John L Lewis Dominates Senate Labor Committee Power
Political commentary on John L Lewis and the Miners Union facing Supreme Court rulings. Noting Taft and Georgia Mississippi dynamics, labor movement history, and a GOP poll view. Includes remarks on Governor Thompson vs Talmadge, bootleggers, and African American voting. Ends with obituary of Mrs. Inez Austin and praise for Junius C. Austin.
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Barthwell Enterprises: Detroit Drug Stores and Ice Cream Factory
A Georgia born Black entrepreneur Sidney Barthwell built a Detroit business empire from 1937, opening his first store and later seven shops plus an ice cream factory producing nearly 100,000 gallons in 1946. He owned a central warehouse at 8600 Oakland Ave and held a Lincoln birthday banquet for 70 employees.
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Sidney Barthwell
Wayne University
Barber Fined Over Hair Thickness Not Color Bias
Williamstown Massachusetts under an 1865 law fines barber Mederic Bleau $50 for quoting Williams College student Wayne Callman $2 for a haircut, double the usual price. Bleau appeals and posts $100 bond for Berkshire Superior Court action next summer. Callman charged discrimination by race. Bleau says price hike due to unusually thick hair.
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Williams College
Mederic Bleau
Berkshire Superior Court
Pittsfield
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Bleau
Massachusetts
Saliman
N. Y
Dabney Denials Echo Taylor Biography Note
Dr Brainerd Dyer, UC Los Angeles historian, discusses how majors Marshall, Eisenhower first deny then consider presidential bids. He cites Zachary Taylor as example, who initially refused the presidency before accepting later. Continued on Page 3.
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Calif
Marshall
Eisenhower
Brainerd Dyer
University of California
Dyre
United States
Zachary Taylor
Taylor
National Negro Health Week Aims For Healthier Communities
National Negro Health Week runs March 30 to April 6. Founded in 1915 by Booker T. Washington to stress health needs of Black Americans and promote access to local health facilities. Since 1932 a year round Public Health Service program. National Chairman Dr. Roscoe C. Brown leads the Office of Negro Health Work. In 1946 about 10,500 communities in 36 states joined a campaign promising a healthy home in a healthy community.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Howard University
United States Public Health Service
Roscoe C. Brown
The
Public Health Service
Marian Anderson's Country Hideaway Revealed in Ebony
Ebony magazine premieres exclusive photos of Marian Anderson's Mill Pond Conn estate Marianna where the opera star retreats for four months each year after long world tours. Joined by husband Orpheus Fisher and neighbors Lilly Pons Geraldine Farrar and Lawrence Tibbett she is listed as a simple homebody at heart.
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Ebony
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Lilly Pons
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Lawrence Tibbett
Darwin Turner Made Phi Beta Kappa at 15
Darwin Turner, 15, honors student at Cincinnati University, has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. A Troy family figure in scholarship, he is set to graduate in June from the university.
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Cincinnati University
Phi Beta Kappa
Troy
Way of the World in Cumberland County Veteran Remembers Lincoln
Wesley Rue of Greenup Illinois celebrated his 104th birthday recalling the Lincoln era and the fall of Richmond. He cherishes memories of emancipation and the Civil War, expressing a wish to relive the era if Lincoln called and slavery ended again. A Chester hotel hosted the players.
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Ill
Wesley Rue
Lincoln
Cumberland County
Richmond
Colgate to Host Speeches on Race and Democracy
Hamilton, March 12. George Weaver, CIO Committee to abolish discrimination, urged colleges and public schools to be partisan exponents of the democratic way. He spoke at Colgate University on the American Challenge. March 28 U S Senator Irving Ives, author of New York FEPC law, will lecture on Techniques for Dealing with Racial Tensions.
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N. Y
Colgate University
George Weaver
CIO
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Irving Ives
New York
Georgia reformer Dan Duke criticizes one crop system
In Atlanta on March 12 Dan Duke former assistant attorney general of Georgia told the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce that the state is hampered by a one party one crop system. He urged capital and industry to overcome bigotry and prejudice and praised his past fights against the Klan and Columbians. In Chicago on March 12 delegates to the AFL International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Drop Forgers and Helpers voted to remove racial language from the union constitution opening membership to about 1500 colored workers and declaring the time to do right has come.
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Georgia
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Chicago
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AFL
Worcester hotel apologizes after turning away colored players
A Worcester hotel refused entry to 12 colored basketball players from Chicago despite reservations. The hotel faced a court appearance, withdrew the complaint, apologized, and offered to make a proper financial settlement, noting its state location.
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Mass
Chicago
Joe Louis Escapes Trinidad After Raucous Exhibition Bout
Port of Spain reports Joe Louis reaching the exit after an arena exhibition, as 25 to 30 thousand locals pressed for a handshake or autographs. Police battled a path to his car while the crowd surged in the turbulent city.
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Trinidad
Joe Louis
Cuba
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Louis
Resolutions Seek to Silence AME Critic Johnson
Nashville report covers J B Claybourn leading a bishops council resolution urging Rev W D Johnson to cease criticizing ecclesiastical politics. The measure warns editors to stop printing his opinions and hints at possible expulsion. A bid to elect Johnson to the bench in Los Angeles is noted as a growing movement.
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Tenn
AME Bishops Council
Columbia
J. B. Claybourn
W. D. Johnson
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Claybourn
Johnson
AME
Dr. Johnson
Los Angeles
Noted Kentucky Women Former Slaves Die Within Week
Louisville report recalls two venerable women, Jemina Gilbert of Clay County aged 108 and Lucy Berry Smith of Louisville aged 103, both long respected and widely known. Gilbert lived in one house for 81 years. Berry Smith mothered 17 children.
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Louisville
Jemina Gilbert
Clay County
Lucy Berry Smith
Gilbert
Berry
Robinson in Havana Courtside Star Signs and Hopes
Jackie Robinson, key Brooklyn slugger in Branch Rickey's system and Montreal hero, dominates Havana gossip as fans chant his name day and night. Asked about joining Brooklyn this season he deflects with Rickey's business and hints at first base. He says he will try anything to advance his career amid talk of race questions.
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Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
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Rickey
Bilbo's Book Nears Press in Jackson Mississippi
Senator Bilbo’s long promised book is about to be released with the title Take Your Choice. The item appears in a Jackson Mississippi context and is noted as continued on a later page.
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Bilbo
Diplomatic Discourse andU S Leadership Claim
The writer decries U S politicians for blunt honesty while praising foreign representatives for finesse. He argues the United States will be remembered for leadership rather than charity, noting it has lent nearly everything except the atom bomb, which allies may already possess. Dabney.
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U. S
Dabney
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