March of Dimes Grants Aid Negro Colleges and Institute
The March of Dimes and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis awarded $5,338,168.57 to five Negro colleges and one organization since 1938. Dillard University received $321,968.90. Howard $12,626.21. Meharry $487,803.60. National Medical Associates $206,787.00. North Carolina College $112,312.05. and Tuskegee Institute $4,196,670.81. The funds supported nurse and physician training, Hela cell development for polio prevention, virus research, and graduate medical education. 229 Negro students received $414,383.31 in scholarships and fellowships. The 1956 goal is $2,300,000 to address the shortage of trained professionals in these fields.
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National Foundation For
Dillard University
Howard University
Meharry Medical College
National Meedical Associates
North Carolina College
Tuskegee Institute
March of Dimes
Four youths found dead in parked auto near Swainsboro
In Swainsboro Georgia four youths ages 21 19 19 and 15 were found dead inside an old car abandoned in a ditch on a country road. Officers say carbon monoxide poisoning from the running engine and heater caused their deaths after they could not free the vehicle. Names named: Andrew Young Jimmy Tillman Geneva Daniels Cassie Bell Brinson.
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Swainsboro
ANP
Here
Andrew Young
Jimmy Tillman
Geneva Daniels
Cassie Bell Brinson
Social Security tips on unclaimed benefits for widows
William B. Weaver explains in a weekly Social Security column how a widow could have collected substantial monthly benefits if her husband had filed earlier. He urges seniors aged 72 and older to visit their local Social Security office to review eligibility, noting potential gains from $30 to $147.80 per month.
Tubman Inaugural Begins 9 Day Festivities in Liberia
William V. S. Tubman inaugurates for the third time as Liberia’s president, with 36 nation delegates, a prayer after taking the oath, and plans to build a navy to guard the 350 mile coastline. The U.S. delegation attended the ceremony and ball featuring a Siberian national dance.
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Monrovia
Liberia
ANP
William V. S. Tubman
Edwin A. Morgan
Senate
Tubman
U. S
Richard L. Jones
Robert L. Vann
Asa T. Spauldin
Robert Upton
Garfield
Soviet Russia
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Jackson, Miss
Elks Civil Liberties Department
Masons of
Mississippi
E Maxwell Williams
NAACP
Leo Jackson
Elks
James E. Gilliam
Grand Master of
Masons
Hobson R
Civil Liberties
Atty
Jack H. Young
March of Dimes Aids Education
Tobe
C Professor Homes
Mrete Howse
Coteres
Sundey
Miskeadt
Professor Homes
N. W
62Nd Street
Miami
Weaver
William B. Weaver
Social Security Administration
343.W. First St
Fla
James
N.W
3Rd Ave
Wallmark TV CO
Tuxedo Seafood Palace
Featuring
15Th Ave
Liberty City
Charles Turner
Brown's Famous Corner
O. F.C
Baker’s Famous
W. J. Brassfield
Prop
Ollie Mae Tucker
Mgr
Baker’s Famous Corner
15Th Avenue
W. C. Baker
Little Clara Jay - Papa
Barkley
Third Avenue
H Pr
Tenic
Laxtone R.D.X
Househeld Goode
Barkley’s
3Rd Avenue
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