Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-01-31
MAY, 1862
BY Oscar III. Newman

Roy wilkins, Executive NAACP
director.
Leanora BOIden Of New Roch-
ellie, NY, first Negro airline
stewardess for Northwest Airlines
makes first flight April 80 .
guest minister at st. Peters AME
Sunday service May 6, is Rev.
Carl Fuqua Ralph L. Moss,
10 year old South high student
elected president, Minnesota High
School Press Association O..
Ward Mitchell, Jr., selected out
standing student of the year by his
Industrial Education teacher at
Bryant Junior high Edwin
(BilD Berry, executive director,
Chicago Urban League luncheon
speaker at the Fifth annual In
stitute On Human Relations held
at Highland Park Junior High
School - sponsored by the St.
Paul Trades and Labor Assembly.
Mill City NAACP votes to sue
Alderman Harmon Ogdahl Of 18th
Ward who was maintaining a
hold" order on a piece Of property
belonging to Shiloh Temple church
which has a interracial congrega-
ton. The real estate Is located seth
st. and Pleasant Av. s. Cross
burning in front Of the suburban
home Of Negro couple called a
'Teenagers prank by the Maple
wood chief Of Police, Richard Schal-
Ter. New Twin City daily
operated by Maurice Mccartney
makes debut in Mill City d.
Committee for Sandy Stephens
Day, labels statements appearing
in the April 26 editions of Twin
City Observer and st. Paul Sun as
libelous demand a retraction.
Spring Institute of Minnesota
Women held May 8, 10 and IL at
New Hope Missionary Baptist
church Mary Ann Lemmanen
weds Robin Ingram April %, St..
Paul FEPC case against Ramsey
County Sheriff Kermit Hedman
and deputy George Weber on a
charge of race discrimination
against former Deputy Cornelius
Brown was still undecided .
Halle Q. Brown house officially
announces its camping program
with a picture of five happy young
sters shown at last years camp
ing site Head of the Rapids camp
in st. Croix state park Mrs.
Junald BraddOck elected to head
the Credjafawn club Louise
Cuff weds Bart Jones April % .
In sports, Elgin Baylor topped
Wilt Chamberlain in MIA Assn.
playoffs with SOP points Cas-
suis Clay and Eddie Machen were
winners of their bouts on the first
fight card sponsored by Joe Louis
as matchmaker
George Shirley and LeOntyne
Price, opera stars appeared here
in May - Shirley appeared as one
of the romantic male leads In
"Cosi Fan Tutte", Miss Price in
the title role of the opera "Tosca"
Mill City NAACP arrange
ments committee for the NAACP
regional leadership confab receives
high commentator for well done
job New director Of the Min
nesota Governors Human Rights
Commission is Calvin Walton-suc-
ceeds Clifford RucEer Own
ers Of a Virginia, Minnesota re-
sort charged with race discrim-
ination by Minneapolis couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Barrett.
Two Negroes finally licensed as
Master electricians in Dade County
of Miami, Florida after a long
court fight Chicago Lawyer
Archibald T. LeCesne appointed an
Assistant us. attorney Mrs,
Margaret johnson, Women's day
Speaker at st. Peters AME church
May 20 Wisconsin sorority
placed on probation" by its par
ent body for pledging a Negro girl
Deaths include Frank Boyd
outstanding st. Paul citizen May
2 at age 80; Mrs. Clara Galloway
a st. Paul resident 46 years, and
Mrs. Iden White, 10, Mil City resi-
dent Of 20 years.
Woolworth Company names
Negro as manager Of one Of it
stores in Gary, Indiana jazz
pianist Oscar Peterson at Freddie's
May n Bernyce yelling ap'
pointed registrar, Mil City Re
Mobilization center 80 Negroes
now driving buses In Miami -
once barred Johnnie Baker
Post Of the American Legion en-
tiers baseball team In the American
Legion summer league Stimuli
taneous suicide Of Mrs. Ruth Floyd
81, supervisor state Welfare guard
ianship dept. and Walter w. Car
roll, 80, retired Postal Railway
foreman called "coincidental"
DR.. w. ID. Brown, ST., well known
Mil City physician was among
seven Fairview hospital doctors
honored May o for long member
ship on the hospital staff -. A
Knutsen Of Knutsen's Meat Market
and Grocery observes 36 years II
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