Worcester NAACP notes June meeting and local events
The Worcester Branch NAACP held its June meeting at St. Andrew's Church with guest speaker Robert Shoemaker of the YMCA. Updates cover upcoming Methodist Conference in Providence, an Expansion Drive for John St. Baptist Church, the Purple Club fried chicken dinner, and the Pastor's Aid Society Pew Rally.
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NAACP
St. Andrew's Church
Robert Shoemaker
YMCA
Providence
A. 1
John St. Baptist Church
Purple Club
Pastor’s Aid Society
A. M. E. Zion Church
Madline Brown
Agnes Price
Clyde Collins
Lincoln Square Baptist Church
Frances Y. Perry
Carole Mack
Doris Bates
Frances Perry
W. R. Nordos
Wesley Church
Collins
Thomas Emerson
Mattie Matthews
Frank Perry
Hazel Carlos
Joseph Brevard
Elm St
Baltimore
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Brevard
Howard University
Teachers College
T. I. Brown
Clark University
Washington
D. C
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Virgin Islands
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Philadelphia
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Hackensack
Montclair
Emmanuel Baptist Church Malden Children’s Day Sermon and Program
Rev Earl Lawson of Newton delivered a Children’s Day sermon on The Child The Truest Reflection of the Kingdom. Visitors included Mrs Catherine Barton and Mrs Alberta Robinson of Lynn and others from Washington DC Boston Everett Cambridge Malden and Virginia. Miss Louise Collins won $100 Arista Scholarship and plans nursing training. Choir concert set for June 26 at 8 15.
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Earl Lawson of
Newton
Catherine Barton
Alberta Robinson
Lynn
Madeline Brown
Edith Peters
Emily Palmer
Washington, D. C
Thomas Lee
Everett
Sally Stallworth
Boston
Seymour Taylor
Cambridge
Thomas
Mark Bryans
Virginia
Lillian Godfrey
Children’s Department
Mester Wesley Collins
Gloria Hensey
Marilyn Carrington
Muriel Yarde
Geraldine, Johnson
Emily Collins
Hazel Hensey
Catherine Webb
Virginia Carter
Shirley Hodges
Barbara Mason
Wilbert Ellis
Herbert Smith
Everett High School
Louise Collins
Turner Rose
Malden High School
Arista
Herman Carter
Winchester New Hope Baptist Church Children’s Day Program
Rev Clifford L Miller led services at Winchester New Hope Baptist Church with morning and evening sermons. Children presented recitations and vocal solos under Mixx Kimbro and Miss Ann Lindsay supervision, with pot plants given to each child and praise for pupil and parent cooperation.
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Mixx Kimbro
Miller
Misa Ann Lindsay
Community activities and church notices in Newport area
Newport area reports include Special Children's Day programs at Mt Olivet and Shiloh Baptist Churches with choir and organ music, new member baptisms, and a church recognition event. The Union Congregational Church plans a charity team event. crusader club and USO concert series noted, plus visits by residents and out of town relatives. The Spartan Club to host a graduation tea and a Lincoln Park picnic is announced.
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Shiloh
C. B. Barrow
Mt. , Zion
J. Louise Marshall
Ollie Richardson
Louisville
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Division Street
Crusader’s
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Theodore Peoples
Mt. Olivet
Baltimore
Joseph Ingram
Savannah
Veronica Kennedy
Cleveland
Joseph
Billy
Trenton
Ingram
Ross
Levin Street
Spartan Club
Theron Ames
Mr. Olivet Baptist Sunday School
Lincoln
Naval Hospital
Harold E. Charles
West Broadway
Anne Browne
Boston
Bertha Brown
Bath Road
Winnifred Phillips
New York Cty
Carita V. Roane
Owen Cross
New York City
Henry P. Cross
Rosa Cross
William St
Henry Cross
Pinkie McClain
Palm Beach
Florida
George Thomas
South Carolina
Julian West
Newport Hospital
Minnie ‘Trusty
Dorothy Walker
Thomas St
Virginia Cookson
Mera
John Lewis
Garfield St
Mother Ingram
Levin St
Laura Collins
Broadway
Crusader’s Club
Crescent Park
Dywyk Club
Anna F. Ross
J. Quinton Jackson
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Newton Myrtle Baptist Church Shifts in Services and Graduations
Rev L E Ford preached an inspiring Children's Day sermon at Newton Myrtle Baptist Church where Leonore Davis joined as full member and Edna Taylor Odell Walker and Essie Covington joined as watch care members. A 4 PM Sunday School program featured a Children's Day program and a brief graduation. Rev Marcus L Cooper, visiting from Washington DC, spoke Sunday evening. Ozella Turner and Willard Hatton graduated with 700 Newton High School seniors Saturday at 7 PM and Turner was honored at a party. Prof FE Lomax Jr returns from Mississippi to visit parents.
