Primary Vote Totals Released In Alabama Runoff
A Democratic executive committee subpanel canvassed May 30 runoff results. Gessner McCorvey reported regulars regained control of the state committee with 43 seats to 28 for states rights, while W. J. Terry won the State Superintendent race 139,994 to 125,415. Kenneth A. Roberts led the fourth district congressional runoff 15,772 to 13,490 over Wilbur Nolen.
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Montgomery
Ala
Democratic Executive Committee
Gessner T. McCorvey
W. J
Bill) Terry
Greensboro
Vernon
Birmingham
McCorvey
Kenneth A. Roberts
Anniston
J. W. Brown
Blount
Cullman and
Winston
Eon Rainey
B. R. Fant
Etowah
St. Clair
Sam High
A. C
Cliff) Herzberg
Calhoun
Elvin C. McCary
Henry H. Booth
Chambers and
Randolph
John Will
Bubber
Johnson R
Charles A. Spence
Dale
Geneva
Mike Solie
Charlie Evans
Vaughan Hill Robison
Charles A. Stakely
George P. Hendrix
Charles Thomason
Howard L. Bagley
Chilton
Jim Platt
C. B.cox
Clay
R. T. Butler
Charles T
Pete) Mathews
Coffee
Jackson W
Bill) Stokes
Ed €. Sherling
Colbert
Paul Coburn
John R. Burt
Coosa
Robert C. Smith
Bankston J. Callaway
Cullman
Henry W. White
Bryce C. Davis
DeKalb
W. G. ‘Dominie) Hawkins
D. G. Morrow
Elmore Place No
Thom E. Huey, Sr
J. B. Marg
Gurley Vines
Herbert E. Smith Jr
Gwin Alderman
Marengo Place
Richard S
McKee
Jack B. Kirkham
Montgomery Place
Clyde C. Sellers
John G. Ward
H. James Hall
Luther Ingalls
Perry Place
Washington
J. Emmett Wood
A. D. Britton Jr
Wilcox Place No
Gregory L
Meat Prices Rise in Markets with Beef Leading
Retail meat costs edged upward in most markets with beef posting the largest gains and lamb the smallest. Pork prices varied by area, wholesale prices leveled off midweek, poultry steady, eggs up slightly, dairy unchanged, and produce mostly down with a drop in several vegetables. Fresh peaches appeared in the Carolinas and Georgia, larger but pricier due to a short crop. Dunn and Bradstreet index rose six cents to $6.00, 4.7 percent above last year.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Georgia
Dunn& Bradstreet
Scoutmasters Sought. Shorts Not Mandatory in Britain
A London Boy Scout recruitment committee offered an incentive to British men considering Scoutmaster roles. They stated shorts are not required, arguing that "shorts do not suit everybody" and that one cannot perform well while feeling ridiculed.
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London
Two Airmen Rescued After B-29 Crash Near Norfolk
Two U S airmen who bailed from a burning B 29 were rescued after swimming all night in the North Sea. Searchers recovered another crewman and a dead airman. six aboard remain missing. The bomber from the 72nd reconnaissance squadron based at Fairfield Suisun was on a Britain training mission.
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London
U. S
Norfolk
England
U. S. Air Force
Third Air Division
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
Ill
Warren J. Ebert
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles F. Allen
Derry
N. H
Air Force
72Nd
Fairfield- Suisun Air Base
Sacramento
Calif
Britain
Walsh
Ebert
Warren
Allen
Mae West
Social rounds in Aldridge Grove with the Coles
Mrs. Claude Hyde and Mrs. Wayne Barrett visited Mrs. Rena Cole and Frances. The Jacobs and Hill households enjoyed a Huntsville trip. Irene Melson stayed with relatives in Nashville. Frances Cole recovered from a hand injury and returned to work. Various family visits occurred around Lawrence County and Moulton.
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Claude Hyde
Wayne Barrett
Rena Cole
Francis
Tass Jacobs
Floyd Hill
Hoyt
Huntsville
Lowell Cole
Willard Cole
Arthur Rodgers
Moulton
Betty Jeans
Dee Ford Melson
Cordie Cole
Frances Cole
Irene Melson
Bonnie Melson
Lynn
Nashville
Hazel
Lucille Logan
Florence
Emmett Tanksley
Price Tanksley
Willie Rodgers
Raymond Tanksley
Levi Cooper
Jack Chaney
Thad Chaney
Vinemont
O. Z. Gillespie
Spiritual Revival Near in America Declared by Bishop Carson
Bishop Fred F. Carson of Philadelphia told the Alabama news conference at Huntingdon College that America stands at the threshold of its greatest spiritual revival. He cited 50 percent of the population outside the church and urged ministers to seize the opportunity as evidences of spiritual gains appear, with about 500 ministers and lay leaders in attendance.
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Montgomery
Ala
America
Fred F. Carson
Philadelphia
Alabama
Carson
Huntingdon College
Five Ku Klux Klan Attendees at Macclenny Meeting
In Macclenny Florida last night the Ku Klux Klan held a meeting behind the courthouse. Five men in robes posed for a photo while about 200 townspeople watched. A cross burning ceremony was hinted at and speakers including a woman attacked communistic groups and condemned adultery.
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Macclenny
Fla
Ku Klux Klan
Two Sisters Rescued After All Night Bay Search
Two Tuscaloosa sisters Mrs. Lamar Branscomb and Mrs. J. D. Grady were rescued from Mobile Bay after an overnight air and sea search. The 18 foot skiff had no motor and was paddle propelled. A C-45 from Brookley Air Force Base spotted them and an amphibian See Bee plane piloted by George Fehler made the rescue near Cedar Point. They were taken to Fort Morgan Inn exhausted.
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Fort Morgan
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Mobile Bay
James Mayfield
Lamar Branscomb
J. D. Grady
Mayfield
Fort Morgan Inn
Bay
Gulf
Cedar Point
Brookley Air Force Base
George Fehler
Maryland Regents weigh appeal on nursing segregation case
In Princess Anne Maryland the University of Maryland board of regents may appeal to the supreme court after a Maryland court ruled Esther McCready a Negro must be admitted to the university nursing school. The case tests equal facilities under the regional education compact and the broader issue of segregation. The supreme court had not ruled on similar cases in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Princess Anne
University of Maryland
Board of Regents
Supreme Court
School of Nursing
Maryland Court of Appeals
Esther McCready
Maryland
H. C. Byrd
University
McCready
Texas
Oklahoma
Two Mobile County workers fired over political ad
Two Mobile County temporary employees were dismissed after their names appeared in a political advertisement. The adverse action follows a local effort to support or oppose a candidate, triggering administrative review and official penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile County
County employees fired for political activity ban
Personnel Director H. T. Pillans said Powell and McConnell were discharged for violating the county civil service rule prohibiting political activity by county employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Pillans
George L. Powell
Harry E.mcconnell
Negroes Claim Denial of Vote Registration
A federal suit in New Orleans alleges 11 Black residents of Washington Parish were denied voter registration because of race. Led by Joe Dean, the plaintiffs seek an injunction to force the registrar to consider their qualifications and place them on the voting rolls after three refusals to examine them.
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New Orleans
June
U. S.trict
Washington Parish
Joe Dean
Porter Accused of Bank Theft in Birmingham
William Heflin a 117 year old porter at a Birmingham bank faced charges of stealing £1000. He claimed he found the money on the floor and was jailed on $300 bond. FBI pinned the alleged theft to November 21, 1949 with recovery of the funds two days later.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Heflin
FBI
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