St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-01-07

Whof Went On
In "54" As Seen
In Our Columns
CONTINUED from Dec. 81 edition)
MARCH
The Anoka Union, Republican
paper suggested editorially that
maybe the people OF Minnesota
had better reflect Democrat HUI
bert II. Humphrey. largely on the
grounds that the Minnesota COP
had not rounded up suitable
candidate. Mayor John Doub-
ney. spoke at the st. Paul MA
ACP meeting John Jackson.
veteran retired 500 Line employee
dies. A. b. Cassius' suit n
galnst Minneapolis store on ac-
count OF sale of the book "UsA
Confidential which called him the
boss OF little Harlem" In Mime
apolls was settled out OF court.
Arthur Rambcrg. new Mime
apoiis postmaster designate
named James r. Logan. super
intendent Of the motor vehicle
division OF the Min City post
office. the most responsible post
ever held by "a Minnesota Me-
gro In the u. 3. Postoffice sys-
tenn Rev. II. @. Boyd. long
time AME pastor, former ~.
Peters AME minister, died In
his sleep In Los Angeles where
he had gone due 20 his failing
health.
Mrs Frank Boyd, wife OF the
union labor leader and 1914 Min
nesota Democratic presidential
eiector. died In st. Paul Alvin
Chambiee, promising baritone was
presented at st. James AME
church In st Paul i. Cecil New
man named TO Minnesota Editorial
Assn, resolutions committee
Leroy Coleman Sr,. retired after
81 years employment by the
Northern Pacific r. II. Postal
clerk Reuben Fraser wins cash
prize with suggestion to improve
service "porgy a Beaa' has
Today engagement In MIN City
II Negro baseball players will
try out for major league jobs Ia
far cry from the lone Jackie
Robinson OF only few years ago.
Death Took No Holiday
A Minneapolis man. George
Franklin Route left his iandlady
Mrs. James X. Fowler an estate
valued mt $4,000. Harry L.
scott was attorney for the
estate doe Louis here as n
wrestling card referee Ten
persons, record number Of
Twin Citians died In one week.
Death took Harry Harris, Gabc
sparks, Estclla Arnold. william
Crump, Noah Siggcrs. Moliie
Mitchell. Thomas Floyd. Mary
Jane Jones', Esther Bell Wilson
and Howard Hudson.
Trouble In Chicago
In an editorial titled Social
Workers Need Money Too" the
paper criticized the low salary
scales paid by social agencies In
the Twin Cities Housing ten
sions plague Chicago whore Ne.
gro tenants OF public housing
Trumhbull Homes are daily
threatend by whites who live In
the area surrounding the project
Seven hundred Chicago police OF.
ficers In three shifts are ON hand
TO guard the several Negro fam.
lilies that live in the project and to
keep down racial disturbances
APRIL
Anderson Peppers, well known
Minneapolis private taxi driver
dies Clarence Mitehelrs, for
mer Minnesotan, rise TO national
prominence is commented upon In
an editorial Henry Thomas
was named steering committee
chairman OF tn X.ray campaign
in north Minneapolis Fifty or.
CARNATIONS join TO launch plans
10 set state FEpc in 1858 legisls-
ture Lester Granger, execu.
tive director OF the National ur-
ban League Of New York told a
Minnesota audience that Negroes
will continue 10 move north and
that communities should prepare
TO face problems which migration
win cause,
The Minneapolis SPOKESMAN
criticized the city and county
fathers for failure to have the
court house and city hail clock re-
paired.
The kappas held their region
al meeting In the Twins
George Green. of Green's Night
Club was fined 500 ON the
charge that he permitted con-
sumption 81 liquor on the prem
ises OF his place which was only
licensed 60 sell Sc beer
MaSfield PTA was happy and
ON hand when the 81. Paul school