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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-04-02

Best selling records disced by
colored artists were Brunswick's
"That's Life, I Guess" featuring
Teddy Wilson; for Decca, Andy
Kinks "What Win / Tell My
Heart; and for Victor, Jimmy
Lunceford's "My Last Affair."" re-
corded for Decca is still a top
ranker.
Marian Anderson's 1887 radio
debut over a national hookup on
the General Motors hour was tops.
LIFE, the picture mag, had a full
page of Marian in the volume is
sued two weeks ago.
LOWDOWN: The wrecking of
the Blue Room Of a st. Paul
beer place, popular rendezvous
for a flock Of Minneapolis mar
ried folk who are 'two-timing, "
has been received by the customers
with loud walls.
A peek in this room will reveal
many folks who you would never
think had eyes for anybody but
their own wives or husbands. They
tell us that such things have been
going on since the time of Adam
and Eve and we suppose the old
game will always be a favorite one
with trifiing wives and philander-
ing husbands. Ho, hum!
The latest gossip concerns what
prominent fraternity man? The
little girls who spread the rumor
about N. had better be careful, un-
truthful scandal mongerings have
bad endings.
Poor little girl with T. M.
couldn't take it at the matinee
dance. P. M. was so happy he was
embracing S. S. >. Now, p, we
didn't know you were that kind Of
a guy. We guess it was the old
spirits.
The M odernettes must have
made quite a bit of change at the
matinee dance. Some mug went off
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]. w. Hutchcraft Is
Popular Manager
Of Elks Rest

Jess Hutchcraft, popular man
ager of the Ames Lodge Elks Rest,
14S Hyland Ave. No., is one Of the
best liked men in the Twin Cities.
Hutchcraft is unusual in that it
is impossible to tell whether he is
Caucasian or Negro.
A man who has travelled widely,
he has served in many capacities,
policeman, bartender, salesman,
manager, farmer, etc. His in
fictitious good humor has been one
of the contributing causes of the
popularity Of the Rest as q place
Of amusement and enjoyment.
Hutchcraft has kept up the repu-
tation which his predecessor as
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Friday, April Q, 1857
Notice

The Minneapolis Offices Of this
publication, located at 800 Third
Street South since the beginning
Of the paper. viii be moved across
the street from the present loca-
ton, to BOG Third Street South,
shortly before April /. The phone
number will remain the same. New
Offices are in a modern building
and the office arrangements are
more convenient.
CHARM SCHOOL
PLANNED
A charm school will open at
Phyllis Wheatley House April 9th.
Meetings will be held every Tues
day evening at 8 p. m. until June
1st.
All girls and women are asked to
register. Qualified beauticians will
give consultations, lectures and
demonstrations. Everyone must
bring paper and pencil. Call Cherry
309S and leave your name. No fee.
THANKS!
Dear Editor:
Enclosed please find $500 for the
subscription of the Recorder for
the year.
Oblige, ..a
Opal M. Whyte,
Somerset, Wisconsin.
March 80, 1887.
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with somebody's new Easter coat
just to spoil the party of the girls
of the club who deserved a finan-
cial break.
C. B. thinks the Duluth girls
nice. In fact, one Of them gave
him a sinner when he got fresh.
E. B. was the only young nota-
BILE missing at the Easter matinee
dance. G. B. has a ten dollar
pair Of shoes. He told his folks
a imam" friend presented them to
him. That's the stuff, the little
waitress in certain cafe used her
tips to buy them for him. Bad
start, me bye. What well known
waiter is plotting to quit his lady
friend for another brown?
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Echoes
DAYS OF YORE)
By Wellington r. Emery

