Segregation To Be Main Topic At NAACP Convention
Atlanta hosts 500 visitors from 40 states for the NAACP convention opening with non segregated sessions at the municipal auditorium. A Charleston federal court upheld separate but equal in South Carolina schools, a decision appealing to the NAACP as leaders press a local suit to end Atlanta school segregation.
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Atlanta
Charleston
S. C
South
Waites Waring
South Carolina
NAACP
U. S. Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
Supreme Court
Office Cat. by Junius: Permanence in Numbers
Reading ten years of data shows 13.1 million deaths among old customers and more than 30 million births. It notes 63 percent do not recall World War II era, 52 percent miss a Republican White House administration, and 44 percent live through a first experience of a free market.
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U. S
White House
Joint Air Defense Given Try Out and Still Found Wanting
The United States and Canada tested a growing air defense network in a large joint exercise. Civilian volunteers in observation posts aided by radar and fighters faced mock bomber penetration, revealing gaps in close in defense and needs for more training and additional Navy radar support. One Navy pilot died and two others injured during the Eastern phase.
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Joint Air Defense
Colorado Springs
Colo
United States
Canada
Air Defense Command
Hugo P. Rush
Frederic H. Smith Jr
Air Defense Center
Smith
ADC
Navy
Air Force
Air National Guard
Carolinas
New England
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Hudson Valley
New York
Washington
Boston
Wilmington
N. C
Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Pacific
Weather, cyclones, and quirky quotes in a busy page
A fragmented column notes a cyclone damaging a farmhouse and a lighthearted scene of a couple escaping danger. It includes humorous lines about weather optimism and everyday life, ending with a brief exchange between a boy and a milkman’s horse.
Taxes chase residents from cities to suburbs
A wry note on high taxes driving families to outer districts where school taxes loom large. The quip suggests fortunes shift from one levy to another, making escape impossible even in bathing suits.
More Worship At Home Urged By Southern Baptists
SAN FRANCISCO June 25 More worship at home and freer use of the hickory stick were urged by Southern Baptists as they closed their national convention. Rep Brooks Hays warned the home crisis exceeds communism and labor disputes, urging marriage education and daily faith. Dr Robert G Lee said lawlessness starts at the fireside and praised stern parenting. The convention called for church state separation.
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San Francisco
Southern Baptists
America
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Christian Home Service
Hays
Robert G. Lee
Memphis, Tenn
Organization
First Soviet Jet Planes Shown On Aviation Day 1949
On July 17 1949 Moscow hosted the first public exhibition of Soviet produced jet planes marking Aviation Day. A display showcased new aircraft and highlighted advances in Soviet aerospace engineering amid national celebrations.
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Moscow
Lincoln Memorial Construction Cost
The Lincoln Memorial was built at a cost of 2 940 000 dollars.
Taylor To Get An Award For TB Seal Sale
Avery Taylor, manager at Southern Bell Telephone Co and chairman of the tuberculosis seal sale, will receive an award tomorrow in Birmingham. Morgan county was among ten Alabama counties reaching the seal goal in 1950, with Taylor steering the effort. The Alabama Tuberculosis Association meets Tuesday at the Thomas Jefferson hotel, with Morgan county attendees including Taylor and several local residents.
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Avery Taylor
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Birmingham
Morgan County
Alabama
Taylor
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Alvis Briscoe
Jack Mason
J. W
Belle Mina Officer Promoted To Major
Capt Samuel C Nethery formerly of Belle Mina is among three officers stationed at Camp Carson Colorado to be promoted recently. He was notified by Fifth Army head.
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Samuel C. Nethery
Belle Mina
Camp Carson
Colorado
Nethery
Fifth Army
Cullman Soldier Dies In Action In Korea
The Defense Department reports one Cullman county soldier killed in Korea and another listed as missing in action. Cpl. James R. Carroll, husband of Nelda June Carroll, is the fallen service member. Pfc. Richard H. Morris Jr., son of...
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Cullman
Korea
Defense Department
Cullman County
James R. Carroll
Nelda June Carroll
Richard H. Morris Jr
Veteran Captain Promoted to Major in Army Food Service
A veteran of 11 years is promoted to major while serving as post food service supervisor at Camp Carson since April 1950. He previously served 30 months with the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan.
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Chicago
Camp Carson
1St Cavalry Division
Japan
Morris Family Missing in Action in Korea
A report states Mr and Mrs Richard H Morris Sr of Vinemont 2 have a missing family member in Korea. The airfield department also lists wounded in action Cpl Ervil Campbell Cullman 5 and Pfc Charles R Putman Danville 3. California is noted as producing more gold than any other state.
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Richard H. Morris Sr
Vinemont 2
Korea
Cpl
Ervil Campbell
Cullman
Charles R. Putman
Danville
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James L. Rankin
State National Bank
U.S. Pat
Vic
California
Mary
Mildren V. Hardcastle
Shelley
Milkman
Blackwela
Lincoln—Mercury
Lee St
A. A. Jones
J. H. Jones
Decatur
Guy Farrar
Ladies’ Home Journal
Kurfees
H. Leon Reeves
Eighth Ave
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur
Second Avenue
Alé
ROYAL
Office Equipment Co
2Nd Ave
Sue
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