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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
NORTH DAGMAR
Myrtle johnson

The annual 5th of June celebra-
tion formerly held at the brother
hood hall was celebrated at the
meeting house this year. The re-
modelling of the hall mas not been
completed. A short program of mu.
steal selections and a talk by Ejnar
Duus was given in the afternoon and
a dance was enjoyed in the evening.
Friends and relatives visited at the
George c. Johnson home Wednesday
to celebrate the latters eighty-fourth
birthday.
Peter Madsen has been redecorat.
Ing at the Lars Linn home the past
week.
Several families from this commu-
nifty visited at the Sigvart Johansen
home on the reservation Thursday
the occasion being Mrs. Johansen's
birthday.
The long looked4for rain amounting
to about two inches, which fell dur
Ing the past week, helped crops and
garden conditions considerably. Far
mers are busy blowing and seedin
corn.
Dora Johansen is employed at the
restaurant at Reserve for the sum
mer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
COUNTY NEWS
News Reports from Herald Correspondents Gathered from
every section of Sheridan County

cipal of the local high school the past
three years has accepted a position
in Missoula for the coming year.
Mrs. Mary Gross of plentywood
who has been visiting at the Brandon
home this Week. left Friday for Iowa
where she intends TO spend the
winter.
The regular meeting of the Wei
fare club met at the home of Mrs.
H. Hendrickson. d
Charles Dahl alias Captain Kid
entertained his gang at a treasure
hunt Wednesday afternoon. After
a great deal of searching the treas.
ure was found. Carol Berg, who
is leaving Dor was the honored
guest and received the book that was
found in the treasure box.
\ few ladies from Fleetwood sur
nrised Mrs. Brandon Wednesday, the
occasion being her birthday.
Mrs. c. Mclaughlin had the mis-.
of falling down the basement
stairs and wrenching her shoulders.
fortunately III bones were broker
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14

and Mrs. Robt. West motored to Bis.
marck Sunday. They will make short
visit in Minot enroure
Mrs. Charles Koterba. Raymond and
Adeline and Iris Grantham drove 10
Glasgow Sunday to meet Donald, who
has been attending college at Mis-.
soula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Udy and daught-
er Phyllis visited the Cayanaugh
home at Faxville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank koskey and
family Of Whitehall were visiting rel
atiyes here Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. B. Alexander. Mr..
and Mrs. N. ]. Nelson. Charles and
Leonard Roderick. Theodore and
Fritz Thorsso. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Nell
son and Marjorie We're among those
who attended the show Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Selvig were week
end guests at the Jack keogh home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fink and Mrs.
Wagner were Plentyryood shoppers
Saturday.
Archie Johnson, Lillian Lietz, Ade-
line Johnson, Alvin Reed. Harry Wit
te and Orville Hauevang were Sun-
ode tftiAii5 w ~ MI. AAo
Arthur Tobiass0ns.
Miss Iris Grantham is working at
Victor Ankers.
Joe Hatvick drove to Culbertson
Sunday to meet his daughter Violet
who has been attending school at
Dillon.
There were two barn dances last
Saturday night, one at Stoners with
the Wunderlick string orchest r a
furnishing the music, the other at
Emilsons, the Emma House orchestra
playing.
The Outlook ball team went to
Dooley Sunday and beat the Dooley
team IA to 0
Miss Marjorie Nelson Is attending
vacation school in Plentywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Alexander were
P1entywood callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Garrick and
son. Norman, were callers at the
Andrew LELAND home Sunday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14

