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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.), 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subsequent with drawal he slowed down the enemy charge by firing a captured mach i ine gun When he saw that his men had withdrawn safely he broke tin enemy weapon over a lock and 1 threw it at the enemy He was wounded by enemy fire but crawled back and warned hi men of a dangerously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 Congress1946

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), February 23, 1946

Party Leaders Urged To Act Against FEPC Killers C NEW YORKAction against iii Republican and Democratic euators who voted against cloture d killed FEPC was urged by t Workers Defense League in omprehenshre U S Housing Plans Made Wilson Wyatt Sees Adequate Race Provision H J VMES L HICKS NNPA Staff Writer w SHINGTON D C The x nd moderate cost homes by the of next year will include houses colored occupancy as well as i whites Wilson W7yatt nation hot sing expediter indicated at conference last Monday While Mr Wyatt believes local ohw must be met by local w hip he said he was aware he oblem of finding suitable for the construction of homes or coloied people We are aware of the problem i Mr Wyatt and certainly do expect to produce housing for ust white people J Federal Assistance In s program of emergency suros to get started this year lcO00 homes he recommended 10 the President that Federal co operation and assistance where ary be given in the develop ment of home sites People familiar with housing i obi ms of colored people recog c that one of their greatest dif taulties is the finding of

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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 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.), 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 Congress1946

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 9, 1946

Gillem Plan For Integration Of Negro In Postwar Army In Motion PARTICIPANTS ON CBS PRO R M IN OBSERVANCE Oh I i RO newspaper WEEK 1eft to right Bill Slocum CBS Director Carol Brice contralto I who sang with her brother Jon athan Brice at the piano Dowdal n Davis advertising manager ol j THE CALL and chairman of Nh GRO NEWSPAPER WEEK who spoke on behalf of the Negro Newspaper Publishers Associa tion Don Maker announcer and Neal Scott manager and husband of Miss Brice__ California Editor Wins 500 Willkie Award For J ournalism MRS VIVIAN C MASON WINS 17000 DAMAGES PHILADELPHIA ANP rhe I nited States District court for Philadelphia last week award ed Mrs Vivian Carter Mason 17 00 in settlement for claims against the Pennsylvania railroad in a case pending since 1943 when rtio sutiered severe injuries in the Labor day wreck of the roads crack Congressional Limited in which 70 were killed and scores injured She was represented by Raymond Pace Alexander Airs Mason vice president of the National Council of Negro Women was traveling alone on the 75mileperhour express be ween Washington and New York when the wreck occurred Accord ing to evidence presented

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Library of Congress1957

Image 8 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 9, 1957

Los Angeles Continued from Page One believe in them for several reasons For one thing the Rev White said I want to know what is hap j pening among my own people I do not find this in other papers For another thing I believe the Ne j gro newspaper is the articulate voice of the Negro in ways no other j paper at the moment can be For another thing the Negro newspaper is a Negro business I believe in supporting Negro busi ness Finally the Negro newspaper has been the instrument for pro ducing some great newspaper peo ple and they never would have de veloped otherwise The Rev White advised his con gregation that it can take any one of the reasons mentioned above as valid for your support of the Negro press Patronize Our Advertisers This man con give you dependoble delivery of THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE VMONITOR 4 an international daily newspaper Housewives businessmen teachers and students all over the world read and enjoy this international newspaper pub lished daily in Boston World famous for constructive news stories and penetrating editorials Special features for the whole fomily ___i The Christian Science Monitor One Norway St Boston

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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 Congress1963

Image 6 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), July 11, 1963

Dorsey McCay Is Candidate For lieutenant Governor Of Mississippi Dorsey McCay of Water Valley candidate for Lieuten a n t Governor today an nounced the formal opening of his campaign and the ap pointment of his state cam paign manager Named by him is Clinton T Howell of Jackson Howell was the editor of the Missis sippi Methodist Advocate Of ficial weekly NewsMagazine of the Methodist people in Mississippi for eight years and is now in the printing business He is the author of several books the latest Lines to Live By is an inspirational volume of poe try philosophy and sayings He was a member of the Campaign Staff of Ross Bar nett in his successful race four years ago McCay a former lay prea cher of the Methodist Church is 42 years of age He was educated at Northwest Jr College and Jackson School of Law He is married to the former Mary Helen Rankin of Nettleton niece of the late Congressman John Rankin The McCays have five sons He says he will wage a vigorous campaign based up on his stand for 1 Economy in State Government 2 A balanced state budget 3 Increased pay for our

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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.), 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 Congress1962

Image 6 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), May 16, 1962

f nrruTj_iinnnrumnnrumr SdCtonfaU II WE SEE IT THIS WAY 1 a riiiinnannjLiijumjmju yr i Horn Island For people profit or for the birds Eighth in a series Who is opposed to the countys plan for developing Horn Island and what does the opposition offer as an alternative The Mississippi Wildlife Fed eration last September adopted a resolution opposing the Horn Is land plan and similar plans advo cated by Harrison County politic ians for developing Ship Island W V Robertson of Gulfport president of the federation told the Chronicle that the federations opposition is based on its belief that commercialization would des troy recreational facilities now open to the public on these islands Jackson County supervisor president A P Moran says that as far as Horn Island is concerned more not fewer people would be able to use the island for recrea tion Ample public areas would be available he says And who can get out there now he asks Only the few people who have big boats With the building of the causeway anybody with an automobile will be able to go to Horn Island and iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii use those recreational facilities The wildlife federation has an other objection however

