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Fort Madison Branch OF THE National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 1966 Fort Madison, Iowa 52627 Dear Member: The annual meeting of the Fort Madison, Branch, NAACP, will be held at 5:30PM on December 18 at City Hall. At this meeting there will be an election of officers and members of the Executive Committee. All membership whose memberships are paid thirty days prior to this meeting, or transferred from the National Office are eligible to vote and be elected to office. Please plan to be present. Cordially [actual signature] [Norma?] L. Woods President [actual signature] Virginia Harper Executive Secretary "Once again we are weaving the tapestry that is Christmas in a Christian world. It is being woven upon a loom of religious beliefs centuries old and upon hopes symbolized in the birth of a Babe. Into this fabric of Good Will, the weavers working mellow threads for family custom, sprightly colors for children's delight, the blue of the Christmas star, the magic of winter's snow, the tinkle of bells, the joyous voices of carolers. May the peace and joy of this glorious season bring cheer and comfort to you and yours. " - Polly McKinstry "All the federal legislation in the world will remain hollow and empty if it is not given substance at the local level. It is in our cities and towns where men find jobs, or walk the streets unemployed. It is where children's minds are opened to the excitement of learning and accomplishment, or are deadened under the impact of second-rate custodial education. It is there where decent low-priced housing is available to all, or families are forced to live in over-priced dilapidated tenements - afraid to complain because of retaliatory convictions . And it is there where a community must decide whether it will respond affirmatively to the needs of all its citizens or foolishly attempt to hold back the course of history which decrees that all men shall enjoy the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I have heard it said that the cause of civil rights has fallen backward in University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives
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Fort Madison Branch OF THE National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 1966 Fort Madison, Iowa 52627 Dear Member: The annual meeting of the Fort Madison, Branch, NAACP, will be held at 5:30PM on December 18 at City Hall. At this meeting there will be an election of officers and members of the Executive Committee. All membership whose memberships are paid thirty days prior to this meeting, or transferred from the National Office are eligible to vote and be elected to office. Please plan to be present. Cordially [actual signature] [Norma?] L. Woods President [actual signature] Virginia Harper Executive Secretary "Once again we are weaving the tapestry that is Christmas in a Christian world. It is being woven upon a loom of religious beliefs centuries old and upon hopes symbolized in the birth of a Babe. Into this fabric of Good Will, the weavers working mellow threads for family custom, sprightly colors for children's delight, the blue of the Christmas star, the magic of winter's snow, the tinkle of bells, the joyous voices of carolers. May the peace and joy of this glorious season bring cheer and comfort to you and yours. " - Polly McKinstry "All the federal legislation in the world will remain hollow and empty if it is not given substance at the local level. It is in our cities and towns where men find jobs, or walk the streets unemployed. It is where children's minds are opened to the excitement of learning and accomplishment, or are deadened under the impact of second-rate custodial education. It is there where decent low-priced housing is available to all, or families are forced to live in over-priced dilapidated tenements - afraid to complain because of retaliatory convictions . And it is there where a community must decide whether it will respond affirmatively to the needs of all its citizens or foolishly attempt to hold back the course of history which decrees that all men shall enjoy the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I have heard it said that the cause of civil rights has fallen backward in University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa Women's Archives
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