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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1968

Page

3

Hospital Dismissals List Names Several Local Patients

A hospitals notice lists multiple names under patients and dismissals. Included are Thomas James Whittle Stratford Road SE and Casanda Lee Dobbins from Danville among inpatients, with many others in Hillsboro Athens Decatur and surrounding areas. The notice also records several recent discharges such as infant Jennifer Lynn Carr Falkville and infant son of James Tracey and Dodd Drive, along with other families and addresses.

Thomas James Whittle Stratford Rd Casanda Lee Dobbins Danville Mary Kate Holland Hillsboro D. C. Presley Capshaw Stevie Webb Sherrill Newton- Driver 4Th Ave E. L. Winters Sheffield Sandra Leigh Stanton Pennylane SE James Leonard McCulloch Decatur 3 John Baker Jackson St James Odas Morgan Beech St Freeman Smith Huntsville Jeffrey Kim Mitchell Decatur 1 Jennifer Lynn Carr Falkville Charles Thompson Hudson Brookwood Dr Timothy Ottis Hamilton Hartung St. SW James L. Lovell Athens Karen Joy West Betty St Nellie Vann Walnut St. NW Georgette Brooks Sunset Dr Leander Edward Allen Somerville Bessie Lee Hansell 7Th Ave Charles E. Watts Truman Ave Richard Millard Smallwood Tanner John Thomas Tracey Dodd

Notable Residents and Addresses Listed in Local Directory

A set of names and street addresses appears in the local directory, including Samuel T. Christian Cedar Street Southwest and Betty St. Southwest, Mrs Annie F Moore Oak Street Northeast, Bob C. Nix 12th Avenue Northwest, Mrs Ann Lyons 7th Avenue Southeast, James T. Guyse Railroad Street Northwest, Mrs Florence Bolan Hart selle, Mrs William Carpenter 16th Avenue Southeast.

Samuel T. Christian Cedar St Donald R. Kendall Betty St Annie F Moore Oak St Bob C. Nix 12Th Ave Ann Lyons 7Th Ave James T. Guyse Railroad St NW Florence Bolan Hartselle William Carpenter 16Th Ave

Local Parents Welcome Babies at Decatur General and Nearby Hospitals

Mr and Mrs Marlin Cagle welcome a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Nick D Foster welcome a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs C E Garrison welcome a daughter Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnny Cook welcome a son Tuesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Don Wayne Williams welcome a daughter Monday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital.

Marlin Cagle Albert St Decatur General Hospital Nick D. Foster Danville Rd C. E. Garrison Moulton Johnny Cook Harvest Don Wayne Williams 13Th Ave Baugh-Wiley-Smith

Private autos in Netherlands top 1.5 million

The data note the country now has more than 1.5 million private automobiles, an increase of 18 percent from the previous year. The text also lists several real estate and property sale lines with brief features and contact numbers.

Netherlands

Moon Antares occultation visible across North America

The Moon near perigee will occult Antares tonight, with visibility spanning across North America. Forecast calls for cloudy, windy and cold today with gradual clearing this afternoon, then clear and colder tonight. Thursday remaining cold with northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs near 37 today and 42 Thursday, Lows around 18 tonight.

Antares North America

Weather readings from Keller Memorial Bridge report

Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 16.88 feet with sea level at 551.18. High Tuesday reached 52 degrees at 10 am. low this morning 26.04 inches of rain recorded over the 24 hour period.

Decatur and Vicinity River Reading Keller Memorial Bridge

Five Day Forecast Shows Mild to Cool Temperatures

The period Thursday through Monday will average three to six degrees below normal with normal highs 52 to 64 and lows 31 to 36 north and 36 to 45 south. Precipitation light or none with a chance of brief showers on Saturday.

Winter Weather Arrives with Cold Front in Alabama

A Canadian cold front moved into northwest Alabama before noon yesterday, bringing a drop in temperatures to 24 degrees by today. Temperatures rise to 37 today and 42 Thursday as a northwest to southeast clearing trend yields mainly fair conditions tonight and Thursday. rainfall was spotty with heavier totals in Anniston and Tuscaloosa, and a tornado damaged a Port Richey trailer court while snow falls across the eastern Great Lakes to Maine amid two large high pressure systems.

Alabama Canada Mercury Decatur Anniston Tuscaloosa Florida Port Richey Tampa Great Lakes Maine New England New York Great Basin

Wallace hurts Wallace says Trump era?

Goldwater warns Wallace would block Republican win. Kirk opposes Wallace. Goldwater, former 1964 GOP nominee, tells Eastern Washington State College students that Wallace's Alabama movement would keep a Republican from the presidency this year.

Wallace Florida Claude Kirk Jr Goldwater Eastern Washington State College Cheney Wash Arizona Alabama

Market prices for pulpwood and shelled corn

Market notes show pulpwood at 13.50 per cord and No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn at 1.22 per bushel as well as No 2 White Shelled Corn at 1.22. These figures reflect direct price ratios and commodity values in the current market.

