National Happenings in Cleveland States and Roles
Cleveland saw its first Negro promoted to lieutenant in the fire department James A Gay. Rose Peebles became the first Black nurse member of the Ohio State Nurses Association Cleveland District. Dr Francis Hammond joined the National Conference of Christians and Jews executive ranks. Julia Webster, a Columbus Negro woman, shines in softball. Judges and civil rights figures gather support as Interstate Commerce Commission allows race segregation on diners, a setback to progress and boost for airlines.
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Cleveland
James A. Gay
Ohio State Nurses Association
Rose Peebles
Francis Hammond
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Seton Hall
Brotherhood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baptist layman predicts 1952 goal for sanitarium fund
John H. Sears, a leading Baptist lay figure, forecasts the National Baptist Sanitarium Bath House donation target will be reached in 1952. The FBI intensifies pressure on the KKK as public patience wears thin. Mrs. Bethune resigns from an insurance company board, prompting relief among admirers despite her arduous Liberia voyage leaving her hospitalized.
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John H. Sears
National Baptist Sanitarium
Bath House
National Alliance of Postal Employers expands legal team
The National Alliance of Postal Employers shows no sign of easing its push to clear its members of disloyalty accusations. NAPE has added Dean Johnson of Howard University Law School to its already imposing legal team as it fights to defend members amid the controversy.
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National Alliance of Postal
NAPE
Dean Johnson
Howard University
Law School
Political Winds Shape 1948 Reelection Outlook
Officials say Truman’s bid hinges on the Republican nominee Taft or Eisenhower. Eisenhower may decline. Kefauver leads toward Democratic support. Civil rights groups spread. Congress shows little appetite for action despite talk.
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Truman
Taft
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Congress
Obedience and Rest Said To Keep Frank Cross 97
Baton Rouge reports that Frank Cross, age 97, attributes his long life to obedience to his parents, being agreeable, getting along with others, and taking proper rest. Born during the Civil War era, Cross was taken to Texas with enslaved parents. He worked as a timber man in World War I years, spent much of life splitting logs and hauling timber, and was married about 80 years ago. His wife died early, and his son Allen died at 34. With no known relatives, Cross left Baton Rouge to visit Mrs. Mamie Lewis in Gretna, whom he met 50 years ago. His health has been fair for 40 years.
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Baton Rouge, la
ANP
Frank Cross
Young Cross
Texas
Cross
Allen
Baton Rouge
Mamie Lewis
Gretna
Three Judge Court Hears New Clarendon County Story
A three judge federal court heard evidence in Clarendon county anti segregation suit. Thurgood Marshall argued that segregation itself is inequality for Negro children while county counsel said more money has gone to Negro schools. The case, appealed from a 1950s ruling, involves judges Parker Timmerman Dobie with Waring absent, and orders the county to report progress within six months.
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New Clarendon County
Columbia, S. C
ANP
Clarendon County
Atty Thurgood Marshall
The
NAACP
Atty
Robert McFigg
Charleston
S. C
John J. Parker
George Bell Timmerman
J. Waites Waring
Armistead M. Dobie
Norfolk
Waring
Simerow
Town's only Negro elected moderator in West Newbury
West Newbury Massachusetts anp Julian Steele 45 Harvard graduate and social worker was elected town moderator with no opposition He is the town's only registered Negro voter His wife descends from William Dawes who rode with Paul Revere in the Revolutionary war
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West Newbury
Mass
ANP
Julian Steele
Harvard University
William Dawes
Paul Revere
Supreme Court Asked to Rule on School Desegregation Case
The NAACP appealed the case to the Supreme Court which last month refused to act, saying it wanted to know the county's six month report results.
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NAACP
Supreme Court
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