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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1972

Page

10

State National Renames Major Office Positions

State National Bank of Alabama renames 21 assistant vice presidents and 27 assistant cashiers with new titles to reflect duties. Changes affect Athens Cullman Decatur Falkville and other offices. Hartsel le American Bank and Trust Co mails $1 per share dividends to about 300 shareholders.

Lee Sentell State National Bank of Alabama Bank C. W. Nelson William D. Gilchrist Jr Mims Rogers Jr Robert A. Terrell Jr John F. Manning Gary Sullivan Decatur Joseph A. Holt Jay Mallins Athens Nedra Hudson Arnice Weeks Willie Joe Ray Carlos Melville Ronald Smith Cullman Dan David David Harris Dennis McMeans la Verne Hart Margaret Newman Falkville Hartselle — American Bank and Trust Co Hartselle Bank Alton Bartlett New York Monsanto Textiles Co Empire State Building Avenue of the Americas Monsanto Building Monsanto New York City St. Louis AKRON Goodyear Tire and Rubber ‘Co

Metropolitan Life supervisors attend New Orleans seminar

Mrs. Sarah Gray of Metropolitan Life Insurance led a group of 25 company supervisors at an electronic communication seminar in New Orleans. She has been with the firm since 1947. Lowell C. Waltrip, Metropolitan district sales manager, attended a Tampa management meeting.

Sarah Gray Metropolitan Life Insurance, Co Johnston St New Orleans Lowell C. Waltrip Tampa Fla

Goodyear’s First Man Still At Work Since 1933 Hire

Jessie Pickett, the first man Goodyear hired when the Decatur mill opened in 1933, remains a pipe fitter today. He recounts the early hiring scrambles, working for Conneticutt Mills before Goodyear acquired the plant, and notes 640 current workers with total annual payroll of about 3.9 million dollars.

Lee Sentell Jessie Pickett Goodyear Decatur Pickett Willie Bolan Conneticutt Mills Bolan Mill One Hoover Church St. Pickett Ray Thomas Goodyear Mills 19Th St. SE

General Truck Sales Opens in Decatur Alabama

General Truck Sales of Alabama began operations Monday at U S 31 South in a 40,000 square foot complex valued at 300000 dollars. The outlet employs 15 people and will eventually create 75 to 100 jobs serving both individuals and fleets with sales service parts and maintenance. The Decatur site is an outlet for General Transportation Services Inc of Nashville with Diamond Reo truck distribution and full heavy duty truck support.

General Truck Sales of Alabama U. S. 31 General Charles Johnson Johnson General Truck Sales General Transportation Services Inc Nashville William J. Wilson Jr North Decatur Ance Villa Fontaine Apartments Diamond Reo U.S. 31 South North Alabama

Richard Burton Tops Britain Box Office in 1971

Richard Burton led UK cinema box office in 1971, with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman following, per Motion Picture Herald annual survey.

Burton London Richard Burton Britain Steve MecQueen Dustin Hoffman Motion Picture Herald

Relic Found In Paris Church Excavation May Date To 1916 Fire

Workmen remodeling the First Baptist Church in Paris, Texas uncovered a rusted metal slip scraper pulled by mules. Architect B P Denney identified it as an old slip scraper used to excavate and level sites and suggested it may date to the church fire of 1916.

Paris, Tex First Baptist Church B.P. Denney Baptists Paris

Protestant chosen as president of Catholic Historical Association

The Rev. Dr. Albert C. Cutler of Southern Methodist University has been elected president of the American Catholic Historical Association, becoming the first Protestant to hold the post. He is noted as a leading ecumenical figure and a widely quoted voice on the Second Vatican Council aside from Pope Paul VI.

Catholic Unit NEW York Albert C. Cutler Southern Methodist University American Catholic Historical Association Paul VI

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