Saturday, Feb. 8
The fifth annual “Service to Mankind” award of the Sertoma Club of Chattanooga was presented Thursday night to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Street. It was disclosed simultaneously that their community contributions not only had won the award here but had won for them the Statewide Service Award. The presentations were made at a dinner at Wimberly Inn. John N. Popham was the principal speaker.
Miss Helen Caine, Latin teacher at Girls Preparatory School and a Duke University graduate, is the recipient of a $500 Rotary Club scholarship for participation in the Experiment in International Living program. Miss Caine, who will be one of two “Community Ambassadors” traveling abroad under the EIL program from Chattanooga, has chosen India as her first choice.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Two Chattanooga realtors are among the 499 persons appointed to the 1964 Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, according to an announcement made by Ed Mendenhall, association president. They are James R. Chamberlain, who will be a member of the Realtors’ Washington Committee and executive committee; and Herman W. Walldorf, membership committee.
Monday, Feb. 10
Carl E. Clift, Sr., veteran Chattanooga realtor, died Sunday afternoon in a local hospital. Mr. Clift was a devoted member of the Centenary Church. He was past chairman of the Board of Stewards and chairman of the Board of Trustees. He had been in the real estate business for some 50 years and was past-president of the Chattanooga Board of Realtors.
Teamster President James R. Hoffa charged in a speech here Sunday at the Tivoli Theatre rally for members of the Truck Drivers and Helpers union that “hundreds of federal agents are in Chattanooga spying on our attorneys [and] stealing our records.”
Tuesday, Feb. 11
The year 1963 was the biggest year of service in the history of the Blue Cross-Shield plan, according to a report given Tuesday at the Tennessee Hospital Service Association’s 18th annual meeting for Blue Cross member hospitals at Read House by Roy McDonald, chairman of the Association’s Board of Trustees.
Jack D. Huguelet, who recently retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 23 years of service, has been elected as a trust officer of the American National Bank and Trust Co., president John P. Wright of the bank announced Tuesday following the monthly meeting of the board of directors.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Dr. Bennie Carmichael, superintendent of city schools, has requested a six-week leave of absence so he may serve on a three-member team of American educators to make a survey of elementary education in Brazil. He has recommended Robert Taylor, assistant superintendent in charge of general administration, to serve as acting superintendent during his absence.
At least one parent of teenagers cited to court on traffic violations will be requested to accompany the offender to court, according to a joint announcement by City Judge Riley Graham and Assistant Chief Lamar Boyd.
Thursday, Feb. 13
The City School Board Wednesday nominated Daniel David Coleman, partner in the Drug Store on Lee Highway, to a six-year term as a member of the board to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Raymond B. Witt, Jr.
An attendance of over 700 is expected at the 74th annual meeting of the Tennessee Bankers Association here in May, Frank Morast, president of Hamilton National and convention general chairman, announced Wednesday.
Friday, Feb. 14
Miss Olive Atwood, secretary of the Chattanooga – Hamilton County Interstate Fair, was elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee Association of Fairs at a recent meeting in Nashville. In addition, she brought home three blue ribbons and two other ribbons, designating first and second places in competition with other Tennessee Fairs. Miss Atwood is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ted Atwood, who were associated with the Chattanooga Fair for many years.