Reverend Nix presents Nina Mae McKinney Bible in Chicago visit
In Chicago at Brunswick Recording Laboratory the Reverend Nix and his congregation presented Nina Mae McKinney with a Bible during a stop on the Black Diamond Express tour. The star, noted for film work, discussed the revival scene from Hallelujah with the crew. Vocalion’s Harry Kruee predicts the recording will become the year's standout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reverend Nix
Nina Mae McKinney
Brunswick Recording Laboratory
Chicago
Black Diamond Express
Jack Diamond
Annual Meeting of Interracial Cooperation Commission
Twelve southern states attended the annual meeting of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation at the Butler Street Y M C A in Atlanta Pennsylvania. The event drew nearly a hundred members and visitors, with both races represented. reports highlighted progress in education, justice, transportation, child welfare, and economic opportunity while churches schools and media intensified cooperative efforts to reduce hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Commission On Interracial Co-operation
Butler Street Y. MC. Ay
Mississippi House awards $500 to wrongfully imprisoned man
The Mississippi House of Representatives approves a $500 payment to Moses Walker of Meridian after a white man on his deathbed confesses to framing him for shooting into the accuser’s house. Walker, imprisoned six years, was pardoned following the confession and a life sentence rebuked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Cns
Mississisippi House of Representatives
Moses Walker
Meridian
State
Virginia Elks Postpone State Convention Amid Legal Fight
The Virginia State Association of Elks postpones its 8th annual convention set for Alexandria May 21 28 1980 due to an injunction suit in US District Court. Grand Lodge notes potential transfer of leadership if the Virginia group loses the name Grand Exalted Ruler J Finley Wilson. The action follows advice from attorneys and awaits Judge Groner’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Par
Virginia Elks
Virginia
Grand Lodge
Virginia Corporation
Mr. Shivers
W. W. Foreman
James T. Carter
Joseph R. Pollard
Grand Exalt
J. Finley Wilson
Virginia State Association of Elks
Alexandria
W. F. Shivers
Virginia State
B. P
Prominent Men Invited For Booker T. Washington Address
Frank R. Davis principal of Booker T. Washington High announces several prominent men invited to deliver the commencement address for the June 10 exercises. Speakers include Prof Handock Union University Dean Kelley Miller Howard University and Dr J Connors of Clifton Forge. The Echo will appear as a Staunton Tribune supplement to reduce costs. The graduating class may total nine with only one girl, making it the smallest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Davis
Booker T. Washington High School
Prof
Handock
Union University
Richmond
Kelley Miller
Howard University
Washington
J. ©. Connors
Clifton Forge
Echo
Staunton Tribune
Virginia marriage licenses reach 1929 total 23,746
Richmond Virginia reports 1929 marriage licenses issued in the state rose to 23,746, up 2,153 from 1928. White applicants numbered 16,716 and Negroes 7,030, increases of 2,069 and 84 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Interracial Commission contest honors 160 high schools
The Interracial Commission awards prizes in its America's Tenth Man project. Ruth Munson of Swedeland earns 100 dollars for Bridgeport High School. R. J. Reynolds School, Winston-Salem, 100 dollars. Kirksville High School, Missouri, 100 dollars. The program drew thousands of students in 35 states and 160 schools. The 5,000 word monograph by R B Eleazer served as source material. A similar project may be run next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Commission On Interracial Co-operation
Ruth Lucile Munson
Swedeland
Pennsylvania
Bridgeport
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Kirksvill
Missouri
R. B. Eleazer
Interracial Commission
Negro Judges Assured In Harlem By Election
In New York City Governor Roosevelt signed a bill creating a Tenth Municipal Court District with two Negro judges. The measure, a decade-long goal for Harlem’s 300000 residents, adds boundaries around 110th to 155th streets and 125th to 114th streets with about 75 percent colored residents. Two Republican and possibly two Democratic candidates are expected to be colored. elections occur November 4 1980. The move could trigger large enfranchisement and turnout among Harlem’s racial group.
