davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-04-21
New York Produce

:, NEW YORK. April 81 nF.-Eggs. 16.-
G32; ,frmer; Mixed colors: Extra fancy
l7-l7a,. seconds. IG-I6la: mediums. l5s.;
dirties No. L. 1884, average checks, Is.
StoraSe-packed firsts. 1914
Whites Resale of premium marks oo34-
25R; Nearby premium marks, 21i2 2-22l2.
Nearby and M.Swestern. exchange spe-
Gals, 20-"0ia: exchange standards. l9l4-12
Resale OF nearby heavier mediums. 1S12-
2l!a: Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
mediums 1112
:. Browns: Nearby. extra fancy oO-oe
Nearby and MldWeStern, exchange specials.
lH-lgi2 exchange standards. 1Sl,-34
Nearby exchange mediums, 16-16l2
Butter. 4lO13o; steady, Creamery
higher than extra. .il.-35; extra t6S
score); 23S4-24; frsts tsS-9D. 22a4-o334;
seconds 'S4-S1l, 2ll4-o.l4
Cheese: 132.s@o: quiet. Prices un-
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Brokers' Looms Goin
$4,000, 900 in Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that last weeks
loans to brokers and dealers on Sc
curities held by reporting member
banks in New York City totaled
$551 900 900.
For the week ended Wednesday,
the total represented an increase of
$4,000, 900 when compared with the
previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $496, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1939-04-21

Pacific Finance Corp. of Califor-
nia-March quarter common share
earnings were Is cents, against IS
cents. Receivables purchased during
the first quarter totaled $l8, 8,097 y094,
against $14,796.452 In like 1898
period,
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Bank Loans Register
Drop at New York
Nv thu Assoriatad pres,

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports that in the week ended April
10 commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans of banks decreased
S4,O00,00O to 1882 900, 900 in New
York City. and increased 81 900 900
to $3.50 900 900 in Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Franco Creates Bourd
To Rebuild Railway
By the Associated Press

BURGOS, Spain, April 21.-Gen-
eralisSimO Francisco Franco today
created a board of 10 members to
rebuild SPANS entire railway sys-
tenn, disrupted by the long civil war.
1t was announced shops for building
new rolling stock and repairing old
would be in operation in 30 days.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Ethyl Alcohol Output
Declines in March
By the Associated Press

The Treasury reports production
OF 17,42286 proof gallons of ethyl
alcohol in March, compared with 49,
329,0Ol gallons in the same month
last year. Stocks in bonded ware
houses at the end of March totaled
27741,492 gallons, compared with
32.885 1884 on the same date of 1893
Evening star., 1939-04-21
WHY'S Sales Manager
For Canada Named
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio. April 21.-A. F.
Jenkins, Winnipeg. Manitoba, for
mer Dominion sales manager Of
Chrysler of Canada, Ltd, today
joined the Willys Export Corp. as
sales manager for Canada.
Chester c. Codding, assistant to
the president of De Soto Division of
the Chrysler Corp, has also been
named assistant to the general man
ager Of WHY'S Overland Motors, Inc.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Auto Production
Scars to 90,280
Units in Week
v the Associated Press.

DETROIT, April 21.-Ward's Auto
motive Reports today reported auto
mobile production this week at the
highest level of the year, estimating
assemblies at 9O,280 units, against
88,O5O last week and 57,363 this week
a year ago.
The advance was attributed to the
establishment of flve-day schedules
at two major plants, and Wards
added that orders coming to the
factories were in steady volume"
Evening star., 1939-04-21
London Bur Gold

LONDON, April 2l Up.-Bar sold, 1885
61fd, unchangod (equivaisnt S34 f6). Bar
silver. 2od. OF il equivalent 1 zig eent0.
Evening star., 1939-04-21
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. April 81 (P,.-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
(Noon ouot atiansN
Evening star., 1939-04-21

