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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
3
In Mayfield Kentucky on May 6 the stork visited Winfrey Williams, a Negro man, bringing his wife a seven pound boy. She is 34 and 11 of their 20 children survive. Officials decline to comment on Williams, but note he has faithfully followed the injunction Increase and Multiply.
Fletcher Hiles colored steward on a Big Four club car between Cincinnati and Cleveland installed a receiving set and proved radio can operate at full train speed. He holds a government amateur license and has been sending messages between trains, drawing railroad staff and passengers into a wide listening circle as broadcasts arrive on his headphones.
John T. Emlen a Philadelphia Quaker chaired the annual gathering in the New Central wing Room, Philadelphia, with a large audience of enthusiastic white and colored supporters. The Armstrong Association aligned with the National Urban League and stressed the slogan Not Alms, But Opportunity for Colored People.
Sam Dean relays a Chinese saying on face saving through two incidents. A gate keeper, dismissed for demanding a 10 percent cut, threatened self harm to save pride, while locals mocked a foreign contractor during gate reconstruction, highlighting cultural emphasis on face.
In Philadelphia the Armstrong Association highlights the product of unselfish service and civic contribution. The piece emphasizes dedication to community welfare and the value of volunteer leadership within local organizations.
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