Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-29

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Victim % Accident
Little Rock lamp Charles
p. Browning, advertising director
OF The Chicago Defender and vice
president Of Defender Publications
died Wednesday morning here OF
injuries he received when struck
by an AirplanS propeller Saturday.
Browning, IS, never rNgAined
CONSEQUENCES after he was struck
by the revolving propeller OF .
small plane he had chartered In
Hot Springs. Ark. 10 bring him
here TO make connections with an
airlinsr for Chicago.
He suffered q compound frae-
ture Of the skull and the loss Of an
eye.
John ". senEstacke. Defender
publisher and president OF Defen-
der Publications, was In Little
Rock at the time % Browning's
death. The two were very close
personal friends a. well a. bust.
meas associates.
lie was struck N he was rush
from the small plane 90 make con-
nectlonH with n scheduled flight 10
Chicago at Municipal airport here.
His plane had come 90 halt, but
the propeller had not stopped ra'
voiving when the accident 90.
CURED.
lie was struck by two blades Of
the propeller, the FIRST staggering
him and the second knocking him
Gaco-down on the ground.
browning was given first aid by
Sam Hanna, pilot OF the small
plane and an old friend, Miss
Primrose Munches Of Chicago, q
Baptist mission worker. the other
passenger In tho chartered plane
was uninjured She and Browning
had attended a meeting Of officials
Of the National Baptist Convcn-
ton In Hot Springs last week.
Al Baptist hospital here. DIR,
Robert Watson, local brain
specialist, performed n five hour
operation.
BrownlnE's survivors include
his mother, Mrs, Cora Tate, . sis
ter, Mrs. Jean Angiin and p bro
Their, wIIfiam. ali o. chicago, and
another sister. Mrs. Julletts Has
kins OF New York city,
Funeral services were held sun.
day. Jan. a.
Browning, a native Of Louisville,
was born April 0, 1918 and was
brought 20 Chicago At an early
ago.
Hs attended the University 81
Chicago. While there he attracted
the attention Of Dr. r. v. Smith
and Paul ". Douglas, present w.
4. Senator IN Illinois, who nj that
time was a member of the faculty.
Later, Browning became an as
aistAnt TO Dr. Smith. In the de-
partmsnt Of Philosophy. When the
National Youth Administration
was set up. browning was made
assistant state administrator I'M
der william J. Campbell who IL
now . federal Judge IN Chicago.
Later he was promoted 10 a..
slstant regional director with
headquarters In Cleveland from
whsre he supervised NYA activi-
ties Of ~ states,
Later, he was called 90 Wash.
ingtOn by Aubrey Williams. direc.
tor Of the NYA program and put
on the national staff where he
worked very closely with Mrs.
Mary Mcleod BSthuns.
In ief2 Browning accepted the
Invitation Of John ~. BenRstaGhs
10 Join the Defender organization
and remained with the Defender
until his death.
Browning had unusual ability
In the fields 81 public relations.
SaIsamanshIp and personal and
labor relations
His services were constantly In
demand 10 such an extent that re-
Gently he organized a Public Re-
IatIOns firm known ~ Charles
Browning Associates with head
quarters IN Chicago.
Among other things, Browning
was chief oOnsui,ABt 10 the com.
fnittss on Equality Of Treatment
and Opportunity In the Armed
services that was set up during
the Truman standardization.