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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1967
Page
3
The planet Mars is at perihelion today as the moon appears nearby. Decatur and vicinity report river levels at Keller Memorial Bridge and TVA lake stages with highs in the 50s, a low around 30, and a forecast of warmer days followed by cooler nights and scattered showers midweek.
A cold snap grips Alabama with temperatures in the 40s and 50s after storms. Skies clear tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s in northern counties and around 30 in Decatur. The high pressure center moves eastward over the Tennessee Valley fueling a warming trend by Tuesday.
Funeral services are planned for Mrs Nettie Grace age 94 of 1216 5th Ave in the northeast coastal SE who died Saturday after a storm dumped heavy rain and snow along the seaboard. Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery with Dr J T Chitwood Rev Coleman Whitten and Dr W J Johnson officiating. Survivors include two daughters Mrs E F Turney and Mrs W A Wise, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Temperatures will dip to sub freezing tonight then rise. High today 54, low 27, high Tuesday 58.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Ronald Flack 32 of Falkville at Bell Springs Baptist Church with burial in the Peck Funeral Home cemetery. Survivors include husband Ronald Flack four daughters two sons and parents Elvis and wife. A second funeral for Danny Leeth 16 of Somerville will be held at New Salem Church with burial at the same Peck Cemetery. survivors include Casper Leeth and Faye Nell Leeth plus brothers and grandparents.
A long OCR readout lists numerous individuals by name and residence across Madison, Decatur, Huntsville, Cullman, and surrounding towns. It appears to be a hospital roster of patients admitted or dismissed, including memorial and street addresses such as Trinity and Britwood Drive SW, Chestnut Street SE, Decatur, and 6th Avenue locations.
Pallbearers listed include Avery Baker Tommy Roberts Charles Roberts Jr Keith Roberts Bill Teichmiller and Mark Teichmiller. Grace was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
Mrs Mary Stamps Hood aged 65 of 907 4th Ave SE died at 1 35 this morning at a local hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dennis Tucker officiating Burial will be in Decatur City Cemetery Guntharp Funeral Home directing Survivors include her husband Bill Hood of Decatur five step children two sisters Mrs Howard Miller and Mrs Clara Hill both of Birmingham and others Pallbearers named L D Campbell Archie Parker Roland Compton and H B Taylor
Funeral services for John Daniel Kirkland 68 of 941 La Imar St SW were Sunday at Gunthorp Funeral Home officiated by Rev Gilbert Speake. Burial in Rose-Jawn Cemetery. Survivors include widow Jesse M Kirkland three daughters two brothers eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Nora Lee Martin, 62, of Decatur 4 died Friday in a Hartselle hospital. Funeral services were Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Herman Lowery officiating. Burial followed in New Friendship Cemetery. She is survived by son Floyd Martin, daughter Loyd Martin, sister Ada Hart, brothers Earl Parker Leroy Parker Jack Parker, and two grandchildren. A note on nutrition mentions a liquid baby emulsion from fish concentrate as a potential use of high protein fish flour.
A jumble of local classified notices lists property for sale and rent including 50 acres south of Hartselle with a house and barns, a 1952 Dodge sedan with new tires, several rental houses on North Street SE and 12th Ave NW, a furnished apartment, a 4 room unfurnished house in Moulton Heights, and a 1964 Corvette convertible with details. Also listed are job ads for inventory and calculator operators and a part time posting, plus a missing English letter found and a want ad for a live in or furnish own transportation caregiver.
Living lab grown cancer cells from a form of cancer known as Birkit’s lymphoma in Africa are believed allied to another unidentified cancer type, raising questions about cross cancer similarities and origins.
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