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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1950

Page

5

Negro woman seeks law school entry at Tulsa University

A Tulsa Negro woman asks admission to the all white Tulsa University law school and is told new students may only enter at the start of the academic year. Mrs Henri Mae Pete serves as secretary to Amos Hall, a leading Oklahoma NAACP figure.

Negress Tulsa Okla Tulsa University John Rogers Henri Mae Pete Amos Hall National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Oklahoma

Plane rescues 18 ice fishermen from drifting floe in Saginaw Bay

Pilot Cal Carstens of Pinconning flew a light aircraft through a fierce snowstorm to reach an ice floe 20 miles north of Bay City. Over seven trips he ferried marooned fishermen to safety as a southwest wind snapped the floe and reduced visibility.

Saginaw Bay Cal Carstens Bay City

Unanimous Groundhog Forecast for Early Spring

Punxsutawney Pa February 2 observers report no shadow seen by the famed groundhog signals an early spring. The event, conducted in fog and pea soup conditions, marks the first shadowless forecast in 50 years by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Moana Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Quarryville Lodge of Charles F. Hess

Mexican student named first at West Point

Angel Carlos Ravelo Pine of Mexico City has been chosen from the Mexican Military College to finish his courses at the United States Military Academy West Point becoming the first Mexican student to study there.

Mexico City Angel Carlos Ravelo Pine West Point Ravelo Pina Mexican Military College

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