Saturday, July 2, 1966
Edd L. Utley has been elected controller of Dixie Yarns, Inc., and will assume his new duties July 15, J. Burton Frierson, chairman of the board of the Chattanooga-based textile firm, announced. Utley will succeed Edmund S. Chodd, controller since 1930, who is retiring as controller but will continue to serve Dixie as a tax consultant.
Robert S. Newman, former assignment foreman in Morristown, has been promoted to personnel supervisor for Southern Bell’s Chattanooga District, Preston P. Jordan, district manager, announced.
Sunday, July 3
Death claimed one of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain’s beloved and prominent matrons when Mrs. Norma Flowerree Patten succumbed to an apparent heart attack at her home on Lookout Mountain Saturday.
The death of Prof. Joseph S. Callaway, an inspired teacher, classicist, and academician of imposing stature, Saturday took from the University of Chattanooga and the community one of its cultural luminaries.
Plans to bring a “touch of Broadway” to Chattanooga and present shows complete with dinner, in a western pioneer setting, were announced Saturday by Conley Jones and James Woodward of Greensboro, N.C., and Hal Carmack of Kingsport, Tenn. The Olde West Dinner Theatres, Inc., will build colorful theatres in five Tennessee cities, with the first one to be erected in Chattanooga. The location is Airways Blvd. at Highway 153 and Lee Highway. Realtor Pryor Bacon has sold the site, and will erect the building for the corporation.
Monday, July 4
Dr. Thomas J. Huey, a Chattanooga Orthodontist, died Saturday night in Durham, N.C., from injuries received in a traffic accident while en route to Baltimore with Mrs. Huey to visit her son. Mrs. Huey is a patient at Watts Hospital in Durham, where she is listed in satisfactory condition. Mrs. Huey’s son, Richard Healy, is stationed at Baltimore Marine Base.
Tuesday, July 5
The City Commission agreed to reduce the age limit for hiring firemen and policemen from 25 to 21 on recommendation of Commissioner James Bookie Turner.
Wednesday, July 5
The Chattanooga Boys Choir will appear Thursday night in Madison Square Garden in New York City, along with singer Eddie Arnold and Comedienne Minnie Pearl, during “Tennessee Night” at the Lions International Convention.
Thursday, July 6
Clear skies allowed most of the 88 Powder Puff Derby planes to bypass Chattanooga Wednesday, with only 24 touching down at Lovell Field. Mrs. Leo Grant of Chattanooga was among the pilots who landed here at 1:50 p.m. and took off shortly afterward. The cross-country race started in Seattle, Wash., and will end in Clearwater, Fla. The winner of the 20th Powder Puff Derby will receive $1,000 and a trophy.
Friday, June 8
Charles William Agee has been appointed chief engineer for Samuel Stamping & Enameling Co., and of its wholly owned subsidiary, M.M. Hedges Mfg. Co., Charles H. Burns, president of Samuel, announced.
John C. McGee, who has operated the Summers Appliance Store at 3927 Dayton Blvd. for more than 28 years, has purchased the business. Miss Hannah Roberts, long-time employee of the company, will remain as secretary.