Deepening Crisis-VII Negroes Strive for Equal Opportunity
An editor's note introduces a 1960s-era series on the racial crisis. Roy Wilkins Booker T Washington and Jackie Robinson are cited as leaders noting progress toward equal opportunities. Leaders warn that prejudice persists in public life and that barriers must fall for Negro achievement in education politics and housing. Next: The New Militants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameriyoungsters
Venth
Roy Wilkins
St. Louis
Booker T. Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
National Urban League
Tye
Fashion self analysis guides teens to smart shopping
Enid Haupt urges girl readers to tailor wardrobes to their build and bent, using design principles like stripes and belts, plan purchases with inventories and reverse inventories, and consider occasions. She notes four guiding strategies and hints at upcoming back to school fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid Haupt
Triangle Publications, Inc
Hall Syndicate, Inc
AH Inismio
UA investigates expulsion hint at Alabama
University of Alabama officials probe a Montgomery Advertiser report that James A. Hood, the university’s first male black student, faces possible expulsion over statements made at a Gadsden rally. Hood, who helped integrate the campus with Vivian Malone in June, denies others’ involement and accuses editor edits of bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
James A. Hood
Bob Ingram
Montgomery
Hood
Gadsden
Vivian Malone
Advertiser
George Wallace
J. J. Bennett
Black
Relationship Struggles Between a Sister and Brother
Dorothy Dix advises Sister on handling rivalry with her younger brother 15, who teases and bullies at church and school. The column likens his age fifteen turmoil to Peck's Bad Boys and predicts calmer years ahead with time.
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Helen
As 'Weil We A
Ferring Hobblen
Salate
Brothers
Ivan the Terrible
Haves
Tin Can Production Hit 47 Billion in 1962
In 1962 tin can production was estimated at 47 billion units, enough for about 1,250 cans per typical family. The figure highlights large scale output and consumer packaging trends of the era.
Tell Me Why Winners Conte nt and Frog Facts for Readers
The page features a Tell Me Why contest winner and a mix of science notes on frogs and toads. It includes trivia questions and answers, a riddle box puzzle, and a civic ordinance excerpt from Decatur Alabama dated 1963. The pieces highlight reader participation and local notices with names such as Marie Bleau and David Hartman of Hampton Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bleau
Hampton
David Hartman
Hampton, Va
Decatur Legal Notice On Improvement Ordinance and Election Officials
Notice covers Improvements on Fifth Avenue SW in Decatur Alabama with six inch base, bituminous surface and concrete curbs to be funded by abutting property assessments. Also lists appointment of election officials for the August 20 1963 municipal election across multiple polling boxes and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of
City of
Decatur
Alabama
Board of Commissioners
Fifth Avenue
Brookhaven Subdivision
Morgan County
Eighth Street
State of
Three Hurt in Cullman Wreck Injuries Reported at Hospital
Cullman police say three people were treated and dismissed from Cullman Hospital after a late evening collision at 8 23 p m Saturday involving a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Bertha Man or Self 47 Vinemont and a 1952 Ford driven by Lloyd W Harris. Harris and passenger John Patterson also sustained Type A injuries defined as open or bleeding wounds and removal from the scene. Vehicle damages were listed at 550 for the Chevrolet and 200 for the Ford.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Bertha Manor Self
Vinemont
Lloyd W. Harris
Harris
John Patterson
Chevrolet
Flavor Tip Adds More Depth to Homemade Chicken Stock
A home cook suggests boosting flavor in stock by incorporating a touch of monosodium glutamate to enhance savory notes. The note emphasizes small amounts to avoid overpowering the broth and to deepen overall savoriness.
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UP News
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Massachusetts
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Ralph Bunche
Robert
Enida
Haupt
Seventeen
Dorothy DIX
Helen Worden Erskine
Peck
Robert Hausman
San Jose
Calif
Hausman
Bell-McClure Syndicate
A.leokum
George Washington
Yif
NIN
Idi
Joe Pettey
Court House
Ruby S. Jones
Freda Trimble
Louise T. Foster
Elizabeth Houston
Caroline B. Taylor
R. E. Catlett
Carnegie Library
Rachel P. Chandler
Bessie B. Cartwright
W. M. Bailey
Mary Pitts Underwood
Louise G. Hine
Clarence M. Story
Railroad Street City Hall
Elizabeth G. Sherrod
Bertha K. Timberlake
Clara S. Carlisle
Bridgett Laubenthal
Lucile B. Curry
Irene G. McLaughlin
Third Street
Mary Katherine Greenwell
Elizabeth S. Morris
Mattie Welborn
Florine G. Blackwell
Clara Hardy
H. E. Sunderland
Namie
Bernard Oldham
Maude Gamble
Zella J. Pettey
Elizabeth S. Cavnar
Flora D. Clemons
Louis Namie
City Electric Department
Laura C. Almon
Gertrude L. Appling
Clyde B. Huie
Rena M. Stinnett
Fannie M. Reed
Milton Harvey
Atlas Finance Company
Flora Craig
Pearl
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Cornelia B. Otte
Myrtle Cobb
Mary Louisy Frost
Leavy
G. Wilson
Ray _A. Ashwander
Home Demonstration Club
Majorie A. Bradshaw
Pauline W. Woodall
Augusta B. Stewart
Allie Bradley
Lucille Bussey
W. L. Speegle
Gordon-Bibb
Mamie Howe
Bertha Lee Jacobs
Glenn T. Sittason
Annelle McRae Hint
Julia B. Thomas
Oficer
Bernice C. Harvey
Suggs
Austine Papenburg
Irene Norwood
Nettie Pearl Holesapple
Ruth M. Milam
Carrie Lela Harrison
Flayil N. Suggs
West Moulton Street
Mae G. Prosser
Nona B. Landers
Mamie E. Latham
Blythe Vaughan
Katie Blankenship
Louis Shaia
American Legion
Kathleen A. McEntire
Bertha Lentz
Elizabeth O. Arantz
Nelle B. Campbell
Wilma Markham
Clarence T. Shafer
Anna R. Troup
Mayme Rice Devine
Mary S. Woodall
Edith A. Barrett
Mamie S. Comerford
John H. Green
Decatur High School
Lucian D. Hollingsworth
Bessie H. Smith
Elizabeth Campbell
Gertrude Corbin
Berta Mae Blake
E. H. Gunn
Patricia Frances Benske
Alma D. Fudge
Ruth G. Jones
Margaret Price
Verda S. Wright
Ed N. Price
Somerville Road School
Cereume
Bessie L. Murphree
Lamon
Velma Shankle
Cede Lottie H. Culver
Florence L. Self
J. M. Murphree
Danville Road
Ollie Harris
Irma Terry
Georgie D. Hill
Charleen M. Taylor
Christine
R. Long
Decatur Country Club
Mary Poll
Emmie Duncan Adams
Louise Morris
Isobel C. Wyker
Mary S. Bingham
Joe C. Hagler
Eastwood
Thelma Ford
Joan W. Preston
Miriam Jones
Jane Knox Huff
Barbara F. Ell
Fred Rost
J. Gilmer Blackburn
John W. Pennell
T. C. Almon
Jesse L. Pennell
White Plumbing CO
Valley Stockyards
New Moulton Road
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