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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1968

Page

3

Obituary notices for C Wilson Taylor Sr and Otis Cooper

Funeral services are set for C Wilson Taylor Sr 84 at Grant St Church of Christ with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Surviving family includes widow Clyta Pitts Taylor daughter Mary Pitts Underwood and sons John A Taylor and C Wilson Taylor Jr. Honorary pallbearers include church elders and deacons. Memorials to Child Haven in Cullman. Also funeral services for Otis Cooper 69 of Hartselle at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with burial at nearby cemetery. Survivors include three daughters three sons five sisters three brothers and many grandchildren. Pallbearers are Cooper grandsons.

C. Wilson Taylor Sr Lafayette St. NE Baugh- Wiley-Smith Grant St. Church of Christ Ralph Stout Charles R. Brewer Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp Clyta Pitts Taylor Mary Pitts Underwood John A. Taylor C. Wilson Taylor Jr Taylor Underwood Jimmie Mitchell Eddie Lynn Anderson C. D. Cottingham Ray Childs Taylor Child Haven Cullman Decatur Lincoln County Tenn Hartselle Otis Cooper Hartseller Johnson Chapel Methodist Church Eugene Lanier Peck W. H. Bagley Beatrice Duncan Kathelle Denson Malcolm Cooper Goodfield Ill Odell Cooper Willard Cooper Susie Reed Elma Cooper Wilmer Ala Louella Cooper Chickaw Druzer Danville Jodie Coopr Trinity Walter Cooper Riselle

Funeral for Mrs Minnie Hall in Athens

Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Francis Hall 87 of 409 South Marion Street Athens will be held at 2 p m today at the Market Street Church of Christ A J Rollings officiating Burial will follow in Isom s Chapel Cemetery McConnell Funeral Home directing Survivors include five daughters Mrs George Adams Mrs Charlie Foster Mrs Elmer Cupp Mrs Luther Burrough and Mrs Orville Waddell Athens 10 19 grandchildren 46 great-grandchildren

Athens Minnie Francis Hall Marion St Limestone Market Street Church of Christ A. J. Rollings Isom’s Chapel McConnell Funeral Home George Adams Charlie Foster Elmer Cupp Luther Burrough

Ida Mae Garrison Rites Set At New Hopewell Church

Funeral services for Ida Mae Garrison 65 of Athens 7 who died July 17 in Nashville will be held Saturday at New Hopewell Baptist Church Limestone County Rev A D Hatchett presiding Burial at Polly Malone Cemetery with S Sykes Funeral Home directing Survivors include widow Richard Garrison Jr three brothers Daniel Harris Huntsville George Harris Huntsville Shelby Harris Cleveland Ohio.

Ida Mae Garrison Athens Nashville New Hopewell Baptist Church Limestone County A. D. Hatchett Polly Malone S. S. Sykes Funeral Home Richard Garrison Jr Athens 7 Daniel Harris Huntsville George Harris Shelby Harrris Cleveland Ohio

Funeral Services Scheduled for Donald Malone

Funeral services were scheduled for Donald Malone this afternoon. The events were planned to honor his life and provide a final gathering for family and friends.

River and Weather Forecast for Decatur and Vicinity

Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.64 with sea level 555.94. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 680.7 Pickwick 413 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 557.2 Wheeler 556.2 Wilson 505.8. High 92, low 68. Partly cloudy hot period with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. today 90, tonight 72, Saturday 90. The moon rises at 1 31 a.m. tomorrow and is at apogee. Scorpio Sagittarius Aquila Taurus visible in south late tonight.

Scorpio Sagittarius Aquila Taurus Decatur Reading Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler Wilson

Rain Likely Thundershowers Over Alabama

Thundershowers were active over Alabama Thursday but Debatur received only light rain. Temperatures stayed hot and humid with many areas in the low 90s. Overnight thundershowers dwindled with little activity at sunrise.

Alabama

Liles Calls for Revision of State Usury Laws

John H. Liles Jr. of Birmingham Trust National Bank urged the next Legislature to revise Alabama usury laws. He told Kiwanis Club listeners that the existing 8 percent cap on consumer loans is unrealistically low in today’s lending climate and would be consumer legislation aligned with the Truth in Lending bill. He warned of rising consumer credit, possibly up to 81 billion dollars in March, and the potential doubling in 18 months. C. W. Nelson of State National Bank introduced the speaker. Liles declined to comment on rumors surrounding Central Banking and Trust officials seeking to buy control of the local bank.

John H. Liles Jr Birmingham Trust National Bank Dctatur Ki‘wanis Club Liles Alabama U.S Kiwanis C. W. Nelson State National Bank

Malone 17 Victim in Two Car Crash Funeral Services Held

Donald Richard Malone, 17, died after a two car accident Wednesday night. He was the son of Mrs. Marjorie Neely Morris and stepson of Woodrow R. Morris of Toney. Malone died at Athens Limestone Hospital. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. with burial in Madison Cross Roads Cemetery.

Fternoon Rainey Donald Richard Malone Malone Marjorie Neely Morris Woodrow R. Morris Toney 1 Athens-Limestone Madison Cross Roads

Cemetery Restoration Sought for Mount of Olives

The Jerusalem Cemeteries Council asked the government for 2.25 million dollars to restore the Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. A stray line about a honeybee sharing nectar is noted but not relevant to the report.

Jerusalem Jerusalem Cemeteries Council Mount of Olives East Jerusalem

Local Hospital Rosters And Dismissals List Area Residents

Hospitalized names include Mrs Lorine Alvis Cullman Henry D-Basinger Hanceville and others from Cullman Vinemont and Hanceville. Dismissals list shows Mrs Linda Sue Asbury Cullman 5 Mrs Claudie Brown Cullman 11 and additional patients released from area facilities.

