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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
1
Two women feature in a local column about selecting a capital for North Carolina. The piece outlines civic questions, historical debate, and public interest around leadership and governance in a regional context.
A column discusses US capital questions and World Capital ideas, praising Georgia figures, Miami, and Washington while naming Judge Armand W. Scott and recalling deaths of Fisk professor Lillian Cashin and Miss Mary Braden. It reflects on race, education leaders, and Southern progress with a Greensboro-Columbia contrast.
A fragmentary feature from Greensboro reflects on NC as the enlightened state, naming figures such as Zebu lon Vance, James B. Dudley, Daniel Russell, J. C. Price, Charles F. Meserve, and Andrew Jackson. It contrasts modern leader President Frank P. Graham with earlier figures Charles B. Aycock and Furnifold M. Simmons, noting a stark shift from blood and fire to measured progress.
A grateful note from Wendell P Dabney and Madam Nell Dabney thanks friends near and far for cards and felicitations. The message wishes blessings and fellowship, noting holiday good will and extending thanks for missed wishes to arrive on the first.
A Christmas message from Dabney in Cincinnati dated December 25, 1945, offers only best wishes and sweet thoughts rather than gifts. The note highlights thrift and spiritual loyalty over material abundance, describing the sentiment as lean yet sincere.
Roy Knott, a white hoping to defend by a race relations officer, was picked up by the Race Relations Detail at the Hotel Linton. He is accused of soliciting funds from business interests under pretenses of fighting unions and minorities, with parolee history from Ohio Penitentiary for selling false securities. Jesse D. Locker represents him, as legal maneuvers push a continuance to January 8.
December 7 1945 Chicago letter from a Negro Digest editor to Wendell P Dabney. The note mentions ongoing publication and a continuation on page 3. The fragment hints at health topics and editorial context in the Negro Digest.
Nathan Wright resigns as executive secretary of the N A A C P this month and accepts the position of business manager of this paper The Union He deserves and will receive many congratulations for the wisdom he has shown.
In Philadelphia Father Divine proclaims in a sermon that he is author and finisher of atomic energy, saying he has harnessed it and will bring all atomic energy into subjection to yield many inventions on earth and in heaven.
Dr Louis I Dublin argues for a unified national program to wipe out tuberculosis, estimating initial costs at about 1.33 billion dollars and a 15 to 20 year timeline. He criticizes the Veterans Administration for failure and notes higher susceptibility among Negroes, Indians, Orientals, and Mexicans where living standards are lowest.
A reader letter voices outrage over Barton Wilson’s $500 fine and one year jail term for selling paregoric. He is mulatto with a white Jewish wife who received harsher potential penalties. The writer condemns racial bias in American justice and imagines harsher punishments for white men with similar offenses.
Wilberforce University Music Department presented the University Choir and Symphony Orchestra in the Christmas Oratorio The Messiah by G F Handel at the White Christmas Service in Jones Memorial Auditorium on Sunday evening December 16 at 8 00 p m Guest soloists included Dr Charles H Wesley university president and Miss Catherine Van Buren voice instructor Also featured were Miss M Leonine Price and Mr H D Whalum Jr The choir and orchestra were directed by Prof Charles Henri Woode.
A reader quotes Mr. Truman asserting that military training is not conscription and urges careful scrutiny of his proposal. The letter notes the speech last Tuesday and hints at continuation on Page 8.
Ohio CIO PAC members traveling to Washington to urge Congress for a liberal reconversion program were rebuffed. Only lawmakers backed by CIO PAC support showed friendliness. Rep John Vorys condemned the Full Employment Bill as communist, leaving Ohio delegates somber on their return. They sense lessons from '44 and plans for '46.
Dabney reflects on mortality and moral conduct, stating they avoided church shielding, followed the Golden Rule, trusted God, and question where souls go after death while memories of history endure. He rejects heavenly rest as a goal, noting death ends life as known.
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