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Library of Congress1953

Image 8 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 28, 1953

Walter White Continued from Page One personality especially in this sec tion of the nation is reported to have caused several changes in the place for holding the meeting According to what has been called a well founded report the meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Jackson College but when it was announced that Walter White was to be the principal speaker the college authorities are reported as having notified the lo cal planning committee that the facilities of the college would not he available on the dates set for the meeting According to reports after a tentative agreement for holding the meeting at the college had LOANS Arranged ON YOUR Signature ON YOUR nrniture ON YOUR Real Estate On Your Car towfp i m BROKERS U State Phone 34977 unexpected GUESTS or dinner ft happens to everyone on expected guests drop in and nothing to serve them to eat Heres the easy way out Bring them here for dining at its best Fine foods in a wide variety await your selection Take this suggestion Youll be glad you lid SHEPHERDS KITCHENETTE 04 N FARISH ST V I been reached a letter officially I notifying the committee that

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Library of Congress1953

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 21, 1953

President Continued from Page One strong the National Newspaper Publishers Association initiated Negro Newspaper Week in 1942 to commemorate the founding of the first Negro newspaper The 1953 Negro Newspaper Week began Sunday and continues thru March 21 A highlight of the week was the announcement Saturday of the annual Russwurm awards given in honor of John B Russwurm founder of Americas first Negro newspaper Freedoms Journal in 1927 In announcing this yeais Russ wurm award winners NN PA gave recognition to ten persons organi zations or institutions that made j substantial contributions to a democratic way of life The citation read by Dowdal Davis chairman Negro Newspaper Week Committee during a nation wide broadcast over the National Broadcasting Company network and affiliated stations Saturday night stated The National Newspaper Pub lishers Associations Russwunp a ward is proudly presented to the recipient in recognition of out standing achievement in making possible a richer conception of democratic principles and in tri bute for upholding those highest traditions considered as the ideals JULIUS MITCHELL Invites You To The BOOKER T GRILL Where You Will Always Find The Best Of Home Cooking Finest Foods SANDWICHES OF ALL KINDS ICF COLD BEER ViH The

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Library of Congress1952

Image 5 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 15, 1952

orklng Against Each tlPTNyiu Pa from the Louisville CourierJournal Home Economics Continued from Page One various discussions concluding j with the subjects Pertinent Prob lems in Teaching Home Econom Visit The Home Dining Room D W Robinson Prop For Service Comfort and Tasty Food 400 N Farish Dial 49455 REMEMBER A Message Said With Flowers Is Well Said and Boots Flower Shop Wedding Designs Corsages and Many Other Famous De signs Call any time Dial 542 Nite 26927 817 North Farish St Jackson Miss ics and Organizing An Effective Home Making Program for Adult Attending the conference were representatives of Colleges and Universities and Education De partments and Organizations from seventeen states which included Alabama Arkansas Delaware Dis trict of Columbia Florida Geor gia Kentucky Louisiana Mary land Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Okla homa Tennessee and Texas The Colleges and Universities represented were Alabama A M Tuskegee Institute Arkansas A M V N Howard University Dela ware State College Florida A M Georgia State College South ern University Grambling College Morgan State College Maryland State College Tougaloo College North Carolina Coliege Langston University State A M College S C Tenn A I University Prai rie View A M

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Library of Congress1951

Image 21 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), October 26, 1951, (SECTION THREE)