Mrs. Fred PauIsen

Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Chapman and
Bud Chapman left Saturday morning
to take a three weeks outing in Idaho
and Washington and probably Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ H%arshbarger
and family and her mother, Mrs
Fred Young and son returned last
Thursday from a visit with relatives
near Carlyle Lake. Canada.
P~lentywood callers from here last
Thursday We're Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Stephens, Mr.. and Mrs. John Muir
ply, Paul Stephens, Mrs. Olson, Dol
pha Lobdell. Lon Myers and son
George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldin Chapman and
family of near Alexander, N. OAK,
were visiting friends and relatives
here over the week end.
Mr.. Porter and Mr.. Hennessy OF
Berthold. N. Oak. have been through
here with a truck load of potatoes.
They disposed of most OF them leav-
ing some at the Emmett Harshbarger
farm.
Arne Lodahl returned home Thurs
day from Bozeman where he has
been attending school.
Jim Glenn was taken to Plentywood
Tuesday to consult DIR. Hall. He
became Ill after tanning grasshopper
poison through the mill and it was
feared he was poisoned from the
fumes.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hoven and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Clark
were among the crowd from Ante
lope to see the baseball game Sun
day, u local team versus Antelope.
Score three to five in favor OF Ante
lope.
Edith Rasmussen, who has been
employed in Chicago since last fall,
came home Thursday for a months
vacation with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Guenther and
family left Tuesday for Sand Point,
Idaho, where they will spend the
summer.
I1ma Boo, Miss Dahl and Edna Doe
accompanied Ebgar and Henry Syv-
erud to Williston, N. Dak., Wednes-
day to attend the Band meet.
Dunk McKinnon returned from an
extended business trip to different
points in the East.
Byron Legge, Emil Petersen and
F, George Larsen left Monday morning
for Glasgow to obtain work.
Fritz Brenteson. Bernice Mathea-
son. Alice Chapman and Henry Tom
merup We're Sunday visitors ait Plen-
tywood taking in the show and re
turning Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Myers and sons
accompanied Lloyd Dewitt to Willis
ton, N. Oak, Wednesday on a com
bined business and pleasure trip. see
ing the band parade. Mrs. Myers con
suited DR.. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Paulsen and
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Myers,
son Philys, and Lloyd Dewitt took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Myers at Plensywood Sunday, as
Clarence was home from Glasgow
oyer the week end.
Christian Rasmussen was up from
the Volmer country Sunday visiting
old friends and his cousin Anker Lo-
dahl at the Niels Paulsen home.
Mr. and Mrs. Niels Rasmussen are
enjoying a visit with relatives from
Wyoming.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
COMERTOWN
Mrs. Kenneth Hoist

Mrs. August Olson's mother and
sister are visiting here from Mime
sofa.
Thursday morning there was a
grasshopper meeting in town but due
TO the rain many people could not
attend it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egil Strand from
| Comertown were supper guests OF
Chris P%eterson's Friday night.
Anton Strand from Crosby and
Earl Jeglum left for Glasgow last
Wednesday. They visited friends and
relatives in Comertown before they
left.
Idella Negaard of Columbus. n. D..
is visiting at the home of her uncle,
Einar Negaard of Comertown.
The dance given in the Comertown
restaurant by Simon Hansen was at
tended hya large crowd
4 large group of friends and rela-
tives gathered at the Kenneth Hoist
home on Sunday.
The Matt Hovland family were
Sunday dinner guests at the Henry
Brenteson home.
\ group of young folks from Com
ertown motored to Daleview for a
picnic Sunday.
Among the town callers Monday
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Olson and
Jim Vincent.
Wallace Peterson from north east
of Westby was in Il vicinity a few
days this week selling subscriptions
for The Farmer" and THE Farmers
Wife,.
Some cars from Comertown attend
ed the ball game between Dooley and
Outlook at Dooley.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
LONE STAR
Mrs. Albert Ator

Mrs. Pete Lee. who has been ailing
In health this past winter and spring
was taken to her bed the f~orepart of
the week.
Mrs. Halvor Restland was extend.
Ing invitations this week to Lutheran
aid at her farm home June Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Guenther n
children of Coalridge visited Tues
day at Albert Ator's before leaving
for Harrison, Idaho, on Wednesday
where they will make their future
home.
Alma, Anna and Clara Lee and
children will leave Monday for their
western homes after a three weeks
visit here with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halmer Rudi, Elmer
and Hans were among the show fans
to see Flying Down to Rio Sunday
evening In Plentywood.
Miss Gertie Peterson came out from
Plentywood Saturday to spend the
week end with her sister, Mrs. How
ard Ator.
Hlvina Peterson left here Wednes-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
ROCK SPRINGS
Fred Grams

Mrs. Van Skiver left Tuesday for
Glasgow with her son Mig Smith.
From Glasgow she will leave for
Butte where she will make her future
home.
Number of farmers have been
putting in more seed since the rain
Monday and Tuesday.
Guy Allen, John Klisis and Cap
Smith motored to Reserve Wednes-
day.
Tom Allen and Edith Folsom re-.
port having a good time at Glasgow
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Allen, Tom Allen,
Ole Kampen and Edith Folsom We're
P~lentywood visitors Sunday.
Engebret and Ole Kampen were
shoppers at Reserve Saturday.
Fred Grams and Chic Summers
were rounding up cattle Sunday.
John Summers has been visiting at
the Burshia home nea Brockton the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Balm were round
ing UP horses Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Bergie, Stanley Huso and
Miss Burshia motored to the Bur
shia ranch Sunday.
Lois Balm has been staying with
her grandparents the past few days.
John Chapman and Mr.. zumwalt
are shearing sheep for Guy Allen
Monday and Tuesday.
Elsie Allen and Miss Zumwalt
drove some cattle to Buck Shaws
Sunday to be herded through the
summer months.
Elsie Allen. Melvin Kampen and
Ralph and Freddie Summers have
been rounding up cattle Saturday
Miss Nancy Marion and Tony
Gross OF Plentywood were business
callers in the Rock Springs district
Saturday.
Mr.. Tom Allen, Edith Folsom, Miss
Summers and Miss Burshia attended
the dance at Reserve Saturday night.
Mr.. Adolph Nelson and family
motored to Reserve Saturday.
Mr.. Ole Kampen and sons, Carl
and Pete, visited at the Jonas Froi-
stad home Sunday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-06-14
ANTELOPE
Fred Glare

