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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1973
Page
8
A mobile home in Flint was gutted by a fire following a gas explosion on Saturday with no injuries. Neighbors said owner Carl Jones was away. a nephew had been inside earlier. Fire units from Decatur and Hartselle responded. an adjacent car and a pair of pets were lost in the blaze.
A consolidated calendar lists dinners, homecomings, and singing events across churches in Morgan and surrounding counties. Highlights include Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ decoration day, Evergreen Methodist All Day Singing with Pilgrim Quartet, and multiple vacation Bible schools and revival meetings at churches such as East End United Methodist Camp Sumatanga Hobbs Street Church of Christ and Emmanuel Baptist. Local organizations also host circles meetings, Red Cross blood drives, and district events with transportation and meal notes.
FBI reports James D. Marks, 51, an Alabama murder convict who escaped in 1961, was seized in Tampa on Friday night. He fled Troy state road camp after his 1961 convictions and had eluded authorities for 12 years before arrest this week.
Lou Rogers a Seattle promoter, believed by police to be Alabama fugitive William Edward Butler, was released on 2500 dollars bail pending a hearing next week on a fugitive from justice charge. Butler is sought in Alabama over a six year old shooting death of his wife in Florence. Rogers' attorney cited Alabama bail law and a recent Supreme Court ruling against the death penalty.
Central Florida Alabama southern Indiana the Shenandoah Valley Kentucky's Bluegrass country the Ozark plateau and other limestone based regions around the world are riddled with sinkholes.
Obituaries list multiple services across Hillsboro Athens Gadsden and surrounding counties. Mrs Rebecca Borum 63 Hillsboro dies Friday. services Wednesday at First Missionary Baptist Church with burial Cottingham Cemetery. Harvey R Gilbert 49 Athens dies Friday of heart attack. services today at First Methodist Church with burial Athens Cemetery. Angela Y Griswold 14 Athens dies Friday. services today Spry Funeral Home Chapel with burial Roselawn Cemetery. Cleo Johnson 61 Neel former resident dies in local hospital. services Wednesday.
The high Saturday reached 83 and a 69 low occurred at midnight with a forecast showing 89 today 67 tonight and 80 Monday. Partly cloudy through Monday with a slight chance of thundershowers and light winds. Funeral service for Mr. Johnson led by Rev. Ellison at Lews Collier-Butler Chapel with burial at Forrest Cemetery. Johnson formerly of Morgan County a Kimbell Glass employee retiring after 20 years and a long Gadsden resident.
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