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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09
INKSTER News

Mrs. Gresham, 1897 Williams
street; Mrs. Johnson, Of Walnut;
and Mrs. Gertrude Lee, of Spruce,
were each hostesses to the Leisure
Hour Club, recently. Mrs. Hiram
McNeely is the president.
The Imperial Literary and Art
Club met with Mrs. Bell Baker, of
Irene street, Wednesday evening,
at o'clock. After the business,
the hostess served delicious
luncheon.
Rev. A. d. Evans, popular pastor
of Smith Chapel, left early Mon
day morning for New York to at
tend the A. M. E. General Confer
ence. The entire village wishes him
an enjoyable vacation.
The Knights of Pythias had their
annual Thanksgiving sermon at
Smith Chapel, Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Freeman, Of Ecorse, delivered
the message, and the Morning Star
Chorus furnished the music. A fine
program was presented. o. Jones
and his Boy Scouts assisted with
the parade.
The Golden Gate Lodge of Elks
met Saturday night, with Robert
Simmons presiding.
The Daughters of Tabor met
Thursday evening, at $50 with
Mrs. w. NJ. Binion presiding. They
will entertain at an informal tea,
at the home of Mrs. Ella Lane, of
Harrison Road, May 20, at which
time Mrs. Ella Lane will install
the officers.
The Pastors Aid Club met with
Mrs. Eloise Evans, Monday after
noon, with Mrs. Mary Roberts
presiding. In contest Sunday
night, the club presented the pas
tor with $20.15.
Mrs. Mary Ware and her talent
ed son, William, who is a baritone
/ in the Ford Dixie Eight, assisted
with the Communion services Sun
day afternoon, at Smith Chapel, af-
ter which a contest was closed be-
tween the stewards, stewardesses,
and Pastors Aid Club. Mrs. Leona
Goodson, acting president Of Board
No. 1, turned in $24.40; Mrs. Mary
Roberts, president of the Pastors
Aid, 5000; e. Pace, Of the Stew
ards, $1S.15; Mrs. e. Timbers Of
Stewardesses Board No. 2, S17.15.
More than $50 was given to the
pastor as a donation. D. F. Griffin
gave five dollars additional.
Mrs. Elizabeth Timbers is very
i'll at her home on Moore street.
The pastor and members Of
Smith Chapel were glad to well
come Mrs. Lydia Williams, presi-
dent of Stewardess Board No 1,
back to church last Sunday morn
in after an absence caused by ill
ness.
First Baptist Church
Sunday, May 3, was busy day
at the church. s. S. began at $3.50
with a large attendance Of both
children and adults. Deacon B. B.
Burnside gave a timely review Of
lesson.
At II a. m. Rev. A. L. Merritt,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09
New York Mayor
Presents Awards
At 369th K evie w

NEW YORK-(C)-Mayor La
Guardia was guest of honor Friday
night and presented ten and fiji
teen year service medals to the
369th Infantry of the National
Guard at a review in the armory,
142nd street, as 5000 spectators
cheered. The Mayor personally
congratulated each man as he hung
the service award around his neck.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

thur Thompson has chain Of gas
stations and furnishes quite a bit
of the gas for the aeroplanes.
(To be continued). My aim is to
please you, Dear Readers. If you
like these forecasts, please write
in and let us know. Patricia,
Care Detroit Tribune, 2146 st. An
tome.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09
PONTIAC News
(By F. p. HARRIS)
-EWMAN A. M. r. CHURCH

NEWMAN A. M. Il. CHURCH
Rev. r. U. Ferguson addressed
his congregation last Sunday morn
ing on the text, Fear not, am
with thee" He left May 4, for the
general conference, which con-
venes in New York City.
The senior choir will give May
breakfast, on May 10, at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Currys,
on Jackson Street.
A Mothers Day program will be
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

He had resided in Pontiac for the
past 10 years. Surviving him are
Myrtle Odom, Gilbert Odom, Jr. Of
Pontiac; a brother, Virgil Odom Of
New York City; and three sisters
Mesdames Selester Howard and Su-
sic Johnson, of Norfolk, Va; and
Mrs. Lydia Williams, of New York
City. Funeral services were held
at Trinity Baptist Church, May 4,
at 9 o. m, with Rev. w. M. King
officiating. The Davis Funeral
Company was In charge. The re-
mains were taken to Norfolk, Va,
for internment.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

This attractive group Of
sOrors attended the sixth Great
Lakes Region conference Of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
which was held in Cleveland,
Ohio, last week. They repre-
scented Michigan, Pennsylvania
Ohio, and West Virginia. The
sorors of the IS chapters re-
presented, definitely stressed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

