Saturday, May 26
Chancellor Clifford Curry Friday awarded a judgment totaling in the neighborhood of a million dollars to former County Judge Will Cummings in a lawsuit against Ramon G. Patterson, his former partner in Station WRGP-TV. The dispute involved purchase of stock.
Patricio Cobus, young Chilean violinist, has been signed as the new concert master for the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, it was announced Saturday by Julius Hegyl, music director and conductor of the orchestra.
Sunday, May 27
Mayor Olgiati Saturday appointed Joe Sir, Fayetteville merchant and civic leader, his campaign chairman in his race for the Democratic nomination for governor. Sir is a regional vice-president of the Tennessee River and Tributaries Association.
Mallory Davis, McCallie School senior from Lulunbourg, the Congo, was presented the Don Peglar Award at the final vespers services of the school boarding students Sunday night. The award goes annually to the student who has exerted outstanding Christian influence in the dormitories and is exclusively a dormitory award.
Monday, May 28
John H. Bonnar has been appointed as assistant controller of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Co. Cecil R. Womble is vice-president and controller.
Dr. Robert Spencer Hough, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, was honored by King College at its 1962 graduation exercises Monday. President R.T.L. Liston, acting for the trustees of the college, conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Dr. Hough.
Tuesday, May 29
Central High School’s 55th annual commencement exercises were held Tuesday evening in the Memorial Auditorium. The theme of graduation was “The Challenge to America in the Soaring Sixties.” Principal W.H. Millsaps presented the 345 seniors who were awarded diplomas by Mrs. Jerry Perry, member of the Board of Education.
Basil T. Welch, a veteran of 32 years as teacher and administrator in the city schools, will retire August 1 as coordinator of school organizations. He is the fourth upper echelon member of the city schools administrative staff to announce plans to leave or retire in the past several weeks.
Wednesday, May 30
Several hundred Chattanoogans gathered in Memorial Day ceremonies at National Cemetery Wednesday. Flags beside each of the 2,000 white headstones made an impressive and beautiful scene.
The total vote in Hamilton County’s Democratic primary Tuesday was 32,593, or slightly more than one-third of the number of approximately 96,000 registered, voters in Hamilton County.
Thursday, May 31
Directors of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Wednesday voted to delay action on the proposed $7.8 million county school budget for 1962-63. They also shelved a recommendation they approve the tax increase necessary to support the budget.
President DeSales Harrison announced that a special meeting of the board will be called to act on the issue after members have had an opportunity to study it in detail.
Friday, June 1
Dr. J. Fred Johnson, pastor of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 28 years and founder of the Cumberland Youth Foundation, received the Chattanooga Sertoma Club’s “Service to Mankind” award at a dinner Thursday night in Hotel Patten. The award was made in recognition of “outstanding and unselfish” service to his fellow man.