Saturday, March 10
Plans for Bowling Green Broadcasters of Bowling Green, Ky., to purchase WDOD Broadcasting were announced Thursday, and are subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission.
Some 235 practicing attorneys of Chattanooga endorsed Circuit Court Clerk Lucile Hixson and recommended that she be elected Democratic Nominee May 29 for a full four-year term. Mrs. Hixson was appointed last September by Judges John T. Mahoney, Joe N. Hunter, James F. Morgan and David Tom Walker to succeed the late Mrs. Zelma Brading. She had served in the Circuit Court Clerk’s office more than 20 years.
Sunday, March 11
George E. Rice, former executive director of the Augusta, Ga., and North Augusta, S.C., United Fund has been named executive director of Chattanooga’s new Metropolitan Council for Community Services, effective April 1. E.Y. Chapin III, Council president, announced the appointment.
Plans for construction of a $200,000 building on Amnicola Highway for Chattanooga Belting & Supply were announced Saturday by Warren J. Hardy, the company’s president.
About 4,500 Girl Scouts, all in uniform, attended the Golden Day of Rededication at Memorial Auditorium Sunday, marking the 50th anniversary of the Girl Scouts U.S.A. DeSales Harrison was the principal speaker for the impressive occasion.
Monday, March 12
W.R. Senter, Sr., died Monday at the home of his son, W.R. Senter, Jr., in East Ridge, after a long illness. Mr. Senter, member of a well-known Chattanooga family, was with the Chattanooga Traffic Bureau before going to the Big Four Mills at Ludlow, Ky., where he was employed for 17 years.
County Councilman David M. Eldridge announced Sunday he is a candidate for re-election and will seek nomination to a third term in the Democratic Primary May 29.
Tuesday, March 13
Dr. Webster Pendergrass, dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee, will be a guest speaker at the City Farmers Club on March 21 at the Hotel Patten.
John R. Hill, president of the Tennessee Hospital Service Association, has been appointed chairman of the 1962 Easter Seal Campaign in Chattanooga, Robert B. Williams, president of the local Society for Crippled Children and Adults, announced. The campaign begins March 15 and ends Easter Sunday, April 22.
Wednesday, March 14
Gordon T. Kellett, Chattanooga druggist, has resigned as a member of the city school board on account of pressing business matters, Commissioner Dean Petersen of the Health and Education Department announced Wednesday.
Thirteen Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce leaders have made reservations for a trip to Jacksonville, Fla., March 23 to inspect that city’s progress and the work of its Chamber of Commerce. Heading the delegation will be Chamber President DeSales Harrison.
Thursday, March 15
The Chattanooga Board of Education Wednesday awarded a $1,938,630 contract for the construction of a new high school in North Chattanooga to T.U. Parks. The Board also approved a budget of $1,050,000 for the construction of a new junior high school in the Eastdale-Woodmore area on Shallowford Road and a budget of $110,000 for the construction of a 4,000-seat stadium at Brainerd High School.
Members of the County Council Wednesday began conferring on the problem left by the resignation of County Manager A.L. Bender, who was named city commissioner of Public Works Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the death of Commissioner Pat Wilcox. The unexpected death Tuesday of J. Henry Millsaps county building commissioner created another vacancy.
Friday, March 16
The appointment of R. Carl Johnson as general agent here for REA Express was announced by Hugh McVay, division superintendent. Johnson will succeed A.O. Stubbs, who recently was transferred to Wilmington. N.C.
The installation of Tennessee’s one millionth telephone in 1961 made this state one of four in Southern Bell territory to reach this milestone, according to the latest edition of the Southern Bell Annual Report, which has just been issued.