Vagrancy
arrests in 1934, 1934/07/20: 5
hitchhiker arrested after attempting to enter auto of Augustino Villareal, 1955/01/21: 1
Houston an nabbed in ring selling racket, arrested for vagrancy, 1941/10/24: 1
Polk, Rudolph, arrested, 1946/12/20: 4
Smith, Jo Ann, 13, awakened by whispers, kisses of intruder, Leroy Christmas, 1952/01/11: 1
Works, Cecil, arrested for not paying fine, 1939/10/27: 1
Valentine, Hattie Belle
notice of death, 1966/01/21: 8
Valentine, Rev. James
Revs. Harvey, Taylor, and Valentine returned to churches as annual AME conference closes, 1938/01/21: 1
Valentine, Laura Ann Mitchell
notice of death, 1961/08/04: 8
slain by husband, Aaron Valentine, in argument (photo), 1961/07/07: 1
Valentine, Robert Lee
killed, three injured as speeding car hits pole, 1951/06/08: 1
Valien, Dr. Preston
to receive Prairie View Alumni Award (photo), 1948/05/07: 1
Van Buren, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
injured in car crash, 1938/05/13: 1
Van Courtlandt Social Club
annual dance
26th annual dance held
Jo's Jottings, 1941/02/28: 6
photo, 1941/03/07: 6
27th annual dance
annual formal held (Jo's Jottings), 1942/02/13: 6
date set (Jo's Jottings), 1941/12/19: 6
34th annual dance and third annual event honoring debutantes (Jo's Jottings), 1949/11/25 Supp: 1
annual formal held on occasion of club's 27th anniversary (Jo's Jottings), 1943/02/26: 6
debutante presentation
golden anniversary
Golden Anniversary ball held, 12 debutantes make bows to society (photo), 1965/11/19 Supp: 1
golden anniversary dance invitations issued (Jo's Jottings), 1965/11/05 Supp: 4
members in attendance (photo), 1965/12/17: 6
set for November 22 at La Villita Assembly Hall (Jo's Jottings), 1963/03/22 Supp: 4
silver anniversary formal dance to be held at Library Auditorium (Jo's Jottings), 1940/02/09: 6
annual get-acquainted party
held for wives, debutantes, and their sponsors (Jo's Jottings), 1961/11/10 Supp: 3
Jo's Jottings, 1953/11/13 Supp: 1, 1961/11/17 Supp: 4
annual party for wives
annual wives and sweetheart party (Jo's Jottings), 1942/05/08: 6
holiday party for wives held (Jo's Jottings), 1961/01/13 Supp: 1
wives honored at annual cocktail party (Jo's Jottings), 1960/11/11 Supp: 1
photo, 1960/11/11 Supp: 3
annual picnic
annual picnic held (Jo's Jottings), 1935/07/26: 6 (filmed in 08/02 issue)
enjoyable picnic held, 1932/05/27: 6
held at Raymond Russell Park (Jo's Jottings), 1962/08/10 Supp: 1
held at Woodlake (photos) (Jo's Jottings), 1940/07/26: 6
Mountain Top scene of VC annual picnic, 1953/08/07: 3
set for July 23 at Raymond Russell Park (Jo's Jottings), 1963/03/22 Supp: 4
Booker, O.C., elected president, 1941/06/27: 6
Christmas party
Jo's Jottings, 1966/12/30: 8
members in attendance (photos), 1966/12/30: 8, 1966/12/30: 9
Clardy, Edgar K.
breakfast guests of Edgar Clardy (photo), 1960/07/15 Supp: 2
elected president (Jo's Jottings), 1955/02/11 Supp: 4
debutante presentation
entertain at Woodlake club (Jo's Jottings), 1940/09/13: 6
"five point" students at Washington and Grant Schools accept trophies (photo), 1940/05/17: 8 (filmed in 05/24 issue)
leads in orphanage contributions, 1931/08/28: 3
makes plans for summer outing, 1933/05/19: 3
meetings in 1931, 1931/11/13: 6, 1931/12/11: 6, 1931/12/25: 6
meetings in 1932, 1932/07/15: 6
meetings in 1939, 1939/09/15: 6, 1939/09/29: 6, 1939/11/17: 4
meetings in 1940, 1940/02/23: 4
meetings in 1941, 1941/10/03: 6
officers elected, 1939/08/25: 6
Ratliff, Leonard J., Sr., memorial service held (Jo's Jottings), 1960/07/15 Supp: 4
wives honor husbands with cocktail party celebrating the 50th anniversary (Jo's Jottings), 1965/12/31 Supp: 1
Van Dyke, Branch Alvin
funeral rites held Wednesday, 1957/04/05: 1
funeral services held, 1957/04/12: 8 (filmed in 04/19 issue)
Van Dyke, Crystal O.
postal clerk retires (photo), 1954/12/17: 1
presented award by Texas Federation of Chapters, National Association of Retired Civil Employees, 1963/10/18: 6
Van Dyke, Millie Hicks
SA woman dies in Bay City while visiting relatives, 1940/11/22: 1
Van Dyke, Phillip D.
notice of death, 1967/03/03: 10 (filmed in 03/10 issue)
Van Dyke, Rosa
dies after suffering a stroke, 1950/10/27: 3
Van Hoose, Booker
notice of death, 1961/03/03: 6
Van Zandt, Millie
night nurse, on way to hospital, brutally raped, 1951/01/26: 1
Vance, Ada Mae
notice of death, 1967/05/26: 10
Vance, Lizzie
notice of death, 1961/10/06: 8
Vance, Pearl
dies following illness of six weeks (photo), 1956/09/07: 4
Vance, William
notice of death, 1964/09/04: 8 (filmed in 09/11 issue)
Vandalism
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
divinity school loses eleventh professor in expulsion row, 1960/06/10: 1
professors reject compromise in divinity school ouster case, 1960/06/24: 3
professors who quit in ouster protest lauded, 1960/06/24: 3
rejects four Negro applicants on academic grounds, 1963/07/05: 2
Vanderbilt University Law School (Nashville, TN)
first Negroes enter Vanderbilt School of Law, 1956/09/28: 1
Vanderford, Miss Jo Ann
performs in "Pick-up Girl" (photo), 1949/03/25: 6
Vanderver, Bobby
unknown back, steals show from Washington, 1940/09/20: 3
Vandyke, Emma M.
Huston alumna receives Master's degree at Denver, 1936/06/19: 5
Vann, Artella Fowler
funeral services held, 1966/05/20: 4
notice of death, 1966/05/20: 8 (filmed in 05/27 issue)
Vann, John L.
serious three-day illness fatal, 1955/04/22: 3
Vann, Lillie
funeral services held, 1931/10/09: 8 (filmed in 10/16 issue)
Vann, Lois
Kelly AFB employee does many things well, including playing the piano, 1957/11/08: 4
Vann, Robert L.
amateur radio operator relays illness news, 1933/10/06: 1
claimed by death (photo), 1940/11/01: 1
receives federal appointment under [President] Roosevelt, 1933/07/14: 1
seriously injured in automobile accident, 1933/09/22: 1
Vann appears in Saturday Evening Post, 1938/04/01: 4
Vann, Shell H.
notice of death, 1966/04/15: 8
Vann, Sgt. Willie
home on leave from Okinawa, 1960/01/22: 6
Vargas, A3C Roger
completes technical course at Amarillo, 1964/05/08: 7
Variety Stores
See also Gift Shops
Coker-Smith Variety Store, where your dollars have more cents, opens (photo), 1954/02/19: 6
Coliseum Park Variety and Dry Goods Store
grand opening underway, 1963/08/02: 7
rock hurled through window, 1963/04/12: 3
McClellan Store in new quarters; grand opening set for July, 1935/07/19: 8 (filmed in 07/26 issue)
Shaenfield Bros., holds great clean-up sale, 1932/09/02: 8 (filmed in 09/09 issue)
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Graham, Ruth, winner of scholarship eyes missionary work, 1949/07/08: 8
Vaughan, Sarah
appears with Al Hibbler, here, July 19 (photo), 1955/07/08: 7
"Biggest Show of '53" with Nat "King" Cole, Sarah Vaughan in SA Monday night (photo), 1953/11/06: 7
and Clyde Atkins
estranged husband tells why he shot up their home, 1963/02/08: 1
Sarah and husband adopt baby (photo), 1961/07/07: 6
Vaughan and her estranged husband in row at Birdland night club, 1963/01/04: 3
Vaughan weds Clyde Atkins, Chicago, in surprise rites, 1958/09/12: 3
comes to SA for a one-night show, "Biggest Show of '53" (photo), 1953/10/16: 7
denies romance with Joe Louis, 1957/01/18: 6
Ella Fitzgerald and Nat ("King") Cole replace Eckstine, Vaughan as top vocalists in 17th annual
Down Beat poll, 1953/12/25: 6
figuring it out (photo), 1953/07/03: 6
glamorous Negro entertainers inspire hosiery brands, 1953/09/25: 6
home seized by IRS for $29,000 in delinquent income taxes, 1963/03/15: 1
"Mr. B," Vaughan, Mills brothers tops in polls, 1952/12/26: 7
questioned about missing dope, 1952/04/11: 7
Sarah's progressed from $50 to $5,000 weekly in nine years, 1956/11/30: 8 (filmed in 12/07 issue)
Vaughans, Rosie Lee
notice of death, 1961/04/14: 8
Vaughn, Emilio (Emelio), Sr.
funeral services held, 1962/02/02: 8
notice of death, 1962/02/09: 8
Vaughn, John Henry
obsequies held, 1962/06/08: 8
Vaughns, Julia
notice of death, 1937/03/12: 8 (filmed in 07/02 issue)
Veillon, Aedienl
dies, four others injured as auto driven by Raymond Castillo rams auto, 1952/08/08: 1
Veleda Social Club
meetings in 1964, 1964/02/14: 6
Venson, Eliza Jane
notice of death, 1959/02/06: 8 (filmed in 02/13 issue)
Verdun, Eva Jones
native San Antonio woman dies in California, 1960/01/01: 1
Vernon, Pattie Faye
notice of death, 1961/01/13: 8
Vernon, Bishop William T.
