Labor drives charity as 50,000 join community chests
In New York a labor participation committee reported over 50,000 labor representatives now serve as board members in Community Chests and Councils. The program, marking its fifth anniversary, unites labor with social workers to plan health and welfare funding as Community Chests raise about 250 million dollars yearly, with corporate and employee gifts split evenly.
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New York
Labor Participation Committee of
United Defense Fund, Inc
New Weston Hotel
National Cash Register Company
Community Chest
Cleveland's Colored Council Woman Could Have Corrected Mistake
A Cleveland council member, identified as a Black woman, faced a missed error as she was reportedly occupied with other duties. The article notes her potential to rectify the issue but emphasizes her preoccupation at the time.
Capers Serves in City Council Without Authority
Ward II Councilwoman Jean M Capers has not filed an election expense statement or received a certificate of election yet yet she was sworn in and placed on the payroll at 4000 dollars a year. Clerk Tom Terrell notified County Prosecutor Frank T Cullitan of the lack of certification and payroll pay is blocked until election law requirements are met. Capers defeated Republican Vivian S Parker by 3170 to 1985 in last November's election.
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Jean M. Capers
Tom Terrell
Frank T. Cullitan
Terrell
Cullitan
Capers
Vivian S. Parker
United African Nationalist Movement Petitions Hearing Request
James R. Lawson president of the United African Nationalist Movement asks for the right to give an oral presentation in support of his January 14 1952 petition. He cites Rule 87 of the Trusteeship Council rules and agrees with a call to meet African peoples national aspirations.
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United African Nationalist Movement
Trusteeship Council
United African Nationalist Movements
James R. Lawson
UNCF Alumni Conference Held at Daytona Beach
The National Council of UNCF Alumni announced its sixth annual conference in Daytona Beach Florida February 22 and 23. More than 100 delegates including college presidents will attend at Bethune Cookman College with hosts Bethune Cookman General Alumni Association and Daytona Beach chapter. Speakers include Paul B. Hartenstein and Dr F D Patterson.
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National Council of Uncf
United Negro College Fund
Daytona Beach
Florida
Randall L. Tyus
UNCF
Tyus
Uncf General Alumni Associations
Inter
Bethune-Cookman College
Bethune Cookman
Fund
Richard V. Moore
General Alumni Association of the
College
Sorace E. Hill
Bethune- Cookman College
John Dickerson
Paul B. Hartenstein
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Fund
OPS
Philadelphia
Urban League notes national localities in defense hubs
Lester B. Granger said the National Urban League’s 1951 report highlights a new economic pattern called national localities. He described them as industrial communities with nationwide forces shaping inner needs and cited Bucks County, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey, as an illustration discussed at the 41st annual meeting in New York.
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National Urban League
Lester B. Granger
League
Interracial Service Organization
McAlpin Hotel
New York
Granger
United States
Roosevelt Theatre Seeks Quick Reopen After Ceiling Collapse
Management reports a ceiling collapse at Roosevelt Theatre several days ago and plans a March 1 free inspection of a new ceiling. A free Cartoon Carnival will accompany the reopening with a Grand Opening on March 2 featuring Andey Murphy in Cimarron Kid and ROOM FOR ONE MORE with Cary Grant plus color cartoons.
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Roosevelt Theatre
Andey Murphy
Cary Grant
Thought Control in U S Warned by Douglas and Smith Act
In a California case against 15 working class leaders the Smith Act trial underway in Los Angeles aims to define thought control. Justice Douglas warns freedom of mind must remain. prosecutors call for conspiracy to advocate overthrow by force, not actual overthrow.
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America
Los Angeles
Wm. Mathes
Douglas
Justice Department
California
McGrath
FBI
U. S
Elkhom World Mourns J Finley Wilson Leader of Elkdom
New York writer recounts the death of J Finley Wilson at Washington DC age 71 founder and head of Elkdom with 600000 members and Republican leader. Remembrance reads like a personal reminiscence touching legacy and color of early 20th century fraternal history.
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New York
Elkhom
J. Finley Wilson
Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Napoleon
Grim Reaper
Elkdom
John H. Carlston
Bronx
O. K
Mexico Way
Mexico
Philipines
Call for Action on Race Equality by Brotherhood Commission
The Brotherhood Commission of Justice and Peace urges immediate practical steps to extend liberty and equality to colored citizens. It links racial justice to Jewish ethics and global civilizational stakes, notes progress but calls for faster implementation and broader mobilization, citing about a thousand Negro students in Southern tax supported higher learning and the Supreme Court reference.
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Supreme Court
Connie Charlton of Van Stone clan born large and ambitious
Connie Charlton, eighth of Mrs Vanston's 17 children, weighed 15 pounds 8 ounces at birth and grew into a tall, solid youth who aspired to join the Army. He was praised for honesty, cooking skill, good grades, and a dream of military service despite racial barriers.
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Cornelius
Connie
Charlton
West Virginia
Civil Rights Congress denounces Walter Irvin case
The Civil Rights Congress denounces Florida's death sentence in the Walter Irvin rape case as genocide against Black people. The group accuses the state government of injustice and vows to seek action when the UN General Assembly reconvenes in New York.
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Civil Rights Congress
W. 26Th St
New York
N. Y
Walter Irvin
Ocala
Florida
William L. Patterson
CRC
USA
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
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F. D. Patterson
Tuskegee
Urban League Meeting
Bucks County
Trenton, N. J
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California Emergency Defense Committee
Wm. O. Douglas
New York Times
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