Eddie Atchinson A Hero From Loyola Graduation
Eddie Atchinson of Loyola University, a standout in Tom Lieb system, graduates with honors as the only colored student in the procession. He earned the Tom Lieb award for scholastic excellence, carried an above 85 percent average for three years, and plans to study law while considering a football offer from the Chicago Bears.
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Los Angeles
ANP
Eddie Atchinson
Loyola University
Tom Liob
Atchinson
Tom Lieb
Loyola
Chicago Bears
Governor Murray Declares No Lynchings In Oklahoma
In a speech at the dedication of a new half million dollar hospital for the Negro insane, Governor Murray boasted there have been no lynchings in Oklahoma during his term and that none will occur while he remains governor. He asserted no individual or group has the right to take the law into their hands.
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Taft
Okla
CNS
Murray
Oklahoma
Heiress Files Divorce Suit in Indianapolis Court
Mrs Mae Walker Perry heiress to the Walker fortune and president of Madam Co J Walker Manufacturing has filed for divorce in circuit court from her second husband Marion R Perry an attorney and business man She is the adopted daughter of the late Mrs A Lelia Walker daughter of Madam C J Walker founder of the beauty products firm in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
DNI
Mae Walker Perry
Walker Fortune
Co. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Marion R. Perry
Perry
A’lelia Walker
C. J. Walker
Beauty
Baptists Win Case Over Damages Against Mission Board
A Philadelphia municipal court jury ruled in favor of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention, dismissing a $900 damages claim by White Manufacturing Corp for commodities sold in 1929. The case centered on a contract dispute with the church group at 701 South 19th Street.
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Philadelphia
ANP
White Manufacturing Corporation
Foreign Mission Board
National Baptist Convention
South 19Th Street
Blood test proves paternity in Wilmington case
In Wilmington, five month old child proven to be offspring of Hee Sing, a Chinese man, by blood tests in Municipal Court before Judge Lynn. Hee Sing received a suspended one year sentence, a $500 fine, and ordered to pay $3 weekly for the child’s support. It was shown he had several relations with the girl.
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Wilmington
Del
ANP
Dorothy Wilson
Hee Sing
War Baby Wins War Insurance Case In Philadelphia
The U S government lost its suit over a $10,000 war risk policy tied to Samuel Coley. Coley, heir to the policy, will receive the funds when he comes of age. The matter arose from Freeman Coley and Leola Johnson of Dublin Georgia, who married before the soldier’s 1917 deployment. Samuel, born in South Carolina, was recognized by the father as his son before the soldier was killed in France in 1917. Dave Coley challenged legitimacy in 1928, but Georgia losses followed by Philadelphia success in 1924.
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Philadelphia
ANP
U. S
Samuel Coley
Coley
Georgia
Freeman Coley
Leola Johnson
Dublin
Samuel
South Carolina
France
Dave Coley
Cooley
Two Ph D Degrees Awarded to House College Graduates
Atlanta reports two more House College graduates earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Minnesota and the University of Toronto this month.
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Atlanta, Ga
ANP
Morehouse College
University of Minnesota
University of Toronto
Philosophy and biology graduates listed from Toronto campus
Marion Moreland of Atlanta completed his philosophy degree at Toronto. Charles Wesley Buggs of Brunswick completed philosophy studies at Toronto, with another note of Buggs in Minnesota, in the department of bacteriology at Toronto.
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Marion Moreland
Atlanta
Toronto
Charles Wesley Buggs
Brunswick
Minnesota
Davis Cadet Spends Furlough at Tuskegee Institute
B O Davis Jr cadet second class at United States Military Academy West Point is spending his furlough at home on the campus of Tuskegee Institute He is the son of Colonel B O Davis Cavalry P M S and T and Commandant at Tuskegee.
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Tuskegee Institute
Ala
ANP
B. O. Davis, Jr
United States Military Academy
West Point
B. O. Davis
Cavalry
Tuskegee
Communists Jailed After Times Square Parade Arrest
Sidney Spencer 22 Mary Lewis 20 and Roy Specton 17 affiliated with the National Students League at Jamaica High School were arrested in a Communist parade in Times Square last week. They were found guilty of disorderly conduct and fined.
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New York City
CNS
Sidney Spencer
Mary Lewis
Roy Specton
National Students League
Jamaica High School
Times Square
Burned Bath House Sparks Racial Conflict at Rockaway Beach
A fire at the Millhauser Baths in Rockaway Beach is blamed on white opponents of Mrs. Millhauser who rent lockers to colored patrons. Nearby bathhouse owners with color bars and Seaside district business owners have recently launched surveys against the Black patronized bath house.
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New York City
CNS
Millhauser
Rockaway Beach
Rockaway
The Steady Subscriber Kindness Pride in Paying Up
A loyal reader praises steady subscribers who pay in advance and boost the office with cheer. The speaker notes personal long time support and diminishing risk of arrears, joking that only a lack of money would stop continued subscription. The piece reflects newspaper life and reader loyalty.
Young People's Religious Parliament Draws Choir of Cincinnati Clergy
Camp Washington Simms operates the Ninth Street YM and will host the Young People's Religious Parliament from July 23 to 27. Rev. Wm. Martin chairs the Sponsoring Committee with members Rev. Augustus C Sumpter Rev. C Baker Pearle Rev. Wilber A Page Rev. D D Turpeau Rev. H E Chapman Rev. P S Hill Rev LeRoy R Mitchell Rev J L Black Dr W T Nelson Rev C Parker Rev L L Dickerson Mrs Clara Nelson Miss Wilhelmina Edmunds Rev A W Jackson. Advisors named include Miss Eva D Bowles S C Jones and Boyd W Overton. The conference aims to strengthen religious leadership among Cincinnati youth as churches and other groups send students.
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Ated
Ninth Street
YM. Cie
Young People
Augustus C.sumpter
C. Baker Pearle
Wilber A. Page
D. D. Turpeau
H. E Chapman
P. S. Hill
LeRoy R. Mitchell
J. L. Black
W. T. Nelson
C . Parker
L. L. Dickerson
Clara Nelson
Wilhelmina Edmunds
A. W. Jackson
Eva. D. Bowles
S. C. Jones
Boyd W. Overton
Martin
Cincinnati
Local boy wins prize in soap sculpture contest
Raymond wins $50 in the 10th Annual Procter and Gamble Soap Sculpture Contest junior division for works titled Puppy Son of Kong Trojan Horse and Frog. He plans to buy art materials and visit the Rockefeller Center exhibit in New York to view his prize piece with the placard. Teachers praised him as thousands of young artists from the U S and abroad competed.
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Procter and Gamble
Raymond
Kong
Remarkable 116 Year Old Matriarch Mrs Hatton
A female Methuselah aged 116, mother of 25 children with 40 plus grandchildren, born to William Scott who she wed as a young girl. She later married Peter Hatton, had five daughters, now deceased. She is blind with impaired hearing but mentally alert and enjoys time with her large family and generations.
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Peter Hatton
Removal Notice For Dr Payne Dental Offices
The Dental Offices of Dr. L. E. Payne move from 608 Mound St to 614 Mound St now fully equipped for patient service and public access.
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Dr. L. E. Payne
Mound St
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