Life Beginning At 81 For City Clerk
Joe Pettey, Decatur city clerk for 22 years, plans travel with his wife after ending his long public service. He recalls early transportation, wartime service, and changes in the town from gravel streets to paved roads, with five marriages and 11 grandchildren shaping a life near a century.
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America
Pettey
California
Nashville
Vanderbilt Hospital
Tower St. SE
Athens
Decatur
L & N Railroad
Transportation Department
Telephone Company
Roberta Hicks
Jackson
Tenn
Ruth Briscoe
Martha Frances
Rebecca
Robert
Los Angeles
Calif
Orlando
Fla
Joe Pettey
Market Takes Moderate Dip After Slim Volumes
The market fell on lighter volume, ending a streak of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.89 to 879.17 as 4.32 million shares traded, with 13 of the 15 most active stocks declining and America Photocopy leading activity at 9% losses on 206,300 shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Red China
Viet Nam
America
Coastal States
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Appointments Announced At Chemstrand
Grant Blair and Theron O White named to new posts in Chemstrand Applications Research and Service. Blair a NC State textile chemistry graduate from Jamestown with wife Cora. White a veteran of Chemstrand with prior LA plant manager experience and wife Barbara and two sons at 1115 Edgewood SW.
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Grant Blair
Theron O. White
Chemstrand
Blair
North Carolina State University
Jamestown
N.C
Cora
Birchwood
White
Eva
Athens
Pacific Coast Carpet Company
Los Angeles
Calif
Barbara
Edgewood, SW
Mt Kennedy Namesake Ties to Hub Bard Founding Society
Mt Kennedy neighbor Mt Hubbard at 14 950 feet honors Gardiner Greene Hubbard first president of the National Geographic Society and links the peaks to early exploration and geographic study.
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Mt. Kennedy
Mt. Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
The
National Geographic Society
New Products Highlight Bouncing Peanut Butter and Gadgets
The report lists new items for summer shoppers including Popeye Peanut Butter in a light one ounce jar that holds 28 ounces of peanut butter, a water powered outdoor shower from Wiss Mfg, a self contained epoxy for repairs from Atlas Minerals, a cordless tape recorder by V M Corp, GE Thermostat with adjustable limits, knock down Christmas trees from American Technical Machinery, and Shampatize cleaner from Amerace. Addresses for involved companies are provided.
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Leavitt Corp
Everett
Mass
American Technical Machinery Corp
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Santilli Highway
Wiss Manufacturing Co
Third St
Hoboken
N. J
Atlas Mineral Products Division
Electric Storage Battery Co
Mertztown
V-M Corp
Benton Harbor
Mich
General Electric Co
Louisville
Amerace Corp
Peneton Division
East 42Nd St
New York
Dow Jones Edges Lower in Mixed Stock Averages
New York June 18 AP Dow Jones closing averages show declines led by industrials and utilities while rails rebound. Markets end with mixed moves as bonds and commodity futures tick higher and trading volume rises across sectors.
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New York
Chemstrand Unveils Blue C Polyester at Atlanta Display
Chemstrand Co announced the Blue C polyester with Monsanto backing as the textile industry sees its first public showcase at the American Apparel Manufacturers Association convention in Atlanta. The Decatur facility, part of Chemstrand’s Acrilan acrylic carbon, will feature Blue C polyester and blends in the Wear-Dated program.
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Atlanta
Chemstrand Co
R. E. Smith
American Apparel ‘Manufacturers Association
Decatur
Chemstrand
Monsanto
Smith
Greenwood Mills
iGreenwood
Southern Bell Announces Two Executive Changes
J W Miller becomes assistant vice president for Alabama operations at Southern Bell while C T Happer Jr moves from general commercial manager to general personnel manager overseeing the Decatur exchange and 91 other Alabama exchanges. Miller, a 40 year veteran, and Happer, a Decatur native, held prior posts in Mississippi and New York.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
J. W. Miller
Alabama
C. T. Happer Jr
Decatur
Miller
Hopper
Southern Bell
Happer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Birmingham
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Todey
Wykers
Benk Street
John Holiday
Prestolite
John H. Odom
Center
National Management Association
Prestolite Management Club
ED Morse
AP Business News
General Electric
GE Electric
Penetone Chemical Division
Dow Jones
Standard and Poor's Stock Index
Coldwater, Miss
Mississippi A&m
Starkville
Miss
Auburn University
Florida
C. T. Happer
U.S
Scotts
Scott
Huffy
Briggs & Stratton
American Standards Association
Ria de
Ane
Paul C. Davis
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