Birmingham acquits four in segregation case at youth congress
Four people charged with violating Birmingham segregation laws at a Southern Negro Youth Congress meeting on May 1 were acquitted. Judge Oliver Hall ruled the barrier ordinance requires a physical separation and found questions about Edward Forrey's bench placement. Also present, Senator Glen Taylor was fined for disorderly conduct when entering a negro‑designated door. he appealed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Glen Taylo
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Castoday
Taylor
Oliver Hall
Edward Forrey
Mobile
Hall
Forrer
Forgey
National Maritime Union
James Dombrowski
New Orleans
Southern Conference Education Fund
Doris Senk
New York City
American Youth For A
Claude Herbert Oliver
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
Weather Summary for Thomasville June 12 1940
Fair and continued hot through Sunday with a slight chance of thunder showers Sunday night and Monday. Observation at 8 a m local time shows 76 degrees. Highest yesterday 89, lowest 70, month high 104, month low 49. Total rainfall in 24 hours and since month start not fully recorded. Normal for this month not stated.
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Thomasville
Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Greene
Stadium plan gains school board backing in city
Touchdown Club leader Frank Forester presents a stadium proposal to the Board of Education. The board agrees to cooperate, enabling a four hundred foot long stadium with fourteen wood tiered seats and rest rooms. Naming plan for the Veterans Memorial Stadium honors Thomas County servicemen.
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Board of Education
Frank Forester
Touchdown Club
Pauoeaustin
School Board
City Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Thomas County Veterans Memorial Stadium
Thomas County
Congress Continues Debates On Draft and Housing Bills
Congress debate continues on draft and housing legislation as members weigh the fate of Senate passage. A non profit employee figure is referenced in the ongoing discussion.
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Senate
Faulk Defeats Miami Champ In Tallahassee Tourney
Mary Lena Faulk Georgia Woman's champion defeated Georgia Miller Miami district champ 6 and 5 in the first round of the Tallahassee Women’s Golf Association southeastern tournament at Tallahassee Country Club. Faulk led medalist qualifying with 75 three under par. Frances Rich enters from Bainbridge and Emma Lou Prince meets Faulk in semis with finals Sunday over 36 holes.
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Mary Lena Faulk
Georgia
Georgia Miller
Miami
Tallahassee
Capital City
Frances Rich
Bainbridge
Glen Arven
Mins Faulk
Emma Lou Prince
Ganeaville
Tense Western Europe moves as London accord faces vote
Soviet actions and Western responses ripple through Berlin and Palestine. Paris debates a confidence vote on Schuman foreign policy as London six power plan to create a Western German state faces Assembly scrutiny. De Gaulle attacks the accord while Communists align with rightists against it. Domestic aid shifts toward European military collaboration.
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Hand
London
Germany
Berlin
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Comat Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Paris
Robert Schuman
Assembly
Charles de Gaule
Western European Defense Organization
Thomasville to get new $50,000 stadium this fall
A modern concrete stadium with 4000 seats will be built on the west bank of the athletic field in Thomasville. The Touchdown Club underwrites the project and the Board of Education and County Commissioners join to fund and supervise construction, with work starting soon for use in the fall season.
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Thomasville
Touchdown Club
Subject Club
Board of Education
Forester
Scott Construction Co
H. & H. Construction Co
Joe Higgins
Theity Commission
Board of Educaion
County Commisconera
Colored Workers Meet on YMCA Drive Sunday
Colored workers from the Clay Street Branch Y M C A are urged to report tomorrow afternoon at 4 P M. Club presidents and secretaries will attend to report for their organizations. Leaders hope colored business men contribute generously to support a great YMCA for the city's youth.
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YMCA
Clay Street
Y. M
Young Men's Christian Association
Steering committee to decide bills for House action
The House Republican Steering Committee may decide Monday which measures to clear for action. Both proposed bills are before the Rules Committee, and Chairman Leo B. Allen has asked the steering group to pick bills for potential passage before adjournment.
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House Republican Steering Committee
Rules Committee
Leo BE. Allen
R-N
House
McClellan Worries Over Federal Lynching Bill Proposals
Senate debate on a lynching bill faced delays as Charman Wiley planned a Wisconsin trip. The measure shifted from broad federal action to targeted penalties including 20 years and a 10000 dollar fine for mobs and 5 years and 5000 dollars for officials who fail to halt lynchings, plus civil damages for victims or kin.
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McClellan
D-Ark
Charman Wiley
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Stadium policy plan backed by Board of Education and Touchdown Club
The mission and Touchdown Club propose a stadium policy formed by the Board of Education to be supervised on school property. The Board has heartily concurred, expecting close cooperation among agencies to ensure the stadium serves community needs.
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Board of Education
Touchdown Club
Rail bill face off as President blasts shifts in safeguards
The President criticized a railroad reform bill noting the loss of original consumer protections and vague standards for ICC approval. Senators argued the measure serves the public, while Truman warned private rate groups could unduly influence rate filings and service.
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Senate
ICC
House
O'Mahoney
Dwyo
Mr. Truman
Georgia and Alabama men tied to Stringfellow slaying
Howell reports Walden McVeigh are jailed in Muscogee county Georgia while one of three men who paid them $1000 to kill Stringfellow sits in Ben Hill county jail Fitzgerald. Godwin Davis of Phenix City Ala named as payer. Davis Allred Revel face extradition to Georgia. Mrs Foster hopes body is not her daughter Lonnie.
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Howell
Walden
McVeigh
Muscogee
Columbus
Ben Hill County
Fitzgerald
Godwin Davis
Phenix City
Ala
Clarence O. Ravel
Joe Allred
Alabama
Georgia
Davis
Allred
Revel
Stringfellow
Lonnie
Melissa Foster
Julian
Foster
Washington, D. C
William C. Archer
Archer
Fort Benning
Miss Eloise Wilson Honored At Bridge in Donalsonville
Donalsonville June 12 continuing the parties for Miss Eloise Wilson bride elect. Miss Caroline Fain and Mrs. M. C. Fain Jr. hosted a bridge afternoon. The event featured early summer flowers and a bridal arrangement on the refreshment table. High score went to Mrs. B. E. Trulock Jr. and second to Miss Johanne Walker.
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Fred Scott Sr
Dorothy Scott
Scott Circle
Virginia Mardre
Alvin Krech
Dressea
Pridal
Transportation industry underlines public risk potential
A speaker warned that the transportation industry carries serious potential harm to the public, stressing the need for heightened safety and oversight.
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