Decatur Chamber forms Industrial Development Commission
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce announces the Decatur Industrial Development Commission with a $40,000 budget to be funded by the chamber and members. The plan includes hiring full time staff and an equitable investment schedule to raise $100,000 for development. Mayor Lambert Mims attends Religious Emphasis Week events and Free Enterprise Week features five national speakers.
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Decatur Industrial Development Commission
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Equitable Investment
Decatur Industrial “Development’ Commission
Mike Roberts
Lambert Mims
Mobile
Billy Graham
Civic Clubs and
Junior Achievement
Decatur City Construction Slows After 1965 Peak
Building activity in Decatur for January through November shows permits valued at 8.63 million down from 9.72 million last year. Residential permits 3.96 million versus 4.87 million, commercial industrial 4.04 million down from 5.17 million. 250 permits issued this year vs 393 last year. Charles Yancey expects 1969 improvement with 300 homes available and possible market upturn as new workers arrive.
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Decatur
Charles Yancey
Yancey
More than 26 Million In Industry Announced Across Four Counties
State Planning Board reports over 26 million dollars in new and expanding industry in Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties with more than 700 new jobs. Morgan County lists Skyline Riblet Builders for 1.15 million and 140 jobs.
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Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman Counties
State Planning Board
Morgan County
Skyline Corporation
Riblet Products, Inc
Builders Products Co
Monsanto
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
Matthews Machine Co., Inc
Hutto Printing and Advertising
Cook’s Pests Control
Peek Oldsmobile
Lawrence County
Champion
Courtland
Moulton Shirt Factory Co
Cullman County
Cullman Metalcraft Corp
Limestone County
Alabama Farmers Boast Record Year
Alabama farmers reported a record 1968 gross of $765 million from farm operations, up $82 million from 1967. Livestock accounted for $444 million and crops for $321 million, with broilers leading all entries at $148.7 million. Cotton rose to $112 million despite weather woes. Final figures to come from George Strong's office.
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Bob Chesnutt
Auburn
Alabama
Fred R. Robertson
Auburn University
Broilers
North Alabama
Robertson
Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Service
Alabama Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
George Strong
Strong
Turkey
Chamber implements Get Out And Vote drive and adds new members
The Chamber's vote committee hosted a Get Out And Vote campaign and awarded a trophy to the oldest and youngest voters in the highest turnout box. A full time membership program started to assist members and attract new ones. Sixty two firms joined, boosting income from 42000 to 49000, the largest annual rise in Chamber history. The job skills and training committee arranged tours for school counselors from Decatur and nearby counties to show local industrial opportunities and planned a Job Opportunity Day at Austin High School in April with industry speakers. The tourist and convention committee prepared an information envelope for distribution.
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Chamber
Decatur
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Limestone
Austin High School
Decatur group coordinates conventions and safety alerts
A Decatur group distributed details for four conventions and collaborated with the Alabama Women's Bowling Tournament the state Kiwanis Convention and the state Dixie Boys League Tournament. The Discover Decatur program debuted at a Commercial Retail Committee meeting. The committee of major shopping districts announced five city wide sales and established a bad check and shop lifting alert roster for merchants. They also worked with the Decatur Jaycees to coordinate the Decatur Christmas Parade.
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Decatur
Alabama
Commercial Retail Committee
Decatur Jaycees
Arrests by Sheriff Up In 1968 Morgan County
Morgan County Sheriff reports 1968 arrests near 3,400 with over 49 percent linked to alcohol offenses in a dry county. Highway intoxication led with 700-plus charges. public drunkenness and illegal liquor possession followed. Theft, burglary, and larceny arrests remained high, while violent crimes dipped, including four murders and six manslaughter charges.
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Morgan County
Sheriff’s Department
Marriages Outnumber Divorces Three To One In 1968
Morgan County probate figures show 714 marriages and 251 divorces in 1968, with August highest for both. June traditionally strong for honeymoons. 1967 had 726 marriages and 261 divorces, while December is rising due to holiday rush.
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Morgan County
Probate
Morgan County Births Double Deaths in 1968
Health Department records show Morgan County births in 1968 outpacing deaths by a wide margin with 1 611 births and 614 deaths through November. The pattern mirrors earlier years with births generally higher. 26 stillbirths noted this year. May led births with 206, while deaths peaked in January at 85.
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Health Department
Morgan County
County Health Department
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Buddy) Evans
Daniel Boatwright
Gary Lee Wilder
Alabama-Tennessee Line
Ardmore
Hartselle
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J. J. Taylor
Boatwright
Earl Bradford
Bill Paustain
Wilder
Evans
Dan Livingston
Bob Dunnavant
Martin Stamping and Stove Co
PBR Electronics
Farmers Mutual Exchange
Tourist and Convention Committee
Belk -Hudson
Belk-Hudson Department
2Nd Ave
Rek
Bobby Kennedy
Tuscaloosa
Los Angeles
U.S
New York
University of Alabama
Bob Bates
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