Negro Tradition In Famed Derby Fading Fast
Chicago veteran trainer Raymond White, 42, notes dwindling Negro jockeys and trainers on American tracks. He cites lack of interest among colored youths and a record of few Derby entrants since 1937. White recalls six seasons as jockey and 18 wins as trainer in 1947, now in his 18th year training.
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Raymond White
White
Churchill Downs
George R. Miller
Gray Gold
Wee Willie Sims
America
Muriel Rahn's Aida Packs D.C. Armory
Muriel Rahn delivers a standout Aida at the D C Armory before 4000 opera lovers. Paul Hume lauds her as brilliant, with Napoleon Reed Betty Voorhees Jackson Smith Robert McFerrin in a stellar cast, joined by a 200 chorus and 50 musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra under Ariel Nespoli. Producer Mary Cardwell Dawson of the National Negro Opera Company oversees.
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Napoleon Reed
Betty Voorhees
Jackson Smith
Robert McFerrin
National Symphony Orchestra
Ariel Nespoli
Mary Cardwell Dawson
National Negro Opera Company
Sentence Sermons by Rev Frank Clarence Lowry urging genuine faith
The sermon contends many believers treat Christianity as talk rather than walk, rely on empty phrases, and prioritize convenience over consecration. It calls for earnest prayer, daily imitation of Christ, and personal sacrifice to restore the church’s power and spirit.
Handicapped Yet In Business by Florida Council Official
Alexander Townsend, counselor placement officer for the Florida Council for the Blind, reports Lewia Anderson, a visually handicapped World War II veteran, has opened a small sundry store at 209 NW 11th St. Townsend calls this placement part of efforts to restore and preserve the working usefulness of the visually handicapped.
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Alexander Townsend
Florida Council For the Blind
Lewia Anderson
Atth St
Townsend
Fined $700 for Bolita Balls possession in court
Original court judge Ben C. Wil tang foom Carl Glisson of 459 NW TR st was found guilty of possessing bolita equipment and fined $700. It was Glisson’s second gambling conviction. Attorney Albert D. Hubbard argued the bag of balls used to pick numbers were golf or ping pong balls.
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Carl Glisson
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Misson
Albert D. Hubbard
Mike Jacobs Retires as Louis Becomes Boxing Power
Joe Louis emerges as the dominant figure in boxing as the International Boxing Club links with Madison Square Garden interests after Mike Jacobs retires. A new Garden org is to be formed under Harry Markson to operate with Jos.
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Mike Jacobs
Louis New Boxing Czar
Joe Louis
International Boxing Club
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Harry Markson
Jos
Simple Puzzle By John Henrick Clarke For ANP
A short verse praises a mother with a kind voice and loving charm. The speaker notes her as the loveliest of all and imagines an artist painting her with a child, asserting she stands out among others. The solution is the speaker's mother.
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John Henrick Clarke
ANP
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