Alabamians In Washington By Wilbur Jennings
Alabama lawmakers push federal aid to education amid debate on parochial school exclusions. Rep Burke DeChier bills aim to fund teacher salaries. Sen Lister Hill backs the measure in Senate. Alabama figures like Elliott and Sparkman press for expansion of education funds and GI Bill access. local ties to University of Alabama and regional figures noted.
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Washington
Alabama
John Lesinsk
Miran Jett
Louse Education Committee
Barden
D-Nc
West ‘Gownet
Lesinsk
Carl Elliott
Nectahary
Tencher
Burke
Senate
Lister Hill
Zerving
Montgomery
Montgomery Board of Education
Hill
House
Ing News
Virginia
Fairfag
Jose Wy Washington
Elliott
Uiind
Elliot
Echool J
Methodists Urged To Aid U S Youth
Lakeland Florida delegates to the Florida Methodist Conference addressed the need for strong leadership for youth in troubled times. State School Superintendent Thomas D Bailey urged Methodists to provide stable guidance for children crying out in darkness and emphasized religious education at home and in schools as essential. The conference ends Tuesday with ministerial assignments announced.
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Lakeland
Ain
Florida Methodist Conference
Thomas D. Bailey
Methodists
Bailey
Ony
Fireman stole meals from county home inmates
Detective Captain Rollings reported the arrest of Joseph R. Gurganus, a 28 year old city fireman and son of the home’s directors, for stealing groceries from the county home to feed his lover. Officers found hundreds of dollars worth of loot after he hauled rations in a truck and returned with more groceries to his home. no charges were filed against his parents as an investigation was ordered following inmate complaints of insufficient food.
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Mobile
Hollings
Unclear Fragments From Georgia Names and Unrelated Careers
Sera Frances is in Georgia. James Bush not coaching Yale now farms. Buford Eford did not become Navy mentor but farms. Annie Bell Deal designed dogs clothing but now Mrs Craft. Dr Imogene Adams abandoned psychiatry and Donnie Mae Burtle thaw. Betsie Tabb writes no books. Irene Weeki not publishing. Buie planned a speed record and an English title but slowed to a tractor on his oil farm near Webb.
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Sera Frances
Georgia
James Bush
Yale
Buford Eford
Navy
Annie Bell Deal
Craft
Imogene Adams
Donnie Mae Burtlethaw
Bessie Tabb
Irene
Buie
Oii
Webb
Prophecy of 43 Grads at HCHS Comes Full Circle
A 1943 Houston County High School class prophecy unfolds seven years late as grads gather in 1950s style reunion. Plans for a 1953 reunion follow the theme with many pursuing farming, marriage, or nonlocal careers while some enjoy newer ventures and old ambitions.
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Houston County High School
Eaule Stet
George Whittington
Columbia
Burns
Mite
Aft Agley
Toi
Reneeral
Grner
Mae Raben
Miss Raben
Mas Raben Walker
Wallace Bates
Louise Southerland
Julian Tyler
Webby
Trensliver
Sarah Live
Sarah Lee Flricher
Canada
Ther
Eleanor Blacklidge
Hugh L. Martin
Ene
Dothan
Paih
May
Sor
Bob Baxter
Favlean Knowles
Incorporatedy
Mary
Somepoyee
John Alford
Pat Raley
Saturn
John
University of Alabama
Pat
Ruth Griffin
Douglas Crower
Dour
Gordon Williams
Geraldine Gamble
Hollywood
Cary He Lee Brackin
Cassie Lee
Charles Meadows
Woesel
Iaine
Warrand
Manchester
Fia
Sarah Thurman
Ray Keller
Miriam Hughes
Kinsey
Kate Newton
Sara Frances Douglas
Kate
Dethan
Forces Of Talmadge Intensify Campaign in Georgia Rally Drive
The Associated Press reports Governor Herman Talmadge ramps his Georgia primary campaign with a high gear organization push. Top leaders coordinate precincts and counties while Thompson tours Northwest Georgia delivering whistle stop rallies and attacks. Talmadge counters with seven stump talks this week and non political addresses as campaign activity climbs.
