Orphanage Construction Under Way in Cullman
About a dozen workers repair the fire damaged Childhaven Orphanage Home in Cullman Alabama after a Wednesday night blaze. Acting-Superintendent Don Moore reviews floor damage and plans to use the first floor if possible while officials from the State Pension and Security Office advise on housing the children. Repairs include repainting and assessing the damaged building, with 50 to 55 children living there previously and a fundraising drive to raise 100000 for rebuilding led by WKUL owner Hudson Millar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Childhaven
Alabama
Don Moore
Moore
State Pension and Security Office
Montgomery
WKUL
Hudson Millar
Cosmic dust from space rains down on Earth yearly
About a million tons of cosmic dust drift to Earth each year. The grains are so tiny that microscopes and special equipment are required to detect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space
Earth
Athens College to Host Wallace R. Bunn Speaker
Wallace R. Bunn assistant vice president of Southern Bell Telephone Company Alabama will be guest speaker at Athens College next Wednesday at 10 am in Mc Candless Auditorium. He is a North Carolina native Birmingham resident with a long telecom career and Rotary Club ties. He will discuss Progress Apathy and Kudzu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Wallace R. Bunn
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Alabama
Athens College
McCandless
Bunn
Birmingham
Margaret
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Rotary Club of
Hattiesburg
Miss
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Farmer threatens to pull cable over phone bill dispute
In Palestine Texas Juan Macias parks his tractor by a Texas Telephone and Telegraph Co. cable and warns he will jerk it out if the company does not remove it by 4 p.m. He backs a rate hike protest supported by Rev. Collin Farr and about 2,000 subscribers seeking rescission or removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Tex
Juan Macias
Texas Telephone and Telegraph Co
Macias
Collin Farr
Hoover and FBI mark 40 years of leadership in crime fight
J Edgar Hoover started as acting director under Harlan Stone 40 years ago and built a global law enforcement beacon. At 69 he shows no sign of quitting with a possible White House waiver to extend his tenure before reaching 70 next year. He remains physically fit and active at his Washington home with two Airedale terriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Mohbat
Washington
Justice Department
Harlan Fiskel Stone
Stone
John Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
J.edgar Hoover
Hoover
Johnson
FBI
G-Boy
Tucker
Athens Country Club Plans New Modern Facility
Athens Country Club President Charles Bailey announced plans to rebuild the club with bids to open July 1 and construction to finish by January 1 1965. The old building will be torn down for a $70,000 modern facility while land expansion to add 75 acres is approved for a larger golf course. The pre-house and pool remain, pool recently repainted with new furniture. plans include adding members from Morgan and Madison counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Country Club
Charles Bailey
Bailey
Morgan
Madison
Beloit highway plaque marks aviation site history
A bronze plaque along a Beloit area highway commemorates a development in aviation history. The marker stands on the eastern edge of Beloit in a field, known for its historical significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
House Appropriations Cuts Farm Aid and Pesticide Spending
The House Appropriations Committee approved a Agriculture Department budget of 5.182 billion, trimming 1.06 billion from last year and directing reshuffles. It preserved several research programs, urged cuts in AID spending, and funded 3 million for tobacco and insecticide research while addressing pesticide publicity concerns and producer compensation for losses tied to government statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Department
Agency For International Development
Warner's Late 1909 Flights Fueled Dead Stick Landing Feat
A. P. Warner, inventor and industrialist, flew his Curtiss pusher biplane several times in November 1909. He suffered engine trouble on one flight and became among the first aviators to perform a dead stick landing. Warner sent a telegram to Glenn Curtiss reporting the plane was manageable with a dead engine. The Early Birds, men with first solo flights before December 17, 1916, erected the plaque recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Warner
Warner
Glenn Curtiss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Millar
Guntersville
Childhaven Orphanage Home, Inc
Ala
Church of Christ
Allied van Lines
Decatur Transfer & Storage, Inc
First Ave
Tunter Furniture Company
Athens CC
Kryptok
Huntsville
Clinton ST. DR. W. B. McCrOry, D. C
Endrin
Velsical Chemical Corporation
East Ohio Street
Chicago
Ill
Paul C. Davis
New Broyhill
Broyhill Premier
Colonial
Broyhill Scotchgard
Good Housekeeping
Town House
Ferry Street
Tatinchor Li
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!