Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-06
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and I.owdowp"
By nAil.EE THOMAS
ttcntion Mayor Joseph Dillon,

"ttigh and Isowdowu"
I By nAii.EE THOMAS n
Attention Mayor Joseph Dillon,
The vacancy on the st. Paul Houa-
Ing and Rcdevolopmcnt authority
should he filed by n qualified
member Of the st Paul Negro
community, In st Paul aa else
where the Negro community Ia
usually vitality affected by tho
plans and operations ~ the houa.
Ing authority For that reason ms
well m many others, the Negro
community In ~ Paul should be
represented on the authority by
member OF the group,
THE MAGsi Three current
magazines have pieces In which
Negroes play the central part.
HARPER'S FOR January has an
article by Thomas ~ waring.
Charleston, n. G. COURIER edi.
tor. who aAsaila tho northern daily
press and the national magazines
for giving what he claims only
one side OF the race question, an u
exists In the south, waring m.
serta that the northern press an-
eepts only thu views ~ southern
white liberals like Holding Car
ter. Ralph Mcuili. Jonathan
Daniels and william Faulkner.
As the reader probably g,ieaaes
Mr. wsring II against school do.
segregation.
tn. piece IL both interesting
and rsaspcrating. as Dir. War
Ing struggles 90 Justify tho fall
ure ~ The South 10 fully Join
the tsA and live by Its whole
Constitution.
In the January ATLANTIC
MONTHLY, Hannah Lees has
piece titled Negro Neighbors'.
which tells Of the problem % Ne
groes finding decent housing IN
good neiRhborhoodA" In the
north The magazine comments
that the findings Of the writer on
the subject ARE disturbing 10 say
the least" Twin CITY Negroes and
whites who have been exposed 10
the northern typ" ghottoos Of the
local scene and the resistance 90
Negroes In good housing areas
locally might well read the AT
LAETfC MONTHLY article with |
profit
The January 7. SATURDAY |
EVENING POST contains. oh |
where Did NY Money 90. by |
Joe f.0ihR M told 10 Edward Linn !
The article says Lptls owed $50, I
900 10 the government when he
went In the Army and now owes
one million HmRokerH 10 Uncle
SAM
One 81 the best known and
loved Twin city couples ARE plan
ming 10 take their domestic prob
lens 10 tho courts Too bad |
That we'll known sspinn who paid
n fine for registering M man and
wife with hight" ~ love a. n
MN Ciiy hotel must be Tipping
his wig He's Rtill doing the same
fool trick r. ~ provided
holiday cheer for n widowed fam,
ny ~ six Bought tho six kids
warm clothes. filled up the family
.ardrr and had three or four pre-.
'en,s delivered by ganta under
he fsmiIy'H FIRST Christmas tree
n three years Hope the guy has
= prosperous New Year
|
George ". jacobson. insurance
r1mpany president who speaks
Ian, 3. Al the Associated Negro
'rsdit Union annual meeting is
he husband of poIlticoc college
Professor Dorothy jacobson ~
gDy. Freefnan's STAFF People
Who complained because there
we're too many big dancing parties
tuning Christmas holidays 81 1854
IRE the same folks who are now
complaining because there were
iOi enough big parties this year
ant please the folks
Hitter WAS the past master nj
the BIG LIZ. The only trouble
vas that Hitler He'd 80 much he
b.Ran % believe his own lies.
That has probably happen.d Ia
soms newspapers who have "a
ten thr mo LIZ about their
circulation 80 often that they
get 10 isrii@S. ~ themselves.
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