Lorine Alvis Cullman Henry D-Basinger Hanceville Ann Bontrager Virginia Ruth Fox Marsha Johns Betty Johnson Addison Keith E. Pattillo Willie B. Pettus Cynthia Jane Powell Vinemont Doris Karen Powell Eric Speegle Ivan Yancy Cull

Local Births and Notices From Moulton Area

A list of individuals including Doris Chitwood, Richard Smith, Martha Goodlet, Alvie Callahan, Emma Garrison, Floyd Garrison, Lillian Posey, Russell Roberts, Clara Parker, Susie Blankenship, Shirley Malone, Jim Sherrill, Roy Whitman, Carolyn Peebles, Linda Morgan, Thomas Gibson, Hattie McDaniel and infant son from Moulton and nearby towns. Patsy Frost also appears in the banner list.

Doris Chitwood Moulton Richard Smith Martha Goodlet Alvie Callahan Emma Garrison Hillsboro Floyd Garrison Mt. Hope Lillian Posey Russell Roberts Town Creek Clara Parker Susie Blankenship Shirley Malone Danville Jimmy Sherrill Roy Whitman Patsy Frost

Athens Limestone Admissions Notables List

A list of admissions in Athens Limestone area includes Mrs. Lillian Phillips and Mrs. Ada McCurry from Athens with numbers 19 and 8, Carlos Chambers 5 from Athens, Hassie Cole 2 from Elkmont, Mrs. Martha Ethel Simmons and Mrs. Willie Mae Roper from Athens, Mrs. Gertrude Telkey at 211 N Clinton St., Elton Dewey Knight and James Harris at 416 N Clinton St., Athens, Calvin Clark of Elkmont with 1, Elzie Steven Pirkle of Athens.

Athens-Limestone Lillian Phillips Athens Ada McCurry Carlos Chambers Hassie Cole Elkmont Martha Ethel Simmons Willie Mae Roper Gertrude Telkey N. Clinton St Elton Dewey Knight James Harris Calvin Clark Elzie Steven Pirkle

Births and local notices mixture in Daily Records

Birth notices from Athens Limestone Hospital and Cullman Hospital report several newborns to families including Mr and Mrs David Martin and Mr and Mrs James Cox among others. The report also notes a Breton captain Jacques Cartier visiting Montreal in 1535 and the Mount Royal naming. Classifieds list air conditioners for sale and various rental and sale ads for properties and items.

David Martin Athens Athens-Limestone Robert Freeman McCain Athens-Limestone Hospital Kenneth Patterson Athens- Limestone Hospital James Cox Athens Limestone Hospital Marion A. Fox Cullman Hospital Richard Hudson James E. Williams, Jr Jacques Cartier Montreal Pleasant Green Hochelaga Cartier Mt. Royal

James Morris Appointed Chief Engineer at Baker Manufacturing

James A. Morris of Decatur is named chief engineer of Baker Manufacturing and its Metco, Inc. subsidiary in Hartselle. Former Hayes International employee Morris will lead engineering projects and equipment design. He belongs to the American Welding Society the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers and the National Management Association. He resides at 2417 Stratford Rd with wife Lee and children James III and Jena Lee.

James A. Morris Decatur Baker Manufacturing Metco, Inc Hartselle Raymond Baker Morris Hayes International Corp Huntsville American Welding Society American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers National Management Association Stratford Rd Lee James III Jena Lee

North Carolina's Flue-Cured Tobacco Dominates Agriculture

North Carolina leads the state agricultural sector with flue cured tobacco as its primary production . farmers rely on curing methods tailored to this crop and markets indicate steady demand.

North Carolina

Delayed Decatur Ultra-modern Elementary School Postponed

Decatur postpones construction of the Brookhaven subdivision elementary school amid enrollment study by University of Tennessee consultants. The $750,000 project near Aquadome Park, planned for fall occupancy, aims for completion by fall 1969. board also accepts seven resignations and hires ten teachers for fall.

Decatur Brookhaven H. R. Leeman Leeman University of Tennessee Aquadome 5Th Ave West Decatur Austinville Woodmeade

Coaching Positions at Austin High School Noted

The report lists openings for coaching positions at Austin High School along with vacancies for a home economics teacher and two elementary teachers.

Austin High School

Eiffel Tower Repaint Finishes in 1961 Guarded by Season Rules

The final coat of paint was applied in 1961 requiring about two years to cover the 1,056 foot tower with 40 tons of paint. Workers suspend painting during the tourist season to keep visitors from splatter.

Eiffel Tower

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C.W. Taylor, Sr Cc. W. Taylor State Farm State Farm Fire and Casualty Company Bloomington Illinois Troy Oo. Williams 6Th Ave S.E Minnie Hall Ida Garrison Donald Malone Ardmore Decatur Apothecary First Federal Atlantic Coast Central Plains Rockies Ohio Valley New England Morgan County Eva Eulalia Loretta Yarbrough Moulton Road Moulton Heights Old Moulton Road Bryan McAfee Register of the Morgan County Circuit Court Office of the Register Morgan Circuit Court Cullman Admissions Lawrence County Admissions 12Th Ave N.W F&h Spring Ave St. S.E Lance 1St Ave. S.W Reasonale Alpine St. S.E James Morris A.M. Tory P.M Havolin Texaco N. Alo Christ God Elree T. Waddell Westside Baptist Church Memorial Drive Southland Polaroid LAND
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