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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Houston Civil Service Commission and fire department to hire 10 Negro firemen trainees among 35, first time in any Texas city. Training integrated, but they will staff all-Negro station in Clinton Park serving nearby areas including white housing and industries.
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By George A. McElroy
HOUSTON-(ANP)-The Houston Civil Service Commission and the city's fire department announced this week that 10 Negroes will be among the 35 firemen trainees who will undergo a rigid 13-week training period this month. This marks the first time that any Texas city has elected to employ Negro firefighters.
Fire Chief Joe Lobue told the Associated Negro Press that the classes will be on an integrated basis. but, he pointed out, the Negro smoke eaters will man an all-Negro station in Clinton Park, a Negro subdivision of the city.
However. Chief Lobue said that the Clinton Park station will answer fire alarms and calls in any community in the immediate area.
There are three white housing areas and scores of industrial establishments nearby. Several of the nation's top chemical plants, an army ordnance depot and several steel mills are in the immediate Clinton Park perimeter.
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Houston
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This Week
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10 negro firemen trainees to be hired among 35; first in texas; integrated training, all-negro station in clinton park serving surrounding areas.
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Houston Civil Service Commission and fire department announced hiring 10 Negroes among 35 firemen trainees for 13-week training this month. Fire Chief Joe Lobue stated classes integrated, but Negro firefighters will man all-Negro station in Clinton Park, answering calls in immediate area including white housing and industries.