remember way BACK Wnens
The Gateway fairly teerned with
zen cent shows, thirteen Of them at
one time? At the present time,
there are a paltry six, quite a
comedown, Ell? The penny arcades
were as thick as leaves on the tree,
especially in the Gateway District.
The old Fourth Avenue South and
Sixth Avenue North street car
crashed the Fifth Street North
bridge, and, oh, what a panic.
Rev. v. S. Cooper used to pack
them in at Zion Baptist Church.
The Hotel st. James first opened,
they hired colored girls as porters
in their barber shop, fancy that.
Branch K occupied a shabby
building at Bryant and Sixth Ave-
nue. North, where a drug store now
stands, ere they moved to their
present structure at Sixth and En-
erson Avenues North. The electric
pipe organ at the old Zone The
atre, some of the finest music ever
heard was played on it. The Dale
Street hill, in st. Paul, scene Of
many mishaps, coasting and other
wise. The old South Side ballroom,
mecca of colored dances, in the
good old days.
st. Paul was famous for its ice
carnivals, and still is, but not with
its former glory. The two viOlinists,
Leon Abbey and Eldridge Garrett,
whose playing excited due COM
ment. Leon rose to fame; Eldridge
died several years ago in Chicago
in obscurity.
DR.. w. D. Brown cut quite a fig
ure on the tennis courts, and per-
haps he still does. The famous
Stevens Jazz Band. The Longfel-
low Gardens at Minnehaha Falls,
the famous cave, the boldest ven
turing in, the writer was timid at
that time. Simmons restaurant was
located at the corner of Fifth
Street and Fourth Avenue So, a
rendezvous on Sunday afternoons.
The gay times we youngsters had
at the old Sunday school picnics at
Minnehaha Falls. At the time the
Falls were in all their glory.
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JAMES F. SPRINGER.
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TWO COMMUNITY HOUSE
TEAMS TO VIE FOR
SUPREMACY .

The Minneapolis Girls All-Stars
and the Halle Q. Brown basket
ball teams will play at the Phyllis
Wheatley House April 8 at 1880
p. m.
Scores of several other games
played by these girls have been
very close. This game will settle
the supremacy issue.
At $3.50 p. m. the boys teams of
both houses win play.
After the games there will be
dancing.
Don't miss this final big basket
ball feature. Admission zoe for the
entire evening. ADV.
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MODERNETTE CABARET
DANCE SUCCESS

The Modernettes Club enter
tanned a capacity crowd at its
Easter matinee dance Sunday,
March %. Three floor shows were
presented. It featured some of the
best Twin City talent which kept
the huge crowd amused.
The Club met Tuesday, March
80, with Miss Genevieve Pitts,
1882 Fourth Ave. So. The next
meeting will be at the home of
Miss Grace Price, 3641 Fourth
Ave. So.
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st. Thomas Style Revue
Pleases Capacity Crowd;
Audience Applauds Models

capacity crowd, overlooking down through Railways APP
pauded and Justify heered the Third Annual
rade and Style Revue held Monday evening" 90
booker Hail. Minneapolis.
The affair." exceenty advertised and staged by large committee
of the most distinctive local in the enjoy
men that it the audience the writer pleasure
Witnessing in recent years
detailed made impossible by space limitations but
there many highlghts which should be mentioned
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to behold. Some of them have not
mastered the difficult graceful walk
and pace of the paid mannequin but
all were valiant in trying and the
folks gave them a great hand.
Some like Barbara Mcclure,
whose smile alone captivated the
house, Pattie Mitchell Davis, whose
grace marked her as outstanding,
the statuesque Mildred Brooks,
who wears clothes ito the manner
born" and little Louise Neal, who
made an unusual model, gained
applause honors. Those mentioned
gained most attention but each and
every one Of the models deserves
high praise.
Grace Yawns
Grace Lacey Bryant amused the
audience by her attempts to stifle
a yawn in each of her appearances.
She won the audience with smiling
asides to those in the front who
Added her. She made an excellent
model. Others who made the style
parade an enjoyable picture were
Louise James, Sallie Parks, Mary
Turner Green, Harryette Walls,
Helen Smith, Corey Atkins, Patty
and Barbara Mallory, Marian Car
ter, Marjorie Carter, Nina Salter,
Robby Murphy, Elsie McMoore,
Ikaline Moore, Mary Gibson, Doro-
thea Harris, Cecil Boswell and
Mary Gibson.
Plot
The plot or what there was of
it was tale Of a plain stock-girl,
Suzy, played by Maxine Jones, who
had longings to wear the pretty
clothes the shop mannequins wore
but was refused promotion by Ma
dame TreVille Myrtle Wormley),
the shop owner. Finally Suzy took
matters in her own hand and mod
eled to the complete satisfaction
Of the cash patrons of the fashion
salon and the amazement of the
Madame.
The music accompaniment for
the stage show and the dance
which followed was capably han
died by "Lord" Byron Doty and
his orchestra.
Part OF Audience Rude
Beneta Edwards pleased with a
piano number, "More Than You"
and the audience, or a part of it,
showed its rudeness by certain
murmurs when LOuneer Pember-
ton, singing the theme song, "a
Pretty Girl" had a difficult time
negotiating a high note. It re-
deemed its rudeness by giving him
heavy applause at the conclusion
Of his number which opened and
closed very enjoyable show.
1t was grand show and we en-
joyed it and scores Of others did,
too.
Cecil Newman.
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Twin Town Talk
EMPTINESS

