Decatur Banker Joins World Travel With Bankers Tour
Clyde Hendrix 82, a retired banker, joined the American Bankers Post Convention Tour for a 30 day world trip. The group left Washington October 9 with stops in Athens Tokyo and Honolulu among others. Hendrix noted the journey may be his last chance at such travel and contrasted life at home with scenes from Beirut Calcutta Hong Kong and Tokyo. He recalled the date line confusion near Honolulu and described Hong Kong as a busy trading center with broad shopping. He spoke of India’s sacred cows and Calcutta sidewalks crowded with residents at night.
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Hendrix
Washington
Athens
Greece
Art Dahl
Beirut
Lebanon
Agra
India
Calcutta
Rangoon
Burma
Bangkok
Thailand
Hong Kong
China
Osaka
Japan
Miyaneshita
Tokyo
Honolulu
Athens Branch Bank to Open Thursday in First National
Athens officials announce the South Jefferson Street First National Bank branch will begin operations Thursday with five employees led by initial manager Bill Rich Christopher. John Uber notes assets near 11 million dollars as the new building, costing about 75 thousand, is completed.
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Athens
Jefferson St
No- Bank
Allen Beasley
Bill Rich Christopher
John Uber
McNamara Almost Hit By Paris Jetliner Takeoff
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and staff narrowly avoided a collision at Orly Airport as the K135 Air Force jet braked and tire blew during a foggy takeoff. The incident occurred as McNamara prepared to travel to Saigon for a second on the spot Viet Nam assessment amid rising guerrilla attacks.
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Paris
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Orly
South Viet Nam
McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sutton
Johnson
Ngo Dinh Diem
Federal inspectors log 3000 convictions for nonprescription pep pills
Federal Drug Administration inspectors report nearly 3,000 convictions over the last decade for selling pep pills and goofballs without prescriptions.
Promoted to Assistant Foreman at Wolverine Tube Division
T. E. Speegle of Hartselle is promoted to assistant foreman in the drawing department at Calumet & Hecla's Wolverine Tube Division in Decatur. The announcement comes from plant manager H. J. Ross. A Morgan County native and Morgan County High School graduate, Speegle joined in 1949 after serving as production helper, drawbench operator and group leader. He is married to Marie Moore of Danville and has two sons.
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T. E. Speegle
Hartselle
Decatur
Calumet & Hecla
Wolverine
H. J. Ross
Morgan County
Morgan County High School
Speegle
Marie Moore
Danville
Mistletoe Popularity Remains Steady in Pike County
In Williamson Georgia AP report, mistletoe seller Yancey Madison Anderson, 78, notes kissing under the mistletoe remains popular about as it was 50 years ago. He harvests mistletoe from 15 tall oak trees but struggles to climb due to a heart attack five years ago, earning between 200 and 300 dollars each Christmas.
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Williamson
Pike County
Yancey Madison Anderson
No Party Funds Help Baby After Train Crash
Members of the officers aviation course at Fort Rucker raised 165 dollars for a graduation party but the base banned all parties in respect to President Kennedy. The class sent the money to 13 month old Margaret Ann Langford and her family to aid a Christmas, for she survived a train car crash.
Kerosene Spill Threatens Atlanta Water Supply
A 14 inch pipeline leak dumped about 60000 gallons of kerosene into the Chattahoochee River above Atlanta's intake. Water officials used bleaching clay and activated carbon to neutralize taste as crews work to assess impact over 24 hours. Downstream systems in LaGrange and Columbus may face the same risk. fish could be harmed, and the spill occurred while pipeline work for Interstate 75 prompted clamps to fail.
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Atlanta
Weir
LaGrange
Columbus
Howard Zeller
State Game and Fish Department
Archer Hanner
Plantation Pipe Line Co
U. S. 41
Hannah
Huntsville to name William Floyd Dyer as new police chief
Huntsville city officials claim the council will appoint William Floyd Dyer, 59, as chief to replace the dismissed Chris Spurlock. Dyer, a former Highway Patrol captain and state Police Academy instructor, operated a local grocery and retired last August after leading the Decatur Highway Patrol District.
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Huntsville
Ala
Gordon Loftin
William Floyd Dyer
Chris Spurlock
Dyer
Highway Patrol
State Police Academy
Decatur Highway Patrol
Roberts Leads Limestone March of Dimes Drive
Limestone County selects George Roberts as campaign director for the 1964 March of Dimes drive. State co chairs Dr. Frank A. Rose and Thomas F. Parker announced the appointment. Roberts says the group fights polio birth defects and arthritis.
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Athens
Limestone County
George
Roberts
Limestone
Frank A. Rose
Thomas F. Parker
March of Dimes
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