K Mart and Kroger Center Planned at Beltline U S 31 Intersection
Winter construction starts on a 107000 square foot K Mart and pending Kroger food store at the Beltline U S 31 corner. Center costs 2.6 million dollars, spans nine acres with parking for 650. K Mart will employ about 135, with 71 657 square feet leased.
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Lee Sentell
K-Mart Discount
Kroger Food
Beltline
U.S. 31 South
Joe E. Terry
S.S. Kresge Co
K-Mart
Kresge
Atlanta
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard L. Bowen
AIA, and Associates
Ted Terry
Beltline Rd
U.S. 31
Texaco
On This Date Pearl Harbor Attack Began World War II
In 1941 the Pacific war opened with Japan striking Pearl Harbor and targets across Asia and the Pacific including the Philippines Singapore Guam Wake Island Thailand and Malaya marking the United States entry into World War II.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Singapore
Guam
Wake Island
Thailand
Malaya
Weather Ad For Tennessee Valley Area
Quick weather notice for Athens area lists high in the mid fifties and a low around 30. Rain chance at twenty percent today with a complete forecast on page 2 alongside the river map. It proclaims It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Valley
Operation Christmas helps Morgan Countians in need
The DPS adult services unit runs Operation Christmas to aid about 200 Morgan County residents with no local support. The Jacksons of Neel lack plumbing, furniture, and transportation and rely on disability checks and charity for basic needs.
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Donna Dutton
Wilburn Jackson
Hartseller
Jacksons
Neel
Jackson
Juanita Gillespie
Strike Grounds United Planes Nationwide Weekend
Ground service workers’ strike at United Airlines cancels about 2,800 flights nationwide over Saturday and Sunday. Negotiations on a new wage contract continued as the walkout began at midnight Friday, affecting nearly 200,000 passengers with unclear duration. A federal mediator called Saturday talks with the IAMAW very crucial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Airlines
United
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Old Bank restoration planned for Decatur’s 150th birthday
Preliminary plans for restoring the Old Bank in Decatur are finished with work set to begin soon. The project funds include 125000 from federal state and city sources plus potential contributions from civic groups. Architect Douglas Fuller estimates total costs at 127000 with a 2000 gap to be covered by donations.
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Paul Foreman
Decatur
City
Lee Sentell
Old Bank
Sentell
Douglas Fuller
Alabama Historical Commission
Bank Board
Torch Parade Marks Decatur Bicentennial Celebration
Decatur plans a torch parade Monday night to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary with residents marching from Gordon Bibb School to city hall. Bill Jenkins challenges families and groups to join at 7 p.m. carrying modern flashlights and optional flags or period costumes. The event ties into the nation’s bicentennial and Rhodes Ferry’s 1826 incorporation.
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Decatur
Gordon Bibb
Bill Jenkins
Alabama
Tennessee River
Rhodes Ferry
Cullman County Wrecks Kill 2
Two separate traffic wrecks in Cullman County killed one person each. Vyria Harbison, 55, of Logan died in a two car collision west of Good Hope. William Richard Pence, 44, of Cullman died when his car overturned east of town.
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Cullman County
Alabama
Vyria Harbison
Logan
Good Hope
Cullman
William Richard Pence
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Michael O'Hara
Brent O'Hara
Gary Lloyd
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Associated Press
Mary Francis Uptain
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Ralph Kilgore
Jimmy Stewart
Bremen
Jacquelene
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