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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1969

Page

3

Obituaries for Mrs Ferrol Harp and Edwin Keyes

Mrs Ferrol Helen Harp 69 of 1002 17th Ave SE died today at a local hospital. Services 2 p.m. Friday Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery survivors include two sons two daughters three sisters a brother two granddaughters and a grandson. Edwin Arthur Keyes 56 of 601 North Jefferson St died Tuesday in a Birmingham hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. today at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel Athens City Cemetery burial. Survivors include wife two daughters a son and the Keyes family. Active pallbearers listed.

Ferrol Helen Harp 17Th Ave Guntharp Funeral Home Johnson Chapel Roy Harp Hollis Harp Lolahurt Keenum Margaret Ruth Kirby Charlie Navys Dick Breading Herman Moats Tennis Owens Athens Edwin Arthur Keyes North Jefferson St Birmingham McConnell Funeral Home William O. Beard Athens City Catherine Keyes Mary Catherine Keyes Betty Lou Keyes James Keyes Arthur Keyes H. H John, E. H W. L. Keyes Earl Harvey Jr Henry Russell Jr

Warren services for Andalusia man set in Dublin

Funeral services for Robert Warren of Andalusia and formerly of Decatur will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dublin Georgia. Townsend Funeral Home will direct. He died Tuesday in an Andalusia hospital. He is survived by his wife and three brothers Estill Warren Decatur Claude Warren Little Rock Ark and Clarence Warren Elkmont.

Robert Warren Andalusia Decatur Dublin Townsend Funeral Home Estill Warren Claude Warren Little Rock, Ark Clarence Warren Elkmont

Indian aspirin use hits 500 tons yearly

Escalating headaches report Indians now consume about 500 tons of aspirin annually, with experts noting the figure has more than doubled from a few years ago. The government industrial expert comments on rising demand and usage.

New Delhi

Decatur Area Weather and River Readings

River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.58 feet with sea level at 550.88. Today’s highs near 28 to 32, tonight 12 to 16, with a hard freeze. Thursday shows fair but warmer. Temperatures today show a high around 47 and a low near 22 for the day. precipitation totals listed. Sunrise and sunset timings provided for tomorrow.

Decatur Keller Memorial Bridge

Hospital Admissions List Mixed Athens and Surrounding Areas

Admissions include Mrs Iva Floy Reeves and James Earl Gates in Athens. Miss Lillian Pearl Odom Gordon Drive. Richard Alan Coulins Hillside Rd. Miss Bev Ann Blackwell Beech St. Mrs Arthur Wayne Hamilton Somerville. Mst James Richard Biles Jr Athens 7. Robert Wayne Hamin 15th Ave. Orville Hugh Burleson Hartung St. Mrs Sarah Robinson 15th Ave. Charles Almon Terry Moulton. Lonze William Jackson Brookmeade Rd. Mrs Coy Dell Johnson Memorial Dr. William Franklin Wright Cagle Ave. Mrs Mamie Lee Wilson Athens 1. Little Miss Shelia Ann Davis.

Iva Floy Reeves Athens James Earl Gates 7Th Ave Lillian Pearl Odom Gordon Drive Richard Alan Coulins Hillside Rd Bev Ann Blackwell Beech St Arthur Wayne — Hamilin Somerville James Richard Biles, Jr Athens 7 Robert Wayne Hamin 15Th Ave Orville Hugh Burleson Hartung Sarah Robinson 15Th. Ave Charles Almon Terry Moulton Lonze William Jackson Brookmeade Rd Coy Dell Johnson Memorial Dr William Franklin Wright Cagle Ave Mamie Lee Wilson Shelia Ann Davis

Markets Update From Decatur on Grain and Livestock Prices

Markets show cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton and Grade A milk at 6.55 dollars per hundredweight. Corn, oats, wheat and other grains list No 2 prices including soybeans at 2.33, yellow corn 1.20, oats 0.60, wheat 1.30, barley 0.90, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, and lumber-like wood prices in middling ranges.

Decatur

Cairo airport inaugurates Boeing 707 for United Arab Airlines

The Cairo airport marked the inauguration of a purchased Boeing 707 for United Arab Airlines without a champagne toast as Moslem law forbids alcohol. A turbaned sheikh recited verses from the Koran beside the new aircraft, one of three similar jets.

Cairo United” Arab Airlines

Egypt’s Jets Arrive for Pilgrimage Flight to Mecca

A trio of jets purchased in the United States arrive for use in a Pharaonic themed interior. The first craft recently flew to Jedda while two others are due within a year. Saudi Arabia hosts 13 ministers and officials for a short pilgrimage to Mecca and back.

Egypt United States Jedda Saudi Arabia Mecca

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