Hartselle Library network gears for new building
The Wheeler Basin Regional Library system plans a new building to house all books. The Youth Branch on the Ave Sterrs Library Hartselle Library and a small Lester Ala branch serve Limestone County with 43 Bookmobile stops totaling 98 across four weeks three in summer. Officers include Agnes board chair Denham and Dodson and Shipp as trustees.
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Hartselle
Wheeler Basin
Ave
Sterrs
Lester
Ala
Limestone County
Robert M. Denham
Roy Dodson Jr
Max Shipp
John Giles
Robert McWherter
Delmer Bagwell
Massey
Agnes
Decatur utilities project growth and upgrades in 1965
The 1965 year saw gas and water departments expand to meet rising demand. Gas revenue reached $1,429,547.05 with 3,728 average customers and a March peak of 9,024,000 cubic feet. A new eight inch feed line will double main capacity. Water operations added 362 new services, pumped 3,530,073,000 gallons, and planned a 12 to 20 million gallon daily increase with $1.5 million in planned expansions. Sewer served 9,645 customers with $272,516 in revenue.
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Decatur Gas Department
Garner Pride
Gate Station
Alabama 20
Goodyear Mul
Market St. NE
Godwin
Cording
Gedwin
Decatur Post Office expands mail handling space
Postmaster Self notes new Federal Building floor area eases storage limits and doubles as peak Christmas mail handling site. About 264000 pieces processed on the busiest day with two eight hour shifts exceeding 100000 pieces. Zip code use rises to about 65 percent of business mail. personal letter writing lags. Five new employees joined the Decatur complex over the past year.
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Self
Decatur
Athens Huntsville Highway project to finish in 1966
The Athens Huntsville Highway is due to be completed in the latter part of 1966 with an estimated cost of 101000 dollars. Wren Road residents in the Moulton area gain an added service while Decatur expands telephone directories to include Moulton Courtland and Town Creek for the first time. Decatur mailed 22900 directories, 2100 more than last year, and customers can dial these towns and Hartselle without long distance charges.
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Athens Exchange
Athens - Huntsville
Decatur
Moulton
Courtland
Town Creek
Decatur Telephone
Lawrence County
Hartselle
1966 school plan outlined for city system
Superintendent outlines rising enrollment to 8800 and 340 teachers with 15 to 18 new positions. Budget exceeds 2.5 million with 63 percent state funding. New Austin High addition of 375000 funds 18 classrooms. Woodmeade elementary gains 12 rooms at about 250000. Federal reading program grant up to 176700 and reuse of the old Post Office for education and tele video studio plans.
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Austin High School
Lee‘man
Woodmeade
Leeman
Bank St
City Board Education
Monthly draft and recruitment trends cited in county report
Unofficial figures show 19 men inducted in December the highest single month total for the year. November had 27 draft calls, while December 125, August 22, and September and October 20 each. Local Army recruiter cites the 1964 presidential election as hindering enlistments early in the year. Sgt Silver notes possible year end surge and discusses aims to reduce pupil load and raise teacher salaries. He attributes later-year gains to increased drafts and projects 140 to 150 annual enlistments if trends continue. Other notes cover probationary strategies, school accreditation plans for 11 elementary schools, and resets in 1965 targets.
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Morgan County
Nash
Silver
Army Reserve
National Guard
Sgt
Boyd
Births and deaths counts show 1965 decline over 1964
For 11 months ending November, births totaled 777 white males 691 white females 118 Negro males and 115 Negro females. July 1965 had 174 births the highest month, with 173 in September and 164 in March. Deaths in 1964 were 629 down 2 percent from 1963, while 1965 deaths fell by 25 from 1964 to 604.
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Ber
Growth and heating upgrades plan announced for 1965
The board chairman says a new heating system for the two present hangar buildings will be installed next month at about $3,500. In 1965 a new lease-type contract was awarded to CALGAN Airways Inc of Manassas, VA, replacing Tennessee Valley Flight Service on Nov. 1.
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Niew
Cal Gan Airways Inc
Manasses, Ve
Tennessee Alley
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Robert Hardeman
Robert Cheatham
Fay P. Conner
Grace League
Carolyn Moore
Gilbert Key
Frances Murdock
Douglas Doss
Edna Hatcher
Ernie Kelley
Juanita Turner
Ann Stanford
Arnell Howell
Miller Elementary School
Athens
3Rd St
Boys Club
Watkins
GAS Department
Catur
Water Department
George Godwin
Wren Rd
Lea
Mon
Ull
Air Force
Huntsville
Ulincaal
Decatur, Ala
Clann Arene
Paheran
Dollar General
An Ata
Titanage
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