, Quotations not furnished by sponsor or
issuer:, all others are obtained by l. B. c..
from those sources
Evening star., 1939-04-21
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK. April 81 lP.-Prices quoted
IN dollars and thirty-seconds:
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
Rating The Records

bugs. The companion piece, I Amt
Gettin' Nowhere Fast, also dis
plays Cabs vocal calisthenics but
there is more music by the band
with Chu Berry starring. An
other infrequent Mills Brothers
platter has been released on Dec
ca. Titles are Meet Me Tonight In
Dreamland and Asleep In The
Deep.
While the boys go in now for mel
odv over rhythm, there are mo-
nents whsn they swing out effec-
lively, particularly on the second
side. Kay Kyser's canary. Gin
ny Simms. is on the sultry side
with her recording band on Vocal
ions Fit To Be Tied and Mother
Do Not Scold Me. There's an alto
sax on the first tune that sounds
mighty good.
For something different, you
might like Decca Album No. 78 OF
original Calypos by Wilmeth Hou-
dini. Titles are Monkey Swing and
He Had 1t Coming, The Welcome
Of Their Majesties and Hot Dogs
Made Their Name, Roosevelt Opens
the Worlds Fair anG Johnny Take
My Wife. All use British West IN
dian dialect and Peanut Vendor
rhythm. Most of the numbers are
quite amusing with Monkey Rhy-
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
WASHINGTON BUREAU
ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS

WASHINGTON-In this city of
believe it or not contrasts, the
plight of the Negro is pathetic
when situation existing is analyZ-
ed; here where the Negro receives
the best salaries, where the teach
ers are the best paid in the coun-
try; where there are more cultured
Negroes than any other spot in the
country, if he wants entertainment,
he must go to theatres catering
only to Negroes. Yet, these SAME
theaterS catering to Negroes. Will
advertise for white trade and
patronage in the bigger dailies.
Let Negro show his face at one
of the downtown houses to see
either a movie, which will not be
shown uptown in his theatres, or
to witness a performance by some
stage star. If he isn't thrown out
on mis- ear, he will be insulted TO
such an extent that he will al
most want to fight unless he is so
light, or can speak some language
other than English and pretend to
be another nationality.
When your Washingtonian wants
to see a drama, comedy or musical
show, he takes the train and goes
| to New York! When he wants te
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09

Charioteers-MBC Blue Mon
day, 1:i5 p. m.-Tuesday, 8 a. n.
Saturday IL a. m.-MBS-'Sat1r
day, GAS D. m, Friday, $3.50 p. m.
Vocal quartet).
Deep River Boys-CBS widely
scattered schedule Vocal group.
Lionel Hampton vIbeS ana
drums; Fletcher Henderson. piano
Charlie Christian, guitar, W19a
Benny Goodman-NBC Red-Sat-
urday, 10 p. m. CHS "Wednesday,
Thursday, 1870 p. m.-MBS, Mon
day, IL midnite Waldorf Astoria
hotel, NYC.
Erskine Hawkins-NBC Blue
Monday, 1890 a. m. Saturday, 5:So
o. NJ WNEW-1250 k Wednes-
day. a. m. Savoy Ballroom Ne"
York City.
Horace Henderson-WBBM- F!o
k-nightly except Monday, Tues
day Q a. M, Monday 1:S0 a. n, m,
also Wednesday. 1O:45 p. m, 5loO
Club, Chicago. 1 -,
Ink Spots NBC-- Scattered
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
Footlight FIickers

hearted, racial conscious, and
courageous the race at large
could well do with few thousand
more. JOE WELLS! e..
PHONED IN BY THE BEACH
COMBER
Jimmy Lunceford and his sen.
sational band will be heard (twice
weekly over the NBC network
from a swank Boston nitery, from
now on. Louise Armstrong, con-
tracted for lead role in Swing
ing The Dream, is also costarred
Tor a featured pant in the Horn"
fWottaman) Maxine Sullivan
does a double along with Satchmo
at the new Cotton Club revue. (.
Cortez Croques, capable manager
of Mercer Ellingtons orchestra,
tells us that Dukes son played to
exactly 1850 jitterbugs at tie Os~
bonieS jamboree, that also featur-
ed the solo work of Vera Elliott
and. Billy White.
Paramount Theatre is a spot
where most anybody can success
fully lose themselves, at least so
Cortez Croques figured. Wed like
to ask the hustliilg young booking
agent and manager if that delight
full bundle of fer2ininity we saw
him with at the famous Broad
way playhouse was. =. The Lady
You're So Madly In Love With??
Washington. Memphis, and At
lanta are on the call list for the
Ellington, Jr., outfit around about
Dec. Is next. From there. they
go on to Boston, Wilmington, Bal
timore, several cities in Onio, allo
then back to Philly. :. Charts
Stewart, West Philadelphia boy
who is a wizard on the organ alst
Fats Waller, is at the moment thu
current sensation at. Colder
Gate CMillion DollaD Ballroom.
definitely, the lads slated Tor o''
things in the way of importan
money and long term contracts.
isn't it pity we all can't u
genuiSes? rt.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
TAPPING WIRES
ALONG ALRLANES

