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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
1
Washington civic leaders honored Judge Armand W Scott of the Municipal Court with a grand plaque and elaborate banquet in Washington D C. The event featured music and earnest oratory praising his just decisions and charitable service.
Health City Sun Albuquerque sponsors a TB prize for patients and caregivers who submit a 1500 word article on chasing the cure or TB treatment from the patient perspective. First prize is 15 dollars. contest closes January 31. Details available by GA 1740 or Dunham Hospital Social Service.
Columbus report shows subject employers under the Ohio Unemployment Compensation Law rose from 68,248 at the start of 1948 to 72,430 by year end, a record high. Only June saw a slight dip as 15,000 employers exited business but were replaced by new entries under the law.
Miss Frances Douglass, a Negro educator recently appointed to the New York City Board of Higher Education, was honored at a tea in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon. The event, sponsored by St. Joseph's College and the Brooklyn Catholic Interracial Council, celebrated her appointment.
Ebony survey shows Dixie Negro workers in Louisville and other southern cities taking higher quality roles with better pay. Major employers like American Radiator Standard Sanitary and International Harvester report Negro foremen and top wages up to 100 dollars weekly. Government police teaching and factory jobs cited among strong opportunities.
Dorothy Maynor, famed young soprano, will perform at Caldwell Hall Auditorium in Pine Bluff on Sunday evening January 16 1949 under the Lyceum Committee. Visiting Arkansas’ only state supported Negro college, she plays oboe piano and French horn and transposes at sight. She previously sang in Washington Cathedral on the YWCA anniversary and at the Library of Congress for the 75th anniversary of the 13th amendment.
Van A. Bittner of the CIO leads the Southern Organizing Drive launch in Atlanta Georgia praising equal opportunity for all workers. More than six hundred organizers and international reps attend as thousands of CIO workers pledge to make the South more decent for Negro and White workers.
A lengthy Chicago note from Townsend to Mr Dabney reflects warmth and gratitude after a New Year gathering with Strad and friends. The missive praises friendship, wisdom shared in an office visit, and mutual encouragement, interspersed with literary quotes and reflections on loyalty, trust, and staying true to one's course.
Ben Saxon a laborer from Midland Park South Carolina battled tongue cancer in 1940. Prompt treatment led to a cure and a message urging readers to consult a doctor early for possible long term health and years of life gained.
Mrs. Lillie Brooks Barrow of Detroit says she hopes Joe Louis will not fight again. She recalls his caution about rumors and says he has not signed any comeback, and would discuss decisions with her if he decides to fight once more. Written by Tommy Devine in Sports World.
The list highlights six warning signs including non healing sores in the mouth lips or tongue a painless lump in breast lip or tongue bloody discharge from nipples irregular bleeding from openings color or size changes in warts or moles persistent indigestion persistent hoarseness cough or swallowing difficulty and changes in bowel habits.
Two Benedictine priests Fr Harvey Shepherd Negro and Fr Alexander Korte White arrive in Owensboro Kentucky to establish a mixed monastery for Negro and white aspirants. They plan a boarding school for boys and hope shared living will foster Christian harmony.
Eleven Negro physicians were awarded 1948 49 polio scholarships to study infantile paralysis care. Funds came from March of Dimes and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis gifts, announced by Charles H. Bynum, director of internal activities, underscoring support for the 1949 campaign.
A graphic medical journal style note warns that 1949 mirrors 32,500 traffic deaths in 1947. It urges action against reckless driving and drunk driving as the new year begins, noting the ongoing risk of fatal auto accidents. Dabney.
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