School Board Race Hinges On Personalities

School Board Race Hinges On Personalities
October 25, 1953
October 1953
Middletown, Ohio
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Hadley, Stalker, Christy Don’t Disagree Sharply On Major Policy Issues - The Board of Education election this year will have to be decided on personalities, not issues. In a Journal survey this week, the three candidates for the two four-year board openings expressed few major differences of opinion on school problems. Harry Hadley, J. Howard Stalker and incumbent Jack D. Christy were critical of neither the present board nor each other. Their main promise to the voter was four years of sober judgment by responsible representation. Last week, the candidates were asked their opinions on a select number of school topics. One was the possibility of abolishing Negro segregation at Booker T. Washington School. This was discussed at a board meeting two weeks ago when representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People suggested that the school's present status be changed...
Hadley, Stalker, Christy Don’t Disagree Sharply On Major Policy Issues - The Board of Education election this year will have to be decided on personalities, not issues. In a Journal survey this week, the three candidates for the two four-year board openings expressed few major differences of opinion on school problems. Harry Hadley, J. Howard Stalker and incumbent Jack D. Christy were critical of neither the present board nor each other. Their main promise to the voter was four years of sober judgment by responsible representation. Last week, the candidates were asked their opinions on a select number of school topics. One was the possibility of abolishing Negro segregation at Booker T. Washington School. This was discussed at a board meeting two weeks ago when representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People suggested that the school's present status be changed...
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