Valley TVA chairman warns of industrial transition challenge
Aubrey J. Wagner, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, urged Decatur Chamber of Commerce members to pursue a “Valley of Light” by guiding a shift from farming to industry. He proposed locating big industries in the countryside, reforming education for combined living, and adjusting laws to fit an industrial society, citing TVA precedents in flood control navigation and power.
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Tennessee Valley
Aubrey J. Wagner
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Wagner
TVA
Knoxville
Decatur Country Club
Pryor Field
A. R. Jones
Tenn
Jones
Frank E. Smith
Highway financing priorities stressed for new Alabama administration
Guest editorial highlights dire state highway funding and the need for new money to sustain road construction and match federal grants for the interstate system. It compares Alabama with neighboring states on expenditures debt and gas tax receipts, noting Alabama lags in motor vehicle license collections and passenger car registrations.
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Ed Rodgers
Tax Foundation
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Decatur Police Chief to address Rotary on safety film
J Pack Self, chief of the Decatur Police Department, will speak and show a safety film to the Rotary Club of Decatur on Monday. A car fire on 1st Ave SE and a storage building loss on US 31 south were reported Thursday by fire crews. no fires Friday morning. The Wheeler Basin Public Library does not rent records but lends them.
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J. Pack Self
Decatur Police Department
Rotary Club of
Decatur
1St Ave. SE
U.S. 31 South
Wheeler Basin Public
Henderson
Chamber
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
No One Left To Play E-Flat For Funeral
John Casimir jazzman died in New Orleans at 64. He played a distinctive E-flat clarinet shaping a primitive, mournful wail tied to Dixieland traditions. A lasting funeral parade tribute is planned with Casimir’s Young Tuxedo Jazz Marching Band leading the procession.
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New Orleans
John Casimir
Dixieland
Casimir
Allen Jaffe
Preservation Hall
Jaffe
Wero
Young Tuxedo Jazz Marching Band
Yeoornete
Bobody
Hartselle Council weighs Sunday closing order
Hartselle city council planned a Tuesday night vote on whether Han D Way Market should stay open Sundays. Councilman J D Long said the panel had not decided yet but favored seeking an injunction to close the store on Sundays, a stance supported by Mayor Grady Long. The injunction was denied previously by Circuit Judge Newton B Powell, who said the store’s operations did not constitute a nuisance. Glenn Crook’s market has been closed multiple Sundays at the mayor’s request.
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Hartselle
Glenn Crook
Grady Long
Decatur
Newton B. Powell
Powell
Crook
H'’Selle
Henderson to remain chamber president for 1963
R W Pete Henderson will serve as interim president in 1963 after an announcement before his annual report. Joe Calvin, Haskell Ross and C Willard Nelson are elected to 1963 officers, with Nelson continuing as treasurer. The report outlined a plan for a new chamber headquarters at Walnut Street NE and 6th Avenue, including fundraising, groundbreaking in summer, and an open house in the new building.
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R. W
Pete” Henderson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Chamber
Joe H. Calvin
Haskell J. Ross
C. Willard Nelson
Calvin
James L. Roberts
Ross
Henon W. Pearce
Walnut St
6Th Ave
Tshombe Gears for Final Stand at Kolwezi War Capital
In Katanga, Moise Tshombe prepares to resist or negotiate as U.N. forces pause near Jadotville. Union Miniere reports mining operations fled after sabotage and chaos, while bridges are blown on routes toward Kolwezi. U.N. command seeks limited gains amid uncertain advances.
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Robin P. Mannock
Leopoldville
the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Kolwezi
Union Miniere
Tshombe
Congo
Jadotville
U.N
Elizabethville
New York
Kebbede Gebre
South African Press Association
Mulongwishi
Cyrille
Adoula
Adrian Porter
Simple Rites Last For Kerr
President Kennedy and dignitaries attended the simple funeral for Kerr a 66 year old Oklahoma oilman senator who died of a heart attack in Washington. Kerr’s burial followed at Rose Hill Mausoleum with plans to later inter him in Ada near his birthplace. He was a key ally for Kennedy and helped push foreign trade legislation through the Senate.
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Robert S. Kerr
America
Kerr
Washington
Kennnedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Tinker Air Force Base
First Baptist Church
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Oklahoma
J. Howard Edmondson
Herschel H. Hobbs
U.S. Senate
John W. Raley
Oklahoma Baptist University
Rose Hill
Ada
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Complete service for Frigidaire and all make appliances
Robinson's on 2nd Ave offers complete service for Frigidaire and all appliance brands. Customer repairs, parts, and maintenance provided with local shop commitment.
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Robinson‘s
2Nd Ave
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Winford
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Helm
Decature Chamber of Commerce
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Montgomery
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