Boys State Delegates Seize Alabama Capitol for Mock Session
Alabama Boys State delegates led by Milania Turner of Selma swarmed Montgomery to occupy the state house and debate proposed laws following real legislative procedures. Governor Gordon Persons is named as the expected chair. the group returns to Tuscaloosa after the session ends Saturday. Sponsored by the American Legion and the University of Alabama.
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United States Delivers Its First Billion Bushel Wheat Crop
The year 1944 marks the United States record wheat harvest reaching one billion bushels. Farmers contributed to a monumental crop size amid wartime food needs and expanding agricultural output.
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Negro Deacon Acquitted in Minister’s Death
Turner Lowe, a negro deacon, was acquitted by a circuit jury after claiming self defense and insanity in the March 28 shooting of Rev. C. R. Landers at Rev. C. M. Hoover’s home. Landers died from a shotgun wound to the neck. Hoover’s wife was present.
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State Drops 41 Flogging Cases in Alabama Trials
After only one conviction in eight trials, prosecutors end 41 flogging cases in Jefferson county circuit court. Judge Wheeler granted the request to drop the remaining cases as juries acquitted most defendants including Bret Brasfield amid robed gang violence linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
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