AMEs and Bishop Vernon clash over Western University, 1934/11/09: 1
AMEs seek to oust Vernon from Western University, 1933/12/15: 1
AMEs to return Bishop Vernon to Bishops' Council, 1936/05/15: 1
Bishop Vernon vindicated, but gets no work, salary, 1936/05/22: 1
Bishops Vernon and Jones first in history to be suspended, 1932/05/13: 1
case of Bishop Vernon staring AMEs in face, 1936/05/08: 8 (filmed in 05/15 issue)
ex-Bishop assaulted by rival; will not prosecute, 1933/06/16: 1
flays enemies in reply to charges of attempted rape and molestation at Western University, 1935/08/09: 7
ousted bishop takes over school position, 1933/05/19: 1
suspended AME bishop and head of Western University will face charges of seduction, 1935/08/02: 1
wife follows Bishop Vernon in death two days later, 1944/08/04: 1
Verse, John
notice of death, 1965/08/06: 8 (filmed in 08/13 issue)
Versea, Cornelious
notice of death, 1963/10/04: 8 (filmed in 10/11 issue)
Vester, Linda Doraine
notice of death, 1962/01/12: 8
Veterans
See also American Legion
See also Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
See also United Negro and Allied Veterans of America
See also US Veterans Administration
See also Veterans Hospitals
See also Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
See also World War I Veterans, Ladies Auxiliary
60 Negro vets at White House party, 1932/06/24: 1
1,300 colored bonus veterans leave Washington for home, 1932/08/05: 1
130,000 vets have failed to cash Armed Forces leave bonds, 1956/07/20: 4
American Veterans Committee
San Antonio interracial chapter established, 1946/04/26: 4
bonus payments
Bonus March Failed (editorial), 1932/08/05: 4
Bonus Marchers (Tid Bits from the Week's News), 1932/08/05: 4
bonus payment arrives, 1936/06/19: 1
Bonus Payment Is Big News of the Week (editorial), 1936/06/19: 4
Cash--$2,500,000,000 [bonus for veterans] (editorial), 1936/02/14: 4
Congress Overrides Veto to Pass Bonus Bill (Tid Bits from the Week's News), 1936/01/31: 4
many Negroes among veteran bonus marchers, 1932/06/24: 3
President Roosevelt Tells Legionnaires No Bonus This Year (Tid Bits from the Week's News), 1933/10/06: 4
Race vets will get $158,000,000 bonus payment; Dixie loses bulk of cash as soldiers fail to return South, 1936/02/07: 8 (filmed in 02/14 issue)
Soldier Bonus a Possible Veto by President (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1936/01/24: 4
Soldier Bonus Vote 5 to 1 in Senate (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1936/01/17: 4
Strong Demand for "new" Veterans Bonus Money instead of the Bond Issue Method (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1936/02/07: 4
Bradley, Moses, sues to have first wife declared dead in order to receive benefits, 1947/09/19: 1
city throws doors open to Spanish-American War vets here for encampment, 1935/09/13: 1
comments by Walter Whitfield, Fred Brock Post, American Legion
back to apple selling?, 1950/03/24: 5
government hospital construction, 1950/03/03: 4
a house divided...., 1950/02/17: 5
the Legion states its case, 1950/03/31: 5
one-stop agency for veterans said to be vital, 1950/02/10: 5
tinkering with GI loans, 1950/03/17: 2
veterans face breach of contract, 1950/03/10: 5
vets or guinea pigs?, 1950/02/24: 7
Congress digs ground from under vets employed in engraving bureau, 1950/05/12: 1
Dixie denying Negro vets GI rights, 1956/08/10: 2
ex-Korean vets have opportunity for Civil Service, 1953/10/09: 2
GI Bill of Rights
high cost of living (HCL) forces 35 per cent of 1,400,000 vets out of college, 1947/09/26: 1
housing
Ignorance of VA Benefits Costing Families Thousands (by Victor Calverton), 1959/12/18: 1
insurance
Jan. 1 deadline for vets wanting disability rider, 1965/12/17: 1
vets may get new GI insurance until May, 1966, 1965/08/06: 3
vets must keep up to date listing of beneficiaries, 1965/09/24: 5
vets urged to check GI insurance policies for beneficiaries, 1963/04/12: 3
law liberalizing pensions is effective Jan. 1, 1964/12/04: 1
Lewis, Eugene, WWI vet awarded Purple Heart, 1938/01/28: 1
mag feature says Negro GIs make better loan risk, 1947/07/18: 1
Negro vets due $200 million in insurance refund, 1949/11/25: 7
new pension bill to be explained, 1960/02/12: 1
notes from thirty-seventh National Encampment of Spanish-American War veterans, 1935/09/27: 7
SA group told of plans for national vets organization, 1946/03/22: 1
SA War Assets Board open late for veterans, 1946/06/21: 4
Service Officers Institute report to be presented by O. E. Fitzgerald, 1948/11/19: 7
Spanish-American War Veterans to Convene in San Antonio; Warren West in Charge of Arrangements (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1935/06/07: 4
those who may be buried in National Cemetery clarified, 1963/04/12: 3
United Negro and Allied Veterans of America
new national interracial body set by World War II vets, 1946/04/12 Sect. 2: 1
Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966, helps vets who have served since 1955, 1966/03/18: 1
veterans told not to go to Washington to press claims, 1939/11/10: 4
vets of Korean War now eligible for GI loans, 1952/09/19: 1
vets resent hate solons' slur on rights legislation, 1957/05/31: 6
vets told how to replace lost papers, 1957/10/11: 8 (filmed in 10/18 issue)
warned of liability in selling and trading their GI guaranteed homes, 1962/03/16: 4
widows of vets reminded of new marriage law eligibility for pensions drops from 5 years to one year, 1967/10/06: 9
World War I
attempt to organize a colored barracks for WWI buddies, 1959/01/23: 6
Brown, SSgt. Leslie, WWI vet succumbs to extended illness, 1958/02/28: 7
World War II
cheating GI wives told to "get right" before mates return from war, 1945/05/18: 1
eyewitnesses tell of bestial beating given overseas vets in Mississippi, 1945/03/23: 1
Negro GIs accused in Veterans Hospital probe, as Legion asks for Jim Crow wards, 1945/06/22: 5
point system, to aid discharge of service troops, sought, 1945/06/08: 1
Pullman Porters commended for attention to wounded vets in cross-country trip, 1945/05/18: 5
Veterans Administration guidance center planned for San Antonio, 1945/05/04: 1
When the Boys Come Home (Commentary by Ruth Taylor), 1945/04/06: 4
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
Dibble, Dr. E.H., succeeds Ward at US hospital, 1936/02/07: 7
Dixie solons ask Veteran hospitals be re-segregated, 1957/03/29: 1
eleven indicted at US Vet. facility at Tuskegee; Walter Burke among those held, 1936/07/17: 5
Houston vet, Hilward Lavan, gravely ill, denied admission to VA hospital, 1955/01/07: 1
Jim Crow vets' hospital to be built in Texas, 1945/12/28: 2
more beds for Tuskegee Veterans' hospital, 1936/01/24: 6
need for nurses crucial, but limited use of Negroes continues, 1947/02/07: 1
Negro GIs accused in Veterans Hospital probe, as Legion asks for Jim Crow wards, 1945/06/22: 5
no discrimination in VA hospitals is hope of director, 1953/08/28: 1
no excuse for Jim Crow hospitals, says VA official; Veterans Administration member, however, makes no promises, 1945/11/09: 1
Puerto Rico, Walter Gray, Negro directs building of $22,000,000 VA hospital, 1966/06/24: 1
Rankin, John E., his plan for Virginia J. Crow Vet Hospital spiked in the House by Jacob K. Javits, 1951/03/30: 1
segregation abolished with minimum untoward incidents, VA says, 1954/11/05: 1
South Carolina veterans hospital denies racial bias in hiring, 1960/10/07: 1
St. Louis medic, Dr. William Cullen Bridges, appointed area physician for VA, 1949/01/28: 4
trouble again breaks at Ala. Veterans Hospital; hint move exists to dislodge, replace Negro staff, 1936/10/02: 1
Tuskegee given $300,000 for Vets hospital, 1935/09/13: 1
VA names Negro doctor, Rutherford B. Stevens, to staff of mixed hospital, 1946/04/19: 1
Walton, Raymond A., former Prairie View student, to headline annual Easter show (photo), 1966/04/08: 7
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
So That They Will Know [anti-communist education urged at 61st VFW convention] (editorial), 1960/08/26: 4
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi post to be organized Sunday, 1946/02/22: 1
VFW post is established, 1946/03/15: 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Edward Robertson Post No. 5142
See also Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), San Antonio, TX
annual picnic set for July 2, 1964/06/26: 6
April is busy month, 1961/05/05: 7
assist sick comrade in Waco VA Hospital, 1964/01/31: 7
benefit bar-B-Q dinner set for Aug. 21, 1955/08/19: 6
breakfast hosted for public before going to church on Sunday, 1962/10/26: 7
breakfast set for Feb. 26, 1961/02/24: 6
Christmas, Post 5142 plays Santa Claus, 1964/01/03: 6
district meetings
delegates to district meeting to be elected, 1955/01/21: 7
district meeting held, 1961/09/22: 6
post and auxiliary well represented at Twentieth district meeting, 1964/05/22: 6, 1964/09/18: 6
Twentieth District meeting at Kirby, Post 5142 meets with Post 2059, 1963/11/22: 7
issues call for special meeting to gather supplies for needy families, 1964/12/11: 7
joint installation held with Auxiliary, 1949/04/22 Supp: 2, 1955/05/13: 6, 1962/04/27 Supp: 2
meetings
joint meeting of two posts held for first time in history of local organizations (photo), 1955/11/18: 3
veterans urged to attend next meeting with news from 35th department of VFW, 1955/07/01: 7
meetings in 1955, 1955/02/25: 6, 1955/03/04: 7
meetings in 1956, 1956/03/09: 7
meetings in 1957, 1957/11/08: 7
meetings in 1958, 1958/02/21: 6
meetings in 1964, 1964/03/27: 6, 1964/10/30: 7
membership drives
membership drive is on, 1964/11/27: 7
membership quota sought by Post 5142, 1964/10/02: 6
reclaiming old, seeking new members, 1950/01/20: 7
Mongary, Comrade Briggs, to be guest speaker, 1948/07/23: 6
news/notes/activities in 1961, 1961/03/10: 6, 1961/06/16: 6
officers
elected, 1949/03/25: 6
installed, 1952/05/16: 7, 1961/05/05: 7, 1964/05/08: 6, 1964/05/15: 6
Post 5142 entertains at Lindbergh Park, 1947/08/01: 6
replica of US Constitution presented to schools
James Whitcomb Riley Junior High School and Dorie Miller Elementary School, 1961/02/24: 6
Phillis Wheatley High School, 1961/02/03 Supp: 2
reports on poppy sale, seeks "lost" charter, 1955/06/10: 2
Sistrunk, Henry, and Rev. L. C. Glasco, attend encampment in Austin, 1962/02/09: 7
Women's Auxiliary officers visit Post meeting, 1958/03/14: 6
workers sought for annual VFW poppy sale, 1951/05/25: 6
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Edward Robertson Post No. 5142 Auxiliary
benefit dinner given, 1955/04/01: 6, 1959/12/04: 6
Bruce, Mrs. Laura A.
