Black Notable Citizens of St.Joseph

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Black Notable Citizens of St.Joseph

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9999.BHF.313

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Notables Drew Brown: St. Joseph News-Press November 2000 Under Caption Museum welcomes officers is a newspaper picture of Drew Brown who is a new board member this year of Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. Board members commit to a three-year term and serves as part of the museum's governing body. Merylynne Hughes: St. Joseph News-Press May, 1999 has a newspaper picture of Merlynne Hughes, a junior music education major, who performed as part of the Western Legacies, Ellen Smither heads up the non-traditional student center. Darryl Carey: Newspaper picture of Darryl Carey who is the manager of the Frederick Avenue Mini Mall which opened at the beginning of October. The store offers clothing, such as team apparel and ethnic hair products. This was the DDW Discount store on South 22ND Street. Noetta Millsap: St. Joseph News-Press November 26, 2000 has a newspaper picture of Novetta Millsay who is a season employee at JC Penny. Robert Armstrong: 8X10 color picture of Mr.Robert Armstrong. (See 15.7.1-4 for Armstrong's Union Activity at Armour Packing Co., 1944-47) Dr. J. C. Marshall: St. Joseph News-Press December 12, 1975 announces the death of Dr. J. C. Marshall. He was a St. Joseph dentist who died unexpectedly after being admitted to a local hospital. He was born in Augusta, GA. Dr. Marshall came to St. Joseph in 1918 to begin his career in dentistry. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. He received a plaque from Meharry in 1969 honoring 50 years of service to the dental profession. He as a member and chairman of the trustee board of St. Luke United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Myrtle S. Marshall, son, Joseph C. Marshall Jr, daughter Mrs. Robert Williams, sister Mrs. Sarah Lee, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Ramon C. Hill: St. Joseph News-Press September 30, 1977 has a newspaper picture of Ramon C. Hill. He is from Centerville, IL. He was honored by Gamma Lambda chapter of Phi Delta Kappa at Southern Illinois University. He was named for the biannual distinguished service award in public school education which is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of education in southern Illinois. He is the son of Mrs. Benjamin Hill and the late Mr Hill. In May he was honored by the East St. Louis Principals Association. Douglas J. Amos: St. Joseph News-Press 1973: Services for Douglas Jacques Amos 82 will be at the Bullock Family Chapel. The Rev. Howard C. Rutenbar will officiate. Burial will be in Ashland cemetery. Mr Amos was born in Cairo, IL in 1892. He received his bachelor degree and his master's degree from the University of IL. He came to St. Joseph in 1926 as a teacher of science in the old Bartlett High School. He became acting principal of Bartlett in 1952 and principal in 1953. When Bartlett High School changed to the Horace Mann School. Mr. Amos became principal of the newly named school. Mr. Amos was one of the first members of the city housing authority. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. His survivors are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Amos, brother, Bert E. Amos, sister Mildred A Jones, and a granddaughter. Deon Washington: St. Joseph News-Press February 11, 1996 has a newspaper picture of Deon Washington. The 31 year old St. Joseph native has followed a regiment of continuous improvement since he joined the military on his 16th birthday. He was a Central High School graduate. After serving his required four years he became a Navy reservist and continues to rise in rank. Miss Black St. Joseph: St. Joseph News-Press September 1971 has a page for Black Royalty. There is a picture of Julie Lucas, 16 from Lafayette High School. She also holds the distinction of being Miss Black St. Joseph. Later she will represent the Black Contemporary Society on an educational tour of Atlanta. Joyce Weston, 16, year old from Benton High School, She is an alternate cheerleader for the Cardinals and also was voted third runner-up in the Miss Black St. Joseph pageant. Kim Guiden, 16, is from Central, and is a member of the Black Student Union. Belva Ewing, 17, from Lafayette is proficient with the baton and serves as a majorette. Marilyn Casteel, 16, from Central, a member of the Senior Leadership Club and the Black Student Union. Dee Anna Jackson, 16, from Central belongs to the Black Student Union and was first runner-up in Miss Black St. Joseph pageant. St. Joseph News-Press May 22, 1994 dedicated to blacks. Quotes are: Bad as it was, we had people moving here from places like Bethany and Troy. This was a step up for many of them because the packinghouses were going full bore and it was a good-paying job (Buddy Webster) I wasn't raised like if I didn't get something it was because I was black. But money talks and people listen to you. (Wilbur May) St. Joe is not a place for fertile young black minds to grow. But when you have God for you., it doesn't matter if all are against you. (Sharon Brown). The vacant lots along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Messanie Street evoke memories of a skating rink and doll museum, funeral home, YMCA, American Legion hall, a restaurant, pharmacy, babershop and three taverns. Minority-owned and female owned businesses are on the rise. The article says that location is a key. Pat McMurry, economics professor at Missouri Western State College, thinks that the old neighborhood on Messanie Street that once was the heart of the black business community is now filled with vacant lots and is notorious for drug dealing and crime. To be successful, blacks may have to locate outside the neighborhood. If a person set up a good business in a good location people wouldn't care about the color of their skin. The loss of the African-American population of St. Joseph is one reason for the decline of the city's minority business community. This newspaper has a picture of Lois