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Library of Congress1890

Image 4 of The Washington bee (Washington, D.C.), March 1, 1890

assra rfT j n f a H flit f Sfi f WHERE TO BUY THIS BiSiU East Washington Prof J W Fowler 313 3rd street s e South Washington Dr S A Sumby F bet 3rd and 4J sts s w and RevR S Laws 316H st s w Northwest Dr Beller 16th and M streets Oapt W P Gray 15 th near L st Mrs Pokety M bet 12th and 13th tits ChasBealle cor 13th aud H sts Philadelphia House 84S Pa Ave Can always be obtained at any of the above named places every Saturday rooming mm TAKE NOTICE The patrons of the Bee must pay fcr all advertisements in the way ot notices deaths marriages c No matter of a personal nature will be inserted unleB it is paid for GENTLEMAN WILL DO W2LL TO CALL ON J W TAYLOR tfbe Stylish Bair Cutter Perfect order observed also finest brands of cigars ami tobacco Next door to the JBee umue J W Tayloe epl4lyr J T Layton Teaclier of fSiSE EBLTIBE S1BBT EUIIG BEIIBBT Chorister of Metropolit rr A M E Church M treet bet 14th and 15m Sts Music Class every Monday evening at 7 in

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.), 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 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 Congress1963

Image 5 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 23, 1963

gSLSHE More than 2000 seniors of high schools and Junior Col leges visited the Mississippi Vocational College campus March 15 1968 The students were welcomed by Miss Freshman Lonnie Lockett Greenville Miss Juni or Clarice Dumas Calhoun City President Charles Rained Civil Rights Continued From Page One accused Leflore County officers of violating his civil rights when they forced him from the Negro waiting room of a bus depot in Greenwood Releya commission investigator made the report when he returned to Washington Cothron in a statement said that at the time of the bus station incident Relyaa actually was registered at a Greenwood hotel and was certainly not an inter state bra passenger Tt appears that Relyaa went to Clsrfcsaale from Greenwood tor the express purpose erf returning to Greenwood on a Greyhound bus and creating an incident Cothron said a deputy had been instructed to be on the alert for persons who might cause trouble and strife between the races He said Relyea was removed from the bus station to prevent possible trouble and to obtain his identity When his identity was estab lished the sheriff said Relyaa wm ewHttied not to caw any racial trouble and was released

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The freeman (Indianapolis [Ind.]), July 27, 1895

THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY At 57 Indiana Avenue INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA SUBSCRIPTION RATES WAny part of the United States and Can ada one yeah postage paid f 150 Six Months 85 Three Months 60 Foreign countries SIOO extra Send money by express money order post office order or registered letter to THE FREEMAN Indianapolis Indiana All communications enclosing news matter for publication must be sent with the name of the writer not for publication but as a guar antee of good faitn TO CONTRIBUTORS We prefer not to return manuscript where the articles are short and copies easily taken such as poems anecdotes and brief sketches and in no case will we undertake to return manuscript unless stamps tor that purpose ac company the article We will not pay for mat ter unless it is ordered All matter for publi cation must reach this office by Monday of each week to insure insertion in the current issue AGENTS Agents are wanted in every town and city not now occupied and liberal inducements will be given to the same Send for our extraordi nary inducements to agents ADVERTISING RATES Regular displaylo cents per line per inser

