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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
3
TVA lake stages across Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler and Wilson listed. High today 92, low 65, Monday high 90. Considerable cloudiness and warm tonight and Monday with little change in outlook.
The U S Weather Bureau reports warm clear days and cool nights in Decatur and north Alabama through Monday. Expect morning cloudiness to clear with easterly winds up to 12 mph and highs in the 90s, lows mid 60s, with no rain at the end of the July weekend. Monday outlook shows little change and an official Saturday high of 88 degrees.
Funeral services for Larry Flannagan 16 of Gallatin Tennessee who was fatally shot Friday while camping near Gallatin will be held at 2 p m today at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Guy Sibley and Jessie Estes officiating Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Wallace Flannagan of Gallatin two sisters Sharron and Carolyn grandparents Mrs Wilma Foster of Hartselle and Mr and Mrs Walter Weeks of Sheffield great grandmother Mrs Billie Flannagan of Hartselle pallbearers will be fellow band members of the Gallatin High School Band several nieces and a nephew Mrs Evelyn Bradley ephews
Funeral services for Lonnie F. Horton of Minneapolis formerly of Decatur were set for 2 30 p m today in Mandovi Wisconsin. Survivors include widow Mrs Jesse Horton and brother E F Horton of Houston Texas.
Funeral services for Mrs Ellis Thompson 73 of 613 4th NW will be held Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Joseph Walker officiating and burial in Decatur Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Mrs D L Blackwell Somerville Mrs James Godfrey Gadsden GA and Mrs Max B Wilson Lamanda AL. Pallbearers are Jimmy Fite J R Smith John B Hurst Jr A J Coleman Bob Trimble and Lin Hume. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. prior to services.
St Luke's Episcopal Hospital reports daily costs for three heart transplant recipients. Everett Thomas of Phoenix has run about $331 per day totaling $22,176 by July 4. Louis Fierro of Elmont incurred $301 per day after May 21. George DeBord of Helotes faced $466 per day after July 2 with costs likely to decline. The hospital has received about $160,000 in donations to offset expenses. Michael Kasperak’s California transplant cost $28,845, about $1,900 daily, and he died 15 days post operation.
Wayne Casey son of E H Casey of 1801 Sherwood Dr SE is one of 100 top young science students chosen for the Sixth Annual National Youth Science Camp at Bartow West Virginia from June 21 to July 13 Wayne a 1968 Decatur High School graduate plans to major in biology and chemistry at Birmingham Southern College this fall Camp is funded by the State of West Virginia and West Virginia University campers engage in a rigorous program and discuss timely science topics.
Sun Airlines wins Memphis regional contract to extend air mail routes in Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee and add passenger service. New offices will open in Memphis Huntsville and Tulsa with nine routes starting July 22 boosting delivery speed.
Austria plans its first national park covering over 1300 square miles modeled after Yellowstone. It will include Gross Glockner the highest peak, the Grossvenedliger Ridge, the Pastierze Glacier and Krimm Falls Europe’s highest waterfall.
A long list of individuals admitted to hospitals in Decatur and nearby towns. Entries include patients such as Charles Doris Sandlin, Gene Dwight Smith, Mrs Delia Willinghm, Baby Lena Elizabeth Nesmith, and many others with street addresses in Decatur, Athens, Cullman, and surrounding areas. The record reads like a daily hospital admission bulletin listing patient names and homes.
Three Japanese companies operate a plant that processes waste from cut tanned leather into a reconstituted leather product. The facility demonstrates a recycling method turning discarded leather scraps into a usable material.
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