Negro humor and a south tour tale of Billy Eckstine
A South tour features Billy Eckstine meeting enthralled audiences while two white fans confront him in his dressing room. The piece weaves anecdotes of Emma the aged pipe smoker and reflections on whether there is a distinct Negro humor, illustrated by courtroom quips about Willie Jackson and Texas majority.
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Mr. B
Billy Eckstine
South
Emma
Tore
Texas
Willie Jackson
State of
Willie
$2,000,000 A and M Hospital Serves Community Training Nurses
The new 2 million dollar 105 bed Florida A and M hospital in Tallahassee serves the community and trains nursing students. It features a pediatric ward with glass enclosures a quiet room X ray dental orthopedics autopsy and isolation units an emergency room and outpatient department. Administrator S Tanner Stafford, with 16 years in hospital admin, oversees 92 staff and doctors.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida A and M
A and M
S. Tanner Stafford
Stafford
Florida A & M Hospital
Norfolk Virginia Community Hospital
Flint-Goodridge Hospital
New Orleans
Politicians Begin Campaign Season At Early Stage
A political season opens with candidates announcing plans and stirring public interest as campaigns begin to unfold. Voters anticipate debates, rallies, and policy proposals shaping upcoming ballots and party strategies.
Democrats Ready 10 Take Over Chicago
Chicago readers learn that Democrats aim to mobilize delegates for a national convention opening July 21, with Dixiecrats and numerous Negro delegates and alternates from states including Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey, Ohio, and the Virgin Islands. The piece outlines potential presidential contenders and civil rights stances, highlighting Truman as a leading figure, Harriman advocating stronger FEPC, and Hubert Humphrey as a liberal dark horse, with Adlai Stevenson as a likely favorite among Democrats.
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Chicago
ANP
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Richard T. Brown
Detroit
Samuel B. Milton
Lincoln Park
Illinois
William L. Dawson
Georgia Jones Ellis
Kenneth Campbell
Ralph Metcalfe
Frank Summers
East St. Louis
Missouri
Anna Brown
Kansas City
Ardania Morgan
St. Louis
Jordan W. Chambers
Jean
Philadelphia
Andrew M. Bradley
Harrisburg
Massachusetts
Silas F. Taylor
Boston
California
Almena Lomax
W. Bryan Rumford
New Jersey
Arthur Chapin
Ohio
John O. Holly
Chas. V. Carr
Cleveland
Virgin Islands
Oswald E. Harris
District of Columbia
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
Hubert Humphrey
D. Minn
Estes Kefauver
D. Tenn
Richard Russell
D. Ga
FEPC
Hubert Humphery
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen. Kefauver
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
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Sally
A&m College
Knox College
National Urban League
American College of Hospital Administrators
American Hospital Association
American Public Health Association
Florida Public Health Association
Naacp—For
America
Fleischmann
Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
Peekskill, N
Aleonadia’s Furniture Store
N.W. Second Ave
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