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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
1
A short verse fragment ponders when the pulpit and press along with educated minds will recognize a necessity and exert their best efforts, as cited from Dabney.
An African American 14 year old, David Bryant, faced a hushed courtroom in Hillsboro North Carolina after being accused of first degree burglary. He pled guilty to second degree burglary under pressure with no aid, amid threats of the gas chamber and a secretive plea deal.
New York report states the CIO led by international president Phillip Murray urged President Truman and Congress to pass an FEPC law with enforcement powers, repeal the Wherry amendment, enact an anti lynching law, abolish the poll tax, and strengthen civil rights statutes. Townsend condemned CIO leadership for racism and warned 15 million Black Americans threaten security if ignored.
Dr. C Guyer Kelly of Baltimore and Tunis, famed as the baseball missionary, formed four new leagues in Luxembourg Dijon Marseilles and Casa Blanca to foster international friendship. He oversees about 170 teams in Algeria and Tunisia and cites faith conversions among early Tunis and Algiers squads. The Tunis Carthage Oriols prepare for their thirtieth anniversary and a Tunis invitation takes the team to Barcelona Antwerp Paris and Milan.
Health Commissioner Dr. Carl A. Wilzbach reports that Cincinnati area diabetes deaths rose in the first eight months of the year. The Bureau of Vital Statistics lists 95 deaths this year versus 81 in 1950, with national estimates of 2 million Americans affected and about 2,500 Cincinnatians believed to have diabetes. Diabetes results from the body's inability to use or store sugar, with dietary carbohydrates and sweets fueling energy while excess sugar is stored as fat. Signs include frequent urination thirst hunger weight loss fatigue mouth dryness and general weakness.
Noted New York lawyer and civic leader Joseph A Bailey will address the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity conclave in Birmingham December 27-29 on the theme Sigma's Role In A Changing World. Bailey, national VP of the fraternity and secretary to Justice Rivers of New York City Court, is slated for the Cultural Hour. Special trains are planned to bring Sigma delegates from across the nation to Birmingham.
A Christmas message from Wendell P. Dabney and Madam W. P. Dabney thanks friends for cards and commendations. The note blends heartfelt holiday greetings with humorous lines about economy and sweet thoughts, wishing joy and fellowship to all on The Union.
John A. Louis of the Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association notes the large city death rate at 43 per 100 000 for 1947–1949, versus 30 nationwide. Baltimore leads at 65 with Cincinnati 53 and Cleveland 45. East Palestine tops at 57.8 in 1950. He cites crowding as a key factor in urban spread.
Baltimore leads with 65 then Washington DC 59 and Cincinnati 53. New Orleans also 53 followed by San Francisco 48, Philadelphia 47, Chicago 46, Cleveland 45, Buffalo 44.
New York report notes merry Christmas celebrations and a village stage full of parties. The column mentions soldiers in Korea awaiting home comforts and asks readers to remember them with prayers and gifts. It highlights actress Tallulah Bankhead rising from Broadway and Harlem to Shakespearean roles.
A prayerful note expresses hope for healing through collective faith and the Pope's blessing, hoping for renewed health and strength. The message links spiritual support with personal recovery, urging perseverance and trust in divine mercy.
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