Tuskegee Army Air Field Ends Cadet Class Graduation
The Tuskegee Army Air Field near Tuskegee Alabama closed its history with the graduation of eight cadets and one second lieutenant on Saturday June 29. Marcus H. Ray civilian aid to the secretary of war delivered the main address at the Amphitheater. The total trained fliers since opening in 1941 reaches 992 with Second Lieutenant Claude A. Rowe Detroit Michigan receiving his pilot’s wings as the last graduate.
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Tuskeegee Army Air Field
Alabama
Tuskegee Army Air Field
Letenant
TAAF
Marcus H. Ray
Secretary of War
Washington
George S. Roberts
Fairmont
West Virginia
Tuskeegee
Tlaude A. Rowe
Detroit
Michigan
F Rom
Negro Captain Commands M P Company in Italy
Leghorn Italy Captain sten ty T Morgan 745 Idlewood St Pittsburgh Penn named commanding officer of the 6th military police company activated under Peninsular Base Section Command. Morgan a veteran of the Italian campaign spent days in Naples selecting personnel from the Naples Air Forces General Depots 838th Engineer Aviation Battalion. The unit began 4 to 6 weeks training before duty in the Leghorn area. Morgan previously led the 4069 Se company and served with the 758th Tank Battalion which helped capture Voltri near Genoa. about Germans were captured and Morgan’s troops held the towns for two months until Allied officials arrived. Recent dependents join units under PES Command aboard the SS Thomas H Barry on June 9.
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Leghorn
Italy
Stenty T. Morgan
Idlewood St
Pittsburgh
Penn
6Th Military Police
Peninsular
Morgan
Naples
90Th
4069
758Th
Voltri
Genoa
PES
Thomas H. Barry
Beauty Parlor Opens in Forest City
Harriett Paulson opens an up to date beauty parlor in Forest City. The shop is modern in every respect and deserves support from the community. Mrs Philson, a native of Sellenboro North Carolina, graduated from Grahamtown high School in 1943 and has studied elsewhere. She is well qualified to do the work. More will be said about this new business in our next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Paulson
Forest City
Philson
Sllenboro
N. C
Grahamtown
Gold Hill Sunday School Convention Meets In Harris
The Gold Hill Sunday School Convention gathered June 20 at Jerusalem Baptist Church with President Plato Bridges presiding. Minutes from the previous session were approved and committees formed for enrollment and finance. half the treasury will go to the annual convention. A busy program featured remarks by S. B. McKinney, Alfonso Bridges, and reports on church work and editor duties for the Harris Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Hill
Jerusalem Baptist Church
Plato Bridges
Institute
S. B. McKinney
Alfonso Bridges
Harris Herald
Mildred Bellers
Katie P. Laster
France
J. M. Sellers
B. Wekinney
Alfonso
Bridges
Teas
Stoney
New Vernon
Jerusalem
Webb
New Vernon Church
Ayde Camp
Katie P. “Aster
Mildren Sellers
Mofonzo Bridges
Randell
Clarke Use
Lord's Acre
Bii Ired Sellers
Rev. Bass
J. Y. Brooks
Jonso Bridges
Tillie Mae Fones
B. McKinney
Arene McKinney
Laster
Annie Beil
L. P. Jones
Treasury
Bass
J.R. Sellers
Hill
Growth Of The Harris Herald January Issue Summary
Harris Herald publication growth tracked across issues from January to February with page totals rising from 68 to 125 and continuing to 175 then 252 and 281, reflecting increasing circulation. The data outlines monthly increments and overall expansion of the Harris Herald readership during the period.
Vets May Get Freshman Off Campus Credit
Veterans may receive off campus college credit at the freshman level in local communities. The Governor's Committee on Veterans Education outlines plans for campus centers run by qualified teachers, with classes in late afternoon and evening. Veterans and non veterans may apply on July 22 and 28, 1946 at city and county superintendent offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack C. Winchester
Morgan On
Wiley Mr. Pickens
N.C. Veterans Commission
Raleigh
N. C
Veterans’ Education
RM. Gillman
Chapel Hill
Medford Attends Testimonial Dinner in New York
Dr H T Medford Washington DC Secretary Treasurer of the Foreign Mission Department of the A M E Zion Church attended a testimonial dinner in honor of Dr Thomas A Donahue secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions. The event at Christ Church on June 20 included a commissioning service sending thirty missionaries and deaconesses to fields in Angola India Malaysia China Mexico Cuba Africa Brazil Peru and Uruguay under the Methodist Mission Board. The gathering drew representation from twenty colleges as well as the 125th New York Annual Conference meeting in Brooklyn. Bishop E B Watson and his wife were noted as recent mission field workers in West Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Haris Herald
H. T. Medford
Washington, D.C
Biiter
Foreign Missions A.M. E. Zion Church
Waseen
Board of Missions
Methodist Church
Thomas A. Donahue
Board of Foreign Messions
The
Christ Church
60Th Street
Park
Nue Prilbane
Servie
Methodist Mission Board
Angola
Ihdia
Malaya
China
Mexico
Philo
Cuba
Africa
Brazil
Peru
Uruguay
Medford
Foreign Mission Department
Brooklyn
E. B. Watson
West Africa
Gelendar
Grew Foreign’ Missions" Council
Erybody
North America
Buck Hill Falls
Foreign Missions Board Committee
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Jersey
Newark
Liberia
Republic of Liberia
Waltere-Southland Institute
Lexa, All
Tomkine Chapel
Chati Tura
Distinguished Career of the Rev. E. L. Goode
A sketch of Rev. E. L. Goode born in Rutherford County about 55 in length, noting his rise from youth at Doggetts Grove A. M. E. Zion to licensed preacher and his long pastorates. He studied at Livingstone College from 1907 to 1917 earning an A B degree, taught 18 years in Rutherford County, and supervised farms and land holdings including his mother’s farm until her death in 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Goode
Goode
Rutherford County
Sam
Victoria Goode
Doggetts Grove
A.M. E. Zion Church
Y Wias
Zion's Grove
Mtn
Logan Chapel
Dallas
Bynum Chapel
Pleasant Ridge
Trinity
Neely's
Everal Readership Training Cours and Adiasters
Dbstitutes
Liveneystone College
Ruthford
Cleveland County
Goodes
Time And Money Well: A Call To Use Time For Good
The piece urges using time and money wisely, encouraging church outreach, aiding the sick, comforting the lonely, saving from every pay, and educating children. It stresses building civilization through disciplined work, faith, and responsible budgeting, with a biblical reminder to train a child in the way they should go.
