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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
3
The mother of Wallace Lambert, a 30 year old private pilot missing since June 8, offers a $1000 reward to anyone who locates him. Mrs Homer Lambert said the mountainous area near Ww Peavy with foil age makes locating him difficult.
Reading this morning showed a downed craft in the river. Civil Air Patrol wings from Alabama Georgia and Tennessee searched for the missing aircraft eight days before calling after 21.68. Sea level reading 555.98. High today 81 expected, low 56, 74 at 8 30 am. No rain so far. Sunny mild today with fair warmer tonight and Saturday partly cloudy and much warmer.
A cool dome of dry air drove statewide record lows, with several sites set new records for the date. Birmingham reported 53 degrees breaking the 56 degree mark from 1958, while Huntsville and nearby areas logged multiple sub normal readings as highs remained near 90 or below in the region.
A report notes seed weights range from tiny hemlock seeds needing 300,000 to make a pound to large tropical coconuts weighing about 40 pounds each.
Funeral services for Mrs. E F Hargitt Sr 71 of 1040 Sherman St SE will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday at Southside Baptist Church with Dr W J Johnson and Rev Willard Stallcup officiating Burial will be in Rosslawn Cemetery Ross-Lawn Funeral Home directing Survivors include the widower two daughters Frank Hargitt Jr and five brothers and seven sisters Nephews will serve as pallbearers with honorary pallbearers named She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
Mrs Ollie Yarbrough age 70 of Moulton 2 died Thursday at a Decatur hospital. Funeral services will be announced later by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
Senator John Sparkman chairing the Banking and Currency Committee introduced a bill to raise the public offering exemption for securities from 300000 to 500000. He noted the 1933 Act set 100000 and 300000 in 1945 and argued costs have risen, boosting small firms access to capital markets amid tight credit.
HAL BOYLE writes that baldness affects about half of men, caused by heredity and hormones. He notes futile remedies, social teasing, and emotional impact, urging pride in an era where baldness may become common and even advantageous.
Opinion on baldness as a social cue and a call to political action. Proposes replacing the bald eagle with the bald man as a humorous national symbol. Argues baldness increases annually while the eagle declines.
A dense reader of classified ads shows rental homes at Tru man Ave and 1st Ave S.W with various beds baths and prices, plus open houses and equity offers. Vehicles include a 64 Aristocraft boat setup, a 62 Thunderbird convertible, and a 57 Chevrolet pickup. Also listed are plot sale Roselawn Cemetery and a German Luger pistol for sale.
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