Window reflections spark wild gossip column notes
A cluttered window view becomes a stream of social tidbits and names. The writer mentions Joe, Roger Paschal, Helen Smith, Tommy Major, Benny Edwards, and others, noting birthdays, divorces, trips, a taxi theft, and plans for Athena’s Picnic at Virginia Beach amid casual, fragmentary updates.
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Joe
Kiddo
Roger Paschal
Helen Smith
West
Tommy Major
Key West Project
Brown’s Famous Corner
Hic
Benny “Scrooge” Edwards
Athena
Virginia Beach
Phillip
Petterson
Phyllis
Jean
Rumor Central on Rickey Jethroe Bankhead Sale
The note references Branch Rickey and rumors of selling Sam Jethroe and Bankhead. It mentions Robby and Campy still have many baseball years ahead. The speaker expresses uncertainty about a person named Joe and a woman referred to as the chick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek
Branch Rickey
Sam Jethroe
Bankhead
Robby
Campy
Joe
Crowded Freshmen Limit Prompted At Famcee Campus
Community bulletin lists crowded freshman year at Famcee with some turned away for capacity. Mentions Dr Clarence Hogan driving a Chevy Edna DeVeaux with a Dodge Leonard Walker wrecked his previous car and more locals with varied notes from Perrine Vets housing selling out to Harold Ferguson seeking a teaching post in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famcee
Clarence Hogan
Edna DeVeaux
Leonard Walker
Vets
Perrine
Opa
Arnold
Man
Troy
Chester Williams
Mary Penick Graves
Detroit
Bernard Herrings
Florence Wheeler
Brown Sug
Dot. Wheeler
Howard University Law School
Harold Ferguson
Kingfish
New York
North Carolina
Harold Jack Jones
65Th St
James Chance
Mitchell
Joe
Irma
George Hepburn Returns to NYC After Family Visit
Personal note on George Hepburn a BTW graduate from the class of 1949. He spent his vacation in New York visiting his mother and grandparents and is now continuing his studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hepburn
BTW
New York
Leonard's Employee Miami Miss Greer Clerical Worker
Miss Greer handles mail stamping mimeograph bookkeeping and addressograph operations at Leonard's in Miami plus supervises stationery and office supplies. A Booker T. Washington High School graduate she studied at Lemoyne College in Memphis Tennessee and has served Leonard's for 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Greer
Booker T. Washington High School
Lemoyne College
Memphis, Tenn
Leonard’s
Uncle Sam Takes $9,332 From Ga. Klan
In Atlanta on September 12 the federal government collected 9332 in back income taxes from the Association of Georgia Klans. Imperial Wizard Sam Roper says the case remains in litigation and that funds were seized from a safety deposit box via a writ of attachment. Internal Revenue Collector Marion Allen noted the tax lien was paid under protest and offered no further details. Roper argues the Klan should be exempt like Masons and Knights of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Association of Georgia Klans
Imperial
Sam Roper
U. S. Internal Revenue
Marion Allen
Roper
Klan
Masons
The
Knights of Columbus
Posse Shoots S C Man During Escape
Willie Faust aged 50, wanted for shooting his white employer, was chased by about 200 white men for three days. Trapped at a farmhouse near Orangeburg he was shot three times by Sheriff George L. Reed and two deputies. He is in poor condition at Tri County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeburg
S. C
Willie Faust
Faust
George L. Reed
Tri-County
Message of regards from Tuskegee Institute alumnus
An alumnus of Tuskegee Institute sends greetings to his former classmates and friends, expressing warm regards and lasting memories of shared experiences on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee Institute
Miss Ellison to attend Tennessee State College in Nashville
Miss Barbara Juanita Ellison daughter of Mrs Marguerite Avanha Mathews and Mr Wilbur Ellison leaves Tuesday for Tennessee State College in Nashville Tenn to major in business and minor in music and elementary education at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Juanita Ellison
16Th Terrace
Marguerite Avanha Mathews
Wilbur Ellison
Tennessee State College
Nashville
Tenn
Ellison
Local residents depart for distant stays and education
Mrs. Annie Whitehead of 269 NW 8th street left for Virginia for an indefinite stay after closing her business. Her sister Mrs. Viola Aikens of 1241 NW 1st court remains in contact. Miss Doris Brooks, daughter of Mrs. Mae Ella Riou of 1677 NW 6th place, left on Monday for Atlanta to enter Clark College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Whitehead
8Th St
Viola Aikens
1St Ct
Virginia
Doris Brooks
Mae Ella Riou
Atlanta
Clark College
Progressive Masons advance in Brownsville with new temple
Brownsville Progressive Chapter No. 510, Free and Accepted Masons, bought a lot on 27th Ave and began building an ultra modern temple. Ground broken and foundation laid. Worshipful Master Ed Burts leads the chapter assisted by Progress Chapter No. 29, OES Worthy Matron Mrs Viola Hill. Continued mason news promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Hutcheson
Hawtensie
Joe Christian
Seagram Nation Exec
Jimmie Lucas
New England
Brown Sub Masonic
27Th Ave
49Th St
Burts
W. M
Progressive Chapter
Free and Accepted
Masons of
Brownsville
Progressive
Ed Burts
Viola Hill
M. N. Pendar
Lost Boundaries Gains Notice At Ritz Screening
What Price Democracy saw Louis de Rochemont’s Lost Boundaries at the Ritz Tuesday night. The true story of a Mulatto doctor torn between passing as White for an internship and his family’s future unfolds with tear‑jerking moments and powerful performances by Mel Ferrer and Beatrice Pearson. The drama, set in a New Hampshire town, underscores humanity’s brotherhood beyond color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis de Rochemont
Louise Beavers
Fredi Washington
Cludett Colbert
William White
Scott Carter
Mel Ferrer
Tradegy
New Hampshire
Keenan
John Taylor
Robert Dunn
Brotherhood of Mankind
Canada Lee
Police Leutenant
Ferrer
William Greaves
Arthur Cooper
Howard Carter
New Hampshire Collegian
Wothetco
Pioneer Citizen Rosa Adderley Dies at Home
Rosa Adderley pioneer resident of First Place near 17th Street died Thursday morning at her home. A longtime member of St Matthews Baptist Church she was known in religious circles and is survived by two sons and two daughters. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Adderley
First Place
17Th Street
St. Matthews Baptist Church
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Leonard
Ca ‘ Mae
Mie
Jordan
Sun
Edward R. Ferguson
Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church
Trinity
Ferguson
Uncle Sam
Ga. Klan
Posse
S. Carolina
Brownsville News
Miami Times
Miami, Florida
Sweeting
Stanley Sweeting
Navy
Marcia Carter
Beatrice Pearson
2Nd Ave
Larieuse
Jesy Wey
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