Former Resident IIs Named Assistant GM of TVA
E A Shelley formerly of Decatur has been named assistant general manager of TVA with effect December 24. He joined TVA in 1934 and is a native of Tuscumbia. John E Massey of Rogersville Ala was named director of personnel, succeeding Shelley. Offices are in Knoxville. TVA also announced the Wheeler Dam lock replacement is on schedule for completion in June.
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Knoxville
E. A. Shelley
Decatur
TVA
Shelley
L. J. van Mol
Tuscumbia
John E. Massey
Rogersville
Ala
Wheeler Dam
Old Age Checks To Be Mailed Early
The Alabama state government will speed up pension administration to mail old age checks early this month so they arrive before Christmas. Commissioner Alvin Prestwood of pensions and security announced the plan to ensure timely delivery.
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Montgomery
Alvin Prestwood
Pensions and Security
Cullman Convict Granted Parole
L. B. Bradley of Cullman was among 10 parolees approved by the State Pardon-Parole Board for the past week. Bradley received a three year and one day sentence for grand larceny on December 21, 1960. The board denied parole to 14 convicts and revoked 16 previously granted paroles.
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Cullman
L. B. Bradley
State
Pardon-Parole Board
Bradley
Governor Buys His First Home
Alabama Governor John Patterson purchases the rural frame house where he was born. The unoccupied dwelling sits on a 300 acre parcel in the Goldville area of Tallapoosa County.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John Patterson
Goldville
Tallapoosa County
Manslaughter Charged in Birmingham Truck Crash
Mrs. Martha Nonie Roberts, 70, of Birmingham, was struck and killed on a downtown street Thursday night. Police say truck driver John Will Simmons was booked into city jail for manslaughter.
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Birmingham
Martha Nonie Roberts
W. P. Reeves
Wayne Powell
John Will Simmons
Announcement notes November checks average higher than October
The announcement states that November checks averaged $59.32, about $3 more than the October average, indicating a rise in payments.
Law aids TB eradication. Florence Sanatorium notes
Jewell Archer chair of the Board of District One Tuberculosis Sanatorium commented that a new law will help eradicate TB more than any recent measure. The law prohibits patients from leaving the facility against staff advice. November reports show 5 520 patient days and 206 total patients with an average of 184.
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Flint
Jewell Archer
Archer
Florence
District One
Limestone-Lauderdale
Bert Haltom
M. F. Henley
Arthur A. Calix
Henley
J. Gilbert Speaker
Madison
Morgan
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
Colbert
Lauderdale
Franklin
Marion
Winston
Research Center Over 31 Wins Bond for Huntsville Institute
Montgomery officials report Dec 5 vote approved a $3 million bond for a Huntsville research institute by 115,280 to 37,418, as part of 45 constitutional amendments. Amendment No 3 passed for a $2 million hospital bond. others included a continuity plan and rejections on prison and land condemnation changes.
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Montgomery
Huntsville
Atoms Largely Stop Moving at Ultra-Cold Temperature
Report notes atoms nearly cease vibration at 450 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, illustrating extreme low-temperature physics and quantum effects.
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Ama Saka
1B Board Lands Law
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