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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
13
Decatur and vicinity reports Keller Memorial Bridge river level at 21.39 feet and sea level at 555.69. Thursday high 76 at 3 pm, low 49 at 6 am. Today’s high expected mid 80s, low tonight mid 50s, with mainly fair conditions through Saturday. Climate data show Thursday high 76, low 45, average 61, none precipitation for day. year-to-date 23.04 inches.
Funeral services are announced for George Joseph Dawson 71 of Gadsden at St James Catholic Church with graveside rites at Pigg Cemetery. James Bailey Humphrey 83 of Hartselle to be buried at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery. J B Mays 65 of Hartselle to be laid to rest at East Highland Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors and service details listed for each.
The extended outlook covers Sunday through Tuesday with partly cloudy days and fair nights. Highs will reach the upper 80s or low 90s with nightly lows in the 60s.
Listings show admissions for Mrs. Diohie A. Clark and others in Cullman County, plus births to several couples at Cullman Hospital. Dismissals include Mrs. Frances M. Brooks and Mike Goodwin among others. Hartselle Ambulance Service logs a transfer from Summerford Nursing Home to Hartselle Hospital.
A one day tryout is set for Dixie Senior Field Monday July 17 at 10 am with players to bring equipment and birth certificates. A rain date is July 18 at the same time. From Parks Recreation Dept. and first director Jimmy Brown reports Delano Tennis Courts close June 5-9 for resurfacing.
Braves owner Bartholomay defends changes as a move to streamline operations. He says the shift aims to improve information flow, not replace the general manager role. Effective Thursday, Bill Lucas is named minor league coordinator and head of Atlanta's farm system.
Funeral services for Mrs Kitty Worthington 75 from 1810 Madison St are held for a death on Wednesday night in a Decatur p m at Garners Memorial CME Church. Rev H L Peterson officiates with burial in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include widower Sylvester Worthington two sons Dr Clarence Worthington and Willie L Worthington both of Lincoln Neb five daughters Miss Laeta and others noted in the obituary
The Kentucky Fried Chicken girls fast pitch softball team will challenge the Birmingham Blue Angels on Saturday night at 7 30 at Austinville Field.
Worthington family members spread across the country include Worthingtons from Banning California Beatrice Worthington of Decatur Lucille Worthington of New York and Patricia Worthington of Hartford Connecticut four children noted.
Leo C. Wright is named as the executor of the deceased's last will and testament. The probate note lists the executor's age as 62 and references docket numbers 69 and 616.
Jane Blalock seeks a jury trial and alleges antitrust violations by the LPGA, its Tournament Players Corp., officers Erickson and McCauliff. She requests at least 1 million dollars in damages, trebled as allowed, plus 1 million for compensatory and 1 million for punitive damages. The LPGA HQ is in Atlanta.
Richie Scheinblum delivered a colossal 471-foot pinch two-run homer in the eighth off Dave LaRoche to lift the Kansas City Royals over Minnesota, snapping a five-game skid as Minnesota had led 3-0 on Eric Soderholm’s homer. Beth in sixth, Steve Hoveyy and Lou Piniella added homers for KC. Milwaukee toppled the Yankees in 12 innings as George Scott Billy Conigliaro Joe Lahoud and John Felske homered. Jim Roland walked four batters, surrendered the winning run on a 3-2 pitch to Rich Auerbach, and argued with umpire Bill Kunkel.
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