Truman’s Test in Foreign Policy and Labor Debates
A wide column discusses Truman’s handling of the Pearl Harbor inquiry, labor disputes, and foreign policy as seen through quotes and opinion. It notes Hull and Marshall’s denials, labor leaders Lewis and Murray, and Farley’s stance on world leadership, with reflection on Germany Japan China and domestic policy contrasts. It also mentions Ambassador Hurley’s criticisms and the broader sense of American leadership and Hatreds in Europe. The piece closes with notes on Jewish veterans seeking Senate impeachments and Bilbo’s political strength in Mississippi.
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Pearl Harbor
Truman
Hull
Gen. Marshall
Mr. Roosevelt
Japan
USA
Washington
Lewis
Murray
CIO
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
Labor
Uncle Sam
Nevada
New Jersey
O. K
New York
Texas
Germany
China
Russia
Hurley
Senate
Bilbo
Rankin
Greek L. Rice
Thomas L. Bailey
Colored Citizen starts weekly in Cincinnati to aid uplift
One hundred years ago a new weekly paper titled The Colored Citizen began in Cincinnati led by principal editor Wm. H. Yancy. The first number carries forceful articles and aims to elevate the character and condition of the African American community, with Dabney noting the item in the New York Tribune on November 29, 1945.
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Colored Citizen
Cincinnati
Wm. H. Yancy
Dabney
N.Y. Tribune
A. J. Gary
Abolition urged for House un American Activities Committee
New York professors from 13 universities urge Congress to dissolve the House Committee on Un American Activities in a statement by the Academic Council of the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties. They accuse Rep Rankin of continuing the Dies Committee’s discredited methods and warn that such tactics threaten academic freedom and democracy.
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New York
N. Y
Thuse
Congress
Academic Council
The
National Federation For Constitutional Liberties
Rep
Rankin
Dies
Council
Hitler
Lawyer Lilly Reminiscences In 1945 Chicago Letter
Chicago November 6 1945 My dear Dabney Congratulations are due for four score years and more. The writer praises Dabney for a long, fruitful life filled with milestones and satisfactions to look back on with pleasure. The note recalls Times Star coverage and references swimming in the Ohio and comparing it with the Mississippi at Cairo. Continued on Page 2.
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Dabney
Times-Star
Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
National Catholic Welfare Seeks End to Negro Employment Discrimination
A conference of Colored and White authorities urged abolition of employment housing and social discrimination. The report backed Federal and State Fair Employment Practices Commissions the Wage Hours Act stronger social security coverage widening to domestic work and higher minimum wages urging civic private support for public education to end discrimination.
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Washington, D. C
Social Action Department
National Catholic Welfare Conference
F.E.P.C
New York
Graveyard Ships Afloat As GI Return Moves Forward
Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union announces a nationwide drive with public support. The War Shipping Administration removes nine Liberty ships from James River anchorage for repair and use as troop carriers to speed homecoming of GIs stranded overseas.
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Joseph Curran
The
National Maritime Union
Union
War Shipping Administration
James River
Racial Crime Sermon Demands Fair Punishment
A statement argues that not all black men are brutes and urges the fullest penalty for a brutal assault on a white university teacher, noting the case harms the entire race and warning that white civilization should not blame colored people for the actions of a few.
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Dabney
Victory reporting fuels three city papers split verdicts
The Pittsburgh Courier and Cincinnati Voice crown Theodore M. Berry as winner of the N A A C P election with full top praise, while the Union omits both picture and praise in its account. Readers will note the partisan contrasts across papers. Burt Williams line echoes the sentiment of readers who see conflicting portrayals.
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Pittsburgh Courier
Theodore M. Berry
Cincinnati Voice
UNION
Cincinnati NAACP Re-Elects Attorney Berry Leader
Cincinnati NAACP local branch reelected Theodore M. Berry as president in a decisive Sunday vote. The red ticket also named Ethelbert Anderson as first vice president and a slate including Charles King Julia Ferrell Eugene Johnson and several others. A strong blue ticket led by Rev. B B Evans opposed Berry’s slate.
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Cincinnati
Theodore M. Berry
NAACP
Berry
Red
Ethelbert Anderson
Charles. N. King
Julia Ferrell
Eugene Johnson
William
B. B. Evans
Berry Re-Elected N. A. A. C. P. President in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati NAACP branch elected officers and an executive committee on November 25 at Lincoln Community Center. The Blue Ticket won by large margins, naming Theodore M. Berry as president and a slate of officers and 14 executive members including Ethelbert Anderson, C N King, Julia Ferrell, Eugene Johnson, William Barton and Gwendolyn Berry.
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Cincinnati Voice
Berry
Cincinnati
The
NAACP
Lincoln Community Center
C. N. King
Julia R. Ferrell
Eugene Johnson
William W. Barton
Gwendolyn M. Berry
Harry Brown
James B. Cayce
Earl W. Davis
Arvilla Ellis
George Grigsby
Clara Hough
Jerome Jelin
Edward Johnson
James McClendon
B. F. Reir
G. Barrett Rich
James Smith
Damon P. Young
Poor Union NAACP election sparks voting rights dispute
Report on last Sundays NAACP election describes alleged intimidation and voter suppression. It cites 555 votes from 8,300 members and claims hundreds were denied the right to vote. Named figures include Rev W H Williams and Rev Evans with criticism of Theodore Berry's ticket.
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W. H. Williams
Rambo
Douglass School
Executive Secretary Under Fire Amid Election Pressure
The Executive Secretary Nathan Wright has endured sustained criticism from the President for months and, during a Sunday meeting, faced personal jabs labeling him inefficient. Wright's support was grudgingly welcomed as new members were sought and reelection pursued, signaling political maneuvering within the organization.
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Farley
Roscoe Simmons
Eisenhower
Sam
R.C.S
MR. Farley
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Jim
Europe
Jefferson
Lilly
Chicago
National Catholic Welfare
Curran
Burt Williams
W. Barton
Cace
Stannis
Avilla Ellis
George Grinby
Jerome Jehin
James R. Smith
John Burgess
P.m
Ted” Berry
Republican Party
Certtain
Rev. Evans
Sadie Samuels
Frank Veal
B. F. Cann
W. C. Weath
Erly
Nathan
Wright
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