Decatur posts second highest construction year in 1964
Decatur set a regional record with a 1964 construction total of 11 781 000, second only to 1958. Raw averages through November forecast continued growth as residential and non residential work surged early year then fluctuated. Four county area fatalities from auto crashes reached 61 with 1414 accidents reported through December 28.
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Decatur
Joe Pettey
Sears, Roebuck& Co
Gateway Center
Earl
Gordon
Austinville
West Decatur
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Highway Patrol
Morgan
IRS Office Extends Taxpayer Help In Mount Hope Area
The local IRS office offers Monday taxpayer assistance from 8 a.m. to noon and urges taxpayers to prepare by using pre addressed forms and studying the instruction book. The Bank Street office warns of a April 15 1965 deadline with penalties up to 25 percent for late returns and notes changes from the 1964 Revenue Act.
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Internal Revenue Office
IRS
Bankhead Forest
Bill Turk
Troy
Mount Hope
Welch
Turk
Bank St. Turkis
Bank St
The
State National Bank
County Road Projects Update From Mogan County Engineering
Mogan County Engineer B S Wheeler reports almost 15 miles of paving on four roads costing 123 600 for Indian Hills and 59 200 for Parker plus 33 100 for Thompson and 83 800 for Wilhite. A 67 mile reseal project totals 141 000 with future plans for Meadus George Hollis Spring and Herman Bailey roads. A new soils laboratory site at Flint City awaits building plans. An aerial photos set has been acquired.
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Vyem
B. S. Wheeler
Parker Rd
Hartselle
Thompson Rd
Wilhite Rd
U.S. 31
Cullman County
Cole Springs
Indian Hills Rd
Decatur
Wheeler
Meadus~ Rd
N.W. George Rd
Hollis Store
Cold Springs
Herman Bailey
Friendship Rd
Kirby Bridge
Street Paving Dip Noted by City Engineer Wright
City Engineer Bill Wright notes 1964 work rebuilt or paved 27 blocks at 312800 dollars with slab dividers on several blocks. Drainage relief on Vine Geddis and Lafayette and a Spring Ave structure near Clearview SW added. Breakdown lists 4th Ave SE 1 mile drainage 190000, 5th Ave SW 0.25 mile paving 18600, Clara Ave SW 0.25 mile paving 17500.
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Decatur Street
Bill Wright
Wright
Vine
Geddis
Lafayette
Austin
Lamar
Spring Ave
Clearview
4Th Ave
5Th Ave
Entered U.S. Service Advances in Decatur Area in 1964
Army Recruiter Sgt J C James Silver led all branches with 101 enlistments in Decatur in 1964 and the Decatur office topped the state in February and April enlisting 300 and 240 percent over objective. Air Force recruiter M Sgt John L Spratling cited 56 enlistees in 1964, while local Selective Service reports show 28 draftees versus 46 in 1963.
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J.C. James Silver
Decatur
Silver
Huntsville
Army
National Guard
Army Reserve
John L. Spratling
Air Force
Spratling
Selective Service Board
Touch Tone Expands in Decatur Area Adds 2150 Lines
In 1964 the area added 2 150 telephone subscribers boosting totals to 20 735. Decatur and Sheffield first in Alabama to adopt Touch Tone with Decatur installing in March and Athens adding 780 subscribers for 8 590. The 20 000th line went in at the Downtowner Motel in August. Athens reached 8 000 in June. Hartselle 4 000 in March. A Decatur expansion cost 483 000 and added 2 20 more subscribers and 200 long distance circuits. rural Somerville project for 150 subscribers broke ground December 22 costing over 315 000. 1965 plans include Hartselle Somerville Cotaco Valdermose Springs Danville Neel Florence Highway toll free links Decatur Moulton Courtland Town Creek and additional Decatur Moulton capacity.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Sheffield
Alabama
Somerville
Hartselle Exchange
Cotaco
Valdermose Springs
Danville-Neel
Florence Highway
Decatur Moulton
Courtland
Towr _ Creek
Morgan County Marriage and Divorce Totals Rise in 1964
In Morgan County, 1964 saw increases in both marriages and divorces over 1963. Through December 19, 667 marriages and 216 divorces were recorded, up roughly 14 percent and 13 percent respectively from 1963.
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Morgan County
Area Building Permits Totals Hit 1964 in Three Alabama Cities
City clerks in Athens Hartselle and Moulton report 1964 building permits totaling 3 949 083 dollars Athens 1 920 569 Hartselle 1 891 514 Moulton 137 000 Residential and commercial breakdowns cited for each city with residential shares highest in Hartselle and Moulton.
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Hartselle
Athens
Moulton
Officies
New Mercury Lamp Claims Long Life and Low Power
A 75 watt mercury lamp is marketed as lasting 13 times longer than an incandescent while drawing half the current. The claim emphasizes extended life and reduced energy use for the same light output.
One Election Scheduled In 1965 For Decatur Area
Voters in Decatur face a single election in 1965 with mayoral term ending October. A three member city commission will elect the mayor from among its members. It is unclear if Mayor J Gilmer Blackburn will run again. Observers expect possible constitutional amendments prompting a statewide vote.
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Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Blackburn
Decatur Mayor Promises Record Fiscal Year Ahead
Decatur Mayor Gilmer Blackburn reviewed the 1964 fiscal year noting receipts of $1,722,817.67 and expenditures of $1,632,684.80 with a $90,132.87 surplus. He cited major outlays including voting machines and street, police, and fire departments and said 1965 will be another record year with an already approved high level of expenditure. The city owes $210,000 besides school bonds, and gross receipts tax reached $1,061,490.15, up from $881,774.77 in 1963.
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Gilmer Blackburn
Decatur
Blackburn
Gordon
Blackburn’s
Decatur Asa
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