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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1968
Page
3
The Decatur outlook calls for sunny skies and mild conditions with light winds. Highs near 73 to 77 degrees and overnight 42 to 46. Tomorrows forecast remains fair and mild with similar conditions anticipated.
The region enjoys sunny skies and mild temperatures with Dothan recording 80 and Decatur 69 as an Atlantic storm named Hurricane Gladys heads toward the Carolina coast. Forecasters predict a low of 42 to 46 tonight and no rain, while Gladys threatens inland reach near Cape Hatteras with winds up to 80 mph and higher along the coast.
In Johannesburg Dr. Louis M. Freed told a symposium that about 370000 of South Africa s 17 million people are alcoholics and warned the alcoholism problem could threaten the country s future as a young industrial nation.
This item explains pewter as a tin based alloy often with lead and outlines its ancient use in Europe England France Germany and the US from the 14th to 19th centuries. It notes three main uses chalices plates and civic functions and includes light jokes and a cz of a winner Karen Fitzpatrick Troy New York.
The page catalogs hospital dismissals and patients across Decatur Athens Cullman and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs James H Sanders Arab Miss Sylvester Clay Hillsboro and many Cullman residents with mentions of infant births and newborns. It concludes with an observation on the male cricket chirp rate and a method to estimate temperature.
Funeral services for William Mills aged 39 of Moulton 2 who died Saturday at a local hospital will be announced later by Gunthorpe Funeral Home.
Limestone County pupils donate pennies and coins in white envelopes to the Courage Crusade aiming to raise 35 000 for a state hospital named for former Governor Lurleen B. Wake. Funds come in spurts from Oakdale bake sale and Tanner-Clements game receipts. Athens High plans to dedicate half gate proceeds to the drive.
Brief item notes a daughter born to Mrs. and Mr. James, marking a family update in local society news.
Sgt John Pinkston 40 has been assigned U S Army recruiter for Morgan Limestone and Lawrence Counties replacing Sgt Jim Silver who heads to Vietnam duty. A native of Arkansas he came from Greenwood South Carolina and now resides in Huntsville with his wife and three children. He has served in the Army.
The Wheeler Basin Regional Library Bookmobile timetable lists stops by day from Monday through Thursday with times at multiple stores, schools, and villages. Friday is headquarters all day. It closes noting Vincent Van Gogh never sold a painting in his lifetime despite modern high prices.
Twenty three years old, Silver has served as the local Army recruiter for five years, with his family remaining in Decatur where they still reside.
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