r,.tic in "Silver Theatres "Ihe
Road Goes Further" incidentally.
Willard played ON the CHS "bloii-
die show fortnight ago, and ndS
had one of his playlets about COL
ored congregation broadcast over
Colunbia's short wave outlet IN
Hollywood, W6XDA.
THE TAPER TATTLES:
The Four Ink Spots are oue 1or
commercial series following their
current tour Georgette Harvey.
maid on radios Betty and BOD"
series, began her first New YORK
mite club engagement as a singer
at Jimny's Cafe Savini recently -.
Benny Goodman will solo with
Count Basie's ork at the second
annual "Spirituals to Swing" pro-,
gram being staged at Manhattalrs
Carnegie Hall, December "a :. Be-
cause Rochester's flashy chapeaux
have nearly blinded the other mem.
bers of Jack Benny's gang during
the last few weeks, Phil Harris
plans to present him with an as
bestos-lined hatbox in which he'll
be expected to store his SKINNER
on entering the studio. Isl
Slim (and Slam Gaillard's song
hit, "Vol Vistu Gaily STAR" which
means my Lucky Star" was no
misnomer. It brought Slim out Of
retirement at his chicken farm
with fat royalty check and a
Philadelphia night club; gave Pub
Usher Johnny Green his first hit
in too long, and Emery Deutsch's
recording earned MIN a years re-
cording contract with Bluebird
Todd Duncan, noted baritone,
guested on the WAEF Echoes OF
New York" airing recently.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
IOT vOCALIZTNG

Back in 1922 the old Norfolk Jazz
quartet sprang into prominence on
r cords using an odd but effective
not style that later Was forgotten.
It is a real pleasure to hear the
Virginia Four revive this technique
and on one of the Norfolkians' bast
numbers, Jelly Roll and is coupled
With Moaning the Blues. No instru-
nents, but the boys don't need
nem.
1he Cats and the Fiddle have a
jun 0 style all their own with gui-
ar and bass complementing their
Joices. Killer Diller Man From the
Jouth and Thursday Evening Swing
is their Bluebird offering, and both
.ures are good and hot. Speak
ing of sizzling, grab an earful of In
A Shanty In. Old Shanty Town and
Beat 1t Out Bumpin' Boys on Dec
ca by the Royal Rhythm Boys
This group seems headed by Slam,
queer bass playing half of Slim and
Slam team. Either side is warm
enough to boil water.
UNDTGNEFEED CAB
If Cab Galloway is turning to
dignified singing, he forgot all
about it when he waxed Jiveforna-
ton Please for Vocation. This num-
b3r, built around jive talk, is
strictly foc the hep cats and Utter
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

Georgette Harvey-maid on the
''Eetty and Bob" serial-NBC Red
Monday, thru Friday 2 p. m.
Going South With Clyde Bar
rie-baritone ana the Dep River
Boys-CBS-South only, Sunday 5
y. m.
Oscar Polk, actor on the Shadow
series-MBS-Sunday $50 p. IN.
Pursuit of Happiness CHS
Sunday, 4:30 p. N. Guests.
Southernaires-S quartet
NBC Blue--Sunday, 1870 a. M;
Friday, 1915 p. In.
We, The People, CBS-Tuesday
9 p. m. West Coast rebroadcastS.
1890 a. m.-Featuring guests OF
every race, and creed in real life
episodes.
Rochester, Jack Benny's radio
valet-NBC Red--Sunday Z p. NJ
West Coast rebroadcast 1870 p. n
Wings Over Jordan--CBS-Sun'
nay 9:3o a. m.-Chorus and talks
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
By HAROLD JOVIEN

