97:. They dated through college and married in 14 October 1931, settling in Mississippi. During college Carter worked as a reporter and editor for the Tulane Hullabaloo. Hodding worked as a journalist for the Associated Press until he was fired for insubordination. Carter had been a housewife. But at this point the couple returned to Hammond, Louisiana and founded their own newspaper the Hammond Daily Courier which launched on April 18, 1932. Hodding Carter wrote scathingly of
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National Association of Educational Broadcasters. Carter also served on the Mississippi public broadcasting board. She worked to establish free kindergartens in the state and served on the Tulane University President's Council. Carter wrote several books with her husband, for his paper and also as a solo writer. She also wrote for magazines like
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Information as a writer, publicist and researcher. Carter worked to develop radio campaigns. She wrote speeches, coordinated public relations events and published brochures. Some of her fund raising events broke records.
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