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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

3

Obituaries of Alice Baker Bubber Bryant and E A Butner

Funeral services for Alice Baker 56 Trinity will be Sunday at Flower Hill Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Baker Cemetery. Survivors include wife Kate and five sons plus six daughters and extended family. Bubber Bryant 60 Nashville died Sunday. burial at Steers Memorial Cemetery with service at St Stevens Primitive Baptist Church. E A Butner 57 Somerville died Monday. service Wednesday at Somerville Church of God with burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery.

Trinity Alice Baker Flower Hill Free Will Baptist Church Hillsboro E. L. Watkins Baker Cemetery Reynolds Funeral Home Kate Baker Ervin Baker Atlanta Marie Buford Decatur Mary A. Baker Joyce A. Baker Joyce A. Janette Baker Emma Sue Baker Michael D. Baker Lizzie Mosley Mable Goins James Roy Baker Bubber Bryant 17Th Ave Nashville, Tenn St. Stevens Primitive Baptist McCartney St Pper Franklin Steers Memorial Cemetery Reynolds Pearline Bryant Nashville Eddie Bryant Buffalo N. Y Sharon Bryant Dorothy Bryant Mary Omelia Bryant Annie Frances Bryant Hattie Haymon Huntsville Omelia Rucker Somerville E. A. Butner Somerville Church of God Harland Watson Ray Elders Johnson Chapel Peck Funeral Home Mary Butner Richard Butner Kingston Springs Tenn Dewey Butner Panama City Fla Johnnie Butner Hartselle 2 Marion ‘Butner Fort Meade Solon Butner Louisville Johnny Holloway Buford Mason Dorman Steele Sam Steele Coleman Hopper Pete Hutson

Francine Gottfried Takes Short Vacation From Work

Francine Gottfried a 21 year old Brooklyn sweater model known for triggering a Wall Street frenzy when she walked the district in a yellow sweater and red skirt is on a short vacation. A spokesman for Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. said she is an IBM machine operator at the bank and will be away for several days.

NEW York (Ap Francine Gottfried Brooklyn Wall Street Bulls Bears Chemical Bank New York Trust Co Francine IBM

Births in the area reported from several counties

Mr and Mrs Paul Vaughan of Moulton welcomed a son Monday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Woodard of Moulton had a son Monday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Nick Prestredge of Athens reported a son today at Athens Limestone. Mr and Mrs William Arnold Montgomery welcomed a son at Cullman Hospital.

Paul Vaughan Moulton Lawrence County Hospital Charles Woodard Nick Prestredge Athens Athens-Limestone Hospital William Arnold Montgomery Cullman Hospital

River and Weather Daily Summary for Decatur Area

TVA lake stages listed for Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler and Wilson. High yesterday 90 at 4 30 p m. Today fair to partly cloudy warm with increasing clouds tonight Lows 64 to 68. Wednesday scatters showers thunder showers mainly afternoon and evening. Winds southerly 6 to 12 mph today rising to 8 to 18 mph Wednesday.

TVA

U N General Assembly opens 23rd session in New York

The United States protests to U Thant at the opening of the 23rd UN General Assembly session. A hoped Vietnam bombing halt resolution may be voted, while Czechoslovak questions loom on the agenda. Guatemalan Emilio Arenales Catalan named president as Swaziland seeks admission.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly United States U Thant Czechoslovakia Vietnam Thant U.S North Vietnam George W. Ball Paris General Assembly Washington State Department Ball Zdenek Cernik Security Council Moscow Emilio Arenales Catalan Swaziland World Organization Red Chinas

Autumn Weather Shines Across Alabama With Mild Relief

Alabama enjoys pleasant autumn weather with sunny skies and mild afternoons. A front ahead may bring 40 percent showers to the north by Wednesday, then clearing and cooler conditions Thursday. Temperatures range from mid 80s statewide to around 64–68 at night with a high near 84–88 today.

Alabama Midwest Missouri Michigan Troy St. Louis Lincoln Warren Tulsa Okla

List of Hospital Discharges and Dismissals Mondays

A register lists patients admitted to hospitals in Huntsville Cullman Hanceville Holly Pond and Birmingham and others with discharges and dismissals including Lula Lee Bradley Doris King Helen Kinney Betty Ann McKelvy George Woods Silas Briscoe Mills Calvert Pearl Combs Eva Howell Carolyn Slayton Ruby Story Linda Yeager and others with multiple street and county towns noted.

Lula Lee Bradley Huntsville Charles W. Henry Hanceville Doris King Holly Pond Helen Kinney Cullman Betty Ann McKelvy George Woods Dorothy Bozeman Herbert E. McGriff Lizzie Rollo Bremen Silas L. Briscoe Ernest J. Boone Mills Calvert Pearl C. Combs Eva Howell James J. Ransom Vinemont Carolyn Slayton Ruby Story Linda Yeager Terry Allan Bates Frances Louise Brindley Kenneth R. Coggins Peggy Day Mary Ann Hendris Birmingham Mae E. McClain Pearlie Pearson Ronald Dewayne Reid Sarah-Jeanette Roden Jerry Eugene Wright

Dismissals and Names List From Moulton Area Notices

A list of residents and dismissals including Doris Hagood Ned Stephenson Minnie Lee Terry Margie Vaughn Onnie Speake Tammie Smith Leonard Guy Montgomery Ida Lorene Turner Fulton Allen Judy Kaye Woodard and others from Moulton Athens Danville and nearby areas. The notice includes numerous individuals with designated towns and some infant entries.

Doris Hagood Moulton Ned Stephenson Minnie Lee Terry Decatur Margie Vaughn Onnie Speake Tammie Smith Leonard Guy Montgomery Ida Lorene Turner Fulton Allen Lexington Judy Kaye Woodard Jerry Ferguson Danville

Oriental Lacquer Carvings Crafted in Layered Hardening

The article describes carvings created from solid lacquer built up in layers and hardened until suitable for carving, highlighting technique and material quality used in this Oriental art form.

Senate Defeat Halts Farm Price Supports Exemption Plan

The Senate defeated a rider exempting farm price supports and Medicaid from a 6 billion dollar federal spending cut tied to a tax surcharge. Sen. John J. Williams accused the administration of dishonesty while noting the impact on the tax cut. LAS VEGAS F111 crashes. Australian trainee aviator among those ejected safely as investigation begins. The koala reference appears in the same clipping.

Washington Congress Senate John J. Williams R-Del Johnson Las Vegas Nev Australia

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