Andrew College praised as Methodist support grows in state
Andrew College at Cuthbert figures among 12 Methodist-supported colleges in the nation. Dr S C Cliff, retiring president, reports enrollment rise in his 22nd trustees’ address. A campaign to renovate dormitories and boost funds is planned as the 97th commencement and first art diploma occur.
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A. W. Reese
Savannah
P. M. Reid
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J. M. Yarbrough
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Third Congressional Dist In Sympathy with MacArthur
Dawson News reports strong Third District backing for MacArthur in the Truman MacArthur controversy. Congressman E L Forrester says letters and wires show citizens favoring MacArthur over President Truman and includes a national poll by Fulton Lewis Jr supporting the general.
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Dawson News
Third District
E. L. Forrester
MacArthur
Georgia Counties Seek Negroes After Friday Night Incident
Marion county officers search for a Negro who cut up another man in a Friday night beer hall, beat and shot a policeman who made the arrest Saturday morning, then fired at a later target that day.
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Marion County
Universal Military Training Lauded As Education Saver
National Commander Erle Cocke Jr. told Mercer University graduates in Macon that universal military training could become the savior of formal education. He argued UMT would combine military and academic training without forcing service, requiring four to six months of basic instruction between high school and college.
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Macon
Erle Cocke Jr
American Legion
Mercer’ University
Cocke
UMT
Navy Grants Leave To Sailor To Marry Cancer Stricken Girl
Norfolk, May 31. Navy grants indefinite leave to Sailor Tommy Amburn to marry Betty Thompson, a cancer patient in Atlanta. Amburn, 19, aviation machinist’s mate, seeks transfer to stay with his bride in her final days after meeting her in Atlanta last fall and learning her cancer has spread to the lungs.
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Navy
Tommy Amburn
Betty Thompson
Atlanta
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Sioux Falls
S. D
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Russell High School
Altho Amburn
Ford Motors Aids Youth Craftsmanship Competition
Georgia educator O S Harrison of the University of Georgia joins a 53 member National Advisory Committee for Ford Motor Company 1951 Industrial Arts Awards. The program offers 35000 dollars in prizes and nine all expense paid trips to Detroit and Dearborn. Preliminary judging occurs in Philadelphia Kansas City and Los Angeles with national finals in Chicago in August. Georgia students enter the Philadelphia show at the Benjamin Franklin Institute with judging June 30 and exhibition July 3 to July 15.
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Ford Motor Company
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Department of Industrial Arts
University of Georgia
Athens
United States
Detroit
Dearborn
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Benjamin Franklin Institute
Lone 105-Year-Old Confederate Vet Attends Final Reunion
Norfolk Va May 30 105 year old Wm J Bush of Georgia attended the 61st and final reunion of the United Confederate Veterans in Elmwood Cemetery. He rode in a red convertible and saluted as a speaker praised Confederate soldiers. Fellow veteran Wm D Townsend of Louisiana also endured the heat but left before ceremonies began.
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Elmwood
Lee
Jackson
Wm. J. Bush
Georgia
Jacksonville
United Confederate Veterans
Wm. D. Townsend
Olla
Miss McCrary’s Egg Production Boosts Local Farm Feeds
In Georgia, Miss McCrary raised 500 to 1,000 laying hens producing about 132,312 eggs in five years with over 70 percent efficiency. The eggs weigh roughly 75,800 pounds, comparable to 12 full elephants. Standard Milling Company's Super Quality Brand Feeds marks 21 years serving local customers.
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Miss McCrary
Georgia
Standard Milling Company
Grand National Circuit Race Set For Columbus Speedplant
Three leaders in the Grand National Circuit headline the 200 lap speed classic at Columbus speedway in Georgia on Sunday June 10. Tim Flock Fonty Flock and Marshall Teague top a strong field of 35 other drivers with Teague to race a 1951 Hudson Hornet while the Flecks drive Oldsmobile 88s.
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Columbus Speedway
Langhorne
Tim Flock
Atlanta
Flock Brothers
Fonty Flock
Hapeville
Marshall Teague
Daytona Beach
Fla
Gardena
Calif
Phenix
Ariz
Canfield
Ohio
Teague
Fleck Brothers
Flecks
Little Change Noted in Condition of Two Perry Men
From Perry Home Journal two young men in Macon hospital since two weeks remain seriously ill. Hentz Houser, paralyzed from a diving accident at Houston Lake, is on a special movable bed. W. B. Hodge, Houston county commissioner, had a stroke and was reported somewhat better earlier in the week but still critically ill. Perry friends visited and inquired about their conditions.
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Perry Home-Journal
Hentz Houser
W. B. Hodge
Macon
Young Houser
Houston Lake
Hodge
Houston County
Perry Friends
Talymadge Talks On Accident Law
Atlanta reports that starting July 1 Georgia motorists must file a written report for any accident causing death injury or property damage above fifty dollars. Talymadge outlines the new requirement and its implications for drivers and law enforcement.
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Talymadge
Atlanta
Georgia
Renovations and Community Gifts Highlight Local Church
No 1 TM Page 1 has been renovated and the Centralhatchee congregation nears completion of a new brick church. Bro Adams receives a welcome from Franklin who led a victory in last year’s Champion Home town Contest. During a Texas vacation, Adams’s congregation funded a home with library and garage, plus a $1000 bonus and full salary upon return.
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Centralhatchee
Franklin
Bro. Adams
Texas
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