Negro press convention notes and memorial for Dowdal Davis
Delegates at the NNPA convention at Seneca Hotel engage in panels on The Negro Press in the South and The Negro Press in the North. Dowdal H. Davis dies of a heart attack. memorial service led by Mrs. Vann as Beverley Carter and others pay tribute. Prominent speeches by Gov. ONeill and Mayor Sensenbrenner. annual awards presented to 14 member papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Seneca
Nationwide Insurance Co
Edmund Paxton
Ohio Sentinel Publishing Co
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State Journal
W. Beverly Carter
Pittsburgh Courier
Don Kramer
Negro Press
South
C. C. DeJoie Jr
Louisiana Weekly
Frank B. Thomas
Alabama Citizen
Frank Mitchell
St. Louis
Argus
North
L. M. Quinn
Michigan Chronicle
W. O. Walker
Cleveland Call-Post
John S. Sengstacke
The
Chicago Defender
Youngstown
Dowdal H. Davis
Harvey B. Evans
Associated Publishers, Inc
M. A. Lockhart
Interstate United Newspapers, Inc
Thomas Young
Norfolk Journal and Guide
Arnett Murphey
Thurgood Marshall
Arnett Murphy
W. O. Kalker
Davis
Kansas City Call
NNPA
Serena Davis
Ohio Naacp
Atty
Frank C. Shearer
Donald Beatty
Ohio State Employment Service
Andrew Freeman
Columbus Urban League
Roberta Basnett
John Combs
Ohio Sentinel
C. William O’neill
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Columbus
James E. Tichenor
NNPA events held with North American Aviation host
Leo S. Cole reports on NNPA judging committee activities. Saturday featured Dean Phillips of North American Aviation as speaker the company hosted events. At 2 30 we visited the Ohio Sentinel offices and plant. A Bon Voyage party at 5 p m praised Sentinel and Columbus for their hospitality to NNPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo S. Cole
Department of Journalism
NNPA
Dean Phillips
North American Aviation, Inc
Ohio Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Columbus
Tally confusion and courtroom humor in Miami column
Readers flood the Miami insert with tally questions while the writer defends not posting a rushed count. The piece notes a crowded courtroom with Judge Johnson handling cases, fines for drunkenness and carrying a razor, and a local entertainment plug for Sam Rabin promoting Bobby Marshall at the Flamingo Lounge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Beck
John
Johnson
Sam
Rabin
Sir John Genius
Bobby Marshall
Bobby
Who is Your Choice for Miami Negro Leader
A reader asks who is best qualified to lead the Negro community in Greater Miami and directs the inquiry to Dave Bondy at The Miami Times. The unsigned note requests publication exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Miami
Dave Bondy
The
Miami Times
N.W
15Th Ave
White patient praises Negro roommate at Coral Gables Hospital
A white male cancer patient at Coral Gables Veteran Hospital praises his Negro roommate Arthur Dunn of Nord 5-B, a Xavier University graduate from New Orleans, who underwent a serious stomach operation after an auto accident. The inmate claims no segregation or integration problem exists. Also noted is Billy Bowen, former Ink Spots member, headlining Wally's Clover Club on Biscayne Boulevard for his debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables Veteran Hospital
Arthur Dunn
Nord
Arthur
Xavier University
New Orleans
Billy Bowen
Four Ink Spots
Biscayne Boulevard
Billy
Miami beach social scene ties to Basie Vaughn notables
Integration lights up Waldorf Astoria Starlight Roof with Sarah Vaughn and Count Basie in New York while Miami entities including former deputy sheriff turned evangelist James Robinson seek local gospel prominence. Andrea Rogers, Nassau baseball talent, scouted by Giants explores a move to New York. Clyde's Recreation expands, Rapha Williams ambulance disruption sparks incident, Mrs. McGhaney earns a Jacksonville mission scholarship, and Ralph Cole visits from Philadelphia amid family illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Miami Beach
Manhattan
Sarah Vaughn
Count Basie
Andrea Rogers
Nassau
Lionel
New York Giants
Miami
Giants
Andrea
Negroes Boycott Tuskegee Merchants Over Voting Ban
In Tuskegee Alabama a move to bar Negroes from voting spurred talk of a mass boycott of white merchants. The town of 6800 is majority Black about seven to three in the city and five to one in the county. Negroes vow not to trade locally if they cannot vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Alabama
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Ellis
Third Avenue
Florida
N. W
16Th Avenue
H. E. Sigismund Reeves
Garth C. Reeves
National Publishers Association
Ohio
Delta Air Lines
Delta
Jax
Atlanta
TWA
Cincinnati
Dave
Mr. Swing
Bondy
By Stanley Sweeting
James Robinson
New Jersey
Robinson
Elizabeth Hutcheson
Opa Locka
Clyde
Boss Killens
2Nd Ave
Rapha Williams
NW 22Nd
Seaboard Railroad
Williams
Richard McGhaney
Jackonville
Boylan-Haven
McGhaney
Women Society of Christian Service
Kelly’s Chapel
Ralph Cole
Booker
Washington
Philly
Cole
Edison Center
Westinghouse
Lester
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