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hunter and
children also Milton Grayson after
visiting relatives and friends here for
the past ten days left on Thursday
for Loring, Mont, where they will
visit the Geo. Grayson family before
returning to Guyser.
Mark Olson was an Antelope vls-
itor Friday morning.
The road crew that has been
~graveling the road zeal the cemetery
had to lay off Friday due to the
heavy rain.
Elmer OMAN left Friday for his
home at Grand Forks after a three
week visit with his brother Theodore
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Welter and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Welter were here
from Plentywood Saturday.
"a. ]. Jensen, formerly from Dag
NAL country but now scale inspector
from North Dakota. called on old ac
qu~aintances here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Olson OF Eos.
ton, Mimi, and Mr., and Mrs. Melvin
Olson OF Chicago. are visiting rela-
tives and friends.
and friends.
Carol Foster and Lorna Blackmore
returned Monday from Missouia
where they had been attending the
state university.
Miss Harriet Olson OF Havre. Mont.
LIS visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Paulsen and
Lloyd Dewitt were In Antelope from
Clear Lake Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Grayson drove
to Waburn, N, Oak, Sunday and Wis.
tied at the Bernal Foster home.
Mr. Gutenberg, who has been prin'
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day by car for her summer vacation
with an aunt at Mizpah, MINI. Mrs.
McSnelhng of near Medicine Lake
accompanied Elvina as far as War
rem, Minn.5 where she will visit her
mother.
Albert Rasmussen and Ed Lawren-
cen were Plentywood business callers
Saturday.
The school trustees will hold a
meeting Monday evening at the Lone
Star school house to transact BUSH
ness for the insuing year. School
parents are welcome to attend.
Mr.. n Mrs. John Lee and child
rem were Sunday evening callers at
A. O. Ators.
A number of school children In our
community have been real Ill this
week suffering from the effects of
the smallpox vaccinations.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
rs.;.Lillian Sheffield
Heads Naomi Temple

Naomi Temple No, 8 Of the S. M. T.
held. their annual election, All their
regular. msetingsa,lasts Thursday. .
The following, members: were
-hesen. to- lead the, Temple ,for the
nsuing year. Worthy Princess, Mrs:
Lillian j.. schoield; Mrs. Fanny
King.Txicies princess; Mrs. Mary Il,
Beai, Worthy secretasg; Mrs, Riley,
Worthy y; TteasurerR Mrs Jessie
handler Worthy Chaplain and Mrs.
Tiara Fowler, Caleb as -
The remaining officers will be
aameaf rat stie; saext meeting. i Mrs.
Sehofald; the Pria6e-eieet has been
a,pembetsof the SIN; e., for q, pum-
5er of. years, Having served as q
PRINCESS Of IsGfange Temple No.
PSI for three terms and alb adele
gate and member OF committees of
the Grand Tenfple 81; !, Missouri feI
a. number Of grand sessions. -.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
Saturday. December 22,Iea4
B. HARRISON III.
PLAYERS GIVE DRAMAS

Duluth, Minimize Richard B.
Harrison players of this city under
the direction of Mrs. Mabel s. Lewis
presented three one-act plays as
their first performance of the sea-
SON In the Washingon auditorium.
In thesfFst play sslSin, DRUM, ,aps
.peared;. :.GT IT., Copeland, &. Franses
Bell, Mrs. Manila Copeland, Frances
Albert Black. James Copeland,
Louis Rutherford, Argpnne Thorn
ton, William Moupins, William Jones,
Edward. WiFhers, Merle Black, Jean
Cater, Wanda and Cecilia Henry.
The. cast of the second play,
"eleud-Burst.,n was: Mrs. Mary
Merry, Marshall Kelley, Andrew Ma
son, Harry Merry, Mrs. Marie Glenn
and Miss Flore Sailing. ]. In; the third
play, "a Man and His Wife" were:
&C.. H.. Copeland, Constance. Adams
ands Mrs. Minnie Adams. 49, !.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
NEW YORK HAREEMs WIN
OVER MINI. COACHES

