Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 September 1959 — Page 9
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Franklin Couple. Joined In Impressive Church Ritual
By BILLY BOUIER FRANKLIN—Mrs. Harold Perry was Miss Betty L. Thorntoin before her marriage Saturday evening in Second Baptfrlt Church. The bride was lovely in an iceVlue street-lesngth dress and halftat. Miss Birdie Perr>', sister of Hie froom, was her only attendant Bhe wore a pink faille dress and hat. James Cd-by, Madison, was best man.
aroind Franklin before returning to El Centro, where he is to be stationed. * * *
Mr, and Mrs. Webs 4 er Montgomery and Mrs. Clarence Wales attended the Wednesday evening session of the Indiana AME Conference which closed Sunday in Indianapolis.
Mrs. Mervin Greene and family. * * * Mr. and Mrs. David Winburn III and daughter, Leslie, of Richmond spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Jesse Perkirls and family.
After the ceremony, a wedding reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs Willie Thornton, after which the couple left for their newly decorated home in Madison. Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton are parenti', of the bride, and Mrs. Mary Perry is the bridegroom’s mother. Many out-of-town relatives and friends, including several from Anderson and Madison, attended the wedding rites. Rev. Lee Squires officiated. Earlier, the bride had been feted at a shower at the Palmer building given by Mesdames Erne&t Broaddus and James H. Lewis, her aunts. Some 25 guests enjoyed an evening of games and refreshnients.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ewing, Indianapolis, were dinner guests on Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Corly Hunter. - * * *
Spending last Saturday in Indianapolis were Mr. and Mi:ls. Gene Wales and Mrs. Edna McGill. * * * CLIFFORD HORDE of Indianapolis spent Saturday with Mr. and
Messrs. Robert Tucker, Webster Montgomery and Jesse Perkins, Miss Sylvesta Crowe and Metdames John Hunt and Seymour Burse attended Sunday’s closing session of the Indiana AME Conference at the Murat theater in Indianapolis. Rev, J. J. Hardy was returned here for his second year.
Mrs. Lee Squires, who recently underwent surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, is reported slowly improving. She is in Room 205.
MR. AND MRS. LARRY MCGILL and family, El Centro. Calif., arrived here Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr McGill is on leave from the Navy, having recently re-enlWted for six years. The McGills will visit in and
'Shower' Honors Plainfield Woman
PLAINFIELD — Mrs Rosa Dix was honored last week with a “hanky” shower at the home of Mrs. Nancy Swam. She received many beautiful gifts.
Guests included Mesdames Eunice Powell, Maud Horne, Charolotte Horne, Joan Freeland, Gladys Carbin and family, Martha Goss, Ethel Winters, Cassie Swam, Rose Swftin, Eva Swarn, Marie Burks, Eva Bryant and Dorothy Turner
Mrs. Richard Horne was to be hostess for the Home Craft Economdc club Friday night at the Indiana Boys School. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ross and son are now residents at the school.
Attending the Indiana AME Conference which closed Sunday in Indianapolis were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Swam and family, Mrs. Gladys Carton .Jamilv.- Mr. »nd Mm, Chutchel Swam and latnily, Rev. A. H. Davis. Mr. and |^rs. J. Gilbert. Brit Burks, Thomis Bryant Sr., Mr and Mrs. Rus?ell Freeland and family and Bryan Phillips.
Next year’s conference will be at Turner Chapel AME Church, Fort Wayne. ■■
Recount Upsets Results Of Gary Council Election
CROWN POINT — In a recount of votes in the election held last week at the county’s voting machine warehouse, Cleo Wesson, Gary Democrat, became the official Democratic candidate for councilman from Gary’s 5th District He ousted Atty. Benjamin F. Wilson, who is finishing his third term as the district’s councilman. In the first tally submitted by the precinct election board on the night of the May 5 primary election, Wilson was given a 74-vote margin over Wesson. That tally showed Wilson with 1,712 votes and Wesson with 1,638. Wesson challenged the first returns with a petition in Circuit Court in
May.
