Notable Black Figures in New York Headlines and NH News
Dr Ralph Bunche sails to London for University of Leeds talks with the British colonial office. Paul Robeson attends fur workers event at Hotel Diplomat. Shlomo Shragai accepts $160000 UJA check on behalf of refugees. NY telephone hikes raise costs. NYU tuition climbs to $20 per unit. Columbia raises $25 per unit. Eddie Mathews' wife parts ways. Etta Barnett engagement stirs AKAA sorority chatter. Harlemites abroad: Shirley Graham Du Bois, Lena Horne, Juanita Hyson, Billy Daniels head to Europe and Alaska. Des Graves lecture series grows. Jean Destine tied to Caribbean tourism boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
ANP
Globe
Ralph Johnson Bunche
United Nations
London
University of Leeds
Bunche
British Colonial Office
Shirley Graham
William DuBois
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Lena Horne
Juanita Hyson
Mt. Edgecumbe
Hamptonian
Billy Daniels
Bennie Payne
Palladium
Eisenhower Forces Capture New Orleans In 1952 Surge
Eisenhower forces seize New Orleans and prepare to defend gains as the South signals broad support for a Republican president. The piece notes a 1952 shift with the South weighing a Republican win and mentions an appeal court ruling granting 10 state central committeemen, including five Black members, to a pro-Eisenhower group in the January 15 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
ANP
Benjamin F. Butler
South
Eisenhower
Wisdom
Medical Men Set Caribbean Air Cruise for May
Washington ANP reports a major Caribbean air cruise for the first week of May by prominent Black doctors inviting members of the National Dental Association and other groups including pharmaceutical, technical, and teaching/nursing organizations. Wives and friends are asked to join. The itinerary includes Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo among other stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ANP
Caribbean Islands
National Dental Association
National Pharmaceutical Association
National Technical Association
Puerto Rico
San Domingo
Pageant of Easter at Orange Bowl Seeks Miami Crowd
The Greater Miami Ministerial Association presents a free Easter Pageant of Easter at 5 30 a m on Easter morning April 13 in the Miami Orange Bowl stadium open to all residents. The outdoor pageantry features stage presentations band music massed choirs and brief readings of the Easter story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Miami
Miami Orange Bowl
Doctors to Visit Cuba Haiti and Jamaica for Clinics
Maica, Cuba and Haiti are the areas they will visit. The longest stop will be in Haiti where the Haitian Medical society plans a series of clinics in which the American doctors will participate. Dr. Joseph G. Gathings president of the National Medical association and Claude A. Barnett of Chicago are serving as sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maica
Cuba
Haiti
Haitian Medical Society
Joseph G. Gathings
National Medical Association
Claude A. Barnett
Chicago
Don't be content to criticize governmental faults. Correct them with your ballot.
A civic message urges citizens to register and vote on May 6, emphasizing ballot power to address government faults. It highlights participation as a remedy and frames voting as constructive engagement. The tone is urging action and empowerment for the electorate.
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N.Y
Gladys P. Graham
Paul Robeson
Fur Workers
Diplomat
Lyndon Henry
International Fur and Leather Workers Union
Jerusalem
Shlomo Shragai
Refugee Relief Fund
New York Coast
Suit Industry
United Jewish Appeal
New
Harlem
New York Telephone Company
New York University
Columbia
Eddie Mathews
Edward Mathews
Howard University
Inez
Mathews
Altonell
Etta Barnett
Etta Vee Barnett
Etta
Claude Barnett
Alvis Lee Tinnin
Tau Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Larry Winters
New York City Opera Company
Tinnin
Fred Waring
International Business Machine Executive
Miss Barnett
Europe
Caribbean
By James B. Lafourche
Nancy Metzen
Tampa
Tamiami
Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc
West Indies
Florida
F.H.A
Modern Homecraft CO
28Rd Street
Orange Bowl
Doc Gibson
9Th Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Benjamin
62Nd S&st
Miami, Fla
Easy Way
Johnny Watts
N.W
3Rd Avenue
Kotex
Mexana
Bayer
Johnson
Johnson’s
Carter
Yardley Soap
Bond Street
Yardley Hand Cream
Yardley Night Cream
Yardley Foundation
Crean
Yardley
Letion
King’s Men
Cologne
Elder Herbert
Washington, DB. C
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