Florida Keys Summer Tournament Opens May 14
The Florida Keys Summer tournament, opened May 14 and runs through June 4, features 300 entrants with a new spinning division. Vernon P Hall of Me, Ga and Rollie Hollen of Little Rock Camp are among notable participants. Prizes and citations await top saltwater game fish caught with rod and reel along Florida Keys waters. Ten Arizona Wildcats hit over .300 in the 1950 season.
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Talmadge Moves Back Into Deep South Georgia Speech Plans
Gov Herman Talmadge moves back into deep South Georgia with a Friday speech in Tuttlef Ga and another in Waycross that night as he and supporters counter former Gov M E Thompson's accusations that he breaks promises. He notes roads built and federal aid used, claiming readiness for a large scale road program despite wartime handicaps.
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Stracener Receives Doctor of Divinity From Stetson
W. G. Stracener editor of the Florida Baptist Witness in Jacksonville Fla was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by John B Stetson University DeLand Fla at its commencement on June 5 Stracener formerly pastor of Georgia and Florida churches served as General Secretary of the Y M C A from 1940 to 1933 and conducted revival services for First Baptist Church on two occasions In golf Watts Gunn won 15 holes in a row against V Bradford in the 1925 U S Amateur championship.
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Senator urges overseas TV network to wage soft power
U S Senator proposes building a free community television network in 60 European towns to counter Soviet propaganda and teach American values. A fictional French mayor imagines reactions, noting American programs influence women shoppers and local politics while villagers misinterpret broadcasts.
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Georgia Governor vows highway boom and school funding
The governor pledges 10 000 miles of highways and rural roads over four years and highlights Hill Burton Hospital Construction program involvement. He notes increased state aid to common schools and modernization of public services.
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Audie Murphy Gives All Medals Away In Humble Confession
Hollywood report quotes Audie Murphy saying he has donated nearly all his World War II decorations to others, including the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unknown nephew. He says medals symbolize others' sacrifices and he prefers farming over acting, recounting past run‑ins and his cautious public persona.
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Fortson Says Income Rises In His Office
Secretary of State Ben Fortson Jr reported a total income of 237735 for the first 11 months of the fiscal year, up from 196120 last year. He described the rise of 41765 as a sign of increased state business activity driven by regulatory and professional fees.
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Seminole Farmers Get Circulars On Dusting Peanuts
Circulars mailed to farmers outline Experimental Station recommendations for dusting peanuts with sulfur. Dusting should begin when spots appear on basal leaves, typically during June for Spanish peanuts and June 20 for runners, with expanding use as farmers find it profitable this year.
Federation Chief Elected President at 59th Convention
Mrs. H. C. Houghton of Red Oak Iowa was chosen without opposition as president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at the 59th annual convention in Boston. AP wirephoto shows the moment after her election.
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Boggs predicts rapid completion of trade zone bill
Rep. fiale Boggs of Louisiana predicts Congress will finish action this week on his trade zone bill. The Senate completed work on a compromise measure, which would allow importers to display and assemble goods in trade zones and sell finished products with duties paid upon sale. The plan expands current authority to store and transship goods without duties.
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