Race re'lations
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Benton Harbor- TheThird
Annual Race Relations Sunday
celebration bet een the Progre -
ive Mi ionary Baptist Church
nd the Fir t Congregational
nited Church of Chri r, both of
Benton H rbor, will be held Sun
day, February 11, at the Frist
Congreg tional Church. .
Members and friends of both
congregations ill gather in
Sonner Hall at First Church at
1:30. p.m. for a potluck meal.
After the meal, two tudents for
the mini try wilJ be leading a
NANNIE HUDSON
Nannie Larcenia Hud on,
61. Benton Harbor, died Satur- .
day, February 3, at her home
following a long illness ..
The funeral was held Friday,
February 9, at the ·Union
Memorial A.M.E. Church.
Buri I was in Cryst I Spring
Cemetery and Robbins
Brothers Fuheral Home wa in
charg of the arrangement .
Mrs. Hud on wa b rn May
1, 1928 in Memphis, Tenn. She
had re ided in thi area ince
19 h w a member of
Un iq '" .rp o r i 1 Af.ricaij
Method] t Epi copal Church'
and the Lydia Missionary
Society of (he church. She h d
a bach lor of cience and a
rna te r of cience degree in
health crvices. She taught in
th Benton Har or Area School
district and w formerly
employed by Mercy-Memorial
Medical Center in S1. Joseph a
a rcgi ucrcd nur e for 20 year.
Survivor include. her hu '
band, Johnnie Hud on; three
brothers, Bi hop Lowe of
Mcmphi , Tommie Lowc of
B nton Harbor and Sgt. Stev n
Hu don 0 the United State
Air Force, Warner Robbin,
Ga; t 0 on. Paul Hud on and
Samu I Hud on both of
Kalamazoo; four dau hter ,
Mrs. Lewi Hud on of Benton
Harbor. Mr . Charle (Nora)
Bailey 0 Detroit, Mr . Mary
D vi of Atlanta and Rovelma
Hud on of California; three
grandchildren. .
HENRY BEA ON
Henry Be mon, 64.- of Ben
ton Harbor. died Wedne day,
J nu ry 31, at Mercy
M mori I Medical Center. St.
Jo eph after long illne s.
funeral held Mon-
J' February 5, at Robbin
Brothe Funeral, Benton Har-
TOday Count'
The M e Today Count sup
pon group ill meet Wednesday,
February 14, at 7 p.m. at the
Watervliet Co munity pilal.
For more il1formation call 621-
3471
VBijCO
Blae
HI tory
Celebration
shared program on spiritual life
journeys.
This event involving the two The Van Buren United Civic
congregations continues a tradi- Organization will present their
tion of sharing ideas, music, fel- Annual Black History Celebre-
lowship and food to build tion with a "Soul Food Pot Luc
friendship and community. Dinner", Saturday, February 17,
According to Pastor Richard from 1-4 p.m. at the Civic Center
Taylor of First Congregational on East Lake Street (34th Ave.),
Church, R ce Relations Sunday Covert.. MI. ,
grew up many years ago on the Afternoon program will in-
Sunday nearest Lincoln elude Videos - Joe Louis
bi rthday to mark th need of "Brown Borner" Biography and
America to grow a new under- Black History events, exhibits,
standing and cooperation after music, good food and a youth
the sad history of Slavery. • group _;_ Ambassadors of Christ.
Tbe regular meeting will be at
11 .m. before the Pot Luck Din
ner.
Call .764-8854 if you want to
contribute to the celebration.
bor. Robbins Brother Funeral
Home w in charge of the ar
rangements. Burial was in
Crystral Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Beamon was born
February 24, 1925 in Floweree,
Miss. Survivors include: one
is re r , Clara Grant o •
Kalamazoo; three sons, Henry
Weaver of Benton Harbor and
Bud Holme and Ji m mj e
McGee both of Chicago, Ill;
one daughter, Patrici Beamon
of Indianapoli , lnd.; and one
grandchild.
LL.OYD MCFA�NQi , .
Lloyd McFarland, 61, 12 If}
Chicago Ave., Benton Harbor,
died Thursday, February 1, at
Mercy-Memorial Medical Cen
ter, St. Jo eph.
He was born September 16,
1922 in Oklahoma. He was a
retired factory worker.
The body was cremated. Ar
rangements was by Finch
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor.
MRS, JESSIE MAE DAVIS
Eye-Opener
Breakfast
Meefng
Twin Cities Area Chamber 0
Commerce i hosting an Eye
Opening breakf t meeting on
Tuesday, February 13, at 7:30
a.m. at the Benton H rb r
Holiday Inn.
RiCh�tud y, vic presid nto
government relations, Michigan
State Ch mber of m r
will pre ent a preview 0
legi lative i ue that focus on
busines cone rn and explain
how individual can Influence
legislators.
Co t, including breakfa t, i
each for members and S 1 0 each
tor non-members. .
Call the Chamber at 925- 44
for more information.
At The Library
Th library will be cl cd on
Monday, February 12 and 19, in
observance of President
Lincoln's and Pre idc nt
Wa nington's birthday.
Pre-School StoryTime will
meet on Wedne day, February
14, from 10-10:45 a.m. The film,
Cordoroy, will e h wn, along
with ong nd 'tone (or young
children. age 3-5.
Movies for children will e
sh wn on Saturday, February 17.
at 2 p.m. Showing arc: Paddle to
the Sc and Peter and the Wol f.
LMC Tech Open
Hou e Set
An Open House of the Tech- .
nologics Wing at Lake Michigan
College i cheduled for 9 a.m. to
8p.m. Thursday, February 22,ac
cordin to P tricia Hall, dean of
-occcpauonat tudies at LMC.
Hall id the public is wet-
come to attend the Open House,
which will feature demonstra
tio of equipment as well as
tours of the Tech Wi ng. Also the
Mrs. Jes ic Mac Davi , 64,
of Benton Harbor. died Mon
day. January 29.
The funeral a' held Tues
day, February 6, at the Golden
Light Bapti t Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial wa in North
Shore Memory Garden . Ar
rangements wa by the Robbin
Brothers Funeral Home.
Survivor include: five on ,
cil, Ronnie, Ester and Steve,
all of Benton Harbor. nd Tim-
. mie of Harbor City, Calif.;
seven daughter. �r . Peggy
Davi , Shirley Goach, Vane sa
D vi ,Donn Davis, Voland
Davi and Thienda Davis, all of
Benton Harbor, and Mrs. Syl
via WaShington of Fort Myers,
Fla.: one iter, John Ella
Johnson of Paducah. Ky.; 24'
grandchildren; nd 16 great
grandchildren.
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Nil Br nch
onthly ng
The Niles Branch NAACP,
repre enting Buchanan, C -
sopoli ,Calvin Center, Nil and
Vand lia will meet Tue d y,
February 13, at 7 p.m, at the John
W Moore Lodge Hall, 7th &
Ferry Street, Nil ,Michigan.
'The topic of di cu ion:
BI c (Living) History Program .
: . Reception for Mother Voguet
tes Cub. The olde t, Black ser
vice club.
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