Delinquency Rise Linked to School Vacation Says Welfare Official
Luventla notes juvenile delinquency rises fivefold in summer months when school is out. County welfare director Mire Calliza and Mrs Collins blame lack of recreation facilities and supervised programs. They urge more play rounds and preventive work, citing theft and vagrancy among youths aged 13 to 15, and say limited funds hinder countermeasures.
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Childres
Mire
Calliza County
Wuserteg
Dothan
Collins
Ameshia
Mra Collins
Collins Aalé
Welfare official discusses juvenile delinquency and child labor rules
The welfare director explains cooperation with juvenile cases under the child labor law. A fourteen year old needs a work certificate and special permits exist for twelve year olds and ten year olds may deliver papers in town. Fulltime work requires completing eighth grade.
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Sone Perenis
Ssid
Trustees of Houston Schools Announced
Houston County School trustees named for the upcoming term include numerous local figures such as J. C. McCallister, W. M. Daughtry, C. C. McArthur, and J. E. Watford among others, listing trustees for Madrid, Vicksburg, Webb, Ashford, Rehobeth, Cottonwood, Columbia elementary and Columbia High School, with E. M. Culbreth and W. F. Oakley noted among the administration.
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Hester
Houston County
Cay
J. J. Rich
Edd Crockett
W. BR. Kelly
Ardilla
S. H. Balls
C. C. Cutchena
J. J. Napier
A. T. Clark
H. C. Taylor
Cody Hayes
Harmon
A. C. Parrish
R. C. Vickers
W. W. Wafford
Madrid
Otisfixon
Mra
D. G. Andreas
W. M. Lewis
Norton M. Sellers
F. P. Snell
Columbia Elementary
W. E. Rule
A. N. Wilkergon
Columbia High School
E. M. Culbreth
W. F. Oakley
Henry Williams
Hemp shortage era finds whale oil aids spinning power
In 1832 a hemp scarcity led to the discovery that whale oil could power machinery for spinning. North Carolina produced about 70 percent of all bright leaf tobacco in the United States.
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North Carolina
United States
Negro Jailed Here In Meat Saw Theft
Garfield Tyson, a black employee of Faulkner Park ing Co., was arrested on a petty larceny charge for stealing a meat saw. He was held in the county jail in default of bond. The article notes Rhode Island’s official name as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Garfield Tyson
Faulkner Parking Co
Rhode Island
State of
Providence
Russian drive grinds to Kharkov region gains
Soviet communique reports heavy German losses as Russian forces push from Kharkov toward Taganrog and Sevsk. Russians claim advances 6 to 13 miles, capture of 50 villages, and persistent counterattacks by Nazi units, with over 5,000 German dead and many tanks and planes lost.
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Kharkov
Taganrog
Sith
Orel
Belgorod
Karachev
Khar
Sevsk
Trains Collide At Little Falls Killing 1 and Injuring 135
A warp curve crash near Little Falls, New York, killed one and injured 135 as a Limited passenger train collided with a switch engine. Among the dead were 11 identified. many victims were women and children. Steam inhalation caused many fatalities, with relief aid provided at local sites. Engine crews described miscommunication and sudden braking as contributing factors.
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Little Falls
James Sanford
Steuben
Stantlyang
American Legion
Masonic Hall
New York
Rochester
Janes E. Leroy
Buffalo
Limited
Wayland
B. J. Shields
City and county schools brace for war era changes
Barter, superintendent of schools, expects 5530 pupils in city schools and 2000 in county schools. The war has little effect on education. many elder students join armed forces and teachers cover gaps. War training, bond drives, and scrap drives are emphasized. Teacher institutes set for Sept 18 in Youngsville and Sept 20 at the senior high auditorium. North Carolina family size averages 4.9 persons, the highest in the United States.
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Chasen
North Carolina
United
7000 Negro Pupils Expected In County Schools
Enrollment of about 2000 students is anticipated at four Negro schools for the 1943-44 term in an announcement by the County Superintendent. The list of schools includes Union, Pleasant Shade, Midway, Shady Grove, and others across the county.
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Eolomos Jy
Tion
Rinth
Pleasant Shade
Gregiley
Epann
Midway
Madris
Vile
St Walden
Shady Gr
Bex Union
Wileon
Donying
Arts
Ashford
Zoe
Crosby
John MM
Nebo
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Biers
Waiedon To
Hathcock Lumber Co
N. Oates
Trustees of Houston Schools
U.S
Solomons
Selective Services Board
Dathan
Dothan Automobile Dealers
Dothan Buick CO
S. Foster
Robert Malone Motors
S. St. Andrews
Solomon Motor CO
N. St. Andrews
Wright's Safety Service
Oates
Vonmesenskye
Coun
the Dollar Store
RED Goose
Dollar
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