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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
2
Decatur area forecast calls for fair mild weather with little temperature change. Moonrise times and Saturn visibility noted, with river conditions referenced for Decatur and vicinity.
A long hospital notice lists patient names and addresses under admissions and dismissals. Readable entries include Robert Joseph Schlink Decatur patient under care and multiple names from Huntsville Athens Hartselle and Decatur with infant and adult patients, plus several dismissals.
Guest editorial notes four American sailors who fled Japan for Russia to make propaganda films and then moved to Sweden. It recalls Holocaust testimony from Rudolf Hoess and critiques neutrality as a flawed stance. The piece argues freedom sometimes requires bold actions and warns against naive neutrality in global conflicts.
A local notice lists individuals connected to Lawrence County admissions or public records. Names include Fay Bradford Ruth McWhorter Leo Finney Lu Stockton Betty Thrash Ralph Moses Bill Owen Eula Filyan McKinley Jones William Banderford Cleo Bradford Paulette Thompson and infant son Billie Jean Watson James Franklin Curry Rodney Guy Aldridge Willie Jeffries Lilly Montgomery Dewey Lee Bradford Pauline Woodall Trinity and others.
A list of residents from Athens and nearby areas appears with names such as Mrs Nettie Ketinemuer Mrs Betty Jean Long Mrs Margaret D Burroughs Mrs Eileen Howe and others. The document also mentions Athens College and Madison in connection with the recipients.
Lawrence County wedding notice lists Mr and Mrs Burrell Bradford among attendees. The fragment confirms Coweta Trinity and Sa Wednesday events with names tied to local society records.
Funeral services for Neal Allen Treadway nineteen of Trinity will be held today at New Liberty Methodist Church officiated by Rev Dennis Tucker and Rev James Newman. Burial follows at the adjacent cemetery Elliott Funeral Home of Moulton directing. He died in a one car crash near Groveland Florida after his car hit a tree early Tuesday. Survivors include parents five sisters and six brothers. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Althos Aldridge 66 of Decature are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Gand Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Samuel Moore officiating. Burial follows in the cemetery with S. S. Sykes Funeral Home directing. Surviving sister Estella Strain of Cedar Lake.
Mrs. Emily Barnes 61 died Friday at her residence. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Fritch Texas with Rev. E L Elmore officiating. Burial in Fritch. Survived by three sons Charles Barnes Fritch William Barnes Bowie Md Otis Barnes Decatur father Otis H Chunn Decatur two sisters Pauline Chunn Dorothy Chunn Decatur a brother Owen L Chunn Waldronose Springs two grandchildren.
Funeral services for Floyd Drane, 77, who died Thursday at Beatrice Nursing Home, will be announced later by Elliott. Survivors include his widow Susie J. Drane and two daughters Betty Dodd of Phoenix, Arizona, and Hilda Rogers of Welton, Arizona, plus three brothers Clyde Crane of Moulton and Leo.
A series of birth notices lists families welcoming new children. Mr and Mrs Larry Sterling report a daughter at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Randall Jones announce a son at Cullman Hospital. Mr and Mrs Joe W Sachs celebrate a son. Mr and Mrs Wilma Lee Mose welcome a daughter at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Carl Joseph Ciscero announce a son at Decatur General Hospital. Creek and Debatur are noted as part of the names in the fragments.
Ivine Sorrell of Decatur sues Rocha Curtis of St. Louis for damages up to 50000 dollars. Marriage licenses issued to Bobby Yearwood Moore and Nettie Sueween of Valhermoso Springs, and James Floyd Berry and Dorcas Letson of 916 9th Ave SE.
In Stockholm discussions defend neutrality yet warn against complacency as totalitarian threats loom. The text argues Sweden stays free only through global solidarity and readiness to resist invasion, urging courage while recalling Finland and Western nations harmed by aggression.
E Melvin Gaines 64 of Hartselle died Friday at a local nursing home. Services set for 1 p m Sunday at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James M Hamilton and Rev W A Beard officiating. Burial in Concord Cemetery. Survived by wife S L Gaines of Hartselle a daughter Mrs Larry Lemmond of Hartselle two stepdaughters Mrs Don Sams of Decatur and Mrs Charles Davis of Birmingham three sons Melvin Gaines O Neal Gaines Randy Gaines all of Hartselle a sister Mrs Rose Emma Hilton of Lewisburg Tenn five brothers Buford Gaines Anderson Gaines both of Hazel Green Eddy Gaines Calvin Gaines both of Huntsville and Gordon Gaines of Nashville Tenn.
Funeral services for Grady Lee Johnson 73 of 705 N Jefferson St are set for 3 p m today at McConnell Chapel Blam Kuykendall to officiate Burial will follow in Bottom Cemetery McConnell directing Survivors include widow Minnie B Johnson three daughters Lutie Mae Emerson Ruth Helen Hamsley Betty Jean Wallace two sons Dewey Johnson Franklin Johnson 15 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren
Mayor Haley and council plan a fire hall and department within weeks for a town of 800 to 1000. They cite cheaper insurance and local control as key benefits and will recruit volunteers after the fire truck is ordered.
Davis, who started with a wagon and two mules after World War II, now runs a 150 acre farm with 40 leased acres. He shares the honor with son David who recently entered the Army. He serves with Morgan Soil and Water Conservation, heads county Unit Test Farm Demonstration, and chaired awards committee remarks.
He was born in Clarksville Tennessee and earned a 1965 B.S. in accounting from Austin Peay State University. He served four years in the Air Force as a medical technician and lives in Hartselle with his wife Melinda and their daughter at 1026 Crestline Place.
Kim Posey daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Posey of 12th Ave NW returned to St Jude s Hospital in Memphis Tenn this week to undergo further treatment of can
New appointments to the executive committee of the Marshall-Morgan Community Action Agency were finalized after Dr. Matthew Hall resigned as chairman. Ralph Hammond, mayor of Arab, becomes chairman with Rev. G. L. Russell as first vice president, Paul Smith as second vice president, and Rev. Otis E. Kirby as third vice president.
To compensate for last Monday's snow day, Decatur city schools will dismiss one day later this year. The board extended the closing date to May 29 from May 28 and moved teachers' work days for records from May 29-30 to May 30-31. Graduation remains May 30.
A government report details fire risks aboard the Apollo cabin with flammable materials in 38 locations. Unacceptable fires rose in pressurized oxygen tests, prompting cabin redesigns. Of 1 412 materials, 1 113 have been replaced or deemed acceptable. hatch access is under three to ten seconds. the first manned flight is now delayed to no sooner than next September, about 20 months after the fire.
By 1985 households led by people under 35 are projected to reach 31.6 percent of the U.S. population, reflecting shifting demographics and spending power.
Powell would appeal to the state Supreme Court if the lower court ruling fails. West could also appeal if McRae finds the law unconstitutional. Other Decatur groceries remain open Sundays and drug stores do brisk business in non drug commodities.
Dr R H Campbell and Pilgrim hold key posts with the Decatur association. Pilgrim remains managing officer since opening and Mrs Jerry Craft serves as secretary. The president’s report shows six months of operation with assets at $620000 and dividends over $11000 paid.
The article notes that soda water was first produced in 772 in England by Joseph Priestley, highlighting an early inventor and date in the development of carbonated beverages.
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