan
Mobile
Color Plates For Drivers?
An Indiana professor proposes reflective color coded driver plates to identify driving risk levels Red for dangerous drivers would require tests and clean records for improvement. A Columbia study advocate suggests credit pricing by borrower risk to curb bad debts and reward prompt payments with lower rates.
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New York
Indiana
Richard N. Farmer
Indiana University
Farmer
David Caplovitz
Columbia University
Bureau of Applied Social Research
Dallas Health Chief Warns of Hong Kong Flu Epidemic
Dr Hal J Dewlett Dallas director of public health predicts an epidemic of the Hong Kong flu this fall and winter. He notes the virulent 1968 strain has broken out in Dallas again and, like before, nothing can stop its spread. The 1968 outbreak hit thousands in Dallas in 1968 and 1969.
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Dallas
Hal J. Dewlett
Hong Kong
Dewlett
Revival Starts at Center Springs with David Nelson preaching
Center Springs hosts a revival session at 7 30 p m Sunday led by Rev David Nelson of Courtland paired with local families. The report notes travelers and church activities across Center Springs and nearby Antioch United Methodist Church with several mentions of baptisms weddings vacations and hospital care.
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David Nelson
Courtland
Lewis Mason
Smokies
Edward Holmes
Florida
Judy Mitchell
Buddy Mitchell
Bryan Turney
Robert Turney
Center Springs Methodist Church
E.P. Berry
E.L. Hardin
Tenessee
Antioch United Methodist Church
J.R. Aycock
W.R. Sivley
Antioch
George Johnston
Ireta Turney
Shelia Sharp
Lester Whitten
Mary Doss
AJ. Jevens
Chattanooga
Carrie Winton
Pineview Hospital
Hartselle
Admissions and dismissals at Cullman Hospital reported
Daily Records lists admissions for Homer W Brock Christy Susann Brown Joseph Canaday Jr Patsy Ann Foust Linda Sue Goodwin John W Harrison Lee Jackson Jimmy L Jennings Bessie P Mauter Sharon Nesmith George S Parker Raymond M Patton Gladys G Powell Gene Pruitt Charles E Thomason Lisa S Walker Phillip Walker Sherry Kay Yarbrough. Discharges include Elbert L Alvis Jackquline Askea Abbie Bennett Buna Boyd Eva L Brown Roy J Collins Jerry Davis Alvin Coy Eddy Steven Foshee Annie Hall Wallace Hicks Nellie Hudson David Meadows Dera Phgh Gregory Quick Larry Ragsdale Gary Schwaiger Charles Ray Smith Linda Sue Speegie Regina G Via Cecil Walker Lisa Walker. Births noted for Foust and Nesmith. Ambulance calls from AAA Southend and Hartselle agencies. Highway Patrol reports a Thursday accident injuring Teddy Halbrooks near Decatur. Fire alarms logged by Decatur Capshaw Church and other departments.
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Homer W. Brock
Cullman
Christy Susann Brown
Joseph Canaday Jr
Patsy Ann Foust
Linda Sue Goodwin
Hanceville
John W. Harrison
Lee Jackson
Jimmy L. Jennings
Bessie P. Mauter
Sharon Jean Nesmith
Vinemont
George S. Parker
Somerville
Raymond M. Patton
Eva
Gladys G. Powell
Addison
Gene Pruitt
Arley
Charles E. Thomason
Lisa S. Walker
Phillip R. Walker
Elbert L. Alvis
Jackquline Askea
Abbie C. Bennett
Buna S. Boyd
Eva L. Brown
Roy J. Collins
Jerry Davis
Alvin Coy Eddy
Steven D. Foshee
Annie T. Hall
Wallace Eugene Hicks
Nellie Mae Hudson
David W. Meadows
Dera Phgh
Bremen
Gregory Allen Quick
Larry Leroy Ragsdale
Gary P. Schwaiger
Charles Ray Smith
Linda Sue Speegie
Regina G. Via
Cecil Walker
Baileyton
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Hugh J. Posey
Billy C. Elkins
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Leslie Brewington
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Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corp
Free Entertainment
the Corinthians
Kings Messengers
the Travellers
Paul C. Davis
E. Moulton St
John Cunniff
Center Springs
Arlene Sivley
Cullman Hospital
Sherry Kay Yarbrough
Sammuel James Foust
Gary Nesmith
Vinemont 2
Southend Ambulance Service
Hattie Riggs
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Teddy Halbrooks
Old Moulton Rd
Dorothy Green
Canal St
W. A. Sims
Mary Reynolds
Holiday Inn S
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Jack’s Hamburgers
Mary Kelley
Monroe Dr
Betty Bentley
Haig St
Hartselle Hospital
AAA Ambulance Service
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Decatur Fire Department
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Vine St. NW
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Gateway Shopping Center
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