Rogers styling hair for both black and white customers from Chet' s Hair Styling Salon. There is also a picture of Clara Barksdale and she states that she has found success as a lawyer in Kansas City. She states that her clerkship was in Kansas City so it was a natural to stay there. She did not explore her options in St. Joe. This newspaper article is a full page with many ideas from many people. Ida Bell Burns Lindsasy: House south of the Beshears home. There is a photocopy of this house in the folder. Ida Bell Burns Lindsay was born in this shotgun house at 515 South 16th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. Dr. Lindsay was the first black American to receive a doctorate in Social Work. She later became a Dean at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she founded the School of Social Work. Alexander York: St. Joseph News-Press February 28, 2000 has a newspaper picture of Sam York 88 as he receives honors in memory of his father, Alexander York. The honor was a plaque with his father's photo on it. Pastor Anthony Byrd Sr., gave him the plaque at the First Baptist Church in Elwood, Kansas. Robert L. Armstron: St. Joseph News-Press Robert L. Armstrong, a native from St. Joseph, has been named Scouting's 1991Citizen of the year in Omaha. Armstrong is the executive director of the Omaha Housing Authority. He is a graduate of Langston University with a degree in education. He is credited with creating the Omaha Housing Authority Foundation Inc, which provides scholarships and other educational opportunities for public housing children. He also was cited by the former director of the Drug Enforcement Agency, William Bennett, as one of 20 Americans who has taken the lead in the fight against illegal drugs. Bob Arnold: St. Joseph News-Press is a photocopy about Bob Arnold who managed the Sears store at 22nd and Messanie. He grew up in Pittsburgh. He climbed the ranks of the Sears organization and is now a manager. He supposed he saw a lot of prejudice when he was growing up, but he didn't pay that much attention to it. He learned the reality of bigotry while serving with the marines in Quantico. He says education is the key to success. Education is something that once you've got it no one can take it away. Rufus M. Thompson: St. Joseph News-Press August 24, 1980 photocopy has a photocopy picture of Rufus M. Thompson as he takes a break from work on a wall. The title is "Minority contractor gets along fine without federal projects" Thompson has been a contractor since 1948 before the federal government began its efforts to obtain minority contractors. Thompson has had only one or two of the so-called minority contractor projects during the almost four decades he has been in business. If all the sidewalks he has constructed here were placed end to end, they would reach to Chicago and back. He started working at Armour & Co. and some 20 years later, when his father died, he decided to go full-time into the concrete business. Ben Feeney was a great help to him and gave him a lot of good advice. He was born in Van Buren AK, and came to St. Joseph when he was 14. Hundreds of young men have worked for Thompson. He is proud of those miles of concrete walks and walls he has helped build in all parts of St. Joseph This folder has a colored photocopy of pictures of Taju Tubbs, Zenobia Smith, Larry Gator Rivers, Marlena Akers and Wade Thuston Jr. Picture 2 Tina Bonnett, Kenneth Ball, Mary Anne Gorman and Yvonne Robinson. Picture 3 Helen , Jackie Mabioan, Helen Washington, Ecy Bullock, JoAnne Mudd and Pamela Smith . This folder has a photocopy of a picture of Michelle Casas & Sherman Burdette. St. Joseph News-Press November 24, 2000 Idea of giving thanks goes way back is an article in that newspaper. Diane Routh says thanksgiving is two words thanks and giving. Phillip and Pat Groves says I want to be thankful each and every day. Thanksgiving was a reminder to La Vell Rucker of last year's near tragedy. He mother was in an accident on Thanksgiving Day. Mary Small was in the hospital so it is great just getting out of the house. Ardell Anderson grateful for being with family. Lu Linkul wanted to know what Thanksgiving was. L.C. Kelly Jr. says there is always something to be thankful for. All of the above people have their pictures in this newspaper. Dr. Douglas Posey: St. Joseph News-Press March 13, 1993 Dr. Douglas Posey was chosen to target the health care profession to get fund for the Arts Fund Drive. Posey is chairman of the Department of Pathology at Heartland Health System and is on the board of the Allied Arts Council. He is also on the boards of the American Cancer Society and the Heart of America Association of Blood Banks, and is a member of the Buchanan County Medical Society and other professional organizations. His photocopy picture appears in the article. Black Women in St. Joseph: St. Joseph News-Press Event salutes black women of community. Pictured are: Precious Kurth, Loes Hedge, Constance Martin-Nance and Marilyn Holly. Picture 2: Laraine Jones, LaVell Rucker and Jean Robinson. Picture 3: Frances Wilson, Catherine Matthews, and Vivian Madison. Picture 4: Charmaine Williams, Iona Hedge, Hazel Ann Nave and Laura Hughes. McGaughy Family: St. Joseph News-Press 1968 has a five generation picture. This picture features the men in the family. They are: William McGaughy of Chicago, his seven-week great-great grandson Arthur McGaughy III, Robert McGaughy Sr., the baby's great grandfather, and Marine Pfc. Arthur McGaughy Jr. The baby's father is in Vietnam. His wife is the former Miss Billie Jean Hayes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hayes of Elwood. Lucille Scott: St. Joseph News-Press photocopy has a photocopy picture of Miss Lucille Scott and George Markley. Miss Scott is retiring from the St. Joseph school system after 47 years as a teacher. George Markley is the administrative assistant to the Board of Education. Lucille taught five years before coming to St. Joseph. She taught 52 years. Thuston, Wade, News Photo, March 15, 1974. Courthouse Observes Wade Thuston Day. Thuston was head custodian working for 37 years for the County.

