Justin Potter Dies. Noted Southern Financier and Conservativ e Voice
Justin Potter, 63, a self made banker clerk turned magnate, died of cancer. He led Virginia- Carolina Chemical Corp and chaired Cherokee Insurance, held vast Kentucky coal holdings, and built Nashville Coal Co into a top national producer before selling in 1955. He opposed TVA and backed Kefauver and Gore campaigns.
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Nashville, Tenn
Justin Potter
South
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Corp
Cherokee Insurance Co
Kentucky
Potter
Tennessee Valley Authority
Unsuc
TVA
Sens
Estes Kefauver
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Nashville Coal Co
Cyrus Eaton
Virginia- Carolina Corp
Athens College Beauties Named for 1961 42 Yearbook
Three Athens girls and one Pulaski lass were chosen beauties for the Athens College 1961 42 yearbook at the beauty ball Friday night in the National Guard Armory. Candidates represented campus clubs and groups including The Athenian, Intramural Club, Spirit Committee, Delta Psi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta, Circle K, Junior Class, and Physical Education Club. Names include Martha Hiserodi Judy Kilpatrick MaryAnn Lurie Nancy Sue Tucker Joan Couch Mary Hamilton Mary dene Moss Dianne Woods and others from Decatur Huntsville Fort Payne Birmingham and nearby towns.
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Athens
Athens College
National Guard
Decatur
Fort Payne
Huntsville
Hamet
Martha Hiserodi
Athenian
Edward Hiserodi
Judy Kilpatrick
G. E. Kilpatrick
MaryAnn Lurie
Spirit Committee
Milton Lurie
Nancy Sue Tucker
Delta Psi Omega
K. E. Gulledge
Joan Couch
Sigma Tau Delta
R. L. Couch
Mary Hamilton
Circle K Club
W. F Hamilton
Mary Dene Moss
W H. Moss
Pulaski
Tenn
Dianne Woods
R. E. Boroughs
Evelyn Breedlove
Birmingham
Carol Raby
Marilyn Mitchell
Hartselle
Mary Jane Bates
Eau Gallie
Fla
Hatton Doctor Released From Lawrence County Hospital
Dr. W. Taylor, 75, longtime Lawrence County physician, was discharged from Lawrence County Hospital after a September 26 automobile collision left him with leg and head injuries. The incident occurred near Hatton as he crossed the street at about 6 25 p.m. The driver, Warren L. Thrasher, 33, Town Creek, claimed headlights from another car blinded him.
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Moulton
W. Taylor
Lawrence “County
Lawrence County Hospital
Taylor
Hatton
Warren L. Thrasher
Town Creek
Oysters Exported From Thames to Rome In Early Times
As early as A D 80 oysters were exported from the Thames estuary to Rome. The historian Sallust noted the Britons' surprising oyster production, remarking there is some sed in them after all.
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Thames Estuary
Rome
Sallust
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