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Memphis World: Pres. Truman Praises Masons
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President Harry S. Truman, in a telegram to Amos T. Hall, president of the Grand Masters Conference of Prince Hall Masons,
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: COURT RULES VICTOR IN DISPUTED BALLOT CASE
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Superior Court Judge J. Arthur Baker ruled last week that Laurence H. Banks, candidate for city council in Ward 9 the heavily
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: GANG WAR STRIKES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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Two gangs have been plying on extortion racket among the students of Banneker Junior High and GarnetPatterson High School for at
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Education Chief, Howard U. Prexy D. C. Speakers
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President Mordecai W. Johnson of Howard university, and U. S. Commissioner of Education Earl J. McGrath were the principal
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Ethel Waters Narrowly Escapes Injury
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Ethel Waters one of the stars of "The Member of the Wedding," at the Empire Theatre here, escaped injury last Wednesday night by
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Identifies Dead Woman As Sister, But She's Found Alive
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A man identified a dead woman on a lot at 12th and Brown Sts. as his sister on Jan. 1 and later found that the sister was alive
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Union Group Bolts Action Of Clique Endorsing Dixiecrats
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An independent group of Negro longshoremen, cabinet members of Local No. 1419, General Longshore Workers (AFL), last week bolted
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: City-Wide Youth Conference Tonite At Lincoln School
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Students of the Memphis public schools, parochial schools, and colleges have been invited to participate in a City-Wide Youth
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Va. Civil Rights Proposals Have Church Backing
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The civil rights proposals, which Delegate Armistead L. Boothe, of. Alexandria, has announced that he will introduce in the
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Civil Rights Program Figures In House Rules Change Victory
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Despite assertions that President Truman's civil rights program was not involveed, civil rights legislation figured to a great
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Hampton Urges NAACP TO USE "LITTLE MAN"
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LioHampton the famed orchestra leader, last week, warned Ray Wilthat the NAACP should include the "little man" in its fight for
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Jan 27, 1950
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Memphis World: Va. Women Seek To Rename Girl's School.
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A request has been submitted to the state legislature by the Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs to change the
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Jan 27, 1950
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