Newly decorated room; right
party. 56O7 Vinewood, near Bus,
Carline {. (.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

which was recently conducted
for underprivileged children,
by the Alpha Kappa Alpha
in Holmes County, Miss.
Detroit sOrOrs who attended
the Cleveland meet we're: Beu-
lah Il. Whitby, Great Lakes
Regional director; LaClaire
Knox, official delegate; Pauline
Cain, official delegate; Regina
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

the Importance Of linking
themselves with and planning
programs which will add TO the
development Of the social, cul-
tural, and educational life OF
the youth of the race in their
communities. They also went
on record as supporting the
Bankhead-Jones Bill, the Edu-
catiOnaI Plan OF the N. A. A.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09
CT A S 81 F lie D

GIBBS HAT CLEANING AND
PRESSING PARL0R
2203 st. Antoine, Cor. Columbia
Hats cleaned - Factory finished.
Suits cleaned and pressed. Whole
sale and Retail. ALI Work guaran-
teed.
PhOne-Clif. $3.50.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

As a fitting close to the sue
land sOrOrs gave a well-ap-
pointed reception, Sunday af-
ternoOn, May 2, at the palatial
cessful conference, the Cleve-
home Of SOrOr Wilbretta Pope,
basileus OF Alpha Omega
Chapter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

Cheerful, clean rooms; modern,
for people of quality; clean neigh
bOrhOOd. Plaza 1897. t I.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09

Solomon, Nellie Watts, Ann
Palmer, Adelyn SinkfOrd, W.
MES Barrow, Evelyn SOlOman,
Marion Rawlings, Betty Cain,
Emma Mcqueen, Hertha Priest
Jessie Simmons, Lavenia
Bright, Georgia Redd, Lille
Birdsong, Ardena Johnson,
and Beulah Cain.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-09
First Baptist Church

Sunday, May 8, was a busy day
at the church. s. S. began at $3.50
with a large attendance Of both
children and adults. Deacon B. B.
Burnside gave timely review Of
lesson.
At II a. m. Rev. A. l.. Merritt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
"CottOn Road" Tragedy Reaches Far Beyond Murder, Piercing Depths of Human Passions
SOrdid Tale of Hate, Cruelty and Lives Without Hope Barred By Girls
 Killing of Father
BY FRANCES CORRY NEA Service Special Correspondent

A ANADARKo, Okla, Feb ll-Here, where Caddo and Kiowa Indians, in bright-coIored blankets, tragedy of the backwaters of civilization is being enacted-a tragedy so intimately linked with the bleak life of the cotton share-cropper and tenant that hereahouts they are calling the story Cotton Road"
 Emma wills, is-year-old daughter of the cotton farm tenant, Idds Willis, took 12-gauge shotgun in her hands one night and killed her father as he lay sleeping. That is the bare admitted fact.
 But the story to be unrolled before Judge VIII Lynn in trial beginning Feb. ip carries deep down into human passions and conditions of life.
 The Willis family were tenant farmers in the rough, forsaEen country of western Oklahoma near Eaky. The grinding toll of one farm after an- other i've children to rear with only stark S6sst- ence to hope foral this stalked in the background when Horace Smith was awakened one still gray morning before dawn by a call outside the door of his gray shack beside the road.
 woman and young girl stood outside. Smith raised an oil lamp high, looked an unspoken ques- tion
 I'VE LOST MY MANI
 'It's him." the woman said briefly. Smith under stood that something had happened to Willis They set off across the half mile of sttbble and broken ground to the Willis shack.
 "sofnething bad happen9" asked Smith, finally.
 T reckon" replied the woman. Bad enough I've lost my man."
 Smith knew Willis had been sick, he thought of death, but he was not prepared for what he saw.
 "The girl, Emma, was sitting by the stove," hastily summoned constable told 1t later. "She
 
 in the bed. He had been shot through the right breast and that shotgun left big hole. GIRL IS A MODEL PRISONER
 "r asked who had done 1t, and they told me that Emma had shot her father Neighbors had come in by that time, so told Emma to get her coat and hat and we brought her and the gun back to Eakly.
 "She was the best prisoner ever saw. She didn't cry none and didn't say anything much either, but she didn't make any fuss and do lot of explain ing. She's hard case to understand"
 She is. Here is Miss Willis story as told in the Caddo County jail to @ reporter:
 He'd beat me ever since can remember. He beat and cursed and never let us do anything we wanted to do. He made us all work hard every day. He would pretend to be so good when others around, but he couldn't be good to his own folks at all"
 MIND IS BLANK ON KILLING
 The fatal day, Emma had date to 90 to a ball game with neighbor boy. She and her father spatted about 1t. That night, when she finished shucking corn and feeding the livestock, she did not go into the house for supper. After dark she sneaked into the house. The family was asleep.
 T don't know how long 1t was before went to sleep" she relates Long time, reck'n After that it's all kinda mixed up in my mind. come to and was lyn' in the middle of the floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

