Funeral notices from Decatur area obituaries and services
Funeral services for Robert Algie Cowan 63 of Decatur are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. G Cowell Keenum officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include widow Gladys Cowan two daughters Betty Hawkins and Elsie Evans three sons Algie Ray Donnie Lynn and Jerry Lee Cowan a sister Valera Johnson 9 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Graveside services for Leslie D Compton 63 were held Saturday at Decatur Cemetery. Dr Willard Stallcup officiated. CULLMAN funeral services for Cora Tanner 74 of Eva1 will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Methodist Church Morgan County with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include a step daughter Lillian Haley two sons David Tanner and Jack Graham four brothers five sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Elbert Andrew Tanner 82 of Eva1 died Friday morning and services will be today at 2 p.m. at Bethel Methodist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Survivors include daughter Lillian Haley Chattanooga son David Tanner Eva and step-son Jack Graham Eva plus three brothers Morley Travis and William and two sisters.
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Robert Algie Cowan
3Rd Ave
Fairview Baptist Church
G. Cowell Keenum
Roselawn
Shelton
Gladys Cowan
Decatur
Betty Jean Hawkins
Elsie Lou Evans
Algie Ray Cowan
Donnie Lynn Cowan
Jerry Lee Cowan
Valera Johnson
Barton
Ala
Leslie D. Compton
Eleanor Dr. Sr
Decatur Cemetery
Willard Stallcup
Brown Service Funeral Home
Bethel Methodist Church
Morgan County
J. R. Aycock
G. H. Terry
Moss
Lillian Haley
Chattanooga
David Tanner
Jack Graham
Eva
Bruce Graham
O'Neal Graham
Lafayette Graham
Elmer Graham
Eileen Smith
Agel Mills
Radar Hall
Glayds Miner
Ora Hyatt
Cullman
Elbert Andrew Tanner
Travis Tanner
Morley Tanner
William Tanner
Alabama
Hartselle
L. L. Gilland
Hayden
Peck Funeral Home
D. R. Jarrett
Johnson Chapel
Peck Directing
Tracy Day
Danville
Lessie Asherbranner
Essie Sanford
William B. Gilland
Kate Gilland
Julie Gilland
Rizzo Makes Pinch for Teens in Theft Case
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, a former policeman, spotted three teens fleeing with others in pursuit. He directed his limousine driver to corral them, and security guards from Temple University apprehended the suspects who were charged with attempted auto theft.
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Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Rizzo
Temple University
Rotarians To Meet In Florence In Rotary District 686 Conference
The 37 clubs of Rotary District 686 will gather in Florence Friday and Saturday with Clyde H. Campbell as presiding officer. About twenty Decatur Rotarians will attend. speakers include Wilbur Lewis and Dr. Andrew Holt. The event includes hospitality features and admiration for future governor nominees. social highlights feature Florence State University Singers.
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Florence
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Decatur
Clyde H
Bill) Campbell
Sheffield
Rotary District
Alabama
Wilbur Lewis
Kansas City
R IL
Andrew Holt
University of Tennessee
Florence State University
Caribbean
Rotary International
Lausanne
Switzerland
Hirohito Trip To U S Out
Tokyo reports emperors visit to United States this fall unlikely. Imperial household agency says the trip should be goodwill only and not tied to politics. Some opposition members object given pending issues between Japan and the United States.
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Associated Press Tokyo
Hirohito
United States
Kyodo News Service
Tokyo
Japan
Imperial Household Agency
Kyodo
Moldavia appoints new agriculture quartermaster
The Soviet Republic of Moldavia names Mikhail V. Bondarenko as head of the organization handling delivery and maintenance of agricultural equipment, spare parts and fertilizers for collective farms, replacing Vasily V. Mashtalev amid an administrative purge tied to last year’s crop failures.
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Moscow
Moldavia
Mikhail V. Bondarenko
Vasily V. Mashtalev
Mashtaler
Suharto Nominated for Second Five Year Term
The Mos sef United Development party nominates President Suharto for a second five year term in Jakarta. The nomination clears the last obstacle as the People's Consultive Congress convenes, with Suharto already backed by Golkar and previously named by the Nationalist and Christian Democratic parties.
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Jakarta
Mossef United Development Party
Suharto
People’s Consultive Congress
Christian Democratic Party
Golkar
Surplus Salmon Eggs Sent to Korea for Fishery Study
West Coast salmon eggs are shipped to Korea to test a possible salmon fishery. The eggs, surplus from Oregon and Washington hatcheries, arrived in January and will be hatched and reared for a year in two Korean facilities. Fingerlings released now may return three to four years later, with early returns described as scanty but hopeful for future releases.
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Korea
Washington
Oregon
National Marine Fisheries Services
Ducks protected from lead shot move to iron ammunition
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service says it will remove lead shot from waterfowl ammunition to spare migrating ducks and reduce lead exposure, a policy pursued for decades to protect waterfowl.
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Washington
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur area shows a high of 47 at 2 p.m. and low of 40 earlier today. Forecast calls for sunny and warmer conditions with highs near 60 today and upper 60s Monday. Sunrise tomorrow is 5 52 a.m. and sunset 5 57 p.m.
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Decatur
Bees Affected by Kowhai Nectar Reported in New Zealand
Officials say kowhai nectar has narcotic effects on bees causing apparent comas and hallucinations along the Mokihinui River. Bees typically recover after exposure, with thousands affected by the plant's narcotic nectar in this incident.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Mokihinui
Agriculture and Fisheries Department
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