News From Esc a taw pa Nell Greenough Honored By Mother At Party On Her Twelfth Birthday By Gloria Bennett Nell Greenough was honored with a party by her mother Mrs W O Greenough on her 12th birthday Games were played and prizes won by Gloria Cunning ham and Winston Griffin Cake and punch were served to Win ston Griffin Phyllis and Sandra Greenough Gloria Cunninghprti Charles Lester Mack Geraldine George and Wanda Nelson Mary Helen Morgan Mary Ann Eaton Priscilla and James Cunningham Eunice Holland Mary Jane and George Emerson Nell Hill Gloria Patsy Lacey Dollie Sue Ward Harry Ready Pat Hurt Judy Wil lie and Doll Greenough A W Greenough Mrs J E Renagar and Mr and Mrs A J Mack Johnny Goff Camp Gordon Ga spent several days visiting his grandmother Mrs S L Goff Miss Jackie Greenough student at Perkinston spent the Weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W O Greenough Misses Fannie Mae Eula and Eva Ruth Wyatt and Mrs G W Wyatt spent the weekend in Can tonment Fla visiting Mr and Mrs J A Goff and Mr and Mrs J V Wyatt Guests of Mr and Mrs Barney Smith over the weekend

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), June 23, 1951

Negro Continued from Page One iana Educational Association and the Mount Zion Methodist Church and is affiliated with the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Free masonry in Louisiana He spear headed the drive for registration in the Second Ward He reside1 at 1226 South White Robert Delahoussaye druggist from the Fifth Ward He is a former representative of New Or i leans Furniture Workers CIO past president of the NAACP New Orleans Chapter member of Grace Methodist Church resides at BEST PRICES FOR YOUR WEEKEND SHOPPING Groceries and Meats Priced Right FREE DELIVERY STEAK A Grade Lb59c PORK CHOPS Center Cut Lb 59c BACON Sliced Lb42c SALT MEAT StreakOLean Pound30c ROAST Best Beef Lb59c PORK LIVER Lb37c BEEF LIVER Lb69c CHICKEN Fryers Lb49c SUGAR 5 Lbs46c POTATOES 5 Lbs15c RICE Short Grain Lb10c NEW JACKSON MARKET AND GROCERY STORE 225 N Farish St Phone 26589 1723 Pt Peter is married and bar one daughter who is a student nt Dillard University Mrs Elnoris Rollins beautician from the 10th Ward Prominent in civic socal and educational groups she is a former vicepres ident of the National Beauty Cul turist League of America and is president of the New Orleans Beauticians Local

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), June 16, 1951

Miss Farmers Continued from Page One liood enough stand to justify culti vation This represents a larger acreage than the 2035000 acres harvested in the State last year but is below the 1951 goal for de fense needs Over t0 percent of the corn crop j is up to a pood stand with 88 per cent of the State poal planted apencies estimated Both soybean and rice acreapes will preatly ex I ceed early estimates Do not plaw up land in the Delta i where cotton is planted and seed i are still pood leaders recommend ed If the seed perminate by June BEST PRICES FOR YOUR WEEKEND SHOPPING Groceries and Meats Priced Right FREE DELIVERY STEAK A Grade Lb59c PORK CHOPS Center Cut Lb 59c BACON Sliced Lb42c SALT MEAT StreakOLean Pound30c ROAST Best Beef Lb59c PORK LIVER Lb37c BEEF LIVER Lb69c CHICKEN Fryers Lb49c SUGAR 5 Lbs46c POTATOES 5 Lbs15c RICE Short Grain Lb10c NEW JACKSON MARKET AND GROCERY STORE 225 N Parish St Phone 26589 1015 twothirds of the a crop can normally he expected under good management based on experi mental results at the Stoneville Station Leave fields with 50 per 1 cent of a stand

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), June 9, 1951

Muriel Rahn Hits Back At Miss Governor FW YORKMuriel Rahn W ero concert singer who snends not of her time touring the south ern states in the course of her work as an artist appealed to ev ery member of her race to take cut an additional membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People this week Miss Rahn stated that although she is already a member of the organization she was motivated to ohl her efforts in its behalf by the statement of Governor Fielding Wright of Mississippi who called upon the people of his state to resist the efforts of the NAACP to the fullest extent of our resources The statement which appeared in the New York Times May 28 in an article by John N Popham Times Corre spondent quoted the Governor as being opposed to Federal cases which sought to abolish segrega tion in public schools Any fainninded person under the sun who has seen the in equities of separate hut equal ed ucation in Mississippi and other southern states as 1 have would know that such a system never has and nevei will work said Miss Rahn There are millions more who

