Navy Veteran Convicted Under Miscegenation Law
Ellisville Mississippi December 20 1946 A 23 year old Navy veteran Davis Knight was convicted of miscegenation and sentenced to five years in prison officials say this may be the first conviction under Mississippi s miscegenation statute Knight who married a white woman in April 1946 filed an appeal The case centered on whether Knight s great grandmother Rachel was Negro or Cherokee Indian and whether that ancestry violated the law forcing voiding of the marriage and any children resulting from the union
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Ellisville
Miss
Paul Swartzinger
Davis Knight
Knight
Mississippi
Knights
Laurel
Quitman Ross
Rachel
Newt Knight
Tom Knight
Newt
Navy
Swartzinger
Annexation election for Decatur territory in Morgan County Alabama
Notice of election on January 11 1949 to decide whether to annex described Morgan County Alabama territory to the City of Decatur. Voting place at Decatur Nursery Danville Road with precinct inspectors clerks and returning officer appointed. Only residents within the described area for three months prior may vote. Maps available in Morgan County Judge of Probate office. December 20 1948.
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Nyeeany
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama
City of
Second Street
Flynn Street
9Th Avenue
2Nd Street
11Th Avenue
Danville Road
Garth Heights
Garth Heights Subdivision
Lot 8
Block A
Abner Clay Sample
Gertrude Leila Appling
Annie J. Neher
Iva D. Sample
Ira Merle Donaldson
Howard W. Johnson
T. C. Almon
Local Committeemen Named and January Tuberculosis Clinic Set
Room and board selections named J W Counts and others as alternate committeemen. W G Boyeth to continue in charge of the office. A tuberculosis clinic is planned for January 5 with 29 examined last Wednesday. Examinations have occurred twice monthly, per Miss Lavonia Ross, county health nurse. The body of Sgt Johnnie Murray killed March 30 1945 is en route home and funeral details will be announced by Highsmith Funeral Home.
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John Hardin
Moulton
Paul G. Norton
Hillsboro
W. G. Boy¢th
Lavonia Ross
Miss Ross
Leonard L. Murray
Sgt
Johnnie Murray
Highsmith Funeralehome
Murray
Moulton iNews Reports Move Of Fire Equipment
The mayor announces relocating the town fire department and workshop to the former Lawrence County Exchange building at year start to gain space and quicker access for the fire truck. Lease details were finalized Friday after council approval.
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Lawrence County Exchange
Richardson
J. L. Weatherwax
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Cryptoquote
Crossword clues numbered across and down with hints and solutions. Includes a Daily Cryptoquote: AXYCLBAAXA longfellow where letter substitution yields a quotation. Also provides the known quote by Defoe and attribution.
Community Notices Include Holiday Visits and Local Moves
Survives include one brother William Murray of Hillsboro and two sisters Dorothy Pierce and Esther Mae Buck of Arizona. Ted Weatherwax and Mrs. Weatherwax visit from Atlanta. Teg to enter Atlanta University after holidays. Pettus to move into Vacant home. Jenkins to relocate into Pettus apartment. W D Woodall transferred to Irwin and Dyar Infirmary from Moulton 2. E L Hambrick and Myrl Hambrick of Decatur guests of Hamfricks. County draft board address now Room 202 Alexander Doss Building. Move to gain space. Robert Henderson hosts Bank of Moulton employees dinner with Armore, Wilkerson, Roberson, Weatherwax, and Estelle Cowan. Jasper Hodgins at Auburn for holidays with Clark Hodgins. Paris Terry of Courtland business visitor here. Elton Pearson, son of...
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Ted Weatherwax
Atlanta
J. C. Weatherwax
Teg
Atlanta University
Tom Pettus
Major
Harvey Simms
Robert Jenkins
Pettus
W. D. Woodall
Irwin and
Robert Henderson
Bank of Moulton
Curtis Armor
Allene Wilkerson
Frank Roberson
J. L. Weatherwax
Clark Hodgins
Paris Terry
Courtland
Elton Pearson
Sunday Big Day In The History Of Local Church
The Central Methodist church presented three acclaimed services including a White Christmas at 5:00 P M with a beautified home setting and a notable manger scene. The orphan offering was the largest ever received and the choir and congregation delivered a high order musical program. The public is invited to view the manger display in the cloister and attend Christmas morning service at 8:00.
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Central Methodist Church
Gregation
Sixth Avenue
Bill Britnell
J. H. O'Donnell
Auburn School of Business Administration Grants Degrees
Mrs Frank Pearson among graduates at Auburn last Wednesday. Nadine Sheppard, described as Negro, released Friday after arrest on grand larceny charge. Sheppard was sought after purse at Mrs Robert Dutton’s home disappeared, nearly $100 missing.
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Frank Pearson
School of Business Administration
Auburn
Nadine Sheppard
Liberty
Robert Dutton
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VFW
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Buz
Christy Cor
Weer
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Swartzinger Sid
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J. W. Counts
Mt. Be
Terrell Bowling
Mt. Hope
Gene Ahern
Inews
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R. C. Jackson
Jimmie Hambrick
Donald McClung Montgomery
Florence
Lyndon
Ward Bracken
Homewood
Morris
L. B. Cropper
M. E Williams
the Telephone Co
John Bracken
Morris Chapel
John A. Bracken
Mr. Bracken
Trinity
Methodist Church
Highsmith
Kumpe
Bryan Bracken
Trinity 1
Birmingham
Clov
Harley Turner
A. H. Turner
PMA
Mr. Turner
Daily Crossword
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Fit
Norway
Superior
Garment
Crooked
Blongfellow
Defoe
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fis
Zenith
G. E
Second Ave
Appliance Co
William Murray
Dorothy Pierce
Hope
Esther Mae Buck
Arizona
Mercury
Knox McRae
Carl
Albany Coal & Grain Co
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