Wilson hired Atty. Henry Walker of East Chicago to represent him in court and filed several motions aimed at preventing the recount. A11 these were overruled by
Special Judge Julius Sachs in Lake Circuit Court. Judge Sachs appointed a recount commission in July, and they said Wesson actually received 1,721 votes in the election to Wilson’s 1,593, a difference of 128 votes. County Clerk Francis T. Grandys, election board secretary, said that Wesson is the official candidate. He added that there will (still be a court hearing, but now Wilson will be the challenger who must seek to upset the recouat. The errors which threw the election to Wilson were made in four of the district’s 16 precincts, according to the recount commission. The commission found that all errors made were at Wesson’s expense — either by virtue of his actual total being trimmed or Wilson’s tally being increased over the actual votes received.
Down HOPKINSVILLE
By JIMMY IRVIN
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HOPKINSVILLE, Kiy. — The high school. Brotherhood Union of Lane Tab- * * *
ernacle CME Church served break- Pfc. Jameis (Jimmy) Sears, son fast in the church parsonage Sun- of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sears of day morning. Sept. 13,'with repre- Indianapolis, was recent weekend
mitrtives from various churches guest of this writer.
arouse the city as guests. About 35 men erjfoyed the tasty meal. Rev. R. C. Mason is church pastor.
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J. S. Brewer, presiding minister of 'flhe fehovah’s Witnesses congregation here, has announced that his group has been invited to attend
IRVIN
Pfc. Sears, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., and a military popoliceman, was on duty with local police that weekend.
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THE YOUNG MOTHERS club of First Street Baptist Church met last week with Mrs. Rosa Crone. Next meeting will be at the home of the reporter, Mrs. Lucy Rogers. Rev. B. F. Green is pastor.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mimms entertained the Ebony club on Saturday night of last week. The group made plans for entertaining Ward I of Western State
White Kids Go to School
While Negroes Sit It Out
FARMVILLE Va. (CNS) — The white children of Prince Edward County went to school last week, but the Negro children found themselves wth no place to go. This is because the whites have decided to led go of public school education, even though it means a hardship. They have instead hired the best brains, and proceeded to raise over 5300,000 to put up a good private
school.
Prince Edward County, about 90 miles southwest of Richmond, quickly hhut down its schools rather than submit to integration, It also refused to levy taxes for schools — and thereby became the first In the nation to take these tactics.
The private schools will be makeshift but they are determined
for their chil-
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Mrs. Ann^ Cullins continues to improve. • . —
to “make them do
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for the Negro children, no provision is bein made at all. The county had been ordered to integrate this year after first getting a stay until 1965. Overwhelmingly, white parents voted to stick it out against inte-
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gration. THERE ARE VERY FEW in the county today who feel the men behind the plan won’t make it stick —least for the coming year. The eight private schools opened in churches and private buildings for the back-to-school preliminaries and formalities. Some of the classroms were crowded. There were no facilities for physical education—no place for the pupils to have lunch. The shops and the science laboratories were not quite ready. “This i« just a shakedown cruise,” said J. B. Wall, publisher of the Farmville Herald and an official of the Prince Edward School Foundation. "We’ll get these things worked out. Our big job right now is to start getting these children educated.” “We’re in this thing to make it work,” said B. Blanton Hanbury, foundation president. "WE’RE NOT FOOLING” Meanwhile. Negro leaders are trying to raise money so they can send the Negro children, particularly the high school seniors, to other areas for an education. They have not had much luck so far. They have collected $300 locally and have pledges, but no money yet from out-of-county i ources Sixteen have been sent on scholarships to Kittrell College, a Negro junior college in Kittrell, N. C., with a high school branch. Rev. L. Francis Griffin, pastor of Farmville’s First Baptist Church, said about $10,000 is needed to care for the remaining 35 feniors now out of school.
