Lennox Wins Gel Mia et Puff Derby Title
Peggy Lennox of Montreal won the all-woman air race event ending in Miami with a Navion, flying solo to a first place despite a delayed route via California. Co-pilot Cora of Oroville joined for the trip, and Lennox praised the smooth flight, while rivals from San Diego and Miami faced delays and unclear prize outcomes.
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Psu
Peggy Lennox
Montreal
Miami
BOS
Quincy
Cal
Gorton
San Diego
Lennox
Piss King
Cora
Oroville
Amelia Earhart
Daytona Beach
Fila
Burlington
Wister
N. Y
Raleigh
Jacksonville
Ytona Beach
Bilen Gilmour
Chipola College to Confer 27 First Diplomas
Chipola Junior College will award two year diplomas to its first graduating class. Administrative Dean Harold Bell announced the exercises set for Thursday June 8 at 3 p.m. Colin English will give the keynote address. Graduates include William Ander ton Clifford Calloway Sr Charles Davis Barkley Gause Steve Gill Russell Hall Harry Gandrum Willis Melvin Harry Rogers Holly Secrist Janet Gallagher William Weeks Huey Calloway James Murphy Myrtice Register Ella Stokes James Williams Wallace Grant Bascom Ralph Hall Edgar Hare Allen Joiner Daniel Jones Hilton Lewis Hodges Martin J W Mathis Felix Peebles Emmett Wester and others from surrounding towns.
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Marianna
Chipola Junior College
Harold Bell
Colin English
Florida
English
Public Instruction
Dean Bell
Glel ‘Club
Virgil
Oswald
William Anderton
Clifford
Calloway
Charles
Davis
Barkley E. Gause
Steve Gill
Russell Hall
Harry G. Gandrum
Willis F. Melvin
Harry, S. Rogers
Holly Secrist
Janet Gallagher
William F. Weeks
DeFuniak Springs
Newville
Alabama
Emmett. Wester
Sneads
Detroit chosen 1950 AFA convention site
Detroit has been chosen as the 1950 convention city for the Advertising Federation of America, ending its 43rd annual conclave in Houston. Michigan City narrowly won over Des Moines and St. Louis in a spirited contest. The final luncheon honored clubs for achievements. Akron clubs won first in public relations, Syracuse second, Miami honorable mention. Worcester earned first in public service for advertising speeds of planes.
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Houston
Tex
Detroit
Advertising Federation of America
Michigan City
AFA
St. Louis
Akron
Ohio
Syracuse
WN. Y
Miami
Worcester
Southern Foresters Seek Bigger Fire Control Funds
Foresters from 11 southern states urge Congress to double the forest fire control and reforestation appropriations. A Senate subcommittee hears a bill to boost funding for state and private lands from 8 million to 29 million annually and raise nursery and planting funds from 100 thousand to 2.5 million. The four day meeting in Fort Morgan State Park ends today as leaders plan to contact subcommittee members.
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Fort Morgan State Park
Congress
Senate
Alabama
J. M. Stauffer
Stauffer
Broom Works Building Destroyed By Fire
In Birmingham a one story broom works warehouse burned late yesterday. Estimated loss is about 50000 dollars. The fire began in a corner of the frame and concrete structure and quickly engulfed the building. Two people were inside but escaped unharmed. The adjoining factory and offices sustained no damage. Fire Marshal Bondurant said cause was not determined.
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Birmingham
Broom Works
Peerless Broom Works Inc
W. M. Bondurant
Engineer On Trial For Stepson's Murder
Montgomery AP reports William J. Houlton, former railroad engineer, on trial for the third time for poisoning his four year old stepson Kerry Wayne Ingram. Two prior mistrials followed arsenic accusations dating to 1947 and 1948. Prosecutors seek motive in a $500 insurance policy. Cited as living arrangements involve the mother Mrs Annie Fay Houston and another son with her parents since the child's death.
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Montgomery
William J. Houlton
Houlton
Kerry
Wayne Ingram
Houston
C. L. Kesler
Linale
Annie Fay Houston
Poison Widows and Weight Struggles Mentioned in Report
A fragmentary clipping discusses a poison case involving a black widow spider and references weight issues and strange phrases. The readable text is sparse, providing limited, non-specific details about the incident.
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