December 23, 1955
Describes that George O. McCalep received the Silver Beaver Award from the Negro Division of the Tennessee Valley Council. He was a member of the American Teachers Association, the Alabama Teachers Association, APAS Fraternity, Missionary Baptist Church, and taught First Aid Classes for the Red Cross
April 24, 1955
Describes that Billy Gray William and George Watkins, two Black boys from the Shoals, were to be the recipients of two Boy Scout awards
December 1, 1950
Describes that a baby with a white mother and a Black father won a “better baby”contest and that his family was awarded various prizes
October 12, 1950
Highlights that Dr. Ralph Bunche, the UN mediator who aided in resolving a conflict in the Middle East, was the first Black man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.