Elks Leader defies charges and seeks reform bid
Washington report says Elks Grand Exalted Ruler Robert H. Johnson refused to accept a registered letter carrying a $21,000 fraud charge against Grand Secretary William C. Hueston and the late J. Finley Wilson. Trezzvant W. Anderson, who claims to lead a reform movement, announces his candidacy for Grand Secretary, condemning the current leadership as a “corrupt dictatorship” and urging change at the next Grand Lodge in Atlantic City.
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Washington
Trezzvant W. Anderson
Elks
Robert H. Johnson
Elkhom
Anderson
Johnson
Hueston
Wilson
Post Office Department
Alison
Ington
Young Turks
Grand Lodge
Atlan City
U. S. District Court
Proud Lovers Echo in a Poetic Pair
A compact verse celebrates a couple described as proud lovers. The woman is all softness and purity while the man is strong and brown, a paired depiction of enduring beauty and goodness within a shared, intimate bond.
Ebony honors Robert S. Abbott founder of the Defender
Chicago feature recaps Robert S. Abbott life from a 25 cent start to creating the Defender and shaping Negro journalism. It notes his role in post WWI migration, urging Southerners to move North, and the rise of Chicago’s Black population from 40,000 to 150,000 as Mississippi Valley communities moved north.
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Chicago
Ill
Robert S. Abbott
Chicago Defender
Ebony
Abbott
Modern
Negro Press
Roi Ottley
Mississippi Valley
And Lose His Own Soul staged by St Agnes Players
On Monday May 30 at 8 00 p m St Agnes Dramatic Players present a three act comedy drama And Lose His Own Soul in St Agnes Parish Hall 1736 NW 3rd court Written by Robert St Clair published by T S Denison Co Minneapolis leased for local production The play follows a genial priest who helps parishioners straighten their lives Tickets available by calling 82 3709 or from players Miss A B Knowles reporter
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St. Agnes
St. Agnes Players
Living Theatre
A. B. Knowles
First Negro Woman U S Attorney Appointed in Chicago
Jewel Stradford Rogers, 32, a University of Chicago graduate and partner at Rogers Rogers Stradford and Harth, was sworn in as assistant U S attorney by Robert Ticken, becoming the first Black woman in the post. She also holds an Oberlin degree, with husband, parents, and James P. Parsons attending.
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ANP
University of Chicago
U. S
Jewel Stradford Rogers
Rogers Rogers, Stradford and Harth
U. S. Atty
Robert Ticken
Rogers
Oberlin College
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Pocket Books
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