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Members of the Mount Zion Chamber of Commerce gathered for the annual meeting Thursday, May 1, at the Mount Zion Convention Center.
Ashley Batchelder, Chamber board president, addressed the crowd during the Mount Zion Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet Thursday, May 1.
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos entertained the crowd at the Mount Zion Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet.
11 memorable Decatur companies that are no longer with us
General Electric
The General Electric Co. announced in 1959 that they were going out of the plastics business, closing operations in Decatur.
1948: In the shipping room, Charles Freeman and Edwin Swam box the finished product. Mr. Swam is packing, shipping and receiving foreman in the new plant.
Block & Kuhl
Block & Kuhl occupied this building from August 1934 to May 1949.
Goldblatt's
Goldblatt Bros. announced in 1981 that they planned to close the Decatur store which opened at Fairview Plaza in 1958.
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Linn & Scruggs
Linn & Scruggs resided at 161. North Main St. from 1924 until Myers and Brothers purchased the Linn & Scruggs operation and moved the business to Water Street in 1970.
1930: This is the Linn & Scruggs building on the corner of North Main Street and Prairie Ave. in 1930. Linn & Scruggs moved to this building (the former Bachman Building) in 1924, having formerly been located in the "Court House Block," the southeast corner of East Main and Water streets. This location was plagued by fires, one in 1895 and the spectacular one in 1914. Linn's has stayed in this buildling almost half of its 100 years.
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Borg-Warner Corp.
Borger-Warner Corp, which once employed more than 2,500 people at three facilities in Decatur, closed in 1989.
Marvel-Schebler
Borg-Warner Corp. announced in March of 1983 that they would close its Marvel-Schebler-Tillotson Division plant in Decatur about April 15.
1950: A general view of the interior of the v factory. Carburetors for 90 per cent of all makes of tractors are made here, as well as aircraft and automotive carburetors. Production began last month and will gradually increase until 70,000 are turned out monthly.
Decatur Brewing Co.
Undated: Decatur Brewing Co. rolled out barrels before prohibition about. The brewery was located at 604-611 E. Cantrell St and closed in 1934 as referenced in this 2013 article.
Houdaille-Hershey
The Decatur Division plant of Houdaille Industries Inc., formerly known as the Houdaille-Hershey Corp. plant, stopped production in July of 1956. Houdaille's Macon Arms plant closed in 1957.
1950: In 1950, the first photo of the interior of the Houdaille-Hershey plant was permitted.
Kelly Food Products
Kelly Food Products Co. factory shut down for good in 1996 after employees had started to see trouble in the company's operation about a year before.
1949: Thomas E. Austin watches carefully to see that each chip is the proper shade of brown when it leaves the cooker.
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Bridgestone/Firestone
Firestone closed its doors in 2001 after 38 years of production in Decatur.
1970: Dean Hixon gives final inspection to one of the new Firestone Steel Belt 60 tires being made now at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Decatur. The product is a belted-bias tire with steel-wire belts and a polyester body.
Decatur Signal Depot
The Decatur Signal Depot property was released by the House Armed Services Committee for disposal by the General Services Administration in 1961.
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Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
