Negro physicians push into specialty fields in growing numbers
The Journal of the National Medical Association notes a rise from zero certified Negro specialists in 1927 to 93 in 1947 and 166 in 1951, with most graduates from both Negro and non Negro schools. It cites early pioneers like Dr. W Harry Barnes and Dean Numa Adams, and urges continued progress via specialty boards and broader graduate pipelines.
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Journal of the National Medical Association
W. Harry Barnes
Philadelphia
American Board of Otolaryngology
Barnes
Numa P. G. Adams
Howard University School of Medicine
Hearst Estate Inventory Exceeds 16 Million Dollars
Partial estate inventory for William Randolph Hearst lists 16,070,255 dollars in assets. The largest item, 13.6 million dollars in Hearst Publishing Co. stock, dominates the totals. 1.65 million dollars in antiques and art goods occupy five warehouses at San Simeon. Real property across New York, Texas, Wales, Mexico, and Wyntoon remains to be inventoried. Hearst died August 14 at age 88. Most of the estate is in two trusts for Milli cent V Hearst and their five sons, and for charitable and educational institutions.
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Los Angeles
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Publshing Companies
San Simeon
Calif
New York
Texas
Wales
Mexico
Wyntoon
Hearst
Millicent V. Hearst
Dangerous Are Sops From Raw Pork Chops
Dr Joseph H Batsche of Cincinnati Health Dept warns raw pork carries trichinosis risk unless cooked thoroughly. USDA says cook at least 30 minutes per pound. sausages may be safe if properly inspected. He notes risk persists in small towns outside Cincinnati and urges proper cooking and hog garbage disposal to prevent spread.
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Joseph H. Batsche
Meat and Dairy Products Inspection
Cincinnati Health Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Cincinnati
King George VI Dies in Africa. Elizabeth II to Succeed
New York notes the death of King George VI at age 56 and the rise of Queen Elizabeth II who will lead the empire with Prince Albert as consort. The obituary honors the late monarch and reflects on the royal succession, with a tribute to Lucien Harper, Chicago Defender executive editor, and a note of sympathy to his family.
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Africa
Queen Elizabeth II
Mary
Commonwealth of Land
Canada
Zanzabar
Pémba
Nigeria
Gold Coast
Prince Albert
New York
Lucien Harper
Chicago Defender
Phil Jones
Kentucky
Chicago
Winchell's Woes Put Radio Return on Hold
New York report says Walter Winchell is off the air for a month due to a heart condition. The piece notes Winchell's long career, his enemies in press and theater, and recent issues with Josephine Baker and Post exposes on ghost writers and associates.
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New York
Global
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Josephine Baker
Baker
California
Bowman A Democratic Candidate
Attorney Joseph E. Bowman, former Columbus Prosecuting Attorney and past Supreme Court candidate, led statewide ballots for delegate-at-large to the National Democratic Convention. Named by the Ohio Democratic Committee as a delegate this year, he is described as a sincere Christian, prominent citizen and highly educated lawyer.
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Joseph E. Bowman
Columbus
Supreme Court
Ohio Democratic Committee
Talmadge Attacks Non Segregated TV Shows
Governor Herman Talmadge of Georgia condemned non segregated television programs where white and Negro performers appear together. He urged southerners to boycott sponsors of such shows and named The Mariners on Arthur Godfrey, Ken Murray’s Christmas program, and a Clifton Fadiman program as examples of mixed races on air.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Mariners
Arthur Godfrey
Ken Murray
Clifton Fadiman
Survey Indicates Need for Black Trade School in Virginia
Booker Washington Birthplace Memorial officials report strong support from about sixty percent of representatives surveyed for an industrial training center for African Americans. Continued on Page 2.
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Booker Washington Birthplace
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial
National Christian Education Group to Meet in Columbus
The Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches plans its annual meeting in Columbus February 10 to 16. About 1,500 teachers and pastors from over 50 Protestant denominations are expected to attend under the theme The Word of Life Know It Live It Share It. The gathering will mark the completion of the Revised Standard Version Bible with the Old Testament due on press September 30.
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Columbus
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
U. S
Roy G. Ross
Ross
New York City
National Council
Race Relations Improving Through One Blood Message
New York reports hopeful signs the U S moves toward greater unity in race relations. The National Council of Churches issued a Race Relations Sunday message titled Of One Blood urging churches to hasten full acceptance and brotherhood among all peoples. Dr J Oscar Lee outlined actions to end segregation and lynching, promote fair housing, and challenge racial attitudes while warning against lingering color prejudice amid global tensions.
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New York
U. S
National Council of the Churches of Christ In
U.S. A
J. Oscar Lee
Department of Racial and Cultural Relations
The
National Council
Lee
God
Commission On Justice and Peace of the
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Roland B. Gittelsohn
Commission
Negro History Week tribute and Lincoln's birth date noted
A narrator discusses Negro History Week and the 1865 birth of Abraham Lincoln as markers of progress for African Americans. The piece honors Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Peter Salem, Nat Turner, and other enslaved peoples and freedom fighters, urging their names be recorded in history.
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Carter G. Woodson
Abraham Lincoln
Fred Douglass
John Brown
Peter Salem
Bunker Hill
America
Nat Turner
Dabney
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American College of Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
American College of Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Chest Physicians
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American College of Radiology
American Academy of Dermatology
American College of Hospital Administrators
Hearst Estate
Count A. J. Gary
George VI
Christ
Bowman
Talmadge
the New Bible
Brotherhood of All Men
Asia
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