- Collection:
- Peachtree City: Plans, Politics, and People, “New Town” Beginnings and How the "New Town" Grew
- Title:
- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter for 1973
- Date of Original:
- 1973-01/1973-12
- Subject:
- Peachtree City (Ga.)--History
Newsletters--Georgia--Peachtree City
Municipal government--Georgia--Peachtree City - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fayette County, Peachtree City, 33.39678, -84.59576
- Medium:
- newsletters
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter. Volume 2, issue 1, January 1973. Continuing education classes being offered in the evenings at Peachtree City Elementary. New library to move into information center. Library Board - Tutt Cawthorne [later Tutt Larsen], Phil Colston, Geri Cowan, Ginnie Ellisi and Dave Satterthwaite. Fire Department seeks funds for an ambulance rescue unit and communications equipment. Liquor vote set for February 7. Stables to offer American Quarter Horse exhibition. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter Vol 2, issue 2, February 1973. New company to Peachtree City is Earth Services Organization. It will be responsible for radio, newspaper and television advertising for PTC. Article about McWilliams Store on Hwy. 54 near Wynnmeade. Liquor sales for package stores approved by vote. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter Vol. 1, issue 3, March 1973. New Baptist Church dedicated. First building in Clover Reach Office Park occupied. Peach Pit Sanitary Landfill opened. Perry Bishop, rodeo rider and PTC’s supervisor of landscaping and maintenance, is profiled. First Christian Church begins meeting at Peachtree City Elementary. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter Vol. 2, issue 4, April 1973. Garden Cities Corporation, newly-formed subsidiary of Phipps Land Company, will develop PTC. Board - Joel Cowan, Chairman; Robert Bivens, President; Posey Davis, VP of Development; Sam Brannon, VP of Marketing; Paul Jones, Controller; Richard McCarl, Manager, Administrative Services. Hudson's Supermarket opens. Catholic Church begins services. Twiggs Corner Condominiums near completion. Planning and Zoning Board – Pete Spear, Russ Heil, Mrs. Thomas “Corky” Wiley, Bob Fulopp. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 5, May 1973. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” excursion to Phipps Plaza for Peachtree City women provided compliments of Garden Cities Corporation. Urban planners from Russia visit Peachtree City. First annual horse show. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 6, June 1973. School bond issue to enlarge Peachtree City Elementary. Report on Reston, Virginia, and its comparison to Peachtree City. Floy Farr opens new Fayette State Bank. Profile of Bill Cawthorne, industrial designer with Robert K. Price Company. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 7, July 1973. Special election regarding legalization of selling alcoholic beverages in restaurants, clubs, etc. "Before" picture of clearing work on the 750-acre lake behind Falcon Field coming in 1974 [Lake McIntosh, opening delayed until late2012]. Antique Car Festival promoted. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol 2 issue 8, August 1973. Antique Car Festival enjoyed on July 28. New Seventh Day Adventist Church, C. R. Morton, Pastor. Sallie Satterthwaite member of fire department. Interview with John Edmondson, Fayette County News. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 9, September 1973. Miriam Fulton Realty Company opens new office on Hwy. 74. Father Edward Danneker becomes first Catholic pastor. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 10, October 1973. 1928 Ford Tri Motor Aeroplane undergoing inspections and tests at Falcon Field. Stan Neely, superintendent of utilities for Garden Cities. Roric Harrison, Atlanta Braves pitcher, is Peachtree City's new athletic director. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 11, November 1973. Candidates for mayor: Ken Collins, John Feenaghty, Howard Morgan. Council Post 1: Roy Henson, Tom Wiley. Council Post 2: Harry Ellis, Fred Fidler, Dick Fleming, Jim Lewis, Sallie Satterthwaite. Council Post 3: Wayne Griffin. Council Post 4: Stephen Rusin, Otis Viall. -- Happen: Peachtree City updated newsletter vol. 2, issue 12, December 1973. Interview with John C. Huddleston, wife Myrtice, son Hugh. John 91 years old. [“John C.” later corrected to “Robert Hamilton Huddleston,” see following issue, Jan. 1974] Parents moved to Fayette County in 1878. At one time owned over 90% of the land Peachtree City was built on. Indoor recreation center opens one mile south of the 74/54 intersection. Dieter Tendick, owner of Peachtree City Cafeteria profiled. Fasson Division of Avery Products will become thirtieth industry to locate in Peachtree City. Operation planned for early 1975 and will be second largest in size in PTC (surpassed only by NCR).
- Metadata URL:
- https://peachtree-city.org/DocumentCenter/View/16654/ptc04-73
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 48 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Peachtree City Library
- Rights:
-
