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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
3
The report outlines sunset and sunrise times for Wednesday and tomorrow with a new moon approaching. It notes Regulus and Aldebaran rising and setting, and that Venus is setting in early evening as it moves toward Regulus. Minor timings for SES ly 24 are listed as 7:56 p.m. and 5:53 a.m. 6:50 a.m.
Graveside services for Infant Jean Beck daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lin Beck of Baileyton will be held at 2 PM Thursday at Bell Springs Cemetery Peck directing.
Funeral services for Dr Clar ence Levi Shelby aged 78 of 402 7th Ave NW will be held at 10 a m Friday at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev E T Waddell officiating. Graveside rites will follow.
Forecast today. hot humid pattern continues under high pressure across the southeast with southerly winds and afternoon and evening thundershowers. Central Alabama sees light showers while Ozark reports the heaviest rain at 2.4 inches. Birmingham records heat waves in earlier years. Washington state records a 118 degree high in 1928.
A long list of patients and dismissals appears, naming individuals at various hospitals and homes across Decatur, Courtland, Hartselle, Moulton, Somerville, Falkville, Trinity, Belle Mina, and nearby areas. The roster includes patients such as Margaret Stewart, George Woodrow Smith, Barbara Lambert, and many others with addresses and care facilities noted.
Daily Records notes births at Cellman Hospital and a death for Dr Shelby. Funeral services will be held in Atlanta at 4 p.m. with burial in West View Cemetery. Survivors include widow Bernice Shelby of Decatur and six daughters and a son Dwight Shelby. Dr Shelby served as pastor for over 50 years at Presbyterian churches including Westside in Decatur and briefly in England in 1961. Body to lie at home until service time.
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