Pastor Builds Bethel Powerhouse of Homes in Powersville
Rev J C Solomon, seven years as pastor of Bethel AME Powersville, Georgia, urged parishioners to Buy land and Build homes. He joined them in laying cement blocks and roofing, helping 17 families own homes and stay in Powersville. Rural Church study at Drew Theological Seminary lauds the results and calls for replication among southern Negro pastors.
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J. C. Solomon
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Powersville
Georgia
Bethel Church
Southland
Rural Church Department
Drew Theological Seminary
America
Churches pass billion-dollar mark in giving report
Protesting church donations in the United States and Canada surpassed one billion dollars for the first time, with American gifts rising to 1 104 577 184 and combined American and Canadian totals reaching 1 137 554 266. The Mennonite Church joined the American list with 62 739 members.
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New York
Karl Dickerson elected head of national Negro lawyers group
Chicago judge Hubert Delaney warned against postwar anti communist fear used to curb civil rights. He cited the Smith Act and indictments to chill dissent while praising Karl Dickerson as the first Black president of the National Lawyers Guild and a former city alderman.
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Chicago
Illinois
Karl Dickerson
National Lawyers’ Guild
Civil Rights Congress
Hubert T. Delaney
America
Delaney
Cicero
Two Million Dollars Sought for Virginia Negro Vocational Center
Booker Washington Birthplace Memorial urges the Governor's Budget Advisory Committee to approve a $2,000,000 appropriation to establish a state controlled industrial and vocational training center at Booker Washington Birthplace in Franklin County. Total cost estimated at $3.5 million with 600 acres offered.
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Memorial
Virginia
National Committee Wins Battle for Peace and Justice
A letter from November 21 1951 applauds Dabney and the Cincinnati Union for aiding Dr. W E B Du Bois. The writer calls November 20 a blazing day of victory for Negro people, peace and freedom, praising sustained support and urging continued effort for equality.
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National Committee TO Defend
DR. W. E. B. Dubois
Dr. du Bois
Dr. DuBois
Phillis Wheatley Drama Contest Prizes Announced
National Phillis Wheatley Foundation sponsors a play writing contest in memory of Phillis Wheatley. Objectives include promoting awareness of her role in American life, inspiring works about Negro girls and women, and funding the scholarship fund from royalties. Prizes range from 50 to 500 dollars. submission details available by request.
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Cleveland 3
Ohio
Africa
America
Phillis Wheatley
Y.W.C.A
National Phillis Wheatley Foundation
Right Toy Safety Guidelines for Christmas Purchases
From the National Safety Council December issue Targets for Home Safety the article advises checking six points before buying a toy. It warns about removable parts sharp edges heavy movable parts fire or poison risks and ease of breakage as well as suitability for a child's development.
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National Safety Council
Taft Predicts GOP Victory in Dixie States in 1952
Senator Robert A. Taft told reporters in Asheville North Carolina that if presidential campaign issues are properly presented Republicans will carry several southern states. He said labor unions may oppose him but AFL leaders show a different attitude as Taft plans three lectures on American foreign policy at Chapel Hill.
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Asheville
N. C
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Caroees
Agaia
Senate
White House
Ohio
CIO
American Federation of Labor
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Selena Royle to star on Operation Brotherhood radio
Hollywood actress Selena Royle will host the second broadcast of Operation Brotherhood on WCPO Sunday December 2 from 11 15 to 11 30 am sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews The final five minutes feature a panel with Mrs Milton H Klein representing the Council of Jewish Women Mrs Harden A Spotts of the Federation of Colored Women's Clubs and Mrs Frederick Rauh of the Woman's City Club They discuss efforts by their groups to foster racial and religious understanding and cooperation in the community
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Milton H. Klein
Council of Jewish Women
Hardin A. Spotts
Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Frederick Rauh
Woman’s City Club
Negro Doctors Historic Convention in Philadelphia
The November Journal of the National Medical Association describes the convention in Philadelphia as historic in many ways. Mayor and Governor greet in person. hotels and facilities opened to all. Mercy-Douglass Hospital project praised. NMA members and families stay at major hotels enjoying unwritten anti color-line hospitality.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
County Medical Societies
American Medical Association
Peter Marshall Murray
NMA
Mercy-Douglass-Hospital
The Greatest Chemist
The American people can be thankful that one of her greatest scientists spurned an invitation to visit Soviet Russia in 1931. We refer to the late agricultural chemist, the sweet potato wizard, born in slavery and traded for a horse, God's gift.
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Booker Washington
Soviet Russia
God
New York GOP Dinner Positioned Against Taft
New York assemblyman Wilson C. Vanduzer labeled the December 3 NYC dinner a fund raising event designed to create a campaign chest to oppose Senator Taft. Vanduzer, who plans to skip the event, says Orange County voters back Taft and notes Governor Dewey and leaders back Dwight Eisenhower.
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New York
Taft
Wilson C. Vanduzer
Middletown
Dewey
Robert) Taft
Will Vodrey Remembered In New York Funeral Reach
Thanksgiving week recalls the death of Will Vodrey 67 a composer arranger band master and director in Hollywood. Rodney Dade Funeral Home sent mourners from Seventh Avenue New York City as Rev Shelby Rooks of St James Presbyterian officiated. Interment was at Pinelawn National Cemetery Long Island New York with diverse New York attendance.
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Will Vodrey
58Rd Street
Old Marshall Hotel
Ziegfield Follies
Bert Williams
George Walker
Fifth Avenue
Hollywood
Rodney Dade
Seventh Avenue
Shelby Rooks
St. James Presbyterian Church
Christmas Crowd Still Buys Amid Cold Weather
Editorial notes shoppers gathering despite cold as Christmas nears. People crowd stores and spend, ignoring economic concerns. Poised for holiday cheer, they sing about Jesus during bright season ahead.
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Jesus
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