Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-02-14
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JUNE, 1862

DenmS ktlneS, Arcno G1VenS, Dr.,
Carl ROgan and James Lawrence
were among the honor roll grad
yates from Minneapolis Central Hi
. Marian Bennett graduated
from Northrup Collegiate school
. Thomas Williams was a Col
lege of st. Thomas June grad and
Linda Griffin was among the top
IL graduating students at WASH
ington Hi in st. Paul.
General News: Northern Pacific
R.R. employees and passengers Of
the famed North Coast Limited
miraculously escaped death June
10 when Is cars of the stream
liner derailed near Missoula, Mont,
and plunged down a 100 foot en-
bankment. Eleven employees were
injured and mp had its first fat
atty since 1900
Alfred Barnes was named to
head the Southside Athletic club
. Stephen p. Madison named
Sailor of the Month" at US.
Naval Air Facility Litchfield Park,
Phoenix, Ariz. Johnnie Baker
Post clubhouse robbed of $1,000
cash in breakin. Thieves caused
$4,000 damage to members lock-
ers, cigarette and other vending
machines
Vigdor Grossman, Wash. DC.
appointed community services
sec'y. of the st. Paul Urban
League william (Bin) Seabron,
deputy director, Mich. State FEPC
accepts post in Washington, DC.
Asst. to director Of Personnel,
us. Dept. Of Agriculture
Charles L. Horn Fed. Cartridge
Corp, president receives honorary
degree from U. of Southern Calf,
for outstanding community serv-
ices.
Commissioner VIM. L Slayton,
Urban Renewal Administration
tightens relocation requirements
for all local redevelopment agencies
in us. - move particularly aided
Negro families Buying prac-
tees of Nations 10 million Ne
groes studied by William Capitman
social scientist and president, Cent
er for Research in Marketing
White Citizens councils reverse
freedom rides for unhappy south
ern Negroes" to northern cities
proves big flop-850 short of 1000
promised NV. Airlines ord
cred to place Negro girl who was
previously denied training on the
next stewardess training class as
result Of a Michigan Fair EN-
ployment Security commission de-
cision.
Church News: Mpls. Choral un-
ion presented Prof. Thomas A.
Dorsey noted Chicago composer in
musical program on Fathers Day
June II RObt. e. johnson, Jet
mag's editor featured in two Mems
Day events at Zion Baptist church
DIR. Charles M. Sexton Is as
signed to new post at Alton Meth
odist church from Champlin, MINI.
churches composed of
white Pensioners. Curtis G.
Chivers, Hce-pres. Spokesman-Re-
corder newspapers and Mpls. Br.
NAACP president is Mems Day
speaker at st. Peters AME church
Women's Day speaker at Mt.
Olivet Is Mrs. Helen Snyder, presi-
dent st. Paul Women's Baptist
church Assoc. - Mrs. Constance
Bowman Is main speaker for the
Women's Day service at st. James
AME Zion Baptist Bible
school attendance steadily grow
ing-was currently up to 1877 &.
Sabathani Baptist church members
dedicated their new church home
by marching to new edifice. Church
and Mil City leaders
took part in afternoon and morn
ing dedication services.
Miscellaneous News-Wm. Dow
ali, Fred Ewing and Roy Loclxett
sang in the Bloomington Civic
Theatres production Of 'Finian's
Rainbow" Beautificans hold
Educational clinics, Banquet and
social hour on June II TSTC
has annual Wives and Sweethearts
banquet at the Calhoun Beach
hotel Conchita Marion Clarke
pretty 10 year old Gotham beauty
makes pro debut on Radio City
stage in New York City Clar-
ence Smiths move to Portland,
Oregon Paul Currys observed
their Silver Wedding anniversary.
Sports - Leo Durocher claims
no player can compare with the
amazing Willie Mays In comment
ing on a recent statement Of Gin
cinnati manager Fred Hutchlnson's
statement that Vada Pins0n could
do everything Willie could do on q
baseball field . Bruce Kidd, IS
year old Toronto U freshman set
a, new American 5000 meter race
record Of 1914 in the 23rd an
nual Compton Invitational meet
Of that city Pee Wee Reese
resigned from the Louisville, Ken
lucky Human Rights commission
under fire - he operates a segre-