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Tts
General Griswold Praises Negro Combat Troops at Fort Benning
General Oscar W. Griswold on his first Fort Benning tour praised the 25th Combat Team Negro unit for its fine appearance and performance. He inspected the troops at Sand Hill with Brigadier General Phillip B. Gallagher and Colonel Robert L. Dulaney, noting past World War I and World War II service among the crowd.
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Ort Benning
Georgia
Sieut
Oscar W. Gris Old
Sevnth’ Army
Fort Benning
Phillip B. Gallagher
U.S. Miitary Academy
West Point
25Th Combat Team
Griswold
Sand Hill
Gallagher
Sal
Secon
Tataney Age
Sane Eee
Aioe
Sore Infantry
Fuslon
Iafansy
Ater
XIV Army Corps
Pacific
Vara Flors
Robert L. Dulaney
25Th Tafentry Regiment
Dulaney
Rambling County Notes Highlight Local Representatives
Mrs. Bawline Whiteside named Herald representative for the section and Mrs. M. J. Staton of Monroe serves as a capable Herald correspondent and state missionary president. Reports cover visits, church events, and community leaders across North Carolina with notes on Sgt. R. B. McEntire’s return to Germany and local developments in Forest City and Ruth erford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bawline Whiteside
Sostie
Herald
M. J. Staton
Monroe
Heald
Missionary Society of the Church of God
Spencer
North Carolina
E. L. Goode
Tha Byers
Cleve
Ark
Adeline Adams
Frover
N. C
Blanche Wherley
Lowell
Charles Alexander
Stmze
Aden Alexander
Doggetts Grove
Z. W. McQuater
Knoxville
Tenn
Free Community
Harris Herald
Euene Whiteside
Notable Public Servant Dr H T Medford Honored
A tribute to Dr HT Medford of Washington DC, secretary of Foreign Missions for the AME Church and editor of the Missionary Seer, praising his busy life of service. The piece lists his office hours with young ministers, his approachable manner, and offers a calendar of events from March to May 1946 including missions meetings, pre Easter services, and speaking engagements leading to Liberia and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HT. Medford
Washington, D. C
Foreign Missions
A. M. Fesion Church
Home Union Singing Convention Meets June 29 30
The Home Union Singing Convention met at Hopawell A M E Zion Church on June 29 and 30 with M R Robinson presiding. Reports came from Zion Hill Hopewell and Doggetts Grove as greetings and fundraising totaled over 17 dollars. Sunday featured a union Sunday School led by Goler Tarnis and the event closed with the benediction and singing God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Union Singing Convention
Hopawell A. M. E. Zion Church
M. 3. Robinson
Goler Harris
Zion Hill
Hopewell
Dogsetts Grove
Goler Harvis
J. le Ford
In & Union
Goler Tarnis
MB. Robinson
Collect
E. D. Hopkins
J. D. Gladden
M. Mille
Massenger
B. McKinney
Union Sliver Chele
Conevention
Gold Hill Association
Jerusalem Bapelist Church
Home Union
B. Robinson
Dependents join servicemen in Mediterranean theater
In Leghorn Italy the army began transporting dependents overseas last May. Seven wives and three children of Black military personnel have arrived in the Mediterranean Theater. The number of Black troops in the theater totals 2,446 per latest Peninsular Base Section headquarters figures. The Tuskeegee pilot corps has graduated 983 to date, with the final count reaching 892 after nine join today. The 89th fighter squadron had its biggest day January 27, 1944 during the Italian campaign near Anzio and the 92nd fighter group scored a notable destroyer kill.
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Panterliena
Allan
Anzio
Rome
Eo Ge Tee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tuskegee Institute
Army Air Corps
M. P. Company
Henry T. Morgan
M. P. Co
Harris
U. S
D. C
War Department
Trope ‘Alno
WAC
Negro Pats
Conti
Coast & Field
Engineers
Transportation Corps
Oea Shaster
Oficgs
Sete
Noren
Other
Medical Corps Oficers
Paci Cheater
Chins and
Burma
Alasan
Thut
Iapenas Caribbean Defense Command
Ellenboro
Battie Camp
Sis Hill
Susie Hardin
Mex Sellers
Clyde Camp
Alfonzo Bridges
Rev
H. Simmons
Wayne, Pa
Bernice Cannon
Forest Cry
No 129 Tace
Sgt
AcEntive
Germany
R. B. McEntire
Infantry
Regt
Hag. Co. Co
Apoits
N. Y
N.Y
Lincolnton
Woight's Chapel
A. ME Tion Church
L. Goode
A. Houston
C. J. Daniel
Wessley Ward
feCorkle
EL. Goode
Ids Byers
Cleveland
Mise Ruth Goode
Dogkettsgrove
Sylvester Goode
B.C. Horn
Mediterranean
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