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Black Archives

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Black Education, Bartlett High School, Black History, Black Citizens of St. Joseph

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Date

Feb 3, 2014

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Marlena Akers

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Bert E. Amos

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Douglas Jacques Amos

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Maggie Amos

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Ardell Anderson

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Robert L. Armstrong

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Bob Arnold

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Kenneth Ball

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Carla Barksdale

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William Bennett

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Tina Bonnett

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Brown, Drew

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Sharon Brown

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Bullock, Ecy

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Sherman Burdette

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Pastor Anthony Byrd, Sr.

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Darryl Carey

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Darryl Carey

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Michelle Casas

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Marilyn Casteel

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Belva Ewing

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Ben Feeney

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Mary Anne Gorman

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Groves Phillip

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Part Groves

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Kim Guiden

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Hayes, Billie Jean

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Hayes, Otis

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Iona Hedge

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Loes Hedge

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Benjamin Hill

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Ramon C. Hill

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Marilyn Holly

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Laur Hughes

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Merlynne Hughes

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Dee Anna Jackson

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Laraine Jones

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Mildred A. Jones

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L. C. Kelly, Jr.

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Precious Kurth

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Mrs. Sarah Lee

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Ida Bell Bruns Lindsay

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Lu Linkul

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Julie Lucas

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Jackie Mabioan

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Vivian Madison

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GEORGE MARKLEY

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Dr. J. C. Marshall

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Joseph C. Marshall, Jr.

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Mytle S. Marshall

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Constance Martin-Nance

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Wilbur May

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McGaughy, Arthur III

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Arthur McGaughy, Jr.

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McGaughy, Arthur Sr.

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Robert McGaughy

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William McGaughy

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Pat McMurry

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Novetta Millsay

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JoAnne Mudd

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Hazel Ann Nave

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Dr. Douglas Posey

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Larry Gator Rivers

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Jean Robinson

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Yvonne Robinson

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Lois Rogers

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Diane Routh

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Lavell Rucker

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Lavell Rucker

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Howard C. Rutenbar

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Lucille Scott

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Small, Jerry Small Mary

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Smith, Pamela

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Zenobia Smith

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Ellen Smither

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Ellen Smither

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Rufus M. Thompson

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Wade Thuston, Jr.

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Taju Tubbs

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Washington, Deon

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Washington, Helen

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Webster, Buddy

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Weston, Joyce

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Charmaine Williams

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Williams, Robert, Mrs.

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Frances Wilson

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York Alexander

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York Sam