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The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Brazil to Exhibit
Rare Birds at Fair

NEW YORK, June 2.-There
will be a tropical garden and q
tropical aviary filled with rare
birds in Brazil's $1,000, 900 exhibit
at the World Fair, 1t was an
nounced today, but the accent will
be on coffee.
Tables and chairs will be ar
ranged in a pavilion under tropical
trees brought from the Botanical
Gardens of Rio de Janeiro. The
process Of coffee cultivation will
be shown and coffee will be served
at special bar.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
HOWARD RoTc DRILL

As q feature Of the commence.
ment activities at Howard Uni
versity, the annual r. o. T. C. drill
and review will be held tomorrow
at 1880 p. m, in the university
stadium. The training corps will
be reviewed by officers Of the U
S. Army and DR.. Mordecai w.
johnson, president Of Howard
University,
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
$500 Hunt
Kidnapers
. CONTINUED from Page u

left for the Federal agents to
decide.
Those held fer questioning by
the r. B. I. at Miami are M. F.
Braxton, a carpenter who was
taken into custody near the scene
Of the kidnapping just before noon
yesterday; BraxLon's son, Warren,
IS, who later voluntarily went to
tire F. B. I. office and was de
tanned for questioning, and Willard
Campbell, of Miami, former
convict in the Atlanta Federal
penitentiary.
At least two other PERSONS
young woman and young man
were questioned last night but
were released. Their names could
not be learned.
OMEN SILENT
Reports that about 80 other
persons had been picked up for
questioning and sent to various
jails in the county could not be
confirmed. Omen had no COM
ment to make concerning the
rumor. but the sheriff's office at
Miami denied any suspects were
held in the county Jail.
Omen refused to discuss the
reasons for their arrest of the
three persons held. Campbell, who
was arrested in Miami last night,
had been under surveillance sew
eral days, it was reported. Camp
bells divorced wife lives near the
spot where the ransom money was
raid, but she refused to talk to
reporters.
Braxton's wife said she was at
O loss to explain the seizure Of her
husband. She said she believed
he had stopped at the Cash filling
station on Saturday, the night of
the kidnapping, but had returned
home and was in bed by II p. M,
or a little after. The abduction
has been placed between 10 and
1O.1S.
WATCF FOR BILLS
Under directions from ]. Edgar
Hoover, chief Of the F. B. l., the
serial numbers Of the $500 old
banknotes paid over by the boys
father were broadcast late yester-
day.
The bills were said to be in
denominations Of 5, 10, 20 and SO
dollars. Shopkeepers, filling sta
ton proprietors, bankers and
others were asked to be on the
watch.
IN hope Of a quicker solution
Is the mystery, however, finger
urifatS were taken of the various
arslcles found yesterday that were
believed to have been handled by
the gang. They included pieces of
brown wrapping paper. a stick be-
Neyed to have been stained by
hicod, the shoe box that contained
the ransom and several sand
MEich wrappingS.
TEXT KEPT SECRET
The brown paper was said to
have contained writing. but the
text was not disclosed.
All the items were found near
the spot where Cash tossed the
ransom money from his car early
Tuesday after receiving the pre-
arranged signal of blinking auto
mobile lights.
Since it was near several bodies
AZ water, the searchers today in.
eIuded boat crews to prowl the
swampy rivers running into the
Sck country. Plans also included
dragging various water-filled guar
xieg n the vicinity.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Letter Follows
Mayor 1000 Miles

LAW RENEE, Mass, June 2
U.NS).-A letter mailed in Law
renee travelled 1000 miles before
delivery here two days later.
The letter, addressed to Mayor
Walter A. Griffin travelled by air
mail to Los Angeles and back be-
fore delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02
Pardoned Woman Sent Back
To Cell as Exile Violator

some time ago and was Jailed
when she attempted to quit title
to some property.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02

Here are the serial numbers of the $4,000 bills paid
for the release of 5yearod Jimmie Cash by his parents
M and Mrs James BAILEY Cash of Princeton, Fla.
The Washington times., 1938-06-02

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La gaceta., 1938-05-06

rino, Adelfa Reyes, Josefina Ro
driguez Y Carmen Rodriguez.
Son los eortesanos del demo
cratico rey, Manuel Sanchez,
Joe Zambito, Jorge Chavez Y
Luciano Lopez.
Dado ell merito de la obra que
sc trata de realizar, Sc han fila
do estos precios de entrada: 25
Y Is cts.
Los muchachos ofreceran va
rias atracciones especiales, in
cluyendo la Casa de los Terro-
res, Revistas de Club Nocturno,
Galeria de Trio, una Palmista,
etc., etc.
Grades
La Logia Ideal No. 30, de la
Orden de Odd Fellows, conferi-
"a ell grade iniciatorio a 6 can
didatos.
VendrA de Dover ell team de
grades de la Logia de esa pobra-
ci6n.
Suplfcase la asistencia de to-
dos los hermanos.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06

