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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1971
Page
35
The high Saturday reached 78 at 2 pm with a low of 51 at 5 am. Today’s high is expected at 86 with a low of 57 and Monday’s high again 86. The outlook shows fair to partly cloudy skies through Monday with warm days and mild nights. Sunrise is 5:38 am and sunset 7:49 pm.
Mrs Eva Nell Hunter and Mrs Patricia Jarman were named winners of summer tuition scholarships by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce Business Education Day Scholarship Committee. Jarman, a science teacher at Oak Park Middle School, will study at Alabama A&M University Huntsville. Hunter, algebra and computer sciences instructor at Decatur High School, will study at the University of Alabama.
Funeral services for William Ralph Letson 55 of Decatur die Friday in Charlotte N C will be held today at East End Methodist Church with burial in Decatur Cemetery Gunthorp directing Survivors include two sisters Mrs Minnie McGee and Mrs Mamie Daily both of Decatur two brothers Russell Letson Langsdale and Travis Letson Decatur A Marine Corps honor guard will be pallbearers Letson was a retired Master Sergeant Services for Bernice Stephenson 89 of Hartselle will be today at 2 PM Peck Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hartselle City Cemetery Survivors include several nieces and nephews Stephenson was a member of Hartselle First Baptist Church Pallbearers named Bud Gibson Walter Grizzard A J Smith Sherman Echols Talmadge McKissack Jim Newton
Mrs. Harvey was honored as Insurance Woman of the Year by the Insurance Women of Decatur at a Decatur Inn breakfast. She is secretary treasurer of Easter Agency, a past president of both the Decatur Insurance Women and the Decatur Jayceettes, and a longtime community leader through the Mother’s March of Dimes and local PTAs.
A medical authority on pediatric skin conditions argues that cleanliness is the key to preventing many common skin infections in children. The claim emphasizes routine hygiene as a primary defense, urging parents and caregivers to maintain regular washing and care practices.
A beagle aged five dies two weeks after spaying. autopsy reveals a brain tumor unrelated to surgery. The article discusses diagnostic limits in veterinary neurology, noting brain disorders are hard to detect and that spaying is typically safe when the animal is healthy.
Athens Limestone and Flint Rescue Squads conducted dragging operations Saturday afternoon on a false alarm drowning. Two Decatur men were reported missing with their car and boat trailer at the Decatur boat harbor during the hunt. Morgan County Sheriff Dohn McBride said the men returned from Huntsville during the search.
Summary of Hillsboro Law County and neighboring counties filings dated 1971 including Hillsboro Construction Co Inc and Southern Agri Supplies of Cullman Inc with new incorporations and capital stock levels. Includes Pruitt and Son Furniture Co Inc Marine Charter Service Inc Hanceville Builders Incorporated and amendments increasing capital stock and name changes for several firms across Lawrence Cullman Morgan counties with dates in 1971.
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