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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1948

Page

3

Dixie School Jest Due Soon

Senator Holland pledges a senate vote this week on regional universities financing for southern states. The House passed similar legislation 236 to 45. the bill would let 15 states form compacts to fund regional schools, potentially elevating Meharry Medical College as a regional institution while opponents warn of segregation aims.

Washington Holland D-Fla Senate House Republican Policy Committee Dixie Southern Governors’ Conference Meharry Medical College Nashville Tenn Rep Hobbs D-Ala Governors’ Conference Jong Supreme Court

Decatur Junior High Announces Honor Roll List

The Decatur junior high announces honor rolls across grades. First Honor Roll 7th grade includes Sandra Clements and nine others. Second Honor Roll 8th grade lists Carolyn Sue Odom and others. first honor 8th grade includes Patsy Stephenson and more. Ninth grade seniors Eleanor Hamilton Annett Coleman Charlotte Orr and others on first and second honor rolls.

Decatur Sandra Clements Yvonne Barrett Katherine Lee Mary Battle King Paula Garnett Henry Walk Mary Katherine Strothers Ann Tuck Jan Howell Carolyn Sue Odom Joe Allan Price Herbie “Sherrow Nadine Summerford Joann Painer Nancy Waddell Gloria Tucker Sonny Ogle Billy Ben Weaver Carolyn Gregg James Gasaway Carol Dorothy Floyd Elaine Reed Pary Elizabeth Poole Bobbie Mae Mooney Philip Seibert Eléanor Hamilton Annett Coleman Charlotte Orr Margaret Ann Emens Sandra Davis Sara Sewell Darwin Davis Betty Carl Hendon Harriett Higdon Linda Breeding Elizabeth Pirie

Crazy Horse Memorial on Thunderhead Mountain Sparks Debate

War veteran Korczak Ziolkowski plans a 500 foot high Crazy Horse monument on Thunderhead Mountain in the Black Hills. Supporters see it as a twin to Mount Rushmore attracting tourists. critics fear turning sacred Sioux grounds into a sculptor’s gallery and dwarfing Rushmore.

Hal Boyle Custer S. D Black Hills Korczak Ziolkowski Button Borglum Mount’ Rushmore Great Shrine Washington Jefferson Lincoln Teddy Roosevelt Crazy House Borglum Rushmore Ziolkowski Paderewski Mount Rushmore Timsel Thunderhead Mountain Henry Standingbear Standing Bear Crazy Horse George Washington

Builder pursues giant Crazy Horse Monument project

A Lakota artist plans a vast mountain sculpture honoring Crazy Horse in South Dakota. He envisions a museum and an Indian village at the base to showcase Sioux culture, funded by tourist revenue with help from Indian workers. Initial funding for equipment remains a hurdle.

Ziolkowski Reteai

Cullman Royal Court Attends Strawberry Festival Night

Royal Court members King Albert Thom and Queen Joyce Leeth attended the Birmingham rodeo and Strawberry Festival events in Cullman. The gathering included center boxes, decorated banners, and a boat ride on Guntersville Lake with hosts Mr and Mrs E E Ponder and Dr and Mrs L C Bledsoe. A large 180 foot high strawberry theme feature atop a water tank shines as a festival centerpiece.

Albert Tham Joyce Leeth Royal Courterson Ruth Goodwin Ima Fay Burgess Imogene Knop Evelyn Waters Nell Childs Jean Tucker Birmingham Queen Joyce Cullman County Oldacre Thom E. G. Plunket Geo. Stiefelmeyer Jr Royal Court King Quech Guntersville Lake E. E. Ponder Bob Young L. C. Bledsoe Albert Thom Erma Leeth Barbara Dickerson Eve Waters Néill Childs Allen Price Emmett Muster Ralph Castell J. L. Bidson, Jr Jean Clos W Peinhardt J.M. Oldacre J. A. Dunlap Henry, Young G. D. Henslee Oscar Dunlap L. W. Yates G. W. Ponder, Jr L .M. Lumsden George Stiefelmeyer Aof J.A. Dunlap Tne A. P. Kirk St. Bernard College Omy Cat Mountain Birmingham-Southern College

Miss Florine Holt Featured at Coronation Ball

Miss Florine Holt appears as soloist at the Coronation Ball on May 8 at St. Bernard College in Birmingham. The event features Millard Buchmann and his Fourteen Piece Orchestra. Holt previously performed in Cullman during War Bond Drives and with the Dinkler Hotels orchestras.

Florine Holt Birmingham

Sphinx Compared to Oversized Mouse in Theoretical Design

The fragment humorously contemplates a completed Sphink design, noting it would resemble an oversized mouse when finished. It hints at playful industrial mockups and speculative typography without detailing concrete plans or dates.

Buchmann to Lead at Grand Ball Saturday Night

Buchmann, a renowned orchestra leader, will perform at the Grand Ball this Saturday evening. He previously played for two years at the Guntersville Boat Races and spent 8 to 10 years with North Alabama ensembles.

Millard. Buchmann Buchmann Muscian Guntersville North Alabama

Atlantic Coast Line chief vows shutdown in May

President C Mack Davis of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad said today he would close down his lines in May unless negotiations with unions yield an agreement. He warned of potential service suspensions and financial impact on passengers and freight customers.

Wilmington N. C C. McD. Davis Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

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