Fernandez y Vega, frmdado ha-
&c 30 amos, conmemora 81 IS
aniversario.
Pensando en- los buenos v file
les marchantes, y particular
merte en- las madres latinas, Sc
intci6 hoy una vsnta extraordi-
maria, con precios reducidos pa
"a complacer.
Ayudar a los Establishments
de esta clase significa ayudar a
Ia comunidad latina. Els de los
nuestros y merece TODD Ell apoyo
possible.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
LOS DE LAS TRES K AME-
NAZAN A UN MARINERO
FILIPINO

Miami, Mayo 6.-La orden
xxx. entreg6 una carta a Ia
Sra. Francisco Rubio, esposa de
un marinero filipino del servi-
clio de guardacostas, ordenAndo
le, a ella y su esposo, marchar-
Sc de Miami en- un periodic de
"a horas.
Ell comandante Abel, del ser
vicio de guardacostas, manifes-
to que 81 la policia no ofrece pro
teccion al marinero, el Sc la da-
ra.
Con repetidos actos de fnciVi-
lidad, la orden X. K. K. trata de
atemorizar a los ciudadanos
tranquilos de Miami.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
La obra de la retaguardia de Tampa
Ell ENTIERRO

Hoy Sc efectuara Ell entierro
del Sr. Gustavo Jimenez, con-
sui INFERNO de Espana en- Tam
pa.
Saldr& 81 cortejo de Ia esqui-
ma de Mitchell y Oak, funsraria
de Primo Lord.
FL Comite Popular Democra-
tico suplica la asistencia de to-
dos los companeros de la reta-
guardia.
Cuando los funcionarios de
carrera traicionaron a la Repu-
blica, Jimenez Sc mantenia en-
su puesto y realizaba una fecun
da labor.
Preside ell ano pasado la
fiesta de la ambulancia, con Gu
yo producto Sc mandaron a Is
pana cuatro ambulancias.
Designados por la familia lie
varan ell sarc6fago hasta la ca
rroZa fdnebre, los Sres. Casimi-
ro Hernandez, j. B. Pacheco,
Daniel Pividal, H. B. Goodrich,
Victoriano Manteiga y Jose
Cuevas..
Formaran la escolta de honor
los Sres. J. H. Bonacker, F. H.
Simmons, Jose MARTINEZ, Azure
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
La Fiesta del West Tampa
Junior High School


Constituy6 I'm rotundo exito
para sus organizadores, la fies-
ia que anoche celebr6, en- Ell Au-
ditorio Municipal, la escuela
preparatoria West Tampa Ju-
Nor High, dirigida por ell profe
sor Randolph Mclaughlin.
FL alcalde R. E. L. Chancey
corona a los nuevos reyes y ell
programa anunciado Sc cum
pli6 en- todas sus parties.
TOGO la orquesta del 1nstitu-
to Hillsborough Y Sc lucieron
mucho las discfpulas de Sara
Knight, la maestro de bale.
Canto ell j6ven Woodward
Garcia, que fue muy aplaudido,
10 mismo que John Pellegrino,
Peter Puleo, Joe Laperna, Nor
ma Gonzalez, estudiantes de la
escuela Russ Barnes, Mamie
Carline, Angie Lazzara, Catali-
ma Castone, Mary Caltagirone,
las maestras de la West Tampa
Junior High y ell Club de Mu-
chachos de West Tampa.
Ell dinero recaudado Sc inver-
tira en- comprar I'm proyector
cinematografico parlante.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
DOS PERSONALS MURIERON
EN- UN ACCIDENITE AU-
TOMOVILISTA

Cerca de Americas, Ga, Pc
recieron aver en- un accidente
automovilista Jose j. Hammond,
de SIS amos, un comisionista, Y
su ihijo w. J. Hammond, de 80,
tcajsro de Ia compafia McKes-
son and Robbins, Inc, los dos
vecinos de Tampa.
Padre e hijo Sc dirigfan al
norte, en- viaje de vacaciones, y
su coche choc6 de frente con
una camioneta que guiaba j. E.
Upton, de Moultrie. Ga, GUAM
do Iowa.
Upton declare que Ell coche de
los Hammond do un patinazo y
fue a chocar contra su vehiculo.
Padre e hizo habian salido
aver de Tampa Y Sc hallaban en-
canine de Washington.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
Actividad