attends annual VFW Auxiliary encampment, 1948/07/02 Supp: 2
elected to district office, 1948/05/14 Supp: 2
flags and banners presented to post, 1950/01/06: 6
installs officers, 1948/05/07: 2
joint installation with VFW Post 5142 held, 1949/04/22 Supp: 2, 1955/05/13: 6, 1962/04/27 Supp: 2
Mann, Dorothy
feted, 1948/03/19 Supp: 3
Jo's Jottings, 1948/03/19 Supp: 1
national president to entertained (photo), 1948/03/12: 4
meetings in 1949, 1949/04/01: 4
plans annual baby show, 1952/10/31: 6
receives award trophy for exceeding membership quota (Jo's Jottings), 1961/07/14: 6
Wilson, Bertha Lee, scholarship winner, receives a check for $200 (photo), 1950/12/22: 3
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 5142
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Robert A. Dawson Memorial Post
See also Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), San Antonio, TX
Cunningham, A. A., heads post, 1947/03/28: 7
gives concert, program at Lindbergh Park, 1946/04/12 Sect. 2: 4
installation of officers, 1947/04/11 Supp: 1, 1947/04/18: 6
installation of officers (photo), 1947/04/18: 2
local VFW post formally activated with 50 members, 1945/12/07: 1
local VFW post will be formally activated tonight, 1945/11/30: 1
open meeting held Jan. 16, 1946/01/11: 5
VFW post named in memory of SA youth, first Negro Army flyer to die, 1945/11/23: 1
will meet Wednesday at Lindbergh Park, 1946/02/15: 4
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Robert A. Dawson Memorial Post Auxiliary
Cootiettes Club
Dirt Dobbers, Cootiette 325, meetings in 1949, 1949/02/18 Supp: 4
first in Texas for Negro women, Dirt-Dobbers organize and elect officers, 1947/07/25: 6
Negro woman of Massachusetts, Susie Lewis, heads Cootiettes, 1959/07/31: 1
McKnight, Mrs. Corine, is named president, 1946/02/22: 1
officers installed (photo), 1946/03/08 Supp: 4
Texas's first VFW Negro auxiliary organized here, 1946/02/22: 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Samuel R. Prince Post No. 8781
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), San Antonio, TX
See also specific VFW posts
3rd annual festival of 20th District set for Comanche Park, 1964/07/17: 7
Auxiliary
20th District Ladies Auxiliary holds annual convention at McArthur Park, 1958/05/16: 6
Baby Contest ends with naming of "Royal Family," 1951/03/30: 6
installs officers, 1951/05/11: 6
meetings in 1954, 1954/04/30: 8 (filmed on 05/07 issue)
meetings in 1962, 1963/01/11: 6
meetings in 1963, 1963/03/01: 6
officers visit Edward Robertson Post No. 5142 meeting, 1958/03/14: 6
Post No. 2542 and auxiliary have joint meeting July 25, 1954/07/23: 6
presides at tea and fashion show, 1950/11/17: 7
registration for baby show to be held Friday, Saturday, 1951/02/23: 6
to sponsor art tea Sunday, Nov. 23, 1950/11/10: 6
two San Antonians elected district officers, 1955/05/13: 6
"Unsung Heroine" Award plans set by Auxiliary, 1966/06/03: 1
basketball team
St. Phillip's dumps "Y," Vets upset Bombers in AAA final, 1947/02/21: 3
bonus drive now under way, 1949/06/17: 7
"Buddy Poppy" Day set for May 30, 1947/05/23: 7
building fund contributions being accepted, 1955/08/26: 7
encampments
20th district encampment at Comfort, Texas, 1949/07/08: 6
20th District encampment held Sunday, 1956/05/25: 7
only Negro attendees from Texas at Golden Jubilee encampment (photo), 1949/07/08: 6
meetings
district VFW in joint meeting, 1955/12/02: 7
joint meeting to be held Nov. 4, 1955/11/04: 6
local VFW meets twice each month, continues to reorganize, 1953/03/13: 7
meetings in 1954, 1954/08/20: 7
meetings in 1960, 1960/04/15: 7
protests mount against session in Dallas because of Jim Crow, 1956/01/27: 7
special meeting called for local Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1953/02/06: 7
universal military training plan is feature of VFW meeting, 1947/07/25: 7
veterans of WW I and auxiliaries hold 7th annual district convention, 1960/07/01: 6
officers
Glasco, Rev. L. C., outgoing commander of VFW announces installation of officers (photo), 1956/04/27: 7
officers will be elected tonight for VFW chapter, 1945/11/16: 1
organization of
Veterans of Foreign Wars post to be formed tonight, 1945/11/02: 1
vets meet again tonight to form local VFW post, 1945/11/09: 1
scholarship popularity contestants meet, 1950/07/14: 6
worship together at St. Paul Independent Methodist Church, 1961/04/14: 8
Veterans of World War I
Veterans of World War I, Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans Vocational Social Club
meetings in 1946, 1946/06/28 Supp: 2
officers elected, 1946/06/14 Supp: 2
Veterans' Wives Club
meetings in 1946, 1946/10/25 Supp: 1, 1946/11/01: 6
organization of, 1946/10/18: 6
Vhoories, Abraham
man dies suddenly from heart attack, 1946/06/28: 1
Vice and Vice Raids
See also Gambling and Gambling Raids
cases dismissed against nine persons arrested Dec. 5 in raid, 1947/12/19: 1
Don's Keyhole
355 booked in Sunday, Monday raids on Keyhole, 1951/12/14: 1
club beverages confiscated on license charge at Don's Keyhole, 1951/07/13: 1
Don's Keyhole closed under orders from Commissioner Roper; police, fire departments harass clubs with visits, raids, 1951/06/29: 1
night club harassers restrained; city unable to tell what, if anything, is wrong with "faulty roof" at Don's Keyhole, 1951/07/06: 1
dragnet brings in 63 as police strike suddenly, 1947/11/07: 1
Ellington, Duke, not drinking, taken in raid on Silver Slipper for violation of liquor curfew, 1952/02/15: 1
Mona Lisa (club), closed under orders from Commissioner Rope, 1951/06/29: 1
Murphy, Peggy Joyce, sidewalk liquor vendor nabbed, 1966/09/23: 1
nearly 20 arrested in raid on 'dude ranch,' 1950/07/14: 1
police raid West Side house for vice law violations, 1934/07/06: 1
Sho-Bar Club, 13 arrested in early morning "curfew" raid on club owned by Don Albert, 1951/07/13: 1
Smith, MSgt. Richard, in charge of military police, calls vice prevention meeting (photo), 1946/01/18: 3
three nabbed in policy racket crack down, 1955/12/09: 1
vice den raid nets 12, as GI fears for buddy, 1947/12/12: 1
vice to be discussed at Tuesday meeting, 1946/01/25: 1
Victory Gardens raid sets off melee with policemen, 1952/10/03: 1
Vick, Mary Edna
notice of death, 1958/05/09: 8 (filmed in 05/16 issue)
Victor, Annie Ruth
former SA girl elected "Miss Wheatley" of Houston's Phillis Wheatley High School, 1939/01/20: 7
Victorettes Social Club
Victoria, Texas
Bass, Ezra, drowns trying to cross stream on horse, 1936/05/01: 1
F. W. Gross High School
Hill, Sgt. Willie, Victoria policeman, awarded Liberty Bell award (photo), 1967/09/15: 1
Palestine Baptist Church
Salters Chapel AME organizes AME Laymen's group, 1963/06/21: 2
Victoria College (Victoria, TX)
lowers race bars with first Negro student accepted to enter in September, 1954/06/18: 1
tea to honor first Negro students, 1955/05/27: 2
Victoria-San Antonio Sunshine Club
barbecue held at Covington Park, 1934/06/29: 4
meetings in 1933, 1933/12/22: 6, 1933/12/29: 6
meetings in 1934, 1934/01/12: 7, 1934/03/30: 6, 1934/06/01: 7, 1934/07/13: 6, 1934/07/27: 7, 1934/10/12: 6, 1934/10/19: 6, 1934/11/16: 6
meetings in 1935, 1935/07/12: 6
meetings in 1937, 1937/07/09: 5
meetings in 1938, 1938/01/28: 6, 1938/07/22: 6
meetings in 1939, 1939/06/23: 6, 1939/07/21: 7, 1939/07/28: 5, 1939/08/25: 6, 1939/09/01: 8 (filmed in 09/08 issue), 1939/09/15: 6, 1939/10/27: 6, 1939/11/10: 6
meetings in 1940, 1940/01/12: 7, 1940/02/09: 7, 1940/02/23: 4, 1940/09/13: 7, 1940/10/11: 7
meetings in 1941, 1941/02/14: 7, 1941/03/14: 7, 1941/05/09: 6, 1941/10/31: 7
meetings in 1942, 1942/01/30: 6, 1942/05/29: 7, 1942/09/25: 6, 1942/10/09: 6, 1942/10/23: 6, 1942/11/13: 4, 1942/12/18: 6
meetings in 1943, 1943/02/26: 6
meetings in 1944, 1944/02/11: 6, 1944/02/25: 5, 1944/03/31: 8 (filmed in 04/07 issue), 1944/04/28: 6, 1944/06/30: 6, 1944/10/27: 6
meetings in 1945, 1945/01/26 Supp: 2
meetings in 1950, 1950/05/19: 2, 1950/12/01: 6, 1951/01/05: 6
meetings in 1951, 1951/05/25: 6, 1951/06/22: 6, 1951/08/31: 7
meetings in 1952, 1952/02/29: 6, 1952/11/28: 6
meetings in 1953, 1953/03/20: 2, 1953/07/24: 6, 1953/10/23: 6, 1953/12/25 Supp: 3
meetings in 1954, 1954/01/22: 6, 1954/02/19 Supp: 3, 1954/08/06: 6, 1954/11/19: 6
meetings in 1958, 1958/05/02: 6
meetings in 1959, 1959/05/15: 6, 1959/06/26: 6, 1959/12/04: 6
meetings in 1960, 1960/06/10: 8 (filmed in 06/17 issue), 1960/11/25 Supp: 2
meetings in 1961, 1961/01/27: 6, 1961/07/14 Supp: 3
meetings in 1965, 1965/04/02: 6, 1965/10/01: 7, 1965/11/05 Supp: 3, 1965/12/03: 6
meetings in 1966, 1966/01/07: 6, 1966/02/04 Supp: 3, 1966/06/10: 6, 1966/11/11: 8, 1966/12/02: 8
meetings in 1967, 1967/01/20: 8, 1967/02/24: 8, 1967/04/14: 8, 1967/06/16: 8
organization of, 1933/10/06: 6
Victoria Sunshine Eastside Club
meetings, 1936/01/31: 6, 1936/02/21: 6, 1936/03/20: 6, 1936/04/03: 6, 1936/04/17: 6, 1936/07/10: 6
Victoria Ushers Union
San Antonians to attend installation service, 1948/09/17: 2
Victory Life Insurance Co./Victory Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Victory Temple Church of God in Christ
news in 1955, 1955/07/08: 8, 1955/07/15: 8, 1955/08/19: 8, 1955/09/02: 8
Victory Temple of the Latter Day Saints
news in 1951, 1951/04/20: 8 (filmed in 04/27 issue), 1951/04/27: 8 (filmed in 05/04 issue), 1951/05/11: 8 (filmed in 05/18 issue)
news in 1952, 1952/02/01: 8 (filmed in 02/08), 1952/02/08: 8 (filmed in 02/15 issue), 1952/02/15: 8 (filmed in 02/22 issue), 1952/02/22: 8 (filmed in 02/29 issue), 1952/02/29: 8 (filmed in 02/29 issue), 1952/03/07: 8 (filmed in 03/14 issue), 1952/03/21: 8 (filmed in 03/28 issue), 1952/03/28: 8 (filmed in 04/04 issue), 1952/04/04: 8 (filmed in 04/11 issue), 1952/04/11: 8 (filmed in 04/18 issue), 1952/04/18: 8 (filmed in 04/25 issue), 1952/04/25: 8 (filmed in 05/02 issue), 1952/05/02: 8 (filmed in 05/09 issue), 1952/05/09: 8 (filmed in 05/16 issue), 1952/05/16: 8 (filmed in 05/23 issue), 1952/05/30: 8 (filmed in 06/06 issue), 1952/06/06: 8 (filmed in 06/13 issue), 1952/06/13: 8 (filmed in 06/20 issue), 1952/06/20: 8 (filmed in 06/27 issue), 1952/07/04: 8 (filmed in 07/11 issue), 1952/07/25: 8 (filmed in 08/01 issue), 1952/08/01: 8 (filmed in 08/08 issue), 1952/08/08: 8 (filmed in 08/15 issue), 1952/08/15: 8 (filmed in 08/22 issue), 1952/08/22: 8 (filmed in 08/29 issue), 1952/09/12: 8 (filmed in 09/19 issue), 1952/09/19: 8 (filmed in 09/26 issue), 1952/10/10: 8 (filmed in 10/17 issue)
news in 1953, 1953/01/16: 8 (filmed in 01/23 issue), 1953/01/23: 8 (filmed in 01/30 issue), 1953/02/20: 8 (filmed in 02/27 issue), 1953/02/27: 8 (filmed in 03/06 issue), 1953/06/19: 8 (filmed in 06/26 issue), 1953/07/03: 8 (filmed in 07/10 issue), 1953/07/17: 8 (filmed in 07/24 issue), 1953/07/31: 8, 1953/08/14: 8, 1953/09/04: 8, 1953/09/11: 8, 1953/10/09: 8
news in 1955, 1955/12/09: 8 (filmed in 12/16 issue)
Viet Nam War
awards and honors
Brown, Sgt. Willie D., Lufkin, awarded Purple Heart at Brooke General Hospital (photo), 1967/08/04: 2
Claire, Johnston A., awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air medal with two oak leaf clusters for service in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/08/25: 1
Eaton, Edward E., Dallas, presented with Purple Heart while recuperating at BAMC (photo), 1967/07/07: 1
eight patients awarded Purple Hearts at Brooke General Hospital (photo), 6, 1967/08/25: 1
Gray, Anthony
Philadelphia, awarded Silver Star as one of only two survivors of Viet Cong ambush (photo), 1967/06/16: 1
receives Silver Star for heroism (photo), 1967/06/16: 6
Haygood, SPC 4th class Lander, BAMC soldier awarded for valor, 1964/11/13: 1
Howell, Capt. Ernest R., ROTC instructor receives Bronze Star for service in Viet Nam, 1963/11/01: 1
Joel, Lawrence
awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for service in Viet Nam (photo), 1966/11/25: 1
medical corpsman presented Medal of Honor for service in Viet Nam by President Johnson (photo), 1967/03/17: 1
Perry, SSgt. Almond F., Jr., receives Bronze Star medal for service in Southeast Asia (photo), 1966/12/09: 1
Price, Sgt. Elvin
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and other awards received posthumously for SA GI by his parents (photo), 1967/02/24: 1
Rosales, Raul, Brooke General Hospital patient awarded Purple Heart (photo), 6, 1967/08/25: 1
Sadler, Donald W., awarded Viet Nam service medal with campaign star for service on USS Wainwright guided missile frigate, 1967/07/28: 4
Shryock, John K., Brooke General Hospital patient awarded Purple Heart (photo), 6, 1967/08/25: 1
Taylor, Robert L., receives Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service (photo), 1967/08/04: 2
Ward, Sgt. Thomas W., SA Marine receives Bronze Star for service in Viet Nam, 1967/01/27: 1
Washington, Dewey, Fort Sam Houston, receives Bronze Star for outstanding and exceptionally meritorious service (photo), 1967/08/25: 2
White, SSgt. Roosevelt M., Louisiana, awarded Bronze Star for meritorious service in Viet Nam, 1967/05/26: 6
Williams, TSgt. Harold C., receives Bronze Star for service in Viet Nam, 1966/12/02: 1
few Negro officers in Viet Nam hit by National Urban League (NUL) head, 1966/08/05: 1
Lee, Rev. Dr. J. Oscar, Negro minister on Viet Nam preaching mission, 1966/04/08: 1
McCaskill, Cpt. Earle, says war protests hurt rights cause, scores King and Carmichael, 1967/06/09: 1
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
denies urging Viet Nam "don't fight" stand, accuses national news media of misrepresentation of facts, 1965/08/13: 1
tells 'Sippi moms, don't let sons go to Viet Nam, 1965/08/06: 1
nurses, community workers sought for Viet Nam duty, 1965/10/29: 1
San Antonio civilian employees from Kelly Field depart for Viet Nam, 1967/06/30: 7
service personnel
Adger, Pvt. Andrew L., Louisiana, brushes up on math while recuperating from wounds at Brooke General Hospital (photo), 1967/08/25: 7
Baggett, SSgt. Perry D., wounded in Viet Nam, gets Purple Heart here, 1963/09/27: 1
Bonner, Jerry L., Corpus airman serving in Viet Nam fighting against Communist aggression, 1965/09/24: 2
Brock, A1C Royal E., Jr., now stationed in Viet Nam with Air Force, 1964/11/06: 7
Brown, SSgt. Lindsey, Jr. husband of SA girl on duty with PACAF, 1964/11/06: 7
Butler, Cpl. Darnell B., Jr., SA Marine decorated by Vietnamese, 1966/10/14: 9
Carson, Clarence L., San Antonio seaman aboard carrier off North Viet Nam, 1967/01/06: 3
Claire, Johnston A.
awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air medal with two oak leaf clusters for service in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/08/25: 1
husband of San Antonio woman, promoted to technical sergeant at Tan Son Nhut AFB, Viet Nam, 1967/06/02: 7
Crawford, Hannibal S., Jr., departs for duty in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/04/07: 6
Donald, SSgt. Richard, Jr., husband of San Antonian gets Viet Nam duty, 1965/02/12: 7
Donaldson, PFC Everett, 18-year-old GI couldn't make final two months, 1964/07/17: 3
Edmondson, James A., airman returns from temporary assignment (photo), 1967/04/07: 6
Edwards, Cpl. Robert W., San Antonio Marine serving in Da Nang area, 1966/07/22: 7
Fielder, Andrew V., on duty at Tan Son Nhut AFB, Viet Nam (photo), 1967/05/26: 6
Hackley, Capt. Lawrence E., killed in ambush, 1963/08/02: 1
Hardeman, Carl and Charles, Corpus Christi twins re-united in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/02/24: 2
James, Elliott
husband of San Antonian not in Viet Nam, 1967/01/20: 6
promoted to Staff Sergeant, serving in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/03/31: 9
Johnson, A1C James W., on duty at Nha Trang Air Base in Viet Nam, 1967/05/12: 7
Jones, SSgt. Leon, on duty at Tan Son Nhut air base (photo), 1966/11/11: 6
Lapsley, Edward B., serves at Ca Mau Air Base as radar technician (photo), 1967/06/09: 6
Lewis, Roscoe A., Jr., husband of San Antonian on duty in Viet Nam, 1966/12/02: 5
Martin, Charles A., serves as food service specialist at Binh Thuy Air Base, Viet Nam (photo), 1967/06/09: 7
Martin, Percy, Jr., Victorian's husband in Viet Nam, 1966/12/30: 7
Metoyer, 1Lt. Bryford G., coptor pilot killed in Viet Nam cited posthumously, 1964/07/03: 7
Morgan, SSgt. Dan, on duty at Da Nang (photo), 1966/10/14: 2
Newton, Carlos, returns from Viet Nam, 1967/08/25: 7
Norwood, Loyal, returns from Viet Nam, 1967/08/25: 7
Owens, LCPL Lance, Marine completes individual combat training in Viet Nam, 1967/07/14: 7
Price, Sgt. Elvin
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and other awards received posthumously for SA GI by his parents (photo), 1967/02/24: 1
San Antonio serviceman killed in Viet Nam, 1966/07/15: 1
Rector, Seaman Roger L., returns from South Viet Nam operations, 1965/05/14: 7
Reese, James, serving at Phan Rang AFB, Viet Nam (photo), 1966/09/23: 11
Roberts, Pvt. Leon M., promoted to Specialist 4, serving in Viet Nam (photo), 1967/06/09: 9
Simms, Grover C., Corpus Christi airman at Viet Nam's Nha Trang Air Base, 1967/08/04: 7
Smith, Eddie, St. Louis soldier killed in ambush, 1965/01/29: 4
Stephens, Clarence, Jr., SA seaman decorated for Viet Nam service, 1966/07/15: 7
Sterling, James, returns from Viet Nam, 1967/08/25: 7
Taylor, Airman William, Jr., now in Viet Name, 1966/08/12: 2
Terrell, Fred R., Victoria, on duty at Phan Rang AFB, 1967/07/07: 9
Toler, SSgt. Carliss, husband of San Antonian on duty in Viet Nam, 1965/01/29: 7
Underwood, A1C Clyde B., husband of San Antonian, on duty in Viet Nam, 1964/08/14: 7
Wallace, Loman Leon, completes 4 weeks of combat training at Camp Pendleton, 1967/07/21: 6
Washington, A1C Willie M., now on duty in Viet Nam, 1964/09/11: 7
Waters, Pvt. Melvin L., young GI--and a dream--die in sneak bombing, 1965/03/12: 4
Webb, Eddie L.
SA Marine arrives in Viet Nam, 1966/09/09: 7
San Antonio Marine now in Viet Nam, 1966/09/02: 7
Williams, Ben, returns from Viet Nam, 1967/08/25: 7
Williams, PFC Jimmy L., "He Died for...Many People" (editorial) [Alabama hometown has no room in cemetery for Negro Green Beret], 1966/06/03: 4
Wilson, Manuel, Jr., Seguin airman with combat forces in Viet Nam, 1967/05/12: 7
Viola, Val
San Marcos High School graduating senior receives science and mathematics study grant from National Science Foundation (photo), 1964/06/05: 5
Violence
See also Racial Conflict
See also Violence in San Antonio
arrests, 'death' of rights bill, threaten to prolong 'hot summer,' 1966/09/16: 1
five Midwestern cities explode in race violence, 1966/09/09: 1
Kinloch, Missouri violence laid to unrest bred by poverty, 1962/10/05: 1
LBJ [President Johnson] asks AME bishops to help check violence, 1966/10/07: 1
Mississippi seen as changing attitudes in Negro killings, 1966/12/09: 1
NAACP survey shows increase in '49 violence against Negroes, 1950/07/21: 4
Negroes are major victims of Negro violence according to President Johnson's National Crime Commission, 1967/05/05: 1
Negroes quit tearing up own areas; whites start in, 1966/08/05: 1
President Johnson sees violence as threat to civil rights progress, 1966/07/29: 1
violence, rioting spread 'black death' over nation; Negroes suffer almost all the casualties in slum disorders, 1966/07/29: 1
wave of violence sweeps Seguin during weekend, with brawls, knifings, gunplay, and finally murder, 1959/05/01: 1
Violence in San Antonio
See also Assaults
See also Crime and Criminals
See also Hate Crimes
See also Lynchings
See also Murders and Murderers
1931-1942
another wave of violence sweeps San Antonio, 1942/05/08: 1
blood flows as violence hits SA, 1938/07/08: 1
Protecting Women from Violence (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1931/12/11: 1
San Antonio has everything in the way of violence: riotous week has murder, death under train, shooting, stealing, 1942/05/22: 1
Stop This Crime Business! (editorial), 1932/05/20: 4
1948-1949
Christmas weekend marred by violence, 1948/12/31: 1
city continues to be beset by thefts, violence, 1948/01/30: 1
minor (petty) violence and theft
another week of petty violence, 1948/03/12: 1
no relief in SA plague of petty thefts, violence, 1948/02/13: 1
petty violence, thievery keeps SA cops busy, 1949/01/14: 1
thievery, petty violence again mar weekend, 1948/06/04: 1
violence and thievery hit San Antonio, 1948/03/05: 1
wave of violence keeps rolling on, 1949/10/28: 1
week/weekend of blood-letting and violence, 1948/02/20: 5, 1949/04/08: 1, 1949/04/22: 1, 1949/09/02: 1
1950-1951
13 arrested in wild cafe brawl with two cops, 1951/11/09: 1
Christmas brings no letup in SA violence with family rows, beatings, slashings not in tune with the season, 1951/12/28: 1
family violence
family rows head weekend violence in SA, 1950/02/24: 1
man-wife rows highlight weekend violence, 1950/07/28: 1
Fiesta Week violence
Fiesta ends, but violence goes on, 1950/04/28: 1
Fiesta "spirit" fails to stop wave of violence, 1950/04/28: 1
knife fights continue as two women slashed in separate brawls, 1951/07/27: 1
nearly 100 battle in Sweet Home Tavern; Dorothy Griffens most seriously injured, 1951/10/19: 1
week/weekend of blood-letting and violence, 1950/01/27: 1
blood flows as knives flash in weekend rows, 1950/11/17: 1
blood-letting thefts beset SA during weekend, 1951/03/16: 1
blood-spilling continues without letup in weekend, 1951/06/15: 1
weekend of violence, 1950/03/03: 1, 1950/04/14: 5, 1950/12/08: 1
1 seriously cut in weekend knifing affrays with half-dozen hospitalized in series of altercations, 1951/07/27: 1
guns brandished during weekend of SA violence; woman shot, another clubbed with shotgun by nonagenarian, 1951/08/10: 1
July 4, weekend thefts, violence usher in "long holiday," 1950/07/07: 1
no abatement in weekend petty thefts, violence, 1950/02/10: 1
San Antonians go gun-happy during weekend, with one shot and one near-miss in three instances of pistol play, 1951/10/05: 1
1952-1953
5 shot or cut in bar during 2 days of violence, 1953/12/11: 1
1952 a year of violent death, tragedy here, 1953/01/02: 1
July 4 has dice game shooting and minor violence, 1952/07/11: 1
minor violence features first few days of '53 with two shooting cases, numerous knifings quickly recorded, 1953/01/09: 1
shooting, said to be an accident, violence greets New Year, 1952/01/04: 1
weekend of violence, 1954/02/05: 1
knifing, shooting, beating in weekend of violence, 1952/02/01: 1
woman's teeth kicked out as SA has wild weekend, 1953/02/20: 1
1954-1955
bat, ax, butcher knife weapons in family rows, 1955/01/14: 1
Christmas
not everyone had the spirit of Christmas, 1955/12/30: 1
places shot up, torn up, day after Christmas, 1954/12/31: 1
Thanksgiving, but San Antonio has its violence, 1954/12/03: 1
violence and thievery hit San Antonio, 1954/02/12: 1
weekend of violence, 1954/03/26: 1, 1954/05/07: 1, 1954/06/25: 1, 1954/09/17: 1, 1954/12/17: 1, 1955/04/01: 1, 1955/12/02: 1
blades flash, gun brandished during weekend, 1955/09/02: 1
fistings, knifing, thievery occur during weekend, 1954/05/28: 1
officer, motorist tangle in weekend violence, 1955/02/18: 1
shooting, knifing, fisting in weekend of violence, 1954/11/26: 1
1956-1957
2 youths injured in teenage outbreaks; boy, 15, cut in W. End gang fight, youth, 16, hurt in East End fracas, 1956/06/29: 1
family violence
husband-wife battles enliven past weekend, 1957/01/18: 1
violent family rows erupt during weekend; one wife is "kicked out" while another is kept virtual prisoner, 1956/09/21: 1
minor violence of old year goes into new, 1956/01/06: 1
Violence and Vandalism [becoming a problem associated with civil rights and equality, especially by the young] (Between the Lines, commentary by Dean Gordon B. Hancock), 1957/08/16: 4
weekend of violence, 1957/08/30: 1
at least three hospitalized in weekend rows, 1956/05/04: 1
San Antonians injured in weekend violence, 1956/10/12: 1
shootings, knife play in weekend violence, 1956/05/18: 1
1958-1959
July 4, minor violence marks SA's July 4 weekend, 1959/07/10: 1
Southern Emigrants [to the North and West bring tensions and resentments with them] (Between the Lines, commentary by Dean Gordon B. Hancock), 1958/06/06: 5
week/weekend of blood-letting and violence, 1959/11/13: 1
blood spurts during torrid SA weekend, 1958/08/08: 1
weekend of violence, 1958/05/09: 1, 1958/10/03: 1
1960-1961
2 officers hurt in near-riot at record hop; massive battle described as gang fight, 1961/08/18: 1
Fiesta Week violence, 1961/04/28: 1
man, wife battle with baby stroller, shoe as weapons, 1961/07/21: 1
minor (petty) violence and theft
minor violence, thefts plague SA another week, 1961/04/14: 1
more of the same--violence and thievery, 1961/06/02: 5
more violence, less thievery during weekend, 1961/10/06: 1
no letup in violence, thievery, 1961/07/28: 1
no relief in SA plague of petty thefts, violence, 1961/02/17: 1