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), June 2, 1951

Arrange Your Housecleaning Work To Avoid Strain Of Seasonal Job Here it is housecleaning time againtime for frayed family rerves lastminute meals uttei confusion in the household and a completely exhausted you But it doesnt have to he tlrat kind of time It doesnt in fact have to be at all Because ac cording to the General Electric Consumers Institute seasonal housecleaning is an unnecessary ordeal if you budget your daily weekly and monthly cleaning jobs properly 1 he first thing to Remember is that the less dirt that gets into the house in the first place the less cleaning youll have to do to get it out Dont forget such simple ounceofprevention chores as daily sweeping of walks and porches and frequent brushing of outside window sill Be sure your doors and windows fft snugly top and bottom As homemaker you probably have definite ideas about what goes into the category of daily cleaning in your home but heres a suggested schedule Air all rooms thoroughly dust furniture and woodwork including window sills empty ash trays and waste baskets vacuum rugs and brush up floors and linoleum Eliminate the need for a carpet sweeper or broom by using your

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), May 26, 1951

T HEBER LADNER IOHCTAHV or OTAT MiaaiMirRi North Mississippi Farmers Crow Poultry Conscious An upward spurt in area poultry production is expected soon with the opening of the 50000 North Mirsissippi Broiler and Locker Pient in Balctwyn The plant is designed to help develop the poul try industry in Northeast Missis sippi and expected to begin opera tion about lime 1 The main item under the plan willbe a coopera tive growing program with the business men and farmers working together Each farmer who de cides to come in will build brooder house and other facilities for the chicks according to set specifica tions The plant will furnish the chickens and fed and the farmer will do the rest until final settle ment when the chickens are brought to the plant County agents oer this area have report ed that the entire section is becom ing poultry conscious News In Brief A new specialized curriculum leading to a bachelor of music de gree in sacred music will be added next year by the Department of Music at the Mississippi State Col lege for Women President B L Parkinson announced Graduates in the field will he qualified as ministers of music

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), May 19, 1951

Percy Greene Continued from Page One nent organization of the Wash ington County Negro Democratic Club will he set up and officers elected Mr Green nationally known as a leader and speaker is possibly the most militant Negro the state has produced in years His fear less stand on issues where the civil rights of Negroes were concerned has brought for him high praise from the nations press and many coveted medals plaques and cita tions from numerous organizations of note His address will be of importance to the race as a whole and the public has been extended a special invitation to hear him The Democratic Club of Missis sippi of which Mr Greene is State President is being organ ized for the purpose of encourag ing Negroes to pay their poll tax f I register and vote and to teach them how to use the ballot and for the study and discussiort of civic and political issue Temporary officers of the Wash ington County cluh ate Levye Chappie Chairman Dr J W Kennard vice chairman Win H Greene secretary Dr NT R Fris 1 by treasurer B T Grossley of Leland is I chairman of the arrangements for

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 10, 1951

Garretts Service Beauty Shoppe 527 N Parish St Pp Stairs EXPERIENCED OPERATORS j Urban Continued from Page One housing and recreation in Chicago His talk How It Feels To Be A Negro Man In Chicago was part of the Kiwanis Club observance of Brotherhood Week Regardless of the colored mans skill Williams said he usually is relegated to laboring jobs in heavy industries or the lower paid trans portation jobs In times of crisis colored people take on the role of shock troops he said and are drawn into all types of employment hut when the crisis is over they I are released to basic jobs Williams blamed the housing I plight of colored people on a rig ged controlled monopoly housing I market which exacts Cold Coast I rent for converted garages and crowded tenements The recreation problem also is attributable to racial restrictions Williams said adding As soon as i he the colored man goes beyond his restricted area he does so with a great deal of apprehension not known what to expect 4ft feeo your family for less M 58 TESTED GLAMOROUS 58 COMPLETE DINNER MENUS HAMBURGER RECIPES EACH ONE A MONEY SAVER JH With The Coupon