the three-day convention starting Hospital during this month Friday in Memphis. Mr. and Mns. Sam Wilkerson He was to head a delegation of were guests at the meeting,
five persons. Next meeting will be at the
* * * home of Mr. and Mi's. Howard Rev W. L. Gaither was recent Moore. Mrs. Melissa Allen is respeaker at Virginia Street Bap- porter and James Kay is president, tilst Church. + * * Taking his text from Proverbs Richard Henry Trice, 22-year-28:5, he spoke on “Understanding, qrj Boiling Springs resident, died The Gospel Rhythm Boys sang. a re sult of being struck by
* * * lightning on Sept 5.
Mrs Eddie Metcalfe was hostess Services were held Sept. 9 at to the Jolly Glee club Monday Freeman Chapel CME Church, night of last week in he rhome. with Rev. J. B. Tumer officiating, The theme song, “Jesus. Keep assisted by Rev J. R. Hunt Jr. Me Near the Cross,” was led by Burial was in Cave Spring cemeMrs. Annie Campbell, after which tery, Adams Funeral Home in
Walter Payne offered prayer. charge.
Seventeen members answered Survivors fwere the father, Gtarro’l call with Bible verses. field Trice; four brothers and a
Mrs. Annie McKeynolds, Mrs. sister - * * *
Mary B Fleming and Mr. Payne, „
all of whom had birthdays during the month, were recipients of
many beautiful handkerchiefs. 'c*nt”*19 1 ao *Mol Mrs. Nannie King was to be ducted Sept. 12 at Rocky Ridge hostess for the next meeting. ^ E
Mrs. Olive Lynch is president,
and Mrt- Erma A. Williams is re- Bunal was in Rocky Ridge cemeuuu miv. m ma ~ t Adams Funeral Home in
P° rter - ^ * * charge.
Survivors included his par-
MFMBERS OF THE IRVIN ents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Kirby, and Tyler families, assembling for a daughter, a sister and two bro-
a family reunion, recently enjoyed thers.
a delightful breakfast of grilled
The Indianapolis Recorder, Sept. 26,1959—9
Lincoln High School Junior
Is Editor of Student Paper
By WILLIE EFFIE THOMAS
EVANSVILLE — Barbara Holland, a jinior at Lincoln high school, has been named editor of the student newspaper, The Lincoln Voice. Barbara, a majorette with the school band, teaches twirling on Saturday mornings at Carver Community Center. She plans to attend Amena Business College in Denver, Colo., next year. Assisting her with the newspaper will be Gwen O’Hara, a senior who along with her duties as assistant editor, will be serving as teen-correspondent to the Evansville Press Teen Page. She is prei.-ident of the Local Junior Red Cross Council. After graduation she hopes to attend either Purdue or Indiana University. Managing the paper’s business affairs will be Carlton Smith. Carlton is a member of the Lincoln band, Explorer Scout© and Hi-Y. He plans to enter Knoxville (Tenn.) College next fall.
week at Liberty Baptist Church. They are Frank McDonald, Democratic nominee, and Don Ingle, Republican candidate. ♦ * * Mrs. Ethel Anderson West, a first grade teacher at ChestnutWalnut school, is recuperating from a fractured ankle.
Mrs. Margaret Talliaferro had her niece, Mrs. Louise Whalum, Chicago, as house guest last week.
Mrs. Lena A. George had her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks, Chicago, as house guest last week.
Mn?. Della Scott, 60, 638 Olive, died Sept. 15 at the home of a nephew, Richard Riley. Mrs. Scott had been staying with the nephew for the past several weeks She was a member of McFarland Baptist Church.
Rev. Hicnard McFarland, Calvary Baptist Church, Owensboro, Ky., was guest speaker for the Senior Usher Board of Independence Baptist Church Sunday. * * * The Youth Council of the NAACP had a meeting Sunday at the home of Gerald Grinter, NAACP Youth Council president.
