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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
3
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 21.65 for river level and 555.95 sea level. High today near 83 degrees with a low around 62. Rain totaled 5.05 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 am. Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, then more showers Saturday afternoon. Spica visible in southwest at moonset next Monday night.
Mercury readings drifted from the 70s in northern counties to upper 80s in the southeast. Showers were brief and faded by daybreak as cooler air settled in during the night across the district.
Readings across northern counties sit in the upper 50s with central counties in the 60s and southern areas near 70. Hospitals note dismissals for Mrs. Eva Parham and others in Athens and nearby areas while baby cases include Jimmy Ashby and Mamie Batrum among listed patients.
Selden's opponent hires the Oliver Quayle Company of Bronxville to craft campaign strategy in Alabama. Congressional Quarterly notes Quayle ties to Kennedy, Johnson, Huntley Brinkley, and the DNC. The firm outlines a master plan in Confidential Survey No. 1096 advising on targeting Alabama women churchgoers and avoiding live debates.
A compact list naming Athens residents and nearby towns includes Mason D. Lott and Harold Jackson Bates of Athens, Mrs. Dorothy Lee Davenport of Dothan, Mrs. Estelle Hargrove of Elkmont, and a reference to eight or three as parts of the item.
Mrs Rebecca Gibson Hart of Decatur dies leaving a sister Fer rin Smith of Florence and several aunts and nieces in Florida Nevada and Alabama. The body rests at the funeral home then lies in state at the church from 1 to 2 pm. Mr Hart was a brick mason who had worked in Hammond for four weeks.
Funeral services for Mrs James R Godsey of Jasper Tennessee and formerly of Decatur will be at Rogers Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper at 10 30 a m Saturday with a graveside service in Decatur City Cemetery at 2 30 p m Survivors include son Robert Godsey of Jasper and daughter Mrs Bessie Mae McKinsey of Knoxville plus several grandchildren
A list of names including Barbara Frost Carman Cupp Ray Dean and others from Cullman Hanceville Addison Vinemont and Arab. The items reference dismissals and multiple residents across local communities with varied street numbers and initials.
A partial list of admitted students includes Dixie Sewell Trinity Edna Livingston Moulton Helen Lee Moulton Voys Smith Danville Lanae Sutton Verona Miss Archie Ray Town Creek Charlon Bowling Hillsboro Shane Terry Hillsboro Billy Kirby Danville Linda Morgan Danville Johnnie Sivley Trinity Martha Alred Moulton.
Births list several families with newborns at Athens Limestone Hospital and related area, followed by civil lawsuits in Morgan County Circuit Court and assorted classified small ads for real estate, vehicles, furniture, pets, babysitting, and rentals.
Funeral services for James Fulmer Hart 54 of Decatur are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sixth Avenue Church of God with Rev. W A Crim. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survived by widow Leona Hart three sons Bobby Larry Charlie five daughters Marie Judy Edith Patricia Becky and six sisters.
Ross Phillips 53 Hillsboro died Wednesday in a Decatur hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by S S Sykes Funeral Home of Decatur.
Funeral services for William Henry Strickland 81 died Wednesday at Beatrice Rest Home in Hillsboro were held at 7 p m at Hillsboro Apostolic Christian Church with Junior Hale and Wade Whitlock officiating. Burial followed at Morris Chapel Cemetery Elliott directed. Survived by widow Hattie Pearl Strickland three daughters Stelcine Kelley Evelyn Bradford Willard Strickland and Junior Strickland two brothers Lonnie Strickland and another listed. 47 grandchildren and 63 grandsons served as pallbearers. He was a member of Hillsboro Apostolic Christian Church.
An estimated 23 million men’s suits were produced in the nation last year, up from 20.7 million in 1966, reflecting a substantial industry expansion and demand shift across the year.
Near weekly rains turned the Poor People’s Campaign shantytown into a 15 acre mudhole near the Lincoln Memorial. Rev Ralph David Abernathy says protests will continue until Congress funds massive anti poverty programs. Mrs Martin Luther King Jr visits the encampment as a Memorial Day concert for King is canceled due to storms.
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