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Associated Press
Herman
Talmadge
M. £. Thompson
Thompson
Talmage
Villa Rica
Tonspin
Bawden
Roope
Whitesburg
Georgia
Carrton Mobey
Macon
Roy Harris
Augusta
House
Fred Hand
Peta
Senate
Crawford Pitcher
Tom George Smith
Tack Ray
Warren
Newnan
Alabama Graduates Will Get Diplomas
In Tuscaloosa AP reports Alabama’s 1.81 percent candidate for degrees will receive diplomas tomorrow at solemn commencement ceremonies. Rev Vincent Franks of St Andrews Episcopal Jackson Miss delivered the baccalaureate sermon urging seniors to walk and live with dignity before God and man. An alumni dinner at 8 tonight will feature Rep Sem Hobba of Alm, class of 1908.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Vincent Franks
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Jackson
Miss
Sem Hobba Dalm
Candidates Rush To Beat Deadline In Boys State Races
Alabama Boys State attendees crowded the University of Alabama campus with campaign placards as candidates rushed to file for state offices before a 4 pm deadline. Bryan Berryhill of Tuscaloosa, Henry Neil Segreat Jr., and Arthur G. Finch Sr. led governor stakes while Mayors were elected in Five Points, Opelika, Iville, Tarrant City, and Holt. The session included lessons in government and upcoming primary and runoff. Local officials will install officers with Justice J. Ed Livingston delivering the address.
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John Jaca
Bill Levin
Thomas Mr. Opelika
Tony Cox
Iville
Frank Johnson
Tarrant City
Pant Singleton
Holt
Fourteen escape death as bus wreck erupts in flames
Dallas dispatch reports Continental Trailways bus with 37 aboard skidded on wet pavement at a triple underpass abutment. Fourteen passengers survived, two hospitalized, driver Jack Stevenson of Irving said the crash triggered a gasoline tank explosion destroying the bus and luggage.
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Dallas
Continental
Trailwayé
Jack Stevenson
Irving
Tex
Fort Worth
Wartime commander honored for division leads in war
In Mississippi and Alabama this weekend, Lt. Gen. John Personner received the Magnolia Cross at a banquet, recognized by Lt. Gen. Rexander G. Paxton and state officials for leadership of the 31st Infantry Division in the South Pacific. The ceremony praised the staff officers and the division's wartime record. Separately in Tampa, eight boys and two girls aged 16 to 19 were charged with a string of robberies dating back to March 2, including thefts from private papers and $509 in cash, with Horace Flowers aiding the gang and providing a getaway car.
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Sirmingham
Dist
Sta
Mdtagiaatppi
Rature
Elasippi
John
Personner
Alabama
Southwest Pacific
Rexander G. Paxton
Greenville
Misa
31St
Persona
Mississippi
Tampa
Hugh Culbreath
Horace Flowers
Radio Director Plumesstead Joins Alabama Radio Faculty
WUSCALOQSA AP reports M. Plumstead director of WSGN and WSGN-FM Birmingham will join the University of Alabama radio arts department faculty in September. He has ten years with the stations plus military service, rising from private to tank commander.
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Wuscaloqsa
M. Plurnstead
WSGN
Wsgn-Fm
Birmingham
University of Alabama Radio Arts
Leo Martin
University Radio
Mat
Henry P. Johnston
Plumstead
Newspaper Publisher Dies In Birmingham
Mrs. George J. Watson aged 49, partner in The Shades Valley Sum, died unexpectedly in Birmingham while visiting neighbors. She suffered a heart attack after outdoor activities. The publication’s editors mourn a key figure in the local paper's operation and community presence.
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Birmingham
George J. Watson
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