The following listing is in effect
for the week of December 10th
only: All time shown is Eastern
Standard. Substract / hour for
Central Time; hours for Noun
tain Time; and hours for West
Coast Time. AS is the unavoidable
case in radio scheduling, all pro-
grams are subject ito last minute
changes and cancellations.
HOT INSTRUMENTAL AND
VOCAL
Louis Armstrong-Sunday-Mon-
day, IL midnite. Cotton Club, New
York City.
Frskine ld-MBC-Tues-
day, 11:45 a. m.-WOR ITO k-SaG-
urday OILS p. m. Pianist-Vocalisr.
Bon Bon, singer with Jan Savitt's
Orchestra-NBC Red Wednesday
IL midnite, Thursday, 11:30 p. n.
-MBC Blue-Tuesday, 12 midnite,
Hotel Lincoln, New York City.
Carter and Bowie at twin pianos
--MBC-Scattered schedule. >-
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09

it's annual convention to recon-
mend adoption, instead of cold
Virginia." a composition by w.
: A. Ruebush of Harrisonburg and
Jouh w. Wayland, fo,merly a
teacher at Madison college of
HarrisOnburg.
WON'T SUFFER
Speaking editorially, however.
the "Washington Star" declares.
that, "In a way the proceedings
before the legislature at Rich
mond will seem foolish and fu-
tile. BANDS melody is the song
that Immediately comes to mind
whenever virginia and music are
mentioned. Long usage rather
than legislative action makes
sono It is fitting enough that
the ln"islatrre recogni7e itc ap-
"oal bv making It official, but j.
IS hard to ir'aCine anv move tn"
assembly co1'ld mako that would
he more perfunctory."
Whatever action is taken, the
populari-v of the tune will in no
way suffer, is the oninion of
those who have heard the tune
s'yrnosod +o sunnlant it. b1t if
"Carrv Me Back to Old Virginia"
is not accepted as the officia'
song of the state. they point to
the same groun which refused rc
allow the awardino of a prize 70
Neorn for desionino the Vir-
oinia building at the Worlds Fair.
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schedule, vocalists.
John Kirby-WMAQ 670 k--nite-
ly except Monday, a. M AM
bassador East Hotel, Chicago
Andy Kirk and Teddy Wilson
MBS-WOR ITO k Wednesday, Sat
urday 11:30 p. n.-Sunday i1:15 p.
m. Golden Gate Ballroom, '2YC.
Jimmy Noone-WBBM-770 k
nitely except Monday, 1:3O a. m.
Also Tuesday, 1$:15 p. m. Cabin
Inn, Chicago. =
Savoy SultanS -MBS - Sunday
1880 a. m.-Added schedule-Kel-
ly's 51st Street, NYC.
Vagabonds-NBC Blue-Wednes-
day, 9 a. m. Also scattered sched-
ule-Vocal quartet.
Young Man With A Band-CBS
Friday, 1880 p. m.-Guest band.
VARIETY, INSPTRATIONAL
Fisk jubilee Choir-NBC Blue
Tuesday 1880 p. m.
Golden Hour-WCKQ-Mempl1is
Tenn, Sunday, 1880 p. NJ Ger
tenary NJ, E. Church.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09


An indication of the popularity
of the composition is revealed in
the sales of photographic record
ings made by the late Alma
Gluck. Over 100000 record
have been sold, the Virginia Con-
servation commission reported
after a study of the acceptance
Of the composition.
RESOLUTION PASSED
Miss Gluck was induced to SIM
the number after she had been
guest artist several times at the
annual music week conducted un-
der the auspices of the Wednes
day club, an organization which
for years sponsored annual con-
certs featuring Metropolitan
Opera stars in the capital of the
Confederacy.
The commission has adopted
unanimously resolution memor-
lizing the general assembly
which meets in Janua.y, to make
the song the official Sung of the
commonwealth. The state agency
has been using the song in it's
sound motion pictures distribut.
ed durin" the past years to ad-
vertise Virginia.
However, not all organizations
which have discussed the song
have endorsed it. The Virginia
Federation Of Music clubs. after
sharp debate, voted recently at
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
WITH HAROLD JOVlEN
Radio Editor for AMP

