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Silver Beaver Award Presented Negro Scouter

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

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Negro 4-H Club Poultry Show Set

October 20, 1955

Describes that a poultry show and sale hosted by the Lauderdale Negro 4-H Clubwas to take place at Burrell-Slater High School.

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Negro Red Cross Leaders Plan Campaign

March 2, 1955

Describes that the Black leaders for the Lauderdale County Red Cross met at Burrell-Slater to discuss plans for the fundraiser and provides the names of those at the meeting

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Girl Scout News: Negro Troops To Observe Girl Scout Birthday Mar. 12

March 10, 1955

Describes that the Black Girl Scout troop would be meeting at Sterling High School for a Girl Scout program

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Negro Red Cross Workers Reach ’55 Quota First

April 28, 1955

Describes that Black Red Cross workers from Colbert County were having asuccessful year of fundraising.

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Negroes Back Dimes March In Florence

January 20, 1955

Describes that Black residents within Lauderdale County were planning fundraising events for the March of Dimes and notes that events would take place at Burrell-Slater Schooland W.C. Handy School. Also, notes that the leader of the activities was Professor W.H. Lewis

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Negro Weekly Is Thanked For Drive Support

February 21, 1955

Conveys a letter of thanks to the Tri-Cities Weekly, a Black newspaper that circulated in the Muscle Shoals area, from Charles H. Bynam, director of Interracial Activitiesfor the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, March of Dimes.

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