EMPTINESS
If owned a lofty mountain
Or held title to the sea,
They really wouldn't mean q thing
Unless you were there with me.
If possessed an island
With palm trees straight and tall,
My life would be an empty thing
Unless heard your call.
But, I'd be happy in a shack,
With walls and table bare,
Feel like king upon his throne
Provided-you were there!
HANKHc n ON
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manager, Edward l. Boyd, had as
an excellent host.
ElkS Open House, always popu-
lar, is held weekly on Saturday
nights. Elks and their friends are
invited.
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Staging GOO0
The staging of the revue was
well managed. Miss Myrtle Worm
ley and her assistants did a nifty
job in metropolitan manner. The
three co-chairmen, Miss Wormley,
j. F. Stevens and Mrs. Beulah
Mitchell, have reason to feel proud
of the revue. Other committee
members were Dave Francis, Enrol
Fasett, Mrs. Don La Faucette, and
Talmage B. Carey, who did a splen-
did job as publicity man as we'll
as did Harvey Moss. The models
committee was Mrs. P. Boswell,
Mrs. Francis Brown, Mrs. Ethel
Williams and Mrs. Burie Carmi-
chael.
No matter how efficient the COM
mittee, it is the performers who
please the audience.
The first part of the program
was given over to the presentation
of women's fashions from 1850 to
1910. AS Clarence Hughes an
nounced the various periods, mod
els wearing clothes representing
the respective eras paraded across
the stage.
The first scene showed colonial
home with Mrs. Robert Young i'm
personating a housewife of that Pc
Rod seated at one of the proverbial
spinning wheels of that period.
Models included Mrs. J. Thompson,
Mrs. H. White, Mrs. Frank Con-
nors, Mrs. Harry Lucas, who sang
a song appropriate to the graceful
period which her costume illus
trated, Mrs. B. F. Perry, Mrs. Ar
thur White, Mrs. Annie Coleman,
Mrs. Talmage B. Carey, Mrs. Enrol
M. Fasset, Mrs. j. F. Stevens, who
was vastly amusing in her old
fashioned dress, and the Misses
Dorothy Hall and Helen Waters.
Modern styles were portrayed
in a skit, Fashion Salon." which
pictured the various human types
who patronize the exclusive dress
making salons. The skit was writ
ten by its director, Miss Wormley.
The cast included the always capa-
bic Maxine Jones, Mrs. Earl Kyle
and her three children, Audre Bea-
trize, Donald Mcclure, clever
youngster who is an excellent song
delineator, Muriel Wigington, AL
bert Mcclure, Robert Schoffner,
youthful dancer whose trucking"
and "Susie Ding" literally brought
down the house. This lad has great
possibilities as a dancer.
Other cast members were Beu-
lab Mitchell, who is always an ex-
cellent actress, Daisy Nevills, Paul
Shelby Curry and Anna Pearl Hor-
ris, who sang a lovely duet, Mrs.
R. H. Van Hook, Louis Maxwell,
Andrew Clark, Valdora Turner,
Louis Mason, Kitty Vassar, Clar-
ence Hughes and Katherine Under
wood.
Dancing Girl
Then there was that promising
little sprite, Adelaide Sykes. My,
how that little girl can dance. She
did an eccentric dance which
brought an encore. And by the way,
we have seen Adelaide Sykes dance
three times and the thing which
we noticed particularly in addition
to her artistic hoofing is the fact
that she makes her encores leaving
the audience wishing for more.
Florence Ward sang two numbers
in her usual efficient manner.
Parade OF Beauty
The mannequins who displayed
to fine advantage the clothes and
finery the purchase of which makes
many husbands bill-weary made a
pretty picture. Not only were most
Of the garments adjoining the
models beautiful but the maids who
wore them were a wonderful sight
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11

Claud Jones at Meloland; Thora'
Smith of Calipatria, and ebay Nc
Kim of Imperial.
The show will be held at the
Imperial county fair grounds. The
following events are scheduled:
1890 am.
To be shown in hand. l. Thor
oughbred, registered class. Stallion
colt. gelding. or filly foaled: (a)
1887. (b) 1886, (c) 1886 or perviouS.
2. breed class. Stallion colt,
gelding. or filly foaled: (A 1887,
Cb) 1886, Co 1885 or previous.
8. Stock horse class. Stallion
colt, gelding or filly foaled: (a)
1887. (b) 1886, Co 1886 or previous.
4. American saddle bred, regis
tered. any age.
5 Best child's pony, any age.
1912 hands and under.
6. Best child's pony, any age
1912 hands to 14-2, inclusive.
LOO pm.
|. Grand Parade.
2. Novice class under Is. Horses
md children who have not won
final prize at previous show.
Horsemanshlp. 90 per cent; man
ners and way of going, 40 per cent.
(a) English 3 gated. (b) western
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Hints For Use OF
K. 6. Baking
PolUder

