Chronicle Now In Bridgeport Mayor Extends Welcome
In Bridgeport the Chronicle reports Mayor welcomes all racial religious groups and income brackets as housing reform advances. Philip M. Klutznick of the Federal Public Housing Authority urges decisive action, notes past discrimination, and calls for open frontiers in land and mind while preserving housing quality over quantity under the Veterans Emergency Housing program guidance.
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Philip M. Klutznick
Federal Public Housing Authority
Architect's Institute of America
Miami
Florida
Klutznick
America
Veterans Emergency Housing Program
National Housing Agency
Wilson W. Wyatt
Honor Student Miss Barbara F Davis Wins Second Benedict Scholarship
Miss Barbara F Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Davis of 4 Pliny Street Hartford wins the second St Benedict Scholarship to St Joseph College The four year full tuition award supports the education program at St Benedict Center to develop teachers social workers business and professional leaders among young Negro women in Hartford Davis a Hartford High School graduate and National Honor Society member succeeds last year’s recipient Barbara Boseman
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Barbara F. Davis
Cecil Davis
Pliny Street
Hartford
St. Benedict
St. Joseph College
St. Benedict Center
Barbara G. Boseman
Bellevue Sq
Davis
Hartford High School
St Petersburg Shows A Way In Acknowledging Bigotry
An editorial on St Petersburg Florida hosting the American Federation of Musicians convention reveals racial discrimination by Negro delegates barred from certain venues and tours. The piece condemns Jim Crow practices, praises equality, and notes national reactions and a caller to set comity in order.
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St. Petersburg
Florida
UNO
Europe
American Federation of Musicians
Federation
James C. Petrillo
The
AFM
Petrillo
Greyhound
A. H. Childs
Greyhound Lines
Evening Independent
Supreme Court
Virginia
America
African Student Wins Scholarship for MD Study
Okechukwu Ikejiani a 25 year old Nigerian student becomes the first African recipient under the African Academy of Arts and Research scholarship plan. He will receive 2600 dollars to continue two years of study at Toronto University toward his MD. The academy seeks 25000 dollars for a cultural center and more scholarships.
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Okechukwu Ikejiani
Nigeria
African Academy of Arts and Research
West 42Nd St
Nyc
Ikejianj
Toronto University
The
African Academy
New York Alumni Associates of Methodist Schools
Mbonu Ojike
Africa
Tkejiani
Ojike
Ikejiani
Beatrice Clark
New York
Organizem
Alumni Associates of Methodist and Accredited Schools
Lorenzo H. King
St. Marks Methodist Church
New York City
Lincoln University
University of Wisconsin
New Brunswick University
Canada
University of Michigan
University of Toronto
Ibo
K. Ozuomba Mbadiwe
Nutmeg Lodge Holds Election
Nutmeg Lodge No. 67 IEPOE of W held its semi annual election June 3. PER Charles Jones was reelected Exalted Ruler for a third term. Ed die Stevens and Elphonso Wright won leading knight and loyal knight posts. Eddie Proffitt was named Esquire and Phil Hall Jr Inner Guard. Everett remained Tiler and John Reed named Recording Secretary. Jack Strong reelected Treasurer and Samuel Tiller Recorder of Finances. Delegates to Grand Lodge in Buffalo led by Jones, Tiller, Reed. alternates Jackson and Glover, Beil, selected. Providence delegates Henderson and Strong. District Deputy Fernandez presided.
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Nutmeg Lodge No. 67
Iepoe of W
Charles Jones
Eddie Stevens
Elphonso Wright
Hubert Bell
Eddie Proffitt
Phil Hall, Jr
Tiler
Per
WM Everett
Per John Reed
Jack Strong
Samuel Tiller
Grand Lodge
Buffalo
N. Y
Samuel 8. Tiller
John Reed
Fred Jackson
Ulysses Glover
Hubert Beil
N. E. States Association
Providence
Wallace O. Henderson
Hubert Fernandez
New Haven
Immigration of Indians Backed by NAACP in Congress
The NAACP backs HR 3017 to remove immigration bars and admit Indians, enabling eligibility for U.S. citizenship with an annual quota of 100. The bill, passed by the House last October, stalls in the Senate due to Chairman Richard B. Russell’s opposition. The article also profiles Ikejiani, an aspiring Nigerian physician supported by the African Academy to overcome government red tape and funding hurdles.
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Washington, D. C
NAACP
United States
India
House
Senate
Committee On Immigration
Richard B
Russell
Leslie Perry
The
Hartford minister marks 30 years at Talcott Street Church
Rev. James A. Wright D. D. celebrated his 30th anniversary as pastor of Talcott Street Congregational Church Hartford Conn. on June 3 with over 250 parishioners and clergy in attendance. The event featured piano and vocal performances and greetings from multiple church leaders and organizations. He arrived June 1 1916 from Haverhill Mass after serving as student pastor at Zion Congregational Church. Wright a Howard Harvard Andover Theological Seminary alumnus and Hartford civic pastor holds prominent roles in the Connecticut Congregational community.
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James A. Wright
Talcott Street Congregational
D. D
Talcott St. Congregational Church
Hartford
Conn
Wright
Talcott Street Church
Haverhill
Mass
Zion Congregational Church
Howard University
Harvard University
Andover, Theological Seminary
Wiliam Beckham
Mary Frances Eaves
Donald Watson
Marian McCree
Boston
Austin P. Morris
AME Zion Church
Charles W. Richardson
Allen Chapel
S. E. Ellison
Seffield
Pruety
Moody
Shiloh Baptist Church
D. S
Hartford Association of Congregational Churches
Congregational Club of Connecticut
Harvard Club
Connecticut
Veterans Service Commission
Allance of
Vicinity
Race Covenants Do Not Bar FHA Loans
The FHA will not block mortgage loans for Negro buyers seeking homes outside black ghettos. Commissioner Raymond Foley assured NAACP counsel Thurgood Marshall that racial covenants will not be used to deny insured mortgages. The NAACP calls this a major advance and urges branches to inform communities of equal loan rights.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Housing Administration
Raymond Foley
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
FHA
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Bridgeport
Mayor
Housing Agency
Jasper McLevy
Hamilton B. Lee
Percival Carter
Carter Civic and Patriotic Association
Nutmeg Lodge
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