Soap Box Derby Hopefuls Test Racers In Charleston
Derby hopefuls in Charleston test gravity powered cars in garages basements and yards to prepare for races. Coonskin Park traffic prompts officials to schedule supervised park testing days with race officials. Eddie Rowan to coordinate with The Gazette. Church events note Dr Westfall to preach at Grace Memorial Church North Charleston. The Indian Ocean fact appears as a stray line.
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Charleston
Coonskin Park
Park Road
Derby Nital
Amos Waddell
Eddie Rowan
the Gazette
J. Westfall
Grace Memorial Methodist Church
North Charleston
F. F. Neel
Indian Ocean
Pacific
National Congress Tour Highlights Black Education Leaders
The National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers met at West Virginia State College and toured the Kanawha Valley as part of conference activities. Speakers included Dr Stella Brewer Brookes Clarke College Atlanta Miss Willie P Russell West Virginia State College and Miss Paul Alabama health official. Dr D C Partridge Queen's College N Y prepared the program with state presidents reports and a national round table.
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National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
West Virginia State College
Institute
Kanawha Valley
Stella Brewer Brookes
Clarke College
Atlanta
Willie P. Russell
Paul
Division of Mental Health
Alabama Department of Health
Pracs
Bram
D. C. Partridge
Queen's College
N.Y
Beckley student to claim election law reward
Beckley College student Ronnie Cook plans to apply to three Beckley banks for a $1,000 reward offered for information leading to convictions of election law violators. Cook testified in the Stroud trial, helped sign the complaint, and indicated he learned of the reward later. Stroud was convicted of tampering with votes. sentencing was deferred until July 10.
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Beckley
Beckley College
Wea
Ronnie Cook
C. E. Stroud
Stroud
Mt. Tabor
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Cook
Town Boy May Die with Captain and Mrs Pruett
A fragmented notice mentions Town Boy formerly of Charleston and May dl, with references to Captain end Mrs Cob Pruett and Rapid City. The readable text signals a memorial or obituary note with names and places, but details are incomplete.
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Town Boy
FR. Pruett
Rapid Cy . B
Merly
Charieston
May dl
Detectives Probe Two City Burglaries
City detectives investigated burglaries at the Karmel Korn Stand on Washington and Capitol Streets and Risk's Market at 322 Washington Street West. The thieves took about $66 in cash and 93 cartons of cigarettes, with Karmel Korn losing $52 and 13 cartons, and Risk's $14 plus 80 cartons of cigarettes along with candy gum cheese and canned goods.
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Karmal Korn
Washington and
Capitol Sts
Risk’s
Washington St. W
Karmel Korn
Many Others Guilty In Army Cribbing Scandal
Testimony at a West Point cribbing hearing indicated at least 96 members of the 1951 class and 1,000 other men at the academy were guilty, with cribbing described as widespread beyond the football squad. Names of violators in a list were given to an academy official, but no action was taken. among those named was the son of West Point’s superintendent, though he was not implied to be involved.
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New York
West Point
Military Academy
New York Bar Association
Academy
Jit
Frederick Irving
Irvitt
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Sola Distributors
Blackwood Bros. Statesmen
Tri-State
Wally Fowler
Oak Ridge
WSM
Nashville
Tennessee
Blackwood Brothers
Memphis, Tenn
Hobie Lister
Statesmen
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Municipal Auditorium
Dean
Wally Rowler
P.M. Fitt
New Memorial Bldg
Fayetteville
W. Va
Gillian & Messenger
Cory Wan
Hasper Cord
Rama IX
Switzerland
Lacie
Toba
FARMERS BUILDING # LOAN ASSOCIATION
WA. VA
Linginge
West Averwood
Virginia
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Vidar
Mutual
Tate
Tox
Lome
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Fra Bank
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