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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1973

Page

12

Weather summary from Keller Memorial Bridge readings

River and vicinity reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 20.38 with sea level at 554.68. Thursday high 88 at 3 p.m., low 70 this morning. Today and Saturday forecast mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers in afternoons and evenings. 60 percent rain today and Saturday, 30 percent tonight. Climate data show high 88, low 66, avg 77, precipitation none for day. year total 46.66 inches, 13.86 above normal. Extended forecast calls for scattered thundershowers Sunday to Tuesday with highs 87 to 92 and lows 66 to 73. Sunrise 6:09 a.m., sunset 7:31 p.m.

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Home Improvement Loan Offered by Ray Mitchell

Decatur at 737 Johnston St Gateway Branch promotes a home improvement loan. Ray Mitchell at First State endorses the program for add on fix up or paint up projects. Phone 355-151 for details.

Ray Mitchell First State Ray Johnston St Gateway

Wind Orchestra in Eastern Waters New York

The American Waterways Wind Orchestra enters its fourth summer season in Eastern waters. Forty five young musicians are chosen yearly by audition to perform a mix of symphonic and popular music from a barge stage. They tour hospitals churches and homes spending two to three days in each community and give free evening concerts on the barge. Robert Austin Boudreau now commissions works for the ensemble which is conducted by him and features Handel as the last major composer in this format.

Wind Orchestra New York American Waterways Wind Orchestra Eastern Waters George Frederic Handel Robert Austin Boudreau

Wall Street drifts lower as inflation weighs markets

Wall Street prices drifted lower amid rising interest rates and soaring inflation. The Dow Jones average at noon fell 3.01 to 869.73 with more decliners than advancers. Amex and Nasdaq peers also declined while volume leaders moved modestly.

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Decatur Market Prices for Agricultural Commodities

Decatur markets report mixed prices across products. Cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred, soybeans 7.22, white shelled corn 3.15, oats 0.80, milling wheat 2.70, barley 2.20, oats and corn futures hints, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, and wood values 65 45 35 in scattered listings.

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