Farmer To Face Trial For Holding Woman In Peonage
Memphis Mississippi farmer Winston J. Nason, 48, Aberdeen, Miss., will stand trial in federal court August 23 on charges of holding Isabelle Davis and her children in slavery. Davis says Nason had her arrested to force repayment of a debt and keep her on his farm despite her claim of freedom.
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Farmer
Memphis
Tenn
ANP
Isabelle Davis
Winston J. Nason
Aberdeen
Miss
Mrs. Davis
FBI
Don S. Hostetter
Davis
Nason
NMA To Meet At Hampton August 29 to Sept 1
The National Medical Association holds its 55th annual meeting at Hampton Institute in Virginia from August 28 to September 1 led by Dr. C Herbert Marshall. About 800 members expect to attend clinics and exhibits, plus a public meeting and social events redolent of both races. The Woman's Auxiliary to the NDA will meet concurrently.
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Hampton Institute
ANP
National Medical Association
NMA
C. Herbert Marshall
Washington, D. C
Woman’s
NDA
Rescue by Chance Saves Man From River Jump Attempt
Chicago story of Birdell Grant a 28 year old unemployed man who saved James Wagster 45 from a river leap at Lake Shore Drive bridge. Wagster plunged in after Grant asked directions for a job. Grant with a bad leg battled cramps as two White motorists Allen Curran and James Born and two bridge tenders aided them alongside a coast guard boat.
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Chicago
ANP
Birdell Grant
James Wagster
Lake Shore Drive
Grant
Wagster
Allen J. Curran
James D. Born
Coast Guard
Ism and Reactions by Huff
Poem criticizes both ism and reactionary foes, declaring they are trash and that neither side has real power or virtue. The verse urges consigning both to oblivion, condemning the ugly name calling and flaming rhetoric on both sides.
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William Henry Huff
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