River and Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
River readings show Keller Memorial Bridge at 19.23 with sea level 1553.53. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 675 Pickwick 412.1 Guntersville 593.4 Whitesburg 553.3 Wheeler 553.4 Wilson 505.8. High 78 at 3 pm, low 58 at 6 am, 61 at 8 am with no rain in past 24 hours. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy, warm today and Friday, mild tonight, southerly 5 to 15 mph. Today’s high 78, tonight's low 54, Friday high 78.
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Decatur
Warm Week Ahead For Alabama With Mild Afternoons
Warm afternoons and mild nights continue for Alabama through Friday with a high pressure system over the southeast. Expect generally fair weather and southerly moisture bringing some clouds but no rain. Wednesday's highs reached the upper 70s, with temperatures about a degree warmer this afternoon and Friday. Early morning variable cloudiness and 50s across most areas.
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Alabama
Gulf
Partial solar eclipse visible over South Pacific and Antarctica
A partial solar eclipse occurs today with visibility over parts of the South Pacific Ocean and Antarctica. The next solar eclipse will be in September and will be total over Siberia.
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South Pacific Ocean
Antarctica
Siberia
Decatur Sets 1968 69 School Calendar With Split Opening
The Decatur school board approved the 1968 69 calendar starting in late August. Students plan May 29 summer break while teachers work to May 31. In service for the new year begins Aug 27 with a split opening on Aug 29 and 30.
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Decatur
Dressed Carcass of Hereford Calf Found by Buyer
A buyer reported finding a dressed carcass of a Hereford calf he had purchased. Details on the source and disposal were not provided in the fragment.
Wrong Animal Rifle tourists seek refuge in Colorado
Two women tourists during hunting season asked Lucien Freedle for help in a rural Colorado area. The report notes encounters with an armed party and a local response, with unclear outcomes and no arrests disclosed in the readable text.
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Colo
Lucien Freedle
Obituary: Mrs Elsie Bridgeforth dies at 49
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Bridgeforth 49 of 515 Walnut St who died at her home Monday will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cherry St Rev Frank Moore officiating Burial will be in Ragland Cemetery Limestone County Survivors include four sons James Otis Warner Bobby Woodruff Decatur Hubert Bridgeforth Jr Gene Bridgeforth four daughters Mrs Johnnie Mangrum Mrs Mattie Sanders Mrs Annie Elliott and Miss Betty Bridgeforth mother Mrs Mandy Wiggins sister Mrs Rosie Coleman 15 grandchildren Funeral Home directing
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Elsie Bridgeforth
Walnut St
Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cherry St
Frank Moore
Ragland Cemetery
Limestone County
Rey
Ndlds Funeral Home
James Otis Warner
Bobby Woodruff
Chattanooga
Hubert Bridgeforth Jr
Decatur
Gene Bridgeforth
Edingburg
Ind
Johnnie Mangrum
Mattie Sanders
New Bedingford
Mass
Annie ,Elliott
Betty Bridgeforth
Mandy Wiggins
Rosie Coleman
Funeral services for W. R. Means in Bangs Texas
Funeral services for W. R. Means 88 of Brownwood Texas will be held Friday at 10 30 a m at Bangs Methodist Church with burial in Bangs Cemetery. Davis Morris Funeral Home is directing. He is survived by two sons Armon Means of Brownwood and W W Means of Brookesmith two daughters Thelma Smith of Big Springs and Mrs Leslie Byrd of Blan
Fire Rips 34 Story Equitable Building in Atlanta
A massive blaze destroyed the top two floors of the Equitable Building under construction in downtown Atlanta, threatening nearby structures. The fire forced evacuations at the Dinkler Plaza Hotel across the street as flames and falling debris showered the area. no serious injuries were reported and crews gained control after 1 a.m.
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Equitable Life Assurance
Atlanta
Dinkler Plaza
Atlanta, Ga
Equitable
Health update on Mrs Wallace and Gov. Wallace
Doctors reported no new complications overnight for the 41 year old Mrs Wallace while Gov Wallace shows slightly elevated temperature and pulse. A Friday morning update is planned as doctors treat a possible pulmonary embolus with increased anticoagulants.
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Ewing
Wallace
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