ActiVidGd
Ell nuevo presidente de la Ca
mara de Concrete de Ybor, Mr..
Hudson, viene demostrando
gran actividad.
Diferentes comisiones ha des-
empenado en- los dltimos dfas,
todas encaminadas al bien de
Ybor City.
Los miembros de la directi-
va, ademas, recibieron de 81 una
carta de cooperation y sincera
amistad. -,
Ash Sc trabaja.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06

lilo Prado, Benjamin Blanco Rs
mon Fernandez Rey, Justo Ro-
drfguez, Gumersindo del Vale.
Alberto Lopez, Jesns del Rio,
Manuel Garcia, IT., Jes6s Fer.
nandez Dfsz, Ricardo Sierra,
JOSS de la VIVA Lopez, Rano-
min Rodriguez y Msrcelino Pc
EreZ.
Varias sociedades mandaron
coronas en- recuerdo del INTEL
genie funcionario fallecido.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
IA FUNCION

Muchas papeletas Sc han ven
lido va para la function del dta
70 de mayo, en- ell Centre Astu-
'iano, a beneficio de la Cruz
2oia Espanola.
Sera es.renada una obra de
Antonio Jimenez, el obrero, &C.
.or Y autor, con ell titulo de LAS
Luchas de Hoy.
Patrocina la function ell Conf
te Femenino que preside la Sra.
iarmen Ramirez.
Tocara la orquesta del profe-
or Victor Gonzalez.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
BUNCO PARTY

Do4NSO am
Organizado por las Damas
del Comite Femenino Sc efectua
"a ell domingo un Bunco Party
EN- la sala de los Caballeros del
Aguila de Orc, en- la calle Is.
Como homemade a las madres
de Espana, madres excelsas, las
senoritas y senoras llevaran
pleas de ropa para abonar su
entrada. Cada madre de Tam
pa trataran de recordar v email
teeer a las madres de Espana.
Los hombres pagaran % CEN
tavos.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
NOTAS SOCIALE
La F~7atsrRsdad

La FYateTnidad
Esta conocida sociedad prepa
70 su gran Picnic annual para el
dia 5 de JUNO, en- Ell parque De
Soto, Palmetto Beach.
La Fraternidad celebra po-
cas- fiestas y ans miernbres COO
peran en- todas las que Sc verifi-
can en- Tampa.
Podemos augurar IN exito
rasonante.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
I'm lnf0Tme

I'm InfOTme
Nos llega Ell informe que leye-
ra hace pocos dfas, en- ell BAN
quote annual de la Camara de
Concrete de Ybor City, e Sr.
Jose E. Glamour, p~residente
saliente.
Documento interesante, que
explica los trabajos realizados
por la Camara. Apreciamos la
atenci6n.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
SA1A VENCIO A

-Filaelfia Mayo 6.-Benny
Schwartz peso welter de Fila :
DELTA, fue puesto a dormir, en-
el tercer asalto, por Franckie
Saia, de Memphis, Tennessee.
Saia es un veterano de mas
de 90 combates.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
DONATIVOS

Ell Comite Popular Democra-
tico recibi6 aver los siguientes
donativos: Del restaurant Don
Quijote, de Lakeland, propie-
dad del buen amigo Vicente Gar
cia, | saco de Judas, l saco de
arroz y ! GAIA grande de ie-
che.
De Joaquina Estua, 2 cajas
de leche; Basilisa Garcia / GAIA
de leche.
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
La Verben1

Antenoche Y anoche trabaia-
ron con ell mayor entusiasmo, en-
su nuevo patio, los j6venes de la
secci6n Atl6tica del Cfrculo v
otras secciones, incluyendo la de
Recreo.
Conjunction de esfuerzos para
que Ell nuevo patio luzca 10 me-
jor possible en- la noche del saba
do, con motive de Ia Verbena.
Los brazos Sc uneven v la la
Dor Sc realiza con admirable des
interes.
M Cfrculo tiene vendidas va
todas las r1esas que es possible
situar en- el patio.
De los Naestros
Ell gran ESTABLISHMENTS de
La gaceta., 1938-05-06

Agradecemos la generosidad
de estos camaradas.
Salud!
La gaceta., 1938-05-06
La Fiesta del
George WASHINGTON

George Washington
Hoy Sc efectuara la fiesta de la
escuela George Washington Ju-
Nor High, en- su edificio de la
avenida de Michigan y Mitchell.
Seran coronados los nuevos
reyes de Ia escuela, electos por
los estudiantes, Domenico Mag
gio v Zenaida Santirzo.
Las damas de la reina 10 son
las bellas seforitas Rosa Fuca-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
"A COLoRED JUDGE
Scyades Pre- S e n t
Thyra Edwards AS
The Guest Speaker

