Holloway Traces Chemstrand Growth In Huntsville Talk
Robert D. Holloway of Chemstrand Public Relations traced the firm’s growth from its 1949 charter to first production in 1952. He cited a plan predicting large rises in acrylic fibers and polyamides by 1975, and displayed fabrics made from Acrilan and nylon.
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Huntsville
Chemstrand Corp
Ladies Traffic Club of
North Alabama
Robert D. Holloway
Chemstrand
Holloway
Decatur
Pensacola
Alumni Day Planned At Athens College
Athens College hosts Alumni Day with 9:30 registration in Mary Moore McCoy Parlor and 10:15 business meeting in Mc Candless Hall. Mrs. Harriet Jones leads, with Dr. Frank N. Philpot as 11 a.m. speaker and 12:30 luncheon in the dining room. Classes 1907 1932 1947 honored and 1957 welcomed. Ragsdale room dedication follows.
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Athens— Athens College
Mary Moore McCoy
Harriet Jones
Athens College Alumni Assn
McCandless
Margaret Lipscomb Jones
National Alumni Assn
Frank N. Philpot
Division of Secondary Education
Alabama Dept. of Education
Montgomery
Ragsdale
John Hester Joins Wildlife Service Unit In City
John M Hester and Ann Hester move with two children Patsy and Johnny to Decatur Alabama from Montgomery He joins the Decatur Office of River Basin Studies U S Fish and Wildlife Service to help plan fish and wildlife development for power navigation and flood control projects They reside at 1632 Chestnut Street Decatur Alabama
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John M. Hester
Patsy
Johnny
Decatur
Montgomery
Hester
Office of
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alabama
Ann
Randolph County
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Alabama Conservation Dept
Chestnut St
Posmasters Choose Selma For Convention
The Alabama Branch of the National League of Postmasters selects Selma as convention city to meet May 23 to 25 at the Albert Hotel. Mrs. Katherine Perry Lockhart, state branch president, heads committees arranging for fun, information, inspiration and fellowship with diverse entertainment features.
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Alabama
National League of Postmasters
Selma
Albert Hotel
Katherine Perry
Lockhart
Author Margaret Mitchell dies in 1949 auto crash
Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind died in 1949 after an automobile accident. Fifty-one cadets at the U S Air Force Academy have fathers in the Air Force, twenty of whom are pilots. Alumni and friends of Athens College are invited to attend all activities at a luncheon.
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Margaret Mitchell
U.S. Air Force Academy
Air Force
Athens College
Mooresville Belle Mina Pupils Take Pensacola Trip
Junior III class from Mooresville Belle Mina toured Pensacola visiting the Naval Air Base and Fort Pickens, then Montgomery with the Capitol Little White House Archives of History Governor’s Mansion. Students include Joe Peete Linda Clark Sylvia Mitchell Wayne Faulk William McGee Betty Devaney and others.
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Mooresville
Belle Mina
Pensacola
Naval Air Base
Ft. Pickens
Montgomery
Capitol
Little White House of the Confederacy
Archives of History
Governor’s Mansion
Joe Peete
Linda Clark
Sylvia Mitchell
Wayne Faulk
William McGee
Betty Devaney
Charles Crawford
Betty Faulk
Mavine Lang
Gerald Smith
Charles Harris
Elvis Presley Hospitalized After Swallowing Tooth Cap
Hollywood reports Elvis Presley was hospitalized after swallowing a porcelain tooth cap during a film dance number at MGM. It passed into the lung, X rays located it, and doctors retrieved the cap. A spokesman said he is expected to be out of action for one or two days.
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Hollywood
Elvis Presley
MGM
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Presley
Decatur High PTA Installs Officers
The Decatur High School PTA held its last meeting in the visual aid room with vice president Mrs. Jack Crawford presiding in place of President Watson Carlisle who was home recovering from a leg injury. The Glee Club, directed by Carl Schwachow, sang devotions. Officers installed by Principal William Jenkins included John Wood as president and several vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and committee chairs.
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Decatur High School
Jack Crawford
Watson Carlisle
High School
Glee Club
Carl Schwachow
James Francis
Horace Clemons
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Mobile
William Jenkins
John Wood
Local Club Names Officers In Brief Session
Rice, record book chairman, Mrs William Stone, magazine chair man, Mrs Thurmond Ashford, music chairman, Mrs Avery Taylor, parliamentarian, Miss Mary Robertson.
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Sic
Mrs. Avery Taylor
Mary Robertson
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Worth Asa Termite CO
E. Moulton St
John Hester
Wildlife Service Unit
City
First Federal Savings Plan
Baote
First Federal Savings and Loan
Second Ave
S.E
Association of Decatur
Mooresville- Belle Mina
Elvis
Decatur High Pta
James Wood
A. B. Crag
Norman Stiles
H. N. Peurifoy
Jim Francis
Home Room Mothers
Roy Hemminghaus
Robert
Kirk Chiropractic Clinic
Jackson St
J. P. Pierce
Rives O
Alt
Sterchi
Westinghouse Appliance Center
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Appliance
Westinghouse Dryer
Eee
Betty Furness
Ah Kyan
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