The funeral was held Sept. 21 at the church with Dr. L A. McIntyre presiding. Survivors include a daughter, Miss Barbara Anne Scott, Evansville, and two sisters, Mirs. Elizabeth Riley, Evansville, and Mrs. Estella Swancey, Indianapolis. * * *
John Miller, three time king of the NAACP Youth Council Freedom Fund Project, celebrated his 12th birthday Sept 20 with a party in his home. Mrs. Lillie Ellis Mitchell, his grandmother, was hostess.
Mrs. James Riley Shearer, a teacher at Chestnut-Walnut high school, has returned from Beckley, W. Va., where she attended the funeral of her brother-in-law, Mr. John B. Ellio t. Mr. Elliott had served as assistant superintendent of Raleigh County Schools since July, 1933, and held that position until his death.
The local chapter of the National Council of Negro Women met last week at the home of Mns. Anna Evans. Two candidates for mayor were guest speakers at a meeting last
Mr. Elliott was credited with being the first Negro school superintendent in West Va. He was a member of First Baptist Church of North Beckley and a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He was survived by hi© wife and a son who attends Hampton Institute.
Around Anderson
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Mrs. Willa Ty’er Stewart, hostess for the evening meal, served a delicious Southern fried chicken
dinner.
Attending were Shelly J. Tyler and daughter. Mil-s Lorena Tyler, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tvler Jr. and children. Owensboro. Ky.; Mrs. Lucille Tyler Rudolph and granddaughter. Miss Virginia Lucille Tyler, Louisville: Mesdames Jatiie Mitrhem, Hazel K. Darden, Susie H. Tyler, Willie T. Stewart and Kathryne Irvim Northington; Miss Ertelle Garrott and Messrs. Edgar A. Irvin, Lawson McNary and children and James F. Irvin, all of Hopkinsville. James Irvin, who has been ill for some time, is i lowly improving.
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By MADELYNE M. IRVIN Phone 5179
Murphy recently motored to Seymour to visit relatives.
Dona 1 d Southern, son of Mrs. Clara Southern, recently completed a course in embalming at the Kentucky School of Embalming in Louisville. *
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M'r. and Mrs Robert Farrow have returned 1o their home in Indianapolis after visiting several days here with Mrs. Ruby Jcfcsup and Mrs. Nannie Farrow of Clarksville, Tenn.
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Marion Minister Conducting Revival at Evansville Church
EVANSVILLE—Rev. T. T. Newman of Marion is conducting a two-week revival meeting at Memorial Baptist Church here, where Rev. J. W. Hoover is minister. The meeting will end Oct. 2.
Around Kokomo
KOKOMO — The Leavell family of Muncie gave a musical program Sunday afternoon for the Amanda Christy missionary group, headed by Mrs. Alice Moore.
The Hall Singers of Kokomo were guest singers recently ait Second Baptist Church, Terre Haute. Other Kokomoans attending the program were Mrs. Dovie Smith, her daughter and granddaughter.
It was erroneously stated in last
week’s column that Rev, J. W. Carr is pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Actually, he is pastor
at Second Baptist Church.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Anderson are parents of a baby girl, Jeanetta Kay.
ANDERSON — Several Anderson young adults have left for col-
lege in recent weeks.
These include Robert Brown and John Teague, attending Florida A & M at Tallahassee, and Mrs.
Anna Lackey, David Miller, John-
Mr, and Mrs. Liberal Carbon, 1715 Sherman, had as recent guests Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wickhffe, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wickliffe and Mrs. Octavia McClure, all of Indianapolis.
ny Jones, Zebedee Christian Jr. Roger Clark and the Mistees Yvonne De Vashire and Thelma
Wade, all at Ball State.
