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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1968

Page

3

Obituary for Homer Casteel of Decatur

Funeral services for Homer Casteel of 1402 8th Ave SE who died Thursday in a Florence hospital after a brief illness will be announced later by Gunthorp Funeral Home. He was employed by Meadow Gold Milk. Five sisters are named: Sadie Scott, Kate Fleney, Maggie McDaniel, and others unnamed.

Homer Casteel 8th_Ave Florence Gunthorp Funeral Home Meadow Gold Milk Decatur Sadie Scott Kate Fleney Maggie McDaniel

Infant Loret ta Fuqua funeral plans announced

Graveside services for infant Loret ta Fuqua Jr. daughter of Kirvy Fuqua Jr. and his wife will be held at 11 am. Sunday. Rey nolds directing. Survivors include the parents and Mrs. Georgia Ann Fletcher of Harvest. Local hospital death occurred Monday.

Loretta Piqua Kirvy Fuqua Jr Sun Aeeee Reynolds Pardolph Decatur Georgia Ann Fletcher Harvest

Funeral for Fred McDaniel in Decatur with Spiritist rites

Funeral services for Fred Mc Daniel 56 of Decatur 1 who died Tuesday at his brother Joe Mc Daniel s residence in Decatur 1 will be held at 2 p m Monday at St Paul s Spiritualist Church officiated by Bertha Lyle Burial will follow in Trinity Mountain Cemetery Rey

Fred McDaniel Decatur 1 Joe McDaniel St. Paul’s Spiritualist Church Bertha Lyle Trinity Mountain Cemetery Rey

Funeral services for Mrs Mary H Pace in Russellville

Funeral services for Mrs Mary H Pace 78 of Russellville will be at 2 p m at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev E G Pounders and Rev Dossie Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Memory Gardens Highsmith Funeral Home directing Survivors include three daughters Mrs W P King Mrs L C Scruggs and Mrs Gene Pickens seven sons O S Pace L O Pace Copeland Pace Wallace Pace Ford Pace Eugene Pace Charles Pace 20 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren a sister Mrs Forest Weatherby and she was a native of Franklin County The body will be taken to the cemetery for burial

Russellville Mary H. Pace North Alabama Hospital Calvary Baptist Church E. G. Pounders Dossie Hamilton Franklin Memory Gardens Highsmith Funeral Home W. P. King L. C. Scruggs Gene Pickens

Weather and Skywatch for Decatur Friday May 10

Scattered thundershowers today and tonight with showers increasing Saturday. Highs near 78, overnight 63, Saturday also around 78. Deneblow rises northeast at 11 11 p.m. Regulus west at 12 28 a.m. Jupiter just north of Regulus Saturn low in east at 4 53 a.m. Moon rises 5 48 p.m. Full Moon May 12.

Deneblow P.m Regulus Jupiter Saturn

Weather Summary From Keller Memorial Bridge Readings

Decatur area river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.29 with sea level at 555.59. High today reached 76 at 3 pm, low 63 at 3 am. 9 am reading 66. Rainfall 5.05 inches in the past 24 hours. Forecast calls for cloudy warm weather with showers and a residence to lie in state prior to church rites.

Decatur and Vicinity River Reading Keller Memorial Bridge

Weather Pattern Holds Light Rain and Warm Temperatures

A cold front drifts over Texas and Alabama with light rain and showers. Corpus Christi reports over 11 inches of rain in the last day as cloudiness increases across Alabama with temperatures near 80 degrees and isolated pockets of drizzle in the north.

Texas Corpus Christi Alabama Huntsville Muscle, Shoals Birmingham

Births reported in Daily Records

Mr and Mrs George Barnes of Trinity announce a son born Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edgar R Thompson welcome a son born Wednesday at Decatur Hartselle. Mr and Mrs Monroe W Roberts of Athens announce a son born Thursday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Cecil Sanders of Athens welcome a daughter born Thursday at Athens Limestone Hospital.

George Barnes Trinity 2 Decatur, General Hospital Edgar_R. Thompson Decatur Hartselle General Hospital Monroe W. Roberts Athns Athens-Limestone Hospital Cecil Sanders Athens

Smoky Hill Air Force Range Seeks Sealed Bids for Scrap Metal

In Salina Kansas the Smoky Hill Bomb and Gunnery Range offers 70 gross tons of heavy steel 28 gross tons of light steel and 40 000 pounds of aluminum scrap for sale via sealed bids. Bidders may submit offers for the battered and scarred metal.