petty thievery, violence continue in San Antonio, 1960/11/04: 1
Thanksgiving
no deterrent to SA violence, 1960/12/02: 1
Thanksgiving week very hectic one for San Antonio, with looting of autos and jealous suitor trying arson, 1961/12/01: 1
thievery, violence take no holiday, 1961/09/08: 1
violence and thievery hit San Antonio, 1960/11/18: 1, 1961/08/18: 1, 1961/11/24: 1
violence includes year's 7th murder, 1961/08/11: 1
weekend of violence, 1960/08/19: 1, 1960/09/02: 1, 1960/09/16: 1, 1960/09/30: 1, 1961/03/03: 1, 1961/09/29: 1
3 shootings highlight week of violence, 1961/07/14: 1
another violent weekend; two attempted rape cases reported Sunday, 1961/09/22: 1
house wrecked during weekend of violence, 1961/06/23: 1
new outbreak of violence and crime during weekend, 1961/03/10: 1
past weekend tumultuous one for San Antonio, 1961/09/15: 1
1962-1963
city has minor violence and thefts during weekend, 1962/02/09: 1
it wasn't too hot for SA brawlers and thieves, 1962/08/24: 1
knives flash in weekend altercations, 1963/11/22: 1
SA is swept by outburst of violence, 1963/12/20: 1
teenagers
KAPE Radio airs teen violence program, "Does Law Enforcement Have the Answer to Teenage Violence?", 1962/07/20: 7
teenage violence pointed up during week, 1962/08/17: 1
violence includes knifings, beatings , and gunplay, 1962/05/04: 1
violence sweeps San Antonio during holiday weekend, 1963/12/06: 1
wave of minor violence, thievery hits San Antonio, 1962/10/26: 1
1964-1965
3 San Antonio women beaten in Sunday incidents, 1965/04/23: 1
landlord pistol-whipped when he evicts roomer, 1964/03/13: 1
not as much thievery, violence as usual, 1964/02/07: 1
SA continues to be hit by thievery, violence, 1964/04/10: 1
San Antonians injured in weekend violence, 1964/11/20: 1
San Antonio hit by rash of minor violence, 1965/10/01: 1
San Antonio hit by violence during weekend, 1965/11/12: 1
San Antonio hit by weekend violence, 1965/06/11: 1
temperature high, tempers short during weekend, 1965/07/09: 1
violence easily set off during past week, 1964/05/22: 1
violence marks first days of new year, 1964/01/10: 1
violent New Year's weekend in San Antonio, 1965/01/08: 1
waves of violence
strike city during week, 1965/05/07: 1
wave of minor violence strikes San Antonio, 1965/06/25: 1
1966-1967
death, violence mark first few days of New Year, 1966/01/07: 1
girl, 16, struck in past weeks violence, 1967/04/21: 1
glass tinkles as SA rock throwers are busy smashing residence windows and windshields, 1967/09/08: 1
local women battered in week's violence, 1967/06/23: 1
San Antonio hit by outbreak of violence, 1966/05/20: 1
three slashed in SA weekend violence, 1967/09/01: 1
violence sweeps San Antonio during week, 1966/06/03: 1
violence wracks city, 1967/09/22: 1
wave of minor violence hits San Antonio, 1966/02/25: 1
Vipti Social Club
meeting of, 1932/12/23: 7
Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA)
first Negro [no name given] applies for admission, 1953/08/07: 1
Virginia-Spruce Street Neighborhood Club (Guild)
meetings in 1952, 1952/05/09: 6
meetings in 1953, 1953/02/20: 4, 1953/03/20: 2, 1953/07/17: 4, 1953/08/21 Supp: 2
meetings in 1954, 1954/05/21: 6, 1954/05/21 Supp: 4
Virginia State College (Petersburg, VA)
discovers $100,000 in assets, 1931/10/16: 5
Yeatman, Edward D., professor's family found dead, 1950/01/06: 1
Virginia Union University (Richmond, VA)
Bacoats, Dr. J. A., honored with DD degree at Virginia Union University (photo), 1938/07/22: 1
Dr. S. H. James, Sr., Scholarship given, 1948/06/11: 8
Ellison, Dr. J. M., first Negro prexy, 1941/05/09: 1
"inside job" seen in $12,500 safe robbery, 1962/10/19: 2
James, Rev. Allix B.
appointed Director of Personnel at Virginia Union University (photo), 1950/11/17: 1
gets faculty post, 1947/10/24: 5
named vice president, 1960/05/20: 1
King, Clennon, sponsor of world study project, fired, 1950/07/07: 4
VISTA Service Program
Job Corps, VISTA applications now available in San Antonio, 1965/02/05: 1
Vital Statistics
Vocational Education
Vocational Home Economics Training Center
Voice, Rev. A. V.
revival speaker, Antioch Baptist Church (photo), 1960/02/26: 6
Volle, Mrs. D. Dilla
dies at her residence, 1933/08/25: 8 (filmed in 09/01 issue)
Voluntary Home Mortgage Credit Program (VHMCP)
Volunteer Health League
Voter Registration
See also National Voting Rights Act of 1965
Alabama
Alabama cooks up another plan to bar Negro voters, 1949/01/28: 1
'Bama board's trickery blocks Negro voter registration, 1944/10/27: 1
Birmingham, US registrars to speed B'ham registration, 1966/01/28: 1
Chicago lawyer, George N. Leighton, is key figure in killing Alabama vote ban, 1949/01/28: 1
Negroes fired for voter registration efforts, 1963/07/26: 3
statistics given on voter bias, 1965/04/02: 2
Tuskegee race relations stand still for 32 years, says Dr. Charles C. Gomillion, voter registration leader, 1961/01/13: 1
US court rules voting law unconstitutional, 1949/01/14: 1
US Justice Dept. presses demands for voting records, 1960/07/15: 2
white 'Bama cops ordered out of voter meeting, 1963/10/11: 3
Discouraging, But Keep at It [overcoming Negro voter registration apathy] (editorial), 1958/03/28: 4
Dixie state voter registration cut by fear, apathy, 1965/11/05: 1
drive registers 528,000 Negroes in 68 cities, 1964/10/23: 1
Every Vote Is an Important One (editorial), 1964/10/23: 4
federal registrars
Hennings, Senator Thomas C., wants federal voter registrars, 1960/01/15: 1
proposed vote registrars for Dixie states are legal, 1960/01/29: 1
vote denial told at mock hearing; testimony to be presented to Congress, 1960/02/12: 1
Florida
Miami has record increase in Negro voters, 1963/12/27: 8 (filmed in 01/03 issue)
registration in Gadsden County more than tripled, 1964/10/16: 1
Georgia
116,345 Negroes register to vote, 1946/06/28: 5
delegates attend citizenship clinic in Atlanta to increase voter registration (photo), 1959/02/27: 1
Georgia solons can't pass their own voter's test, 1949/02/18: 1
Georgia Voters League adds 4,000 to polling list, 1958/10/24: 1
King, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr.
Louisiana
Carter, Rev. Joe, pastor evades white pickets, registers to vote, 1963/10/25: 1
New Orleans, removal of biased federal district judge sought, 1964/03/27: 1
Princeville Canning Co. won't buy from Negroes who vote, 1964/08/28: 1
registering slows, but La. Negroes top whites, 1965/10/01: 3
September record month in voter campaign, 1964/10/16: 1
US seeks to halt vote denial by Louisiana official, 1964/04/10: 1
West Feliciana Parish Negroes evicted for registering to vote, 1965/12/31: 1
Mississippi
after trying 11 years, 'Sippi farmer registers to vote, 1965/08/13: 1
church burns when 'Sippians try to register, 1965/04/23: 1
clerks maneuver to stall voter registration, 1965/08/20: 1
CORE registers over 4,000 voters in 'Sippi county, 1965/09/10: 1
federal court speeds 'Sippi voter registration, 1964/07/17: 1
Greenwood
Negroes vow to continue voter registration marches, 1963/04/12: 1
voter registration continues in Greenwood, 1963/06/14: 7
Justice Dept. sues for release of six arrested Mississippians, 1963/06/28: 1
NAACP registers over 16,000 Negroes in 'Sippi, 1965/09/10: 1
Negro voter registration rises, 1961/10/20: 3
Negroes register, but terror reigns in Sunflower County, 1965/06/04: 1
new 'Sippi gunplay follows all-out voter campaign, 1963/03/15: 1
racists shoot girl at registration rally, 1964/07/31: 7
voter registrar guilty of discrimination, 1963/08/02: 3
NAACP Voter Registration Campaign
Brooks, John M., directs South-wide campaign (photo), 1958/03/21: 1
more than 200 volunteer for summer vote project, 1965/05/28: 1
NAACP, SCLC set joint south-wide vote drive, 1960/01/08: 1
Tennessee NAACP adds nearly 8,000 new voters from four cities and two counties, 1962/07/27: 1
National Baptist Convention of America stresses voting campaign in Deep South; San Antonio pastor chairs commission recommending action, 1963/09/20: 3
North Carolina counties refuse to register Negroes, 1948/10/29: 2
Northern states, twin drives launched to register more Negro voters, 1964/09/04: 1
South Carolina
1,785 Carolinians eligible to vote for first time, 1960/11/04: 1
CORE launches voter drive, 1965/05/14: 3
judge tells Democrats to 'enroll Negroes or go to jail,' 1948/07/23: 1
Robinson, Frank, CORE secretary, participates in mass stand-in in Williamsburg County (photo), 1963/04/19: 1
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
concentrates on four Dixie states in vote drive, 1964/10/23: 1
"Crusade for Citizenship" drive for voters in Montgomery launched, 1957/08/16: 1
SCOPE project gets early start for record voter registration, 1965/06/04: 3
southern states
Dixie Negroes heed LBJ's appeal, rush to register, 1965/08/20: 1
Dixie Negroes unconcerned about voting power increase, 1958/03/28: 1
half-million added to voter rolls in South; white voters still outnumber Negroes, 1964/08/14: 1
intensive registration campaign to continue in southern states, says Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1965/04/09: 1
NAACP, SCLC set joint south-wide vote drive, 1960/01/08: 1
only a fourth of Dixie Negro vote potential registered in 1956, 1958/07/25: 1
"summer project" adds 50,000 Negro voters in 3 southern states, 1965/10/08: 7
Tennessee
dramatic gains made in two counties, 1963/10/25: 7
more Negroes register in tense town, 1960/09/02: 3
Texas
Texas Conference of NAACP Branches announces massive voter registration program at annual state conference, 1965/11/12: 1
Wilkins, Roy, lauds Dallas progress, hits vote bill, 1966/02/25: 1
Urban League's voters drive has great success, 1964/10/09: 1
Virginia
US judge's ruling boosts voter registration, 1964/10/09: 1
Virginia eases its voting regulations, 1965/08/27: 1
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reverses decision on colored registration, 1931/10/30: 2
Voters Leagues
See also National Voters League
See also Negro Progressive Voters League
See also Organized Voters League
See also Progressive Voters League of Texas
Colored Voters League
Colored Voters League supports Democratic nominees, 1932/10/07: 3
meetings in 1941, 1941/02/14: 6
Colored Voters League of Texas
offers resolution in support of Democratic nominees, 1932/10/07: 3
National Democratic Negro Voters League, Inc.
