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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1968

Page

3

Smokers Clinic Offered by Dr Hewitt in Huntsville

Dr Lawrence B Hewitt of Huntsville will direct a smokers clinic September 16 to 20 in the State National Bank Penthouse. The clinic starts nightly at 7 and requires only a desire to quit smoking. Information is available by calling 353 1408 or 353 3447. Sing Out Decatur members plan a car wash Saturday at Austin Drug on Danville Road and at First National Bank on 6th Avenue from 9 am to 4 pm to fund amplification equipment.

Lawrence B. Hewitt Huntsville State National Bank Sing Out Decatur Austin Drug Danville Rd First National Bank 6Th Ave

Wallace plans Wallace-for-President rally and barbec ue at Decatur High School Stadium

Ben Layton, campaign coordinator, addressed about 200 people at the Morgan County Courthouse and announced Perrylanes offices would become Morgan County Wallace headquarters opening in about a week and a half. Decatur Car and Country Market will sell beans corn eggs peppers tomatoes and jams Saturday 6 30 a m to 5 30 p m.

Decatur High School Ben Layton Morgan County Layton Perrylanes Decatur First Ave Grant St

River Weather Update and Weekend Forecast

River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 19.73 feet at river level 554.03, with high Thursday 85 and low 55. Today fair to partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with easterly winds. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer. highs 83 to 87, lows 60 to 64. Moon and planets visible features noted.

Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge

Births at Decatur General Welcome Five Newborns

Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick L. Elder of 12th St SE welcome a daughter Wednesday at Decatur General. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Allen Whitehorn of 8th St SW greet a son. Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Wayne Simith of 2nd Ave SW welcome a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Olen Hill of Jackson St SE greet a son. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garrett Jr of 610 15th Ave NW report a son born Wednesday at Decatur General.

Hendrick L. Elder 12Th St Decatur General Grady Allen Whitehorn 8Th St Delmar Wayne Simith 2Nd Ave Troy Olen Hill Jackson St Thomas Garrett Jr 15Th Ave

Hospital Dismissals and Names List Given

A list of patients and dismissals including Judy Sharp and Arthur Gill in Somerville, Lula Malone in Decatur, Lucille Lawrimore in Hart selle, C. E. Stroup and Verna Cooper in Decatur, Ida Minton in Decatur, Richard McCulloch in Decatur, Hercey Lemmond in Somerville, Vernice Robinson in Falkville, James William Blackwood at 1220 4th Ave SE, Ronald Williams and Wilburn Dawes in Decatur, Odie Owens in Decatur, Katherine de Graffenried in Decatur, Nancy Nelson in Decatur, Annie Hall in Danville, James B. Worley in Decatur, Rosemary McLemore in Athens, Mattie Bentley at 404 Ward Ave SE Huntsville, Herman Monroe Johnson at 1224 Grant St SE.

Judy Sharp Somerville Arthur B. Gill Lula Mae Malone Decatur Lucille Lawrimore Hartselle C. E. Stroup Verna Cooper Union Grove Ida Minton Richard McCulloch Hercey C. Lemmond Vernice Robinson Falkville James William Blackwood 4Th Ave Ronald Williams Wilburn. Dawes Odie Owens Douglas Crane Tanner Katherine de Graffenried Nacy Nelson Annie Hall Danville James B. Worley Rosemary McLemore Athens Mattie Bentley Ward Ave Huntsville Herman Monroe Johnson Grant St Richard J. Juntilla 4Th Ave. SE John Hilly Nash Jimmie Wilson Birdsong Bellmeade St Charles James Smith Arthur Shadrix Dejcatur Ernest Mathews Wilson St. NW Susan Carol Moore Marlin Riston Johnson B. W. Herndon Everett St. SW James E. Bullington

Local Names List Of Residents Incomplete Notice

A long list of individuals and addresses appears, listing residents from various towns and streets such as Danville Athens Hartselle Montgomery and Montgomery with multiple Mrs and Ms titles. The text resembles a public or social directory fragment with names and locations but no clear event or action.

Lawrimore Announces Newborn Son at Baugh Wiley Smith

Mr and Mrs Sherman J Lawrimore of Hartseller announce the birth of a son Wednesday at the Baugh Wiley Smith facility.

Baugh-Wiley-Smith Sherman J. Lawrimore Hartseller Baugh- Wiley-Smith

Funeral services for Hubert Cryer Jr.

