Decatur Planning Aims for Full Time City Planner
The 1963 advance work plan outlines moves toward hiring a full-time city planner in Decatur. Four subdivisions got final approval and five preliminary plans were approved, with Miller Stevenson Baker surveying major throughfares and land use. The beltline belt and new zoning require occupancy certificates and bolster anticipated housing and commercial growth into 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Bill McLaughlin
Planning Commission
Miller, Stevenson & Baker
Atlanta
McLaughlin
Occu
Flint Creek
City Commission
Social Security payments rise in three Alabama counties
End of 1963 shows 13,500+ beneficiaries in Morgan Limestone and Cullman counties receiving about 8.52 million dollars annually. Morgan County lists 6,500 beneficiaries with 310,000 monthly, Cullman 4,500 with 225,000, Limestone 2,500 with 175,000. Benefits include retired workers, disabled workers, widows, and dependents. 1961-63 amendments cut processing time and raised earning limits, allowing some over retirement age to earn more while receiving partial benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan, Limestone
Cullman Counties
Social Security Office
Morgan County
Cullman County
Limestone County
Aliens Face January Address Reporting Requirement
Postmaster I E Self estimated 80 to 90 aliens registered last year. All aliens must report addresses in January using a 150 card form to be returned for forwarding to the proper agency. Diplomats and short-term agricultural workers are exempt. Parents must register for children under 14. Violators face fines up to 200 dollars, 30 days imprisonment and possible deportation. Nonresident aliens must report within 10 days of return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E
Self
Post Office Department
Post Office
U. S
Police Arrests and Citations Top 4 900 in 1963 Decatur
Tabulated figures from Chief Park Self show the Decatur Police Department processed an estimated 4 900 arrests or citations in 1963 based on 11 months data with December expected to be average. Leading violations included parking meter infractions 709 public drunkenness 641 and disorderly conduct 622.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Self
Police Department
Decatur Police Department
Decatur
Six Died Violently In Morgan County In Sixties
Figures from the circuit clerk list at least six violent deaths in Morgan County in 1962 with murders charged but one no bill by a grand jury. Rape charged against two. one conviction for 75 years, another dropped. One armed robbery conviction. two cases slated for February 1964 term. Officials call the year about average for crime and note rising violence compared with previous year. Juvenile delinquency is believed to have increased, with rates possibly similar to the national level per FBI terminology.
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Morgan County
FBI
Tax filing season opens as IRS moves offices
IRS agent Bill Turk announces the income tax filing season runs to April 15 and that forms are similar to last year. Revenue offices have moved to the third floor of the old State National Bank building with hours 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays and Saturday rack pickup noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Turk
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Job Seeking Force Rises in Alabama 1963 Placements
The Alabama State Employment Service reports 11 821 job applications placed in the first 11 months of 1963 up from 1962 by over 2 500. There were 7 608 referrals leading to 3 836 placements and 595 non agricultural employer visits plus 219 agricultural visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama State Employment Service
Huntsville
Draft Calls Up For Past Year
Sixty six men from local board 52 took their pre induction in 1963 and 44 were drafted. In 1962, 36 were called and 31 inducted. Mrs. Ladessa A Nash reported increased pre induction exams due to a new law favoring single men. Sgt Jim Silvers noted Army gains and reserves while Air Force recruiter John Spratling reported a drop. 76.6 million Americans are in some educational pursuit. Want ads get results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladessa A. Nash
Jim Silvers
Army Recruiting Station
Army
Army Reserve
National Guard
Morgan County
John Spratling
Air Force
Decatur Retail Boom Expands With New Centers Seen
A year into 1963 and Decatur sees more major outlets, with Sears Roebuck eyed for Gateway Shopping Center. Retail sales rose by over 2 million from 1962, with total goods sold surpassing 45 million in the year. County sales also uptick as new small centers and renovations loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Gateway
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Sears
Parsians
City and County Tax Revenues Reach Over Three Million
Morgan County Tax Collector Price M Bryant reports fiscal year ending Sept 30 shows about 1 675 million in total county taxes with ad valorem at 1 493 million and motor vehicle around 190 thousand. He projects county revenue near 1 800,000 by year end and total 1 545,231.69 deposited since Oct 1 1963 plus expected increases in poll tax and ad valorem. Decatur Mayor Gilmer Blackburn forecasts city revenues above 1 632 million with gross receipts tax and privilege licenses totaling about 615 thousand and privilege license receipts near 300 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Morgan County
Price M. Bryant
Bryant
Board of Equalization
Ad Valorem
Gilmer Blackburn
Southern Airways reports strong 1963 gains at Decatur
Southern Airways in Decatur released 1963 totals showing 7 percent rise in passengers boarded to 3 290 and 44 percent jump in air freight to 359 028 pounds. Deplaning passengers up 6 percent to 2 571, international ticket sales surging, and plans to extend the runway and redecorate Pryor Field pilot lounge are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Airways
Decatur
Southern
Air Express
Air Mail
Civil Aeronautics Board
George Riedmueller
Reidmueller
Peo
Huntsville-Decatur
Pryor Field
Airport Authority
Gordon Mummert
Hall and Colvard
Morgan
Limestone
ng@w
Giantsville
Mummert
Grain Future Volume High on 1963 Board of Trade
Prolonged drought and Russia demand boosted 1963 grain futures to the largest volume in 38 years on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybeans led activity, making about 70 percent of trades, with prices rising to near 2.81 dollars a bushel before summer rainfall cooled values. Russia negotiations in September fueled optimism for about 150 million bushels of wheat and other products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russia
Board of Trade
Midwest
Decatur Reports Surplus and Record Year Spending
Decatur mayor Gilmer Blackburn announced fiscal year 1943 ended with an estimated $94,000 surplus as total expenditures reached $1,435,000. The city funded major projects including Coliseum property, a new city dump location, and increased salaries for firemen and policemen while expanding street work and planning a new civic center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Coliseum
Blackburn
City Service Department
McWhirter
1St Ave
Austinville Rd
Boat Harbor
Wells St
Area fire deaths drop to three in four-county region
Three people died in area fires in 1963, two fewer than 1962. Morgan County had two deaths and Limestone one. Cullman and Lawrence had none. Jan 6 East Limestone found Guy Calvin Hardiman burned in bed after smoking in bed. Feb 27 a frame house in Decatur killed Mr. and Mrs. Walter Looney from smoke fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
East Limestone
Guy Calvin Hardiman
Hardiman
Walter Looney
Decatur
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Turk
Revenue Office
United States
Riedmueller
Athens
Board of Revenue
Limestone Counties
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