"PHILADELPHIA - Funeral services where held Thursday at the Campbell AME Church, Kinsey and Paul St., who was drowned July 5 in the ocean off North Wildwood, N.J.
He drowned while swimming with friends at 26th st. and the beach during a Fourth of…
"Those wise old gents in powdered wigs- they started the commotion.
By setting down in black and white the new and wondrous notion,
That all men were created free, and equal was their station-
And on that simple truth they built a new and…
“AS THE TWIG IS BENT—THE TREE WILL INCLINE”
“The above saying, even though old, is only too true today. Every conscientious parent is keenly aware that the big task of training a boy to useful manhood is to see that the proper growth of the twig is…
"Without a ripple of trouble, the faithful members of the YMCA gave its first out door [sic] entertainment last Monday under the supervision of Capt. W. J. Hutchinson. He called it an Old Fashioned Barbeque; and, of Old Fashion means something good:…
Instead of staying at home and celebrating the Fourth of July as a holiday, Pary McCrary 35 years old chose Saturday to work for his church, the Zion Baptist. Of which the Rev. A. M. Martin is the preacher.
"WASHINGTON – Joining in a nationwide celebration of “We Serve America” week, sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women, war workers in Wake and Midway Halls, government dormitories here, paid tribute Wednesday evening to the contributions of…
"TUSKEGEE, Ala. – (ANP) – Threats and ruses were being employed in the little town of Tuskegee, investigators found last week, to prevent witnesses from testifying when the grand jury looks into the Fourth of July slaying of Walter Gunn by a deputy…
“His appointment to the military academy at West Point was given to him by an Ohio congressman, but it was always to Monroe that he returned for his furloughs during his academy course as well as on his later leaves of absence during the war. There…
"The traveling man who sells hardware remarked that he was afraid he would die of heart disease if he was ever compelled to go to the front. His friends wanted to know what made him think so, and after lighting a fresh cigar he said:
“It was…
"The reporter who wrote up the disturbance on July 4th at McKinley Park (for Negroes,) when a car of whites went out of their way to molest a picnic group, deemed it funny or a joke, when we give it a very serious ratinng. To begin with it was not a…
“Who Will The Democrats Nominate? - This is the most exciting political question of the day. The Democratic Convention, which is to assemble in New York on the 4th of July will not be a unit; there will not be a great unanimity of sentiment. There…
"July 4. The contest will come July 4. Prizes will be Awarded at 3 p.m. at McKinley Park.
Division No. 1 (Girls up to twenty) To the girl bringing in the largest No. of votes over 5 at 5c:--prize a diamond ring.
Division No. 2 (Miss or Mrs. over 20…
The Chicago White “bargain bills” will number twelve during the 1952 season at Comiskey Park. Ten of the double headers will be Sundays with two Sunday dates calling for single games, and two of the twin bills will be staged on Holidays.
The…
"Where was the Negro on that day in ’76,
When the fearless patriots laid down the pen;
The document signed that before earth and heaven,
Proclaimed them to be forever free men?
Perhaps Black Sampson worked amid the wheat,
Swinging his…
Visitors from the country who intend spending their Fourth of July in this city will doubtless desire to know where good accommodations can be obtained and how their wants can be supplied Board and lodging at Mrs. Geo. Smith’s, No. 28 Stoue St. The…
"The Atlantic City Steel Pier is the place to be this coming Fourth of July weekend.
Roy Ayers and Dexter Wansel along with the Lawrence Parker models have been book into the Music Hall for two shows, 4 p.m. and midnight, July 1-2-3.
Gregory…
"The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776 . This Saturday we celebrate the 155th anniversary of the day upon which our colonial forefathers determined to separate themselves from England.
"READ “THE MAGNA CARTA”
Editor the Defender: The Fourth of July comes and goes and there is very little effort on the part of our public men to teach the people just what that day means, not only to the people in the United States, but to the…
"When giant fireworks, pin-wheels, sparklers, and cap pistols are being used to celebrate the Fourth of July, nothing is farther from mind of the average child than what Independence Day really means. Little fellows who throw torpedoes on car tracks…
"Chicago – “this, the United States, is a country of laws as well as men and of it’s men are equal before and subordinate to that law. “ shout James Crow and all his July Fourth glory.
Talk about civil rights for the black man and he declares none…
"The Sabbath School of West Washington will celebrate the Fourth of July at Cox's Wood this year. The Union for the last twenty years have attended Lyon'S Woods. but the change was made on account of the later place. being sold. Mr. J. H. Ferguson’s…
"The Sabbath School Union of West Washington, it is said, will not be able to hold their annual fourth of July picnic in Lyon's Wood this year. Other quarters are being looked for. This will be a disappointment. to the school who has visited these…
“Mrs. Margaret Dinwiddie is spending several weeks with her son in Detroit, Michigan. . . George Dinwiddie has gone to Richmond, California for an indefinite stay. . . Miss Lois Marie Edwards is visiting in Chicago. . . . The Esther Circle met in the…
“SCRAP RUBBER AND RELIGION
Independence Day Sermon Delivered by Dr. G. Wayman Blakely, Greater Bethel A. M. E. Church Little Rock, Sunday, June 28.
