Made in Decatur expands Jim Dandy dog food line
Decatur plant shifts from dog kibble to a growing range of animal foods including catfish and horse treats. New products Puppy Love and Dog Ration join other exclusive Decatur items, with plans to package dogration locally and expand nationwide.
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Decatur
Lee Sentell
Jim Dandy
Birmingham
Don Lofty
Decatur Inn
Georgia
Savannah
U.S
Lofty
Jim
Chuck Rause
Gold Kist
State Docks
American Maize
Savannah Foods
Dixie Crystal Sugar
Decatur plants cited for safety in national manufacturing list
Eleven Alabama facilities including Airco Inc industrial gases division and Monsanto Textiles Co in Decatur earned Manufacturing Chemists Association certificates for 1974 operations without a disabling injury. MCA president William Driver credited intensified safety efforts by all employees and highlighted the chemical industry’s strong safety record.
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Lee Sentell
Alabama
U.S
Manufacturing Chemists Association
Decatur
Airco Inc
Industrial Gases Division
Monsanto Textiles CO
MCA
William Driver
Airco Ard Monsanto
National Safety Council
Calhoun shop receives Teledyne Wisconsin engine donation
Al Cone of Teledyne Wisconsin Co donates a Wisconsin engine to Calhoun Community College vocational shop with instructor Bob Miller and Odell Wils of Wilson Equipment Co observing. The piece will help students gain hands on familiarity with the equipment as part of their training.
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al Cone
Teledyne Wisconsin Co
Calhoun Community College
Bob Miller
Odell Wils
Wilson Equipment Co
Decatur
Bobby Herbert
Vacations expand as fringe benefits grow across firms
A 1964 to 1973 comparison shows paid vacations rising from 2 percent offering up to five weeks to 28 percent granting six weeks. The Conference Board finds 8.2 percent of payroll spent on paid time off, with growth in birthdays, floating holidays, and two added paid holidays over the decade. Office workers receive more paid time off than nonoffice staff, with jury service, bereavement, voting, and medical expenses often covered.
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Sylvia Porter
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Simon
Federal Reserve
Congress
U.S
John Cunniff
NEW York
Corporation
Conference Board
Alabama S&L activity hits April record highs
The 62 member associations report savings inflows of 23.8 million and mortgage closings of 43.6 million in April, up from the previous April highs and a year earlier. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta released the figures.
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Alabama Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Home Loan Bank OF Atlanta
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ConAgra Mill
Alabama Farmers Co-op
THE
Decatur Daily
Airco
Monsanto Safety
Amoco
Baker
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Michael Baker
Athens College
Jerry Reed
Horsley
James Horsley
Federal Land Bank Association OF
William Sanderson
Fbla of
Limestone
Madison
Morgan Counties
Mills
John McCloud
Steve Stradhota
Chrysler
Robert Mills
Mills Dodge-Chrysler
Monsanto
Ray McElhaney
Dewitt Oaks
Bob Crone JR
McElhaney
Pensacola
Oaks
Eva
City Native
J.A. Roberts JR
Rose’s
Henderson, N.C
Florence State
Southern Regional
Fruehauf
Prestolite
Decatur Downtown Association
McClary
Hagler
Emmett McClary
Joe Hagler
McClary Tire CO
Lee St
B.F. Goodrich
Selmian
Selma
First Alabama Bank OF Athens
W. van Gilbert
Gilbert
John H. Mackin
J.J. Bonner
Quay Finetrack
Leroy May
R.F. Crone Jr
Clarence Rannefeld
Ken Srinivas
Porter
Mackin
First Alabama
First Advisors
Falls Church
First Virginia Bank of Tidewater
Norfolk
Birmingham Trust National Bank
American Society OF Civil Engineers
Sheraton Mountain Brook Inn
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