clergyman in ~The Bat in the Bel- fry" when presented by the Second Congregational church players. Dur ing the summer he was cast as Miles Standish in the Plymouth Tercentenary program and two years ago was a member of the cast of the Rod and Gun club revue. In addition he was active in drama tics with group of members of the South Church, Boston.
 Edwina Livermore, cast as Mari ella, Henry's wife, has been in this country only for about three years. While in England she was associ- ated with @ dramatic society in London which produced mostly Shakespearean productions. During one of these she took the role of Portia in '"The Merchant of Venice". Mrs. Livermore's knowledge of English speech has assisted mem- bers of the cast to acclimate them selves to the speech and customs of English peoples.
 The set of "The Shining Hour" has been carefully designed and ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

Walter H. Deacon, President William H. Jones, Vice. Pres. Harold W. Smith, Secretary
 Treasurer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
CE GEORGETOWN MEN
 MEET IN HARTFOR

Attorney John II. Cassidy of this city will be the toastmnster Satur- day, the 22nd at the annual meeting and dinner in Hartford of the Georgetown Alumni association of Connecticut Attorney Cassidy is president of the association. The gathering will take place at the Hartford club.
 Other officers of the association are: vice-president. Frank Burke of Hartford: treasurer, Judge kasn- bert Degnan of southington; and secretary. Attorney Maurice Wrenn nf this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
A Sarcastic Ending

After that much sarcasm, Ma verick proposed foreign decora- ton for every farmer, every unem- ployed person, every starving per- son, that they may "die in glory" And, For Every Unfortunate Citi- zen Q Medal" since tits proba- bly, unconstitutiona to give them anything to eat, whereas congress clearly has the bemedaling power" Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
CIVIC THEATER
 PRESENTS PLAY
The Shining Hour Opens FOur-Nigtt Engagement
 This Evening

Henry Linden, eldest son of an English family, will be played by John B. Benedict in the Civic Theater of Waterbury, Inc, produc- ton of 'The Shining Hour" which opens tonight. Four performances of the play will be given in the auditorium of the theater on Leav- enworth street. The curtain each night will be at S:30 o'clock.
 MT. Benedict appeared as the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

was a-screamin'. don't know nothin' of 1t except what ma told me done. No, didn't cry any. That wouldn't a-helped none."
 The daughter fushes deeply as she intirnates constant pressure from her father to engage in un- natural relationship with him. She implies that this rather than the spat over her "date," goaded her into her desperate act
 MOTHER TELLS OF MISERY
 Mrs. Zona Willis, the girls mother, a raw-boned woman with wind-parched face tells her version:
 Emmy hadn't orta done it, but Idds wuz mean to her. Emmy is good girl. Hope they ain't too hard on her. She ain't never had an easy time of 1t. None of us has.
 1T always tried to raise my children right and learn them what was right and wrong But he never would let us do nothin' but work hard. He's been pestering Emmy ever since she was H. He never gave her no peace after that.
 T talked to Emmy. told her 1t was wrong. told her to keep away from him. He found out, and then he got worse and worse. He beat me and Emmy both, and then he started in on the other kids."
 LITTLE KNOWN BY NEIGHBORS
 Neighbors knew the Willises little, though they testified that Willis was hard-Yorking and kept as neat a farm as there is around here." He had been i'll for some time.
 And Willis himself the man his family called by no more affectionate than "he" the long years of worry and struggle with his family, and his crops and debts-hs story will never be told He is dead, by his daughters hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

large Klimbethan farmhuuee in| Yofkahire. An stage properties are in keeping with the locale and
 even the minor details have not
 been overlooked. The prop list
 called for e Yorkshire Post. One of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

the latest editions of that papex has been sent from Ensl4nd and will ecuted. It ahows tho interior of be used during the play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