The Scyades- a committee com
posed of delegates from The vari-
ous study clNhs Of The ciiy are
presenting Thyra X Edwards. not
ed soc:ologisi. May r. al p. m at
Franklin Street 'en'cr
Miss Edwards topic ~ "Orsa-
nizcd Labor And 'rh, Negro Mrs.
Helen Wilson is chairman Of The
affair
The clubs composins the Scyadcs
are the Detroit study club Mrs.
Eva Ioomis, president Alha Study
Club. Mr. Ada Summers. president
Sorosis Group. Mrs Geneva Casey
president Madonna Study Club
Mrs. Cabule, president. Modernis-
tic Study Club Mrs. Mckinney
president; New Era Study Club
Mrs. Fannie Norris. president
"A coLORED JrDGE-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
MEYERS WINS S10 600 BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
Miller Senior Captures Second
Honors In Annual Essay Contest

Matthew Rucker. lS-v...
senior at Miller High School W." wy
second place in the American !"
say contest. sponsored by ,ha
dies Auxiliary OF the veteran.
Foreign Wars. VI
This contest. which is boia
nually through all the Detroi, ,as
lie schools, is open 10 Studsn'.
from fourteen to eighteen years :,
age. VI
The thirteen winning assay.
were judged and selected BY NJ.
Helen Halan. Language danon
mcnt of Fordson High Scboo,
Fred Thornton. Detroit News ara
Lawrence Roster English dens~
ment OF Fordson High
Awarded Cash Prizes
IRE first three winninp .ssu
we're awarded cash prizes. ana
were delivered by their authors !,
program sponsored by n.
Americanism department The ps,
ten winning essay writers were
warded placques.
Mrs. Paula Littlefield. Amer.
canism chairman OF the VAN.
County Council was in charge y,
the program. and prizes were 4.
warded by Mrs Fay Gallown
Americanism chairman Of The d..
partment OF Michigan. Judge JOS
eph A. Moynihan was PRINCIPAL
speaker Of the evening.
This year, the subject chosen for
the essay contest was The cop.
stituiion OF The United States
And What II Means To The Ainer
can People
Mr. Rucker essay was unique in
form and style. being written in
the first person. and personIfying
the Constitution as an individual
explaining all its means, II outlin-
ed all the privileges andn adyan.
tages II affords American citizens
and concluded with an earnest
plea to all native-born and natura-
lied American citizens TO uphold
II Loyalty.
Ethel Shivers. 14-Sear odd col
ored student at McMichael School.
received citation for the special
merit OF her essay. She was a win
ner OF first place in one OF the pri-
mary contests held at the Samp.
son School. under sponsorship Of
the James Europe Post Auxiliary
No. 1850. Mrs. Roumania Boyd is
president Mrs. Pear Scott. chair
man OF primary contest
A COLoRED Jr'DGE--
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
RAPS PICTURE.
CARD SELLING
c ar d S Disparaging
To The Negro

NEW YORK Pir'ule Postcards
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rei's " ard lnd crhnhia
d ga =, The 'cn cont stores
lns'd 2 t~ir cafuS moving
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.iowus aad Nrc.p parents ',ach-
ss N, rh dsr 81 sl-~.
h'au i'nkeus wrote immediately
'7 ihe TWO ..-v Aa ~ informing
hem hist 81 h postcards were
1suiiine o cclorcd purchasers and
.-slne mat IN. cards D. removed
TIE ksess stores fepird thank
.ig Dean pickens for his 'r,;er and
.s-e ~ h.m 'ha' II Is not the
z, " he company % otfend /
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
Sunday Forum
Directed By A
Detroit Girl

For the past six months Miss
Margaret Matthews. OF Detroit.
q student in the University Of
Michigan school Of Music has
boon conducting q series of
f1rs' Sundav afternoon forums
d. az IuNs~ f'n'or. in Ann
bDr
The sp'akers featured ga 81
4i04raiA aaed Mrs II"len
I'.4 rs virginia S'aie COLI
er $ " fri4shy chairman 81
frof csic Rights conmirrc
Percy x Baker 4 If N post
graduate iud.n' ihc Ray Mr.
ga penicg pasiw Second Bar-
tist Church Ann Arbor Roland
Green Columbia 5. g.. Mr.
Brulah Carter social workcr.
Detroit and John c. Dancy. di-
rector Detroit Urban League.
All OF these lectures were
we'll attended and each was fol-
lowed by a social tea. sponsor
I'd by the dramatic Committee
n the Center.
All who attended the affairs
were we'll pleased with Miss
Matthews. speakers and pro-
grams and express the hope that
The will resume these forum
programs next fall
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
MUSICIANS TO
PRESENT AIDA
A 7 INSTITUTE
Verdi's Aida To Be
In English BY The
Negro Opera

