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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1973

Page

11

Westmead Plaza slated around Winn-Dixie in Danville

Gateway Realty plans Westmead Plaza on Danville Road near Beltline Road anchored by Winn-Dixie with Pic'n Pay Shoes plus four stores fronting the parking lot. First permits issued for two of at least ten buildings in a 50 687 square foot development. Jeffrey Shelton is contractor. Sixth Ave SE adds Krystal Hamburgers and other chains with Taco Bell Sizzler and Church's Fried Chicken nearby.

Lee Sentell Winn-Dixie Danville Rd Beltline Rd Westmead Plaza Jimmy Shelton Pic’n Pay Shoes Gateway Realty John Eyster Emmette Barran Gateway Jeff’s Restaurant Sixth Ave Krystal Hamburgers Kentucky Fried Chicken Church’s Fried Chicken Jack’s Hamburgers 7Th St. SE Taco Bell Direct Oil Co Fairway Dr. SE Sizzler Steak House Larry Bowers John Shourd Huntsville Carl Johnson

Transferee buying program and ConAgra promotions noted

A business buying program for transferees and a national referral system are highlighted beside ConAgra Southeast grocery division promotions. John Hoyt Baswell becomes sales manager. Ben W. McCrory leads the south Alabama district. Baswell has 1966 service with the company. McCrory comes from a Birmingham bakery.

Steve Shirley Real Estate 6Th Ave ConAgra Southeast Grocery Products Walter Justin John Hoyt Baswell Ben W. McCrory South Alabama Baswell Alabama Mississippi Tennessee McCrory Birmingham Florida

Used Car Buying Guide Amid Odometer Rules and Shortage

A Guide to buying a late model used car advises shopping early, checking dealers carefully, avoiding high pressure sales, and using guides like Kelley Blue Book and Consumer Reports. It notes a recent odometer tampering ban raising prices, with shortages of low mileage compacts and advice to inspect with a mechanic and test drive under varied traffic.

Sylvia Porter National Automobile Dealers Assn Kelly Auto Market Report U.S Consumer Reports Consumers Union Edmund Edmund Publications Corp Great Neck N.Y

Local business leaders highlight regional trade network

Donald Gross, charter president of Birmingham. Lou Taganni of Sonic Tires in Detroit. Bob Evans, president of Southern Stores. Jim Carpenter, Decatur store manager, shown in a Daily photo by Ricky Brooks.

Donald Gross Birmingham Lou Taganni Sonic Tires of Detroit Bob Evans Southern Stores Jim Carpenter Decatur Ricky Brooks

Decatur Morgan County Chamber Publishes 240 Group Booklet

The Decatur Morgan County Chamber mails a biennial booklet listing 240 organizations to presidents. It categorizes civic clubs cultural groups fraternal groups garden clubs homemakers groups miscellaneous professional groups shopping center and trade associations U S Army Reserve units United Fund agencies veterans groups women s groups and youth groups. The cover shows a tempera drawing of Decatur by David C Hulse. Copies are available on request.

Decatur- Morgan County Chamber of Commerce U.S. Army Reserve United Fund Decatur David C. Hulse Hulse Alabama

Walter Blackwell Advertises Personal Loans at First State Bank

A local message promotes Walter Blackwell at First State Bank of Decatur offering personal loans. It highlights agency enthusiasm with the slogan YES WE’RE THE BANK THAT CAN and provides contact details for Johnston Street and Gateway branches with phone number 355-1511.

Walter Blackwell First State Walter Johnston St. Or Gateway

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Steve Shirley Compton Terry South Central Bell Universal Oil Products Co UOP Chrysler Corp Oklahoma Theo Compton Washington National Association of Home Builders NAHB James W. Smith Wagoner, Okla Prestolite Electrical Division Eltra Corp Paul Grisham Smith Prestolite i Shelley Glover Lawrence County High School Calhoun Junior College Auburn University Extension Service P. H. Blackwell Universal Oil Products Wolverine Tube R. C. Crowe Blackwell Auburn University Alabama Business Research Council Society For the Advancement of Management Billy L. Terry Prestolite T. L. Scoggins Decatur High School Albright College Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School Bobby L. Suggs Amoco Chemical Corp J. D. Reed Suggs Amoco Lawrence County University of Alabama Chadwick K. Day Sr Woodmen of The World Life Insurance Society Pheasant Run St. Charles Ill United Air Lines Edward E. Carlson Jetport Huntsville-Decatur Tacoma Wash North Alabama Western International Hotels United Grant Decatur Shopping Center Grant City Thomas G. Barksdale Ann Sam Wheat Merchants National Bank of Vicksburg Wheat Citizens Industrial Bank of Decatur Vicksburg Advertising Council Council of Better Business Bureau BBB Mally G. Shelley Monsanto G. B. Hughey Headland Shelley Brown Engineering University of Alabama At Huntsville University of Tennessee Dwayne Glover Moulton Horace Mann Educators Corp Brussels Moscow Leningrad Helsinki Glover Arkansas Educators Insurance Baker National Electrical Manufacturers Association Hartselle Baker Industries Inc Clinton Lake Metco Forest Peterson Charter Tire City Ken Drummond Country Boy Eddie Don Weeks Kathy Patterson Douglas Smith First State Bank Jim Lankford IRS David W. Robinson M.B.A Business ¢ Professional Management Services A.e. S.E Dave Robinson
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