First Negro elected to New York City Higher Education Board
Rev. John M. Coleman named by Mayor O'Dwyer as the first Black appointee to the City Board of Higher Education, serving through 1952, in recognition of his ministry and community work in education housing and veteran care amid Brooklyn's 100,000 Negro residents and rising college attendance. The text also covers India famine warnings, church leaders urging aid and arms control, and Cardinal Spellman urging moral renewal for world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Higher Education
New York
John M. Coleman
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
O'Dwyer
India
Bengal
India Committee
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
Lord Wavell
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Columbus
United States
Alead
America
Hiroshima and
Frances Cardinal Spellman
Rome
Frank Falls In Love And Keeps The Faith
A friend shares a picture of his girlfriend and remarks on her looks while noting Frank has changed since falling in love. He attends church, minds his language, and acts more saintly, prompting reflections on loving God despite critics. Mrs. Robert Lehne travels to join her husband, recently transferred to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
God
Fle
Robert Lehne
San Antonio
Jackson
Mississippi
Pre-War Plans Meet Post-War Realities In 100th Birthday Sermon
Bishop W Angie Smith traveled through snow and mud to Kiowa leader Hunting Horse's 100th birthday celebration at Meers Oklahoma. The event honored a Custer Scout medal and featured a buffalo barbecue and large birthday cake. Hunting Horse once opposed missionaries but later became a Christian convert whose two sons and a grandson are Methodist ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meers
Okla
W. Angie Smith
Oklahoma City
Hunting Horse
Fort Sill
Better Work Shoes Offer From Red Wing and Statler
Advertisement notes Red Wing and Statler work shoes promise comfort and long wear. Pricing listed between 3.75 and 5.95 with a call to try a pair for best work shoe satisfaction.
Connally Addresses United Nations Charter and Peace
Senator Connally lauds the United Nations General Assembly as a success and the Charter as mankind s best hope while noting London debates show nationalism and pressure groups. He urges Russia Britain and the United States to honor the Charter, seek friendship, and strengthen cooperation for world peace amid wary but hopeful global sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Senate
United States
General Assembly
United Nations
London
Security Council
Russia
Great Britain
Staes
Plant Million Gardens and church notices merge in Texas
A Texas column urges a million home gardens to boost vegetable production amid a critical world food situation. Local church notices from Plant Million Gardens and multiple congregations invite participation in services, Sunday School, and community events.
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College Station
March
Texas
C. R. Heaton
Texas A. & M. College Extension
M. L. Wilson
Federal Extension Service
Ide P. Trotter
Trotter
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Norman J. N. Dietel
Harper
A. C. Wendel
Harper, Texas
W.w.reid
John H. Reisner
Agricultural Missions, Inc
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Harper’s
Sinclair
Reed's Hall
Harper-Fbg
Road
Cherry Spring School
Doss
Albert
Johnson City, Texas
Edgar
A. W. Holly
Felix Hahne
Albert Kammlah
Senator Connally
University of Texas
Flouston
Grover Sellers
Sellers
ST. James Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
B. E. Breithan
Union
Ouu
First Baptist Church
A. R. Allen
Palestine
Saenger
Kerrville, Texas
Kerrville
Vogue
Hill Country
The
Vogue Beauty Salon
Fredericksburg
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
T. Holeek
Junction
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