Salina, Kan Smoky Hill Air Force

Stocks Rally Driven by Institutions and Margin Traders

Sylvia Porter reports that institutions foreigners and sophisticated investors led April's stock surge amid optimism from President Johnson's Vietnam peace signals and stronger corporate profits. Cash-rich funds and margin traders rushed in, while short covering amplified the market rise as investors anticipated a peaceful settlement.

Sylvia Porter New York Stock Exchange Wall Street Johnson Vietnam

Local Obituary Placement Names Cullman Area Residents

A row of readers lists residents and relatives connected to Cullman area towns including Cullman Gillman Hanceville Arley Vinemont and Arley with names such as William A. Pirk Gillman 4 Elene Priest Cullman 7 and Mrs Betty Whitaker.

Cullman William A. Pirkle Gillman Elene Priest Robert A. Shoults Betty Whitaker Hanceville

Dismissals List Names Several Athens Area Residents

A long roster of residents from Athens and surrounding towns including Elizabeth Ave SE Mamie Roberts 4th Ave West Ort Apartments Carrelton Ga Carla Vinson 7th Ave NW Danville and others like Miss Rebekah Shirley W Moulton St NW and Earl White 5th Ave SE appears in a local notice of dismissals and relocations. The list records multiple names with street addresses and some infant mentions such as infant Nickolas Decatur 5 and infant son in Somerville 3.

Robert M. Smith Elizabeth Ave Mamie E. Roberts 4Th Ave Carl F. Kelley West Ort. Apts Robert W. Wilkinson Carrelton Carla A. Vinson 7Th Ave. NW Kelly L. Ryan Danville Charles J. Hardy Athens James L. McMahan 10Th Ave Rosie A. Hill Hartselle John H. Baughman Rebekah A. Shirley W.moulton St Scott W. Wooldridge Carlos H. Webb Elkmont April D. Dumas Decatur Paula A. King Sharon L. Gee Japatha G. Clarkson 5Th Ave Dimps_J. Long, Jr Belle Mina Luther A. Burleson Arthur R. Springall 9Th Ave Pensacola Fla Eugene M. Long Vine St Harlon Rutherford Moulton Lon Nis J. Pettey Thrusa Ratulff Cullman Willie E. Moseley Wash- St. NW Clarence R. Willis Sherman St Edna M. Allen Courtland Lottie V. Lowery Trinity Earl L. White Shelvy B. Walker Vinemont Dora M. Barnett 6Th Ave Frelon A. Newsom Horns Trailer Crt Billy V. Brindley Somerville Nickolas

Local Residents Named in List From Moulton Hillsboro and Trinity

A partial roster lists Bobby Joe Hill and Leonard Pearson of Moulton, Joann Woodard of Hillsboro, Timothy Little of Hillsboro, Dallas Terry and George Dill of Moulton, Vada Walker of Mt Hope, Evie Hill of Moulton, Beatrice Knighten of Trinity, Donna Carroll of Moulton, Dwight Banks of Moulton, and Robert Montgomery of Moulton. The names span several nearby towns and include multiple residents across the region.

Bobby Joe Hill Moulton Leonard Pearson Joann Woodard Hillsboro Timothy Little Dallas Terry George Dill Vada Walker Mt. Hope Evie Hill Beatrice Knighten Trinity Donna ‘Carroll Dwight Banks Robert Montgomery

Athens Limestone Admissions List Highlights Local Names

A catalog of names linked to Athens Limestone Admissions includes Doris Marona Madison Earl Davidson Athens Henry Brackeen Minnie Black Elkmont Mary Lee James Josephine Brooks Jamies Dillard Hatchet Ardmore Tenn Addie Nell Johnson Mary Seabell Smith Norman Ray Ford Masonia Rogersville Claude Kennemer Ed Reed Lola Mae Compton Grady Baine Betty Ann Sime Verna Mae Anderson Athens with multiple hometowns and listings.

Doris Marona Madison Earl Davidson Athens Henry Harold Brackeen Mary Lee Minnie) Black Elkmont Matthew Lee James Josephine Brooks Jamies Dillard ——Hatchet Ardmore Tenn Addie Nell Johnson Mary Seabell Smith Norman Rayford Masonia Rogersville Claude Kennemer Ed Reed Lola Mae Compton Grady Paul Baine Betty Ann Sime Verna Mae Anderson

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