Look Magazine Round-up on Cry and boxing legends rise
Look Magazine traces Johnnie Ray's hit Cry to Negro writer Churchill Kohlman who may reap about 50000 in royalties Bernie Lang notes the claim. Sport features praise Clarence Henry the new Negro heavyweight and credits trainer James Cannonball Green and manager Frank Palermo for lifting his career. A Coronet excerpt recounts Babe Ruth guiding a crippled boy in Chicago 1927 with Gehrig present.
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LOOK
Johnnie Ray
Pittsburg
Churchill Kohlman
Look Magazine
Bernie Lang
Johnnie
Kohlman
Bernie
SPORT
Clarence Henry
Lester Bromberg
Sport Magazine
James
Cannonball) Green
Frank
Blinker) Palermo
Don
Coronet
Chicago
Lou Gehrig
Babe
Lou
Taught to Hate Eva Rutland narrates a child’s first homeroom prejudice moment
Eva Rutland recalls her daughter’s instinctive warning to ignore white people and the damaging lesson of segregation. The essay contrasts the pledge of allegiance with a child’s feeling of exclusion, highlighting the hurtful impact of racial divides in the South.
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Ladies Home Journal
Eva Rutland
South
United States of America
McCalls Conflicts Instate Divorce Law Debate
Senate Judiciary Committee says a divorce legal in one state but not in another is neither good morals nor good law. McCalls magazine notes that Congress is considering a bill for uniform acceptance of lawful divorces granted in any state, seeking nationwide recognition.
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McCall’s
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCall’s Magazine
Congress
Quick Joe Louis Seeks Republican Nomination in Detroit
Quick magazine reports former heavyweight champion Joe Louis will run for Congress as a Republican in Detroit. The announcement signals a political bid from a high profile athlete aiming to enter national public service.
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QUICK
Joe Louis
Detroit
Quick Magazine
The Other Side of Babe Ruth by Martin Wel
Coronet presents a feature exploring Babe Ruth beyond the legend, profiling his personality, public image, and private quirks through interviews and archival anecdotes. The piece situates Ruth within 20th century sports culture and media, offering insights into his enduring fame.
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Coronet
Babe Ruth
Martin Wel
Postal Employees Close Annual Convention in Richmond
The National Alliance of Postal Employees established a district office in Richmond to ensure FEPC order compliance. Key speakers included Jas B Cobb of Washington and Samuel H Coward, with Mayor Parker and George F Childress also on the program. Atty Julius W Robertson is favored for FEPC post, operating in MD VA and DC. A special fund was created to support this feature.
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Richmond
National Alliance of Postal Employees
FEPC
NAPE
Maggie L. Walker High School
Jas. B. Cobb
Washington
T. Nelson Parker
George F. Childress
Horace Ev. Scott
Samuel H. Coward
Coward
Ashley B. Carter
Chicago
Julius W. Robertson
Howard University Law School
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Faus
Richmond Woman Expands Auxiliary Training Program
Reported at a convention, tine Riddick of Richmond presiding steps up the auxiliary’s effort to supplement male work. Mrs. Helen Braxton of Philadelphia, a national auxiliary officer, attended. A resolution praised Raymond A. C. Young of Baltimore for long service as district president. Washington said purge hearings delay pending transcripts. T Sgt T. Coxey Ross of Kansas City returned from EUCOM to handle postal status tasks. He previously served as a flight mechanic for Col. B. O. Davis Jr. and has 2 years in the postal service plus 12 years in the Air Force.
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Tine Riddick
Richmond
Helen Braxton
Philadelphia
Raymond A. C. Young
Baltimore
Washington
T Sgt. T. Coxey Ross
Kansas City
EUCOM
Col. B. O. Davis Jr
U. S. Air Force
Oklahoma City Hosts 43rd NAACP Convention
Oklahoma City prepares to welcome 800 plus delegates for the 43rd NAACP annual convention at Calvary Baptist Church. The June 24 to 29 gathering will focus on civil rights status and political action, with speakers including Walter Reuther Hubert Humphrey and Roy Wilkins. The event marks the first Oklahoma City NAACP convention since 1934 and includes the posthumous Spingarn Medal for Harry T Moore.
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Oklahoma City
Calvary Baptist Church
Second St
NAACP
United States
Walter Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
J. Waites Waring
Charleston
S. C
Louis Wright
Harlem Hospital
Naacp National Board of Directors
James H. Robinson
The
Church of the Master
New York
George Rucker
University of Oklahoma Student Senate
Walter White
Roy Wilkins
Congressman Case
Spingarn
Harry T. Moore
Florida
Mims
Rosa B. Moore
Humphrey
White
Municipal Auditorium
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