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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1969

Page

3

Local hospital patient list spans Decatur and nearby towns

A long hospital roster names many patients and guardians across Decatur, Athens, Hartselle, Trinity, Danville, and surrounding areas. Notable entries include Mrs Irene Hanigan in Decatur, Baby Joseph George Haden in Decatur, Mrs Jessie E Black and infant daughter in Athens, and Charles Hugh Parker in Hartselle, among others.

Irene Hanigan Decatur Hillard Suggs Kenneth Blake Jordan Hillsboro Ruby Telithe McSween Z. P. Watkins Christopher P. Bell Joseph George Haden Claude Newby Rosa Dancy Burton E. Marsh Madison Charles Taylor Hobbs Athens Jimmy Lee Horton Robert Martin Truman. R. Bridges Hartselle Larry W. Coleman Danville L. A. Parker Town Creek Claude Allen Partlow Pruitt Burks Trinity Roy E. Borden Walter McArthur Burt Ralph Edward Slate J. C. Taylor Moulton Paul D. Rigsby James Woodrow Easter James E. Standridge Jessie E. Black Edward Allen Hampton William W. Vaughn Somerville Alex McKenley Kennedy Rodney Glenn Roden Dickson Tenti Joseph George Haden Decaturs Charles Hugh Parker John F. Smither Jr

Dismissals of Local Figures Named in Separate Notices

A string of dismissal notices lists individuals including Clarence Tapscott of Hartselle Curtis Morgan of Decatur Martin Kelley of Trinity Paul Anderson of Decatur Sterling Johnson of Florida William League of Decatur Wayman Cheatham of Decatur William Norris of Decatur Erin Terry of Trinity and Mst Keith.

Clarence Tapscott Hartselle Curtis Morgan Decatur Martin Kelley Trinity Paul Anderson Sterling Johnson Florida William League Wayman Cheatham William Norris Erin Terry Keith

Weather and climate data for Decatur and nearby areas

River and weather readings from Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show 21.58 feet river level and sea level 555.88. Sunday high 76 at 3 pm, low 63 at 6 am. today high 81-85, low 58-62, Tuesday high 82-86. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with 20 percent rain risk today and Tuesday 10 percent tonight. Climate data note average Sunday temperature 69, 3 degrees below normal. year-to-date precipitation 30.98 inches, 8.2 inches above normal. Mixed 24 hour temperatures include Decatur readings for several residents.

Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge

Births Reported in Athens and Decatur Areas

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Jamar Athens 4 welcome a daughter Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Marshall Decatur welcome a daughter at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Tenison Decatur have a son Saturday at Decatur General. Mr. and Mrs. William Baxter Booth Athens welcome a daughter at Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit West Robbins Decatur 4 announce a daughter Sunday at Decatur General. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Talton Hargett Decatur welcome a son.

James E. Jamar Athens Athens-Limestone Hospital Eddie Marshall Decatur Baugh- Wiley-Smith Hospital Billy Ray Tenison Decatur Decatur General Hospital William Baxter Booth Kermit West Robbins Jimmy Talton Hargett Decatur, A

Five Day Alabama Forecast Looks Mild Across Week

Temperatures in Alabama from Tuesday through Saturday are expected to run 1 to 3 degrees above normal with little day to day change. Normal highs reach 85 to 88 degrees and lows 62 to 68. Rainfall should be little or none.

Exiled scandal figure Sidney Stanley dies in Israel

Sidney Stanley a central figure in a British influence peddling scandal died in an Israeli nursing home age 62 to 69. He fled to Israel in 1949 after a bankruptcy probe exposed fraud and lived in obscurity for two decades.

Tel Aviv Sidney Stanley Israel Sstanley

Funeral services for Mrs Helen Gray McDowra

Mrs Helen Gray McDowra 81 of 2703 U S 31 South died Sunday at a local hospital. Services at 3 p m Tuesday at Austinville Church of Christ with Quinton McKay officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include seven daughters and two sons. Pallbearers named. She lay in state at the funeral home from 2 to 3 p m.

Helen Gray’ McDowra U. S South Austinville Church of Christ Quinton McKay Roselawn Gunthorp Raymond. C. McDowra William O. McDowra Decatur Brownie _McDowra Edward B. Clark Nashville Lester _L. McAllister Huntsville Harvey.a. Morris Columbia S. C Howard L. Zepp Leuittown Earl Brooks Birmingham George F. Mills Thomas A. Wallace Joe Clark James Burden Larry McAllister Yngo Morris Jerry Brooks Dennis Brooks

Funeral services for Richard Lipscomb announced

Richard Lipscomb aged 57 of 508 Wilson Ave NW died Sunday morning at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by S.S. Sykes Funeral Home.

