Saturday, March 16
Memorial Auditorium and the Tivoli Theater will be managed by Ben S. Landress, who recently was named assistant manager of the auditorium and manager of the theater. He will fill the vacancy created March 11 by the death of Tommy Thompson, manager of the auditorium for 31 years.
Sunday, March 17
The Cotton Ball Association has announced the establishment of a graduate music study fellowship for individuals in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. The fellowship, named the Zella Armstrong Fellowship for advanced music study, was announced by Hugh O. Maclellan, association president. The maximum amount of the fellowship available shall be $2,000.
James Roosevelt, California Congressman and son of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and James Permutt, Birmingham attorney, were here for the opening dinner of the local United Jewish appeal campaign.
Monday, March 18
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park, which memorializes the famous War Between the States, was visited by 1,068,000 persons in 1962, the Park Service reported Sunday.
Of the 11 military parks in the national system, only Gettysburg surpassed Chickamauga as a tourist attraction last year with a total of 1,893,000 visitors.
S.R. Stansbury, long time Rossville merchant and resident of Chattanooga, died Monday night at his home on Missionary Ridge after a long illness. Founder of the Jo Ann Shop and Personality Shop in Rossville, he had been an active businessman there for the past 40 years.
Tuesday, March 19
County Court Clerk David M. Ramsey Tuesday warned automobile owners that the deadline for getting license tabs will be March 31, and, “We are still running less than 50 percent of last year’s total at this point.” He urged people to avoid the last minute rush.
C. Cardinal Woolsey, well-known Chattanooga attorney and former assistant attorney general, died Tuesday following an extended illness.
Wednesday, March 20
Mrs. Charlsie Prigmore Harris, wife of Charles H. Harris, died unexpectedly at her home on Lookout Mountain Tuesday afternoon. She was an active member of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, treasurer of the women of the church, and member of the Lookout Mountain Garden Club and the Junior League.
Thursday, March 21
Dr. Guy M. Francis of Campbell’s Clinic has been appointed associate councilor of the Southern Medical Association, it was announced Wednesday by Dr. David L. Sexton, St. Louis, president. The Southern Medical Association, one of the largest general medical organizations in the country, was founded in Chattanooga in 1906.
Friday, March 22
The University of Chattanooga will serve as the host institution for the March 29 and 30 spring meeting of the Mathematics Association of America, southeastern section, at Hotel Patten. Some 200 mathematicians from southern colleges and universities are expected to attend, with 24 speakers for the two-day meeting.