The Detroit Negro Opera. an
auxiliary Of the Detroit Musicians
Association. will present Verdi's
opera. Aida. in English with dia-
logue. at the Detroit Institute OF
Arts, May 20 and p.
The performance is under the
direction Of Stuart Piggins, and
ander management Of Carl +. Cox.
Mr. Piggins and Mr.. Cox are both
products Of Detroit having re-
cciyed their education in Detroit
public schools, and their first thea
trical experience in local compan-
les
Mrs. Mile 4 Hynscn president
Of the organization, is guiding the
opera toward The goal Mrs Hyn-
SIN l. a graduate of the Detroit
Conservatory Of Music
Tie east is composed OF we'll
known Detroit concert art sis.
The chorus consists Of one hundie ID
OF some of the best singers in the
city There is ballet of twenty.
and sixty extras inthe grand march
scene.
The scenery has been designed
by Mr.. Piggins and MI Cox.
This marks the first time that
the opera Aida has been present
I'd in English by an all-colored
cast. and the first group TO broad
east an entire opera through a
world wide hOok-u
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
KHAN MENACES.
WALTER WHITE
AS HE SPEAKS,
Khan Protests Talk
By Secretary Of
The NAACP

DAl&lsiS - P)-Des pite the
muitefing Of threats by klansmen
and other prominent white citi-
zens. which caused the meeting
place 10 be- changed from the white
lWCA to The Moorland Branch
NNlCA. Walter White. NAAcP Sec
rotary. delivered his scheduled
speech hese lasi Friday night with
no unloward incident to mar he
Proceedings
The meeting sponsored by the
Dallas laierracial commission. had
been SET Tor the Central YWCA
,whitei. hat shortly before noon
Friday l't } II Black. head Of
me in'erracial group, announced
thai IN N'w of Ia, protests heard
ON ','it .de through The ciiy. the
M" Ae pl~,c had been chaned To
m Neero lM' \ branch OF which
Fritz Canister : executive secre-
taN Al the Moorland branch.
heavily armed guards were ON hand
% quell any disturbance. but none
arose
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
"A CoLoRED JrDGE--
YOUNG NATIONS :. & II. GLIB

The Young Matrons Sport And
Hobby Club met at the home Of
Mrs. Alma Foster. Thursday. April
2S Mrs. Odessa Shiflet was hos
tess.
Plans for sponsoring an outing
in the near future were discuss
ed by the club.
a meeting was also held al the
home Of Mrs Beatrice Walker.
Thursday. May IL Mrs. Alyce Fan
roy is president: Mrs. Marie Will
hanson. corresponding secretary
a CoTORED JUDGE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14
Didn't Want Trouble

! canister leassured the trouble.
makers We aren't out To create
any excitement As rule. We
don ak Tor any p.bliciry and the
advance publicity in this ease was
Unfortunate White is a sensible
'.Fllow' iho head of an important
organization He isn't a radical
and he .sn't a fool" Earlier. many
Whites had threatened force. An
Anun. nous man ph0ned chief Of
Folice K l.. Jones. II am not 90
M - stand Tor this Negro talk
ing Chief Jones responded by
telling the local press that The in
ielraoial commission could have
police protection If they wanted II,
',eorge X. Butcher, kIansman and
arch-foe Of the plan 10 hire Negro
loiicemen, sounded off. The Ne
gro viii not speak 10 the white
women ~ Dallas tonight But
speak Mr. White did. and 10
mixed audience Of both races that
packed Moorland branch 10 the
doors
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14

Mrs. Frances WeIker, bnslleus
Of Alpha Rho Omega Chapter
Of A. II. A. Sorority. who Is
working diligently with other
A. X. A. s0r0rs 10 make the
approaching annual cOnclave
In Detroit n great success In
December. Mrs. Welker IL a
graduate Of Fisk L. and Chaffe
Noble School OF Dramatics. She
studied play production at
Wayne Uni, ersIty. pioneered In
the iieId Of dramatIcs in De-
trult. and has participated In
and directed number oi local
dramatic productions. Mrs.
WcIker, who was formerly an
employee In the Detroit We'll
fare and Recreation depart
ments. Il at present an inform
alton clerk mt Receiving Hos
plfaI.