Miami Five In Service At Japan Mount Fuji Maneuvers
Sergeant First Class William H. Griffin son of Mrs Lorine Griffith of 1754 N W Islave is with the 24th Infantry Regiment in Gifu Japan part of the 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning commanded by Major General William B Kean. He serves as a platoon sergeant at Headquarters Company and is on field maneuvers near Mt Fuji. He joined the Army in May 1941 trained at Camp Cla r ing and sailed for overseas duty in March 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Griffin
Lorine Griffith
N.W
Private Fowler on maneuvers near Mt Fuji base Japan
Private Bertain O. Fowler son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Fowler of 228 Freeman Jt Miami is a rifleman in Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment now on field maneuvers at the Mt Fuji base in Japan He entered the Army in 1948 trained at Fort Knox and left for overseas duty in February 1949 after attending Dorsey High School.
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Bertain O. Fowler
Samuel Fowler
Freeman Jt
Miami
24Th Infantry
Gifu
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Army
Fort Knox
Ken
Dorsey High School
Soldiers on maneuvers at Mt Fuji base in Japan
Private Robert Bullard of 1825 NW 6th Place and Private Alfonso Folsom Jr. of 7151 NW 15th Ave. serve in the 4th Infantry Regiment and Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion respectively, both on field maneuvers at the base of Mt. Fuji after enlisting in 1947 and 1948 with overseas duty started in 1948 and 1949.
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Robert Bullard
Pearl Bullard
4Th Infantry
Mt. Fuji
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Alfonso Folsom Jr
Alfonso Folsom Sr
15Th Ave
Battallion
Fort Knox
Sergeant James C. Redding Named Squad Leader
Sergeant First Class James C. Redding, son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Redding of 1755 NW 4th avenue, serves as a squad leader in Headquarters Company of the 24th Infantry. He entered the Army in March 1941, trained at Fort Benning, and departed for overseas duty in June 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. C. Redding
Oliver Redding
4Th Ave
24Th Infantry
Army
Fort Benning
Private Ossie H Mason joins Air Force at Lackland AFB
Private Ossie H Mason, 17, son of Mrs Betsie Fuller of Miami, reports to Lackland AFB to begin the Air Force basic airmen indoctrination course. The thirteen week program at Lackland near San Antonio assesses aptitude for a specific vocation and prepares him for technical training and assignment.
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Ossie H. Mason
Betsie Fuller
9Th St
Miami
Lakeland Afb
Air Force
Lackland
San Antonio
Dr. Atwood to speak at Fisk Founder's Day program
Dr. R. B. Atwood president of Kentucky State College for 21 years will deliver the principal address at Fisk University Nashville on Founder's Day October 6 1949 Jubilee Day He is Fisk alumnus earning A B in Biological Science in 1920 He will then travel to Louisville to speak at Christ Church Cathedral Fellowship Hour on October 9 1949 at 4 pm The event aims to promote religious unity across races with a focus on making Kentucky a better state.
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Frankfort
R. B. Atwood
Kentucky State College
Kentucky
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Dr. Atwood
Fisk
Fellowship Committee
Fellowship Hour
Christ Church Cathedral
Louisville
Brown First Negro Nominated for County Judge by Major Party
Pittsburgh report notes state Rep. Homer S. Brown became the first Black candidate named by a major party to a county judgeship. He secured 186,455 votes in the Democratic primary for the November general election while his Republican opponent tallied 116,000 votes.
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Pittsburgh
ANP
Homer S. Brown
Mr. Brown
Jimcrow High Closed and Negroes Attend Catholic Schools
In Kansas City Missouri, 17 colored students are enrolled in five Catholic high schools for 1949 50 after Jimcrow Catholic high school facilities for Negroes were closed. Bishop O Hara ordered the St Monica high school to become an eight grade elementary school. Father Alvin praised nonsegregated Catholic education as a step toward universal brotherhood in faith.
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Kansas City
ANP
Jimcrow
Alvin
St. Joseph’s Church
Edwin V. O'Hara
St. Monica
Jesus
Letter From Far Away Reader Praises Miami Times
A serviceman on Guam writes to Pfe Gurth C. Cash of the Miami Times praising the paper and noting he will return to Miami in February 1950. He asks to keep receiving issues for fellow stationed readers and expresses interest in high school sports coverage and local youth happenings.
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Guam
Miami
States
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