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While headed to Nashville, the Memphis Belle was delayed because of a blown-out wheel gasket. Then, the article explained how the crew members of the Belle, along with Margaret found out that many of the pilots had flown the planes, but had never…

Margaret and Bob were featured on the front page of a newspaper showing how she had waited for him to return home and how they were soon to be married.

The western union telegram was made to return the engagement ring that Bob had given Margaret, although Bob hoped Margaret would change her mind about keeping it.

Bob expresses his love to Margaret and how he appreciates her support and that it is what helped him finish his tour. Also, he tells how the Memphis Belle will be retiring, but that he will make a Memphis Belle 2 after that one. Margaret wrote back…

The following article is about the displeasure Lois DeBerry and two other female legislators faced against a bill ending alimony payments to a person if they resided or cohabitated with a person of the opposite sex for 90 days or more. The female…

In the article DeBerry shared with her interviewer that she believes that women are more honest and should be active participants in local politics. During the mayoral election of 1980 DeBerry worried about the candidates and possibly ending up with…

The news article is about Lois DeBerry and the unhappiness that she felt about Tennessee’s job market. Unhappy with the unemployment offices in Shelby County and displeased with legislators Bill Reid and Paul Gurley, DeBerry suggested that the city…

This newspaper article is about Lois DeBerry and how she was running for her first political office unopposed for democratic seat. She was elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1972. Miss DeBerry was the second black woman to be elected to the…