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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1965

Page

12

Industrial Boom Rises in Northern Alabama contrast with past

Huntsville expands with Redstone Arsenal and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center amid a 27,000 strong workforce. A 106 square mile annex fuels zoning, new city hall, library, park and two shopping centers as firms from IMS to IBM build near the Tennessee River.

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Hartselle Logging Days Recalls a Rough Front Line Era

Elliott Howell recalls the Hartselle lumber boom from 1902 to 1932, detailing the industry along L&N routes, ox wagons and mules hauling logs, cedar trade, and a dangerous river rescue. He describes the Hazards, gear, and rugged life of early North Alabama lumber camps.

Big’ Hitt Lumber Co H. H. Hitt Falkyville Stewart Eva Hartselle Hartselle Lumber Co Elliott Howell Elliott A. P. Howell Danville E. H. Sharpley Pettis Cleaners Howell Ford Motor Building Morgan County Exchange L&n Siey Massey Hayden Birmingham Lacon Wales Carolinas Georgia Margaret Mitchell Virginia Alabama

Public Forum Letter From Decatur Daily Readers

A reader asks why country renters cannot insure household furnishings amid rising premiums and insurer restrictions. The letter notes prior insurance payouts and TVA flood regulation benefits totaling over 500 million dollars, contrasting with flood control spending.

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