Cleveland’s Capers Named National Citizenship Delegate
Jean Murrell Capers, first Black woman on Cleveland City Council and city prosecutor, named delegate to the Fifth Annual Conference on Citizenship in Washington from May 20 to 24. She represents the Women’s Division of the National Democratic Committee. conference credentials are issued by the Justice Department.
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Ohio
Jean Murrell Capers
Statler Hotel
Washington, D. C
National Democratic Committee
Attorney General's Office
Department of Justice
Capers
Ohio State Council of Democratic Women
We Should Always Fight for What Is Right
Letter from George Marshall of the Civil Rights Congress to W P Dabney editor of The Union praising coverage of the Un American Committee contempt case. Marshall notes awaiting Supreme Court decision and hopes public attention will aid the case.
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UN- American Committee
U. S. Supreme Court
Four Negroes Nominated For New York Hall Of Fame
The New York U. Hall of Fame electors will vote to admit seven more immortals, with four African Americans among 184 nominees. Named are Paul Laurence Dunbar, Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, and Isabella Hardenburg Sojourner Truth.
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New York
ANP
College of Electors
New York U. Hall of Fame
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Benjamin Banneker
Washington, D. C
Frederick Douglas
Isabella Hardenburg
Sojourner Truth
Roland Hayes Honored with Boston University Appointment
The Boston University faculty appoints world famous singer Roland Hayes as Instructor of Music following a May Day tea with President Marsh. Hayes, 61, born in Georgia, rose from humble beginnings to perform for kings and orchestras, later becoming a university teacher amid a changing American scene.
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Roland Hayes
Daniel L. Marsh
Bay State Rd
Hayes
Georgia
Dixie Foundry
Boston Guardian
Admit Hawaii and Alaska to statehood
Alfred Baker Lewis argues in New York that Congress should grant statehood to Hawaii and Alaska following Truman Civil Rights Commission recommendations. He predicts two non-white Senators from Hawaii, rejects white supremacy, and urges adding Puerto Rico as a state alongside Alaska and Hawaii.
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Alfred Baker Lewis
New York
Congress
Hawaii
Alaska
Truman
Commission On Civil Rights
Senate
Washington
Puerto Rico
Anniversary of the Patent System Celebrated by Nation
The National Patent Council praises the U S Patent Office as democratic and open to all workers. It notes 2,500,000 patents by 1950 since Washington signed the 1790 patent act and credits invention with American wealth and rising living standards. The piece cites Jefferson and a broad call to opportunity, with continuation on page 3.
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Gary, Ind
NPC
United States
George Washington
National Patent Council
Patent Office
Thomas Jefferson
Bowling Now Free for Everybody in ABC Change
In Columbus Ohio delegates at the ABC Convention voted May 12 to remove the white from eligibility rules. The move ends 55 years of a white only clause amid pressure from the CSO and pending court action, opening ABC tournaments to all males.
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Ohio
C.so
Ohio C.I.O._Council
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Rent control extension debated in Congress
The article argues Congress will extend rent controls until January with local authorities able to extend for six months by city council action. Rents would automatically decontrol at year end unless a locality seeks continued Federal control. The piece notes Federal action through July 1951.
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Washington
Congress
Gov
Presbyterian Assembly Tracks Growth of Faith at Cincinnati
The Presbyterian General Assembly in Cincinnati reports historical independence and Scotch Irish migration fueling a largest ever membership of 2,401,849. Dr. Clifford E. Barbour calls for renewed spiritual life over new social plans and programs.
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Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Cincinnati
Horace Walpole
America
England
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Ohio
Clifford E. Barbour
Knoxville
Times-Star
Bunche Declines UN Post, Receives Inter-Faith Award
New York Dr Ralph Bunche refused to take the deputy director post at UNESCO and will stay as director of the UN Department of Trusteeship. He received the 1950 Inter Faith Award from the New York Jewish War Veterans for improving human relations, with Madison Square Garden filled for the ceremony. Messages from Trygve Lie Mayor O Dwyer and Senator Lehman praised Bunche. Racial harmony wins continues on page 2.
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New York
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
Department of Trusteeship
Department of New York Jewish War Veterans
Madison Square Garden
Trygve Lie
O’dwyer
Herbert Lehman
Taft Criticized By Wisconsin Paper Over McCarthy Links
The Madison Capital Times blasts Senator Taft as hypocritical for backing McCarthy style attacks on Dean Acheson. It accuses Taft of skulking, urges public accountability, and recalls his Nuremberg protests to underscore perceived double standards.
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Ohio
CIO Council
Columbus
Taft
Washington
Madison
Wis
Capital Times
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Joseph R. McCarthy
Dean Acheson
Bridges
McCarthy
Senator Taft
Rep
Gene Cox
John Renkin
Wisconsin
Job Outlook Brightens in Charleston Chemical Industry
Industrial leaders, Urban League officials, and West Virginia State College faculty met with DuPont and Union Carbide in Kenawha Valley Charleston area. Reported 100 Negro employees among about 10,000 workers. no Negro chemists or technicians in the valley. Charleston population near 90,000 with 10 percent Black residents.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Urban League
West Virginia State College
Dupont and Union Carbide and Chemicals
Kenawha
Julian A. Thomas
National Urban League
Mid Century Conference for Peace Pledge Adopted in Chicago
In New York Bishop William J. Walls calls for a two day Mid Century Conference for Peace in Chicago May 29 30 with 371 leaders from 36 states signing a Call urging world peace aligning with freedom. The event at St James Methodist Church 4611 S Ellis Ave is backed by the Committee for Peaceful Alternatives which warns H Bombs threaten democracy and citizenship.
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New York
N. Y
Chicago
William J. Walls
St. James Methodist Church
S. Ellis Ave
Bishop Walls
Committee For Peaceful Alternatives
Wet 56Th Street
New York City
Atlanta councilman Joe Allen appointed acting mayor amid mayor’s New York conference
In Atlanta Georgia Joe Allen a councilman known for prior imprisonment for drunken driving was named acting mayor while the rightful mayor attended a New York conference. Allen has multiple jail terms for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and a 30 day sentence for driving while intoxicated. He pledged better behavior and was reelected to council amid remarks asserting racial double standards.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Joe Allen
New York
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