James Minnifielcl is back at Purdue University, and the Misses Charlotte WUUs and Luciene Patterson are at St. Mary’s-of-the-Woods Nursing School.
Mrs. Emma Taj^or spent 1 the Lae bor Day weekend wth relatives, including her brother, George Brown, Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Helen Jolly, New Castle; her daughters, Mesdames Helen Jolly, Muncie, and Booker Anthony and family, and S. Jones of Indianapolte. Mrs. Taylor, who hais been ill for quite a while, is able to be up and about. * A *
THE INDEPENDENT SOCIAL club met recently at the home of Eugene Fuller. After business, refreshment" were served to Messrs, and Mesdames Thomas Vanghn, Odell Stein George Carter, Fama Hunt and Gus Shacklett; Mesdames Daisy Brown, Mabel Thurman, Essie Taylor, Eliza Roberson and W. G. Williams and Roosevelt Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks, Miss Serita Watson and Mrs. Addie
* * * Mesdames Alice Adams and Eola Miller were hostesses at a recent dinner party at the home of Mrs. Mi’ler, 16th and Cedar. Guests included Mesdames Betty Jones, Nellie Page, Geneva Adams, Betty Sanders Marjorie Rudd, Anna Carter, Mary Johnson, Janice Cox, Charlie May Duncan, Izetta Warner, Gertie Canty, Bea Parker, Catherine Welch and Betty Sue Swain.
NAACP Plans
'Citizenship Day’
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The theme of the observances in the various communities will be, My Responsibility as a First Class
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This will be the first of what state NAACP leaders hope will be an annual ob-ervance, according to Mrs. Mae Newsome of Anderson, this year’s chairman. Mrs. Newsome is being assisted by George Satterwhite of Anderson and Andrew Ramsey of Indianapolis. Topics for discussion and suggested programs for future action include: registration and voting, the maintenance of homes and property, securing proper recreation facilities for children, conduct in places of public accommodation, and qualifications to be expected for various jobs. Local branches may also include discussions on curbing juvenile delinquency and lessening the crime rate in their communities, Mrs. New ome said. All branches of the Indiana Conference of NAACP Branches are expected to report on their observance of “Citizenship Day” als a part of the report of their year’s activity.
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Rev. Warren LaRue Bailey, a young minister from Indiana University, preached his first sermon Sunday, Sept. 13, at Second Methodist Church. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bailey. His father is a postal worker. Young Rev Bailey has returned to IU for another vear
AFL-CIO Publishes Labor Debate Kit For High Schoolers
“Resolved: That the Federal Government should substantially increase its regulation of labor unions.” This is one of three labor-man-agement issues to be debated durig the present school year by high school student© throughout Ameri-
ca.
To help student debaters, the AFL-CIO Education department has prepared and distributed a debating kit ihrough the national high school debate organization It also is available pn request. The general theme asks what la-bor-management policies will best serve the American people Three sub-questions deal with ending “right-to-work” laws, Federal regulation of trade unions and compulsory vs. voluntary arbitration of labor disputes. The kits contain pamphlets and' etatements by religious leaders, government officials and union leaders.
Many More Could Get War Orphan Benefits One-third of the eligible young people are failing to take advantage of the War Orphans Education Act due to a misunderstanding of the law, the Veterans Adminis ration estimated last week. The VA isays there are three major misconceptions: Many of the eligible young people fail to think of themselves as orphans while one parent is still living. But the law regards the children of a parent who died from a wartime service connected -njury or illness as orp?ris even with the other parent alive. Eligible children who have married often consider themselves no longer eligible for the educational privileges. Yet marriage has no bearing upon eligibility under the War Orphans Education Act. Some eligible children believe that they may pursue training only at the college level under the law. VA pointed out that institutional training may be pursued for various occupations in the vocational and technical field.