The Philippines nay revIss taxes.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
GRAIN
PLANTING STUDIED
Officials Say Restrictions
Are Up to Growers Due
to Drought.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey t9e ASSOCIATED freSSs
Unrestrained planting in the corn
and wheat country for next year was
under discussion today as . result
of drought damage.
Ofilcials said the question whether
there will be any Government control
whatsoever over acreage devoted to
grains Is up to the growers them
selves.
They said Howard r. Tolley, A. A.
A. administrator. Is conferring with
the producers to learn their wishes
Regardless Of the result of the series
of talks, definite assurance came that
wheat acreage will be expanded. This
was decided after q preliminary con-
ference led by j. B. Hutson, acting
farm administrator. next seasons
soil conservation program was dis
cussed.
Meanwhile, the Resettlement Ad-
ministration reported 1t had advanced
$750,381 to 47,385 drought-stricken
farmers through August 8. 1t said
this was an increase Of 1874 in the
number of farmers aided over a July
81 report.
The Resettlement Administration
makes grants for subsistence to farm
families that are destitute. Loans are
made for quick maturing forage crops
and next year planting.
Restraint in planting either wheat
Evening star., 1936-08-13
address by Cripple, Girl of II
On Program of Ki,vanians
Mildred Petrey, Who
Charmed 1850, to
Be Heard Again.

Twelve-year -old Mildred Petrey is
fast developing into a "one-man"
speaking bureau for the Kiwanis Club.
The little crippled girl, who
charmed an audience Of $500 at the
Kiwanis International Convention
here in June, will make her eighth
appearance in behalf of Kiwanis to-
night when she addresses meeting
of the Prince Georges County Kiwanis
Club at Beaver Dam. Her audiences
have been located in three States, as
well as the District.
mo, I'm not afraid" she said to-
day. II never am before I speak
Just afterward."
For one thing, Mildred explained,
she likes to talk about Kiwanis be-
cause the local club has been helping
her with physiotherapy treatments for
almost six years now-since she de-
veloped a serious condition from fall
when she was years old. For the
last two years she's been student
at the Weightman School for Crippled
Children.
But I like to talk, anyway" she
added.
Mildred's audiences, judging from
the record. rather like to hear her.
Her first public appearance was
made last year when she was one of
several Weightman children to ad-
dress the Kiwanis "underprivileged
child day" luncheon at the Mayfiower
Hotel. From then on she was in
great demand. and after speaking to
the same Prince Georges group she
will address tonight and a meeting
in Annapolis, was selected to appear
on the convention program.
"Kiwanis, from my observation,
consists of big. busy men doing lovely
things for little girls and boys who
can't always help themselves" said
Mildred.
Though her 1s-minute address, in
which she explains Kiwanis work for
the underprivileged. Is substantially
the same for all occasions, Mildred
varies it from time to time with the
assistance of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence j. Petrey, 1922 Fifth
street, and her Weightman teacher,
Mrs. Beulah Drake.
She would like to make public
speaking career.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

or corn for next year. some A. A. A.
officials said privately. would not be
Q required condition for the receipt of
Federal soil conservation payments.
One said that If expanded acreage
and favorable weather conditions
brought q bumper crop In the next
growing season there was a possibility
that Secretary Wallace's lever normal
granary" plan would be put into effect.
Under this plan grain surpluses of q
good growing year are stored away for
use in lean times.
Wallace, in Chicago yesterday, ex-
pressed a hope that Congress would
enact a crop-insurance law. Previously
he had expressed the opinion that such
law and the normal granary plan
would combine to cut down hazards Of
shortages.
While the discussions went forward
the drought conditions for the most
part remained unabated. In Kansas
26 counties were added yesterday to
the emergency list and 10 were added
in Nebraska The total stood at 956
counties In % States.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

hospital for treatment Of ian acute
febrile condition"
The plane was sent from Miami to
pick up the 29-year-old Mellon at the
request of Capt. Ed Moore Of the
cruiser Osprey, who radioed an air
line here.
Hospital attendants said Mellon
was suffering from fever but that
his condition was not serious.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

Nearly 100000 persons are engaged
in Swedens building boom.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
China Acts to Halt Pests.