claims wide influence, 1932/07/08: 1
National Voters League
Another Step Forward (editorial), 1944/04/28: 4
formed at 'Ozark Confab,' 1944/04/28: 1
full integration of Race, is aim of National Voters League, 1944/06/09: 1
Tyler gets branch of progressive Voters League, 1939/01/27: 1
West Side Voters League
gets 18 news members, 1939/07/07: 7
Voters League feted, 1941/02/28: 6
Voting and Voting Rights
See also Democratic Associations, Colored
See also Elections
See also Poll Tax
See also Voters Leagues
See also Voting in Primary Elections
10 million Negroes eligible to vote in November, 1960/10/28: 1
500,000 more Negro voters in 11 Dixie states, 1965/07/23: 1
9,000,000 old enough, but only 2,000,000 expected Negro votes, 1952/09/19: 1
Alabama
Ala. gets first Negro vote case, 1936/08/14: 8 (filmed in 08/28 issue)
Alabamans make mass attempt to register to vote with 300 citizens of two counties marching on registration boards, 1957/05/17: 1
anti-Negro laws signed by 'Bama governor, 1959/12/04: 3
'Bama board's trickery blocks Negro voter registration, 1944/10/27: 1
'Bama has 430 per cent increase in Negro voters, 1966/04/29: 1
Birmingham, Negro voter applicants are registered, 1944/07/21: 5
The Birmingham Story [editorial quotes on defeat of Eugene "Bull" Connor for Mayor] (editorial), 1963/04/19: 4
Bullock County
extended terms for commissioners voided, 1966/05/06: 3
officials sued by US Middle District Court for biased vote practices, 1961/02/03: 1
Civil Rights Commission may see 'Bama voters list under restriction, 1959/01/16: 1
FBI investigates Negro vote denial in Alabama, 1956/11/30: 4
federal court rules FBI can
see 'Bama voter records, 1960/09/30: 1
governor may open way for Negroes to vote, 1955/04/15: 1
Justice Department sues 'Bama county for vote denial, 1961/04/21: 1
Montgomery
"Crusade for Citizenship" drive for voters in Montgomery launched by Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1957/08/16: 1
King, Dr. Martin Luther, leads 30,000 into Montgomery, 1965/04/02: 1
name calling starts as voting law invoked, 1960/05/20: 1
nation's top stars pay tribute to marchers, 1965/04/02: 1
two San Antonians, Jessie Mae Hicks and George H. Clark, Sr., join civil rights march (photo), 1965/03/26: 1
Montgomery County, voting lists note 1,100 Negroes added; registrars given 20 days to comply, 1962/11/30: 1
Negro vote seekers in historic march in Selma, 1965/03/26: 1
opening shot is fired in 'Bama vote bias fight, 1944/09/08: 4
passes anti-Negro bills to insure 1952 Dixiecrat victory with a re-registration requirement for Negroes, 1951/09/28: 1
Tuskegee/Macon County
Alabama Senate takes vote from Tuskegee Negroes; city limits shrunk to deprive Negroes of ballot, 1957/06/28: 1
'Bama abolishes Macon County (Tuskegee Institute) because Negroes in majority, 1957/12/27: 1
boycott still under way at Tuskegee; citizens individually carrying on movement, no organization needed, 1958/01/17: 1
federal court upholds Tuskegee gerrymander law, 1958/11/07: 1
How Close to Nazism Can an American State Get? [by disenfranchising Negroes of Tuskegee] (editorial), 1957/08/02: 4
Justice Dept. cracks down on 'Bama vote bias, 1959/02/20: 1
newsmen rap repeated raids on Tuskegeeans by Attorney General John Patterson, 1957/08/16: 2
racists from Macon County Abolition Committee get answers from Tuskegee Institute prexy, Dr. Charles G. Gomillion, 1958/02/28: 1
Tuskegee buys wholesale food store building, a casualty of 'Bama Negro boycott, 1958/10/17: 3
Tuskegee Civic Association reports loss of Negro voters in county, 1960/01/01: 1
Tuskegee vote-denied Negroes study boycott of 'Bama merchants, 1957/07/05: 1
Tuskegee white merchants hard hit by 15-month-old boycott, 1958/09/26: 1
Tuskegeean tells how non-buying had inception in the denial of right to vote, 1957/09/13: 7
Tuskegeeans continue boycott until "treated like men," 1959/02/13: 1
Tuskegeeans to conduct "crusade for citizenship," 1957/07/05: 3
US Supreme Court
orders trial in Tuskegee gerrymandering, 1960/11/25: 1
orders Tuskegee gerrymandering trial to proceed, 1961/01/13: 1
US District Court upholds right of Alabaman to vote, 1946/05/31: 1
US Supreme Court
asked to review 'Bama Vote Denial Act, 1960/04/01: 7
orders trial in Tuskegee gerrymandering, 1960/11/25: 1
orders Tuskegee gerrymandering trial to proceed, 1961/01/13: 1
to rule on 'Bama's segregation of Negro voters, 1959/11/27: 1
vote-denial complaints pour in from Alabama, 1959/05/29: 2
vote denial pinpointed by Civil Rights Commission, 1959/08/07: 1
voters face new bar--registrars fail to show up, 1959/07/31: 3
voting law ruled unconstitutional by US court, 1949/01/14: 1
American Jewish Congress reports backlash and racism did not materially affect voting in 1966 elections, 1967/04/21: 1
Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court rules against Negroes in Demo primary, 1946/07/12: 1
suit filed to void election in all-Negro town, Edmondson, AR; says white land owner rules Dixie village through stooges, 1943/05/21: 1
"white primary" faces test in court, 1942/08/07: 1
big majority of Negroes are disenfranchised, 1932/04/29: 1
Chicago Negroes have key role in city election results, 1955/04/15: 3
Commission on Civil Rights
Alabama
'Bama vote denial pinpointed by Civil Rights Commission, 1959/08/07: 1
may see 'Bama voters list under restriction, 1959/01/16: 1
won't stay at Jim Crow hotel while investigating complaints of voting rights violations, 1958/12/26: 2
gets report on vote denial in Dixie, 1958/05/09: 1
legal actions in school integration and voting during 1958 features of first annual year-end report given to Attorney General William P. Rogers, 1959/01/16: 1
Louisiana
delays vote denial probe in Louisiana, 1959/04/24: 1
vote denial bared, 1960/10/07: 1
rights body reports on vote denials, remedies, 1961/09/15: 1
congressional elections, US supervision sought for, 1959/09/04: 3
current voting drive recalls past political history of southern Negro, 1966/05/20: 3
DePriest urges use of ballot to secure rights, 1934/07/13: 1
despite US law, wholesale denial of ballot continues, 1958/05/23: 8 (filmed in 05/30 issue)
Disregard for Human Rights (editorial), 1932/08/05: 4
Dixie states
Dixie states deny ballot to thousands, 1956/11/23: 6
ex-Dixie segregationists now wooing Negro vote, 1966/04/29: 1
federal voting examiners move into Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 1967/04/14: 1
lax voting rights law enforcement beats Race, 1966/12/23: 1
many barriers still face Dixie Negroes seeking vote, 1963/01/04: 1
More Voters in the Deep South [goal set by NAACP] (editorial), 1957/11/22: 4
Nixon, Richard M., and Dr. Martin Luther King to lead Dixie vote drive, 1957/09/13: 1
no hope seen for vote bill to aid 500,000 Negroes to register and vote in the south, 1963/04/12: 3
US Government to act in Dixie vote denial, 1956/11/02: 1
Dixiecrats slow vote rights drive, 1960/06/17: 1
failure to kill filibuster dooms literacy voting bill, which would end discriminating literacy vote tests in southern states, 1962/05/18: 1
Firm of Nabrit, Atkins and Wesley Works for Negro Franchise (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/08/12: 1
Florida
Florida voters show strength, help beat "hate" candidates, 1948/06/04: 1
Negroes to vote in Orlando next year, 1950/08/18: 2
What Will His Answer Be [Florida Negroes not intimidated by KKK] (editorial), 1939/05/12: 4
Gallup, Roper polls Jim Crow Negro vote on national questions, 1948/08/20: 1
Gallup Polls show 38 per cent would vote for Negro for President, 1958/11/07: 1
Georgia
all-white jury awards $880 damages for vote denials, 1955/09/30: 6
arrests fail to stop voter registration drive, 1962/08/31: 3
Atlantans denied ballot, appeal to attorney general, 1945/09/21: 5
banning of Georgia J. Crow voting could set pattern, 1962/06/08: 1
Carter, D. V., NAACP president beaten because he carried Negroes to polls (photo), 1948/12/10: 1
Confessions from Texas and Georgia (editorial), 1931/10/02: 4
eviction is 'punishment' for voting, 1966/12/23: 7
FBI probes voting records, 1960/05/27: 1
Georgia official quits in protest of voting bias, 1960/11/25: 1
Jones County, Jim crow voting ended, 1963/07/19: 7
King, Rev. P. E., sues to vote in Georgia primary ballot (photo), 1945/09/14: 5
legal fight looms as Atlantans are denied vote in city primary, 1945/09/14: 2
minister who urges voting is arrested as vagrant, 1946/07/12: 1
new dodge planned to prevent Negroes' voting, 1948/12/24: 1
Progress in Georgia [regarding Negro voter registration] (editorial), 1957/06/21: 4
reactions widely varied on Negro voting in Georgia, 1961/07/07: 1
Senate approves lower voter qualifications, 1964/06/05: 5
storm troopers invade Negro vote rally, 1962/08/10: 1
suits of nearly $500,000 filed to stop Georgia disenfranchisement, 1948/06/11: 1
Terrell County must drop bar on Negro voters, 1960/10/07: 4
US sues to halt intimidation of prospective voters, 1962/08/24: 1
US Supreme Court again sidesteps ruling on Georgia vote law, 1958/08/01: 3
Get Out of the "Vest Pocket" Class (editorial), 1932/10/28: 4
Good Citizenship Demands Wise, Careful Voting (editorial), 1965/08/27: 4
It Means A Lot to You [to vote and pay poll tax] (editorial), 1943/01/15: 4
legislation
See also National Voting Rights Act of 1965
Commission on Civil Rights wants poll tax, literacy test banned, 1965/05/28: 1
House passes voting bill as Dixie-GOP flop, 1965/07/16: 1