PACED by Ford. at guard who sank
FIVE, field goals and phe free throw
fer,It points, the Harlem New York
Globe-Trotters wSof IL from the All.
Minnesota Coaches team in a classy
exhibition of basketball at the Min
neiapolis Auditorium ;lastsnight, 81 to
23. i, So. i i:s- 49,, E;, 1.,s
The score. was close for three
quarters, but. the Negro sensations
cut loose With. "a Sing attack In
the affhpsrioato WIN going away.
Ins the; fnats fninutsss Of thes game
the: Harlegif used a,spscsaacular pass
ing game to command control of the
BAH practically. all the, time. The
Coaches, led, by: Ed. Ktause of ,NSotre
Dame ct center, showed lack Of prac-
ticee as "a unit. -. -
The same teams played at: Winana
Wednesday night. /: s'sts -. - ~ !.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
10 Most important
Negro News Stories
! OF This Yea
Y

As the year comes to an end, we
list what We think to be the 10 out
standing; news: stories of the year as
regarding the Negro.
The Herald list as follows:
/. The Pan-American flight Of
DR.. Albert c. Forsythe and C. Alfred
Anderson : 49, = SIS :.
2. The lynching of Claude Neal
at SMarianna, Fla.
8. The election of A. W. Mitchell
asa DemasEat to the u. S. House o,
Representatives from the 1st district
Of illinois: ,=.-: =. =; $ - =
4. DR.. Motion resigns as head O.
Tuskegee Institute.
:.HW. E.;+.B:s Dubois quits the
Crisis as editor. ..-.-
Twin Cities
f:2Revs. f. II. Fisher resigns as
pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church
2. The Fellowship. Club, Inc,
honors Bob Gardner, Bill Smalls and
Don. Underwood, first Negroes tc
make the Al ! Y! City it High School foot
banFteam. g,ss;I;:: -sas
81 The passing. of Mrs. Gertrude
Thomas: fraternal leader.
III The: uIrsolved murder. of Rich
ard Williams, of Cleveland, Ohio.
g.; The passing of Ami Hall, news
paper woman.
fhere were many more new
stories of interest to the Negro, BIZ
these! in our estimation stand on
more; prominent. -
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
Police Arrest N.A.A.C.P.
Pickets AT National
Crime Conference
POLICE ARREST N. A. A. C. p.
PIcKETS AT NATIONAL
= CRIME CONFERENCE
Roy wilkins, Editor of The Crisis,
Among Four Loaded into Patrol
Wagon for Protest Against Dodg.
Ing of Lynching Topic by confab.
on Crime.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 21-Four
pickets Of the n. A. A. C. P. were
arrested here Tuesday afternoon,
December II for carrying signs de-
Lnourcing lynching outside Memorial
Continental Hall where the national
Crime; conference was meeting un-
der the call of Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings. The confer
ence had refused to place lynching
on the program for discussion.
Z The four pickets were George 8.
Murphy, Jr., head of the Washington
office of the Afro-American; E1amett
Dorsey, instructor in political science
.at Howard University; Edward P.
Lovett, one of the four attorneys who
defended George Crawford; and Roy
Wilkins assistant secretary Of the
nv. A. A. C. P. and managing editor
Of The Crisis.
Sixty Others Take Up Fight
- Next Day
- NEWS. sOl- CIS arrest Ol Tue plCkeLS
spread like wildfire through the city
and was famed by the appearance
of the late afternoon addition of the
Washington News which carried a
picture on it's front page showing the
Epickets being herded into the eva
=gon.
s. The result was that on Thursday
morning sixty young colored men
and women appeared at the hall
wearing small signs and each with
q moose and a length of rope bout
his neck, making grim and silent pro-
test against the omission of the dis
cussion of lynching by the confer
,ence., They were not molested as
they stood across the street from the
hall, off the sidewalk. Their signs
were said to be lawful, since they
were small enough to be pinned to
the clothing. The young people
made, an impressive picture and the
nooses of rope about their necks
caused widespread comment among
the delegates. and drew all news
paper photographers.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
=
christmas GREETINGS
:; To One and All

By the grace of God am able
to thank and praise. Him for His
goodness to me, as did the angels
andS the fatfttffEud.s iof the heavenly
hoss Of eld. ana 70 say with them
sElorfatoss4ods'i1i the highest,
PesEs, happiness, jeg, and goodwill
To IN mankind:4si. ~
nal crown, shiof robe, NOR spice ]
bring - as-offerir99sss unto Christ My
King. Yes3hate RaceG1ted the gift
the child did not = 6espise his will
or wayS II ffffeS-'I offer my heart
today and 1t Is fElr'o of love for all.
:.szss---.. = REV. A. F. BOYD,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
Nation Mourns The
!. Death Of Maggie |.
Walker Natl Leader
WOMAN KNOWN AS
WIZARD OF FINANCE

