API Board Keeps Auburn All-White Policy As Morale Question Simmers
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute board voted to maintain an all white admissions policy until the Supreme Court rules on segregation. President Ralph Draughon defended the policy while noting faculty tensions in the School of Architecture and promising to support the program. The meeting also approved a 1954-55 budget of 11,925 dollars for Auburn and its branches and discussed transfers in Pickens County extension work.
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Supreme Court
Ralph Draughon
Frank Orr
Witout
Draughon
Orr
Pickens County
Craughon
Auburn
Training Day Held by WSCS in Falkville Church
Officers of the Decatur District of the Woman's Society of Christian Service held their annual Training day at Falkville Methodist Church with Mrs. R. L. Hamilton in charge. The program opened with the hymn We Story to Tell and a devotional by Mrs. T. L. McDonald. 100 percent attendance marked the district officers and 125 members from 35 societies attended. Lunch followed the closing worship after brief highlights of the Milwaukee assembly.
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Decatur
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Falkville Methodist Church
R. L. Hamilton
Wesley Patterson
T. L. McDonald
McDonald
S. C. Gordon
W. V. Pattillo
Pattillo
Milwaukee
Wis
Plane theft report frees plane then returns to counter
Richmond papers trace a theft of an airline plane from a local airport. The aircraft reappeared a couple of days later on the ticket counter. The plane had a wing span of 24 inches.
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Richmond
Alabama Educational TV Commission plans Auburn station
The Alabama Educational Television Commission outlines a plan to build a TV station at Auburn with educational programs produced at Auburn University, the University of Alabama, and Birmingham. Board members urge the FCC to allocate a third Alabama educational station for South Alabama residents lacking Mount Cheaha signal access.
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Alabama Educational Television Commission
Auburn
University of Alabama
Birmingham
FCC
Alabama
South Alabama
Mount Cheaha
Design D-118 Closet Plan with Dormer and Attic Space
Design D-118 offers 1021 square feet with airy rooms and an attic for a future bedroom. A rear dormer could add a bathroom later though it can be omitted, with a large upstairs dormitory. The kitchen includes a snack bar and corner sink, cupboards on two walls, and windows overlook the street and side yard. Exterior siding and asphalt shingles, vestibule and coat closet form an L in the living area. contact Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
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Small
St. Cloud
Minn
Nail removal tip using a block to lift straight
Advice on using a block under the nail during removal with a claw hammer to keep the nail straight and reduce wood damage. Mentions blocking to vent marred surfaces and prevent tearing when pulling nails.
Easy Pour Tip for Rectangular Can Contents
A simple technique suggests tilting the can opening toward you to allow air in as the liquid flows out. This prevents gurgling spurts and helps you pour more controllably from a rectangular can like turpentine or kerosene.
Hartford Man Entitled to Workers Compensation
James J. Hughes injured while walking from a company parking lot to his job. The Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors ruled he is entitled to workers compensation benefits. The court held that walking on company property to and from work can be considered an incident of employment.
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Hartford
Conn
James J. Hughes
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Banana legend stirs a recalculation at veterans hospital
A young psychiatrist notes a patient’s tale of a banana lady then discovers a banana distribution by a civic group. The mix up prompts the doctor to reconsider the patient’s case history as he learns the real context behind the banana visits.
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Long Beach
Calif
Veterans Hospital
Best Sellers List Highlights Notable Fiction And Nonfiction
A current list showcases fiction including Not as a Stranger Bless This House Never Victorious Never Defeated Away All Boats Sayonara and more. Nonfiction features The Power of Positive Thinking But We Were Born Free Minutes of the Last Meeting The Mind Alive Forty Plus and Fancy Free and other works.
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Morton Thompson
Norah Lofts
Taylor Caldwell
Kenneth Dodson
James A. Michener
Norman Vincent Peale
Elmer Davis
Gene Fowler
H. A
Bonaro Overstreet
Emily Kimbrough
New Milford Policeman Flags Two Speeding Drivers
State Policeman William Wallace clocked two cars at 70 to 75 mph in New Milford. Francis Westfall and his wife Evelyn Westfall were fined $45 each in town court for speeding. WANT ADS GET RESULTS
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New Milford
Conn
William Wallace
Francis Westfall
Westfall
Evelyn
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