Georgia's Unit Vote System Goes Into Action Wednesday
Georgia voters face a pivotal Democratic primary re run for governor amid the Talmadge Thompson legacy. Herman Talmadge and Melvin E. Thompson clash over white supremacy civil rights and state services while the Sept primary shapes Georgia politics and a historic dispute that kept two men claiming the governorship for 21 months.
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Georgia
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Herman Talmadge
Melvin E. Thompson
State Supreme Court
Herman
Eugene Talmadge
Thompson
Ls Arnall
E. D. Rivers
Pickets Demand Resignation of Shelby County School Leader
Wilsonville on September 4 reports patrons at a junior high rally demanding the resignation of P. B. Shaw Shelby County school superintendent. They oppose a teacher transfer and the process for selecting trustees. Shaw refused to resign noting the teacher’s transfer was a promotion and Mrs. Kenneth Gould led the initial trustee votes but was not appointed. Shaw has served as superintendent since 1943 and was re elected in 1947.
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Wilsonville
P. B. Shaw
Shelby County
Shaw
Columbiana
Law
Kenneth Gould
Danville Scouts Honor Leaving Scout Master McRight
Nine Boy Scouts and their master left Danville for a farewell party honoring Bob McBright who is leaving for a new Scout position. Gifts from Morgan County Scouts were presented as McRight thanked them and recalled the friendship. Attendees from Danville included Rev. Sammy M. Stabler and several troop leaders and scouts.
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Georgia's county unit system shaped the governor race
The piece recalls the 1946 succession dispute between Herman Talmadge and Arnall over Georgia's governorship, then explains the county unit vote method. It notes 159 counties with unit votes, Fulton with six vs Grady with two, and a 206 unit vote majority, plus elections for lieutenant governor and three congressmen.
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Thompson
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New Acts Promised By Dale Brothers Circus Here
The Dale Brothers Circus introduces new acts each season and showcases two baby Indian elephants in the main program. Elephant acts, all female Asiatic elephants, will be featured at Legion Field in Decatur on September 11 with shows at 2 and 8 PM.
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Patrolman Whitby Dies After Brief Illness in Montgomery
Patrolman P. Tom Whitby aged 51, a longtime Alabama Highway Patrol officer, died at St Margaret's hospital after a brief illness. He served since 1935, mainly around Bay Minette and Montgomery, supervised traffic at the Capitol during sessions, and was active in Shriners and civic work. Dalraida residents recently named him unofficial mayor for raising funds for a recreation center. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Ala
Tom Whitby
Alabama
St. Margaret's Hospital
Whitby
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Shriners
Dalraida
Local Plant Lands Contract for Cell Equipment for Jail
The E and W Upholstery firm has won a jail cell equipment contract in Crawfordville Florida. Manager Earl C Worley said pads will be four inches thick with a 12 inch tuck. Decatur Iron and Steel holds a contract for other jail equipment.
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E and W
Crawfordville
Fla
Earl C. Worley
Worly
Decatur Iron and Steel
Florida
Air Force Will Stay in Britain Amid East West Tension
A U S official said American air power will remain in Britain for the duration of East West tension with the Soviet Union. Reports cited bases for a decade but official said no fixed period exists. The move aims to bolster Gen. Clay in Germany and strengthen Western European defense ties.
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Jebb
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Bevin
Cozzolino Begins Prison Term for Multiple Robberies
Ralph Robert Cozzolino, 24, who confessed to armed robbery of Mon arch Food store and to two Huntsville holdups, was transferred from an emergency jail to Kilby Friday to begin his term. He was sentenced in Madison Circuit Court for robberies at Dobson's store and a Hillcrest grocery in Huntsville. A Morgan grand jury had not yet taken up the Decatur store robbery charge.
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Monarch Food
Huntsville
Kilby Priana Istley
Emer
Madison
Dobson
Hilt
Decatur
Cozzolimo
Morgan Grand
Judge Powell Opens Three-Week Court Term in Cullman
Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell will visit Cullman on Monday to open a three week session. The first week will handle civil trials and the criminal division is scheduled for the following two weeks with a grand jury called.
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Cullman
Newton B. Powell
State Needs More Parks
Alabama must add 1,000 new recreational centers and nine new state parks to expand public leisure spaces. The state planning board released a master plan proposing 1,272 total recreation areas, 60 outdoor sites statewide, and five new parks to replace losses since 1938.
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Alabama
State Planning Board
Conservation Department
Division of Recreation
Never a Scoreless First Half in Orange Bowl History
The record notes that no Orange Bowl football game has ever had a scoreless first half, highlighting a consistent pattern of scoring before intermission in this long standing bowl.
Planter Held for Slaying of Negro Tenant
Monroe County planter William R. Wiggins is jailed on a first degree murder charge for the fatal shooting of John White, a Black sharecropper, near Mexia in Alabama. Sheriff E. E. Nicholas reported Wiggins held without bond as details emerge.
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Monroeville
Ala
Monroe County
E. E. Nicholas
William R. Wiggins
Mexia
John White
Wiggins
Court sets hearing after cotton bale shooting clash
A dispute over a bale of cotton led to a shooting with accusations of theft. The defendant claimed self defense as the man advanced, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday before Probate Judge E. T. Millsap.
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