Parisian executive Salit led growth of Birmingham stores
Salit helped expand Parisian from one to five fashion specialty stores in Birmingham and Decatur and five Britches and Company youth shops in Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Decatur. Born 1910 in Hartford, he served in the Marine Corps after WWII, studied at Dartmouth and NYU, and belonged to local business groups. He was married to Miriam Holiner and survived by a daughter, Mrs. Clark Bowen.
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Emil Hess
Parisian
Birmingham
Decatur
Britches and Company
Tuscaloosa
Salit
Hecht Co
New York
Carl Hess
Clark Bowen
Paroled Trucker in 1971 Calhoun Coed Death
Montgomery Alabama A Limestone County truck driver Marvin Lester Herndon who was sentenced to 18 months last June for first degree manslaughter in the traffic death of Jaqueline Hance a Calhoun Junior College coed has been paroled. Other area men receiving paroles include Billy Jack McClure Lawrence County for forgery Robert Lewis Reed for manslaughter Marion Wray for forgery and family members of Birmingham memorial fund requests.
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Montgomery
Limestone County
Calhoun
Jaqueline Hance
Huntsville
Marvin Lester Herndon
Billy Jack McClure
Lawrence County
Robert Lewis Reed
Marion Wray
Morgan County
Christmas Calendar of Events in Decatur Area
The Southeast Decatur Homemakers Club meets at 7 p.m. at Mrs. J A Williams home for a Christmas program. Various clubs and church groups hold gatherings, concerts, bake sales, dinners, blood drives, and district meetings across Decatur, Huntsville, and nearby areas with venues including the Knights of Columbus Hall and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Decatur Homemakers Club
J. A. Williams
13Th Ave
David
Rose Garden Club
Carl Allgood
Pennylane SE
Arrowhead
Boy Scouts of America
Central Methodist Church
Greenthumt Garden Club
Bill House
Esville
Star Light Garden Club
Hartselle
Doyle Walker
Wallace Developmental Center
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Morgan County Bank to Issue 20 Percent Stock Dividend
The bank announced a 20 per cent stock dividend. Stockholders of record on December 20 will receive 20 shares for every 100 shares held.
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Morgan County
House
Truck Stop Fight Ends in Fatal Wounding
Sheriff describes a confrontation at a truck stop where Watkins was attacked with a weapon and sustained severe injuries including a near severed arm. Jones had a small back cut and Watkins died hours later from blood loss after being unable to be transported to hospital. About a dozen people were present. the incident was not immediately reported to authorities.
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Ligon
Watkins
Jones
Courtland Hospital
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway groundbreaking ceremony
Sen. John Sparkman predicted a flood of federal funds to build the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. At the ceremony in Mobile, Undersecretary Kenneth Belieu and a large congressional delegation attended as Allen Montgomery relaysed Sparkman’s praise and the plan to create thousands of jobs during nearly ten years of construction in eastern Mississippi and west Alabama. The project aims to make Mobile a major port serving 25 states and global commerce.
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Kenneth Belieu
John Sparkman
Allen Montgomery
Sen. Sparkman
Kennedy
Johnson
Mobile
Alabama
America
Sparkman
Mississippi
West
Decatur Daily ad sales hit goal of 150000 for year
The Decatur Daily finished the year with more than 119000 ads and set a 150000 goal for the coming year which Barrett Shelton Jr. calls achievable with the staff. He notes the Daily want ads deliver results and praises the entire Daily Family. Mitchell received a $25 check from Joe Speegle, Classified ad manager.
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Barrett Shelton Jr
Decatur Daily
Daily Family
Mitchell
Joe Speegle
DAILY
County and City Face Road Funding and Landfill Plans
Morgan County officials pressed for a more equal share of gasoline tax revenues for Decatur and surrounding districts amid paving needs. Fleming cited unpaved mileage and $8,000 to $10,000 per mile paving costs while noting legal limits on city road work and urging careful funds distribution. A county wide sanitary landfill site is being sought, with completion forecast in two months.
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Fleming
Jack Maddox
Byron Vann
Decatur
Council
Rutledge Thomas
Levin
Commission
District One
E. V
Plug) White
Charles Martin
Morgan County
Richard Lee
Harding Leads Scottsboro Police Chief After Huntsville Service
Harding served 21 months as Scottsboro police chief after moving from the Huntsville Police Department where he previously served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Scottsboro
Huntsville
Apollo era flag moment fuels space pride statement
Veteran astronaut Cernan recalls planting the nation’s sixth flag on the moon describing it as a proud moment. The quote contrasts with Apollo 11’s historic first flag, noting subsequent lunar missions and ongoing flag displays in a mission state of control.
