Five Modern Tom Sawyers Pause At Decatur Harbor
A crew of five Chattanooga teens vacationing aboard a hand built barge paused in Decatur Harbor for supplies before a month long Tennessee River journey from Chattanooga to Cairo. The crew of Buddy Langston Ruffner Robinson Bill Pitner Jimmy Wessensauer and Paul Hodgdon ages 16 to 17 built the craft for their sail river trip powered by two motors and equipped with a tent kitchen beds and lights. They plan to reach Cairo in about 19 or 20 days with Cairo or Bust painted on their camp tent and first names on the front.
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Cairo
Bust
Martha-Bob
Chattanooga
Decatur Harbor
Ill
Decatur
Tennessee River
Tenn
Baylor Military School
Buddy Langston
Ruffner Robinson
Bill Pitner
Jimmy Wessenauer
Paul Hodgdon
Pees mi
Fines Levied on Five Buffalo Teens in Crystal Beach Riot
In Crystal Beach Ontario a police court fined five Buffalo youths after Memorial Day disturbances at the Crystal Beach amusement park and on a excursion steamer. Fines ranged 200 to 350 dollars. three white and two Negro youths faced charges. One defendant failed to appear and bail was forfeited. Deportation orders may bar reentry to Canada.
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Crystal Beach
Ont
Buffalo
Michael Guzzio
Leo di Giulio
Reginald James
James Varswell
Ices
Maxwell McCullough
James Pickens
Canada
Accused Bigamist Will Face Music
Birmingham an accused bigamist surrendered yesterday living with two Tampa wives. He was booked at Jefferson County Jail as John A. Hill with a $1000 bond. Hill says he lived in Atlanta most of the time since leaving his Birmingham mate and their child.
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Birmingham
Tampa
Fila
Ceek
Jefferson County
John A. Hill
Hill
Atlanta
Duncan
Negro Leaders Urging Caution in Bus Seating Tensions
In Florida, Rev Enoch D Davis seeks a meeting with St Petersburg City Council to discuss equal seating on municipally owned buses amid fears of a Montgomery style boycott. Miami NAACP urges citizens to follow current laws. In Columbia, attorneys review dismissal of Sarah Mae Flemming Brown suit against SC Electric and Gas Co with 30 days to appeal. Georgia Regents tighten admission rules after reports of Negroes aiming for white Georgia State College of Business Administration.
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Associated Press
Florida
Montgommie
Tallahassee
Flambia
S.C
Enoch D. Davis
Negro Citizens Cooperative Committee
St. Petersburg
Fla
Montgomery
Ross E. Windom
Miami
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Columbia
D.C
Sarah Mae Flemming Brown
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
George Bell Timmerman
Federal District Court
Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia
Georgia State College of Business Administration
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Penney’s
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