From blue collar to space age machinists at MSFC
Huntsville reports on Joe Johnson and a 106 man shop at the Marshall Space Flight Center Astrionics Laboratory Pilot Manufacturing Branch. They transform blueprints into precision rocket components using beryllium, aluminum, copper, quartz and rubies for lasers and the Saturn V guidance system.
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Joe Johnson
Marshall Spaceflight Center
Astrionics Laboratory
Bill Linstead
von Braun
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Nasa-Marshall
Huntsville
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Johnson
Astrionics Laboratory Pilot Manufacturing
Fort Bliss
Texas
MSFC
Marshall Center
Preaching Services at Gandy's Cove Church Begin Jan 12
Morgan County notes Mrs W M Morris lists contact 784 2864. Preaching services start at 10 a.m. January 12 at Gandy's Cove Church with Church School to follow.
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Morgan County
Gandy’s Cove
W. M. Morris
Grand Jury Is Next For Death Suspects
Four men accused of killing Leonard Culpepper and tossing his body into a Cuba well face murder robbery burglary and assault charges. Bound over to grand jury, they were captured after a Texas manhunt and held without bond on murder and robbery counts. Bond set on burglary and assault counts. Grand jury session starts February 10.
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Livingston, Ala
Sumter County
Grand Jury
Cuba
Ala
Texas
W. E. Dearman
Grand
Gerald Eaton
John Lokes
Clarence Coon
Harold Leon Edwards
Leonard Culpepper
Cameron
Tex
Stephens
Culpepper
Lokos
Alabama
Parsonage Well Drilling Set To Start At 11 A.M.
The community notes drilling for the new parsonage will begin at 11 o clock. Eileen Bryant has improved and can be up now after a month in bed at Cole Springs. Pattie Francis is slowly improving from an illness at Hartselle Hospital.
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Eileen Bryant
Cole Springs
Pattie Francis
Hartselle Hospital
Lightning strikes trees can cause varied damage
A bolt of lightning may cause a tree to explode or shatter it or flash sideways or run along the ground after striking the tree.
Scout Honors To Be Awarded At Tennessee Valley Banquet
North Alabama Boy Scouts from Cullman and nearby areas will receive Scout honors at the Tennessee Valley Council annual recognition banquet Friday at 7 p.m. at All Steak Restaurant. Over 400 are expected as Dan Mitchell passes out the President's Streamers for 1963 programs. Recipients include Paul Hutto Fred Piland Thomas Allen and Edgar Verchot. Dr Eugene Chenault of Decatur will be installed as council vice president and Thomas Cooke will install officers. Additional honors like the Silver Beaver will be awarded during the event.
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Cullman
Boy
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
All Steak
Lewis Danner
Dan Cole Mitchell
Paul Hutto
Fred Piland
Thomas Allen
Edgar Verchot
Eugene Chenault
Decatur
Thomas Cooke
Army Missile Support Command
North
Alabama
Decatur’s W R Riley to Present Silver Beaver Showers
The text notes W R Riley of Decatur will present the showers at the banquet, awarding the Silver Beaver for outstanding service during the past year.
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W. R. Riley
Decatur
Silver Beaver
Population Boom: U.S. Rises from 132M to 180M 1950 60
The era from 1950 to 1960 saw the national population grow from 132 million to 180 million, signaling rapid postwar expansion and shifting demographics across the United States. The surge reflects structural changes in housing, industry, and migration patterns shaping midcentury America.
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Moon
Kilby
Montgomery
W. A. Bratton
W. L. Stephens
State Department of Agriculture
Thomas Boggs
Boggs
Bratton
Jack Stone
Culpepper Place
Eaton
Edwards
Coon
Dearman
John Drinkard
Linden
Adam Or
Stevens
Are Bros
Banson
Coats
Bim
Dillehay
Bates
Robest
Pearl Cotton
Fabric Shop
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