National Negro Business Week Campaign Launched
The National Negro Business League designates April 23 to 30 for observance by local units to promote Negro owned business. Aims include raising at least $50,000 for a permanent headquarters, full time secretary, and official publication. Contributions of $100 or more earn a large framed portrait of league leaders, including Booker T. Washington. Funds go to 64 Beale Ave Memphis TN. Dr J E Walker chairs the Budget Committee. Rosa Brown Bracy is secretary. Horace Suddith of Cincinnati is league president.
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National Negro Business League
League
Gallen
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Booker T.washington
America
Beale Ave
Memphis
Tennessee
J. E. Walker
Rosa. Brown Bracy
Horace Suddith
Cincinnati
Segall Leads Push to Repeal Sales Tax
Sidney Segall, candidate for State Legislature, calls for an outright repeal of the sales tax. He and his Swinging Axe criticize the tax as deceitful, arguing it raises costs without delivering promised school and senior funding and urging taxpayers and merchants to demand immediate abolition.
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Sidney Segall
Segall
Wonder Boy
Dade County
Miami Times Page Ten Highlights and Notices
A compact page from the April 29 1950 Miami Times outlines local notices and community appears with brief notes. It captures the period voice and small item style typical of a Miami newspaper page ten listing.
How Long Southland How Long Southland
The April 19 issue profiles Joe King of the New York World Telegram asking how soon Negro players will appear in the South. King notes Jackie Robinson Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella drew big crowds on the Dodgers tour, discussing baseball economics and the resilience of the Texas League and Southern Association against integration.
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Sporting News
National Baseball Weekly
Joe King
New York World-Telegram
King
South
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Rickey
Chase National Bank
Dixie
Deep South
Texas
Texas League
Southern Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Z. O. Young
Miami Times
Miami, Florida
Southland
Grayson
Bridal Shop
E. Flagler St
Gaines Const. Co
Magnolia
Albert Const. Co
Thomas Blind Co
N. W
36Th Street
Bootery
S. Miami Ave
2Nd Avenue
Atlantic Manor
N.W
32Nd Avenue
Frigidaire
Brown’s Taxi Service
Cadillac
8Th Street
Coleman’s
General Auto Repairing
Gulf Products Auto Accessories
3Rd Avenue
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