Class Day Opens Graduation Fete for Geneva High
Geneva May 24 Commencement exercises for Geneva high school begin Friday May 31 with class day in the gardens of Mr and Mrs C D Chapman. Toastmaster Jack Latimer, class history by Margaret Latimer, poet Tommye Savage, will and testament read by Olive Chaney, address by Cecil Pate, gifts by Henry Craughn. Graduation sermon by Rev W B Clem Tons. June 3 23 graduates to receive diplomas. valedictorian Virginia Martin and salutatorian Wilma Kelly. Diploma awards by Supt J H Johnson to listed seniors.
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Geneva
Geneva High School
C. D. Chapman
Jack Latimer
Margaret Latimer
Tommye Savage
Olive Chaney
Cecil Pate
Henry Craughn
W. B. Clem Tons
Geneva Presbyterian Church
W. E. Scuggs
Dale County
Ozark
Virginia Martin
Wilma Kelly
J. H. Johnson
Annie Lauria Adams
Carrie Boswell
Mildred Byrd
Don Childs
Cleo Childs
Henry Draughon
Tara Hicks
Sara Jerkins
Fellis Kelly
Richard Fleming
Margaret Latimmer
Max McAlily
James McDowell
Capais Pate
Vetulla Patterson
Tommie Savage
Katie Sue Stephens
Myrtle Talbot
Quintuplet guardianship questions in Ontario ruling
The king through a special guardians board will oversee the five Dionne children until age 18 under an Ontario act. Education proves a vexing issue as two older siblings, Ernest eight and Rose, face schooling gaps with few local schools nearby. The Dionnes oppose state control and the family houses ten children with a highway running through the property.
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England
Special
Board of Guardians
Papa Oliva Dionne
Mama Elzire
Dionnes
Ontario
Ernest Dionne
Rose
Back Swing of Pendulum Finds Russ Authorities Rebuilding Home Lines
May 24 report from Moscow describes a shift toward state responsibility for families in the Soviet Union. A government decree ends immunity for children over 12, allowing punishment for youths and stricter penalties for parents. Housing shortages spur new apartment construction amid ongoing communal living. A Leningrad dispute in a shared kitchen led to criminal sentences for the women involved, illustrating expanding state discipline into daily household life.
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John Lloyd
Moscow
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Mrs. Z
Mrs. X
Mrs. K
Mrs K
Active reformer at Presbyterian leadership post
Cincinnati May 26 AP An active reformer Dr Joseph Anderson Vance 1864 Detroit pastor elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A speaks of constitutional methods to address church weaknesses and the need for social measures like unemployment insurance He recalls fighting Detroit corruption 25 years ago and vows to oppose fundamentalism while centering on Jesus Christ as savior
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Cincinnati
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Anderson Vance
First Presbyterian Church of
Detroit
Sullivan County
Tenn
Vance
Underworld
Himslf
Jesus Christ
Royal Swedish nuptials crown Ingrid and Frederick in Stockholm
A grand wedding at Storkyrkan unites Princess Ingrid and Crown Prince Frederick with a royal procession, guarded doors, and foreign dignitaries led by King Leopold and Queen Astrid of Belgium. The ceremony includes archbishop Eidem, a blessings chant, and a royal salute in Stockholm harbor. Nearby, Jim Wells county cotton farmers sign leases to rent land to the government as Moscow housing details reveal small living quarters for families.
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Stockholm
Storkyrkan
Eidem
Sweden
Leopold
Astrid
Belgium
Frederick
Christian
Denmark
Ingrid
Gustaf Adolf
Regnhild
Norway
Count Gustaf of
Wisborg
Prince Frederick
Jim Wells County
Tex
County Home Rule Avenues Opened Through Arnold Act
In Montgomery on May 24 a constitutional amendment with an enabling act was sent to Rep. John Arnold for introduction. It would let any county call a convention to draft a home rule charter if voters approve, shifting local governing power to the people and reducing legislative meddling. The measure sets rules for petitions, elections, convention duration, costs, and charter ratification, with provisions for county city consolidation.
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Montgomery
John Arnold
Jefferson County
Arnold
Bibb Graves
Legislature of
Alabama
Bath
Plane crash ends long search with four bodies found
In the Kiamichi Mountains near Wes Brooks Field Texas four bodies were recovered from a crashed aircraft. Names listed include Weat Holladay Pt. I Wes Brooks Field and Rogee Oklahoma. Army, CCC workers and guards secured the site as investigators arrived. A CCC radio set bearing 20277 was found on the wreckage.
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Kiamichi
Weat
Weat Holladay
Wes Brooks Field
Tex
Lata Rogee
Oklo
Bidale Field
W. A. Morgan
Pins Valley 6
Mg Ba Mountain
Charles Rector
C Camp
Anotic Army Field
CCC
Here
Unn
Signal ‘Corps
Holladay Hicks
Calahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Leu Jana
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Michigan
Carl A. Morlok
Lansing
Mich
Edna
Wilma
Sarah
Helen
Geneva High
Quins
Ernest
Daniel
Therese
Pauline
Papa Dionne
Dominion
Parete
Frigidaire
General Motora
General Motors
Blumberg
Presbyterian Leadership Post
A Renee
Firestone Battery
Mitte
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