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Newspaper

The Union

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1945

Page

2

Mrs. M. V. Roberts Improves After Illness In Wyoming

Mrs M V Roberts of Wyoming has shown marked improvement after a period on the sick list. The Madisonville Health Club held its January meeting January 16 at Trinity Baptist Church with M Alice Prosser presiding. Health films were presented by R S Bennett of the Anti Tuberculosis League and prizes awarded to Rev. Martin Harris Mrs G Long Mr Merryweather Mrs M Kirtley and Mrs J Randolph.

Madisonville Health Club Trinity Baptist Church M. Alice Prosser R. S. Bennett Anti-Tuberculosis League Martin Harris G. Long Merryweather M. Kirtley J. Randolph

East and West Sanders Best Family News Roundup

Christine Sanders is home with baby Carol Jean, while Papa Wade Edmondson celebrates. Moses Walker is at boot camp in Great Lakes. Raymond Manuel hospitalized with pneumonia. Odell Mitchell enjoyed a weekend with Nettie Lewis. Vera Edmondson heads to Cleveland to visit sister Gladys. Beadrum Hall sends greetings from Australia. Rev. Lee Glass, who died Tuesday, was buried Saturday. Earl Tilton Lugo dined with fiancée Burnette Johnson Sunday. EE Health Club met at Mt. Carmel BC. Idella Thompson returned from Washington, D C, visiting sister Lillian Thomas. Lucille Sally housewarming hosted by Harriett Baker with Aretha Taylor assisting. Maggie Fields and A. Wetstone visited from Orangeburg. More next week.

Earl Tilton Lugo Miss Burnette Johnson EE Health Club Mt. Carmel BC Lucille Sally James Davis Harriett Baker Aretha Taylor Maggie Fields A. Wetstone Orangeburg South Carolina

Soldiers Grateful As City Federation Hosts Soldiers

The Colored soldiers at Ft. Thomas, many ill and lonely, were guests of the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs in a hospitality initiative honoring service members.

Ft. Thomas City Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Royal dinner honors soldiers at civic federation event

Tuesday January 16 a royal dinner moved our gallant soldiers to tears. The City Federation hospitality sets an example for civic and Christian groups. Madam Lillie B. Smart presides over this nationally known organization, and the line about soldiers at Fort will linger in memory. Dabney.

Lillie B. Smart

Labor and pensions dominate legislative week in Ohio

The Ohio Legislature enters its third week debating pensions and extra pay for state highway workers while labour protections loom large. Gov says labor rights must be protected with unemployment insurance and workers compensation reforms ahead. A controversial $20,000 art allowance sparks protests as anti union bills draw fire. 18 year old suffrage may land on November 1945 ballot if SJR 5 passes.

Ohio Byrne Kent Mrs. O'Neil Akron

Revival at Metropolitan Baptist and local notices in brief

Mrs W W H Joyce of Los Angeles remains with eye trouble while Rev Wilbur A Page from Wilberforce joins a six member Philadelphia trip. Rev J Franklin Walker and Rev Stanley Grannum plan a 11 am sermon at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Morris Jackson Dabney’s son visits on furlough as flight officer in Louisville Goodman Field. Carrie Harlan Curry improves after a severe cold. sister Louise Bascom also recovering.

Mr. Dabney Northwest Pacific Coast Seattle Washington Los Angeles Calif Milwaukee Road Big Montana South Dakota Black Hills North Dakota Butte Elmore Johnson Metropolitan Baptist Church J. Franklin Walker Stanley E. Grannum Walker Morris Jackson Morris Jackson Dabney Mt. Washington Goodman Field Louisville Carrie Harlan Curry Philadelphia Louise Bascom

Notable Cincinnatians get varied civic and military mentions

Mrs. Elizabeth Kinney Cook remains a private nurse amid several governmental offers. Officers Harry and Murdock Williams report strong on the European front. L Warren Bramlett retires to Chicago to live with his brother. David D Jones of Bennett College is elected to the Association of American Colleges board, first colored citizen to hold the post. Marine Pfc Calvin Derrickson writes from the Pacific about a hot January and thanks Cincinnati friends for a merry Christmas. Wilbert B Meade becomes first colored staff member of the Cincinnati Social Hygiene Society as it broadens its program.

