Mrs Lizzie Branch Buys De Vote's Corner In Civic Spotlight
Mrs Lizzie Branch noted for church and charity work acquires De vote's corner a three story brick grocery and adjacent tenement and garage at Alms Place and Chapel Street in a deal near 15000 She previously aided the Wheatley flat building purchase for the Old Women's home and helped raise funds for the First Baptist Church with her husband James Branch praised for artistic work and integrity in the community.
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Alms Place
Chapel Street
Wheatley Flat
First Baptist Church
James Branch
Monfort Street
Branch
Anniversary Week at Church Highlights First Year Work
Rev Wilber Page preached a memorable sermon on Sunday and reported his first year ending July 18 1920. Cradle and Sunday School services drew large crowds. Miss Victoryne G Yates wed Mr Arthur W Tedford Thursday afternoon. Yates known for Sunday School work and Tedford for army service Over Sea. Friends wish them happiness. Mr Geo W Hays gave a brief historical review of the church and Sabbath School and noted incidents.
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Wilber Page
Victoryne G. Yates
Arthur W. Tedford
Geo. W. Hays
Back Again T Spencer Finley Returns From Washington
T Spencer Finley, theatrical magnate and executive of the National Theatrical Combine, has returned from a four year absence in Washington D C. The welcome accorded to him reflected tributes usually reserved for royalty, highlighting his square dealing, capability, and sociability.
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T. Spencer Finley
Washington, D. C
National Theatrical Combine
Application for Receiver to settle Lewis and Skillman Barber Shop
An application has been made for a Receiver to settle the affairs of Mesers Lewis and Skillman, partners in the Barber Shop on Vine Street. The move follows a change in building ownership, with Old Fountain Lewis Barber business long tied to the city’s history and Skillman having been a partner for years.
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Mesers Lewis and Skillman
Vine St
Fountain Lewis
Skillman
Frances Williams Wins High Honors in New York
Miss Frances Williams of 3973 West Bellplace, daughter of Frank L. Williams Sumner Colored High School principal, was recently notified by the New York authorities of her high honors achieved in a notable program.
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Frances Williams
West Bellplace
Frank L. Williams
Sumner Colored High School
New York
Mount Holyoke Scholar Williams Joins New York Social Work
Miss Williams, a 1919 Mount Holyoke graduate, earned a scholarship worth 850 dollars to complete a post graduate course at the School of Social Work. She has spent a year studying community organization at a New York institution and holds Phi Beta Kappa honors.
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Miss Williams
Mount Holyoke
New York Institution
Addion
Mss Williams
Phi Beta Kappa
Frances and Susie Williams Highlight Mixed School Value
The St Louis Star notes Miss Frances Williams and her sister Susie, long residents of the city and relatives of Mrs Edith P Miller, distinguished themselves in top schools. The piece argues mixed schools foster respect and harmony by exposing young people to diverse peers.
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St. Louis
Frances
Susie Williams
Edith P. Miller
Ashe
Growing Like Weeds Vice and Viciousness in Lower Classes
A clipped excerpt notes concerns that vice and viciousness are spreading among the lower classes. The text labels social decay as a growing problem tied to poverty and delinquency, urging caution and reform.
Free Rooms and Garages Offer in Cincinnati Investment Plan
Mrs Branch offers a large property with 50,200 square feet and two garages to be rented as three smaller storerooms after partitioning a large storeroom. An organization at Walnut Hills plans a grocery and a ladies furnishing store in separate units. Mr Sudduth has acted as agent in large deals involving colored people in Cincinnati over the past decade.
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Branch
Walnut Hills
Sudduth
Cincinnati
The Y price of the union rising and social reform calls
A racist editorial argues churches neglect the poor and condemns street mobs. It urges expansion of the Woman's Home Missionary Society with Laymen's League aid to uplift the lower element and cleanse society by Christianity, warning the drive begins August 1 1920. Dabney.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society
Real estate sale on Chapel and Alms Corner
Horace Sudduth sold to Mrs. Lizzie Branch for Central Trust Company the property at the northeast corner of Chapel and Alms Place. The site has housed a grocery operated by Mr. Devote since 1869. A pressed brick building comprises 32 rooms.
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Horace Sudduth
Lizzie Branch
Central Trust Company
Alms Place
Devote
Reach Them: Addressing Crime and Racial Stereotypes
A fragment quotes a passage urging harmful stereotypes about Black people and claiming they must be reached. It condemns criminal activity as a justification for broad racial prejudice and reports that victims suffer from resulting criticisms. The piece also invokes a poem line about resilience.
Industrial Savings & Loan Co Elevates Local Black Homeowners
The Industrial Savings & Loan Co organized and run by African Americans began January 3 with 217 depositors and members, saving 25 cents to $12 weekly, and loaning $4,000 on first mortgages. Shares cost $100, no fines for missed weeks, offices at 527 West Fifth Street and 1012 Lincoln Avenue Walnut Hills. Members may deposit, withdraw anytime, and directors cannot borrow. Mrs. Dunbar and children plan to move to Detroit.
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Industrial Savings & Loan Co
West Fifth Street
Lincoln Avenue
Walnut Hills
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Famouus
Union Baptist Church
Orphan Asylum
Dabney
N.C. Flowers
West Ninth Street
Ohio
Building and Loan Association
Mrs. Dunbar
Detroit
Mr. Dunbar
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