Sepia (1960-1963); "New York Minute"

[Dennis R. Preston]

Barry,

Be careful. Joe Namath was not FROM the South (although he played his
college ball at Alabama). He was from that goldmine of professional
football players known as western Pennsylvania.

dInIs

>   SEPIA was a "LIFE magazine" version of JET or EBONY or ESSENCE.  It was
>published in Texas, but covered the entire U. S.
>   One of the many things that I did in my day at the Library of Congress
>last week was to look for "New York Minute."  It's not in Peter Tamony's word
>list.  DARE places "New York Minute" in Texas in the 1960s.  A recent FYI
>column in the NEW YORK TIMES addressed "New York Minute."
>   The New York Jets had many players from Texas and a flashy quarterback
>from the South named Joe Namath.  I checked 1960s football stories in the
>Houston newspapers when the New York Jets played the Houston Oilers (usually,
>twice a year).  I did NOT find "New York Minute."
>   SEPIA had a regular column titled "AROUND THE U. S. IN FIVE MINUTES."
>There seems to be a New York/Harlem story in each issue, so I'll minutely
>check about seven more years of it next week.
>
>
>February 1960, SEPIA, pg. 30, cols. 1-2 subhead--_Negroes, onced barred from
>most Tinsel City gay spots, now mean the difference between turning a profit
>and bankruptcy for many of them_.
>
>April 1960, SEPIA, pg. 16, col. 3, cartoon of a bartender showing a boxing
>ring in his establishment--"We installed it for our customers.  Business is
>bad enough without a lot of 'let's just step outside and say that.'"
>
>April 1960, SEPIA, pg. 36, col. 3:
>   In a recent "Meeting of the Little Foxes" confab held in the Ford
>Auditorium, a special "Foxey" award was handed out to high fashion queen
>Dorothea Towles.
>   It would seem that Howard barely has time these days to make hats and to
>market them, what with all the big activities of his Shutterbugs.  Indeed, he
>is now busily preparing for a 1960 tour of "The Little Foxes" (the models) to
>European countries...
>(See HDAS for "fox," and August 1961 entry below--ed.)
>
>May 1960, SEPIA, pg. 46, col. 1, photo shows a sign that reads:
>Andrew Battistella
>Originator of the Famous
>POOR BOY SANDWICHES
>FRENCH MARKET
>LUNCH & COFFEE STAND
>Miss Viola Battistella, Prop.
>
>June 1960, SEPIA, pg. 6, col. 3, cartoon of a boy listening to an ice cream
>truck's jingle--"Listen, Helen, they're playing our song."
>
>July 1960, SEPIA, Pg. 30, col. 1--By now he has grown accustomed to what he
>calls the (Col. 2--ed.) "hate stare" given Negroes by whites.
>
>November 1960, SEPIA, pg. 52, cols. 1-2--_WHAT HAVE THE SIT-IN DEMONSTRATIONS
>ACCOMPLISHED?_
>
>January 1961, SEPIA, pg. 3, col. 3 ad--(Doctor gives "OK" sign--ed.)
>
>February 1961, SEPIA, pg. 75, col. 2--_Every time he is on basketball court
>Elgin Baylor proves that he is "Mr. Everything."_
>
>March 1961, SEPIA, pg. 24, col. 2, headline--_He's really got "what it
>takes."_
>
>March 1961, SEPIA, pg. 26, col. 1--_COED, 17, FACING A "FEDERAL CASE."_  (See
>ADS-L archives for "federal case"--ed.)
>
>March 1961, SEPIA, pg. 51, col. 1--"I'm no sick comedian!"  (Redd Foxx--ed.)
>
>April 1961, SEPIA, pg. 42, cols. 1-2 subhead--_A group of Hollywood
>celebrities who call themselves the "rat Pack" performed before a jam-packed
>Carnegie Hall audience to boost integration in the South.
>
>May 1961, SEPIA, pg. 60, col. 2, headline--_Actors, announcers, editors rub
>shoulders_.
>
>August 1961, SEPIA, pg. 64, col. 2--LOS ANGELES was the host city this year
>for the third annual Little Foxes Fashion Fiesta, a brain-child of dimunitive
>hat designer Bill Howard.  In what has quickly become one of the most unique
>of national events for Negro models, lovely lasses representing such cities
>as Detroit, St. Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles and Gary, Indiana,
>gathered on the sunswept West Coast for two days of elaborate events.
>
>January 1962, SEPIA, pg. 38, col. 1, headline--_Coach Places Emphasis On
>Building Character_.
>
>January 1962, SEPIA, pg. 39, col. 2--Taking the label from (Florida--ed.)
>A&M's motto, "Blood, Sweat and Tears," he applied them to his three football
>units and fanned the fire of combat and rivalry.
>
>February 1962, SEPIA, pg. 42--"Everyone you meet says, 'Some of my best
>friends are Negroes.'"
>
>February 1962, SEPIA, pg. 42, col. 2--And so it goes.
>
>September 1962, SEPIA, pg. 49, col. 1, headline--Why Ray Charles Sings
>Country Music.
>
>September 1962, SEPIA, pg. 57, col. 1, headline--_JOHNNY HARTMAN...A SINGER'S
>SINGER._
>
>January 1963, SEPIA, pg. 28 photo of Redd Foxx with a towel on his
>head--"Still using that greasy kid stuff?"
>
>January 1963, SEPIA, pg. 76, col. 1--In this column, Dan (Burley--ed.) got
>down to the nitty-gritty of the big-city Negro life...
>
>February 1963, SEPIA, pg. 56, col. 1, headline--_aretha franklin: SOUL
>SINGER_.
>
>February 1963, SEPIA, pg. 58, col. 1--Singer digs into plates of "soul food"
>when she feels energy running low.


Dennis R. Preston
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824-1027 USA
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