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Library of Congress1911

Image 7 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), May 27, 1911

r by all Try Anything Once J Try News Want Ads First to For OneCcntaWord you can talk direct to the home that wants to buy sell trade bor row loan or exchange the very article you have in mind ResultsJAre Certain If You Use NEWS WANT ADS NO ADS TAKEN FOR LESS THAN 25c CASH TO ACCOMPANY ORDERS J YOURE LOOKING we know you are for Just such a laundry as the Phoenix that will give you complete satisfaction at all We launder your color ed shirts m a manner that returns them to you looking as fresh us i new We also launder vour collars cuffs and linen shirts so that they will keep stiff on the warmest days ifsâaer m rt N ftÈ m times if 4 1 U I ifcjv if Phoenix Laundry Both Phones 36 I lilliELJ 200206 Main St Gulf Ship Island R R WEEKEND Excursion Fares TO GULFPORT MISS Beginning Saturday April 29 1911 sulf and Ship Island Railroad will put In effect the following round trip excursion fares summer MAIN LINE Stations Jackson to Star both inclusive raiton to Lux both Inclusive I 00 I From 1 AO II II Hs IAS

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Library of Congress1909

Image 4 of East Mississippi times (Starkville, Miss.), June 4, 1909

The East Mississippi Times PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI Office in Times Building Opposite East Entrance of Courthouse Wm Ward Kclltor and Proprietor A Texas prophet predicts that the world will come to an end in July We advise delinquents to pay their subscription 2 r s Kangaroo meat is being served in New York restaurants People who have eaten it are undecided as yet whether to re gard it as a luxury or a misdemeanor Jackson has organized a crusade against the pestiferous and deadly housefly When Jackson cant organize a cru sade against some evil its a dull day at the capitol city Hear in mind that we are going to have the grandest big gest and best Fair this fall in the history of the Fair Associa tion The officers are doing their partlet the citizens do theirs Tippah county claims to have discovered coal and iron mines within her borders With these commodities in North Mississippi and oil gushers on the coast Mississippi may yet come into her own It is said that there are a number of SIOOOO counterfeit bills circulating in various portions of Mississippi and Presi dent Pirdsall editor of the Yazoo

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Library of Congress1908

Image 3 of The Brandon news (Brandon, Miss.), November 26, 1908

ivaxvVsvvvwci Cake It takes fresh eggs and nice Flour to make nice cake along with other ingredients Have your fresh eggs laid by your own hens if not why not Feed your hens Como Hen Feed ang you will have eggs to sell 100 pound sack for 225 Freight paid on 300 pounds or more 5atsv S icksoTv KUss For the Parlor the Bed Room the Dining Room the Kitchen Attractive assortment for the Holiday Trade Everything in the Furniture line Our prices are right We want Rankin County Trade HENRY HESLEP Manager XLXUaLT1 THEO SWEENY Jacksons Leading PHOTOGRAPHER AH Styles Photo Work from the Cheapest that is Good to tne Best Made JACKSON MISS 415 East Capital Street t 9 rsv 9 240 EAST i C SMITHS Visible Typewriter Headquarters for Office Furnitnre i OFFICE SUPPLY and BOOK CO CAPITOL Street Jackson Miss Printers Stationers Litho graphers Blank Book Makers General Offce Out fitters __ DRAUGHONS PRACTICAL Business Bookkeeping Shorthand Telegraphy etc ML Colleges For Catalogue JflQ ORAUGHON Address either place Biggest and Best JACKSON MISS Nashville Tenn Memphis Tenn Muskogee l T Columbia S C THE BIG 30 s nmuawnB DALLAS TEX Paducah Ky Atlanta Ga El Paso

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Library of Congress1908

Image 2 of East Mississippi times (Starkville, Miss.), August 28, 1908

TIMEB Win Ward Kdltor and Proprietor Trustees in Session The trustees of ibe A k M College are In session thiv week having convened Wednesday morning The governor is pres ent as presiding officer Of the fourteen members of the board all are present except three Ii is known that six members of tne board favor President Hardys resignation but no sleps toward asking for his resignation will be made at this meeting but in the other hand it is ful v certain lhalsaveial members of the fac ulty wll bo asked t resign as Governoi Noel said before leav ing Jackson when asked übou tne meet in He replid that there were Several things to allend to am mg them the smoothing over of every thing p eparatory to the Opening of tne sessi m There may bo one or more of the facul ty members he said who have gone s far tiiat they could nut give loyal support to the college and their resignations may be accepted I dunt think there will be more than one or two of these and maybe none The purpose is to remove all the fric1 ton possible and render harm less

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