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Color print. Depicts five women in dresses, holding hands.

Scope and Contents An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows: Selecting a new Queen of the Snows will be simple compared to the job confronting judges of the Winter Carnival Senior Royalty contest held Monday at the Wilder Senior Citizen Center. [...] In addition to serving as officers or willing workers for senior citizen organizations, the candidates can be found doing volunteer work in hospitals, in the VFW and American Legion, in assorted churches, working for the Red...

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An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

During the month of March the Golden Gers of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center added seven new members to their roster: Mmes. Marie Rawls, Emma Calmer, Florence Dodd, Georgie Moorehead, Fanny Davies, Elacie Calmer and Irie Sapenter.

Scope and Contents An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows: In a fresh new approach to fashion shows, the Hallie Q. Brown-Model Cities Senior Citizen Group produced a unique program at the Martin Luther King Center, last Friday, that brought out 175 senior citizens. Showtime at 11:30 am featured clothing and entertainment beginning with the 70's and going back to the 1800's. The program, a first of it's kind for the Hallie Q. Brown Center, was the brain-child of staffer, Donald...

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An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

During the Winter Carnival Hallie Q. Brown Golden Agers were represented by their queen, Mrs. Dolly Marie Chilgren, who was a special guest at a dinner given by the director, Mrs. John M. Patton, at Holiday Inn in St. Paul. Mrs. Thelma Mayes and Mrs. Laura Shannon were dinner guests in recognition for securing the most members during 1972.

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Color print. Depicts a group of elders sitting on folding-chairs in a grassy area. The broad side of a red barn is seen in the background.

Scope and Contents An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows: Timothy J. Howard, 779 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul civil rights pioneer and a barber for 50 years, died Monday night at Bethesda Hopital. He was 70. Mr. Howard was a 40 year member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and a civil rights advocate in the Summit-University area where he lived all his life. In 1971 he hwas a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in...

Scope and Contents An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows: The Golden Agers of Hallie Q. Brown House enjoyed an illustrated trip to New Zealand and Australia as presented by Miss Elsie Grime, retired school teacher, at their May 16 meeting. Also on the program that day was a belated Mother's Day presentation. Mrs. Henrietta Potts auctioned off an attractive bean pot, won by Mrs. Evelyn Murphy as the highest bidder, who, in turn, presented it to her godmother, Mrs. Beanie...

Scope and Contents An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows: The senior citizens of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center held their opening meeting September 26 after two months of vacation at the beautiful new Martin Luther King Center. The director, Mrs. John Patton, took them on a tour of the building. After the tour, games were played and prizes given. Those who had birthdays in September were given gifts and the group sang happy birthday to those honored. All of the...

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An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

The lovely white orchid worn by Mrs. John Patton at the meeting was the gift of the Hallie Golden Agers group. The check of one-hundred dollars was presented to her by the Senior Citizens Assembly, a larger downtown group. The plaque which Mrs. Patton received was presented by the Board of the Hallie Q. Brown.