Democratic Campaign Songs Amid Personal Notices
A collage of items notes Bertie Mae Price pamphlet Friendly Democratic Relations with a song urging Truman, plus social items about St Andrews Harvest Tea at Walnut Hills Y and sympathy messages for Mary Partridge. It reports Willard S Townsend’s return to Chicago and legal notices of Lovelace’s re election as Knoxville College trustee, all in a local personal notices column.
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Walnut Hills
East and West Sanders Best East and West Sanders Best
Last Thursday Brunetta asks Brunetta about the election Truman appears favored by most surveyed workers, with Dewey mentioned as a likely winner by others. In First Ward Precinct D tensions include a colored voter presence. Harmony Room hosts piano entertainment with Jack Rob and attentive staff.
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Brunetta
Truman
Hughes High School
Dewey
Ethel McHanney
Sanders
Kitty Kat
Jack Rob
Very, Very Personal Note on Union Dues and Hypocrisy
Dabney condemns people who dodge debts while paying church dues, calling a reckoning on the dishonest. He warns that bad luck will befall those who avoid obligations, contrasting guilt with pious appearances.
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Dabney
Dabney Card of Thanks Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Wendell P Dabney thanks friends and Romans for memories of his birthday party praising their kindness. He reflects on aging to eighty three, asks forgiveness for any faults, and fondly recalls past celebrations while expressing gratitude for ongoing support.
Birthday Pome for You From Cincinnati 1948
Dear Mr. Dabney writes a playful birthday verse dated November 1948 in Cincinnati Ohio. The poem wryly notes a late card and urges leisure and fate to guide the moment. It playfully praises the recipient as poet while preserving affectionate wishes.
Three men who voted for Dewey found in odd places
Three men known to have voted for Dewey have been located in unusual settings. One, described as a sure-thing gambler, wore only a barrel and aimed for Canada. Another hid in a synagogue basement. A third was seen attempting to flee New York aboard Hank Wallace's worn, broken sound tracks.
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Dewey
Canada
New York
Hank Wallace
Father Roach Wins
Father John J. Roach a white Catholic priest in Houston wins support for a medical clinic for the city’s 110,000 Negro population. With Bishop approval he campaigns to raise $10,000 to fund a facility staffed by Black physicians and nurses.
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Houston
Tex
John J. Roach
Galveston
Hospital Born From Wish Opens in Houston Soul District
Father Roach's growing dream yields St Elizabeth's Hospital, a $450000 facility with 60 beds and infant care for 20. Located in a Negro urban district, the hospital staffs Negro and white doctors and nurses serving all patients, with disease not confined by race.
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Beth’s Hospital
Negro Problem in Canada
A survey notes limited progress for Black workers in Canada with women finding some stenography roles in government offices like Veterans' Affairs and the National Employment Office. Men see fewer chances, while most firms offer low paid manual labor or reject Black employees.
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Department of Veterans’ Affairs
National Employment Office
Toronto
Voices on Civil Rights and Politics in Selma Era Reflections
The author reflects on 1924 campaign loyalties, Charles Gary as Selma's pioneering Black publisher, and Negro voting power in Harlem districts. He links past newspaper influence, Truman support among Black voters, and a view of history as cycles guiding justice and equality for all citizens.
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Dawson
Coolidge
Lem Small
Charles Gary
Alabama
Selma
Charlie Gary
Hotel Albert
Controversial remarks spark debate on race leadership
The article continues with Count A. J. Gary praising Congress and asserting Daw son’s influence, claiming leadership over four million Black Americans and warning against underestimating him. The tone signals inflammatory rhetoric about race and political power.
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UNION
W. P. Dabney
East Fourth Street
Main
Cincinnati
Bertie Mae Price
White House
Mary Partridge
Willard S. Townsend
CIO
National Transportation Service
Chicago
Quebec
Wm. N. Lovelace
Hamilton Co
Knoxville College
Wendell P. Dabney
Horace Greely
Perkin’s Blu-Room
West Fifth Street
Pierce & People’s Funeral Home
Linn Street
Gazelle Pierce
Elizabeth Pierce Stegall
Zebra Bar
Ibieli
Duffy
Ala Maryland
Chili Gilbert and Wehrman
Leo Stone
Bennett
Freeman
Cherry
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Dabney
Father Roach
John Gavin Nolan
St. Eliza
Phil Glazer
110Th Street
145Th
Harlem
Hudson
New York News
Wallace
Lincoln
Woodburn
B. Crittenden
Undertaker
West Seventh ST
Lincoln Ave
A. J. Gary
Congress
Kir R Cafe
Fifth Cheery
Cemesal Avenue
P. W. Whitson, Herbalist
Ohio
W. Madison St
Cypress
Louisville, Ky
S. & W. Sohio
Atlas
East Walnut
Madisonville
Glendale
Woodlawn
M. L. Zeigler
Chapel Street
S. W. Cor
John
Renfro Funeral Service
Inez L. Renfro
Jenifer W. Renfro
Marietta Renfro Glenn
Ninth Street
Henry H. Grandison
Stanley Spraghns Insurance Agency
American Building
Parkway and
Walnut Streets
Lavina Ave
East
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