Wheatley High School Dedication in Houston Marks Progress
In Houston on Sunday NEA public relations man H Kendrix dedicates Wheatley High School as a 2 5 million monument to Miss Wheatley and 50 years of Black progress. He cites mutual cooperation in the Southwestern community and notes broader gains in Black literacy and higher education through court decisions expanding opportunities for Negro students.
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Houston
Texas
NEA
H. Kendrix
Phyllis Tley
Kendrix
Wheatley High
Wheatley
United States
Mr. Drix
Booker T. Washington
Wheatley High School
Atlanta
Funeral Rites for Mrs Estelle Taylor Attended by Sister
Mrs Esther Gray returned last Sunday from Nassau where she attended the funeral of her sister Mrs Estelle Taylor who died on October 8.
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Esther Gray
Nassau
Estelle Taylor
Drakes Returning From North Carolina Physical Checkup
Rev. J. W. Drake and Mrs. Drake returned from North Carolina where he underwent a medical examination. He is reported doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. A. McKinney of the Florida News in West Palm Beach visited Miami on Tuesday with their niece Mrs. Bloneva Deveaux of Nassau Bahamas, who shopped in Miami and West Palm Beach.
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J. W. Drake
H. E. A. McKinney
The
Florida News
West Palm Beach
Mi‘ami
Bloneva Deveaux
Nassau
Bahamas
Miami
Nassau clergyman returns home after sister’s funeral
The Rev. T. E. Donaldson of Nassau Bahamas came back home on Wednesday following attendance at the funeral of his sister Mrs. Hilda Moss.
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T.E. Donaldson
Nassau
Bahamas
Hilda Moss
Birth of Daughter America Landrous in Miami
Mr and Mrs Carlos Landrous welcomed a daughter named America at 1375 NW 65th street Miami. The baby was born October 12 weighing eight pounds. the Landrous family is from Puerto Rico.
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Carlos Landrous
America
Miami
Landrous
Puerto Rico
Robeson Denied All-America Honor Sparks Outcry
A letter demands recognition for Paul Robeson on Walter Camp's All-America list, arguing prejudice and politics wrongfully exclude him. It recalls Robeson’s Rutgers fame in 1918 1919 and contrasts with other marginalized players and a supposed Collier’s All-America. It condemns racial bias in sports honors and defends Robeson’s merit.
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Collier’s
Hitler
Mussolinni
Max Schmeling
Primo Carnera
Europe
Paul Robeson
Walter Camp
America
Benedict Arnold
Robert E. Lee
John C. Calhoun
Breckenridge
Life Magazine
Life In
Duke Slater
Iowa
Bobby Marshall
Minnesota
Edward Gray
Amherst
Walter Gordon
California
Sidat Singh
Syracuse
Willis Ward
Michigan
Kenny Washington
Ucla
Bill Willis
Ohio State
Holland
Pollard
Franks
Johnson
Robeson
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MR. Manny
N.W
12Th Ave
Gillette
Jackson
68Th Street
Geo. F. Rogers
Rogers
New York
Black Sox
Eddie Cicette
Joe Jackson
Chuck Gandil
Ha Felsh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Paul Rebeson
Jack Johnson
National Pan
Mass Action Boys
N. W
10Th Street
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