81 Richmond, Va, Dec. 21.-As thou
sands throughout the country mourn
ed the passing of one of the most
outstanding women of her genera
stion, the last tribute of respect was
paid to the memory of Mrs. Maggie
L. Walker, financial genius and grand
secretary of the Ancient Order of
st Luke, who died here Saturday,
December Is.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22

Il is most sincerely hoped that
Mr.. Vernon r. johnson. on srdert
and faithful member and Sunday
School teacher of Bethesda Church,
who is confined 1T Glen Lake Sana-
torium should not be overlooked dur-
ing the Holidays-or at any other
time.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
GENERAL HOSPITAL

Mrs. Fred Abby Of It's Fremont
Ave. No, who is confined to the Gem
eral hospital Is resting easy with
slight improvement a%iisss~ssFlss
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22

Mr.. Geo. Kelly and Mr.. Geo. New
Ton. who are also confined 70 the
Veterans hospital are also on the re-
covery list.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22
VETERANS HOSPITAL
(The Sick at the Hospital)

I Mr.. David ROGERS of 2Ana -cS-r
Ave. So, who IS confined to +he Vet
GRAMS hospital is much improved.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-12-22

+ =. =.
The Gloom sChasers Social, Liter
ary7a1ld Art Club met; "Wednesday ct
the. home of Mr.: and. Mrs. Charlie
johnson: gS1s 1lth Ave. So, we had
as our guest, Mr.. and Mrs. orval
Drake and Mrs. John, Johnson. At
tel; business and asspleidid program
which followed delicious lunch was
served with a beautiful set up. of
Christmas decoration il holly wreaths
and candles. The hostess gave each
member and guest a Xmas souvenir.
We missed Mrs. Gross and hope she
is well by next meeting. !"
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49,; ~. - - &C 7'-...:: -
!; The Elk,s, Choral Club will have
a rehearsal at the Elk's Rest: Sunday,
december 2a at 2:3o P. NJ.
Mrs. Maxine Jones is director. All
members are requested to- be pres
ent.
/, The jolly Sixteen Social Club met
at the residence !. Of the secretary
Mrs. Roxie Anderson, 53S N. Dale
ST.. on Thursday, December 13.
/; A. dainty repast was served after
which whist was played. Club ad-
journed voting our secretary, won
derfti hostess. ~
Meeting were discontinued until
after the holidays. Next meeting
will be Thursday, january Bird at the
home. of the treasurer, Mrs Alma
johnson, CAT w. Central.
49, VIVIAN L. B0SLEY.
Reporter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-03
Great Triumph
Made by Play
Once Spurned
Many Producers Refused
Green Pastures Only
Four Years Ago.

The coming of The Green Pas
lures" to EngliSh'S Nov. Is and IA,
recalls the fact that while limitations
of the 1880 Pulitzer prize play are
common and fashionable now, only
four years ago Marc Connolly trav-
eled about with the manuscript
under his arm, and the two DOM
mating firms and a host Of indie
pendent producers SHE'D away from
his opus with Shivers.
Under the circumstances, q re-
counting of the conception and birth
of the play might not be amiSS.
'OP Man Adam and His ChilIun."
by Roark Bradford, a member of the
staff of the New Orleans Times
Picayune, was published in 1928. 1t
was full of darky version of the Old
Testament tales, with decided bend
toward the SlapStick.
It's humor appealed to the profess
sional reviewers and they gave it,
for the most part, patronizing pat.
Bradford collected some royalties,
then sales started to shrink and the
book began to enter the gentle de-
cline in the manner of many worthy
volumes.
Rollin Kirby, chief cartooniSt of
the New York World, of lamented
memory, and Pulitzer prize winner
himself, believed he saw in Brad
fords yarn possibilities Of dramati-
cation and invited his friend, Marc
Connelly's attention to it. The lat
ter, too, perceived the dormant Of
the theater lying beneath the cover.
He got in touch with Bradford and
received his blessing, though it is
said that Bradford took the matter
none too seriously.
AS his plot took form, Connolly
made numerous trips between New
York and New Orleans studying
types, listening to the unadulterated
Negro dialect, visiting Negro
churches. He read, re-read, and
poured over the Old Testament like
a monk of the middle ages. When
formulated in Marc Connelly'S brain,
the actual play was written in less
than two weeks.