Taft May Face Court Over Ohio Voting Rules
Taft campaign may sue to remove thousands of Ohioans from voting. New York Times reports Taft managers seek to challenge illiterate voter assistance ruling, aimed largely at Black voters who moved to Ohio for wartime work. Ferguson supporters cite Taft’s opposition to FEPC and civil rights as a contrast.
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Taft
Willis B. Gradisom
New York Times
Times
Ohio
Ferguson
Truman
Inflation Threat Ties to Military Buildup
Washington focuses on curbing inflation tied to expanding military program amid Soviet aggression. Inflation reduces buying power, threatening welfare. without strong industry, military strength could falter, so policy aims to prevent rising living costs and preserve earning power.
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Washington
Dr W E B DuBois Made AAAS Life Member
Dr W E B DuBois, vice chairman of the Council on African Affairs and ALP New York Senate candidate, was voted a life member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by its Executive Committee on September 15. The 1848 founded group has about 46,000 members. he has been a member for fifty years and a fellow for forty six. Next AAAS meeting will be in Cleveland during the 1950 holiday season.
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W. E. B. DuBois
Council On African Affairs
American Labor Party of New York
United States
Senate
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. du Bois
Association
Cleveland
Negro nurse first at Washington Catholic Providence Hospital
Miss Cecelia Christopher of Baton Rouge Louisiana was among 1500 graduates from Catholic University Washington D C She became the first Negro registered nurse to reside at Washington s Providence Hospital a Catholic institution.
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Washington, D. C
Cecelia Christopher
Baton Rouge
Catholic University
Washington
Providence Hospital
How Civil Rights Fared
Signatories from the Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress compare the Eighty-first Congress and the Democratic Administration unfavorably on civil rights. They cite stalled or defeated bills, including Powell McGrath F E P C and the poll tax repeal, with continued Southern filibusters and failed cloture.
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Commission On Law and Social Action
The
American Jewish Congress
National Democratic
Attorney Stradford Honored by National Bar Association
At the National Bar Association Convention in Nashville last week Attorney C F Stradford former president was awarded a silver plaque for greatest service to the association during its 35 years of existence.
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National Bar Association
Nashville
C. F. Stradford
Schomburg Collection’s Birthday Celebrated with Events
The Schomburg Collection, started by Arthur A. Schomburg and housed at the Library, marks an anniversary with Langston Hughes’s poem read at a dedicatory ceremony on October 5 at 8 30 p.m. Leading Negro organizations and educational institutions join Library officers and Carnegie representatives. A concert and open house at 136th Street will follow later in October.
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New York
Schomburg
Arthur A. Schomburg
Carnegie Corporation
Langston Hughes
Schomburg Collection
136Th Street
First Negro Graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College Joella Hardeman
Joella Hardeman becomes the first Black graduate from Mount St. Mary’s College Brentwood Hills earning a music degree and a teacher’s secondary education credential. She is the daughter of Lt. and Mrs. Watt T. Seldon and received a music scholarship at the University of Iowa. Two more potential graduates are named Uzoamako Moneka of Nigeria and Vivian Burgess. Mount St. Mary’s is guided by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mount St. Mary’s College
Brentwood Hills
Joella Hardeman
Watt T. Seldon
Miss Hardeman
University of Iowa
Uzoamako Moneka
Nigeria
Vivian Burgess
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Mount St. Mary’s
The
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Fire Toll on Children and Education Stress Rising
A Federal report warns daily fires claim about ten children in the United States. It notes school problems will grow more critical this year amid reactivated defense projects and flood reclamation efforts affecting education and federal activity nationwide.
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United States
Negroes in Business in the Nation’s Press Shape Usual Roles
The National Negro Business League's recent Tuskegee meeting highlights rising recognition of Black businessmen. Negro enterprise equals sizable national private commerce, challenging stereotypes and urging a national office in Washington. Plain folks with business acumen gain leadership role, moving toward equal standing with white merchants.
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National Negro Business League
Tuskegee
Canada
Washington
Invitation to pre publication limited autograph edition
John Howard Lawson offers a limited Autograph Edition of The Hidden Heritage at ten dollars per copy. The pre publication sale aims to reach a wide audience, urging multiple copies for gifts or libraries, with orders mailed to Citadel Press at 120 E. 25th St New York. September 18, 1950.
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Citadel Press
E. 25Th St
New York
N. Y
Bunche Wins Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for UN effort
Dr Ralph J Bunche American educator and United Nations official wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 1950 for his mediation role in the Palestine conflict. The Nobel committee did not disclose other candidates but Truman Churchill Marshall and Nehru were among those known to be considered. Bunche previously assisted Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN mediator assassinated in September.
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United Nations
the Nobel
Musical Recital in Portland Maine at Methodist Church
Harriett Wells of New York City was presented in a recital at the Portland Methodist Church on Thursday evening September 21. Dollie Blackwell of Cincinnati assisted as monologist. Blackwell performed readings including The Raven in a black robe with a vivid red background, plus comedy sketches that drew strong applause.
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Methodist Church
Portland
Maine
Dollie Blackwell
Cincinnati
when this country becomes the battle ground of bombs
a quoted warning by Dabney about war transforming the nation into a scene of starvation and suffering the ensuing misery would erode the color caste and turn it into a tragedy of the past
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Dabney
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Attorney Stradford
Miss A. L. Grant
Catholic College
Office OF Education
Federal Security Agency
Chicago
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Wendell P. Dabney
Mr. Dabney
John Howard Law
A. J. Gary
Ralph J. Bunche
Dr. Bunche
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Winston Churchill
George C. Marshall
Jawaharlal Nehru
Count
Folke Bernadotte
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Harriett Wells
New York City
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