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Front Page - Friday, May 4, 2012

50 years ago...


What was going on in Chattanooga in 1962?



Saturday, May 5

The biggest rally of the current Democratic primary campaign Friday night was the Tennessee Valley Democratic Club’s annual banquet in Hotel Patten. Curtis Swift, president of the club, served as master of ceremonies. The candidates were introduced by Bill Nobles. About 450 attended the reception and dinner.

Albertine Boyek, 17, student at Howard High School, won fourth place in the botanical sciences section of the National Science Fair International in Seattle, Wash. She was the grand-prize winner in the girls’ division of the Chattanooga regional Science Fair and was one of the 387 finalists from 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Canada.

Sunday, May 6

The Carnation Co. will establish a distribution center in Chattanooga to supply 80 of its grocery products over a nine-state area. Robert Lograden, sales manager for the concern’s Southeastern division, announced.

The American Real Estate Corp. Friday submitted a bid of $408,000 and Holiday Inns of America, Inc., a bid of $400,001 for the same 11-acre tract in the Golden Gateway west of the Ninth Street interchange of the freeway and North Ninth Street.

Monday, May 7

Dr. Thomas Edward Braly, Sr., who has practiced dentistry in Chattanooga for 42 years, is being honored this week for his dedication to his profession, announced Dr. F.F. Huckaba, president of the Tennessee State Dental Association, which opened is 95th session in Read House, Sunday.

Tuesday, May 8

Singer Tony Martin will arrive in Chattanooga May 19 to give a benefit performance at Memorial Auditorium to aid the Siskin Foundation. All proceeds from the musical revue “An Evening with Tony Martin” will go to “Operation Crossroads.”

Susan Marie Hackett, 22-year old Chattanoogan, a 1959 graduate of Central High School, and a graduate in X-ray technology from Erlanger Hospital in 1960, has been accepted by the Peace Corps for assignment to a TVA-type development in Brazil.

Wednesday, May 9

Chamber of Commerce officials Tuesday afternoon donned overalls and took paint brushes in hand to kick off “Operation Shine-Up” in downtown Chattanooga. President DeSales Harrison said work on the Chamber Building will include steam cleaning.

Mrs. David Telford, Junior League president, Wednesday turned over to Dr. LeRoy A. Martin, president University of Chattanooga, a check for $4,500, the 10th annual grant by the League to the University in support of the Reading Center, 45 Vine St., jointly sponsored by the League and UC.

Thursday, May 10

Charles Funk, post commander of Hamilton County Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, announced a campaign on behalf of the newly organized 365 Club of the Siskin Memorial Foundation to help the rehabilitation program at “Operation Crossroads.” W.F. Orten, Jr., welfare chairman of the Post, will head the drive.

Friday, May 11

Chattanooga will gain new factories as a result of the work of Industrial Committee of 100 members in the Cleveland-Akron-Pittsburg area, Vice-Mayor George Mcinturff reported Wednesday from Cleveland, Ohio.

The auxiliaries of American Legion posts in this area will conduct their annual Poppy Day here Saturday. The lapel “flowers” made by patients in Veterans Administration hospitals have become a symbol of tribute to America’s war dead. Proceeds from the sales are used for the aid of disabled veterans, their families and families of deceased military servicemen.