Suit by Negro voter is dismissed in Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama December 19 a federal judge dismissed a suit by William P Mitchell a Tuskegee Negro seeking a declaratory judgment and damages against the Macon County board of registrars alleging a racially discriminatory policy. The judge ruled Mitchell failed to prove the two former members discriminated and noted the constitutional prohibition on race based discrimination.
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Hieh
Tuskegee
Ala
Av Registration Board
U. S
U.S
C. B. Kennamer
William P. Mitchell
Macon County Board
Mitchell
George C. Wright
Virgil M. Guthrie
Kennamer
Arthur D. Shores
Campaign for Thanksgiving Day as a National Holiday
Sarah Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, led efforts in the 1850s to establish Thanksgiving Day as a nationwide holiday. Her advocacy spanned chapters and newspapers, shaping public sentiment toward a unified annual observance.
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Sarah Hale
Godey
VA seeks 300 nurses to staff hospitals in five southeastern states
Veterans Administration hospitals need more than 300 registered nurses to fill vacancies in Georgia Alabama Florida South Carolina and Tennessee. Starting salary is 2644 a year with raises and Civil Service retirement benefits. Applications go to the Nursing Division in Atlanta or any VA hospital.
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Veterans Administration
America
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Nursing Division
Atlanta
Liquor Store Bandit Foiled by Sudden Till Slam
Mrs. Mary C. Goldian 36 fought back a bandit in her San Francisco liquor store. As the thief reached the cash drawer she slammed the till shut and cried for help. The gunman fled with a bruised hand.
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San Francisco
Mary C. Goldian
Birmingham marks 75th anniversary today
City hall records show Birmingham officially reached 75 years old today though celebrations had occurred weeks earlier. The Birmingham charter was signed on December 19, 1871 by R. B. Lindsey, then governor of Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Hall
R. B. Lindsey
Atomic energy commission aims for cautious rollout
Washington reports the U S Atomic Energy Commission plans a measured path to harnessing atomic power for industry. A general manager and directors will oversee research production and military applications as the quest for safer, longer term reactors continues amid security and economic concerns.
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Commission
Congress
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Administration
Army- Navy
Army
Manhattan
Atomic Energy Commission
Oaks Ridge
Tenn
Tennessee
Oregon
United States
Government to take Britain railways under state control
The labor government won the second reading of its transport bill in the house of commons by 362 to 204, moving toward government ownership of Britain's 20,000 mile railway system. A third reading is expected next month, seen as largely procedural.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Commons
Wind Cave Explored Ten Miles in Black Hills
Edward P. Terry former secretary to Senator Bilbo testified to the Senate War Investigating Committee in Washington. B. Friend, Bilbo campaign manager in 1940 and 1946, testified he would be killed if he spoke about Bilbo. The AP photo shows Friend testifying before Terry's testimony.
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Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Bilbo
Terry
Edward P. Terry
Washington
Friend
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