Tag: June 1949
Alabama Hoodlums Flog Negroes, Washington D.C., 1949
In a shocking display of lawlessness, hooded mobs in Alabama have been accused of unleashing brutal floggings on Negroes, sparking a heated debate over the role of Congress in addressing the issue. A congressional investigating group, led by Representative Byrne of New York, held a hearing yesterday to gather testimony from three Alabama newspapermen, who…
Raymond R. Randall Arrested for Assault, Washington D.C., 1949
In a shocking turn of events, a 37-year-old taxicab driver named Raymond R. Randall is now facing the music after admitting to punching a Capital Transit Co. supervisor in a heated argument over a cab fare. The victim, 47-year-old Millard Cecil, a nearly 30-year veteran of the transit company, met his untimely demise at Casualty…
Milk Money and Union Might: Averted Strike Leaves D.C. Dairies Breathing Easier
Washington, D.C. – June 7, 1949. The streets of the nation’s capital breathed a collective sigh of relief as the city’s milk drivers narrowly avoided a crippling strike. The threat of a walkout by 1,525 employees of nine local dairies had been looming large, but in a last-minute vote, the Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees…
