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Front Page - Friday, August 3, 2012

50 years ago...


What was going on in Chattanooga in 1962?



Saturday, Aug. 4

Mrs. Cecil Camp Yates, widow of Thomas A. Yates of Flintstone, Ga., died Friday night in a local hospital after several weeks’ illness. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Schoen of Atlanta and Miss Tommye Camp Yates. She and her daughters were widely known throughout the South for the fine Tennessee Walking Horses raised at their Pine Acres Stables.

Sunday, Aug. 5

One hundred and sixty-three clergymen of the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths joined in a statement of straight forward appeal to the people of Chattanooga and Hamilton County to accomplish desegregation of the city and county schools next month with human dignity and respect for law and order.

Miller Bros. Co. will hold the formal opening of its new store in the $7,000,000 Eastgate Center on Brainerd Road, Monday, August 13. Felix G. Miller, Jr., president announced. This will be the third and largest suburban unit of Miller Bros.

Monday, Aug. 6

The 60-day milk price war in Chattanooga ended today with both wholesale and retail prices advancing. Before June 1, the prices had been 37-cents a half gallon and 69-cents a gallon. Monday, prices advanced to 44-cents and 84-cents respectively.

The 6th annual Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Association Convention opened at the Read House for a two-day meeting with about 300 officers in attendance. Lt. Clyde H. Keaton of the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Knoxville is president of the Association.

Tuesday, Aug. 7

Capt. Charles M. Hurt, Jr., former Chattanoogan, died Monday in Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Capt. Hurt was a veteran of World Wars I and II.

Chattanooga Attorney Clarence Kolwick introduced Vice-President Richard Nixon at the American Bar Association family law luncheon at the Bellevue Hotel in San Francisco. Mr. Kolwyck noted that he first met Mr. Nixon when he won the national Jaycee Award at Chattanooga in 1948.

Wednesday, Aug. 8

The election of Arley T. Dubose as assistant cashier, installment loan department, Hamilton National Bank, was announced by J.E. Whitaker, board chairman, following a meeting of directors.

Thursday, Aug. 9

Calling the proposed Memorial Auditorium renovation a waste of money which “would only delay the time when Chattanooga could have a fine new auditorium-coliseum,” the Chattanooga Junior Chamber of Commerce became the first major civic organization to oppose a principal feather of the Guerry report. At the same time, the Jaycees endorsed the plan to lease and redecorate the Tivoli Theater.

Friday, Aug. 10

Inspector J.J. Jackson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Nashville was installed as 1962-63 president of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Association at the closing banquet at the Read House.