Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Morning river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 16.99 inches, sea level 551.29. Sunday high 55, low 55 at 12:30 a.m. Today high 73, low 46. Tuesday high 66. Forecast: variable clouds windy showers this afternoon, tonight and Tuesday fair to mild. Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph shifting north tonight. Precipitation today 20 percent. Sunday climate: high 55 low 27 average 41, 2 degrees below normal. 24 hour temps show 55 at 12 a.m., 58 at 4 a.m., 59 at 8 a.m. sunrise 6:50 a.m., sunset 4:39 p.m.
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Obituaries from Moulton Athens Hartselle and Decatur
Funeral services announced for Mrs Gussie Alexander 54 of Moulton dies at home to be held Tuesday at Aldridge Grove Church of Christ with burial in Cheatham Cemetery. Davie Florison 62 of Rogersville dies at home services at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church with burial in New Hope Cemetery. Survivors include husband, children, sisters and brothers. Luther McCaig 83 of Hartselle dies in local nursing home services at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Ruth Summerford Wilhite 74 of Decatur dies at nursing home services at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Falkville Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society requested.
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Gussie Alexander
Aldridge Grove Church of Christ
Cheatham Cemetery
Elliott Funeral Home
Athens
Davie Florison
Rogersville
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
M. P. White
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Spry Funeral Home
Hurshel Dison
Richard Dison
Elkmont
Junior Dison
Hermone Dison
Dison
Lauderdale County
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Hartselle
Luther McCaig
West Pearl St
Peck Funeral Home Chapel
W.L. Carden
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Ode Collins
C. W. Owens
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Jeff Whitaker
Tuscumbia
Dewey Denton
Ruth Summerford Wilhite
Decatur
Peck Funeral Home
Falkville
George Wilhite
Birmingham
Lewis Summerford
Bakersville
Calif
J. A. Clark
Town Creek
T. A. Smallwood
Walterboro
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Births and admissions fill Daily Records from Decatur area
Births and admissions listed for Decatur and nearby towns including Decatur General Hospital. Names shown include James Thomas Sanders and Major Nathaniel King with infant or newborn details, plus multiple births and hospital arrivals in Decatur, Hartselle, Cullman, and surrounding communities. Ambulance calls and a fire alarm are noted with locations and outcomes.
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James Thomas Sanders
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Nathaniel King
Waldermose Springs
Billy Lee Melson
Roy Ernest Eich
Thomas Rayburn Massey
Bruce Elliott McCulloch
Homecoming Gets Praise on Christmas Eve TV Drama
The Walton family story adapted by Earl Hamner Jr. in The Homecoming drew warmth and nostalgia as John Boy narrates the crisis of an expected bus accident. Patricia Neal stars as the mother and Richard Thomas shines as the growing son in a Virginia winter setting filmed in Wyoming.
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New York
Earl Hamner Jr
Walton
John Walton
Patricia Neal
John Boy
Richard Thomas
Hamner
Fielder Cook
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Wyoming
ABC
Bobby Jones Dies at 69 in Atlanta Tribute Services Held
Golf great Bobby Jones died at age 69 after suffering an aneurism. Private services were held at Oakland Cemetery with Msgr. John D. Stapleton officiating. Fellow players Doug Sanders Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer paid tribute to his grand slam legacy and lifelong influence.
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Atlanta, Ga
Robert Tyre
Bobby’’ Jones
Oakland Cemetery
John D. Stapleton
Jones
Doug Sanders
Billy Casper
TV Switch Upset Redskins Fans Across South
NBC cut away from the Washington Redskins–Cleveland Browns game to Colts Patriots coverage triggering protests in Virginia and other Southeast markets. Station managers reported jammed lines as NBC blamed a garbled notice about game swaps. Redskins lost 20-13 as the final period closed.
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Redskins
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Babb
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Probate Court Seeks Testimony On Missing Man John T Smartt
In Morgan County Alabama a 1971 probate filing seeks presumption of death for John Thomas Smartt who disappeared in 1955 from Decatur. A hearing is set January 27 1972 at 10:00 AM to consider evidence of his absence. Bryson Construction also seeks final settlement for additions to John C Fainoun State Technical School in Decatur Alabama.
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Alabama
Morgan
John Thomas Smartt
Morgan County
Orbin Smartt Lindley
Sonn Thomas Smartt
Decatur
Bryan McAfee
Bryson Construction Company, Inc
John C. Fainoun State Technical School
State of Alabama Trade School — Junior College Authority
Bryson Construction Company Inc
Lareen
Wallace Developmental Center
State Mental Health Board
Montgomery
Victoria Line Opens Linking Key London Termini
Victoria Line, London's new fastest subway, connects Victoria Euston and King's Cross stations, improving commuter links between major rail hubs and central districts.
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London
Euston
King’s‘Cross
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