First Negro graduate earns master's in education at LSU
Edward Charles Harrington, 38, a Magnolia Mississippi native, became the first Black student from a White college in the Deep South to earn a Master of Arts in Education at Louisiana State University. He completed high school in Magnolia and attended New Orleans University for a year. Commencement exercises last week at LSU featured formal rites as Harrington posed with his diploma and wife, Mrs Harrington.
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Baton Rouge
Edward Chiaries Harrington
Magnolia
Miss
New Orleans University
Louisiana State
Darrington
Harrington
Carver Branch YMCA Plans Summer Youth Programs
The Carver Branch YMCA Committee of Management met on June 11 to set a foundation for youth and young adults programs. Concerned by low participation, the committee names James Collie John Dillard Alexander W. Brooks David Simmons and Farley B. Neasman as Young Adult Committee members and outlines two summer and fall program types active and passive with headquarters at the Youth Center 340 NW 13th.
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Carver
Ymca Committee of Management
Committee of
James Collie
John Dillard
Alexander W. Brooks
David Simmons
Farley B. Neasman
YMCA
NW 13Th
Kefauver California Victory Celebrated By ANP
Senator Kefauver won the California primary on June third with over 2 million votes and a large statewide margin. Harry Levette of the Associated Negro Press sent a telegram praising the victory and noting significant Negro support in the state.
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Kefauver
California
Associated Negro Press
Harry Levette
ANP
Active and passive programs for youth announced at camp
The document outlines an active program urging participation in group activities and social events, with a passive alternative. It lists ping pong, billiards, checkers, table hockey, whist, bridge, socials, and crafts for boys and young adults, with more activities to follow. The Summer Day Camp for ages 8-13 starts Monday June 30, inviting registrations and sponsorships. The YW and YM merge resources to promote a well rounded young adult program.
Sugar Ray Robinson eyes boxing retirement soon
Sugar Ray Robinson says he is near the end of his road and that his June 23 title shot at Joey Maxim may be his last pro bout. In Look magazine he questions his love for boxing, cites slowed reflexes, and hints at a post boxing dance act in night spots and theaters.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Look Magazine
Out Today
Joe Louis
Ray
Robby
Robinson
Look
Yankee Stadium
Maxim
Sugar Ray
Siena star Billy Harrell signs with Indians
Albany report states 22 year old Billy Harrell, a standout in basketball and baseball at Siena College, signed with the Cleveland Indians. He will report to Reading, the Indians farm club in the Class A Eastern League. Terms were not disclosed.
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Albany
N.Y
Billy Harrell
Siena College
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Reading
Two Faces By Dolores Smith Read by a Friend
A short verse explores loyalty and authenticity in friendship. The speaker wants a single true face from a friend, unmasked by pretense or deception. The poem questions duplicity and asks for consistent, honest behavior even when the narrator is not present.
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Dolores Smith
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Brown’s Taxi Service
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Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
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