St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-13
II Happened In
1855: Report
From Papers Files
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JUNE
With the year reaching the half
way mark the Naval Acadernys
third Negro graduate, Lucius
| Gregg was commissioned :.
Mrs Carl Fountain. chairman Of
the Minnesota League Of Women
/ Voters public relations committee
called newspapers best informa-
| ton device Record number OF
| Negro seek political
office in North Carolina . Mar
riages included Edward Blackwell
and Ethel Anthony; Edward Me-
Moore and Rose Booker; Lillian
Williams and Albert M. Bantam
Fred Armstrong Letcthah,
/ from the Gold Coast Of Africa and
Liberia died here many miles from
his native land.
-Four hundred gathered at
testimonial for Percy Villa,
business man. newspaper col
umnlst and boys work bene-
factor who has accepted posi-
ton with the Las Vegas (Nev.)
sun. The affair, held at the
Hotel Nicollet was addressed by
senator Hubert II. Humphrey.
The Otis skinner trial for sec
ond degree murder was the chief
topic Of conversation early In
the month.
Newspapers do not make news.
they reflect IT. Holding Carter,
Mississippi editor told a southern
Illinois campus audience Mrs.
William Turnbough IL new presl-
dent OF the Johnny Baker Post
Auxiliary The u s. Supreme
Court decision to remand the Inn
fermentation of school desegrega-
ton to the lower Federal courts
was received with mixed emotions
by the nations press. Rosalind
Glanton was elected the board Of
directors OF the Hennepln County
Republican Women's Club
Moses Knott Jr., a theology stu.
dent at Virginia Union Univer-
sity In Richmond, Va, Is home
nt st. Paul for summer vacation
The Lakers sign their first
Negro player, Bob Williams, 8 IT.
Gin. Airforce basketball star.
Rev. Worth L. Barbour, new
pastor OF historic Bethesda Bap-
list church will take his new
charge June 10 Jury frees
otis Skinner The Minneapolis
Urban League mid-year member
ship meeting will feature a discus
sion on housing Ernest Mos
by dies on Rondo Az. bus enroute
To work Louverne Noble. June
ST. GATHERINGS College grad signs
contract TO teach in Minneapolis
schools President Eisenhower
receives the Robert S. Abbott a
ward for helping extend demo-
cracy turnout the United States
and the world. The presentation
made by John Sengstacke, DE
FENDER publisher at the White
House Rev. G, NJ. Sexton,
Border Methodist pastor became
the first Minnesota Negro elect
ed delegate to the Minnesota
Methodist conference Wayne
Glanton. county employee and real
estate firm founder, who sold this
paper as a boy, purchased almost
800 worth of subscriptions for
family and friends L, Rev, Floyd
Massey was slated for appoint
ment TO the ST. Paul city plan
ing board,
A 81. Paul man who threaten.
ed the life OF another mans
| wife was shot and fatally
wounded by the husband. Rich.
ard Thomspon rs police looked
on. The dead man II Hoshal
Wright. lie was roomcr In the
Thompson home and II said To
threatened both the woman and
her husband prior 60 the shoot
ing Wreatha Maxwell. bible
school teacher, active In church
circles, was heard over TN sta
ton kEND June 10 Ike"
and Congressman Adam Powell
differ ON military reserve bill.
Powell wants provisions against
Jimcro and Ike calls such a.
mendmcnts eNtraneouS.
Mrs. velma warder graduated
from the ~" ., Three Air Force
men stationed at the Wold-Cham-
herlain air base were elected from
Hanks Hideaway beer tavern and
cafe In Minneapolis, because one
Of them was a Negro -. Ramsey
County frees Richard Thompson In
fatal shooting OF roomcr by ne,
turning n uo-hill Minnesota
Masnns observed ST, Johns Day at
Border Methodist with Anchor
Hilyard Lodge as host Rufus
Webster appointed teacher at Jor'
dan Junior high school in Mime,
apolis Beverly Lynch won the
American Legion award for being
the best all around ninth grade
student at Franklin Junior high
school Minneapolis prepare:
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