PTA Congress Honors Founders at 30th NCCPT Convention
In Shreveport and New Orleans, PTA leaders from sixteen states attended the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers’ 30th annual convention. The event honored founder Mrs. Henry R. Butler Sr. of Los Angeles and nine other national figures, with life memberships awarded to Ambron Caliver and other notable leaders. Dr. Davis delivered the keynote on the theme Thirty Years Building Together, as sessions spanned three days in Shreveport and one in New Orleans.
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Shreveport
PTA
National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
Congress
Henry R. Butler
Los Angeles
Butler
Spelman College
Atlanta
NCCPT
Mary White Blocker
Jacksonville
Pearl Smith
Augusta
Mayme E. Williams
Miami
Ambrose Caliver
U. S. Office of Ed
Charles H. Bynum
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Andrews Johnson
New Orleans
Eight More Workshops at FAMU This Summer
Florida A and M University will host eight additional workshops in the coming weeks of the summer session per Dr. H. M. Efferson. So far one workshop the football and basketball coaching clinic has been held, with two more in progress. Remaining topics include Economic Resource Use, Library Service for Elementary Teachers, Automotive Electrical, Bus Driver and Vehicle Operator Short Courses, Custodian and Operating Service Staff, and NHA Advisers' Training.
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Tallahassee
Florida A and M University
H. M. Efferson
NHA
National Conventions Calendar of 25 Events Listed
A compiled convention calendar by Whitney Valentine lists 25 upcoming gatherings for summer and fall. Entries include dates, cities, venues, and contact persons for organizations such as NAACP, National Baptist Deacons, Usher Association, American Teachers, and Urban League, among others.
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Whitney Valentine
Howard University
National Association of Market Developers
Moss H. Kendrix
Andrew F. Jackson
Florida A and M Clinic Draws Coaches From Across Nation
About eighty attendees from six states and the District of Columbia joined the 12th annual Florida A and M University coaching clinic last week. Nine top coaches and the university staff led by A. S. Jake Gaither guided 23 topics, with visiting clinicians Ara Parseghian Paul Dietzel Bob Woodruff Chuck Mather and Tom Nugent among the line of speakers for the six day event.
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Tallahassee
District of Columbia
Florida A and M University
A. S
Jake) Gaither
Ara Parseghian
Northwestern University
Paul Dietzel
Coast Guard launches two new recruiting programs
Coast Guard officials announce a six month active duty plan to build a strong reserve and honor service obligation with minimal active time. Eligible teens aged 17 to 18 may enlist now if near graduation, with shipmates able to train together. Recruiters at Miami Florida outline three months boat training, one month rifle work, one shipboard month and one month ashore, plus seven and a half years in a local Reserve Unit.
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Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Guard Reserve
U. S. Coast Guard
Pan American Bank
S. E. Third Ave
Miami
Florida
Coaches Praise Clinicians At Conference Clinic
University leaders and coaches from Georgia Tech Oklahoma Kansas and other schools applauded the clinic staff during a 12 year history confab praising the A and M coaching staff and clinicians for their best yet instruction and guidance.
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Confab
A and M
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PTA Congress
FAMU
Bain
National Association
San Francisco
Calif
Civic Auditorium
Roy Wilkins
West 40Th St
Nyc
National Baptist Deacons Convention of America
Charleston
S. C
National United Ushers Association of America
Cal
Frontiers of America, Inc
Neil House
Columbus
Ohio
James L. Allen
American Teachers Assn
Clark, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges
Negro County Agricultural Agents’ Association
Savannah
W. N. Pierce
P.O. Box
el Dorado
Ark
Nat’l Assn. of Colored Women
Fla
Nat’l Dental Assn
Hampton
Nat'l
Beauty Culturists’ League, Inc
Perry Center
Detroit
Mich
Norfolk
Alpha Phi Alpha
Statler
Buffalo
Frank L. Stanley
W. Chestnut St
Louisville
Alpha Iota Chapter
Iota Phi Lambda
Commodore Perry
Toledo
Marion Jackson
Washington
D. C
Grand United
der of Odd Fellows
Washington, D. C
American Bridge Assn
Chicago
Ill
United Golfers Assn
Fairview
Cobbs Creek
Kara
Philadelphia
Shriners
IBPOE
Robert H Johnson
South 15Th St
Lott Carey
First Baptist Church
Winston Salem
N.C
Wendell C. Somerville
Lth
N.W
Nat'l Insurance Assn
Murray J. Marvin
East 68Rd St
National Bar Assn
New Yorker
New York City
Richard R. Atkinson
E. St
D.C
American Legion
Nat’l Urban League
Sheraton-Gibson
Cincinnati
Guichard Parris
Broadway
Nat'l Baptist Convention, USA, Inc
Denver
Colo
Rattler Clinic
Charles J. Smith
Stanley Builders, Inc
M.S. Allen Funeral Home
3Rd Ave
Homestead
Yvonne Major
Mildred &. Allen
B. Solomon Funeral Home
15Th Street
Oscar and Athalie Range
Oscar Range
15Th Avenue
Oer
Moses
Levael
Madam Hunter
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