Obituary notice for Hubert Cryer Jr. 14 Somerville 3 who died today at a local hospital. Peck Funeral Home to announce. Service at Apostolic Church of God Otis Allen officiating 2:30 p m Sunday with burial at Steers Memorial Cemetery Reynolds directing. Survivors include daughter Lucille Powers Decatur father Archie Johnson Nashville sister Lucille Widdles Decatur and other relatives.

Somerville Hubert Cryer Jr Somerville 3 Peck Funeral Home Hubert Cryer Apostolic Church of God Otis Allen Steers Memorial Cemetery Reynolds Lucille Powers Decatur Archie Johnson Nashville Lucille Widdles

Funeral services for Gurley McGee Johnson

Gurley McGee Johnson 73 of Decatur died Wednesday at a Hartselle hospital. Funeral services 2 p m today at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with burial at the adjoining cemetery. Officiants are Rev. Garland Jennings and Rev. James I Self. Survivors include wife Madgie Johnson daughters Mrs Robert Woodall and several sons and grandchildren. He was a member of Moulton Heights Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by Gunthorp Funeral Home.

Gurley McGee Johnson Grant St Hartselle Johnson Chapel Methodist Church Garland Jennings James I. Self Madgie Johnson Robert Woodall Decatur Elmer Johnson Cleo Johnson Danville Herman Johnson Floyd Johnson Hollis Johnson G. W. Johnson Homer Johnson Raymond Johnson Sam Blackwell Harvey Hampton Ben Lentz W. M. Gobble Knox McRae Homer F. Shelton Gunthorp Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Omelia Peebles 66

Mrs Omelia Peebles 66 of Tanner 1 died Thursday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Services 1 p m at New Haven Cumberland Presbyterian Church Belle Mina with Rev Henry Pendleton officiating. Burial at Davids Temple Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Wesley two sisters Hattie Thompson Decatur Mamie Gordon Huntsville and other relatives.

Omelia Peebles Tanner Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital New Haven Cumberland Presbyterian Church Belle Mina Henry Pendleton David’s Temple Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home Wesley’. Peebles Hattie Thompson Decatur Mamie Gordon Huntsville

Funeral services for Carl E Privett in Decatur

Funeral services for Carl E Privett age 59 of Decatur will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gunthorpe Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leon Dawson officiating. Burial follows in Bald Knob Cemetery. Survivors include sisters Mrs John Kitchens Moulton Mrs A R Hampton Lewisburg Tenn Mrs Esco Thompson Chattanooga Tenn Mrs Virginia Lewis Milledgeville Ga and Mrs Leon Maner Mrs Price Clayburn Decatur. Nephews to serve as pallbearers. Body arrives in Decatur late Friday and stays at the funeral home until service.

Carl E Privett 7Th Ave St. Peterburg Fla Gunthorp’ Funeral Home Leon Dawson Bald Knob John Kitchens Moulton A. R. Hampton Lewisburg Tenn Esco Thompson Chattanooga Tenn Virginia Lewis Milledgeville Leon Maner Price Clayburn Decatur Naccarige Roy Privett J. E.privett

Prague Debate Going Strong

Prague leaders debate how to respond to Moscow demands limiting liberalization as 350000 Soviet troops remain. The party struggle centers on purging hard-liners and whether to reject or live with the Moscow accord.

Peter Rehak Associated Press Prague Moscow Kremlin Party National Assembly Communist Party Tass Czechoslovakia Pary Alexander Dubcek Josef Smrkovsky

Also Mentioned on This Page

H & R Block H & R Block CO E. Moulton ,St. Decatur, Ala American Bank & Trust Company West Main Street Alabama Federal Deposit I Nsumance Corporation Wallace Office Venus Saturn Mars Antares Moon Town & Country Bradford Childs Decatur General Admissions Sarah Evelyn Shadden John Palsey Lovell 7Th St. SE John Hillry Nash Robert Louis Johnson Trinity Willie F. Mcoreless Town Creek Kenneth Wayne Garrett Vernon St. SW Louis N. Bradford High Point Rd Montgomery Harry Julian Hames Cypress St. SE Bruce Lowell Henry Teddy A. Herchenhahn Memorial Dr. NW Ollie Coleman May Hubert Cryer, Jr Gurley M. Johnson Mrs. Omelia Peebles Icarl Privett Lillie Stover Lillie Mae Stover Washington St Birmingham Hartselle Hospital Best 6Th Ave. S.E Sears and SAVE Sears Sears, Roebuck and CO
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