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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
8
Daily Records notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Donald G Nichols at Cullman Hospital and a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Ritter at Cullman Hospital.
The 114000 strong Department of Sanitation depends on 20 Rubber Tire Repairers who retire often. These specialists service roughly 25000 tires annually, keeping the fleet of motor vehicles running smoothly.
Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.59 with sea level 555.89. Thursday high 94 at 3 p m. low 70 at 5 a m. 9 a m 82. Today partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers possible this afternoon and evening. High 90, low 68. Saturday high 91. Japan plans to cut 1968 rice purchases from Communist China by 50 percent after a bumper harvest last fall.
Wilburn Shorty Evans, 53, Athens, died after Thursday at a local hospital. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home and Chapel. Survived by wife, three children, three brothers and two sisters. Burial at Roselawn Cemetery. He was a lifelong Limestone County resident and member of Limestone Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services for 38 year old Lee W Hall of Montgomery, who died at his residence on Wednesday, will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Robert Orr of Decatur 3 will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Greenbrier with Rev. Henry Pendleton officiating. Reynolds directing burial at New Hope Cemetery Limestone County. Surviving are widow Onnie Mae Orr a son Eddie D. Orr a brother James Dortch Jr Akron Ohio mother Lucille Dortch Greenbrier father Columbus Orr California and step-father James Dortch Greenbrier.
Joe Miller Young 68 of Athens died Tuesday in Baltimore. Funeral Saturday at 4 p.m. at Lindley Robertson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Odd Fellow Cemetery Anderson. Survived by widow Evelyn Ray Young two sons Joe B. Young Baltimore and Bill J. Young Los Angeles two sisters four brothers seven grandchildren. He was professor of education at Athens College and was visiting his son in Baltimore.
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