Johnson, President Lyndon Baines: The President's Message [State of the Union message promotes voting rights] (editorial), 1965/01/08: 4
LBJ [President Johnson] speaks out for voting law, 1965/03/19: 1
Senate rejects poll tax ban in rights bill, 1965/05/21: 1
Louisiana
570 Negroes back on voting rolls, 1961/09/01: 1
1300 'purged' Louisianans restored to voting lists, 1960/01/22: 1
after 61 years, Negroes vote in West Feliciana Parish, 1963/12/27: 7
anti-Negro vote law used against whites, 1955/12/30: 1
FBI facts belie testimony by Louisiana Att'y General, 1957/03/15: 1
federal judge ignores Negro plaintiffs in voting rights ruling, 1959/07/24: 1
Grand Juries wink at purge of Negro Louisianans from poll lists, 1957/03/08: 1
Intimidation at New Orleans Hearing (editorial), 1960/10/14: 4
Justice Department sues to halt Negro vote purge, 1959/07/31: 6
Louisiana asininity amuses Supreme Court, 1960/03/04: 1
Louisiana officials who kept Negroes from voting indicted by US jury, 1952/08/22: 1
Negroes vote for first time in 40 years in East Carroll Parish, 1962/08/03: 1
once barred, Negroes register to vote in Louisiana town, 1954/05/28: 1
requiring interpretation of US Constitution, applied impartially, backfires against whites, 1956/03/16: 1
Shreveport voter registration day said "big success," 1959/04/03: 1
US accuses sheriff, 10 businessmen in vote denial case, 1961/01/27: 1
US moves to restore names to voting lists, 1960/10/14: 1
US seeks end to voting bias in Louisiana parish, 1961/05/12: 3
Mississippi
Atty. Gen. Brownell finally orders probe of ballot denial, 1955/09/09: 1
Bilboism wins in Mississippi as Negroes stay away from polls, 1951/09/21: 3
bill to limit Negro voters disfranchises whites, too, 1962/04/27: 1
'deposition caravan' eyes voting abuses, 1965/02/19: 1
everything's rosy, so 'Sippi Negroes urged to vote, 1957/10/11: 1
FBI probes shooting of two girls involved in voter registration, despite balky mayor of Ruleville, 1962/09/21: 1
hearing to crack 'Sippi election law under way, 1958/08/01: 1
Justice Department opens vote fight in Mississippi, 1961/07/14: 1
Marshall, Thurgood, tells NCNW three lawsuits are planned by NAACP, 1955/11/25: 1
Mississippi House votes ballot for Race service folk, 1944/02/11: 1
Mississippi Marches Backward (editorial), 1960/07/01: 4
mock election not so 'funny' pulls 100,000 votes, 1963/11/15: 1
Negroes barred as Mississippi elects governor, 1955/09/02: 3
Negroes charge state legislature with gerrymandering to stop voters, 1966/07/01: 6
Negroes still denied vote in Mississippi, 1962/06/08: 1
"Operation Mississippi"
Graggs, Charles R., presents check to Clarence A. Laws, regional secretary, for "Operation Mississippi" fund drive (photo), 1962/11/09: 3
NAACP extends time for "Operation Mississippi" funds, 1961/05/05: 1
NAACP urges boycott of Mississippi products, 1961/07/28: 1
Operation Mississippi (editorial), 1961/05/05: 4
reports now leaking out of election day violence, intimidation, 1946/07/19: 1
reshuffling districts, can't escape Negro voters, 1962/03/30: 1
'Sippi solons fight school course that might make voting easier, 1948/02/06: 1
'Sippi vote farce pinpointed by US attorney general, when Negroes must know "how many bubbles in bar of soap," 1957/05/10: 1
US attorney general probes 'Sippi vote regulations, 1947/09/05: 2
US wins round in voting suit, 1965/01/22: 8 (filmed in 01/29 issue)
vote denial bared to Civil Rights Commission, 1960/10/07: 1
voting bill to be voted on Aug. 17, 1965/07/30: 7
Mrs. Wood's Advice (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/11/11: 1
NAACP activity
The Beginning of the End [of disenfranchisement] (editorial), 1944/08/04: 4
determined battle for ballot under way by NAACP; federal, civil, criminal court action planned in fight to vote, 1940/04/19: 1
finds answer to South Carolina 'white primary,' 1947/02/14: 4
Florida ban on Negroes voting in primary to be challenged, 1939/05/19: 1
Florida passes measure barring Negroes from Miami primary elections; NAACP plans challenge at first chance, 1939/05/19: 1
girds for fight against Tex. Demo primary law (photo), 1940/08/30: 1
Marshall, Thurgood
crowd hears NAACP attorney on primary voting case, 1944/04/21: 1
NAACP attorney, in Santone; reveals plan of battle against Dem primary ban (photo), 1940/05/17: 1
speaks about Supreme Court primary voting decision (photo), 1944/04/14: 1
tells NCNW that three voting rights lawsuits are planned against Mississippi, 1955/11/25: 1
More Voters in the Deep South [goal set by NAACP] (editorial), 1957/11/22: 4
NAACP sees election results helping civil rights fight, 1958/11/14: 1
NAACP to carry primary case to Supreme Court, 1942/05/22: 1
NAACP's 30-year fight for ballot in South nears victorious end, 1944/08/04: 1
"Operation Mississippi"
Graggs, Charles R., presents check to Clarence A. Laws, regional secretary, for "Operation Mississippi" fund drive (photo), 1962/11/09: 3
NAACP urges boycott of Mississippi products, 1961/07/28: 1
Operation Mississippi (editorial), 1961/05/05: 4
time extended for fund reporting deadline, 1961/05/05: 1
plans to appeal Fifth Circuit Court decision in Nixon
vs. Condon case, 1931/05/29: 1
telegram to President Johnson from NAACP officials charge that Mississippi elections rigged, 1967/09/08: 1
Tennessee
NAACP adds nearly 8,000 new voters from four cities and two counties, 1962/07/27: 1
NAACP urges no trade with oil firms said to be choking vote seekers, 1960/07/15: 1
Texas, NAACP asks U.S. to extend Texas voter registration period, 1966/04/01: 1
voting rights defense fund
Corpus Christi NAACP "defense fund" now totals $82.51, 1940/08/02: 1
June 19 is "Zero Hour" in drive for vote case funds, 1940/06/07: 1
NAACP, San Antonio
another $8.25 added to NAACP "defense" fund, 1940/07/26: 1
"defense fund" drive for national assn. renewed, 1941/02/07: 1
"defense fund" goal nearly met, 1941/06/06: 1
efforts renewed in NAACP "defense fund" campaign; San Antonio workers visit San Marcos, Victoria, New Braunfels, 1940/10/11: 1
local NAACP continues drive for defense fund, 1941/04/11: 1
more donations made to "defense fund," 1941/11/14: 1
NAACP "defense fund" campaign near $300 mark; report additional $116 at Wed. meeting--goal is $1,000, 1940/07/12: 1
NAACP drive for $1,000 under way in San Antonio; city's quota sought in effort to raise $8,000 for primary suit, 1940/06/28: 1
NAACP drives for balance of "defense fund," 1941/09/26: 1
NAACP in mass meeting Sunday as fund drive begins, 1940/06/21: 1
SA first city to raise $1000 'defense fund,' 1941/12/05: 1
SA group must pay attys $1,000 for primary suit; lawyers given default judgment against eight litigants, 1940/05/31: 1
SA prepares to renew drive for "defense fund," 1940/09/13: 1
SA raises most money for "defense fund," 1941/07/11: 1
San Antonians continue to give to 'defense fund,' 1941/08/08: 1
San Antonio Gets Its Quota (editorial), 1941/12/05: 4
Santone lags in drive for $1,000 "defense fund"; big report expected this weekend; 2nd Bap't leads churches, 1940/07/05: 1
Santone NAACP continues to plug for 'defense fund'; to redouble effort to raise $1,000 quota as vacationers return, 1940/08/09: 1
they worked in $1000 defense fund campaign (photo), 1941/12/05: 7
Whittier, Dr. C. A., NAACP state chairman of the defense fund, heads drive for $8,000 to prosecute "white man's primary" (photo), 1940/06/14: 1
wins first skirmish in Democratic primary suit, 1941/03/14: 1
Negro vote may shake up South in November race, 1965/09/03: 3
The Negro Voters Dilemma [Republican vs Democrat, which could perpetuate southern rule] (Between the Lines, commentary by Dean Gordon B. Hancock), 1958/04/04: 4
Negro voters hew close to Demo Party line throughout nation, 1958/11/14: 1
Negro voters significant force, NAACP reports, 1965/07/02: 1
Negro winners throughout US in Nov. 4 voting; William Dawson, Chicago, Adam Powell, New York, reelected to Congress, 1952/11/14: 1
Negroes Should Vote Saturday (editorial), 1932/07/22: 4
Negroes warned that not voting can be disastrous, 1954/08/20: 1
No Change in Party Affiliation [for a Democrat to vote for a Republican candidate] (editorial), 1940/08/30: 4
North Carolina
FBI probes voting records, 1960/05/27: 1
Here's One That's Hard to Beat! [obscure North Carolina voting law] (editorial), 1932/04/29: 4
Negro vote saves Carolinas for Democrats, 1952/11/14: 1
Negro vote to be challenged in North Carolina, 1933/04/28: 1
North Carolina official on trial for refusing to register Negroes, 1942/05/29: 6
whites trick would-be voters in North Carolina, 1932/07/08: 1
Now Is the Time for Clear Thinking and Action [Supreme Court gives Negroes right to vote in Texas Democratic primaries] (editorial), 1944/04/14: 4
Oklahoma
labeling of Negro names on ballot upheld by court, 1954/11/05: 3
Oklahoma told to drop racial tags on ballot, 1955/08/05: 1
poll tax, one of oldest "rights" targets, falls, 1962/09/07: 1
Pray Hard, Folks! [Supreme Court to decide if Negroes have right to vote in Democratic primaries in Texas and the South] (editorial), 1931/12/18: 4
procedure for those denied vote
procedure set for those denied right to vote, 1960/04/22: 1
procedure to help ballot-denied Negroes (from civil rights bill) explained, 1960/04/01: 3
The Race Decision (editorial), 1932/10/28: 1
right-to-vote laws overlook key technicality?, 1960/02/19: 1
Rogers, Attorney General William P.
