Porter Inventor Promises Obsolete Browns Ferry Power
Cecil Lloyd Porter, 62, claims a perpetual motion style generator, the Recycle Power Unit, could produce vast energy with minimal input and lower electricity prices. He built a blueprint driven by a water tub, turbines, and a 10 foot siphon, with patent approval and TVA interest amid skepticism about feasibility.
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Cecil Lloyd Porter
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Porter
Lawrence County
Calendar of events around Decatur area hobbies and meetings
Rev George Creel continues Bible study at Christ's Mission. Telephone Service Co hosts reception for Decatur PBX Club at Ole Farm Beef House. Pilot Club meets at Decatur Inn. Morgan County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Rodeo at posse farm near Hartselte. Singing at Wolf Springs Church featuring King's Messengers. Bell Homemakers meet on Finley Island Road. Cookout for PBX Club at local park. Valley Grove Baptist church sings with Sparkman aftet. Decatur Shrine Club at Woodall's Barbeque. Calvary Baptist Church hosts Altarmen Quartet gospel. Cotaco United Methodist hosts preteen event with King's Crusaders. Church of God of Prophecy revival services nightly. Various gospel sings at local churches with several named groups. National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 736 meets at Star Inn with lunch. Pleasant Grove Baptist gospel singing with Calvary Echoes and King's Messengers. Danville ministries host memorial and guest gospel singers. Sorority rush info party at Mrs John Condon home in Mooresville. WMU Cotaco sponsors noon dinner. Pines Baptist Church homecoming and decoration. Evergreen Methodist Church holds all day singing with Pilgrim Quartet. Landersville Church of Christ to hold gospel meetings. Revival at Church of God of Prophecy through June 9 with Rev W S Meyers. Decatur Arts Council called meeting in First National Bank. Vacation Bible School at 16th Avenue Baptist through Friday 7 to 9 p.m. Open housing talk by Ronald Jackson at NAACP Carrie Matthews Center. VBS at Flint Baptist Church starts June 1. Newcomers Club luncheon at Holiday Inn with arts and crafts by Mrs John Bradbury.
No Local Effects Seen From TB Treatment Bill
A Senate Health Committee recommendation aims to fund tuberculosis treatment in general hospitals, with phased closure of most TB hospitals. District One TB Hospital in Flint and facilities in Gadsden and Tuscaloosa will continue operations. The three accredited hospitals would gain higher per diem funds from $16 to $30.
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Flint
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of
Lee Thomas
District One
State Committee of Public Health
General Hospital
Alabama Health __ Study Commission
Jones Named UW Campaign Division Head in Alabama
C Gordon Jones, former president of Henderson National Bank and later executive at several banks, is named professional division chairman of the United Way Campaign. A Savannah native born 1927 and Emory alumnus, he serves in civic groups and praises United Way for aiding multiple agencies. He and wife Nancy have three children.
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United Way Campaign
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Savannah
Emory University
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Henderson National Bank
Huntsville
Central Bank and Trust Co
Birmingham
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Rotary Club
Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Credit Committee
Alabama Banking Association
United Way
Nancy
Kay Jones Patterson
Gordon Jones Jr
Jennifer Jones
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