Martin Declines Recreation Post at City Council Meeting
City Councilman Charles Martin declined a new term on the Park and Recreation Board and nominated Marvin E. Taylor for a five year seat. Taylor’s appointment was approved along with several other board and committee choices. The council also backed a $20,459 beautification project for the 14th Street median and Pines Park with HUD grant hopes.
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Ben Windham
Charles — Martin
Park and Recreation Board
Martin
Marvin E. Taylor
Ewell St. S
Taylor
Walter L. Evans
McCoy Pitt
Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Wilson Morgan
Gerald W. Neher
Municipal Utilities Board
Carey Cockrell
Personnel Board
Dorothy Schwachow
Paul Alford
Russell Johnson
Planning Commission
Clyde Murphy
Gas-Fitters Examining Board
Edwin N. Davidson Jr
Public Building Authority
14Th St
6Th Ave
Brewer Overpass
Pines Park
Myrtis Powell
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Parks and Recreation Fund
Charles Gunthorp
Clean
National Linen Service
Bill Dukes
Gulf Distributing Co
Standard Oil Co
Valley Oil Co
Roberts and Son
Meyercord Co
Lakeview City Park
Bill Levin
Stratford Village
Decatur Couple Long Winding Road To Gastonia NC
Polishborn Julian Hirschfeld and Frances Rosenblum survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald then reunite in Brussels before moving to Gastonia North Carolina as he becomes a research director in textiles. Their story drew national attention in The Saturday Evening Post.
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Gastonia
N. C
Julian Hirshfeld
Decatur
Julian
Monsanto
Lodz
Poland
University of Milhouzen
France
Vigogne
Strasbourg
Warsaw
Auschwitz
Frances
Francesca Miriam Rosenblum
Opatow
Zawiercie
Ravensbruck
Buchenwald
Brussels
Europe
America
Harry Wyman
Jacksonville
Fla
Hirshfelds Become American Citizens in Greenville
During a Veterans Day ceremony in Greenville South Carolina the Hirshfeld family became American citizens. Julian Hirschfeld gave a spontaneous grateful remark about America and the adopted land that he believes will never end. They praise Decatur as home and express deep attachment to the city and its people. Frances notes their move from Gastonia to the “nicest town in the United States.”
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South Carolina
Hirshhfelds
Greenville
S. C
Julian
America
Hirschfelds
Decatur
Stolen car recovered by county officers
A car stolen over the weekend from Lott Motor Co at 105 Grant St SE was found Monday by sheriff's deputies. Sheriff John McBride said it was abandoned and stripped of tires and battery in a field near Amoco. No arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
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Lott Motor Co
Grant St. SE
Sheriff's Deputies
John McBride
Amoco
McBride
Jones to Speak at Decatur Chamber Public Affairs Meeting
U S Representative Bob Jones will address the Decatur Chamber of Commerce public affairs committee at 4 p m in the chamber board room. He plans to discuss pending business and industrial legislation and will meet county officials and Soil and Water district supervisors in Huntsville at noon the same day.
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U.S
Bob Jones
Decatur Chamber—of Commerce
Chamber
William S. Coles
Jones
Huntsville
Boards of Soil and Water Conservation District
Decatur
Milam Becomes Morgan County Justice Court Judge
Decatur attorney Robert L. Milam officially assumes the Morgan County justice court post as of today. Milam, 34, will earn 10000 annually and handle warrants and cases formerly heard by justices of the peace under County Judge C. Bennett McRae during a transitional period.
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Bill Cornwell
Decatur
Robert L. Milam
Morgan County Justice Court
Newton B. Powell
Milam
R. L
Dick) Hundley
County Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
C. Bennett McRae
Powell
Justice Court
Justices of the Peace
J. Lester Smith
Bill Baxley
David Cauthen
Vanderbilt University Law School
Phoenix
Ariz
Recreation official reviews Point Mallard campground layout
Interior Department regional director Roy Woods examines the Point Mallard campground design layout with park board member Harry Rice former Interior official and park manager John Mathews. Regional planner Gary Voketz stands in the background as development proceeds.
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Roy Woods
Interior Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Center
Point Mallard
Harry Rice
John Mathews
Gary Voketz
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed for Decatur Daily readers
The Decatur Daily provides emergency contact numbers for police fire highway patrol and sheriff services plus ambulance crisis call center numbers. It also lists poison exposure guidance and the operator option to dial 0 for any uncertain emergency.
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Asm
Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Assault Try On Girl Fails At JA Building
Donna Miller an 18 year old Calhoun Junior College student a secretary for the Junior Achievement program was attacked in an upstairs room at the JA building Old City Hall. The assailant seized a pair of scissors and pushed her to the stairs before fleeing. no arrest was reported. Miller was treated at Decatur General Hospital for injuries from the fall.
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Decatur General Hospital
Donna Miller
Calhoun Junior College
Old City Hall
Miss Miller
Prichard Police Go Sick as Pay Raise Denied
Prichard patrolmen report sick en masse and stay home while City Council rejects a two step pay raise. Police Chief Dan Davis says 21 day shift officers are absent and Mobile police assist with patrols and escorts to maintain order. City cites insufficient funds for general raises. Prichard, an industrial city of over 41 500 residents north of Mobile.
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Prichard
Ala
Dan. Davis
Davis
Mobile
Federal Official Tours Point Mallard Complex
The Atlanta regional director of the Interior Department praised Point Mallard as a quality park in Decatur during a Monday tour with park board members. He highlighted the site’s natural setting, design, and recreational facilities plus a $128,000 BOR grant funding a $250,000 campground.
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Federal Official
Point Mallard Complex
Woods
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
BOA
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Barbie
Badsen
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Ruth Wicker
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Margaret Dorothy
Maxie
Danville
Pendleton
Jackson County
House of Representatives
Public Works Committee
House
Elk River Development Board
Cookeville
Tenn
Frances S. Brauer
Tennessee Tech
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Decatur Daily
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Lee Sentell
Atlanta
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Park Board
John Matthews
Gilmer Blackburn
City Hall
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