Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-29
LOOKING BACK
THROUGH 1889
elected Labor Council head.

elected Labor Council head.
July: St. Paul Milk Driver.
Union initiates first Negro mem
Der. Buster Lindsay ties up Stepir
Fetchit's automobile for bacl
wages. Chas. NJ. Shepard 77-year,
old former red cap, dies. Harry
Lewis elected Johnny Baker Pos
commander. Mrs. Eleanor ROose,
welt addresses national meeting OF
the n. A. A. C. P. Minnesota Ma.
sons hold 45th annual communica.
ton. Union Sunday School picnic
held at Minnehaha. Mrs. R. A
SINNERS life despaired of. Masons
reelected Sam Ransom, grand
master. Booker Washington stamps
to be issued by Postoffice Depart
ment.
August: Archbishop John G,
Murray unveils painting of Blessed
Martin Des PORES. Clifford Haw-
kins and young school teacher
elope. Walter Coins ninth of civil
service fire-police list. Lloyd
Shanks gets state job. Joseph AL
bright caught in G. o. P. purge.
Bishops son, Archibald J. Carey,
young Chicago minister, speaks
here. Harry L. Scott frees man in
Jail for Al years. Mitchell says
Twin City brewery unions are I'M
fair to Negroes. Professor Weir,
pioneer music teacher, dies. Detec-
tive j. A. Mitchell suspended from
St. Paul detective force. Associated
Iowa clubs change name, re-elect
Carey of Minneapolis, president, in
Chicago convention. George STAN
sell killed in Nevada train wreck.
John R. Hawkins, A. NJ. E. high
official, dies in Washington. Mount
Olivet Church prepares for annual
LABOR lay banquet.
September: Methodists of North
western Annual A. NJ. E. confer
ence convene in Minneapolis. John
F. Thomas named Negro N. Y. A.
supervisor. Jose H. Sherwood
named St. Paul postoffice foreman.
Ruth Hamlin resigns Wheatley
House post and marries Horace
Bell. Mrs. Cornelia Burns, beauty
shop proprietor, attends Kansas
City Beauty Culturists convention.
Joe Louis knocks out Bob Pastor.
Fred Cunningham drops dead. Min
neapolis Negroes take prominent
part in city's centennial celebra-
ton. Duke Ellington plays here.
October: N. A. A. C. P. commit
tee may be called before Ramsey
County grand jury. DR.. George
Washington Carver speaks at Mac
alester college. Rev. H. W. Bolts
celebrates 10 years as Zion Bap-
fist pastor. Martin Brown wins
suit against Hotel Nicollet. Henry
Armstrong fought here. A. P. Ran
dolph addresses meetings here.
Minnesota University controversy
over production of play "Porgy"
begins.
November: Mrs. Marva Louis,
the champions wife, appears in
Style Show sponsored by St. Paul
Women's auxiliary. Rev. C. F.
Stewart, for Is years a Twin City
pastor, was elected president of
Minneapolis N. A. A. C. P. Betty
Jones, we'll known St. Paul woman,
dies. Leo Bohannon appointed di-
rector of Minneapolis Relief De-
partment social service division.
William Pickens here. "Porgy"
banned from "U" theatre schedule.
Oscar Tudos dies in East. Mrs. j.
P. Williams reelected N. A. A. c..
P. prexy. Dinner honors ]. H. Sher-
wood. Halle @. Brown Footballers
whip Wheatley boys in annual Tur-
key Day contest.
December: Johnny Seymour,
youth leader, dies. Beacon Light
S. D. A. Mission holds successful
financial rally. Albert Brooks, bust
ness man, killed in hunting acct
dent. Ames Elks re-elect Culber-
son. Cassius and Collins open
Dreamland Cafe. Jack johnson ap-
pears in Minneapolis. Duluth "Y"
honors Mrs. Edwin Cater.