Box 1
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Contains 243 Results:
"Senior Queen, King Planned", circa 1965
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: 014.01.15.2b
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Seventy-nine senior citizen groups in the St. Paul area have been asked to select representatives for a drawing which will decide the 1963 king and queen of senior citizens. The drawing and coronation will be held during a Winter Carnival party Jan. 30 in Stem hall of the St. Paul Auditorium. Nominations must be sent to the United Fund office by Monday noon.
Winter Carnival royalty will participate in the...
Dates:
circa 1965
Senior Citizens at the Winter Carnival, January 28, 1965
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: 014.01.15.2c
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Senior Citizens held their Winter Carnical party Wednesday in Stem hall of the Auditorium. Chosen king and queen of the party were Mrs. Emma Mann, 70, of 554 W. Central ave., of the Hallie Q. Brown senior citizens group, and Alvin F. Thierry, 68, 659 Dayton ave., of the Selby Community center senior citizens group. Below, Melville Fisher, 75, of 1277 White Bear ave., displays a plaque signed by Gov. Rolvaag which honors...
Dates:
January 28, 1965
The Winter Carnival was Represented", November 24, 1965
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: 014.01.15.2d
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Winter Carnival Golden Age queen, Mrs. Emma Mann, 554 W. Central ave., and the king A.F. Thierry, 1034 Suburban ave., were guests of honor.
Dates:
November 24, 1965
"Hallie's Golden Ages Guest of Garden Club in Wayzata", circa 1965
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: 014.01.15.2e
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
The Golden Age Club of Hallie Q. Brown Community House were the guests of the Westwood Garden Club of Wayzata, Tuesday, December 15, at a Christmas party given at the Community House. All the lovely features of Christmas were embraced with the singing of favorite Christmas carols, special prizes, and the serving of a beautiful and tasty luncheon. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the presentation of a clever,...
Dates:
circa 1965
"Active Community Worker Buried Here", circa 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.1a
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
One of St. Paul's oldest and most versatile citizens was buried in Elmhurst cemetery Monday, Jan. 23. His funeral was held at 10 am Monday morning at St. Phillips Episcopal church, of which he was a senior warden. The man was Firston White, 727 Thomas Ave., who died after a brief illness in Los Angeles, Calif., where he had gone to spend the winter, Bishop Stephen E. Keeler, Bishop of the Minnesota Diocese, the Revs....
Dates:
circa 1966
"Things You Should Know: Ellen Craft", circa 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.1b
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Things You Should Know: Ellen Craft, a quadroon, she helped her husband, William, escape from slavery in Macon, GA. by posing as a man (his master). So much trouble followed, they had to run away to England.
Dates:
circa 1966
"Senior Citizens Make Paper Roses", 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.1c
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Senior Citizens make paper roses in handcraft class. One of many activities in Merriam Park's Leisure Center.
Dates:
1966
"Seed Mosaics", September 7, 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.1d
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Seed Mosaics are fun to make...especially when you can compare notes with friends and drink a sociable cup of coffee afterwards. Here Mrs. Marie C. Hersom, craft instructor, gives a few suggestions to Miss Ethelwyn Rae Bailey, right, 611 Sherburne, Mrs. Bertha Nordquist, Central Towers, works away busily. Miss Bailey was in charge of the nursery at Lexington Parkway Presbyterian church for 13 consecutive years before...
Dates:
September 7, 1966
"The Rev. Denzil Carte: Man With A Story...", April 26, 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.2a
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Imagine a man who has grunted a bunch from a banana boat, traveled the world, grew up in New York, holds degrees like Bachelor of Science (C.C.N.Y), Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (Wayne State University) and Bachelor of Sacred Theology (General Theological Seminary); has served the U.S. Army as a Chaplain in the European Theatre during World War II, has conducted surveys for the New York Tuberculosis...
Dates:
April 26, 1966
"Yul Brenner Becomes NAACP Life Member", September 1, 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: 014.01.16.2b
Scope and Contents
An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:
Yul Brynner, the star of "The King and I" and other Broadway and Hollywood productions, has joined a growing list of famous artists and performers who have become 500 dollar life members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Dates:
September 1, 1966