Nolan Drake and the Madison Water Dream
Nolan Drake, a well dressed leader, drove a 40 acre Nolan Hills development and the Nolan Hills Water System to serve Madison County. His project helped spur postwar growth around Huntsville Redstone Arsenal and nearby cities, boosting population and drawing engineers and satellite industries into the area. He recounts starting with three miles of main in 1956 and five years later selling to Madison with expanded capacity and an ongoing supply contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Farquhar
Madison
Nolan Drake
Drake
Madison County
Annes
Army
Huntsville
Decatur
Athens
Nolan Hills
Redstone Arsenal
City of
Arsenal
Nolan Hills Water System, Inc
Public Service Commission
Drakes Cove
John
Willie Kate Williams
Electric Winn City Bike Tops New Products List
An electric motorcycle claimed as the first commercially designed in its type—Winn City Bike—offers 25 mph top speed and at least 12 miles range. The unit has no clutch or gears, with twist-grip control and twin handbrakes, constructed mainly of fiberglass and plastics. Also featured are a mobile fire trailer by Flame Fighter Corp for 50 to 200 gallons, Toro’s 1966 Whirlwind lawn mower with built in edge trimmer and auto oiler, portable plastic egg carriers, a curbside Fine-O-Meter parking fine collector by Duncan Parking Meter Corp, Texaco’s seamless tire inflator, and company addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
High Speed Motors Ltd
Oxfordshire
England
Flame Fighter Corp
Riverton
N. J
Toro Manufacturing Corp
Minneapolis
Minn
Texaco
Wiley
Tempoor
Surprising Rally Seals Sixth Straight Stock Market Advance
New York stocks closed with a surprising rally in the final minutes as the Dow rose 5.29 to 897.04, lifting the average on a light volume session the day before Memorial Day weekend. The market showed mixed intraday action with leaders like Teledyne Magnavox Zenith and Tex Instruments advancing while GM slipped.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Newark Stock Exchange
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Newark
Associated Press
Grains Show Some Gains Amid Mixed Week Trading
Wheat and soybeans posted modest gains on active trade on a week with brisk support on alternating days. Corn oats and rye were mixed or weaker as traders steadied ahead of Memorial Day markets. Wheat rose fractionally with July at 1.67 3/4 dollars and soybeans climbed as high as 3 cents with July at 3.14 3/4 dollars.
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Chicago
Hogs Hit Peak as Market Rises in Chicago Trade
The hog market surged to its highest peak in nearly three months with activity strong. Prices rose 50 cents to 1.50, over 200 head sold at 27 dollars, plus 26.50 to 26.50 for No 1 and 2 grades, 20.50 to 25 for mixed 2s and 3s, and sows at 20.25. Slaughter steers held steady to 50 cents higher, prime bids reached 28, choice 25.50 to 26.75, and no sheep sales were reported.
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Chicago
Frida
What Stocks Did NEW YORK May 27 AP
The brief notes stock movements in New York trading as of May 27. Key indices fluctuated with modest gains in industrials and declines in utilities. Market activity remained cautious amid earnings reports and economic data.
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New York
Six Morgan County Men Drafted Into Army
Six Morgan County young men were inducted this month to meet the state Selective Service quota. Five more are slated for June induction and 20 have pre induction physical exams. Thirty eight men are sent to Montgomery for pre induction exams, with twenty one failing for physical mental or moral reasons. Names include Johnny Bolden Robert Bowen Ronald Whit ten Clyde Hogan Carter Davis and Roger Chaney. Local applications for the Selective Service College Deferment Test due June 1 for the June 24 test date at area and state colleges.
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Morgan County
Ruth N. Hackett
Johnny H. Bolden
Robert L. Bowen
Ronald B. Whitten
Clyde R. Hogan
Carter V. Davis
Roger L. Chaney
Hackett
Selective Service College
Federal Building
Decatur
Dow Jones closes higher as industrials lead advance
May 27 AP report shows Dow Jones closing averages with gains in the industrials sector while railroads and utilities slip slightly. The industrials index rises to 897.04, with other indexes including rails at 230.89 and utilities at 314.64, amid mixed bond and commodity signals.
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Standard and Poor’s Stock Index
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Atria Ensmara
Gray’s Inc
Larchmont
N. Y
Duncan Parking Meter Corp
Ill
My Aera
Tretro
Coldwyn Mayer
Pomdro
S. Berman
Guy Green
Sidney
Shelley Poitier
Winters
Val
Paul P. Collier
Decati
General Motors
Teledyne
Magnavox
New
SCM
Wall Street
Johnson
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Zenith
Texas Instruments (New
Admiral
Xerox
Polaroid
Braniff Airways
Eastern Air Lines
United Air Lines
Eastman Kodak
Westinghouse Electric
Texico
Goodyear
Woolworth
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Martielle
Ala
Laure
Morgan
Dow Jones
Athens, Alabama
James Fenimore Cooper
the Deerslayer
Devils OF
Darkness
Thunderbird Drive-in Theatre
Hwy
Heaven
Hell
Robert Wagner
IROS
Mansfield
Woolner E Husky
van Doren
Jayne
Pathe
Sy Roy Crusxy
Heaven & Hell
Betty Davis
Lucky Tonite
Linda
Manning
Highway 157
Moulton and
Cullman
Danville Rd
Charlie
Louvin
Nashville
GRAND
Grand ‘Ole Opry
Ering
Connie
Truitts Music Center
Ferry St
Clyde-Owens
Cousin Josh
Sylvia
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