RADIO WISE:
Horace Willard, Nstation KNX-
Los Angeles, was busting off a
cigarette machine in corridor re
Gently when Glenhall Taylor, CBS
"Silver Theatre" producer, paused
for pick. Willard spoke up, IL
you get a good colored role In one
of your shows, 1 wish you'd give
me a chance, Mr. Taylor"
So Sunday, November 3, found
Horace Willard playing two roles
one comedy, and one straight ORA
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09

see some picture which is having
a grand run, he does the same
thing.
Even in the deepest South, Ne
groes are given certain sections OF
the theater to see road shows and
the better type pictures, but not
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
BY ALVIN MOSES for AMP
SCREENLAND'S LAZY BONES
NOT CTTTY IEUt

~
NOT GUILTY!
NEW YORK CIrY-In again
out again, t'innigain, seems 10
be the eternal lot Of Lincoln Per
ry, known to most of us as.
Stepin Fetchit. Magistrate Henry
II. Curran Of the felony court panel
ruled that the famous character
actor didn't strike Gas alleged) Issac
Heard, 81 year old diminuitive
"stooge" whi was part of the act
at the Cotton Club.
HE PUT ON A SHOW THAT DAY
TOPS
Walk right up, ladies and gent
lemen eve mean proudly. and
shake the hard Of the man who
coined the phrase Mine is the
home of glorified chicken. You'll
have to ask NOE WELLS, patron
to the celebrities of the stage after
the midnite hour, just what he
means by "glorifying chicken"
the next time you drop into his
popular restaurant that bears the
same name. But let us tell you why
.. each and every one of lis should
feel proud Of this man.
On Thanksgiving day, instead of
driving around with his charming
wife in their spiffy DeSoro. he
bothers himself with seeing thai
some 40 or more needy Harlem
families were provided with &
basket that contained everything
from entree to dessert. A hare
working committee of socialites
from the Wells Bellies organization
ABLY assisted him in this ami Har'
lem will not ctase talking about
for many months to come. Big
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
,eriff Meets Ella With Attachment Al Birrning ham
.Qai,1s She
Failed To
Play Date

y BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (SNS)-
Ella Fitzgerald, the "swing
queen who directs her own or
chestra, had little trouble in
Birmingham this week.
She was getting away on a high
. ncte at the Masonic Temple
where she and the band were
playing a one-night engagement
when in walked a group of Off
4ters who impounded everything
but the piano for damages said to
, have been causd by recent broken
dance engagements.
AT first, the "A-Tisket-A-Tas-
ket" girl thought she was going
to have to leave Birmingham mi
nus her 40-passenger bus, orchestra
Instruments and Approximately
$500 in dance receipts.
But she and her business man
ager got together with the off,
GERS and the gentleman who in
sisted that he be given considera-
ton for broken dance engage
ments which he had backed with
good cold cash.
Ella and her boys finally were
given permission to Swing" on
over to Atlanta after Git was
learned) that the suit and at
tachment writ had been with
drawn by Robert P. McDavid.
McDavid said Miss Fitzgerald
made satisfactory arrangements
to settle $1,000 debt, which Nc
David declared was due him be-
cause of the orchestra's failure to
appear in Birmingham for sched-
uled dance. engagements. MISS
Fitzgerald and the band lett IN
tact.
DATES RACK TO CHICK
sThe cha. ge was evidently datecl
from the date of Chick Webb
death when the husky-voiceo
songtress was scheduled to appea'
here for two dance engagements
1t is believed after being notified
of the death of Chick Webb, the
band skipped the engagement
here and returned for the funera
of the bandsman.
Monday night, an order that
had been issued by Circuit Judge
j. Fritz Thompson after Robert j.
McDavid alleged Ella Fitzgerald
owed him $1,000 was served by
Officers G. B. Jones, Milton Fer
guson, and S. L. Nalbers.
McDavid claimed the songstress
was booked for two dance en-
eagements and failed to appear.
This was near the date of June II,
1899. Ella took charge after Webo's
death for stay at the famous
Savoy Ballroom and later at the
famous Grand Terrace Cafe
where she was thoroughly groom
ed for her road tour. McDavld
who sponsored the script dance
took TINS method TO even the
ecore with the dusky enchantress
and Cinderella of song and took
her bus, instruments, and gate re-
ceipts. as a guarantee that "the
Sunny Storm in Songs, would ap-
pear. ooo
Ella must post sum of $l3Oo
before the bus and her other be-
:ongings can be released. This
sum will be held until the court
sets a DEFINITE amount for dam
ages.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
Find Theatre Jim Crow In
CAPITOL Worse Than South

