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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1968

Page

2

Alaba ma Dean to Speak at North Alabama Accountants Meeting

Paul Garner of the University of Alabama School of Commerce will address the North Alabama Chapter of the National Association of Accountants at 6 30 p m Monday in Huntsville The talk titled Comparative anata Accounting Throughout the or aims to cover current methods and standards.

Paul Garner University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business Administration North Alabama National Association of Accountants Huntsville Garner

Decatur Bank Officials Attend Alabama Junior Bankers Event

Decatur bank officials plan to attend the Alabama Junior Bankers Association convention in Callaway Gardens Georgia from Sunday through Tuesday. Jim Davis president of First National Bank in Decatur will be guest speaker. Attendees include junior bankers and wives from State National Bank First National Bank and First State Bank. A Discover America TV special featuring Jose Jimenez airs tonight on WMSL Channel 23 sponsored by Southern Bell. A city sanitation truck fire caused about 100 dollars damage with short circuited wiring cited as the cause. Auburn University students from Decatur and Falkville will join to be inducted into Phi Kappa Phi academic honor. Warner Floyd will speak to the Rotary Club on preserving historic buildings and sites at the Decatur Inn. Robert E Luckie Jr. will address the Decatur Lions Club on advertising then and now.

Decatur Alabama Junior Bankers Association Callaway Gardens Jim Davis First— National Bank John Wilks Bob Henderson Red Hamilton Bob Owens State National Bank Tom Shaw George McCrary First National Bank Dalton Guthrie First State Bank Discover America, Inc Alabama Mountain Lakes Association Discover America Jose Jimenez Southern Bell Telephone Co Wmsl Chanel Leland McDonnel Warner Floyd The Alabama Historical Commission Rotary Club Robert E. Luckie Jr Luckie and Forney Inc. Advertising and Public Relations Agency Birmingham Decatur Lions Club Decatur Inn

No Starting Date Set Major Repairs Expected For Railway Span

The text notes planned repairs to a railway span with no starting date yet set. It mentions community meetings and events at Delano Park and a local market schedule, listing items for sale and nearby venues.

Ground Broken For Huntsville PPG Plant

Groundbreaking honors a multi million dollar PPG Industries plant in Huntsville Alabama. Robert M Hains vice president and general manager says community attitude helped win the project which will employ about 250 to 350 workers. The 64 acre site in the Industrial District will produce aircraft and specialty glass at 150000 square feet with room to expand. PPG formerly Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co renamed in April reflecting growth in chemicals coatings resins and other fields.

Bob Stansell Huntsville Robert M. Hains Further PPG Industries Untsville Pittsburgh Plate ‘Glass. Co United States Creighton, Pa Hains Alabama PPG Madison County Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

TVA Bridge Act amendment eyed for Decatur railroad span repair

A TVA spokesman said engineering plans exist to repair the Southern Railway bridge over the Tennessee River near Decatur and could proceed in fiscal 1969 if Congress passes an amendment to the TVA Bridge Act and funds are available. The bridge carries heavy traffic and has been struck by tows, posing a navigation hazard.

Dave Whittaker Southern Railway& Co Tennessee River Decatur TVA Congress Bob Jones Alabama House Public Works Committee House Robert H Marquis

Decatur Boy Chosen for National Youth Science Camp

A 17 year old Decatur High senior, Wayne Scott Casey, was selected with Robert L. Roberts Jr of Anniston as Alabama’s two representatives for the National Youth Science Camp in Bartow West Virginia from June 23 to July 13. Casey has earned honors in science fairs and attended Auburn Life Institute and NASA Youth Science Congress.

Decatur High School Alabama Bartow West Virginia Wayne Scott Casey H. E. Casey 9Th St. SE Young Casey Robert L. Roberts, Jr Anniston Ernest Stone Casey Life Institute Auburn University Space Flight Center Huntsville

Western Electric Invests In Alabama Economy In 1967

Western Electric Company, a Bell System manufacturing unit, pumped about 12.5 million into Alabama's economy last year. The firm spent roughly 8.8 million on supplies and services from 37 Alabama firms and boosted state payroll to 3.6 million for 427 employees.

Western Electric Company Bell System Alabama

Newlyweds Charlotte and Danny Jenkins Injured in Honeymoon Crash

Newlywed couple, both 19, Charlotte and Danny Jenkins, were critically hurt in a one car crash near South Pittsburg Tennessee on their honeymoon. They were moved to Decatur and Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital after being treated at South Pittsburg Memorial Hospital. Danny faces reassignment and possible delay of military entry. Charlotte suffered a double brain concussion and a broken leg.

Danny Charlotte Danny Jenkins South Pittsburg Tenn Decatur Hartselle Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital South Pittsburg Memorial Hospital Southside Baptist Church Tennessee Jenkins

Space Center Being Built In Huntsville

The Alabama Space Science Center in Huntsville is under construction on a 30 acre site near Bob Wallace Ave and US 20 five miles west of downtown. The $2 million state owned exhibit will be the nation’s largest missile and space vehicle display featuring launch vehicles satellites and manned craft. A simulated lunar surface eight feet wide will be built from NASA data and a piece of the moon will be reproduced at the rocket park.

Huntsville Alabama Space Science Center Bob Wallace NASA

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Commerce Athens Limestone County Athens High School Morgan County Sheriff's Department Florence Florence State College Harold D. Moore Falkville Department of Botany Hubert L. Powell Jr Cullman Vanderbilt University University of Georgia Cheryl Preston Moulton University of Alabama Pam Sams Auburn’ University Decatur and Auburn Holmes Alvan Turner Jr Myles Daniel Hammon Delano Park Morgan County League of Women Voters Pet Dairy 1St Ave Grant St. SE H’ville Honolulu Ben F. Kaito Southern Railway Co Billy Smith Stern Electric Lookout Mountain Bonnie Clyde Bonnie Brooks
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