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Negro Nightspot Operator Claims $25 Fee Asked For By Police Commissioner

November 10, 1955

Describes that Ozzie Newsome, a Black man who owned a restaurant in Muscle Shoals, was told by Police Commissioner Thomas F. Terry that he would have to pay a $25 fee each week to operate, a fee that Newsome could not afford. The trial that was still being deliberated by the jury at the time.

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Graded Eating Places In 2 Counties Listed

January 17, 1951

Explains rankings for specific restaurants and includes segregated restaurants in the list

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Negro Nightspot Operator Claims $25 Fee Asked For By Police Commissioner

November 10, 1955

Describes that Ozzie Newsome, a Black man who owned a restaurant in Muscle Shoals, was told by Police Commissioner Thomas F. Terry that he would have to pay a $25 fee each week to operate, a fee that Newsome could not afford. The article continues to describe the trial that was still being deliberated by the jury at the time the article was written.

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