Bilbo to Blame White Priest Testifies
Jackson Mississippi special four years ago Father George T Strype a white priest of Pass Christian Miss vowed to devote his life to helping Negroes gain human rights He testified before the Senate Investigating Committee that Negro voters were barred from Pass Christian polls in the July 2 primary renominating Theodore Bilbo He said some Negro veterans voting in the June 4 municipal election switched parties the officials saying no Negroes would vote in the white Democratic primary He admitted encouraging his parishioners to vote noting he taught them to fear God and be good citizens He pointed to close ties between Bilbo supporters and Pass Christian officials and the mayor He was born in Brooklyn and has served in Pass Christian since 1942 He also oversees churches in De Lisle and Delmas Dedeaux and is a Josephite Father the only clergy man to testify and a member of the Josephite Fathers who work with Negroes
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St. Philomena’s Catholic Church
Pass Christian
Father Strype
Senate
Theodore Bilbo
United States Senate
Associated Press
Bilbo
Southland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Strype
Epiphany Apostolic College
Newburg
St. Joseph's Seminary
Washington, D. C
St. Stephen’s Church
de Lisle, Miss
Our Lady of Chartres Church
Delmas Dedeaux
Inside Russia exposes class rule and police state in Soviet Union
Industrial correspondent Hugh Cheyins reports from Russia on stark class divisions, rationing disparities, and privileged access for ruling elites. He describes scarce shops, crowded housing, and life under a police state with strict censorship and surveillance. Foreigners face travel risks and seating segregation in theaters.
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D. C
Russia
Hugh Cheyins
London Daily Telegraph
American Federationist
American Federation of Labor
Chevins
Priests Care For Large US Catholic Parishioners Network
More than 200 priests serve almost 100000 parishioners across the United States with 125 churches in the South under their guidance. Their schools educate over 20000 Negro children in a broad denominational program.
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United States
South
Dining Car Waiters Win Long Struggle
The U S District Court awarded 400000 dollars to the Dining Car Union after a nine month dispute with Santa Fe Railroad. About 1557 employees will receive roughly 225 dollars each if they have five years service. The company also will raise wages by two and a half cents per hour retroactive to May 22 1946.
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Chicago
U. S. District Court
Santa Fe
Dining
Wanted Temporary Foster Homes Near Hartford
The Connecticut Children's Aid Society seeks Protestant foster mothers within 10 miles of Hartford to board babies under two for six months to one year. The society pays $10 a week plus clothing, medical care, and supervision. Write Miss Jean Sherwin, Supervisor, Hartford office, 130 Washington Street, Hartford 6, or call 2-7145 for details.
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Connecticut Children’s Aid Society
Hartford
Jean Sherwin
Washington Street
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