Stocks Snapshot Shows Mixed Early Gains and Losses

NY AP early list reports varied moves among industries. Leading names include Gen Elec at 91% and Gulf Oil around 40% while Seabord, Sears Roebuck and Ford Motor hover near midpoints. Overall, investors weigh utility, oil, and manufacturing equities as trading opens.

New York Allis Kaiser Am Air L Ligg & My Am Baker Lockh Air Am Can Lorillard Am Met Cl Lou & Nash Am Sugar Macy Am Met Martin Co Am Tob Mead Am IT & T Mid So Util Armour Mobil Oil Fds Monsan Boeing Nat Distill Borden Olin Math Burl Ind Owens Ill Gi Pet Inc Ches & Ohio Phill Pet Polaroid Collins R Rails Pur Cbs Raytheon Comw Ed Repub Sdl Com Sat East Air Scott Paper Co East Kod Seab AL RR Eltra Co Sears Roeb Sinclair Fla P Sou Co Ford Mot Sperry Rd Swift Gt A & P Gas Cp Ugm Gulf Od Here Inc UN Tel Elec Indian Head Winn Dixie Int Bus Woolworth Xerox

Market ends with more losses than gains in shortened session

Stocks fell about 200 points as trading stayed active in the third shortened session. The market chipped away at early losses, briefly flattening the Dow Jones decline, but did not mount a broad rally amid uncertainty from North Korea’s capture of a U.S. naval vessel and fiscal concerns. Panhandle Eastern, Pipe Line, Eastern Air Lines, and Gulf & Western fell about a point while Automatic Sprinkler dropped 2.

New York U.S Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Eastern Air Lines Gulf & Western

Defector Says North Vietnamese Aim at Quang Tri

A senior U S officer in Saigon cites a defector claiming North Vietnam seeks to wipe out American forces to push negotiations. The 304th Division reportedly infiltrated western Quang Tri Province amid heavy Marine pressure, with the defected lieutenant saying the communists plan an offensive into Vietnam's northern provinces to destroy American forces.

U.S Saigon Quang Tri New Allied South Vietnam North

Kennedy Gordon obituary with services in Decatur

Funeral services for Kennedy Gordon age 63 of 424 12th Ave NW were held at 1 p.m. at St James Methodist Church with Rev W Scott officiating. Burial followed in Camp Ground Cemetery Danville community. Survivors include wife Katie Gordon of Decatur two sons Robert Lee Gordon and John C Gordon both of Michigan four sisters Josephine Mitchell Maggie Bankston Lena Belle Swopes and Nina Mae McAllister a brother Robert Gordon in the U S Army and 15 grandchildren.

Kennedy 12Th Ave St. James Yterian Church Rev. W. Scott Danville Katie Gordon Decatur Robert Lee Gordon John C. Gordon Mich Josephine Mitchell Maggie Bankston Lena Belle Swopes Nina Mae McAllister Pontiac, Mich Robert Gordon U.s.army

Pueblo Crisis Steers Toward North Korea Tension

The United States applies diplomatic pressure to recover the captured vessel Pueblo and its 83 crew. The Pentagon confirms a staged destruction plan to prevent sensitive data from falling into enemy hands and believes most valuable material was destroyed.

North Korea United States Pentagon

Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Morgan County Alabama

Life Insurance Company of Alabama will sell at public sale the property secured by the 1965 mortgage by Otis L. Golden and Nora E. Golden. The sale takes place at the east courthouse door in Decatur Morgan County Alabama on February 16 1968 during legal hours.

Otis L. Golden Nora E. Golden Life Insurance Company of Alabama Morgan County Alabama Mortgage Life Insurance Company of Alabama Decatur County of Morgan State of State of Alabama Westmead Secatur Life Insu CE Ran Company OF Alabama Eyster Donald Howard Burns Shirley Burns Roy Fite, Jr Furnace

Foreclosure notices and land description in Morgan County Alabama

A sequence of legal notices details mortgage foreclosures and lis pendens for properties in Decatur Morgan County Alabama. Includes a 1968 publication requiring pleadings by February 23 and a mortgage foreclosures sale set for February 14 1968 with Lot 13 and 15 in Block 10 Addition No 3 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace.

The Register Decatur Daily Morgan County Alabama Bryan McAfee

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Decatur General Admissions Freemont St. S.W Cae Thunderbird Drive-In Aman North Atlantic Montana Pacific Northwest Midwest Hartselle, Asa Tony Franciosa Raquel Welch Fathom Walt Disney Presents “Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling Mowgli” Stores Raul Technicolor Princess Ue i Nat'l Gas Xecatur Markets Wall Street Kennedy Gordon Pueblo T.V.A Pisgah Renee Lone Soares Mary B. Strickland Guy Strickland Mary Strickland M Utilities Board City of Decaturbama O. E. Willie & Contractors P. O. Box Brentwood Tennessee Nationwide Nationwide Insurance Nationwide Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co Nationwide Life Insurance Co Columbus Ohio T. K. O‘ran Athens, Alabama Mrs. Fay Ball Decatur, Alabama John Redford T. H. Shields
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