Dr Mayes Named To Education Advisors Council
Dr Benjamin E Mays president of Morehouse College in Atlanta is named among 25 eminent educators selected for the Education Office Advisors Council. Commissioner McGrath says the council will advise on purposes functions and programs and help interpret the office to professionals and educators nationwide. The group includes Dr John W Taylor president of the University of Louisville and members from Washington Massachusetts California Illinois Tennessee New York Mississippi Arkansas Nebraska Indiana Connecticut Oklahoma Minnesota and Michigan.
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Michigan
Mrs Mary Church Terrell Honored by ADA in Washington
Mrs Mary Church Terrell, noted lecturer and civic leader, received an ADA certificate of honor at the Washington chapter’s fourth annual garden party. About 6500 attendees watched awards given to Elmer Davis Oscar Lipman and others including The Washington Post for coverage on home rule in DC. Merle J. Pusey accepted the ward for the Post.
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Washington Fighter Arrested For Robbery
Aaron Perry once rising welterweight star and local middleweight champion was arrested on robbery and house breaking charges. He and 23-year-old Charles Turner are jailed on $10,000 bonds for allegedly entering Maurice K. Lewis’s apartment on July 2 and stealing $30 and a wrist watch. Perry had a fast climb to fame, including a 1944 bout with Hank Armstrong before a $60,000 gate, then resumed boxing after army service in 1946 amid DC segregation.
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ANP
Aaron Perry
Perry
Charles Turner
Maurice K. Lewis
Hank Armstrong
District of Columbia
Wage Earners Life Insurance Praised for Quick Claim
George W. Long commends Wage Earners Life Insurance Co for paying a death claim on Floyd Hester within two hours of filing the death certificate. He attributes the rapid settlement to the Miami home office and urges others to consider the company for its fair courteous service and immediate claim certification.
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Floyd Hester
Miami
George W. Long
Ethel Waters Featured Again On Savings Bonds Program
New York ANP reports Ethel Waters famed for stage and screen makes her second appearance on the Savings Bonds program highlighting her continued involvement and continued public appeals for bond purchases.
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New York
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Treasury Guest Star Program Features Waters with Legends
The Treasury department's Guest Star program this week showcases Miss Waters appearing Sunday along with Lena Horne and the King Cole Trio on savings bands. Other prominent Black stars to have graced the program include Louis Armstrong Art Tatum Sarah Vaughn Count Basie Mary Lou Williams Erroll Garner the Mills Brothers and the Delta Rhythm Boys.
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Lena Horne
King Cole
Louis Armstrong
Art Tatum
Sarah Vaughn
Count Basie
Mary Lou Williams
Errol Garner
Mills Brothers
Delta Rhythm Boys
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