Athens Fire Department preserves aging Pirsch pumper
Athens Fire Chief A. Bumpus notes a 1935 Pirsch pumper remains the department’s top water pumping engine though rebuilt in 1964. Since 1950 two major fires marked his tenure. the Limestone County Stock Barn fire of 1956 and the 1951 Boats Factory Co. blaze. The department also operates a 1950 International truck and a 1951 Ford tanker with 22 volunteer fighters assisting.
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Winford Turner
Athens
Fire Deent
Bumpus
Athens City
Limestone County
Ole Pirsch
Boats Factory
Boats Factory Co
Mobley
Ie Maiehed
Jesse Ava
Sta
A. E. Bumpus
Chie la
Daily Records of Marriage Licenses Casts Wide Net
A list of marriage licenses includes Frank Ferry Lanier, Pauline Turner, Charles Owen Smith, Betty Lou Smith, Albert Junior Anderson, Midget Wear Nichols, James Avery Warren, Betty Lynne Miller, Moses Cochran, Faye Terry, Larry Erwin, Margie Wainscott, James Duncan, Jean Hamilton, Frank Mangum, Carrie Segars, Robert Cottingham, Gloria Hood, King and Linda Mason, and others with ages, occupations, and addresses, showing a broad set of couples from multiple local streets and towns. Some entries end abruptly, reflecting the OCR fragment.
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Frank Ferry Lanier
Cain St
Pauline Turner
Cherry St
Charles Owen Smith
Roggen
Colo
Betty Lou Smith
Bell Ave
Albert Junior Anderson
Hartseller
Athens
James Marshall’ Duncan
8Th Ave
Jean Hamilton
Frank Charles Mangum
Holloway St
Carrie Catherine Segars
St. Robert
Dwight Cottingham
Hartselle
Gloria Jean Hood
Hartselle 4, Studyben Lee King, 20, Somerville & *Podkman Manufacturing Co
Linda Faye Mason
Somerville
Donald Gean Reeves
Carpenter
Maratha Gale Hooper
Lemuel Joel Selens
Vinemont
Barbara Janette Gable
Cull
New School Bus Barn Nears Opening in Two Weeks
The county education department plans a 40,000 project on 16 acres near U S 31 Alabama 67 to house 83 buses. A 1 200 cubic foot freezer will serve surplus food storage and six repair bays with a covered wash rack.
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U.S. 31
Alabama
Pettey
Auburn Swine Meeting Planned
The Auburn Extension Service hosts a two day swine conference at the Crescent Motel starting Tuesday for county workers and agents. A second conference follows in Andalusia on Thursday and Friday with the latest recommendations and research findings.
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Auburn Extension Service
Crescent Motel
Andalusia
Orchestra Leader Glen Gray Dies at 63
Glen Gray, veteran conductor of the Casa Loma Orchestra for over two decades, died at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Methodist Church. A Plymouth resident since 1950, he left a widow and is buried in Vine Hill Cemetery. The band gained fame after forming in 1929 from a Toronto hotel gig. Notable collaborators included Bix Beiderbecke Mildred Bailey Bobby Hackett Sonny Durham Walter Pee Wee Hunt Gene Gifford and Larry Wagner.
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Memorial Methodist Church
Glen Gray
Ad Eee Gray
Casa Loma
Plymouth
Casa Loma Orchestra
Toronto
Bix Beiderbecke
Mildred Bailey
Bobby Hackett
Sonny Durham
Walter
Pee Wee) Hunt
Gene Gifford
Larry Wagner
Vine Hill Cemetery
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Eee A
Ada Agency
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
Morgan County
Bill Reed
Falkville
Guy Holloway, Hartselle
Decatur
U.K. Tire NO
Cor
11Th
Moulton St
Second Ave
Man
Circuit Court Rawls R. Thomas
Wolverine Tube
Division of Calumet and Hecla, Inc
Workman's Compensation
Morgan County Court
Paul Thomas
Emmett Ferguson
Long-Lewis Hardware Co
James B. Powell
Powell
Auburn
Kredit Jewelers - Opticians
2Nd Avenue
S.E
Warren
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer Apparel
Coats
Eldorado Sport
Eldorado
Arel
Blazers
Liberabs
Acrilan
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