Decatur’s 1960s growth and key political shifts summarized
A retrospective look at Decatur in the 1960s notes population momentum despite a 1966 slowdown, with water and electricity growth outpacing earlier periods. It details local politics, mayor and sheriff changes, urban renewal under Operation New Decatur, and major projects including Browns Ferry plant, new schools, parks, and civic buildings, plus notable events from 1960 to 1969.
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U.S
Huntsville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Browns Ferry
Southern Airways
Pryor Field
Harry S. Truman
Elvis Presley
T. C. Almon
Moulton Heights
Decatur
Austinville
City opens recreation centers and parks as budget rises
The city opened two recreation centers and started Point Mallard Park's million dollar beach. A $3 million budget was approved, with the city taking over refuse collection. A planned rural community study, Union Bay camp plant, and annex resistance in Priceville and Burningtree are noted. Officials vow funding for a new city library and coliseum by 1970.
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Huntsville
Blackburn
Commissioner's
Decatur
New Decatur
Point Mallard Park
Southwest
Decatur’s
Union Bay Camp
Priceville
Burningtree
Notable Decatur Leaders Named in Region Business Listing
A 1962 Southeastern Region roster highlights leaders from Decatur. King from Dothan and Vanderbilt alum. Collins from Myrtle, Miss., senior VP State National Bank. Hamilton of Decatur, Earl Glenn Agency VP. Orr of Standard Oil, all linked to local churches and clubs.
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Dothan
King
Vanderbilt University
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association
Decatur
Carolyn
Collins
Myrtle, Miss
State National Bank of Alabama
First Baptist Church of
Decatur Rotary Club
Wood Junior College
University of Mississippi
University of Tennessee
Memphis
Joy
College St
Nurse’s Father Drowns in Alabama Flooded Road
Miss Warren, a nurse at Hartselle Hospital, is daughter of Lonnie D. Warren of Danville who drowned when his car was washed into a ditch near Hopewell Community during the New Year holiday period. Additional fatalities include three year old Gary Williams Johnson of Monroeville killed in a two car crash near Interstate 65 and Alabama 47. Weather warnings prompted travel advisories though no major weather factor in the Huntsville area accidents.
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Miss Warren
Hartselle Hospital
Lonnie D. Warren
Danville
Hopewell
Alabama
Huntsville
Gary Williams Johnson
Monroeville
Interstate 65
Alabama 47
New Year Celebrations and Trafalgar Square Arrests Rock City
In a busy scene 100000 shopping centers overflowed with animated dog recreations while Trafalgar Square saw 11 arrests for drunkenness and weapons offenses. Fifteen treated at hospital for exposure and injuries from fountains and scuffles as revelers rang in the new year. A Vanderbilt graduate, longtime church and Kiwanis member from Decatur, resides with Blythe at 508 Eighth Ave SE. Chamber members may reserve for the annual meeting by contacting the chamber offices.
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Trafalgar Square
Blythe
Eighth Ave
Chamber
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Pagel
Knox McRae
Lewis West
McRae
Charles Gunthorp
Albert Brewer
H. R. Leeman
Tuskegee
Chamber of Commerce
Civicnter
Tennessee
Wheeler Dam
Dodd
Hartselle
Morris Looney
John Kennedy
Bank Street
Falkville
Billy Don Boulden
U. S. Supreme Court
Newton Powell
City Planning Board
Flint
Ollie Simpson
Federal
Gordon Drive
George Wallace
6Th Ave
TVA
Aubrey Wagner
Athens
Tennessee River
Courtland
Monsanto
Amoco
Lurleen Wallace
Cotaco
Donald Livingston
Ardmore
James Bloodworth
State Supreme Court
Morgan County
Wallace Center
Phong Dien
Thua Thien
Viet Cong
Hamilton
Earl Glenn Agency
Central ‘Methodist Church
Decatur Civitan ‘Club
Auburn
Battle
Meadowbrook Rd
Orr
The
Standard Oil Company
William R. Collins
A. Allen Hamilton
Weather Bureau
North
Huntsville-Decatur
Orr Jr
Sears
Sears and
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Sears, Roebuck and CO
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