Athens Man Named VFW State Chaplain
Mobile Alabama Atty John A Jenkins was elected state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Alabama encampment closing session. He succeeds Telfair J Mashburn Jr of Bay Minette. New officers include James C Gates of Montgomery senior vice commander Charles Wright of Gadsden junior vice commander Ed Drickard of Montgomery Walter Lee of Mobile Rev A J Tingley of Athens chaplain and Dr John J Johns of Birmingham surgeon general. Resolutions favored universal military training more state funds for mental health clinics and facilities legislation to outlaw the Communist party and opposition to programs curtailing the VA medical hospital and domiciliary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Birmingham
John A. Jenkis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alabama
Telfair J. Mashburn Jr
Bay Minette
James C. Gates
Montgomery
Charles Wright
Gadsden
Ed Drickard
Walter Lee
A. J. Tingley
Athens
John J. Johns
Communist Party
United States
American Medical Association
Veterans Administration
25 Years Ago Today in Local News June 21 1929
Notes from June 21 1929 record visitors and travels across Alabama Tennessee and Florida. Little Miss Mary Penick Jones cries with an infected foot while families plan trips to Memphis Nashville Birmingham and Glasgow. A candy making tip emphasizes using a large heavy pan with a tight cover to prevent sugar crystals.
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Mary Penick Jones
Tired Old Lady USS Hartford May Seek Mobile Return
A Mobile representative John Kern arrives to discuss moving the worn USS Hartford to Mobile as a public memorial. The Navy may transfer the ship to Alabama or a Mobile nonprofit after minimal repairs as Congress considers the plan.
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USS Hartford
Mobile
Portsmouth
John Kern
American Legion
Congress Willing
Hartford
House of Representatives
Navy
Alabama
Senate
Kern
Hartford, Conn
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Boston Navy Yard
New Orleans
Faith Opens Doors Beyond Dark Days
Poem by Herschel Stegar speaks of faith and divine support guiding through hardship. It stresses that God hears humble prayers and provides lasting love, offering a path to living beyond the darkest day for those who seek faith.
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Herschel Stegar
Pfc. Mardis Serving In Korea With Infantry
Pfc. James F. Mardis of Town Creek Alabama serves in Korea with the 24th Infantry Division known as the Victory division. He is a rifleman in the 19th Regiment and has seven months in Korea. He graduated Hatton High in 1951 and worked for Daniel Construction Co in Birmingham before joining the Army in May 1953.
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Korea
Wheeler Mardis
Town Creek
Ala
Japan
Peninsula
Mardis
Hatton
Daniel Construction Co
Birmingham
Army
Truman Recovering From Operation
Former President Harry S. Truman remains in satisfactory condition after emergency surgery to remove his appendix and gall bladder. The 70 year old ex-president, who attended the Starlight Theater play Friday night, may leave Research Hospital in about ten days if recovery continues as hoped.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
White House
Truman
Starlight Theater
Two Alabama Graduates Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
MOBILE Two University of Alabama graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships to study abroad. Nicholas S McGowin chairs the State Fulbright program and announced the selections.
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Mobile
University of Alabama
Nicholas S. McGowin
Fulbright
Scholarship recipients named for 1954 55 year
The Scholarship Committee announced Miss Emily C Reeves of Tuscaloosa and Miss Elizabeth N Ervin of Mobile as awardees for the 1954 55 school year. Reeves will study romantic poetry at the University of Southampton England and Ervin will study French literature at the University of Montpellier in Southern France.
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Sandra Clements
W. Frank Clements
Cornelian Court
Decatur Rotary Club
Clements
University of Alabama
Decatur High School
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Baptist Student Union
Morgan County
Maid of Cotton
Emily C. Reeves
Tuscaloosa
Elizabeth N. Ervin
Mobile
Reeves
University of Southhampton
England
Miss Ervin
University of Montpellier
France
McGowin
Huge Attendance Hailed for Baptist Training Union Congress
Nearly 10 000 delegates, Negro messengers, gather in Birmingham for the 49th annual Baptist Training Union Congress at Municipal Auditorium. Mayor Morgan to greet delegates. Dr A F Fisher to deliver keynote. Dr W H Jernagin, president, to report Thursday noon. theme centers on church fostering personal Christian faith in a new world community. Delegates arrive from most states and foreign countries with Swedish and Ethiopian speakers listed. Congress adjourns after commencement exercises next Sunday.
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Birmingham
National Baptist Training Union Congress
Birmingham Municipal Auditorium
James W. Morgan
A. F. Fisher
Congress
Atlanta
W. H. Jernagin
Washington, D. C
Board Seeks New Foreign Scholarship Recommendations
The Board of Foreign Scholarships New York seeks recommendations from the state committee on which candidates to select. The state committee will receive further details and coordinate allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Foreign Scholarships
New York
Marquee Collapse Injures Four at Mobile Drug Store
A marquee and ceiling at Albright and Wood Drug Store in Mobile collapsed injuring four Negroes as debris crushed an outside car. About 25 inside and equal number outside escaped harm. owner David Peterson valued damage at several thousand dollars. Fire crews cordoned off the area to prevent looting.
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Mobile
Albright and Wood Drug Store
David Peterson
Peterson
Mobile Fire Department
Roasting Tip for Pork Loin End
Place pork loin with fat side up in the roasting pan to let rib bones form a natural rack.
Scholarships Open Applications for 1955 56 Year
The speaker announced that applications for scholarships for the 1955 56 scholastic year are due by October 31. The note specifies the cutoff date and year for prospective applicants seeking financial aid.
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Mason Pearce
Points
Texas
Lillie Mae Tidwell
D. D. Srugley
R. M.mcglathery
Josephine Wisner
Columbia,Tenn
J. W. Pipkin
L. E. Huie
Edward
Winterhaven, Fla
Bob Huie
S. H. Malone
Sam, Jr
W. M. Bailey
Memphis
Tenn
F. H. Kirby
Charlotte Broadus
Nashville
Peabody
Harriet Belle of
Huntsville
Mrs. Tennis Tidwell
Pointer
Glasgow
Pat Breeding
Mary Jane Maxey
W. P. Reeves
W. P. Reeves, Jr
Jackson, Tenn
Decatur
Joseph Paul
Dan
E Studio
Kerny
Adm
David Farragut
Vicksburg
Ft. Hudson
Boston
Cape Horn
Caroline Islands
Frederick the Great
Washington
Naval Academy
Charleston
S. C
Washington Navy Yard
Lafayette St
Pfc
O Bama
Bobby Murdock
S. J. Murdock
Dallas
Tex
J. M. Dollar
Baptist Congress
Wells Pharmacy
Bank St
Gulf
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Ace
Riley
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