To prevent the entry of pests China
has named Shanghai the sole port OF
entry for imports of raw cotton.
Evening star., 1936-08-13
PAUL MELLON TREATED
IN MIAMI FOR fever

Son of Andrew Mellon Taken to
Florida by Plane-Condition
Held "Not Serious"
BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, August 13.-Paul
Mellon, son of Andrew w. Mellon of
Pittsburgh, was flown here yesterday
from Bimini and placed in a Miami
Evening star., 1936-08-13

Plane Model Farley Due.
British makers Of airplane models
propose conferences with American
enthusiasts to improve workmanship
and technique.
Evening star., 1936-08-13

Pure dye, pure silk! Nice and
long, too-something you don't
always find in q ST .o5 gown!
all trimmed in cofe ou lott lace.
dusty pink. Sizes IS to II.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
Doug Fairbanks And His Wife Are
 Robbed in Spain
(By The Associated Press)

NDy 1IS ASoOCldIeU fTeSSJ
 Seville,- Spain, March IA - Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and the former Lady Ash ley, now his wife, on their honeymoon tour to Seville reported themselves as vic- tims of thieves who footed their motorcar of two ov- ercoats, cameras, bags and his Wife's fur coat, which was bought by Doug as her wedding present in Paris for ten thousand francs, or six hundred dol lars in United States coin.
 No clues as to the ident- ity of the robbers were ob- tained, Fairbanks declared. Officials stated that attemp ts would be made to appre- bend them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
Supreme Court
 Deals Blow To
 Gov. Talmadge
(By The Associated Press)

Nby l ne ASSOcldleu HGeSS)
 Atlanta, Ga, March IA - Three judges of the Super for court of Georgia, today held that state funds can- not be withdrawn without appropriation bills. This was accepted everywhere as a severe blow to Cover nor Talmadge's financial dictatorship.
 The decision restrained Talmadge and appointed a special treasurer to handle state funds, in addition to busting the state treasurer
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
Jap Soldiers
 In Manchukuo
 Fire on Soviets
(By The Associated Press)

Moscow, March 14th - Tardy dispatches from Khabarovsk said that mo- torized Japanese and Man choukuoan soldiers, driving along the Manchoukuoan side of the far eastern front fer had fired upon Soviet workmen dredging the Am UT River, March 5th.
 More than thirty shots were fired and the laborers were forced to flee. No casualties were mentioned in the dispatch and further requests for information have gone out immediately.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
France, Belgguim g Asks League To
 Condemn Germ.
fBy The AssocIated Press)

fBy The Assocated Press1
 London, March II - The League Council was form ally requested this morn ing by France and Belgium to condemn Germany as a VioIatOr of the treaty, and to invite the Reich to send a representative to London, in a last chance to make peace.
 Powers included in the Locarno Pact lay their cards on the council table, following receipt of British assurance of the fullest CO., operation in assisting in building a new peace struc- ture.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
Son The Late Primo de Rivera
 Arrested Spain
(By The Associated Press)

Ny AAS AASSoNAos~N SS'''
 Madrid, March IA - The leftist government today ar rested Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, son of the late dictator, and charged him with implication in the re- current disorders and as leader of the Spanish fas- cists, in a roundup of scor- es of leading fascist and monarchists.
 Police headquarters are jammed with political pri- soners, as the move contin- ues in the hope of quelling attacks on churches and convents, and the spread of terrorism.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
FLAMING METEOR CROSSES
 NEW JERSEY LAST NIGHT
 WAS VISIBLE FOR 225 MILES
Appeared To Airline Pilot To Be 2Iane
 Above Him In Flames
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 Newark, N. J., March IA - A flaming meteor, close to the earth, rattled win doWs, and awakened slum- berers as it shot across the central New Jersey sky early today and vanished apparently into the Atlan- tic Ocean.
 It lighted up the country side for miles, being visib- le even in Washington DC. 225 miles away.
 Air tremors were felt first, and then there was visible a blue white flash.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
GERMANY TO BUILD SMALL PILL BOX FORTlFICATEONS AT
 STRATEGIC POINTS IN RHINE
Total Disregard To Attitude Of Treaty Signers Apparent In Hitler's Actions

The announcement said they would be unlike the French Notifications. Ger many's will be small and disconnected - "Germany cannot afford to spend eight billion francs as France has, - said tile announce ment, in pointing out French superior security.
 Apparent disregard of threatening attitudes of France, Belgium, Soviet Russia and England. is ap- parent in Hitler's drastic movements during the past week. His utter lack of consideration to the pro- tests and admonitions of other Locarno powers, has turned the glaring eye of criticism on him, as a dis rupting factor in Europe today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-03-14
Italian Troops
 Driving Along
 Sudan Border
(By The Associated Press)

Rome, March 14 - The far-WeStern Fascist column moving down the Ethiop- ian and Sudanese frontier, is driving a wedge toward Lake Tana, and cutting off Britain's sphere of influen- ce said reports to headquar ters here this afternoon.
 The territory through which the troops are push ing is lush jungle country instead of the dusty and arid desert.