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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
2
The notice states subscription prices at two dollars for one month and six months at two dollars per month, indicating a simple rate schedule. Subscribers are advised of the unit price and the straightforward billing period.
Personal notes recount graduation invitations for James A. Allen at Chase College, mention Miss Vivian Greer ill with flu, and praise Madam Mary Randolph’s appointment as Assistant Manager at The Manse. References to Judge Bowman and Atty Harry Bonapart visiting, Coterie Club dinner at the Manse, and Miss Sadie Samuels active in civic and racial betterment efforts.
The twenty eighth anniversary of the St Luke B C ended Sunday with Rev C R Flint as pastor. Rev Wallace delivered the opening sermon at Abyssinia B C for Rev G D Strickland’s third anniversary. Mrs Nell Milon hosted visiting cousin Miss Lillian Falland from Detroit. Miss Sofia Milhouse, Newark, NJ, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Stonewall Milhouse. The sermon Woman Behold Thy Son was preached at Canaan B C morning and Peace Baptist Church evening by Rev W E Sanders. Audrey Bright, who observed her birthdate last Thursday, will soon be a bride. Congratulations.
The Friends Club plans a week of events in June to honor Rev W H Williams D D who will have served 27 years as pastor. Monday June 5 is All Friends Night with Gen W Sangster of Revelation Baptist Church as guest speaker and choir.
Louis Stallworth is divorced from Lena Mae who has resumed her maiden name. The sick list includes Caswell Diggs Mother Hall Eva H Adams Sister Rapp Mother McCrary and Onie Botts. Mrs Mary Ellen Dubois of Chicago visited Cincinnati to see her ill mother. Rosa Lee Lindsey has recovered. Ida Jean turned five on Sunday. The Ninth Anniversary of New St John B C ended Sunday. Bertha Walker of Detroit visited Cincinnati. Ruth Johnson enjoyed an excursion visit from Miss Mary Jackson of Columbus. Bus route 27 night owl service extended to John Street. We who are benefited are most appreciative.
A ground railway refused to honor Governor of Georgia's requisition to return Gus Jackson to complete a ten year sentence for a six dollar robbery. he had served six years on the Jesup chain gang and was later held in Columbus. Separate items note the UN rights proclamation debate at Lake Success, Eleanor Roosevelt's push to fix ratification at 15 nations, and a Gettysburg memorial service for Negro war dead with Thomas and others urging desegregation of the armed forces. Mixed marriage announcement from Seretse Khama Bechuanaland's family is also included.
To Madam Bernice Banks, 1000 thanks, From Chicago, She gave me a call, And that was not all, She introduced over the phone, All of the relatives, She calls her own. Madam Bernice Banks, the charming young wife of Judge Bowman's grandson, the neon sign artist of Columbus. She is a noted beautician of that city and recently spent several days most enjoyably in Chicago, as guest of her brother, who was busily engaged in the festivities engendered by his marriage.
Masiello, a taxi driver, fought a minor clash with William Byrd after a car incident. Masiello pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars. Byrd offered to pay, the judge suspended the fine, and they left arm in arm. The piece ends with Lincoln's quote at Bill Robinson’s grave and a note on Ohio Governor Lausche.
The Douglass Colony Parent-Teacher Association invites friends to attend its annual Mystery and Musical Program on Sunday May 28 1950 from 4 to 7 PM at Douglass Colony School 3045 Gilbert Avenue. Liberal donations welcomed in advance or after the event. Mrs Katherine Wesley President Miss Sadie Samuels Teacher-in-Charge Marcus M. Rambo.
June 1 is slated for the thirty anniversary celebration of Rev. Wilbur A. Page with a specially arranged program after the church committee’s energetic preparations.
Dr Gordon B Hancock, noted orator author and teacher, writes to Virginia Union University in Richmond praising Dabney and promising a chat when he passes through the city next weekend.
Nine graduates of the University of Cincinnati College of Home Economics will take dietetic appointments next year at hospitals across five states and the District of Columbia. The nine are Georgia Barnes Ellen Doggett Louise Floyd Lorene Koch Josephine Lanzillotta Dorothy Ross Shirley Schneider Betty Jane Smith and Mary Taylor. This is the largest cohort from the college entering internships in a single year, says Miss Eleanor R. Maclay.
The Treble Clef Music Lovers invite the public to an afternoon of fine arts at Walnut Hills on Sunday May 28 from 4 to 7 pm. Featured are painter Mrs Roberta Bennet speaker Hon Bruce McClure and performances by notable choral groups.
Al Jolson aims to purchase screen rights to George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and would produce the film and portray a white Porgy. He previously expressed a wish to play the Lord in The Green Pastures film during its preparation.
The Department of Agriculture will supply up to 15 million pounds of butter and 5 million pounds of cheese to public or private welfare agencies that agree to cover transportation costs. The butter cost the government about 62 cents per pound and the cheese 32 cents.
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