Open Letter Urges Postwar Savings From Cincinnati Negro Leaders
Rev. Wallace M. Wright of Allen Temple A. M. E. Church writes to editor W. P. Dabney praising critical reporting and urging African American citizens in Cincinnati to save, buy war bonds, and improve public conduct and punctuality. He calls on colored leaders to join a crusade for better conditions in city and communities. The letter dates January 18, 1945.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
W. P. Dabney
Cincinnati 2
Dabney
Wallace M. Wright
Allen Temple A. M. E. Church
Sixth and Broadway
Navy Reviews Discharges of 19 Negro Seabees
On December 11 a five man Navy Board reviewed the cases of 19 Negro Seabees discharged for unfitness after attending an off the record meeting called by their commanding officer. They seek honorable discharges. Four were cross examined. Civil liberties lawyer Arthur Garfield Hays was secured by the Lynn Committee to Abolish Segregation in the Armed Forces. Eleven men who attended the meeting were discharged along with seven others. Hays said the men were the most intelligent and best educated.
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Navy Board of
Navy
Arthur Garfield Hays
Lynn Committee
Trinidad
Legislature's Slow Start Prompts Calls for Action
Governor Lausche sent a message to the Legislature on Monday January 8 urging faster progress. He framed proposals for conservation and building state institutions as public facing priorities, while noting slow momentum in the third week.
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CIO
Lausche
March of Dimes Campaign Moves to 1945 Effort
The Motion Picture Industry invites all 409 Negro theatres to join the 1945 March of Dimes Campaign to aid the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. In 1944, 179 theatres raised 34481 dollars and 40 cents as polio cases surged across states. Aid supports victims regardless of age race color or creed amid the ongoing fight against infantile paralysis.
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National Foundation For
Nicholas M. Schenck
National Motion Pictures
Dr Montagu Speaks on Racism at Hampton Institute
Dr M F Ashley Montagu associate professor of anatomy at Hahnemann Medical College lectured at Hampton Institute on Friday January 19. His talk titled Racism Its Cause and Cure addressed the roots of prejudice and the paths to its remedy.
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Hampton Institute
M. F. Ashley Montagu
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
London
Division of
Child Research
New York University
Montagu
Vivian Greer Crowned Queen by War Bond Drive Effort
Miss Vivian Greer sold over 62000 in War Bonds during the recent 6th War Loan Drive as a bondadier in Team 4 Division V Walnut Hills. She averaged over 10000 per drive, totaling over 100000, active in church Ys clubs and Democratic politics yet modest about her achievements.
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Vivian Greer
Greer
Walnut Hills
Benny and Rochester Report From New York to Nation
New York and Rochester figures head a nationwide update on radio stars. Larry Stevens marks his first New York visit by attempting to eat all candy bars in town and falls ill. Jack Benny hosts and performs at several Washington events in January and leads a March of Dimes broadcast finale.
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New York
Larry
Jack
Presdent
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Colored Woman Delegate Chosen for British War Work Mission
Maida Springer of Brooklyn, a Negro woman and ILGWW member, was selected by the American Federation of Labor to join another woman as an interpreter of Americans to British War Workers. She spoke of fighting color barriers through union membership and will travel with her co worker Julia O Conner to brief British workers on American efforts and challenges.
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Maida
ILGW
Plastic Workers Union
Owen
Springer
Eric
Nurses urged to admit all trained nurses by ability
George Marshall calls for Army to end race based limits and hire 8000 more nurses. He cites only 300 Negro nurses in service versus 9,000 Black graduates, urging a policy shift to select by ability, not race, to ease shortages noted in Roosevelt's message.
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New York
N. Y
George Marshall
National Federation For Constitutional Liberties
Norman T. Kirk
U.S. Army
Roosevelt
Congress
Kirk
United States Army
Navy
Army
Benjamin Franklin
America
Colored Citizens Donates 1035 To Jewish Hospital Fund
A group of colored doctors and citizens presented 1035 to the Jewish Hospital Building Fund in appreciation for the hospital which recognizes Negro physicians dentists nurses and their patients. Contributions were voluntary and came after a letter from Arnold B. Walker of the Division of Negro Welfare. The committee’s letter attests to the gratifying response.
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Jewish Hospital Building Fund
Jewish Hospital
Arnold B. Walker
Division of Negro Welfare
The Randolph Meetings at Stowe School Mass Meeting
The Stowe School Mass Meeting sponsored by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters for A. Philip Randolph drew enthusiastic audience support. Randolph urged racial cooperation to fight abuses and seek justice, with Win. Smith and Milton P. Webster delivering stirring talks. Over $200 was raised and a committee on program and organization formed for an FEPC Council at the Y next day.
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Stowe School
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
FEPC
Social Equality and Civic Rights Principled Conduct
A short civic editorial urges that social equality stems from social regulations and public conduct. It argues civic equality is a legal right achievable through preparation, common sense, and good behavior, noting business advocates should prioritize reputable conduct to gain recognition.
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Dabney
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March OF Dimes Campaign
Miss Greer
Ent
Jack Benny
Rochester
Eager Beaver
Harlem
Evalina
the Radio Correspondents Association
National Press Club
New York City
Calvin’s
The
Ers
Julia O’conner
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment
Randolph
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