offers bill to safeguard voting rights, 1960/02/05: 1
tells Negroes to fight for vote rights, 1960/03/11: 3
South Carolina
challenges new voting rights law, 1965/10/08: 3
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) drives to increase South Carolina voters, 1958/07/25: 3
daily newspaper bans publishing of news on vote fight, 1946/07/05: 7
The Men of Ninevah and Phoenix (Between the Lines, commentary by Dean Gordon B. Hancock), 1959/09/04: 4
Negro vote saves Carolinas for Democrats, 1952/11/14: 1
potential Negro voters hold edge in 19 SC counties, 1947/08/15: 2
SC has dodge for court ruling on primary, 1946/07/26: 2
South Carolina board refuses to register Negroes, 1945/08/31: 4
South Carolinians put through mill to register to vote, 1944/07/21: 1
trickery exposed in South Carolina vote registering, 1945/12/28: 6
whites ask that Negroes be allowed to vote, 1942/05/29: 1
Tennessee
economic pressure on voters
AFL-CIO provides money for families between planting and harvest (photo), 1961/06/16: 2
factional dispute ties up tent city food, cash, 1961/03/10: 6
FBI about, Tennesseeans buying, 1960/08/26: 1
firms lift gas ban on Tennessee voters, 1960/08/12: 1
food sent to families denied supplies for seeking ballot, 1960/07/15: 1
freedom's stepchildren [baby delivered in "tent city"] (photo), 1961/02/17: 1
ILGWU workers send clothing (photo), 1961/02/17: 6
Kennedy, President John F., indicates he will act to aid harassed voters, 1961/02/03: 1
NAACP urges no trade with oil firms said to be choking vote seekers, 1960/07/15: 1
Tennesseeans win ballot rights, but face eviction, 1960/12/30: 1
Tragedy in Tennessee [economic terror campaign] (editorial), 1960/08/12: 4
US action offers hope to voting reprisal victims, 1960/12/23: 5
US court action too late to stop eviction, 1961/01/06: 1
US gives food to Tennessee hate victims, 1961/07/21: 7
victims of hate get aid
from Chicago U. students, 1960/11/25: 7
from CORE (photo), 1960/11/25: 7
Fayette County
first voting rights case under 1957 Civil Rights Act settled; consent judgment ends ballot bias in Fayette County, 1960/05/06: 1
Human Meanness in the Law [voting rights in Tennessee] (Between the Lines, commentary by Dean Gordon B. Hancock), 1960/09/02: 4
Jackson, 144 students jailed for protesting vote bias, 1960/12/09: 2
NAACP adds nearly 8,000 new voters from four cities and two counties, 1962/07/27: 1
Negroes vote for first time since Reconstruction, 1960/08/26: 2
Tennesseeans win fight for ballot despite lynching; Department of Justice extends protection to Brownsville voters, 1940/09/20: 1
Texas
can we forget? [
Register endorses Austin Anderson for district attorney], 1954/08/27: 1
Confessions from Texas and Georgia (editorial), 1931/10/02: 4
Gossett, Ed, Texas Representative, offers constitutional amendment to curb Negro vote, 1949/04/15: 1
Independent colored Voters' League to meet in Dallas, 1932/09/16: 3
large Negro vote predicted for July Texas primaries, 1934/03/16: 1
Madisonville, Negro voters are intimidated, 1946/08/09: 1
Negro vote can decide election for Texas Governor, 1954/08/27: 3
Race already proves balance of power in some Texas elections, says ANP writer, 1944/09/29: 1
San Antonio and Bexar County
Bexar County Run-off Ballot Small (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1936/08/14: 4
Bexar County Voters League Plans Test Case (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/07/08: 1
Chambers, C. M. (Mayor of San Antonio)
Primary Resolution Interpretation [Mayor to present Resolution to National Democratic Organization] (editorial), 1932/06/24: 4
Proposal on Negro Voting dismissed by Democratic Convention (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/07/01: 1
speaks in favor of Negroes voting in primaries (photo), 1931/08/14: 1
Takes a Stand (editorial), 1931/08/14: 4
court of inquiry held in possible voting violations, 1948/08/06: 1
Fund Raising by Bexar County Voters League (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/07/15: 1
Let's Remember [right to vote must never be neglected] (editorial), 1963/04/19: 4
Maverick, Mayor Maury attempts to incite race against race, 1941/05/23: 1
NAACP, San Antonio branch, has sample voting machine, 1944/11/03: 1
Register supports named candidates for office, 1956/07/20: 1
San Antonio Register list its choices for voters, 1954/07/23: 1
Vote "Yes" in Tuesday's bond election (editorial), 1958/06/06: 5
voting age to be theme of panel discussion Sunday at St. Paul ME, 1952/12/12: 3
you must vote Saturday in runoff election, 1958/08/22: 1
Shocking and Surprising [statistics on Negro and white voter registration] (editorial), 1960/07/08: 4
Texans need poll tax or certificate, no further 'registration' to vote, 1952/10/24: 1
Texas has nation's second largest bloc of voters, 1960/10/28: 1
Texas jury says it's no crime to deny Negro ballot, 1942/10/16: 1
Texas legislature seeks to bar Negroes from national conventions of Democratic Party, 1935/10/18: 1
Texas Negro vote expected to total at least 150,000, 1946/04/05: 5
US Court rules Harrison County political party can't bar Negroes from voting in primary elections, 1951/02/02: 1
Vote Democratic, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1962/11/02: 1
Vote Tomorrow! [in election with first time Negro participation] (editorial), 1946/07/26: 4
"What Will OUR Answer Be?" (editorial) [appeal for getting out the vote], 1950/08/18: 4
white primary law
Tid Bits from the Week's News (column), 1932/07/22: 4, 1932/07/29: 4
The Time Is Now! [to register to vote and pay poll tax] (editorial), 1957/12/27: 4
trend of Negro vote discussed in magazine article, 1938/06/03: 7
US Supreme Court decisions
Virginia
device to stump Negro voters backfires, 1960/06/24: 8 (filmed in 07/01 issue)
diehards just that--challenge Negro primary vote, 1959/08/07: 1
once "cradle," now called graveyard of democracy, 1959/10/09: 2
students move in the "quiet" Virginia revolution, 1965/07/23: 3
takes backward steps in ballot blocks, 1959/01/02: 7
Virginia decision gives Negro right to vote in Democratic primary, 1931/08/14: 1
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reverses decision on colored registration, 1931/10/30: 2
whites say new Virginia hate law hurts them, too, 1958/04/25: 1
Vote Hustlers for a Buck Reach One of Lower Levels with Campaign Letter Using as Endorsement Names without Consent (editorial), 1957/04/05: 4
The Voting Muddle (editorial), 1932/07/29: 4
Voting Rights Act of 1965, US Justice Dept. seeks showdown on Voting Rights Act, 1965/10/29: 1
Washington, DC, fear of Negro power blocks DC suffrage, 1945/12/14: 1
We Want to Vote Not Legislate (editorial), 1932/05/20: 4
WPA investigator discovers name of first Race voter, 1936/05/22: 8 (filmed in 06/05 issue)
Voting in Primary Elections
Arkansas
Arkansas Demos to bar Negroes from primary, 1944/07/14: 5
Arkansas Demos to let Negroes vote in primary, 1944/06/16: 1
over 10,000 vote in Arkansas Demo primary, 1944/08/04: 1
US Grand Jury to probe Arkansas Demo primaries, 1942/09/04: 4
Cactus Jack tells newsman off the record that he opposes 'white primary,' 1939/07/14: 1
Democrats Still Exclude Negroes from Primary (Tid Bits from the Week's News), 1934/07/27: 4
Florida
Florida passes measure barring Negroes from Miami primary elections; NAACP plans challenge at first chance, 1939/05/19: 1
Florida repeals ban on Miami Negro voters, 1941/06/06: 1
Negroes to vote in Florida Demo primary elections, 1946/02/08: 1
Georgia
Atlanta Negro vote decides congressional election winner, 1946/02/22: 1
Dixie in war against democracy, 1944/06/16: 1
Georgia bans voters; anti-New Dealers for racism, 1944/06/16: 1
Georgia dreams up new vote bar against Negroes, 1948/01/30: 1
Georgians fight state's "white" soldier vote bill, 1944/01/21: 1
Georgians intimidated by KKK on election eve, 1948/03/12: 1
handwriting on wall; Georgia Democrats lift vote bans, 1948/07/09: 1
Negro can't talk as Ga. House passes "white primary" bill, 1947/02/07: 1
Negroes barred from primary in 9 Georgia areas, 1944/07/14: 5
Negroes barred from 'white primary' hearings, 1947/02/14: 1
nothing happens as Negroes vote in Ga. Demo primary, 1945/12/07: 1
race baiter beaten as Negroes vote in primary, 1946/04/26: 5
soldier vote bill keeps ballot from Race, 1944/01/14: 1
Talmadge seeks to bar voters by qualification law, 1948/01/16: 5
three more Georgia counties to bar Negro voters, 1944/06/09: 1
town finds way to bar race from city primary, 1947/01/24: 1
"white primary" bill is pushed through, 1947/02/28: 1
Lousiana candidate says Negroes will be denied voting rights, 1944/09/08: 5
Marshall, Thurgood, NAACP attorney, in Santone; reveals plan of battle against Dem primary ban (photo), 1940/05/17: 1
Mississippi
Democrats concerned as many Negroes qualify to vote, 1947/02/14: 1
Mississippi bars Negroes from primary election, 1944/07/21: 1
NAACP's 30 year Effort Succeeds (editorial), 1944/08/04: 4
Negro primary strength tipoff to general elections, 1966/07/08: 1
Negroes Will Vote in Primary (editorial), 1934/07/13: 4
The Primary and the Bloc Vote (editorial), 1932/07/15: 4
Register endorses candidates for the upcoming primary election, 1962/05/04: 1
Roanoke Negro citizens to vote in primaries, 1934/03/23: 1
South Carolina
answer found to SC effort to dodge primary decision, 1947/03/14: 2
court order opening SC primaries becomes official, 1948/07/30: 1
Demos say their party not subject to law, 1947/05/02: 2
500 Negroes vote in Demo primary, 1948/04/30: 5
NAACP finds answer to SC 'white primary,' 1947/02/14: 4
Negroes win round in fight for ballot, 1948/04/30: 1
pastor, 66, beaten for voting in SC primary, 1948/09/03: 1
SC develops second vote subterfuge, 1947/03/14: 1
30,000 vote in South Carolina without incident, 1948/08/20: 1
vote decision "shocks" SC Senator Maybank, 1947/07/25: 1
vote ruling stuns Herman Talmadge, 1947/07/25: 1
white primaries again ruled illegal in SC, 1948/01/09: 1
Tennessee
federal government sues to end white primaries, 1959/11/27: 1
Primary Board refuses to uphold contest based on prejudice, 1932/09/02: 1
Texas
75,000 Texas Negroes vote in Demo primary, 1946/08/02: 1
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Delta Rho Lambda Chapter (San Antonio)
cautions absentees and voters in new precincts, 1954/08/13: 1
urges record turnout for primary, Sat., 1956/07/27: 1
urges vote turnout, lists polling places, 1954/07/23: 1
urging full vote in Demo primary, 1954/07/16: 3
Be Their Friends -- with Ballots! [list of candidates with qualifications] (editorial), 1958/07/25: 4
Daniel, Price, and Ralph Yarborough in Aug. 28 runoff, 1956/08/03: 1
democrats again deny Race party membership, 1942/06/12: 1
go to the polls, July 22 [after Supreme Court decision on primary elections], 1944/05/12: 1
Gonzalez, Henry B., is winner over O. E. Latimer in Senate race, 1956/08/03: 1
more voters needed for Saturday's run-off of the primary, 1956/08/24: 1
Negroes, Mongolians, Malayans "barred" from voting by Dallas County Demos, 1944/04/28: 1
Primary Voting Uncertain in San Antonio (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/06/24: 1
Race already proves balance of power in some Texas elections, says ANP writer, 1944/09/29: 1
Race issue on Demo primary ballot, 1956/06/15: 1
Register endorses candidates for Democratic primary election, 1958/07/25: 1
Register endorses slate of candidates in primary, 1956/07/27: 1
Texas NAACP to prosecute Demo primary violaters, 1944/08/18: 1
Texas Negroes urged to present selves for voting Saturday, 1942/08/21: 1
Texas Young Democratic Clubs defy US Supreme Court primary voting ruling, 1945/11/23: 5
Tomorrow Is the Day [to go to polls] (editorial), 1944/07/21: 4
Waco NAACP urges investigation of barring of Negroes from Texas Democratic primary elections, 1936/07/10: 1
white primary law
Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle has Justice Dept. study scope of Texas Primary decision, 1944/04/14: 1
conference date for Texas primary case set by US judge, 1941/02/21: 1
court fight on Texas primary gets under way, 1941/04/25: 1
decision awaited in Texas primary case, 1941/05/02: 1
decision expected soon in "white primary" case, 1941/11/07: 1
Democratic primary case postponed, 1942/04/24: 1
federal jurist gives opinion upholding rights to Negroes to vote in Democratic Primary, 1932/07/22: 1
final decision on Texas law barring Negroes from voting expected in October, 1931/08/07: 1
judges void Negro vote; injunction is dissolved, 1932/07/29: 1
latest suit against Demo primary takes new line, 1941/01/24: 1
NAACP
plans to appeal Fifth Circuit Court decision in Nixon vs. Condon case, 1931/05/29: 1
state NAACP's meet in Waco as vote fight nears in "white man's primary," 1940/06/14: 1
wins first skirmish in Democratic primary suit, 1941/03/14: 1
NAACP girds for fight against Tex. Demo primary law (photo), 1940/08/30: 1
Nixon Continues Battle (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/10/21: 1
not being Negro only requirement for Demo primary, 1942/05/08: 1
primary case victory seen as new suit filed, 1941/11/28: 1
primary suit filed here: refusal of absentee ballots starts federal court action, 1932/07/15: 1
Santonians fight primary ruling in court, 1940/01/05: 1
Senate committee recommends passage of Weaver Moore's "white primary" bill, 1945/03/23: 1
suit against 'white man's primary' is set for March 22; locals trying to stop disfranchisement of Negroes of Texas, 1940/01/12: 1
Supreme Court denies primary vote case rehearing, 1944/05/12: 1
Texas asks that Supreme Court primary ruling be set aside, 1944/04/28: 1
Texas primary case to be heard next Monday, 1942/04/17: 1
Texas Supreme Court to decide Democratic primary question, 1932/08/05: 1
third Texas primary case won in court, 1934/02/16: 1
US Circuit Court upholds Texas' bar against Negroes' voting, 1942/12/11: 1
"white primary" bill to dodge US Court, ordered back to committee, 1945/03/09: 1
"white primary" case headed for US Supreme Court, 1941/05/16: 1
white primary causes much comment, 1932/04/01: 1
"white primary" in Supreme Court for fourth time, 1943/06/18: 1
"white primary" tested in appeals court at Ft. Worth, 1942/11/20: 1
Travesty of the Century: Democratic Party Excludes Negroes (editorial), 1934/07/27: 4
Voting in the Primary [Negroes will vote] (editorial), 1934/07/13: 4
Which Is More Important? (editorial), 1942/06/12: 4
"white primary" in Supreme Court for fourth time, 1943/06/18: 1