Increased efficiency of K c and
other baking powders now in use,
make it necessary for successful
baking TO use the correct amount
of baking powder, that being the
amount specified in the recipes.
With K c one level teaspoon,
leveled with a knife, is usually
enough for most recipes. This bak
ing powder, the brand used in the
cooking school is one of the most
economical and efficient products,
and will produce the finest baked
goods
Another factor in good baking is
to be certain that the baking pow
der is well mixed with the flour
and other ingredients. In order to
get the desired mixture of flour
and baking powder, they should
be sifted together three or four
times.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11

Presiding over the opening ses-
sion OF the councils annual con-
gress, Watson compared the study
OF automobile driving habits to
work in a psychological laboratory.
The much criticized woman driver
gets that way because she demands,
on the grounds of femininity. the
, same rights that she receives in her
home or department store, Watson
said
Five psychological types of per-
sons have been found to be involv-
ed in most automobile accidents.
! They are:
l. The eXhibitionist. with a hun
ger for attention and acclaim.
2. The person with a marked
I hostility to authority. CThere are
. lot of us unconsciously included
here)
3. The day dreamer.
4. The person with we'll develop
ed destructive impulses. There are
many such.
S. The great multitude, generally
normal, yet who on unpredictable
occasions take the characteristics
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold, or bronchial Irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with any remedy less potent than
Creomulsion, which goes right to
the seat of the trouble and aids ma
ture to soothe and heal the infamed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and eXpel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even If other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged. try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money If you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained from the very first
bottle. Creomulsion Is one word--not
two, and it has no hyphen in 1t.
Ask for 1t plainly. see that the name
on the bottle is Creomulsion, and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want. (Advo
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11

gated.
3. Children's western gated.
(a) Children under II years (b)
Children IL TO Is years.
4. Trotting race, one half mile.
Open English equipment.
5. Ladies 3 gated, English l6
years and over.
6. Children's 3 gated, English.
ta) Under IL years, (b) IL to l6
years.
7. Egg and Spoon Race, 10 to
Is years Inclusive.
8. Pair class.
9. Cow Pony race. Ia mile, open
Over l6 years. =
10. Horsemanship class, 10 to 16
years, inclusive, (a English, (b)
western.
II. Family class.
u. Cutting event for COW boys.
13. Boys race. 300 yards. Under
16 wears of age.
IA. Adult horsemanship class,
16 years and over. Open (a) Eng
lish. (b) western.
Is. Jumping event, 2 TT. 9 in
hurdles. (a) II to l6 years, Cb) Ii
years and over.
Is. Girls race. 300 yards. Under
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Additional Soeiie ty News
NeUs Items About
Valley Residents

The Merrill Coles have had as
their house guests the last two
weeks. Mr.. Coles uncle and aunt,
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Mark Cole of Maple
Lake. Mimi. and his brother and
sister. Milo and Malba Cole of
Fair Haven. MINI. AS this is their
first visit to California the Coles
have taken them to see the points
of interest. not only in the valley.
but coast and mountain points as
well. They expect to return the
last of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDermid
returned this morning from a week
end stay in Los Angeles visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Console and
family returned recently from a
pleasant vacation in San Francisco
and environs. Mrs. Console and
children had spent the summer at
the beaches near Los Angeles. and
the summer ended with this journey
up the coast.
Pete Schmitt has been in town
| on business this last week. Mrs.
Schmitt and small son remained in
Escondido where the Schmitt's have
built new house and will make
/ their home in the future. Schmitt
coming to the valley at regular in
1 tervals to look after his electric
business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Fites were
among the El Centrans who spent
/ the weekend in San Diego.
LIE Roy Rumsey left on his vaca-
ton recently and is spending it in
| San Francisco. He will also visit
in Los Angeles before returning the
last of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Auxiliary Unit To
Entertain Post

