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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1923
Page
3
Preston News quotes Arthur Brisbane in TODAY criticizing ongoing migration of Black workers from the South to the North as a potential threat to Southern farming. He argues that northern Black voters will largely back the Republican ticket, with about twenty five thousand in key locations able to influence a close national election.
Reports from multiple sources accuse the Veterans Hospital at Tuskegee Alabama of supplying sheets from the store room for Ku Klux Klan anti Negro demonstrations on July 2. White hospital connected persons allegedly entertained the paraders at supper in the hospital after the event, per a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People investigation. The investigators found sheets later bore dust and automobile grease indicating their use.
The authors of a Georgia bill argued last Thursday that prohibiting any person or concern from soliciting farm labor in Georgia for work in other states would curb the exodus of Negroes and other workers. Violators would face a prison term of three to seven years, and the bill would bar licensed labor agents from operating in the state as a remedy for the labor shortage.
George Godfrey arrived in Chicago and began training at Jones' A.C. ahead of his scheduled August 16 bout with Bill Tate at Hawthorne race track. The match, under Sol Sai Mar post No. 228, American Region, headquarters at 2% N. Tearborn street, follows Godfrey claiming to have knocked out Jack Dempsey during training for his fight with Gibbons.
Washington Court House Ohio reports Tut Jackson, once a sensational knockout artist, set for perhaps his hardest test this week as he meets John Lester Johnson in a 12 round bout. Johnson, a veteran with a long KO list, is hailed as one of the heaviest hitters in boxing today and recently knocked out Jackson in the first round Tuesday night.
Washington report based on Howard University data shows only about 109 educated Negro men with any ecclesiastical training, though 1,500 are needed yearly. Fewer than 100 Negro men graduated from training schools last year, with under ten college graduates, revealing a severe ministerial shortage across 50,000 Negro churches.
In Raleigh on August 2 approximately 2000 pledge cards were returned by Negro farmers indicating they now raise six or more vegetables in home gardens. Director Hall reports strong enthusiasm from 14 Negro agents, with the campaign showing marked success in dense Negro districts.
Pine Bluff Ark. Bishop J A Hamlett of Jackson Tenn spoke to a large Negro audience at C M E Church last Tuesday night saying a change of habits, not relocation, will solve the Negro problem. He noted blame shifting and urged focus on duties and collaboration with white allies.
Atlanta July 27 report notes Georgia employers face acute labor shortages as migration influenced by a new law. Officials say the law accelerates movement, affecting factory and farm hiring, with continued efforts to attract workers and stabilize industries.
In New York a rumor says former heavyweight champ John Arthur Johnson faced possible divorce from his white wife Mrs. Lucille Cameron Johnson. The tale alleges grounds include alleged affairs with several women, mostly of his race, provoking strain on the marriage.
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