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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
1
The November issue recalls Wendell Phillips Dabney who ran the four page Union for forty five years. Though never financially thriving the publication educated journalists and left a lasting imprint on African American history as Dabney aged and faced retiring pressures.
Dean Scovel Richardson of Lincoln University School of Law in St Louis has been unanimously elected to membership in the American Bar Association at the November ABA Board meeting. He is the first Negro attorney in Missouri admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court, Missouri and Illinois.
Dr. E. N. Walsh of Temple Texas warns at the Southern Medical meeting that potential skin cancers may rise among outdoor workers as life expectancy increases. He cites prolonged sun exposure in the Sunshine States of the South Southwest and Far West with long sunny hours and growing populations as contributing factors.
Health Commissioner Dr Carl A Wilzbach urges thorough cooking of pork to grey color to prevent trichinosis. He notes that cooking garbage fed to hogs and storing freshly butchered pork at five degrees Fahrenheit above zero for 20 days can destroy parasites if present.
All Cincinnati and Hamilton County schools are invited to send one to five delegates to a school newspaper conference in the Cincinnati Gas and Electric auditorium on Fourth and Main. The event on Saturday morning December 2 runs 9:30 to 11:15 with no admission charge. The Anti Tuberculosis League sponsors the project aimed at students writing about tuberculosis topics. Winning entries earn cash prizes and access to state and national contests.
In November the Religion in American Life program reaches all America to strengthen religion in personal and community life. The American Bible Society helps sponsor the non sectarian effort alongside President Truman who serves as honorary chairman and urges nationwide Bible reading from Thanksgiving to Christmas through selections from the Bible’s greatest passages.
Dean Charles H. Thompson of Howard University Graduate School told Bennett College’s Founders Day audience that once a Supreme Court case raises the segregation issue, the “rotten structure” will be struck down. He urged whites tire of hypocrisy behind separate but equal and urged patience until laws change, while criticizing Negroes who accept segregation as long as self respect is preserved. The remarks capped Bennett’s five day quarter centennial events, including the new Student Union Building dedication and a conference on women’s education for social responsibility.
Jim Dowell, a 60 year old Southern Railway brakeman from St. Charles Virginia, received the Medal of Honor for yanking a mother and her 16 month old from an oncoming coal train. The July 10 incident occurred on a descending slope as the train gained speed, Dowell leapt to the ground, and Mrs Woodward dragged the child to safety before the caboose passed. Dowell said he felt the weak trembles at the moment and requested not to be celebrated. He was the sixty fourth recipient of the Medal since 1905.
President Truman commutes Lt. Leon Gilbert's death sentence for misconduct in the face of the enemy in Korea to 20 years hard labor. Gilbert, 31, a Black soldier, disputed guilt and said he was very ill that day. He led men to escape an outpost as North Korean forces overwhelmed the hill, seeking to return and defend his post.
The News and Courier of Charleston quotes a Dixie Daily editorial asserting that law schools seek to “get in with the white folks.” It discusses Judge Hayes’s denial of a petition by four Negroes to enter UNC law school and mocks Durham’s Negro law school funded by taxpayers, arguing state schools promote prolifering legislators and attorney power.
Vernon L. Clark announces Lemuel L. Foster of New York City to succeed Dr. William Pickens as Director of the Inter-Racial Section of the Savings Bonds Division. Foster, a prominent Black executive, assumes office immediately in Washington with ceremonies honoring Pickens. Foster praised Savings Bonds as freedom and economic base for progress, while Pickens plans retirement to New York and will advise as a volunteer.
New York reports the worst Long Island Railroad disaster as 177 killed and 130 wounded after a stalled eastbound train at Jamaica station collided with an oncoming train. More than 200 travelers were left at hospitals and funeral homes. Details on passenger demographics awaited further checkups.
Editorial review praises Prof. String Fellow Barr's pamphlet Let's Join the Human Race issued by Chicago University Press. It argues world policy faces two rival spheres, the Communist and non Communist, yet remains a single human race seeking equality and opportunity. The author is commended for intellect and cultured thought.
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