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Myrtle Baptist Church
L. E. Ford
W. L. Cooper
Ford
Leonore Davis
Edna Taylor
Odell Walker
Essie Covington
Marcus L. Cooper
Marcus Cooper
Washington, D.C
Ozella Turner
Willard Hatton
Newton High School
Prof
FE. A. Lomax, Jr
Mississippi
Bethel AME Church Observes Children Day
New Bedford Bethel AME Church marked Children's Day with Rev Wilfred L Griffith delivering a sermon on the Growing Church. Flowers on the altar were donated by Mrs Ada Jackson. Fathers Day and community events are announced for upcoming Sundays and June 21 NAACP meeting and June 23 Women’s Day at Union Baptist.
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Bethel Ame Church
Wilfred L. Griffith
Bethel Ame
Griffith
Ada Jackson
NAACP
Union Baptist
Medford Mass Obits And Local Notices In One Row
The community mourns the passing of Miss Let tie Mason on June 1 at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev J F Bailey and Fred Dixon music. Weddings include Barbara Dugger and Chief Petty Officer Charles Anderson and Louise Jackson who wed on Thursday. Local events note visitors, health updates, and reminders to vote at the primaries on Tuesday with polls on Bower Street by the Fire Station.
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Lettie Mason
Shiloh Baptist Church
J. F. Bailey
Fred Dixon
Mason
Leonard Mason
Jerome Street
Leola Mason
Barbara Dugeer
USN
Charles Anderson
FE. E. Thompson
Mary Henderson
Madeline Dugger
Shiloh
William Smith
Kidder
Daniel Keel
Louise Jackson
Cambridge
Dove Warren
Medford
Eugene Dolloff
West Medford
Navy
Jesse White
Lincoln Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Chester Lanier
Jerome St
Ambrose Johnson
Bower Street
Harvard Ave
Reverend Foster Highlighted as Local Public Servant
A profile in this week's Our People features Rev Richard A G Foster pastor of Varick AME Zion Church on Dixwell Avenue and alderman from the 19th ward. It notes his six years at the church with 600 new members and aiding 2800 Black men into jobs during the war, plus a June 10 reception with Mayor Celentano and Bishop Walls.
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Church St
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Dixwell Avenue
Foster
Varick Ame Zion
New Haven
William C. Celentano
W. J. Walls
Chicago
New England
City of
Federal Housing Authority
Don’t Worry Bout the Mule By R. Dewey Lumpkin
A compact piece urging joy over fear and a youth of mind. It argues aging comes from abandoning ideals, not from years, and life stays bright when enthusiasm remains. The author notes everyone carries a childlike appetite for what comes next and champions hopeful outlooks.
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R. Dewey Lumpkin
Emul Tinng
Pleasant Street Baptist Church Children's Day Observed
Westerly Rhode Island Sunday School held Children's Day with a full program led by Mrs Edward Simmons and Mrs Edward Glascoe. The Junior Choir directed devotions featured multiple local youths and a piano solo. An evening communion was conducted by Rev E L Green. The pastor planned four weeks of guest speakers during his absence. A death and two marriages were reported among locals, with a church reception in Mystic and guest attendance from several nearby towns.
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Edward Simmons
Edward Glascoe
Eleanor Evans
Doris Goldsby
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Ellen Ralls
Florence Wise
Dolores
Vera
Winifred Sebastian
Green
Marie Sparrow
Joseph
Herbert
Rachael Harris
Maurice Brown
Vincent Hazard
Everett Hazard
William
Beverly
Peggy Sebastian
Charles Dortch
Violet Hazard
Drusilla Glascoe
Gwendolyn Cleveland
Dorothy Burtiss
Beverly Smith
Edith Sebastian
E. L. Green
Irving S$. Helme
Ethel E. Helme
Providence
New Bedford
Mass
David and
Martha Cody Helme
Samuel S. Helme
Robert
Schuyler
Helme
Sara Lee Royster
Georgiana Royster
Pierce Street
John W. Dorch
John Dorch
Williston
N. C
Ida Powers
Myatic
A. A. Garvin
New London
Thomas Dortch
New York
Mt. Vernon
Beaton
Norwich
Kingston
Westerly
Mystic
Ralph Gardiner
Negro Veterans Dance June 21 in New Haven
The Negro Veterans Civic Organization plans a gala dance Friday June 21 at the corner of Goffe and Webster Streets with rhumbas conga lines and square dances plus prizes for women including nylons. The group also funds ten boys’ trips to Camp Hollyride in Guilford Conn paid by Vets with church selections.
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Chronicle
Negro Veterans Civic Organization
Musicians Union Hall
Webster and
Dixwell
Goffe and
Webster Streets
Camp Hollyride
Letts Island
Guilford
Conn
Junior Cuppy
Civic Club
Bovey
Cuppy
Shriners Call for Unity in Labor Struggles Over Jobs
The piece argues that colored workers face second class status in employment, especially under stress when employers bow to organized labor and cut jobs. It urges both black and white workers to unite, organize, and adopt a pragmatic outlook for mutual benefit, noting local New Haven groups and the need for action.
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Marc Antony
New Haven
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