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New York City
CNS
Goveror Franklin Roosevelt
Francis E. Rivers
Harlem
New York
Seventh Municipal Court
110Th Street
Spuyten Duyvil
Fifth Avenue
Hudson River
Tenth Municipal Court District
155Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
125Th Street
Eighth Avenue
114Th Street
11Th Street
Seventh Avenue
19Th Assembly
21St Assembly
Albany
School fight Looms in Lexington, Petition Urged
Citizens in Lexington plan to petition the school board for a new high school principal amid tensions reported by C. M. Wood. Rev. C. W. Cook recently resigned as pastor to accept a Lynburg church post, with friction linked to department control and relations between grammar and high school staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wood
Lexington
Schol Board
C. W. Cook
First Baptist Church
Court Roieset Baptist Church
Lynburg
Cook
L. Downing School
Amanda
Colored youths bid for Naval Academy entry at Annapolis
Three candidates await examination for U S Naval Academy admission raising hopes of a colored entry for the first time since 1874. William W. Thomas and John Taylor were appointed by Oscar DePriest from Chicago while William M. Chisholm earned a spot through a New York City competition. Mental exam results due this week will determine who advances to the physical tests for admission.
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Washington
Cns
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Henry E. Paker
William W. Thomas
John Taylor
Oscar DePriest
Chicago
William M. Chisholm
Joseph A. Gavagan
New York City
Chisholm
Iave
htehpy_osnetaosneta
Academy
Man Eligible for Lady's Husband in Lexington Debate
The Lexington community debates whether to retain Mrs Rowland as principal or appoint a man to take full control at L Downing school now in its second year of junior high. Mrs Rowland, a Hartshorne grad, and Rev C W Cook, a Union University College grad, are named among local educators as the split grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union University
L. Downing School of
Lexington
Supt
Waddell
Rowland
Abyssinia Requires Licenses For American Hunters
Addis Ababa reports a new rule requiring American hunting expeditions to obtain permits from Abyssinian authorities. A tariff is set at 125 for elephants, 60 for buffalo, and 15 for lions. Hunters face limits of two elephants, four lions, four buffaloes, six leopards, or eight antelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
State Department
Washington
Addison Soothard
Ras Taffari
Ethiopia
Solomon
Brother Search for Simon Taylor in Virginia
Henry Taylor of Route 9 in Bon Air Chesterfield County seeks his brother Simon also known as Sam Taylor aged about 65. He is five feet eight inches tall dark brown skinned and weighs about 178 pounds.
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Henry Taylor
Bon Air
Chesterfield County
Simon Taylor
Sam Taylor
Woman appointed Better Home Movement chairman in Wake County
Pearl L. Byrd, supervisor of Wake County colored schools, has been named chairman of the Better Home Movement campaign for Wake County. The national Better Homes in America office in Washington, D C, oversees the annual nationwide drive with Dr James Ford as executive director and Ray Lyman Jr. Interior as part of the national body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. C
CNS
Pearl L. Byrd
Wake County Colored Schools
Better Home Movement
Wake County
National
Office of Better Homes In
America
Washington, D. C
Ray Lyman Jr
Fae Setheational
James Ford
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Co-operation Commission
South
Commission In Colleges and Bight
Department of Woman's Work
Jessie Daniel Ares
Commission
W. J. Hale
Nashville
Caroline Blanton
Louisville
Mattie E. Coleman
Juliette Derricotte
Kemper Harreld
Forrester B. Washington
R. R. Moton
Mary McLeod Bethune
David D. Jones
John Hope
Elks
Federation of Colored Fraternals
Texas
Sherman
Grayson County
George Hayes
Texas Ranger
Associated Negro Press
Federation of Negro Fraternals
R. McCants Andrews
Durham
Maggie Walker
Independent Order of St. Luke
Deliy Power
Saree
National Negro Insurance Company
National Negro Insurance Association
Duffs
St. Luke Auditorium
J. Thomas Hewin
I. D. of
St. Luke
Algernon B. Jackson
Howard University Medical School
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Roderick B. Harris
Order of Samaritans
Athens
James A. Jackson
U. S. Department of Commerce
Trade Association
Virginia “Elks
Booker T. Washington
Via
LOMMS
Navy
ALD LN
John Mitchll
P. S
West End
Va. Union University
Abyssinia
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