David D. Jones Bennett College The Association of American Colleges Marine Pfc Calvin M. Derrickson Pacific T Ine Milton Bradley Cincinnati Social Hygiene Society Wilbert B. Meade

College Hill Health Club Sees Health Week Plans

The Anti Tuberculosis League College Hill Health Club held its January meeting at Steele Colony School with Mrs Geneva Price presiding. R B Bennett presented a sound movie Contacts. Thirteen members requested X rays and plans for Health Week and the Annual Essay Contest were endorsed, to be discussed again February 7. Door prizes included cake plate Pyrex baking ware and custard cups won by Augustus McMullen Mrs Addie Dewey Mrs Velma Evans Mrs Della Carlock.

Anti-Tuberculosis League College Hill Steele Colony School Geneva Price R. 8. Bennett Augustus McMullen Addie Dewey Velma Evans Della Carlock

The Union Stands Apart for Truth and Courage

A Dakota writer extols the Union as a plain paper, critiquing splashy society gossip and praising its commitment to truth over hypocrisy. The author notes readers across the country value honest reporting and rejects excess praise shaped by hype.

Unions Face Demands and Criticism in Harsh Message

A fiery editorial tone laments unions posting issues they won’t publish and questions aiding those who neglect workers. It argues against funding inactive allies and rejects being sacrificed for favored treatment, framing the stance in moral terms with strong, charged language.

Hot air and fakes called out by skeptical observers

Critics warn against hype and exaggeration in public discourse urging readers to distrust inflated claims and verify facts before sharing praise or endorsements.

Negro engineers repair Naples warehouses in Italy for Sixth Army Group

The Sixth Army Group laboring in France and Italy highlights Negro engineers from the Continental Advance Section who rehabilitated gutted warehouses in Italy using ingenuity. After two years they earned three battle stars for campaigns and notably rescued two soldiers and a civilian after a German air raid in Naples, working 48 hours to free them from 24 tons of debris.

Sixth Army Group France Italy Seventh Army Naples

Book Advertises Unity Amid Colored Citizens Threats

Samuel Barrett of Oakland California promotes a one dollar book titled A Plea for Unity and Cooperation arguing colored citizens face a second slavery or death unless national organization is achieved. Readers are urged to send a one dollar note to the listed address before supplies run out.

Samuel Barrett 13Th Street Oakland California

Louisville and Nashville Rail road 95th birthday and 1944 freight facts

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad marks its 95th charter anniversary on March 6 with lines dating to 1850 and trains in operation since 1855. Passenger miles in 1944 reached 96,000,000,000, a record and 9.3 percent above 1943. War Bond purchases by Louisville office staff totaled $106,255.66. 1944 ice and salt use figures and perishables moved, including citrus, potatoes, meats, vegetables, fruits, eggs, butter, and cheese, are noted with 1943 comparisons.

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Commonwealth of Kentucky Louisville

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UNION W. P. Dabney East Levest Main M. V. Roberts Wyoming Montana Sanders Christine Wade Edmondson Carol Jean Moses Walker Great Lakes Little Raymond Manuel Odell Mitchell Nettie Lewis Vera Eadmondson Cleveland Gladys Edmondson Seaman Beadrum Hall Seasons Australia Lee Glass Idella Thompson Washington, D. C Visitation Lillian Thomas Homas Ft, T Legislature Jack Easton Willoughby Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company W.W. H. Joyce Wills Wilbur A. Page Wilberforce Elizabeth Kinney Cook Harry and Murdock Williams L. Warren Bramlett Chicago Anti - Tuberculosis League Dakney Jesus Negro Digest South Parkway Chiccago, IN JO. H. Johnson West Ninth Street Handy Brothers New York N. Y Military Engineers Barrett Ninth Street Ymnasium Cherry Kit T Cafe A. L. Guerard Etta Street Mncminnville, Tenn J. A. Rogers New York, W. Y Hoff John Benjamin Tuskegee Institute Alabama R. R Page Boy Rena Hart Seventh Avenue Allen Hotel Kentucky West Madison Street Foundation For Our Future
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