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 3, 1951

Garretts Service Beauty Shoppe 27 N Parish St Up Stairs EXPERIENCED OPERATORS Keep Buying Continued from Page One fixed their salary according to his judgment The editor said that his father was Hold in the highest esteem by the late Mr Borden Mr Lynch and the entire staff of the Coca Cola Company At his death five years ago the editor said his father held a life time job with the Coca Cola Com pany a position he was given vol untarily by the company as a re suit of a minor fracture of the right arm received while working at the plant During his youth the editor said he would sometime visit the plant at times when his father was work ing there and nobody told me to stop during anything The editor said he was there fore well aequainted with the Negro employment policy of the plant and added that he honed that its present Negro employees would continue to do their best while on the job and continue their loyalty to the com pan v ON F E P C I am 100 per cent for the exten WAYS TO PREPARE ONE lb of HAMBURGER Send for

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 24, 1951

Garretts Service Beauty Shoppe 727 N Parish St lip Stairs EXPERIENCED OPERATORS Association For Supervision And Curriculum Development Meets i y I Group ounts Many Negro Members Detroit Michigan February 15 1051 Education must contribute to the struggle to save democracy Walter Reuther president of the United Auto Workers CTO told a general session of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development meeting at the Stat ler Hotel here last week Supporting this view Mr Tteu ther declared The struggle be tween freedom and tyranny be tween democracy and communism is basically a struggle for mens j JjLijffjr m in r jOBF rBl wjir fBO your family for less 58 TESTED GLAMOROUS 58 COMPLETE DINNER MENUS HAMBURGER RECIPES EACH ONE A MONEY SAVER With The Coupon Below m We Pay The Cost Of Mailing The Book To You _ 1 I if a a H I I I I Hf 111 J2E H I I 11 I I J I I H 1111 m The Jackson Advocate SK 4061 N Farish St Jackson Miss mm Enclosed is S_ no stomps please and _coupons SH Please send me postpaid_cookbooks NAME pitas print jfl ADDRESS_ pitas print CITY_ZONE_STATE_ __ pitas print This

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Library of Congress1951

Image 6 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 17, 1951

Former Cong Arthur Mitchell Speaks Here Fri Former Congressman Arthur Mitchell of Chicago 111 who was the leading Negro Republican of the country before his retirement from poiitics a few years ago will speak here at 3 oclock Friday afternoon The speech will be lhadc at West Street YWCA at a special meet Arkansas I Continued from Page One the study groups that were pres ent Rev 0 W Blakely Pastor of Bethel AME Church nelivcred the benediction Mrs A C Jones presided 24th 7 Continued from Page One gun and small tjirms fire Lieut Lahlane supervised the building j of a line for effective counterfm During the subsequent with drawal he slowed down the enemy charge by firing a captured mach i ine gun When he saw that his men had withdrawn safely he broke tin enemy weapon over a lock and 1 threw it at the enemy He was wounded by enemy fire but crawled back and warned hi men of a dangerously placed enemy machine gun The men knocked out the enemy gun ing of the Mississippi Division ot j the Southern Regional Council Since his retirement from poli tics the former Congressman has taken up residence

