Bethune urges training to aid Negro economic status
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune told Hampton Institute graduates that lack of industrial and agricultural training keeps Negroes from economic advancement. She cited ironies: segregated facilities for whites and underdeveloped parallel facilities for Negroes. Alumni honors went to Percival L. Prattis and J. G. St. Clair Drake.
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Hampton
ANP
Mary McLeod Bethune
Hampton Institute
Ogden Hall
Bethune-Cookman College
Theodore Roosevelt
Percival L. Prattis
The
Pittsburg Courier
J. G. St. Clair Drake
Roosevelt College
Chicago
Bus Ride And Moonlight Picnic Opens Hospitality Social Club
A Hospitality Social Club event titled Bus Ride And Moonlight Picnic takes place Monday June 18 starting at 8:00 p.m. The bus departs from Miami and Liberty City locations with a 8:30 p.m. pickup in Bunche Park. Refreshments will be on sale and admission costs 75 cents. Tickets via the provided phone number.
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Hospitality Social Club
158Th St
Bunche Park
Miami
5Th Place
Liberty City
17Th Ave
Georgia Lawmaker Seeks Oath On Racial Segregation
Georgia assemblyman Bush Mimms proposed a state law forcing all state employees to sign oaths upholding racial segregation. A Talmadge stalwart who leads a welfare committee, Mimms voiced alarm after a recent anti segregation school case in South Carolina.
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Georgia
Atlanta
ANP
Bush Mimms
Mimms
Talmadgee
State Welfare Department
South Carolina
Georgia official accuses welfare staff in FEPC petition case
During a committee probe into the welfare department Mimms charged several workers with communism after they admitted hosting black social workers, signing FEPC petitions, and supporting non segregation in church. He was named judge of Miller County Municipal Court by Gov. Talmadge.
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Georgia Welfare
FEPC
Welfare Department
Mimms
Herman Talmadge
Miller County
Rockfeller Appeals For UNCF Funds
John D. Rockefeller Jr. will join a radio appeal Friday June 15 from 10:45 to 11:00 p.m. EDT to support the United Negro College Fund drive. As chairman of the Fund’s National Council since 1945, he backs a goal of 1,500,000 dollars for 32 private accredited Negro colleges nationwide.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United Negro College Fund
National Broadcasting Co
Rockefeller
College Fund
National Council
ManShot on Memorial Day Sneeze Reveals Bullet
John H. Green, 38, shot on Memorial Day by Henry Bloomfield, 47, finally expelled a .38 caliber bullet after a week during a sneeze. Initially diagnosed with high blood pressure for nosebleed, doctors at two hospitals missed the bullet. Green produced the evidence at the Chicago Avenue police station, prompting new attention to the assault case.
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Chicago
John H. Green
Henry Bloomfield
Green
Henrotin Hospital
Cook County Hospital
Bloomfield
Chicago Avenue
Negroes Admitted to Yeshiva Med School Plan
New York officials announced that Negro students will gain admission to the Yeshiva University medical school when built. A $10 million campaign backs the project led by Samuel Levy and Charles H. Silver, aiming for 400 students with admissions based on ability and character. The Bronx or Queens site choice hinges on facilities, with preference for the Bronx.
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NEW York
ANP
Yeshiva University
Manhattan
Samuel Levy
Charles H. Silver
Yeshiva
Bronx
Queens
Silver
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iOne of
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Modern Homecraft CO
23Rd Street
Rockfeller
UNCF
DIX
Perrine
ARROW
Victory Gardens
CBS
Grand Ave
Coconut Grove
Yeshiva Med. School
McQueen
N.W
14Th St
5Th Ave
Cigers Cigarettes and
Agency
L. L. Brooks
3Rd Avenue
Second Ave
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