College women probed by frank social hygiene survey
New York April 3. The Bureau of Social Hygiene led by John D. Rockefeller Jr. circulated questionnaires to unmarried and married women asking about early intimacy known as spooning. Results show varied experiences, most married women report happiness, and many college graduates cite health and economic factors. Critics doubt scientific value and question the ethics of such inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bureau of Social Hygiene, Inc
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Zneworth Paris
University of Chicago
Katherine Bement Davis
Bureau of
Dr. Davis
Grants New Trial in Death Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for James Williams, sentenced to death for criminal assault on a young woman. It criticized the lower court for not allowing a broader range of verdict options and attacked the prosecutrix's testimony, noting her conduct and framing the accusation as easy to make and hard to rebut.
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Raleigh
N. C
James Williams
Supreme Court
Stranger Ride Leads to Uncertain Acceptance
A girl accepts a ride from a stranger, later reflecting that the act of accepting transportation may be justified in hindsight. The incident highlights the ambiguity and risk in trusting unfamiliar motorists.
Community Chest aims for 1.813 million in Cincinnati drive
The Community Chest seeks 1 813 069 dollars to support eighty agencies and institutions including ten colored agencies. Speakers at churches, a Goasmmunity Service exhibition at East High, and programs in Walnut Hills West Madisonville O’Bryanville and Steele’s Subdivision highlight a year of social service work for colored residents.
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Community Chest
Cincinnati
East High School
Goasmmunity Service
Adl
Walnut Hills
Madisonville
O'Bryanville
Steele
Mar
P. J. Blackburn
Messrs Ryder and
Martin
Mass Meeting in Lockland Aids Community Chest Effort
A Sunday afternoon mass meeting in Lockland supported the Community B fund drive. Speakers included Wm. J. 7, chairman of the Budget Committee, W. L. Anderson, and E. S. Sawtelle overseeing the Hartwell team. Prof. E. E. Minnes presided. Gray's band provided music. W. V. Lagleson organized arrangements as secretary of the Lockland Y M C A and committee chair. The Hartwell team, with R. E. Scully as chairman and B. W. Overton as captain, met Wednesday at 4 PM at Good Will industry to plan with the workers division, and Overton also met the Ninth Street Y M C A at noon.
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Lockland
Wm. J
Community Chest
W. L. Anderson
E. S. Sawtelle
Hartwell
Gray
E. E. Minnes
W. V. Lagleson
Lockland Y. M. C. A
W. H. Dickerson
R. E. Scully
B. W. Overton
Good Wills
Mr. Overton
Ninth Street
Community Play Institute Plans Eight Week Drive
Play Institute H. M. Martin under Community Service aims to train volunteers to direct play streets in contested city sections. Opened April 12 at 7 30, eight Thursdays. Teachers from Uglass Stowe Steele Subdivision Lockland Wyoming Glendale assist. Community Chest Meeting at Ninth St Y M C A on 4 o clock will begin on time. Negro Civic Welfare Association space reserved for Chest drive. Jas H Robinson executive secretary. Association promotes a day nursery and co operative camp included in this year budget.
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H. M. Martin
Community Service
Uglass
Stowe
Steele
Subdivision
Lockland
Wyoming
Glendale
Negro Civic Welfare Association
Jas. H. Robinson
Community Chest
Council of Social Agencies
Clemenceau Praises Chinese and Criticizes Japanese View on War
The Times records Clemenceau’s remarks praising China as honest and conscientious but noting they cannot fight, while contrasting them with Japan. He cites France’s withdrawal of black troops from the Rhine and acknowledges African Americans’ wartime service, asserting they pay blood and taxes. He also highlights the upcoming arrival of West Indian women to France as domestic workers and predictors of improved social progress.
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Clemenceau
Rhine
United States
France
West Indies
Break Up Chain Gang In Tallahassee Area
Tallahassee area authorities announce steps to break up a chain gang operating in several counties. The report notes widespread efforts across multiple sections of the state with law enforcement coordinating investigations and public safety measures.
Reconstruction Era Echoes Persist in Modern Politics
Fragmentary OCR hints at lingering influence from the Reconstruction era on current political dynamics. The text suggests long-standing debates over rights and governance continue to shape policy and public discourse today.
Sumner High School Students Join NAACP Bandwagon
Walter F. White reports the entire Sumner High School student body in Kansas City Kansas, 410 students, have joined the NAACP. Ten percent of Western University students joined the NAACP the same day, while about 60 students at Lincoln High School in Kansas City Missouri reportedly joined as well.
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Kansas City
Walter F. White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sumner High School
Kansas
Western University
Lincoln High School
Missouri
Undertaker Sues Over Alleged Affair in Murray
Grover Willoughby an undertaker and druggist of Puryear Tennessee sues Annie Willoughby for divorce naming Rev Freeman Harris as co respondent. He also sues Harris for ten thousand dollars for alienation of affections in Corrale County court.
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Willoughby
Mr. Harris
County
Methodist Church
South
Willioughby
Mr Harris
Corrale
A Curious Undertaker Who Was Also a Druggist
The passage notes a peculiar case where the undertaker doubles as a druggist and hints at wealth through dubious chances. It speculates that if the preacher had become a doctor, the undertaker would have lost his friendship and possibly shielded by deafness and blindness, illustrating a tangled social dynamic.
Special Meeting For Negro Business League At Union Church
All men and women involved in business are invited to a special meeting at Union Baptist Church on Sunday the 15th from 6 to 7 PM Rev. Wilbur Page will speak. Come and hear him. Negro Business League leadership W. J. Waldon President J. Smith Secretary.
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Union Baptist Church
Wilbur Page
Negro Business League
W. J. Waldon
J. ©. Smith
Dates for picnics at Corinthian Lodge grounds
Corinthian Lodge Building Commission offers dates for outings on the grounds at 2979 Gilbert avenue Wal nut Hills Norwood Vine Norwood and North Norwood. The site is described as a cool summer spot with trees swings kitchen and dining facilities for dinners and lunches. For information contact Howard T Greer chairman at 3055 Mathers street or by Woodburn phone.
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Corinthian Lodge Building Commission
Gilbert Avenue
Walnut Hills
Norwood
Vine-Norwood
North Norwood
Burca
Howard T. Greer
Mathers Street
Woodburn
White Girl A Mother San Antonio Case At Mission Home
Ten year old Mary Cavender lays on a cot at the Mission Home as she watches a nurse cradle a tiny live doll. She hopes for the moment when the infant boy weighing four and a half pounds at birth can be given to her. Authorities hold a man in jail on a statutory offense against the child mother. The report notes the parties are white and rejects racial depravity framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Mary Cavender
Mary
A Square Deal on Boxing Race Barriers in Minnesota
Minnesota authorities decide boxing is legal if Negroes are barred from meeting white men. The text praises the governor and officials for moral courage while arguing that Negro citizens have the right to participate in public life and that competition will reveal true abilities regardless of race.
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Florida
Hardee
Martin Talbert
North Dakota
Minnesota
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Community Chest Meeting
N. W. Ryder
D. L. Butler
Minnie Moore Waters
Jas H. Branch
W. T. Nelson
Hattie Walker
Alexine Crawford
Wm. 3. Decatur
East High
Union
Tallaharene, Fla
Undertaker
Preacher
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