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Library of Congress1950

Image 4 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), May 27, 1950

JACKSON ADVOCATE PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI Make all checks payable to the Jackson Advocate Address 406 North Farish Street I hone Office21617 Phone Society Editor 21213 In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the mgers but in all things that affect our mutual progress and develop ment we can be together as the handBooker T Washington Entered as Second Class Matter in the Post Office at Jackson MissT July 13 1945 under Act of Congress March 13 1879 GREENEEditor and Publisher JAMES RUNDLESAdvertising Manager FRANCES REED GREENESockty Editor National Advertising Representative Associated Publishers Inc ob Fifth Avenue New York 19 N Y Telephone LUxemberg 21177 and 166 Washington St Suite 416 Telephone Anoover 6343 Chicago 3 Illinois Subscription Rates One Year 350 Six Months 200 by maTl anywhere in the United States and to Service Men overseas Foreign One ear 600 Six Months 350 SUBSCRIPTION RATES All subscriptions due and payable in advance ONE YEAR 350 SIX MONTHS 200 ADVERTISING RATES UPON REQUEST The Negro Newspaper And Economic And Job Opportunity For The Southern Negro Speaking before the conference of Social Workers the other Day the honorable J Oliver Emmerich the distinguished Editor

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Library of Congress1948

Image 4 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), April 8, 1948

There is a photographing machine on a lower floor of Grand Central Station which is a marvel even in this day of mechanical miracles In appearance it resembles the body of a honsom cab You step inside sit insert a qarter in a slot and press a button In just one minute there is delivered to you automatically your photograph already framed For an other nickel a mailing envelope is also furnished The first days of spring have broght a new look to New York Side streets which had been piled high with snow are clean from warm showers Store windows have chang ed from their winter dressing to bright mildweather colors like the clothing of passing pedestrians Cen tral Park has taken on a verdant mantle set with diamondlike lakes And out in the suburbs residents have removed their overcoats too soon done too much raking on their vards have become overheated caught colds and now are taking the modern version of sulphur and mo lasses I recently had occasion to ride the Pere Marquette railrdftd from Grand Rapids Michigan to Chicago and I was much impressed by the dining car service This railroad is owned by the Chesapeake

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Library of Congress1948

Image 1 of The Durant news (Durant, Miss.), April 8, 1948

THE DURANT NEWS 90th YEAR NUMBER 30 DURANT MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY APRIL 87 1948 J 200 Per Year I THROUGH HAZEL By Hazel Brannon Your editor is very humbly proud this week of the fact that she re ceived first place for the best news story first place for the best news paper published by a woman and second place in feature writing in contest sponsored by the Mississip pi Federation of Press Women Top winners in this contest are entered in the national contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women Recognition of our effort in our chosen field means a great deal of couise but we do not Ynind saying the reward we like most is when folks say Miss Hazel you sure do put out a good paper Wed rather have our subscribers like us than win all the glory in the state or nation And thats the truth Army Day Tuesday April 6th is being celebrated in Holmes county tomorrow April 9th Durant citizens are given a spec ial invitation to attend Col Harwood C Bowman who served as a Brigadier General under Lt General Joe Stillwell in the ChinaBurmaIndia treatre will make the principal speech

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Library of Congress1948

Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 13, 1948

muuuuuumuuuuumuumu We Stand With The J People By The People and For The People No One Is Safe Until We All n Are Saved V0LUMN x _JACKSON MISSISSIPPI MARCH 13 T948__ NUMBERZO Stale Attorney Genera Says Nothing Can Be Done About Klan Activities Whose Charter Was Revoked Last Year Negro Voters Frightened By Grand Dragons Speech Firey Cross Burns Here Wrightsville Ga ANP No Negroes voted in the Johnson county primary last week follow ing the appearance of the Ku Klux Klan in this coimty seat and an appeal to bloodshed by the KKK Grand Dragon aingNesgroe Some 300 hooded and robed klansmen paraded through the town on the eve of the election A 15 foot cross was burned on the lawn of the county courthouse Inside a circle of fully hooded and Iobed klansmen greenclad Dr Samuel Green of Atlanta grand dragon of the hate order made no direct reference to the election slated for the next day but openiy attacked President j Trumans announced program for j civil rights and threatened that j blood would flow on the streets j of the south if the Negro takes a j place at the side of white men thru 1

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