Methodist Conference Ends with New Appointments
Alabama Methodist Conference delegates met at Huntingdon College to hear ministerial appointments as pastors returned home for new assignments. The conference, serving South Alabama and Northwest Florida, reported 121,420 members, 6,083 new adherents, and 3,491 losses to death or transfer this year with church property valued at 12,129,612 and 1,110,294 spent on buildings and improvements. Ashville pastor Paul Duffey elected conference missionary to replace T S Harris.
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Ala
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South
Alabama
Florida
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Tate
Ashville
Paul Duffey
T.S. Harris
Opelika
Emory announces new medical research building in Atlanta
Emory University announces construction of a 1.5 million dollar medical research building in Atlanta. President Dr. Goodrich C. White states trustees approved immediate construction and the facility will support extensive research. A recent grant of 500,000 dollars from the National Cancer Institute backs the project. The report notes shifts in pepper production with Southern India overtaking Indonesia postwar.
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Atlanta
Emory University Today
Goodrich C. White
University
National Cancer Institute
So You Can Hear free brochure for deafened persons
Free offer for hard of hearing individuals. Beltone provides a no charge brochure titled So You Can Hear with practical guidance and encouragement. To obtain, send name and address on a post card to Beltone Dept. 4512 1450 W 19th St Chicago Ill. Share this news with others who may be deafened.
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Beltone
Dept
19Th St
Chicago
Ill
Adv
Minister Welcome To His Job Says Garbage Collector
J W Williams of Macon faced a rumor that Rev Harry Moore son of Bishop Arthur J Moore aimed to replace him as head of the Georgia academy of the blind. Williams said he would not seek to keep a job he does not want. Moore, recovering from kidney surgery, explained the mix up.
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J. W. Williams
Georgia Academy of the Blind
Macon
Harry Moore
Academy
Georgia Methodist
Arthur J. Moore
Williams
Moore
Decatur Insurance Man Praises Economizer Mercury
Russell West of Decatur reports high economy from an Economizer Mercury sold by Blackwell Motors. He says the car achieves better than 20 miles per gallon in his daily insurance sales work and notes the comfortable ride as a key advantage.
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Mercury
Blackwell Motors
Negro Doctors Seek Entrance Into Medical Societies
Alabama Negro doctors urged inclusion in county and state medical societies to raise care standards. The group led by Dr. R. E. Tisdale cited Florida and Georgia moves, noted dentists and nurses admitted, argued AMA certification hinges on acceptance, while county societies would decide on membership.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Alabama
Alabama State Medical Association
R. E. Tisdale
Florida
White Medical Association
Georgia
Montgomery
Alabama State Dental Association
Nurses Association
American Medical Association
Tisdale
Medical Association
Mobile
J. M. Weldon
Douglas L.cannon
Community Notes and Local Weddings in Morgan County
Reverend Oscar Montgomery dined with the Hares and hosted guests, a wedding for Miss Sarah Briscoe and Coach H L Burcham drew interest, and families like the Abercrombies and Briscoes joined local events. Residents traveled to Birmingham and Decatur for medical care, school activities, and church functions, while a nautical mile length range is noted.
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H. L. Burcham
Points Easts
Euell Greene
Birmingham
Claire Seals
Gadsden
Seals
Hershell Latham
Points
Florida
Orval Oden
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Florence State Teachers College
Harvey Gullion
Daily Crossword Puzzle Teasers and Cryptoquote Feature
Crossword clues provide across and down entries for a detailed daily puzzle. The page includes a cryptogram quote by Longfellow, with a sample cryptogram key and a hint about solving using letter substitutions.
Tech To Graduate The Biggest Class Of All
Georgia Tech will award 1650 degrees Monday in its largest class yet and present the first doctorate. Gen Lucius D Clay former commander in Germany and now chairman of Continental Can will speak. The first earned doctorate goes to William Lloyd Carter for chemical engineering.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Marietta
Clay
Continental Can Company
Georgia
William Lloyd Carter
Greenfield
Peach Festival to Feature Evening Dresses for Queen Contest
Chilton county's peach festival on July 19 will require peach queen entrants to wear more than bathing suits. Contestants must wear evening dresses sport clothes and blue jeans for judges. The 1950 festival will replace the traditional dance with a floodlight variety show and include a parade water show baseball and barbecue.
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Clanton
Ala
Chilton County
Robert B. Taber
WKLF
Women Pilots Ready for Transcontinental Ninety-Nines Race
Thirty three women pilots depart San Diego for the fourth annual Ninety-Nines transcontinental air race to Greenville South Carolina a 2460 mile course. Entries vary with solo and co-pilot flights and winners judged by elapsed time and horsepower handicap. Loretta Foy and Sue Kindred won last year with 20.5 hours.
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San Diego
Calif
Greenville
S. C
Loretta Foy
van Nuys
Sue Kindred
Four Cars Involved In Sixth Avenue Collision
A four car collision occurred Friday morning around 9:15 A M on Sixth Avenue at Prospect Drive. Vehicles involved included a 1949 GMC one and a half ton truck owned by J F Levin Produce Co driven by Clarence Hess a 1942 Ford coupe owned by John Goodwin driven by Ezra Banson of Lansing a 1947 Chevrolet coach driven by Homer Lawrence of Lawrence Used Car Lot and a 1941 Chrysler sedan driven by James H Thompson of Decatur. Heavy damage to the Ford and Chrysler with light damage to the Chevrolet. The Chevrolet stopped suddenly to avoid a truck causing the chain reaction. John Webb and Carmen Taylor investigated.
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Chevrolet
Sixth Avenue
Prospect Drive
Horace Levin
J. F. Levin
Homer Lawrence
Lawrence
Chrysler
James H. Thompson
John Webb
Carmen Taylor
Amber Trade Anchored on Baltic Coast Sources
The Baltic coast of Germany, Lithuania, and Latvia remains the chief source of the world's amber supply, shaping regional mining and trade dynamics across Northern Europe. The article notes the principal role of these Baltic nations in amber production and distribution.
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Baltic
Germany
Lithuania
Latvia
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