Tribe Votes In Favor Of African Chief's White Wife
Seretse Khama 27 who studies law at Oxford returned to Bechuanaland to face tribal approval on his marriage to Ruth Williams 24 a white typist. After he declared he would not part with his wife 6000 tribesmen cheered, while Regent Chief Tshekedi Khama spoke against.
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Serow
Bechuanaland
South Africa
ANP
Seretse Khama
Seretse
London
Oxford University
Ruth Williams
Tshekedi Khama
Sekgoma
Negro jury pool rejects man who could not send white woman to death
In Greenville Mississippi a Black man told Dist Attorney Stanny Sanders he could not order the white defendant to the chair even if guilty in the murder case of Idella Long Thompson. Three other Black prospective jurors were eliminated.
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Mississippi
Greenville
RNP
John Dickins
Idella Long Thompson
BE. H. Bryant
Arcola
Dist
Stanny Sanders
Howard University Music School to Offer Master of Music
Howard University School of Music received board approval to offer a Master of Music degree. Dean Warner Lawson announced the program will cover piano voice composition and music education as the initial fields of study.
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Howard University School of Music
Washington
ANP
Howard University
Board of Trustees
Warner Lawson
Music
Returns To Jamaica From Cuba To Claim Sweepstakes Prize
Edward McAne, after many years in Cuba, returned to Jamaica to claim a sweepstakes prize of nearly 15,000 dollars from a December drawing. He and Dr Manuel Oria won a ticket for almost 30,000 dollars, each receiving half. McKane, a native of Garfield, plans to resume residence there.
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Kingston
Jamaica
BWI
ANP
Edward McAne
Cuba
Manuel Oria
McKane
Frankfield
Sacrifice and Our Nation's Founding Faith
A five sentence meditation on sacrifice as a price for worthy causes and national safety. It recalls the sacrifices of earlier generations and urges readers to honor their legacy with cautious, sincere effort and steady prayer for future strength.
Faith in God and Fathers Inspires Sacrifice and Nation’s Dawn
Rev. Frank Clarence Lowry urges readers to follow the founding generation, walk by faith, and sacrifice for others to usher in a new day. He notes hardships but claims prosperity comes from steadfast devotion, time, and devotion to God, yielding faithful sons who conquer.
American Teachers Association To Meet At Wilberforce
The American Teachers association plans its 46th annual convention at Wilberforce State College from July 31 to August 2. Ohio hosts the gathering for the second time after Cincinnati in 1915, with local arrangements led by Dr. Howard H. Long. ATA core officers: President John H. Brodhead, vice president George W. Gore, and executive secretary H. Councill Trenholm.
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Nashville, Tenn
H. Councill Trenholm
Montgomery
White Sox Official Arrested For Alleged Assault Of Youth
Chicago June arrest reports Frank Lane general manager of the Chicago White Sox is accused of striking a Negro youth, 13, caught sneaking into the park with five White boys. Lane denies the strike. his attorney seeks extra time for prep in municipal court.
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White Sox
Chicago
ANP
Frank Lane
Chicago White Sox
Lane
Edward Wallace
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