The Man From I N D U S T R Y Tom Johnson Profile
Tom Johnson, head of the North Alabama Industrial Development Association, promoted major firms like 3M Fruehauf Amoco Prestolite and Warn wrangling industry into Decatur. At 74 he remains a quiet force behind Redstone Arsenal protection and Chemstrand growth, driving the local economy without fanfare.
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Tom Johnson
I.N.D.U.S.T.R.Y
Redstone Arsenal
Decatur
Chemstrand
Fruehaus
Amoco
Prestolite
Worthington
Johnson
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Des Bauer
North Alabama
Industrial development pioneer opened NASDA in North Alabama
Johnson began a long career in industrial development in 1924 with Alabama Power. He led the firm's first industrial development department and later served as vice president before moving to Vanity Fair Mills. Returning to Alabama in 1949 he started North Alabama Associates in Decatur. TVA power distributors funded early efforts, NASDA later renamed in 1963.
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North Alabama
Bessemer
Tarrant City
Johnson
Alabama Power Co
Alabama Power
Reading
Vanity Fair Mills
Ozark
Birmingham
State Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
North Alabama Associates
Decatur
Huntsville
TVA Power
NASDA
Courtland Sees Bright Prospects For Growth
Courtland in Lawrence County gains momentum as Mayor Robert E. Simpson Jr. touts local progress and favorable conditions for immediate development. The town, small and growing, looks to expand industry and infrastructure under his leadership.
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Courtland
Robert E. Simpson Jr
Lawrence County
Simpson
Courtland poised for boom as paper mills eyed by giants
Five miles north of here a $125 million paper mill is planned for Spring Creek on the Tennessee River, with 600 residents inside Courtland and over 1,000 nearby. If built by Champion Paper Co or Domtar Ltd, the town could become an industrial hub overnight, creating 900 plus jobs and boosting farming timber demand. a second mill near Hillsboro could add 300 to 500 jobs, widening county and valley prosperity.
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Spring Creek
Tennessee River
Courtland
Decatur
Tri Cities
Huntsville
Champion Paper Co
Simpson
Lawrence County
Tennessee Valley
Domtar Ltd
Canada
Hillsboro
Motorbikes Are Game Of Chance
A Decatur High School parking lot tragedy shows 14 year old unconscious and others injured as 21 motorbike accidents plague Decatur this year. National data reveal a 5 to 1 fatality rate vs autos, stressing helmet and gear use and driving knowledge. Alabama permits for 14 year olds with 70 on a written test without a driving test fuel concerns for tighter laws.
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Decatur High School
Decatur
Alabama
Alabama tensions rise over daylight time vote
Daylight saving time again faces Alabama politics as Congress sets a national pattern beginning last Sunday in April for six months. Rep Emmett Wood sought to keep Alabama on standard time. a House hearing was canceled, likely ending the bill this session. Gov Wallace supporters expect a possible special session after the November election. Local officials recall past conflicts with time changes at Morgan County and Redstone Arsenal, noting confusion and mixed opinions among leaders.
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Alabama
Union
Washington County
Emmett Wood
House Conservation Committee
Wallace
Lurleen
New England
Guy D. Roberts
Roberts
Bob Gilchrist
Ralph Slate
Brother Joe’s Ave Maria Grotto Stirs Cullman Faithful
Special to The Daily Cullman recounts Brother Joseph Zoetti, a Benedictine monk who after a seminary accident created the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman Alabama. A stone’s throw from his grave, the famed shrine draws thousands yearly with miniature stone churches and biblical scenes, born from a life of religious devotion and craft.
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William Nailen
Cullman
God's Army
North Alabama
Brother Joe
Ave Maria Grotto
Southeast
Southeast’s Religious Shrines, Annually Draws Thousands To Cullman
Joseph Zoetti
Saint Benedict
Joseph
Joe
Jerusalem
Rome
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