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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
3
The weather brief lists sunset at 7 53 p m and sunrise at 5 37 a m for Decatur with moonset at 9 36 p m. It notes Mercury appearing a little south of the moon and Capella north of the moon, about 70 million miles from Earth. First Quarter occurs next Monday night.
River readings from Keller Memorial Bridge show 1.46 feet with sea level at 55.76 feet. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 682.4 Pickwick 414 Guntersville 594.7 Whitesburg 555.9 Wheeler 555.8 Wilson 506.8. Monday high 74 at 5 pm. low 55 at 3 am today. 8 am temperature 62. No rain in past 24 hours. Forecast mostly cloudy with showers today. partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. highs around 72 and 74, lows mid 50s.
A weak cold front moved through much of the state Monday night but slowed, bringing occasional showers and cooler temps. Light rain and a few thundershowers were reported in Southeast Alabama as cloudy conditions persisted.
An obituary fragment indicates the body remained at the residence until moved to the church to lie in state for thirty minutes prior to services.
Charles H. Davis, 41, of Les t died Sunday at Ath Limestone Hospital. Funeral set for 2 p.m. today at Salem Methodist Church with Rev. William S. Hart officiating. Burial in New Salem Cemetery. Spry Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Eva Davis and Lester 1. Pallbearers listed: W. Todd, T. A. Corder, Seldon McConnell, Tom Harrison, Odella Kellum, Otis E. Kennimer.
Funeral services for D C Davis age 16 of Hillsboro will be at 2 30 pm Wednesday at Andrews Chapel Ray McWhorter officiating Burial will be in adjoining Cemetery Elliott and Mrs Wheeler Davis of Hillsboro a sister Mrs Mary Jewiel Smith of Hillsboro four brothers Ralph Davis Decatur Bedford Davis Moulton John Davis Trinity and Lester Darrell Davis Hillsboro grandfather Thomas Clinton Davis Hillsboro Future Farmers of America classmates at Courtland School will be pallbearers The girls in his class will be over girls
Robert Dewey McLemore 63 of Auburndale Fla and formerly of Decatur died Saturday at an Auburndale hospital where he had been hospitalized a month. The body will be returned to Athens Wednesday for funeral arrangements announced by Spry Funeral Home. He is survived by Mrs Edia Chandler McLemore a son W H McLemore Auburndale a sister Mrs Naomi Bedingfield Decatur three brothers Lonnie McLemore Decatur Jack McLemore Rogersville Clements McLemore New Orleans La He resided in Decatur for many years before moving to Florida.
Funeral services for Mrs Randolph Sandlin 84 Falkville were held at McKendree Methodist Church with Rev W N Dark officiating. Burial followed at Herring Cemetery under Peck Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two daughters Ruby Sandlin and Mrs Claude Scott both of Falkville two grandchildren Jimmy Scott Auburn and Judy Scott Falkville. Mrs Sandlin belonged to McKendree Methodist Church. Pallbearers were Herman Owens Wade West Clarence Tanner Vernon Sandlin Milford Fields Sam Anders.
A weather front moves northeast to southwest south of Dothan and is expected to drift south into the Gulf today. This will bring mild dry weather across the state by Wednesday with a few days of fair conditions afterward. Monday highs ranged from 72 in Huntsville to 87 in Mobile with partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon showers in the south today.
The proposal targets persons over 50 with a four month program starting next month funded to about eighty thousand dollars. Services include home care after hospital discharge, home medical attention for non hospitalized aged, county health department medical care, physician and dentist visits, glasses dentures hearings aids and medicines. The referral center and county health department will administer the program and inform low income families of available services.
Ships awarded four scholarships will be presented at Thursday night’s graduation exercises. Among them are two Student Council scholarships, a Rotary Club scholarship, and the Goldel Scholarship. The event starts at 8 p.m. at the school stadium with a rain plan for the auditorium. Ken Collier presides.
Police say Hartselle Foster and a three year old boy were handling sticks when Foster picked up a loaded gun. The boy saw shooting on TV and tried to fire. Foster, under juvenile court action for dependent neglect, remains in Morgan County Juvenile Home while a suitable foster placement is found. investigators note no argument between Foster and the boy’s guardian.
A 32 foot high bust of Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal during the Boer War, is planned for Kruger National Park near Skukuza in Cape Town area. Officials say the $140,000 statue will take over three years to complete.
United unveils a Greensboro to New York nonstop service with a 3 55 PM departure from Huntsville arriving Greensboro 5 55 AM. After a brief stopover the same 727 jet continues to Newark arriving 7 32 PM. Return flights depart New York at 7 40 AM and 12 50 PM.
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