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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1968

Page

3

Obituary: Lillian Kirk Elderly Woman Found Dead in Decatur

Mrs. Lillian B. Kirk of 517 Wilson St Northwest died of natural causes likely Friday. Neighbors found the locked home Saturday afternoon. Funeral arrangements by Reynolds Funeral Home Courtland with pallbearers listed. she belonged to Courtland Baptist Church and was a native of Lawrence County.

Decatur Morgan County John McBride Lillian B. Kirk Wilson St. N.W McBride Paul Timmes Courtland Fred Heflin Junior Heflin Givens Buford J W. Hill Marion Hill Blaxton Courtland Baptist Lawrence County

Funeral set for Mrs Annie Blaxton in Courtland

Funeral for Mrs. Annie Mae Blaxton 65 Courtland will be at 2 p m at Courtland Baptist Church with Rev Ernest Dillard and Rev Bill Redding officiating. Burial follows at Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors include her husband E D Blaxton two sons E J Blaxton and T M Blaxton a daughter Jewell Blaxton and a brother.

Courtland Annie Mae Blaxton Courtland Baptist Church Ernest Dillard Bill Redding Decatur City Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home E. D. Blaxton E. J. Blatxon T. M. Blaxton Court

Clarence Jones Funeral Arrangements Announced

Clarence Jones died Saturday at his brother’s residence. Reynolds Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.

Clarence Jones Reynolds Funeral Home

Funeral services for Miss Annie Ruth McCarley

Miss Annie Ruth McCarley 50 of U S 31 North died Saturday at a local hospital. Funeral services 2 p m today at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Everett Hogue officiating. Burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. Survivors: two brothers Willis McCarley Hartselle and Cullen McCarley Pomona California, one sister Opal Palmer 1115 10th Ave SE Deatur.

Hartselle Annie Ruth McCarley U.S North Peck Funeral Home Chapel Everett Hogue Blue Springs Peck Willis McCarley Cullen McCarley Pomona Calif Opal Palmer 10Th Ave

Final Winter Blast Sweeps Dixie Into Cold, Snow Risk

A cold front moves south into northern Florida and the Gulf, bringing cold air over the southeast with showers in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Northward, cloudy skies and snow in the Ohio Valley and northeast. Temperatures range 24–42 in the north and 34–50 in Montgomery and Mobile areas.

Dixieland Florida The Gulf Ississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina Ohio Valley Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Gulf Coast Texas West Gulf Coast Appalachian

Miss McCarley Memorial Service Notice

The text notes the late Miss McCarley was a member of the First Church of God of Hartselle. Pallbearers listed include Olen Spivey Ted Simmons Carl McDonald Cecil Crow Herman Golden and C. E. Cranswell. Service details reference a church service.

Icator Miss McCarley First Church of God of Hartselle Olen Spivey Ted Simmons Carl McDonald Cecil Crow Herman Golden C. E. Cranswell

Forts and Halates Into The Dismight National News

Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled, lacking clear events, persons, or organizations. The readable bits do not yield a coherent news item or verifiable facts to summarize reliably.

Fragmented OCR reads as political notice fragment

Incomplete text shows partial phrases and stray words. No clear names, dates, or actions are identifiable. The readable items hint at a formal notice but lack sufficient detail for specifics.

Hospital births and residents listed for Athens Decatur and surrounding towns

A long OCR list enumerates hospital entries and resident names with addresses across Athens, Decatur, Hartselle, Moulton, and surrounding areas. It includes mothers, infants, and multiple adults and infants associated with addresses on 6th Ave SW, Walnut St NW, Highway 31 South, Memorial Dr SW, and similar streets, spanning several towns.

Katie Cornelia Fielding 6Th Ave Samuel Pryor Surles Walnut St Pearl Althea Matthews Highway 31 Lassie Houston Craig 4Th Ave Dillard B. Blaxton Courtland Beverly Gail Hagermaker Athens Marlin Doyle Hodges James Marshall Taylor 19Th Ave Mary Anna Pack Sanders St John Henry Collier William L. Murray 10Th St. SE Glen Whisenant Decatur 1 Donald Howard Key Memorial Dr Dwight Allen Kent Larkwood Dr William R. Ellis 12Th St. SE Caldonne Maxwell Walnut St. NW Juanita Suzanne Roberts Memorial Dr. NW Jeffrey Scott Bracken Meadowview St Neysa Kay Marshall Decatur Carol Gay Miller Bobwhite Jessie E. Thrasher II 7Th Ave George D. Bridgeforth Tanner Carlisle L. Buck, Jr Huntsville Bertha Mae. Edward Charlie Harper Madison Wash Johnson, Jr Posey Horton, Jr 4Th St.snw Ralph I. Glenn Decature William. L. Hermes Betty St Carlos. Leen Lang Clarence. K. Timberlake Jackson St Okley W. Terry Moulton Ivon Owen Miles Clara Ave Charles Oda Roberts 3Rd Ave Joseph N. Hughes 5Th Ave John A.thompson 12Th Ave Fannie Pack Dwight “Morris Cagle Valley Park Trailer Herman Phillips Estes Lockhart

Seibles Talks To Area GOP In Huntsville Dinner

Mayor George Seibles of Birmingham told about 200 Republicans at the Eighth District fundraising event in Huntsville to communicate with the people. He emphasized open lines of communication as many attendees seek public office in the upcoming election.

Huntsville George Seibles Birmingham Eighth District Seibles

Local names listed for Decatur notices in brief

Charlie Royer of Decatur Floyd West and Mrs William Ward of Decatur are named alongside Mrs Wayne Helums of Ardmore in a short community notice listing residents and associates connected to the area.

Charlie Royer Decatur Floyd . West William . Ward Wayne Helums Ardmore

Birmingham's New Era Begins Under Reform Mayor

In a speech describing a 35 to 40 percent Negro vote, the new Birmingham mayor said the police department was in bad shape when he took office. He cited only one telephone exchange and one radio dispatcher as problems and claimed substantial improvements have since been made to achieve maximum city efficiency.

Birmingham Seibless

Evening sky sees Mars and Saturn closest in 20 years

DECATUR reports a near Mars Saturn conjunction as they set about 2 degrees apart this Sunday. The forecast calls for 42 F high with 24 F low and 15 to 25 mph northerly winds, with expected significant snow accumulation and a 10:08 p.m. moonset.

Decatur Mars Saturn

Decatur and Vicinity Weather Forecast

Today’s forecast for Decatur and nearby areas is cloudy and windy with scattered light rain. It will turn colder with a chance of mixed sleet and snow ending this morning.

Decatur and Vicinity

Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions Notice

Mrs. Robert Byrd listed among Athens and Decatur attendees for Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions. Dismissals include William J. Berryhill and Donald W. Moore of Decatur with accompanying names in Decatur addresses.

Robert Byrd Athens Joseph Downing Decatur J. W. Kelso Roy .B. Mitchell Sheila Baker Willard R. Morgan Will H. Grice Andrew J. Reed James C. Jennings Eva Annie E. Smith Hillsboro William J. Berryhill David Holsonback Donald W. Moore

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Bass Annie Blaxton Miss Annie. McCarley Morgan County Humane Society Onal WTO E Edaug Stores Kellings FEMS Mennen Colgate Prell DuPont Ine REG Ae EA Bedald Papor Westinghouse Sion. Itis Decatur General Admissions Mt. Sinai Doris P. Boyd State ‘Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co Smith Waldrop Pontiac Sterchi Bosler OL Seas 2Nd Ave. S.E
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