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Cernan
Decatur Market Prices and Grain Quotations
NASD quotations show Decatur market levels for cottonseed at 40 per ton and milk products at 6.55 per hundred for Grade A milk. Grain and feed items include No 2 Soybeans 4, No 2 White Shelled Corn 2.00, No 2 Oats 0.90, Milling Wheat 2.35, Yellow Shelled Corn 1.65, with pulpwood and wood prices listed. Interdealer prices at 10 a.m. exclude retail markup.
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New York
Siena
Stoncat
Admiral
Mor Nor Soni
AetnaLte
Gen Tire Ib
Nabisco
StudWor
Eveves
Nat Airline
Sun Ol
Terry
SwiftCo
Allied Ch
Gettyo
Donn
Lew AilisChal
Alcoa
Nat
Abia
Tevere
GreenGiant
Gulf
Norfolk
Wales
Prisi
Timken
Todd Ship
RW Inc
Wal
AMF Inc
Norton
Ancorp
Apeco Cp
Wa— Olin Corp
Os Oyer ArchDan
Omearkin Uw
Owen
Richfid
Atlas Corp Am Wen
Ad PacGsel
Avco
US Steel
Pac
T&t
Panhep
Varian Associaews
Bearings & Inc Si
Pasco Inc
Penn
Penn Cent
VaEiPw
Beckman
PennDix
BeechAir
Penney
Pio O
Tivo
Pennzoil
Beneticp
Pepsico
Beth Sti
Wa Jewel Co
Phila el
PhiMorr
Westot
Boeing Co
Cal
Phill Pet
Wevens One
S Bois Cas
Getta A
Whittaker
Brunswek
KaisAlum
Iliams Co
Bucy Er
Ye KenGsEl
Budd Co
Bulovan Oi
Woolwich
Ranco Inc
CampRi
Kraftco
UM Kresge SS
CastieCke
Levitz
RoanSeil
Cerro Cp Cert
Lockheed Air Ve
ChesChio
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Chris Craft
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LVO Corp
Sa Feind
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Lykes Yngst
Colg Pal
ScherPig
Iat Collins Rad
SCM
Marthno
ComiSatv
Comsat
SignalCo
Air Lin
Mead Cp
Versany Sp
MeivSho
Conti Corp
Be South Co
Cowles Com W
Cox
Mu “A Cpc
Crous Ind
CrowColl
Dan River
Deere Co
Delta Air
Dennyine
Dillon
Disney
Disney Wi
I Dressind
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duPont
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E_— East Air Lin
EasKod
Eaton
Echiin
Eg&g
Pasong
Exxon
Va Fanstee! Inc
Va Firestone
FdFair
Decatur
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Trucker
Nicole Bowen
Valley Ford
Lilly Salit
Olive Katlan
West Hartford
Conn
Morris Peshkin
Great Neck
Long Island
Highland Ave
Somerville Road School
PFA Wit
Paeeunee Board
Questers Club
Flora Boyd
Walter Jackson School
Decatur Newcomers Club
Burningtree Country Club
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus Hall
6Th Ave
LAE
Esha Nanena
Knights of Columbus
Bahaca Court
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America
Geneseo
Seminole Dr
9Th Ave
the Seekers
Bible Club
Woodall’s
Pentecostal Fellowship
Decatur Area
Pentecostal Ministerial Association
South Decatur
Church of God
Spring Ave. S
M. T. Loftin
AAUW
Randolph P. Pickell
Stratford Rd
Carol Lorry
Jean H. Stevens
Eastmeade Ave
Bob Harris
The
Golden Age Club
Ninth Street United Methodist Church
Billy Sandor
Flint School Pta
Kappa Kappa Lota
Arlo Abercrombie
Rural Grove Baptist Church
Burleson Mountain
Latter Day Saint
Onner Crossroads
U. S. 31 N
Decatur Women‘s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Inn
Wayne Lin
Phe
Central Baptist Arch
New Friendship Baptist Church
Brooksville
Ala
East Acres Community Center
18Th Ave
Brewer High School
Brewer School
G & G Music Company
West, Morgan High School
Conway Missionary Baptist Church
Midway Road
Conway
Brewer High
Brewer
G&g Music&Co
Leonard
Leonard Salit
York Exchange
Ginos Inc
Atlas Corp
Grandsma
Union
Avco Cpwt
LFE Corp
Decatur Markets
Alabama Bancorporation
Nat'l Gas America Allied
Central & State
Nat'l Corp
Conagra
First State Bank
Inter Financial Coop
Jack's Food System
Kentucky Central
Liberty National Life
Life
Mutual Savings Life Ins
Protective Wife
S.C
Southern Airways
Southern United Life Ans
Vulcan Life Ins. Co
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