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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1973

Page

28

Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area

This morning river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge was 18.20 feet with sea level 552.50. TVA lake stages include Chickamauga 679.2 Pickwick 410.3 Guntersville 593.7 Whitesburg 553.5 Wheeler 552.2 Wilson 506.6. High today 70 and 42. tonight 40s with highs in the mid 70s Friday. Extended forecast clear and cool through Monday.

Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler Wilson

Harvell Plans Resignation From Tennessee Valley Rehab Center

Charles Harvell, director since 1966, says he will resign by November 30 and return to Albertville to enter business. Area vocational director Louie Weed states a successor will be sought after formal notice is filed.

Charles Harvell Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center Harvell Albertville Area Vocational Louie Weed

Deathbed signatures key in will validity

A court ruled a dying man could validly sign his will as a helper finished his name at bedside. In contrast, partial signatures or unconscious signing failed to prove validity, with judges stressing the writer must intend a complete signature. Public service piece by Will Bernard for ABA and Alabama Bar, 1973.

Watkins American Bar Association Alabama State Bar Association Will Bernard

Egyptian General Saadeddin Shazir under study and leadership

Maj. Gen. Saadeddin Shazir, Egypt's chief of staff, trained in the United States and the Soviet Union, led elite forces along the Suez Canal, and shaped army strategy during the 1971 crisis. Reportedly a capable, disciplined commander admired by troops, he weighs moderation and readiness for decisive action amid political pressure in Cairo.

Beirut Saadeddin Shazir Suez Canal Soviet Union Fort Benning Shazir Egypt Anwar Sadat Sadat Israel Ahmed Ismail Shazli Bar-Lev Sinai Desert Cairo

Phone Free debuts in Alabama toll free tax help

The IRS launches Phone Free in Alabama on January 1, offering toll free help for federal income tax information. WATS lines terminate in Birmingham for statewide coverage except for Huntsville Decatur Mobile and Montgomery offices with local service. A statewide 800 number serves areas outside five main offices.

Birmingham Internal Revenue Service Alabama IRS Wide Area Telephone Service WATS Huntsville Mobile Decatur Montgomery

Florence area obituary for Dillard Alexander 42

Funeral services are set for Dillard Alexander a 42 year old former Lawrence County resident who died Wednesday in a Florence hospital. The service will be at Ford City Baptist Church near Sheffield with burial at Friendship Cemetery near Moulton. Survivors include his widow two daughters a son and several siblings. Pallbearers are named. The body will lie in state at the church an hour before services.

Florence Dillard Alexander W. Htron St Chicago Ill Lawrence County Ford City Baptist Church Sheffield James Brown Friendship Cemetery Moulton Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home Jeannette Chaban Alexander Suzanne Alexander Jimmy Uhlman Tuscumbia Stephan Alexander William E. Alexander Irene Barrett Christine Delahan Trinity Lorene McGee Caladean Brown Willardean Osborn Josephine Alexander Leighton Dallas Alexander Delaner Alexander Decatur Dan Holt Bud Holt Billy Wade Emmett Derrick Bennie Frank Letsinger Jimmy Garner Alexander Eva Brooks Lindler Cullman Hospital Eva United Methodist Church Odie Gregg Moss Service Funeral Home Lizzie Lindler Comer Livingston Aston Cobb Fultondale Paul Lindler Atlanta Lindler

Daily Records Admissions and Births Across Alabama Counties

Births include a daughter for Nolie Eugene Lacey in Hartselle and a daughter for Roy Diedrick in Decatur General Hospital. Admissions list features numerous names from Decatur Athens Hartselle Moulton and nearby towns, with dismissals and collated births across Lawrence County and Athens Limestone areas.

Decatur General Admissions Marie N. Montgomery Decatur Delmer N. Kilmer Chattanooga Tenn Elizabeth A. Champion Melissa G. Hacker Athens Jerry K. Williams Perry D. Davis Moutton Rodney C. Partain Adam D. Holland Elkmont Martha G. Murphree Moulton John M. Moore Eva Jimmie R. Bailey Silas Lang Melvin W. Key Herbert Black Eva Bertrand J. Melson Charles E. Cutts Hartselle William L. Hayes Wendell E. Pitt Trinity Louis F. Johnson Bremen Melvin R.niper Joyce L. Green Madison William B. Smith Robert A. Whitworth William E. Price Wallace B. Garrett Tina A. Thornton Hillard E. Johnson Leighton Cullie M. Steenson Joseph S. McJunkin John P. Hester Garden City Thomas L. Baker Hollis H. Chittam Milton A. Peek Willard D. Norman Woodie R. Reed Town Creek Albert R. Cox Jr Jim Ray Virgle E Nolie Eugene Lacey Decatur General Hospital Roy. Diedrick Michael C. Rodgers Cullman Lawrence County Admissions Rosemary Reagin Rogersville James Roberts Betty Heflin Hillsboro Lucy Brewington Gregory Willard Courtland William Braidfoot Charlie Montgomery David Young Ronnie McKelvey Carolyn Roberts Clark Spillers Linda J. Owens Donald Heard Huntsville Athens Limestone Hospital

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