Scope and Contents Note Hon. John R. Neal, who represents the Ninth Senatorial District ln the Upper House of the Legislature now in session in Nashville, lives in Rhea County and comes of Methodist stock. His father for many years represented the Third Congressional District in Congress from this State. Mr. Neal is Chairman of the Committee on Education, and is one of the best-educated men in the State. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in the Academic Department and of the Law...

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Illiteracy personified driven by the light of the General Educational Bill - 900,000 yearly for schools.

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Expresses sympathy at the death of his mother.

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Some of the real estate belonged to the Wheelock family; Dr. Neal stated in his opening campaign speech that his entire holdings were in Rhea County (Box 3, Folder 6 )

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Neal taught ROTC - related courses during World War I.

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Mr. Neal, replying to Holladay's remarks about Hopkinsville said when It came to a choice between going to Kentucky with Democrats and remaining in Tennessee with Republicans, he would choose the former.