The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-09
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NINE YEARS ACO The Detroit Tribunes cooking school
demonstrators at the Booker T. Washington Trade
cation exhibit were boys from the Moore school Police
raids Yielded antNegro literature disseminated by the
Black Lerion. Cadet Benjamin O. DAVIS. Jr grad
uted from West Point academy despite his classmates
effort TO freeze him out Joe Louis made the grade and
was listed in the Boxing Encyclopedias compiled by Nat
Fesher founder of the sports magazine THE Ring
Col Arthur Little commander of New Yorks famous Ne
FRO Fifteenth National Guard Regiment exposed the
deal his boys got when they went lover there in World
|War to make the world safe for democracy" in his
book From Harlem To The Rhine
SEVEN YEARS AGO: Open warfare ragged in Detroit be-
tween axab and jtney drivers with resultant damage
to many cabs, jtneys and heads. On writ of habeas
corpus Judge Vincent NJ Brennan of Circuit court.
granted freedom to Charlie Robinson, fugitive from an
Alabama chain gam. The Detroit Tribune began its
campaign for "A Cclored Judge" in Detroit policy
which conducted by the Of plugs throughout the
The district conference of the AME church sue
ceeded raising its standards, by adopting resolution
(which REQUIRED diploma from each member. certifying
Is completion of theological course for admission to
'the annual conference.
Five YEARS AGO: Dr. Robert r. Notion president emer-
s Of Tuskegee Institute died his home in Virginia
Senator Charles c. Dggs renewed the campaign to have
Ia coored unit of the Michigan National Guard organized
In Detroit by addressing an appeal to Governor Luren
Dickson Reports of discrimination in the regular Army
came from Fl Riley Kansas where Negro soldiers
ordered to manual labor while their wives were mcrow
Led the reservations hospitals rest and canteens
THREE YEARS AGO: Nnteen-y Ralph d. Sapp
became the first Detroit Negro to complete his application
of Negroes for general service. DR.. James Richard
aurey former Detroiter was admitted as Fellow IN
NE American College of Surgeons and became the 1tn
Negro IN the United States to be so honored. Rev WI
lam Peck celebrated his fourteenth year as pastor OF
|bethe AME church Dorie Miller, first Negro to re,
|eeye high decoration in World War II, was AWARDED
Inc Navy Cross for his bravery at Pearl Harbor Dr.
George Washington Carver. internationally known SCI,
enlist Tuskegee Institute discovered that fertilizer could
pc made from peanut hu which hitherto had been dis
carded as worthless
ONr VIZ Ap 400 oL,-.. = 1r.s~;. Dotro;t art;s+ was
noed by the Mint Museum of Art Charleston N u tna
ne was winner in its spring exhibition: check accom-,
PANIED the award The xxx disbanded as nauonai
9dy but local chapters carried The Liberty Snip
Harriet Tubman named for the famous antslavery lead
er and the first to be named for Negro woman was
isuncned IN Portland, Maine. Allied INVASION lorces
landed on the French coast The Michigan Communist
ppaTty dsbanJed and formed Non-Parisan Communist
Ioltcal association of which Mrs. Aurey Moore was
OIL Benjamin O. Davis Jr the son of Brig General b. u
Davis promoted to the rank Of full colonel.