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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
3
Daily river and weather notes for Decatur show sunset at 7 57 p.m. on Monday July 22 and sunrise at 5 52 a.m. tomorrow. Moon rise is 3 45 a.m. tomorrow with high moon. Planets align with Venus set at 8 21 p.m. Jupiter at 9 41 p.m. Saturn rises at 12 04 a.m. Mercury rises at 4 47 a.m.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 20.64 with sea level at 554.94. High Sunday reached 93, low today 71. At 8 am the temperature was 74. No rain in the past 24 hours. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms mainly after noon and evening today and Tuesday. highs near 90 and lows around 70.
Temperatures will average near normal from Tuesday through Saturday with little day to day change. Normal highs are 90 to 92 and normal lows 69 to 72. Rainfall remains moderate, averaging from one half to one inch in widely scattered thundershowers.
Rayburn Kilgo 20 of Logan was the sole occupant when his car left US 278 and wrecked 1.2 miles west of Cullman. Cullman County’s 11th traffic fatality this year, statewide 15 weekend deaths, and four county area totals compare with last year.
Army Pfc. Rhonal B. Franklin completed fixed carrier equipment repairman course at Ft Monmouth New Jersey. Pfc. James R. Russell Jr. finished microwave radio equipment repair course at the Army Signal School Ft Monmouth. S Sgt Charles L. Philpot graduated from medical administrative specialist training at Sheppard AFB Texas and is assigned to the 1071st Medical Services Squadron in Washington D C. Airman Mary M Szczepanski graduated from medical service specialist training at Sheppard AFB and is assigned to Stewart AFB New York. Midshipman third class Stanton V Mahoney Jr USN is aboard USS Wedderburn for sea training at San Diego. Marine Lance Cpl Clydus Dn ton is with the Third Force Islandance Battalion Vietnam conducting reconnaissance and directing artillery and air strikes. Navy Seaman Hoyt Holl and Malcolm L McCreless participated in anti-submarine warfare training aboard USS Bennington.
Funeral services for Frank Marshall Weems 45 of Birmingham were held today at Town Creek First Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Surviving are widow Birdie Quinn Weems son Johnny Ray Weems mother Pearlie Weems and several siblings. Weems formerly lived in Town Creek.
Miss Eth el Chunn 57 of Decatur died Sunday at a local hospital. Services set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m at cater with pallbearers Larry Bennick Bob Grant Jack Norris Earvin McClanahan Don Pickerill and T V Day. Body remains at the funeral home until the service.
Mrs Rosa Rebecca Jett 61 dies Sunday in local rest home. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Russell Lance and Rev Garland Jen sings. Burial Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by widower George Jett five daughters and seven sons, sister and brother, 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services for Billy Joe Smith 38 died Sunday at a local hospital will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ninth Street Methodist Church with Reverend Lamar Davis and Reverend Burl Oliver presiding. Burial follows at Roselawn Cemetery with Gunthorp directing. Survived by his parents Dalton and Janice Smith Decatur a sister Diane McAnally Decatur and grandfather John Wardlow Decatur. He was employed by IGA Foodliner and a church member. He would have been 39 today. He lay in state at the funeral home one hour before services.
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