Masons to Hear New Cathedral Plans
ATTENDING THE 121ST cession of the Indiana Annual AME Conference last week in Indianapolis were Rev. Franklin Jones, pastor; Evangelist Madelyne Irvin, Miss Orpha Ford, lay delegate, all of Allen Chapel AME Church, and Rev. E. F. Lashley of Bethel AME Church, Modoc. The conference closed Sunday with special services at the M-urat theater.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Plans for the erection of a new and greater cathedral to be located on land already purchased at Capitol and Texas avenues, will be top talk at the sessions of the 73rd annual meeting of the United Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33rd and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the USA Prince Hall Affiliation. Sessions will be held in the present Cathedral at 1633 11th St. with business sessions at the Masonic Temple Building, 10th and U streets. Presiding over the sessions will be Dr. Willard W. Allen, Baltimore, sovereign grand commander, who will be assisted by John G. Lewis Jr., Baton Rouge, lieut. grand commander. Sessions will be held Oct. 18 at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, presided over by Dr. Charles H. Wesley, Wilberforce, O., grand prior. Tne principal address will be made by Dr. Charles E. Stewart, Philadelphia, grand organist. Business sessions will be held Monday and Tuesday. The grand commander will read his allocation at noon on Monday. A group of Masons from various state? will be elevated to the 33rd and Last Degree at 3 p. m. Monday and the annual banquet will be held Monday night at the Masonic Temple. Omer officers will be elected.
The Gospel-Airs of Second Methodist Church will present a program on Sunday, Oct. 4. * * * Carl Carter, 1321 W. 13th, who ill at St. John’s Hospital, was visited recently by Mr and Mrs. Charter Underwood of New Castle. Other weekend visitors were Mrs. Rhea Baxter and Miss Clarice Baxter, both of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Billy Page is able to be up and about after a very long illness, and Mrs. Pearl Johnson is reported improving steadily.
Mrs. Serita Brooks was to undergo treatment at Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, as an out-pa-tient She wap to be staying at 2146V6 N. Illinois in Indianapolis.
Press Albert Hawkins, 75, 2211 Dewey, a member of Bethesda Baptist Church for 37 years, died Sept. 9 at St. John’s Hospital. Born in Louisiana, Mr. Hawkins was the son of David and Eliza Hawkins. Surviving were two stepdaughters, Mesdames Clara Collough and Anna Bell Shirley; five stepsons, Wilbur and Ted Valentine, both of Andenon; Boyd Valentine, Gaston, Ala.; Udell Gordon, Buffalo, and Lonnie Valentine, South Bend, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at Bethesda Baptist Church by the Underwood Funeral Home, with Rev. J. McBride and James Minnifee in charge. Burial was in East Maplewood cemetery.
Evansville Lodge All Ready for
91st Anniversary EVANSV5LLE—Mc Far*l a n d Lodge No. 5, F. and A.M.. is all set for i 4 !- 91st anniversary celebration Oct. 3-4, John W, Lagrone, chairman, has revealed. Speakers will include Charles Decker, Indianapolis, labor and FEPC leader; Dr Charles E. Rochelle, principal of high school; James Dyson, Louisville; Edgar J. Davis. East Chicago.. and Itaac Lowery, MadisonOther representatives of Shrine and OES groups in Indiana and Kentucky are expected at the program set for Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 at Alexander Chapel AME
Church.
'MUSLIMS' ASK COURT FOR LEGAL NAME CHANGE
LOS ANGELES — Emphasizing their decision to enter the Muslim faith, Ira Sidney Pulliam Jr, 31, and his wife, Callie, 27, petitioned the superior court las week to change their names. Pulliam initiated the court action through his attorney, Yvonne Brathwaite. He requested that his name be changed to Abdul Hamid Akoni, and Callie asked that her legal name become Callie Cobb Akoni. Mrs. Pulliam, a native of Miayhew, Miss., said she wanted her name changed because of her husband’s decision to join the Muslim religiouB faith and have his complete Christian name legally dropped in favor of the new one.
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