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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1948

Page

3

Year-Old Feud May End Soon Ends on Mountain Conflict

In Chattanooga Tennessee Mrs Ethel Parker and Francis Harris two factions in a long running Daisy Mountain feud head to New York for a radio conference on We The People CBS to urge peace. They hope the broadcast spurs a settlement though not all parties may join. Parker is widow of early victim Theodore Pap Parker and Harris is related to a late casualty Willie Harris.

Chattanooga Tenn New York Daisy Mountain Ethel Parker Francis Harris We the People CBS Parker Harris Theodore Pap) Parker Willie Lee Harris Samuel David Wilcox Wilcox Hamilton County Pap Parker Parkers

Negroes Plan Reading Holiday in Mobile Alabama

A group of about 125 African Americans voted to boycott Mobile daily newspapers citing editorial policy on segregation and women’s notices. They plan to inform the community by telephone that they will not read the Mobile Press Mail or Press Register until demands are addressed.

Mobile Ala R. B. Chandler Mobile Press Mobile Register The Press Register Chand Ler Chandler

Fabric Panel Lining Prevents Sagging in Suit Skirt

A fabric panel sewn into the back of a suit skirt acts as a lining to prevent sagging or bulging, helping maintain a smooth silhouette and fit.

Southern Educators Propose Regional Higher Education Plan

Southern educators push a regional education plan valued at 3 to 4 million dollars to recruit and fund medical, veterinary, graduate, and education research across 14 states. Governors consider trimming costs while Meharry Howard and a Texas medical school plan to become regional centers. quotas and in state tuition effects outlined.

Savannah Defence Southern Regional Council For Education Meharry Medical School Nashville Tennessee Meharry, Howard Texas Medical School U. S. Supreme Court Mississippi Florida Oklahoma A University of Georgia Auburn Tuskegee Institute Alabama Louisiana South Carolina Georgia Maryland North Carolina West Virginia

Hearing Set Over State Clerk Hire Fund Ceiling

Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones opens hearings on a suit by State Comptroller Graves to determine if the temporary clerk hire fund has a ceiling. Gov. Folsom and other officials argue the fund is unlimited, while Graves seeks a declaratory judgment on its legal status.

Montgomery Ala Walter B. Jones Jonm Graves Guv James E. Folsom Folsom John Brandon Dan Thomas Ralph Eagerton Graves Eagerton

Former Sheriff Shot by Nephew Near Tuscaloosa

A former Tuscaloosa county sheriff, David Hamner, 55, was shot and killed in the home of his nephew three miles from Northport Alabama. Coroner S T Hardin ruled justifiable homicide after Hamner entered the residence and allegedly struck Mrs John Hamner Jr. The nephew, John Hamner Jr, was arrested.

Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa County S. T. Hardin David Hamner Hamner John Hamner Northport Ala Hardin

Alabama Educator Named to Post Beta Kappa Chi President

Dr. H. L. Van Dyke, a Alabama state college faculty member, was named president of Beta Kappa Chi, national scientific society. He succeeds Dr. Victor J. Kulane of Howard University. National officers elected include Dr. Tulane, Dr. E. D. Raines, and others. Howard’s Dr. C. I. Mason was named Southeastern region vice president.

Montgomery Ala Alabama State College H. L. van Dyke Beta Kappa Chi Nation Scientific Society Victor J Kulane Howard University Washington D. C Courci Tulane E. D. Raines Kentucky State College D. IL. Dooley Prairie View State College Kelso B. Morris C. 1 Mason Fuskegee Istitute Southeastern E. D. O'Brannon Southwestern George Hunter Maryland State College L. S. G. Cochran Wilberforce State University Central Region

Defendant Held on Charge and Granted Bond

A suspect faced charges and was released on a 2000 dollar bond. Authorities said the case will be presented to a circuit grand jury for investigation.

Circuit Grand Jury

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