Brooks Hays clashes with Rusk over handling a problem
In a Washington Post based anecdote, Assistant Secretary of State Brooks Hays urges Dean Rusk to handle a difficult issue personally, citing biblical warning about Jacob and his staff, while Rusk defers to a staff member. The piece also notes Ed White and his son overhearing talk of teen agers and Negro progress at home.
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Ed White
Steelworkers Civil Rights Committee
Mars Hill College Recounts Slave Mortgage Heroism
Mars Hill College in North Carolina, founded in 1856, faced early financial troubles. Trustee Rev J W Anderson mortgaged his slave Joe Anderson to obtain funds, and Joe offered to sit in jail until repayment. Joe became a campus hero as the debt was eventually repaid.
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Mars Hill College
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J. W. Anderson
Joe Anderson
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Convention admits first Black student Oralene Graves
The event marks Oralene Graves as the first Black student admitted to the college. Graves is the great granddaughter of the man who served as personal security for the institution over a century ago, highlighting a historic familial connection to the campus.
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Oralene Graves
Petal Paper details unclear nursing and postage note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions The Petal Paper, nursing of every ether week, second class postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama, and subscriptions information for six months per year. Reading appears garbled with postal and address fragments.
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Montgomery
BETAL
Hatties
Mississippi Losing Why the state faces labor and growth choices
The piece argues farmers benefit from higher quality labor over cheap, paternalistic workers and extends the logic to non farming residents. It links self respect and earning power to taxpaying citizenship and urges serious planning beyond loud, thoughtless rhetoric. Dr. Weems’ statistics are cited to support the call for action.
Four Compartments Let Each Grain Type Travel Separately
The reader learns about a covered hopper car that can load four different grains in separate compartments without mixing. It is airtight unlike box cars, reducing infestation and water damage, and lacks grain doors that raise freight costs for shippers.
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