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Library of Congress1958

Image 1 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 15, 1958

NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK MARCH 1622 Jackson Advocate S VOLUME XVINUMBER 20 JACKSON MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MARCH 15 1958 PRICE TEN CENTS Congressman Powell See South Getting Better PROPOSED CURBS ON U S SUPREME COURT HIT Former U S Senator Herbert Lehman Chides Gradualist On Program For Quick Federal Action On Civil Rights Says Eisenhower Must Give Moral Leadership In Howard Uni Speech A WASHINGTON D C Mar 10 Former U S Senator Herbert H Lehman Friday took to task the advocates of gradualism in de segregation and proposed a bold fivepoint program of Federal ac tion to bring an end to what he termed 300 years of waiting by American Negroes for social jus tice The New York Democrats pro posal came in an address during Charter Day exercises at Howard University the nations largest predominantly Negro institution of higher learning Earlier during tha program the University con ferred the honorary degree of Doc tor of Laws upon Mr Lehman It was the 19th such honor received by the former lawmaker since he entered public life 30 years ago Also honored during the pro Continued on Page Five O FBI Director Says Negroes Rejecting Communism Wasington D C March 10 FBI

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Library of Congress1958

Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 15, 1958

131 AND STILL LIGHTING THE WAY to FREEDOM tSggEif IH _ THE JACKSON ADVOCATE Is Proud to Cooperate with Fellow Publishers In the Observance of NEGRO NEWSPAPER I MARCH 16 22 Commemorating the founding of Freedoms Journal the first Negro Newspaper by John B Russwurm on March 17 1827 in New York City r S Special Events SUNDAY MARCH 16 In mon Churches special sermons will be preached commemora ting the 131st Anniversary of the first Negro Newspaper TUESDAY MARCH 18 A Negro Newspaper Week Radio Broadcast over Station WXXX 000 megacycles at 545 P M featuring Sammy Davis Jr Billy Eckstine Jackie Robinson and William O Walker announced by Beverly Carter FRIDAY MARCH 21 Open House at the Jackson Advocate Plant Visitors are welcome See how a modem newspaper is edited printed distributed and managed SATURDAY MARCH 22 Another Negro Newspaper Week Radio Program on Sta y tion WZZZ 000 megacycles at 915 P M featuring Lena Horne Ella Fitzgerald Rev Martin Luther King Jr and h Frank L Stanley announced by Thomas W Young No Other Source of Information or Entertainment Gives You All These Negro Newspapers like the Jackson Advocate present the truth about stumb ling blocks

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Library of Congress1945

Image 8 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 10, 1945

THE JACKSON ADVOCATE 125H N Farih StreetPhone 33181 Published Weekly at Jackson Mississippi iERCY GREENE Editor and General Manage SUBSCRIPTION RATES AH Subscriptions Due and Payable in Advance Single Copy 6c One Yean 350 6 Months 200 3 Months 125 Make all checks payable to The Jackson Advocate In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers but in all things that affect our mutual progress and development we can be together as the handBooker T Washing ton The 118th Anniversary Of The Negro Newspaper Last Sunday brought to a close the annual observance of Na tional Negro Newspaper Week which included the issuance and publication of a letter of commendation from the President of the United States a radio program broadcast over a nationwide hook up and programs of observance in schools colleges churches bv civic and fraternal groups in village town and city in every sec tion of the nation which was probably the most widespread and general observance since its institution of few years ago No person who s in possession of even the slightest knowledge of the history of the United States and of the evolution of th great cohesive

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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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Library of Congress1961

Image 4 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 25, 1961

JACKSON ADVOCATE PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI A Member Of The Audit Bureau Circulations Make all checks payable to the Jackson Advocate Address 406 North Farish Street Phone Office21617 Phone Society Editor21213 In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers 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 Miss July 13 1946 under Act of Congress March 13 1879 PERCY GREENEEditor and Publisher FRANCES REED GREENE Society Editor Subscription Rates One Year 400 Six Months 260 by mail anywhere in the United States and to Service Men overseas Foreign One Year 600 Six Months 360 SUBSCRIPTION RATES All Subscriptions Due And Payable In Advance ONE YEAR 400 SIX MONTHS 250 INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS Inc National Advertising Representatives 145 Fifth Ave New York City Murray Hill 25452 National Negro Newspaper Week March 19 to 26 COME let us sing of the Negro Press Sing of its courage its trials its success Sing of its fight for the right waged so long In defense of our people who suffer much wrong

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