It Happened In N Y By Gladys P Graham
A survey by the American Jewish Congress and New York State Commission on Equality in Education notes rising discrimination in New York medical schools including Cornell Columbia and Flower Hospital. The report cites changes after the State Law Against Discrimination and mentions efforts by restaurant and trade groups to combat prejudice. Also covered are NAACP ties, African Opinion revival, Billy Eckstine film earnings, Miss Juanita Hall’s South Pacific return, and a note on Ethiopia’s ambassador credentials to Rome.
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NEW York
ANP
Jim Crew
Cornell University
Columbia
Flower Hospital
New York City
American Jewish Congress
Juanita Hall
Bloody Mary
Herald
Fresh Air Fund
Hotel Astor
Luther #Anderson
Miss Hall
South Pacific Star
Heart
Bo Sullivan
Marian Anderson
Lena Horne
Achievement award goes to social worker Anne Foley
New York reports that a $500 award honoring advancement of interracial work at Friendship House on 135th Street near Lenox Avenue was given last week to director Miss Anne Foley. She also received the Schaefer Achievement Award. Foley taught social science in a Connecticut high school for three years and joined the Harlem organization in 1948. The center operates two storefronts, a club room for children and a storage room for garments for needy persons.
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New York
ANP
Friendship House
135Th St
Lenox Ave
Anne Foley
Connecticut
Harlem
High School Grads Urged to Apply for OCS
Corporal Dub Thornton, army recruiter, announced high school graduates in the area are eligible to apply for officers candidate school. He said OCS is wide open for this group and those who submit applications promptly will be among the first selected for fall classes. After June 30, applicants cannot choose their branch or volunteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dub” Thornton
Army
Army Officers Candidate School
OCS
Cpl. Thornton
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N.Y
Gladys P. Graham
Los Angeles
Philly
DeWitt Turpeau, Jr
Hamilton Methodist Church
Calif
Metropolis
Calvary Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Rev
Au Sr
Philadelphia
Phi Beta Sigma
Spanish- American Institute
Gardenia
All Nations Foundation
California
Inlaw
Gloster
NAACP
Curretin
School of Journalism
Clyde Reid
Bernard Riley
Clifford Fenton Jr
JL. Brown
Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
Capitol Theatre
Pacific Coast
Tribune
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Einaudi
Emanuel Abraham
Leroy Clinton
Thomas Fletcher
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Clinton
Clafline College
New York University
Schaefer
The
Schaefer Brewing Co
Rollins
N.W
15Th Ave
Benjamin B
P. O
Miami, Fla
McQueen
14Th St
5Th Ave
Cigers Cigarettes and
Carver Ranches
West Carver Ranches
Hallandale
C. R
West C
5Th Street
Miami, Florida
Driving School Service
Morizb
Dime Lips
Oenson
MTAMT
Benny L. O’berry
John Braynon
3Rd Avenue
Kotex
Mexana
Bayer
Johnson
Johnson’s Baby Oil
Carter
Yardley Soap
Bond Street
Yardley Hand Cream
Yardley Night Cream
Yardley Foundation Cream
Yardley
Letion
King’s Men
Cologne
Hot Plates
Astoria
Corey Percolator
Page Boys
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