in Washington, the nations CAPT.
tai.
Segregation as practiced here is
in It's most rabid form and grace
fully accepted by the inhabitants
who seek no redress from q situa.
tion they all talk about but do not
act upon.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
NEWS OF THE THEATRES
BIand's Song
To Be Official

WASHINGTON-( (ANP)-The concerted action of
several civic associations and organizations is about to
have James A. BANDS well known Garry Me Back to Old
Virginia. adopted the official state song After more
whised and hummed by thousands throughout the city,
few knew that its author was a Negro
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
WALTERS HOBBY:

Bandleader Fats" Waller, whose
collection of rabbits feet is envied
everywhere, brought his prize
specimens to Dave Elman's "Hob-
by Lobby" on the Columbia net
work Sunday, November 19.. .... A.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09

Inn the best of the lot.
DUKE STOMPS
Duke Ellington has an unusually
line Columbia Of Little Posey, 6,
Lowerful stomp in honor of Fred
die jenkins, and Lady In Blue, a
slow sweetish tune starring Brown S
trombone and Carney's baritone
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09
ON THE AIR

The Charioteers, a quartet OF
singers, still fresh and full OF
RHYTHM despite years grlno IN
that amazing Olsen and johnson
iamboree tHellzapoppin' have taken
on a new MBS airshot, Fridays at
$3.50 eastern time One OF the
country's outstanding choral broad
casts is presented every SUNDAY
over Station WRTQ, Richmond
Va, by the r1'nion University Chora'
Club Mildred Bailey, featured
songstress on the NBC Caravan
with the Benny Goodman orches'
ira, has completed special Christ
mas record album of six songs, no'
one of which will he swing or jazz
Her vocal accompaniment is given
bv "The Charioteers" Among the
songs will be ''Ho1d On Mother,
less Child" and "Don't Daily With
the Lord"
"Hi Yo. Silver" :-Erskine Haw
kins, currently at NYC's Savoy. re
turned from his road tour witt
pockets iinglirg. Following an en-
gagement in Beaumont. Tex, he
was pafu off with 1853 silver dollars
No folding money in the Panhandle
Heard on the NBC quicksilver
uuiz program: Ransom Sherman
"What is Joe Louis hairdo?"
Unhappy bystander-'I dunno"
Sher- -Gan:-"A couple of bangs
over each eye"
FOR THE RECORDS:
A diversified program embracing
an opera aria, German lieder BY
Schubert and a spirituals group
was designed for the Ford SUNDAY
Evening hour debut Of Marian An
derson, worldwide celebrated con.
tra1to. over the Columbia network
November S8. She sang with the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra and
= mixed chorus of 26 voices con-
Quoted Trv WiIfred PelIetier of the
Metropoli,sa Opera staff.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-09

= BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (SNS)-
Ella Fitzgerald, the "swing
queen" who directs her own or
chestra, had little trouble in
Birmingham this week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-11
Religious Conclave
At Springfield

On Wednesday morning, February
END, the superintendent and Teach
ers' Conclave of the New England Con
ference Branch of the African Method
ist Episcopal Church will convene at
Bethel Church, 81 Pendleton Avenue
Springfield, the Rev. Eustace L. Blake
pastor. lola Mae Murray is confer
ence superintendent of the church
school.
Believing that any convention is a
waste of time unless it shows definite
benefits and points to improved meth
DDS which will be of specific value to
the individuals who attend, the spon.
sors have arranged a program that
will serve as a media for assembling
and disseminating information for
Training for Church Leadership"
theme of the convention. The educa-
tlonal trends will aim to include the
correlating, integrating and apprecia-
ton of the work of this Department of
Religious Education to stimulate a
conscious-awakening that the only wav
to future progress in church activity
is by the way of trained intelligent
leadership.