Coosa River Site Chosen for Giant SEGCO Steam Plant
The SEGCO project on the Coosa River near Shelby County plans a 1,000,000 kilowatt generating plant using coal from Warrior and Cahaba fields. Alabama Power Co. and Georgia Power Co. will share output, with cooling water drawn from Yellow Leaf Creek and a daily water flow of about 800 million gallons.
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Coosa River
Warrior River
Alabama
Southeastern
Southern Electric Generating Co
Alabama Power Co
Georgia Power Co
Georgia
Warrior
Birmingham
Shelby County
Yellow Leaf Creek
New Generating Company
Coosa
SEGCO
Cahaba
Wilsonville
Allatoona
Etowah
Rome
Area serviceman captain transfers to Texas base
Captain Margaret P. Aldridge daughter of Mrs J S Aldridge Trinity 1 was moved to James Connally AFB Texas as clinical laboratory officer in the 3565th USAF Hospital. She earned a 1939 B S from Athens College and trained at William Beaumont Laboratory School El Paso in 1945.
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Margaret P. Aldridge
J. S. Aldridge
Trinity 1
James Connally Afb
Tex
3565Th Usaf
Aldridge
Athens College
William Beaumont Laboratory
el Paso
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Air Force
Germany
Trip
Four Area Men Enter Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Four local men departed June 10 with Dixie Company to begin basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island. The draftees are Carl J. Collins of Decatur, William A. Curbon of Somerville, Cecil H. Turner of Decatur, and Robert M. Patterson of Athens, all listed as sons of their respective parents.
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U.S. Marines
Dixie Co
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
D.C
Carl J. Collins
Horace V. Collins
6Th Ave. SE
Decatur
William A. Curbon
George H. Curbon
Somerville
Cecil H. Turner
Cecil C. Turner
10Th St. SE
Robert M. Patterson
Hettie M. Lentz
N. Madison St
Athens
Oakes Assigned to Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson
Pvt. Billy H. Oakes son of Mr and Mrs James Wallace Oakes La Ce yes Spring has been assigned to Co C 8th Battalion 2nd Training Regiment for eight weeks of basic combat training. He received uniform clothing a complete physical examination and an aptitude test battery upon arrival.
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Fort Jackson
S.C
Billy H. Oakes
James Wallace Oakes
Lacey’s Spring
Co. C
8Th Battallion
Oakes
Army Capt Cortner completes Infantry School course at Fort Benning
Army Capt Sanders A Cortner son of Mrs Hood Harris Court land finished a 31 week infantry officer advanced course at Fort Benning Georgia. The 29 year old graduate of Columbia Military Academy 1946 and US Military Academy West Point 1951 served to acquaint him with administrative and tactical duties of a field grade officer. Townsend completes eight week automotive maintenance course at Fort Knox
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Army
Sanders A. Cortner
Hood Harris
Courtland
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Cortner
Columbia (Tenn
Army Pvt. Charles H. Lindsay Jr completes eight week course
Fort Knox Army private Charles H. Lindsay Jr. finished an eight week parts supply course at The Armor School on May 30. He trained in stock records maintenance and storage inspection and identification of armored equipment parts. Lindsay, 23, entered the Army in 1958 and trained at Fort Jackson. He formerly worked for Athens Parts Co and is a 1954 Athens High School graduate. His mother, Mrs. Margaret H. Lindsay, lives in Athens.
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Fort Knox
James
Townsend
Laura
Cleveland
Annie M. Townsend
Maple St
Decatur
Charles H. Lindsay
Barbara
Vine St
Athens
Lindsay
Army
Fort Jackson
S.C
Athens Parts Co
Athens High School
Margaret H. Lindsay
Athens 4
Bookmobile Stops Schedule Across Tanner and Nearby Venues
The bookmobile will visit Tanner and nearby sites on Tuesday June 16 with stops at Tanner Negro Methodist Church from 9:00 to 9:30, Swanner's Store 9:35 to 10:05, Tennessee Valley State Trade School 10:15 to 11:00, a location opposite the Trade School 11:15 to 12:00, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 1:30 to 2:00, and Trinity Post Office 2:30 to 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Negro Methodist Church
Swanner’s
Tanner
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Trinity Post Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Daily
Alabama River Development
Authoity
State Planne Industrial Development
Tment
Alabama Et Co
Warrior Fields
Oii
National Defense Service
Daniel Green Slippers
Bermuda
Manhattan
Wembley
Pioneer
Swank Jewelry
Seaforth
Botany
Hyde Park
Pat Boone
Penney
James Cash Penney
J. C. Penney Co
Boone
Sweet Sue
Charketts
KRAFT
Starkist
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