Mississippi voting test and Georgia Republicans
The piece argues Mississippi plans a poll tax style test for moral character to limit Black voters, while noting Republican factions in Georgia and praise for Ellis Arnall's potential two party shift. It discusses Georgia Republican leaders, historic Black leaders like Henry Lincoln Johnson, and a reflection on baseball and Rickey guiding Jackie Robinson into prominence. It also mentions John T Risher’s investigations into post office employment discrimination.
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Joseph H. Watson
Georgia
Henry McNeal Turner
South
Madison Davis
M. B
Pink) Morton
John H. Deveaux
Henry A. Rucker
C. C. Wimbish
W. O. Emery
Judson W. Lyons
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Johnson
Atlanta
Atty Lovelace Wins Burglary Trial In Six Minutes
Samuel Eves, 19, of 945 Richmond Street, was convicted in six minutes by a jury in Judge George E. Kearns Criminal Court after wavering between guilty and not guilty. Eves admitted guilt before the jury, which followed testimony about the March 4 break in at Getz Jewelry Co. on Seventh and Vine, where a watch was taken. Assistant County Prosecutor William Lovelace presented the case. it was his first since joining Carson Hoy’s staff.
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Samuel Eves
Richmond Sr
George E. Kearn
Criminal
Kearns
Reformatory
Eves
William Lovelace
Getz Jewelry Co
Seventh and Vine Sts
Cincinnati Jews Protest at Avondale Synagogue
Cincinnati rabbis and community members gathered at the Avondale Synagogue on Lexington Avenue and Reading Road to pray for Palestine Jews and denounce the State Department for rejecting the UN partition plan. Nine rabbis called for action, urging America to oppose abandoning the proposal to split the Holy Land into Jewish and Arab states. Sponsors listed include Louis Feinberg Fishel Goldfeder Bernard Greenfield James Heller Bernard Kalchman Paul Rosenfeld and Samuel Wohl.
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Munity
Avondale
Lexington Avenue
Reading Road
State Department
Cincinnati
America
Holy Land
Palestine Colony
Louis Feinberg
Fishel J. Goldfeder
Bernard Greenfield
James C. Heller
Bernard Kalchman
Paul Rosenfeld
Samuel Wohl
Enquirer
First Negro Governor Hastie Praised in Saturday Evening Post
Beverly Smith lauds Hon. Wm. Henry Hastie as Virgin Islands first Black governor in a Saturday Evening Post feature. The article extols his integrity under harsh political climate while noting local interest and readership for the tribute to a notable colored statesman.
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Beverly Smith
Saturday Evening Post
Henry Hastie
Virgin Islands
Jackie Robinson Award Dinner Honors Democratic Advancement Figures
Jackie Robinson Branch Rickey and Ford Frick were among the recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Awards for The Advancement of Democracy. The ceremony, held April 11 at the Waldorf Astoria, honored several figures including Dove Schary Darryl F. Zanuck Clarence DeVeny Sinclair Lewis Laura Z Hobson Bill Mauldin Norman Cousins and Bruce Bliven.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Ford Frick
National League
Thomas Jefferson
Council Against
Siegal's Great Address at Plumb Street Temple
Ben Siegel, personnel director of King Records Cincinnati, told a Conference on Human Relations audience that integration works. He cited Negro and white workers in varied roles and three Negro foremen, stressing management must treat workers as individuals rather than as a prejudiced group.
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Cincinnati
Ben Siegel
King Records, Inc
Siegel
Plum Street Temple
Porter
The Big 10 Who Run Negro America feature tease
Ebony magazine presents a controversial exclusive exploring the ten Black men considered most influential in America their wealth status and life choices. A photo story Lost Boundaries shows a Black family passing for 20 years and other feature pieces chronicle public life and culture in the Negro Digest Ticker Tape column heats up readers monthly.
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America
Ebony
White House
Fdr
Homes for Children Foster Care Call to Register
Results from a series on foster homes show children awaiting placement found welcoming homes. Ohio residents within fifty miles of Cincinnati may call the Community Chest building Parkway 3160 to register as potential foster parents.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Community Chest
Parkway
New York Hearing on Smith Refusal to Testify
Ferdinand C. Smith, secretary of the N. M. U. CIO, refused last week to take the stand or participate in an Immigration and Naturalization Service hearing. Hermand and Mrs. Carol King, attorneys for Smith, did not examine witnesses as Attorney Rosenfeld argued the hearing violated Administrative Procedure.
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New York
Ferdinand C. Smith
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Smith
N. M. U. Cio
Communist Party
Hermand
Carol King
Rosenfeld
Simmons Founders' Day Speech at Morris Brown
Roscoe Conkling Simmons delivered the Founders Day address at Morris Brown College in Atlanta on its 67th anniversary under President William A. Fountain Jr. The event drew national African Methodist leaders, overflow crowds, and netted $52,000 in gifts, including $5,000 from Morris Brown students.
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Atlanta
Roscoe Conkling Simmons
Morris Brown College
William A. Fountain, Jr
Simmons
Bishop Fountain
Morris Brown
Roscoe Simmons
Negro and Irish united in common struggle says speaker
A speaker in New York draws a parallel between the American Negro's fight for rights and the Irish struggle in the city less than a century ago and notes similar forces of intolerance and ignorance faced by Jews. The remarks frame civil rights as a shared battle across communities.
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New York
Seven Colored Nuns Take First Vows in Baltimore
In St Frances Convent chapel seven Negro nuns became Oblate Sisters of Providence during a Mass led by Monsignor Harry A. Quinn. Thirteen more women entered the Oblate novitiate as candidates, with vows including poverty, celibacy, and obedience to superiors.
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Baltimore
St. Frances
Oblate Sisters of Providence
Harry A. Quinn
Oblate
Selfish rulers and their allies threaten world peace
Dabney laments unprincipled leaders and their representatives who push humanity toward devastating wars. He blames tyrants, ignorant masses, and powerful elites wielding words to control armies. Only divine help can avert catastrophe.
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Dabney
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