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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1968
Page
2
Ronald Owen Hall of 915 Edgewood Street was among 24 students awarded a Master of Arts degree at the University of Alabama graduation Friday night.
Bids will be opened September 24 for construction of a health and physical education building at Calhoun State Technical Junior College. Architects for the project are Pearson, Humphries and Jones of Montgomery.
Seven privately financed liberal arts colleges in Alabama including Athens College St Bernard College Cullman Birmingham Southern Samford Huntingdon Judson and Spring Hill will divide a 1300 grant from IBM with no restrictions on use.
Cullman police said Ward's Jewelry on First Ave E was entered from the upstairs roof early Sunday morning but initial checks found no merchandise missing. Cullman Sheriff listed 28 weekend arrests with eight held for disorderly conduct and multiple other alcohol and traffic charges. City police reported a quiet weekend with six charged and one held.
Andrea Jane Yates of 1708 Vin ca St SW is one of 17 girls selected from national science fairs to participate in a Navy Science Cruise Tour in Newport Rhode Island this week. The Austin High senior earned several awards for her project Electrophoresis Fractionation of Lipoproteins and Their Abnormalities Induced by Hormonal Imbalance.
A reader named Steven Solomon, 10, of Ft Worth Texas is declared today’s winner in the Tell Me Why contest. The item explains how early humans used body-based units to measure distances and rooms, leading to standard units like the foot and yard.
Part time secretary position available. Call 355 1710. A watch with leather band lost Friday 8 to 8:30 pm near State National Bank St. reward offered. call 355 7021 before 9 pm. For sale or trade a 1967 Vista Olds 9 passenger with air conditioning power features. contact 353 6535 or 1307 1st St SW. Three bedroom house for rent with stove and refrigerator. 353 6129 after 5 pm. Live in SW section to care for children. call 333 0134. Antiques include a Burnished Pewter Candelabra $35 and Maple Steeple clock $65. 353 3618. Need middle aged person to sit with father today. light lunch provided. near Hartselle preferred. Douglas Johnson 773 7543. For rent a 4 room unfurnished duplex at 510 W. Moulton St. 353 9596 after 5:30 pm. For sale a 1965 Pontiac Tempest convertible. automatic. owner 355 1916 after 3:30 pm. Parklane Terrace furnished 3 bedroom apartment with electric heat and air conditioning near downtown at 1002 E Moulton St. 355 6. For sale a 1967 Corvette Roadster green 327 Aisa Coupe. contact 353.
Mandy recalls a promise tied to raked leaves while Andy questions a promised reward if he did not. A doctor probes appendicitis with a pun from a patient who jokes about the spelling of the condition.
The note describes a lamp bulb, a lighted match, and a blow to mix air streams to extinguish the flame. It invites riddles and jokes for the yearbook feature The New Book of Knowledge. Today's winner is Carolyn Angebrandt, 9, Calgary, Alberta.
The Paul C. Davis Store on Moulton Street observes 126 years with silver anniversary events starting tomorrow and running until Saturday noon. Refreshments will be served and visitors may register for gifts to be drawn Saturday at 11. Founder Paul C. Davis died in 1963 and his son James L. Davis has run the store since.
Police reported three suspects were stopped after an office break in. Aday was found by tires inside the building while McEntire was in the attic. Both charged with second degree burglary. Chief Pack Self praised the arrest and officers Gerald Weems and Kelley Campbell for their work. Paul F. Dempsey, 18, of 1130 5th Ave SE, was arrested on burglary charges for Kentucky Fried Chicken on U S 31 Saturday night. authorities said a small amount of food and a case of soft drinks were taken.
David and James drown after leaping from a bridge as a swift current carried them downstream. Scroggins attempted to help, but James was lost. rescue squads from Flint and Rogersville assisted searchers. Joint funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home with burial in Myers Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters.
Liberal senators back Kennedy with cautious support while McCarthy and McGovern hold firm. Illinois delegates await a Wednesday vote to gauge Kennedy or Johnson momentum amid security at the Chicago convention.
A long OCR readout lists admissions and dismissals at Decatur General, naming numerous patients and guardians with street addresses and cities such as Moulton Somerville Danville Hartselle and Athens. It records many individuals including William Freeman Jacobs Mrs Lula Cunningham and infant Stevens with associated wards and blocks.
Mr and Mrs Martin B Wilson Athens 2 welcome a son Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry Curtis Nix Tri Prog report a son Saturday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Richard J Juntilla lh Ave SE welcome a son Saturday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Richard T Baker Murphy Rd SE announce a son Saturday at Decatur General. Mr and Mrs Charles J Smith Falkville report a son Saturday at Decatur General Hospital.
A fragmented list references individuals connected to Decatur and nearby towns including Bobby Lynn Sapp Mrs Clara Jeane Bearden Jur Mst Donald Williams Trinity Mrs Madras Baker and others with affiliations to Hackett Pettey Jimmy Buford and an infant son in illsboro.
Prague officials arrived for fourth day of negotiations as liberal leader Dubcek allies join the Czechoslovak delegation. Spacek and Svestka bolster the 11 member presidium while Svoboda backed by the central committee pushes Moscow talks amid calls for compromise to end the Soviet bloc invasion.
South Vietnamese infantry near the district headquarters clashed with enemy units, reporting 15 enemy killed and three government soldiers dead. Over 200 weapons captured, including 50 rocket launchers and mortars. American losses included two planes and two aircrew missing. one Corsair crewman is reported rescued from the water.
New teachers in the Decatur city school system attended an orientation conference briefing them on teaching. A panel discussed the challenge of a new position Tuesday morning at Austin High School. The text also notes military action and a siege near Duc Laip with American advisers and a defender quoted about a last stand.
Jerry Bryan a longtime member of The Birmingham News sports department died Sunday night after a long illness. A Sumter County native raised in Reform he moved to Birmingham in the early 1920s and built a career covering all sports with notable outdoor columns. He was named State Writer of the Year by the Alabama conservation department in 1965 and again in the past year.
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