Boyce Aten unit American Le-
gion Auxiliary will entertain the
members of the post Tuesday night
when the two groups have a Joint
meeting at o'clock in the Vet
erans hall.
After their separate business
meetings a joint session is schedul-
ed with the Auxiliary as hostess
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Rose-Mesquite Has
NeuD Officers

e-Mesquite Home department
held an election of officers follow
ing a pot-luck luncheon last Thurs
day at the American Legion hall
in Imperial.
Ire new officers are Mrs. Earl
Pyeatt, chairman; Mrs. Heller May
nard, vic2 chairman; and Mrs
Helen Murphy. secretary.
Those attending the meeting were
Mesdames A o. Dolson, F. H Hope
well, Will Tullos, Earl Pyeatt, E.
c Latham, Lloyd Hopewell, Helen
Murphy, C. F. Maynard, w. I. FL
field and Claude Morris.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
ONE DEAD IN
BUS CRASH

SACRAMENTO, Oct. II. WP)-An
intersection collision between a
Placeryille bus and an automobile
left one man dead today and five
persons injured, one seriously.
The dead man was unidentified.
Highway patrolmen said he was de-
capitated by broken glass when the
bus struck a car driven by Henry
Wenger, II, San Juan high school
student.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Quilting Club
Has MEETING
(ELM notes.

The Busy Bee Quilting club met
the past week with Mrs. Clara
Daley. The day was spent in
quilting. A pot luck luncheon was
enjoyed. Those present were Mes
danes o. B. Johnson. Della Harper.
Edna Taylor, Lola Shumard, Ted
Roe, NJ Hughs, Maud Johnson,
Iva Lea Higgins, Jimmie Bishop,
also Hazel Binkley land Myrtle
Bishop of Calexico.
Mrs. Hanna of Imperial enter
tanned a group of young people
with a weiner roast Thursday eve
ming at her home. Guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Shumard and
family of Elm, Marjorie Jean Tay-
lor. Virginia Lee Taylor, Echodel
Wilson, Margerete Coughfman, Carl
Hines. Kirk Hines, Fred Gerts,
Rose Bohn, Vera Harris, Eddie
Coughfman.
Ralph Hancock has r7turne l from
Yuma where he visited his parents.
Johnnie Dee Taylor visited sew
eral days with his aunt, Lola Shu-
mard the past week.
Mrs. Julia King ensmith, teach
er of Elm, attended the teachers
meeting in Ell Centre Saturday. En-
rollment at Elm is 25 this year.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Lowe. former residents of Elm, will
be pleased to learn loves health
is much improved. They are now
located in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11

of the other fou= groups and only
when in an automobile.
Our efforts, therefore. should
be directed to prevention" Watson
said. TOO many persons regard
courtesy as something that can
be smeared on like a cosmetic.
The road hog, the driver who
weaves in and out of heavy traf-
fic. the chronic horn blower and
many other types seem to have
character deficiencies. 1t is debat-
able whether the intelligent boor
is more of a menace at the wheel
than the mild moron.
We should marvel they don't
make it worse. There are 40 million
motorists and many of them aren't
fit TO operate a stationary engine
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11

House Burglarized - The Henry
Woods ranch home northwest of
Holtville was stripped of bedding
during the owners absence Sunday.
He requested deputy sheriffs to
make a search for it.
Accordian club members report
for practice Tuesday night. Duke
Westover in charge. OH
Arrested at Calipatria - Walter
Widmann, 25, contractor, was ar
rested at Calipatria by Deputy Sher-
iff William Lott on complaint
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Book Section Sets
Meeting Date

First meeting of the Junior Ten
Thousand clubs Book section is set
for Thursday of this week at 7:30
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Cal
Rector. All Hell avenue.
This meeting is to be in des-
sert party followed by the business
session which will be devoted chief
ly TO the election of a chairman
Mrs. Olive Garcia. chairman chosen
last spring, is not returning to the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
Jobs Daughters
To Initiate

Initiation is to be featured at
Tuesdays meeting of Jobs Daugh-
tiers to be held at 7:30 o'clock in
the Masonic temple.
After the initiation refreshments
are to be served by a committee
headed by Virginia Williams. Ger
aldine Williams, Marjorie Ander-
son. Mildred Morgan.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
To Attend State
W,C.T.U. Meet

Mrs. Marv E. Lewis. president OF
the FL Centro WC.TU.. with Mrs.
Dick Cubbins of Brawley. left Mon
day noon to attend the sessions of
the state W.C.TU. which open
Tuesday in Santa Monica.
Mrs. Gladys Ferguson of Holt
vile will also attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
SURPLUS GRAPES
TO BE PURCHASED

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. tU,P)-The
federal surplus commodities cor
poration announced it would begin
the purchase of surplus grapes to-
day in southwestern Michigan in
an effort to boost prices TO growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-11
POST-PRESS PHOTO-ENGRAV

Is years.
II. Adults race. IA mile Is years
and over.
18. Grand Championship Ribbon
to be presented.