Morton vows to block highway spur near Wheeler refuge
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton warned he would raise unshirted hell if Alabama Highway Department pursues an Interstate spur to Huntsville through Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Speaking in Huntsville he defended refuge protections and endorsed Winston Blount for Senate while praising John Sparkman’s conservation record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Morton
Alabama Highway Department
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Huntsville
Jetport
I-65
Morton
Winston Blount
U. S. Senate
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Republican National Committee
Blount
Congress
Dieter Schrader
Bob Jones
Wheeler Refuge
Friends of Conservation
Recruitment Talks Convince Alfred Jack Allred Recruiter
The former coordinator of a medical student recruitment program for Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties has moved to Decatur as a health administrator. He was known for persuasive recruitment talks aimed at placing young health workers in summer medical jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Allred
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Decatur
Decatur residency shaping career for AL health planning administrator
Shelby County native Ben Windham Allred works as an administrative assistant for the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission while pursuing a master's in Hospital and Health Administration at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He reflects on choosing Decatur for residency, his recruitment work, and his plan to stay post degree. He and his family reside at 506 Westwood Dr. SW. He discusses regional health planning, manpower and consumer programs and notes interest in remaining in Decatur after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Shelby County
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
University of Alabama
Birmingham
Decatur
UAB
Alfred
Marianne
Patricia
Susan
Westwood Dr. SW
Renewal committee formed to urge upgrades downtown
The Downtown Merchants Association created an urban renewal committee to press 125 downtown firms to upgrade exteriors and interiors with help from renewal officials. The group plans to install new Christmas lights on 2nd Ave and Moulton St, funded by the city, at a cost of 6500 if purchased or 2600 annually if rented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downtown Merchants Association
Central City
Bob Hunter
Hunter
2Nd Ave
Moulton St
Ernestine Ling
Ray Nixon
George McCrory
Allred Works Toward Master’s Degree in Health Planning
Jack D. Allred a University of Alabama in Birmingham student completes residency requirements toward a master's degree by working with the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission. Allred previously served as coordinator of medical and paramedical student recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Allred
University of Alabama In
Birmingham
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Allred
Management Change Closes Athens Plant
Norman Roby and Glenn Woodard report Hospitality Housing Inc is temporarily closed in Athens after a two week shutdown. A Texas firm has bought the plant and audits are underway with production expected to resume soon. The facility formerly employed 75 to 120 workers and will continue mobile home manufacture with changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Turner
Athens — Hospitality Housing Inc
Norman Roby
Decatur
Roby
Glenn Woodard
Roby, Woodard and Barker
Haleyville
Woodard
Oneonta
Texas
Two Women on Flint Creek Ice Near Red Bank Bridge
In 1939 Pearl McGhee and Ethel Lee stand on frozen Flint Creek with Red Bank Bridge in the background. The photo was submitted to the Looking Back series by Marvin Lee of 1407 Fifth Avenue Southeast.
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Flint Creek
Red Bank Bridge
Pearl McGhee
Ethel Lee
Looking Back
Marvin Lee
5Th Ave. SE
Traditionalist Pianists decry shifting concert audiences
Melvin Stercher and Horowitz lament how audiences have grown informal in major cities while remaining formal in smaller towns. They note Europeans focus on program content over entertainment. The duo performed Tuesday night at Austin High School auditorium to open the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stercher
Horowitz
Melvin Stercher
Europe
Austin High School
Cullman
Huntsville
Austin High
Ned Frazier
Cadillac
New York
Bandits rob truck stop. two women abducted in Alabama
Three armed men robbed Jim's Truck Stop of 250 dollars near Abbeville Alabama slashing one waitress Grace Sellers Smith to undress, kidnapping cook Claudine Kennedy Trice and taking her car. A second hostage escaped naked and unharmed, another fled after a scuffle. bandits fled north on US 431.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Grace Sellers Smith
Claudine Kennedy Trice
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By Ben Windham
Alabama Conservancy
Ricky Brooks
Robert S. Shortes
Jeft
University of Florida
Decatur High School
Robert Henry
Jessica Pitcock
Sholtes
Athens
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Abbeville, Ala
Decatur Concert Association
FSU
Cynthia Jan Johanson
Will Johnson
Florence
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