Colored Girl Shot in Front of Home Under Probe
Thelma Butler, 17, was killed Sunday night in Cincinnati in front of her George Street home. Suspect Fred Henshaw, 40, of Chinaville Kentucky, claimed amnesia and used an alias. A white man fired on Ora Smoots and Butler shielded her companion before fleeing. Henshaw was captured after being forced from a moving auto. The case sparked local indignation and a contested racial double standard in public reaction.
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Fred Henshaw
Chinaville
Thelma Butler
George Street
Henshaw
Fred Barton
Riverside
Emmett Kirgan
Cincinnati
Big Four Roundhouse
Ora T. Smoots
Smoots
Eighth
John Streets
Seventh Street
Central Avena
Thomas Harris
von Dehre
March
Central Station
Hienshaw
Kirgen
Chinnville
Lexington
Buffalo
New York
The
Globe Overall Co
Kentucky
Thelma
Central Avenue
Geo
Jor
Millcreek Valley 8 notes family updates and travel
Morris, Agent Mrs. Nannie Anderson has returned home after a ten week vacation in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Troy Anderson plans to leave for Hampton University soon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Armstrong welcome a healthy baby boy. Mother and son are doing well.
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Nannie Anderson
New York
New Jersey
Troy Anderson
Hampton University
Chas Armstrong
State Grand Lodge Delegation Returns From Cleveland
The delegation from the State Grand Lodge of U.B. F. 4&8. M. T. that met in Cleveland has returned with good reports.
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Grand Lodge
Cleveland
East Hand Folks Travelled to Dayton Sunday
A number of East Hand residents attended an event in Dayton on Sunday, joining others from the area in a communal outing. The trip highlighted local social ties and regional connections.
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Dayton
DeHart Hubbard Sets Broad Jump AAU Record in Newark
DeHart Hubbard, a Walnut Hills High graduate from Cincinnati, broke the AAU broad jump record with 24 feet 3.5 inches at the national meet in Newark New Jersey, surpassing the old mark by 14.5 inches. The article notes his local roots, schooling, and recent marriage to a UC student as context.
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DeHart Hubbard
Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
Hubbard
Walnut Hills High School
Young Hubbard
Douglass
University of Cincinnati
Purchase of House Urged
A Cincinnati Realtor article urges renters to consider buying a modest home instead of chasing luxury. It argues comfort and security trump marble decorations, advising gradual upgrades as finances allow and noting many renters live beyond means, risking ruin in old age or illness. It warns against heavy spending on elaborate flats rented from white landlords and stresses practical, affordable home ownership.
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The
Cincinnati Realtor
Young Girl Stabbed by Pearl in Lincoln Ave Tragedy
Goldie Howard, a 14 year old of 1010 Lincoln Avenue, was stabbed to death on Wednesday night by a girl named Pearl. The incident occurred in a residential area prompting police investigation. Pearl is in custody for questioning and no motive has been released.
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Goldie Howard
Lincoln Avenue
Pearl
Rev Harvey Miller Convicted on Assault and Battery Charge
The court found Rev Harvey Miller guilty of assault and battery but cleared him on the related criminal assault charge. Prosecutors alleged multiple offenses, but the verdict centers on the lesser charges. Miller faces sentencing.
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Harvey Miller
Woman Police Claim Shoots Boy in Park Incident
A self styled policewoman known as Mrs. Nelson fired a warning shot at 14 year old George Colida a Black boy in Linton Park Barr and Mouné streets last night. He received a leg wound and was attended by a physician. A warrant was sworn for her arrest on public safety incident with intent to cause fatal harm.
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Nelson
George Colida
Linton Park
Barr
Mouné
Ida Parham
Barr Street
George
Jane
West
Lillie Nelson
Bond
Jennie Porter
Lil Nelson
Ol— Dabney
Thane Branch
Lillie
Stowe School
Bath
Vandalism at City Schools Spurs Black Leaders Call to Act
An appeal to Negro ministers and editors followed reports that 455 panes of glass in five Stowe School portable buildings at Linton Park were broken over the summer. Similar damage at Fairview School with 53 panes broken prompted calls for punishment and citizen responsibility.
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Charles W. Handman
Linton Park
Stowe School
Handman
Copelan
Fairview
Wisconsin coach hails Howard Drew as best sprinter form
University of Wisconsin athletics director and track coach Thomas E. Jones praised sprinter Howard Drew as the best with the best form during a lecture at Columbia University Summer School.
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Thomas E. Jones
The
University of Wisconsin
Howard
Columbia University
Negro Masons in the United States Surpass 246000
A census style note states there are over 246 000 Negro Masons in the United States, highlighting membership growth within fraternal lodges and the distribution across communities nationwide.
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United States
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