Decatur Industrial Expansion Estimated at Eight Million
A Chamber of Commerce list shows at least 20 major expansions or new industries in Decatur, totaling near eight million dollars with several projects including Martec Inc missile casings and Missouri Portland Cement. If Chemstrand expansion meets estimates, 1963 could rank among the citys greatest industrial years.
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Decatur
Chemstrand
Hun
Martéc, Inc
Missouri Portland Cement Co
Alabama State Docks
Chamber of Commerce
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Missouri Portland Cement
Martec, Inc
U. S
Morgan County Paving Costs Near 400000 in 1963
Morgan County reports almost 400000 spent on road work in 1963 under three programs funded by federal and state money. Total construction about 370200 with 311700 from participation programs, including leasing paving and grading drainage bridges and resurfacing across eight projects. The three bridges over Cotaco Creek on Lower Florette Rd in District 4 account for 110700, the largest single item.
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Morgan County
Cotaco Creek
Florette Rd
McEntire Lane
Woodall Rd
Parker Rd
White House Rd
Divorce and Marriage Trends in Morgan County 1962 63
Morgan County saw 1962 divorces reach 220 with 190 by November 1963, suggesting only a slight rise may occur. December could push totals higher, while 1963 monthly dips to 11 21 cases. Marriage licenses totaled 582 in 1963 versus 606 in 1962, with June the peak month for licenses in both years.
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Morgan County
Chancery Office
Post Office Revenue and Volume Rise in Decatur
Postmaster I. E. Self reports Decatur postal receipts may reach 480000 for the year with 435000 by Dec 6. Revenue gains ranged 13 to 31.8 percent across six periods, due largely to first class rate increases. Mail handling rose 9.04 percent through Dec 6 as Decatur expanded to a sectional office feeding northwest Alabama. A new federal building with post office and federal use is planned, funding set at 1495000 with bids due February.
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Post Office Department
Self
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health, Education and Welfare
Treasury
Interior
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Power use rises at Joe Wheeler Co-Op in 1963 fiscal year
The Joe Wheeler Sales Mount Joe Wheeler Co-Op reports higher electricity use in the year ending June 1963 with residential customers increasing from 13 087 to 13 520 and kilowatt hours sold rising to 141 854 836. Total assets fall to 6 505 501 39 while TVA power bills climb to 760 452 06.
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Joe Wheeler Co-Op
TVA
City Building For Year Near Ten Million
City records show nearly $10 million in building permits issued in 1963 by the Decatur City Clerk's office, with 423 houses started or completed and an unofficial home value of about $6.15 million. Monthly totals fluctuated, peaking in July and October, as growth spurred by two shopping centers on US 31 offset a slow start and a mild winter, with an average home cost near $14,000.
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Joe Pettey
Decatur
City of Opportunity
City Hall
Advances By Steel Seen In 1964
A Pittsburgh AP report notes 1963 saw price boosts and record output lifting US steel profits and production. 1964 is expected to see another wave of selective price hikes, strong demand from auto appliance and rail sectors, and an extended 21 month labor vacation contract.
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Bob Voelker
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Wheeling Steel Corp
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Republic
U.S. Steel Corp
Decatur Chamber Advances New Building and Goals
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce began construction of a 125000 dollar building on 6th Ave to house growing operations. It outlines 79 attainable goals for 1964, notes 18 new city expansions, a 35000 dollar budget for 1964, and a 33000 dollar spent in 1963. The piece highlights youth programs, the Alabama Mountain Lakes Region, and a planned regional tourism campaign targeting North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
6Th Ave
Miami
Alabama Mountain Lakes
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School
Junior College For Decatur
Decatur Chamber of of Commerce
Alabama
South
North
Tennessee
North Alabama
Hartselle Builds Record in 1963 Construction Boom
Hartselle posted a record 140 new projects in 1963 valued at about 1.85 million dollars. The year surpassed the 1959 total of 1.27 million, with 1962 totals at 1.21 million. Four new school projects and substantial residential and commercial work drove the surge in the latter half of 1962.
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Hartselle
Industry contract ends stalemate with modest wage raise
The accord, the first in the sector without a strike threat, reached a settlement under a new pattern. It reportedly increases wages by less than 2 percent, signaling a cautious step in labor negotiations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capital Fertilizer Co
Ees
Pet Milk Co
Decatur Daily
Decatur Aluminum Co
Fruehaus
View of
Sec. of
Orville Freeman
Decatur Country Club
Frank Martin
Danville
Joe Wheeler Sales
North Pole
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Redstone Arsenal
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Chamber
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