Alabama teachers conclude 67th annual association convention
Thousands of Alabama teachers returned home after the 67th Alabama Education Association convention in Birmingham where R. E. Moore was named president for the coming year. Governors and educators urged better funding for public education with a proposed 87 million dollar increase and a minimum 1800 teaching salary plus 50 monthly pension.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Edution Association
R. E. Moore
Cullman
mainWy
Austin Meadows
Raymond Hurlbert
Hurlbert
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Virginius Dabney
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Dabney
W. G. Carr
National Education Association
Moore
Clyde C. Cargile
Fayette County
Walter M. Jackson
Decatur
Association
Dog Killer Will Be Prosecuted If Patrol Has Way
Public Safety Director Bankhead Bates ordered an official investigation after Bow-Wow a small chow was poisoned near the Alabama state capitol. William Griffin said about 15 dogs have perished nearby, but Bow-Wow was cherished by capitol staff and guards. The Highway Patrol chief vowed prosecution of the culprit.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Bankhead Bates
William Griffin
Capitol
W. E. Warren
Ray Guice
George Capley
Griffin
Highway Patrol
Convicts Caught After Air Spot Leads To Capture
Two escaping inmates from Wayne county state prison were spotted from a plane by officers Austi Bailey and Guy McNabb. They halted an Atlantic Coast Line freight train at Doctortown and captured Robert Randall and Tommy Rogers. Four prisoners remained at large as guards pursued the rest.
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Jesup
Wayne County State Prison
Ludowici
Ed Clements
Austin Bailey
Guy McNabb
Bailey
Doctortown
Clements
Robert Randall
Whitfield County
Tommy Rogers
Corbin
Fulton County
Judson College Day Observed In Morgan County Churches
Judson College Day observed in Morgan county Baptist churches as part of Alabama Baptist State Convention fund drive to replace Jewett Hall built in 1947. The project adds offices, chapel, dining hall, and housing for about 100 women. Rev. Paul Roberts directs Morgan county campaign with several churches meeting quotas.
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Judson College
Morgan County
Morgan
Alabama Baptist State Convention
Alabama Baptists
Jewett Hall
Alabama
Paul Roberts
Central Baptist Church
Two Drowned Near Columbiana In Coast River Accident
W M Baker forty regional manager of Southeastern Greyhound and W L Kilgore Greyhound driver drowned when their fishing boat capsized on the Coast River near Columbiana. Bodies not yet recovered as report ends.
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Columbiana
Ala
W. M. Baker
Southeastern Greyhound Bus Lines
W. L. Kilgore
Greyhound
Coast
Body of Alabamian Killed in Air Crash Brought Home
The body of T. Sgt. Linwood E. Stanton, 28, slain in a South American plane crash, will be brought to ATMORE tomorrow for funeral services at Canoe Baptist Church. Survived by wife Dorothy Dunlap Stanton and a six month old son. he had been living in Buenos Aires as an assistant to the air attache. The transport plane went down on a flight from the Panama Canal. Funeral set for Thursday at Canoe Baptist Church.
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Atmore
Ala
Linwood E. Stanton
Canoe
Stanton
U. S
Argentina
Panama Canal
Dorothy Dunlap Stanton
Detroit
Buenos Aires
Canoe Baptist Church
Millionaires To Be Heard In Concert By Coleman Brothers
The Coleman Brothers Million Aires will appear at Decatur negro high school on March 30 for their first national tour. They perform two shows, a 1 PM matinee for school children and an 8 PM general concert, featuring songs including Brother My Prayer Lonesome Valley Milky White Way Packin Up Sparrow and You May Run On.
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Coleman Brothers
Decatur Negro High School
Lonesome Valley
Birmingham Boxers Fight Off Early Saturday Night
Two Birmingham natives were involved as tensions rose during a Saturday night bout. The report notes the athletes and location but lacks full match details.
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Birmingham
Young Soldier Past Danger From Fort Jackson Injury
Charles G. Terry an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Guy Terry was seriously injured March 17 when a bullet from an M 1 rifle struck his face at Fort Jackson He was flown to Valley Forge General Hospital Phoenixville Pennsylvania for treatment and plastic surgery expected to take about 19 months The Army assumes responsibility saying a clip of live ammunition slipped into a training rifle Terry was finishing basic training and was leading a squad when the accident occurred at Fort Jackson in the infantry The family returned to Courtland after he was moved to Pennsylvania
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Charles G. Terry
Guy Terry
Courtland
Red Cross
Charles
Ft Jeckson
Ft. Jackson
Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenixville
Penn
Terry
Pennsylvania
Army
Pastors Demand Justice in Birmingham Bombing Probe
Protestant pastors in Birmingham urge law enforcement to find and prosecute those who dynamited three newly purchased Negro homes in North Smithfield. The issue spurred White residents and civic groups to defend zoning that restricts Negro occupancy, while five detectives investigate the blasts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmaingham
North Smithfield
Birmingham Protestant Pastors Union
Graymont College Hills Civic Association
Horace B. Hanson Jr
Graymont Association
City Commission
Graymont
C. L. Pierce
Hazood
Clarence Mullins
Officers Elected By Woodmen At Gadsden Meeting
The Alabama head camp of Woodmen of the World named new officers at a two day state bi annual meeting in Gadsden. Officers include head consul Dr J L Reynolds Clio head advisor Cliff Pullen Tuscaloosa head banker J M Rogers Marion head clerk C C Rogers Prichard head escort Hugh McGehee Montgomery head watchman W D Shannon Ardmore Tenn head sentry William E Fuqua Jacksonville Ala. Auditors elected C Adolph Sanders Gordo J Mark Moulyet Prichard W C Shaver Lanett Grover C Propst Fayette L L Williams Huntsville chosen as representatives to the sovereign camp J W Yeoman Ashford J C Warrick Montgomery Floyd W Blair Athens H A Nall Mobile Leander Isbel Attalla S D Allen Tuscaloosa elected first alternate representative and Jack M
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
Woodmen of the World Today
J. L. Reynolds
Clio
Cliff Pullen
Tuscaloosa
J M. Rogers
Marion
CC. Rogers
Prichard
Hugh McGehee
Montgomery
D. Shannon
Ardmore
Tenn
William E. Fuqua
Jacksonville
Adolph Sanders
Gordo
J. Mark Moulyet
W. C. Shaver
Lanett
Grover C.propst
Fayette
L. L. Williams
Huntsville
J. W. Yeoman
Ashford
J C. Warrick
Floyd W. Blair
Athens
H A.nall
Mobile
Leander Isbel
Attalla
Meeting draws about 300 delegates in Wetumpka
Collins Wetumpka area described as second alternate with about 300 delegates attending the gathering.
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Collins
Wetumpka
Beltone Hearing Device Offers In-Home Demonstrations
Deafened people may now hear clearly with a pocket sized device that fits in the hand and requires no extra battery pack or wires. Accepted by the AMA Council on Physical Medicine, Beltone invites readers to request a free descriptive booklet and arrange a home demonstration from Dept. 6, 1450 West 19th St., Chicago 8, NJ.
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Council On Physical Medicine
American Medical Association
Beltone
West
19Th St
Chicago
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