Burger Chef Grill Opens Here October 1
Burger Chef, a hamburger grill chain, plans to open at West Moulton Street in Westgate Shopping Center around October 1 under James Phillips. The new facility seats about 65 with carryout and will employ 10 to 12, built by E and W Contractors of Huntsville.
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Burger Chef
James Phillips
West Moulton St
Westgate Shopping Center
Phillips
Lauderdale County
Bowline Drive
E and W Contractors
Huntsville
Athens
Alabama
United States
Briscoe Acquires Decatur Auto Car Wash
Briscoe of Decatur has purchased the Automatic Car Wash at 104 Lee St from Hicks Chevrolet Co. He had managed the wash for eight years, is a Morgan County native and formerly a farmer. He plans to maintain and improve service for customers.
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Briscoe
Decatur
Lee St
Hicks Chevrolet Co
Morgan County
Lambert Named Metropolitan Life Agency Manager
Robert L. Lambert of Athens is appointed agency manager in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Decatur office by Manager Lowell C. Waltrip. Lambert, a Athens native, joined the company in 1958 and is active as president of the Athens Lions Club and vice-president of the North Alabama Tuberculosis Association. He and his wife Janie Thomas have two children. Travel Unlimited to Open Decatur Office Sept 1 in Downtowner Motor Inn with Leroy Couch as president. The Florence based firm will offer standard agency services and travel information for international trips.
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Robert L. Lambert
Athens 4
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Decatur
Lowell C. Waltrip
C.L.A. Lambert
Athens
Athens High School
Athens College
Metropolitan
Athens Lions Club
North Alabama Tuberculosis Association
Ane
Travel Unlimited, Inc
Couch
Flake Named Maintenance Superintendent at Chemstrand Plant
E Bruce Flake is appointed maintenance superintendent in the plant engineering department at Chemstrand. The announcement comes from Clarence E Hieserman, plant manager. Flake previously served as field construction superintendent at the Decatur plant and joined Monsanto in 1955 after Vanderbilt BE in civil engineering. He is a Nashville native with prior Monsanto projects in Columbia Tennessee St Louis Missouri and Augusta Georgia. He and his wife Barbara and their two sons reside at 2406 Dogwood Lane SE.
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E. Bruce Flake
Chemstrand
Clarence E. Hieserman
Flake
Decatur
Monsanto Co
Monsanto
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Columhbia
Tenn
St. Louis
Missouri
Augusta
The
American Society of Civil Flake
Barbara
Dogwood Lane
Optimism in Detroit for 1967 Auto Models Despite Challenges
AP dispatch notes no pessimists among U S automakers as they push 1967 model production amid falling 1966 sales, potential price increases, tighter credit, higher costs, steel and wage hikes, and Viet Nam war effects. GM president James Roche predicts strong fall demand as new models roll out. Production schedules through September target 787000 passenger cars versus 565000 from 1960s shows.
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A. F. Mahan
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Viet Nam
Congress
James M. Roche
General Motors Corp
Ralph Nader
Automobile makers forecast longer, sportier 1967 models
Industry analysts note 1967 cars will offer more options and tailored features as 1966 proves solid. Slower 1966 sales followed safety hearings and tax changes, with 1967 introductions from GM and others expected to lift demand despite higher prices.
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U.S
Things May Get Better On Market
Analysts argue that stock market declines do not always signal economic trouble. Since World War I, breaks in prices have often coincided with continued business gains or mild recessions, while major drops in 1946 1948 1953-54 and 1957 did not prevent overall economic growth.
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Sam Dawson
NEW
York
Wall Street
Eisenhower
Florida Vacation Gifts Turn Cancelled Trip Into Palm Frond
Decatur resident Charles D Fuqua, one of eleven American Oil representatives, won a Daytona Beach trip for outstanding merchandising but an airline strike canceled the holiday. K E Curtis sent Fuqua a Florida palm frond and a letter of regret, plus a gift equal in value to the vacation. Fuqua, with wife Thellyn, lives at 116 Betty St SW in Decatur and has been sued by American Oil for two years.
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Decatur
Charles D. Fuqua
Florida
Fuqua
American—Oil
Daytona Beach
American
Atlas
American Oil
K. E. Curtis
Atlanta
Curtis
Thelyn
Betty St
Auto Safety Package One Step From Law
Washington AP reports a landmark safety package nears final congressional approval granting the government power to set mandatory standards for 1968 model cars buses and trucks. The House approved 365 to 0 and the Senate followed by voice vote. A companion highway safety bill would provide 322 million dollars in federal aid for state and local safety programs.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Johnson
Auto Capital
AUTO
Kentucky Man To Head New Athens Big K
Harold Garland with ten years as a sales manager will head the new Big K Department Store opening at the Athens Shopping Center. The 42,000 square foot store will hire about 70 employees, mainly women, with three assistant managers. Garland and his wife Kathleen reside at 107 N. Hine St.
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Kentucky
New Athens
Athens
Hopkinsville
Kyman
Harold Garland
Garland
Rose Variety
Roy C. McKinney, Jr
Winchester
Tenn
James Long
Fayetteville
Cornelius Griffin
Kuhn's
Variety Stores
Oas
United States
Kathleen
Athens High School
N. Hine St
Alabama bank debits run ahead of 1965 pace
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports Alabama bank debits in July 1965 run 12 percent ahead of July 1964. Total checking withdrawals across major cities reached 3,046,683,000 with varied June and July changes and year-to-date tallies, while Decatur did not report debits.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Alabama
Selma
Hicks Chevrolet Sales Co celebrates 15th anniversary
Hicks Company marked fifteen years serving the Decatur area. Started in August 1951 by R. S. Hicks, the firm grew from 26 to about 90 employees. A banquet at Congress Inn honored staff with at least five years of service, six receiving the full 15 years.
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Hicks Chevrolet Sales Co
Decatur
R. S. Hicks
Hicks Chevrolet
Lee Street
Hicks
U.S. 31 South
Congress Inn
W. A. Belew
Area Students Seek Business Degrees
Seven area students are candidates for degrees from the University of Alabama school of commerce and business administration. John Beare Decatur is pursuing a master of arts in accounting, with others including Jerry L Basden Onee F Estes Madison and Ald J Sides in economics, William H Pentecost in management, George A Mauldin Cullman, and James O Mitchell Jr in marketing.
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University of Alabama
School of Commerce and Business Administration
John Beare Decatur
Jerry L. Basden
Oonee F
Pedestrian Fatalities Dip 2 Percent Across United States
The latest year saw pedestrian deaths fall by two percent nationwide, reflecting a modest improvement in street safety. Traffic officials attribute the drop to targeted enforcement and enhanced urban design efforts in several states.
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United States
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