Richard Lipscomb Wilson Ave S.S. Sykes

Funeral services for James E. Vinson set at Oakland Methodist

James E. Vinson, 39, fatally shot at home on Friday morning, will be laid to rest today at 4 p.m. at Oakland Methodist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Turner's Funeral Home directs. Survivors include his mother Dora Vinson and daughter Linda A. Hughes of Decatur, and two sisters Annie D. Mosley and Jearlean Tanndy of Detroit.

James E. Vinson 12Th Ave Oakland Methodist Oakland Cemetery Turner Dora Vinson Linda A. Hughes Decatur Annie D. Mosley Jearlean Tanndy Detroit, Mich

California Population Then and Now Doubling Every Two Decades

The record notes that California's population has nearly doubled every twenty years since 1848, reflecting rapid demographic growth across generations. This trend highlights long term urbanization and migration patterns shaping the state.

California

Funeral services held for Effie B. Carter in Athens

Effie B. Carter 80 of Fifth Ave Apartments Athens died Friday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services conducted at Spry Funeral Home Chapel by Rev Elzie Jones. Burial at Athens Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include husband Robert E. Carter three daughters Bertha Carter Marie Norman Lois Eddy plus six sons William Guy Johnny Thomas Otha Morris. Also two brothers two sisters twenty four grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. She was a Limestone County resident and Madison Street Baptist Church member. Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Athens Effie B. Carter Fifth Ave Athens- Limestone Hospital Spry Funeral Home Chapel Elzie Jones Athens Roselawn Robert E. Carter Bertha Carter Marie Norman Lois Eddy Toledo Ohio William Carter McKinney Texas Guy Johnny Thomas Otha Morris Carter Bill__Abernathy Tom Abernathy Converse Ind Carrie Swanner Bay, Ark Lacy Weldon Columbia

Global briefs from multiple capitals

Tensions rise along the Mongolia China frontier with reports of subversion attempts. In Sudan a military group toppled the coalition and named Abubakr Awadallah premier and foreign minister. South Vietnam forms a national front pledging unity against Communists. A France Marseille poll sees Jacques Duclos favored by anti Communists. Wohlstetter rebukes missile defense critics as Nixon backs Safeguard commitments.

Cairo NYT Sudan Abubakr Awadallah Constituent Assembly Supreme Court

Douglas calls IRS probe a manufactured case

Justice William O. Douglas privately characterized a long IRS probe of the Albert Parvin Foundation as a manufactured case aimed at forcing his resignation from the bench after his Friday step down as president and director of the foundation.

Los Angeles NYT Supreme Court Wiliam O. Douglas Albert Parvin Foundation Internal Revenue Service

Laird backs U S battle tactics amid death toll dispute

AP reports Secretary Laird favors U S battlefield methods despite Democratic claims they cost lives. In Vietnam last week allied losses surpassed 700 with at least 300 Americans killed and 4 000 enemy deaths, the U S Command said. Other items note Los Angeles mayoral poll shifts, Chicago teachers approving a new contract ending a strike, and James Earl Ray seeking a full trial for MLK murder.

Saigon Vietnam U.S

Name of Caribbean Sea Traced to Carib Indians

The Caribbean Sea earned its name from the Carib people, the cannibalistic Indigenous group inhabiting the Lesser Antilles during early European conquest of the Americas.

Caribbean” Sea Carib Lesser Antilles Americas

Athens-Limestone Hospital Welcomes Two Newborns

Mr and Mrs Carl Carr of Athens 5 welcome a daughter born Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnny M Andrews of Decatur greet a son born Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital.

Carl. Carr Athens 5 Athens-Limestone Hospital Johnny. M. Andrews Decatur

Army Turns Ferguson Down in World War II

Florence Colorado resident C F Ferguson was rejected by the Army during World War II due to an old leg injury that could hinder marching. Ferguson recently retired after delivering mail for about 135000 miles as a letter carrier.

Florence Colo U.S C.F. Ferguson Ferguson

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Decatur General Admissions Baugh—Wiley—Smith Admissions Kevin Hall Eddie Marshall Mazie Smith Joanna Nichoson Roy Williams Weldon Keenum E. C. Gibson Falkville Marvin Downs David Shelton Somerville Rd S.E Pacific Northwest Oklahoma Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Midwest New York Times News Service New York Eugene Richard Zorgnnotti Italian Films Export Anna Chicago Pius Grigaitis Naujienos Community Hospital la Grange Ill Brookfield Helen McDowra Universal Arden Spah Paul C. Davis E. Moulton Purina Mrs Effie Carter Michael A. Petit United States Ulan Bator Mongolia China Paris INYTS National Liberation Front Front Tran Buu Kiem Marseilles Jacques Duclos France Washington Albert Wohlstetter Congress Nixon Senate Melvin Laird Thomas Bradley Elings Sam Yorty Memphis, Tenn James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Alo Decatur Apothecary AL_GRANT Decatur Marble & Granite Works Decatur Marble Granite Works West Moulton St Kenneth Miller North Babylon Maverick Susan Sara Bronxville Jack Orden White Plains, New York Robert J. Starz Deer Park Accent Group
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