Rev. 2:1-5 These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in…
"In a Fourth of July address Mayor Shank once said, apropos of George Washington and truthfulness:
“Few of us, alas, can lay claim to that absolute veracity which was Washington’s boast! Thus the shoe pinches us all when the story of Jack Smith…
One hundred and seventy-three years ago this Fourth of July there rang forth upon a then unheeding world the “unanimous Declaration of the thirteen UNITED states of America.”
At the time, though bells rang and crowds in the streets of Philadelphia,…
"Traveling in Dixie
Birmingham, Ala.- The more I travel in the Southland which, I am happy to report, has in precious little to date, the more convinced I am that Jim Crow exists largely because of interracial co-operation. The “pecks” are mean and…
War Camp Community Service Club No. 3 is still keeping time to the busy melody of “Work.” Aside from the usual attractions, dancing, games and stunts, war camp community singing is introduced weekly into the public schools by members of the music…
"RICHMOND -- Pfc. Edward McGriff, of Winnsboro, S.C., who is serving in North Africa in the army, thinks that it won’t be long before American soldiers will be returning home after winning the war. Pfc. McGriff, in his first letter to his aunt, Miss…
"Vito’s Super markets, with four locations on the South Side, will help its customers celebrate the Fourth of July with a string of bang-up bargains in the biggest grocery sale of the summer season.
In what is perhaps one of the longest special sale…
"One person was shot and two stabbed during fourth of July holiday celebrations. Mrs. Elizabeth King, 26, of 3140 S, Wabash ave., was shot in the right thigh by a stray bullet as she walked near 35th and Wabash ave., Wednesday night. She was taken…
"19 Killed; 427 Injured
In Some Cities the Fourth Was Celebrated in a “Sane” Manner and No Deaths Were Reported.
Chicago, Ill.-- Statistics compiled regarding Fourth of July casualties throughout the country indicate a much smaller list of…
"The Veterans Government association is sponsoring a “King Size Bar-B-Q” on the fourth of July at the junior deputy playground, six miles out 12th street pike. From 2 to 8 p.m. The bar-b-q dinner is being given for the benefit of the junior deputies…
-It is a singular, but not less true remark in a late work, that Jefferson was born just eight years after his predecessor Adams Madison eight years after Jefferson; Monroe eight years after Madison; and John Quincy Adams eight years after Monroe.…
BARTON, Fla. - Charlie Smith, an ex-slave and a western outlaw, celebrated his 137th birthday on the Fourth of July while the America was marking its 203rd anniversary.
The Social Security Administration said Smith has been certified as the oldest…
"Just as those of the very young giggled when someone more or less tunelessly burst forth with the song, “The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be…,” and just as those of my generation have recently been tapping gloriously happy steps to the…
BOSTON, MASS., June 1, 1927---
“Last Week’s continued rate of “two lynchings a week: has aroused fresh interest in the proposal urged by the National Equal Rights League that June 17th, anniversary of Bunker Hill be everywhere publicly celebrated…
“The fourth of July was celebrated in a fitting manner. No classes were held on that day. In the morning the students had patriotic exercises, the principal address being delivered by a summer school teacher, Mr. M. L. Rooks Brinkley, Ark. In the…
"Detroit (UPI) – A contingent from the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first black fighter squadron from World War II, participated in Fourth of July observances at the Harry S. Truman library and museum.
"NEW ORLEANS-- The “Tulane Hullabaloo,” official student publication at Tulane university here, gave fine editorial treatment to the University of Illinois’ selection of a Negro girl as queen of its annual homecoming, Nov 10.
The paper said…
"When modern England and modern America touch and influence each other is it the right England and the right America that touch? It is the best meaning of the one nation that is meeting the best meaning of the other?
Doubtless America has really…
"EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JULY 4TH- A NEW SCALE OF PRICES WILL PEVAIL AS FOLLOWS:
CHILDREN, UNDER 12........10c
COLORED ADULTS. . . . . . . .30c
These Prices Include All State and Federal Taxes
New Opening Time Effective Tuesday JULY SIXTH
Weekdays…
"TO BE HONORED- James Hicks 1823 Bishop, who served the Pullman company for the past 33 years as porter. Has retired with honors and will be honored with a banquet given by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters July 4th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the…
"Here’s to a perfect 3-day, Fourth of July weekend: warm, sunny and safe! Good weather makes your holiday more pleasant and these tips about weather and traffic should make it safer. Traffic records show that most accidents happen when the weather is…
"PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 21- Independence had its day, and tomorrow will be another day. The thing to do now is to strive to celebrate Independence day every day. Great thing this independence. It puts one in a position to stick his thumbs in his…
Three are dead and thirty-seven ill as a result of eating poisoned food at the home of Mac Canady, near Garfield, Ga., on the Fourth of July, according to information reaching here. Mystery surrounds the wholesale poisoning of the Canady family, who…
“One of the greatest amusements staged for the hundreds of pleasure seekers on the fourth of july is the three games of the ball scheduled to take place at Athletic park by the Negro Social Clubs Baseball League.
Never before in the history of…