Georgia Delegates to Democratic Convention Size and Roles
Georgia governor announces 66 delegates with half votes for party convention. Delegates include four congressmen, two senators not on list, and many state officials from Fulton Atlanta Cobb and other counties. The plan allows alternates and honorary delegates. no pledge required, with potential challenges discussed.
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Georgia
U. S
Brown
Landrum
Flynt
Pilcher
Russell
Talmadge
Climax Principal Elected President of Education Association
C L Brooks principal of Climax School was elected president of the Decatur County Education Association at its meeting. Officers include Kath leen Brooks as vice president and W W Jackson as secretary, with Claude Brown treasurer. Brooks has four years as Climax principal and prior coaching and administration roles in nearby schools.
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Climax School
Kathleen Brooks
W. W. Jackson
Claude Brown
Brooks
Climax
East Tennessee State
Johnson, Tenn
University of Alabama
Blakely Union High School
Jakin School
Early County
GEA
Presbyterians Urge Prayer for Congo Missionaries
In Atlanta a call for a week of prayer was issued by Dr. Marion A. Boggs and Dr. James A. Millard Jr. urging Presbyterians to pray for peace and safety of about 200 missionaries and children in the Belgian Congo as tensions rise and independence nears.
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Atlanta
Belgian Congo
Marion A. Boggs
Little Rock
Ark
James A. Millard Jr
Presbyterian Church
Millions Spent on Convention Coverage By Major Networks
The Business Mirror notes conventions will cost millions as news services and broadcasters field large staffs and costly wire hookups. TV coverage may exceed 18 million dollars with sponsors paying for ads during the conventions in Los Angeles and Chicago. Westinghouse and CBS push advertising, while NBC features sponsors like B F Goodrich Lipton and Brown & Williamson. The plan includes weekly political coverage between conventions and election night.
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New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Columbia Broadcasting Systas
Westing
Electric
CBS
Westinghouse
Total Electric Home
NBC
F. Goodrich
Thomas J. Lipton
Brown & Williamson
Mind and mood tips from health and behavior studies
The piece notes elder citizens should keep active to preserve mind and body. It cites Dr Theodore G Klumpp on aging and activity. It also reports Oregon State college studies on anger frequency by gender and differences in targets. It adds a view on eccentricity and independence.
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Theodore G. Klumpp
A. M. A. Committee On Aging
Oregon State College
Theater Negotiations Collapse In New York
In New York a Broadway stage strike stalemate collapsed as talks between the League of New York Theaters and Actors Equity broke down over wages after agreeing on pension cost sharing. Equity sought a weekly minimum of 115 then 118 with a 4 cost of living increase. producers offered 110, current minimum 103.50.
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New York
League of New York Theaters
Actors Equity
Equity
Calendar of Events at Local Clubs and Posts
Pilot Club at Ellis home 6 30 p m Miss Stith s Bible Class at Y M C A 7 30 p m Post 31 and Auxiliary at Legion Home 7 30 p m Odd Fellows at IOOF Hall 8 p m Legion Post 222 at Post Home 8 p m Naval Reserves at National Guard Armory 8 p m Wednesday Home League at Salvation Army 3 30 p m Duplicate Bridge Club at Y M C A 8 15 p m Thursday Rotary Club at Glen Arven 1 p m Thursday Luncheon at Garden Center 1 p m Kiwanis Club of Thomas County at Legion Post 31 Home 6 30 p m Lions Club at Scott Hotel 7 30 p m Alcoholics Anonymous at Presbyterian Fellowship Hall p m Art Class at Youth Center 8 p m F A M Lodge at Masonic Building 8 p m Post 222 Auxiliary at Legion Home 8 p m
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Stith
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IOOF
Legion Post
Post
Naval Reserves
National Guard Armory
Salvation Army
Duplicate Bridge Club
Rotary Club
Glen Arven
Garden Center
Kiwanis Club
Thomas County
Lions Club
Scott Hotel
Alcoholics Anonymous
Presbyterian Fellowship Hall
No Integration Middle Ground Seen By Gray
Georgia Democratic Executive Committee chairman James H. Gray says there is no legal or moral middle ground on segregation and integration. He argues federal decrees leave no local option and warns forced integration could ruin Georgia schools and race relations.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
James H. Gray
Georgia Lions Club
Albany
Gray
Washington
Ga Reporter Guilty Of Contempt In Meriwether Case
Atlanta Journal reporter Gordon Roberts was found guilty of contempt of court by Superior Court Judge Durwood T. Pye. The judge said freedom of the press is a relative right while the right to a fair trial remains absolute. Roberts was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given bond on appeal.
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Atlanta Journal
Superior Court
Durwood T. Pye
Pye
Gordon Roberts
Harold James Meriwether
Roberts
Meriwether
Journal
The
Atlanta Constitution
Journal Story
Star of Silent Screen Gareth Hughes Recalls Storied Career
Gareth Hughes recalls a life crossing stages from London to Broadway and Hollywood then serving as a lay missionary among Piute Indians in northern Nevada. He spent 15 years in mission work under extreme conditions before health issues ended his field service and led to rest at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills.
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Gareth Hughes
London
Broadway
Nevada
Hughes
Woodland Hills
Tommy
James Barrie
Llanelly
Wales
Federal Theater Project
Shylock
Hollywood Playhouse
University of Michigan
Widely Known Georgia Writer Dies in Atlanta
Mrs Medora Field Perkerson a noted author and long time staff member of the Atlanta Journal Magazine died in a private hospital after months of illness. She wrote Who Killed Aunt Maggie Blood on Her Shoe and White Columns in Georgia. Her Corrigan interview was featured in Headline America.
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Atlanta
Medora Field Perkerson
America
Perkerson
Atlanta Journal
Angus Perkerson
Maggie
Macmillan
Associated Press
Republic Pictures
Georgia
DeKalb Lawmaker Charges Snubbing By Ga. Governor
Rep. James A. Mackay accuses Gov. Ernest Vandiver of snubbing DeKalb County by naming delegates to the Democratic National Convention with none from the county. He calls it an oversight and criticizes Georgia Democratic leadership for undemocratic practices at home.
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Decatur
Ernest Vandiver
James A. Mackay
Georgia
Vandiver
Mackay
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