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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
2
W P Dabney owner editor of The Union at 288 East Fourth Street Cincinnati announces newspaper contact details and office line. The note lists main number 6168 and Cincinnati as location. It reads like a masthead fragment from a historical paper.
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Willis C Weatherly official with Valley Homes named general chairman of the Spring musicale by the Cincinnati Knox College Alumni Club. The 1949 musicale marks the first postwar presentation and proceeds support the club scholarship fund aiding deserving students.
A February issue of Negro Digest reports Chauncey Burr's claim that Abraham Lincoln was part Negro. It notes other Presidents cited in the feature and discusses how race and the era shaped their lives.
The article notes accusations of Negro ancestry and alleged affiliations used in Presidential campaigns. It cites how race charges circulated in the feature states and in pamphlets alleging Lincoln and his running mate Hannibal Hamlin had Negro blood.
Initial unemployment claims in November rose to 32,629 in Ohio, up 37 percent from October and 42 percent higher than a year earlier. The average claimants rose 11 percent from October, with 26,000 claiming under Ohio Law and 9,000 veterans on GI Bill readjustment allowances.
An article contrasts training with education stressing that training forms habits while education widens vision and deepens thought. It argues education goes beyond book learning, enables critical understanding, and leads to new paths, noting both the value and limits of training in developing character. The piece then shifts to a roster of Colorado African American civic leaders and officials, detailing careers, roles, and service.
Dr Carl Glennis Roberts writes from Chicago to Wendell P. Dabney praising his editorials and humor. He notes illness, family gatherings, and gratitude for Dabney's blessings and extra copies. He mentions Townsend’s Defender tribute and extends best wishes for the new year.
In Colorado Negro citizens gain political recognition after a Democratic sweep. The article notes representation in the State Assembly an assistant to the Attorney General and a Deputy District Attorney for Denver, signaling a new era for minority involvement in state politics.
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