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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
COMMENTS
FROM READERS
August IA, 1889.

August IA, 1899.
Mr.. Cecil E. Newman, Publisher.
Congratulations upon completion
of five successful years as Pub
Usher and Editor of the Mime
apolis Spokesman and the st. Paul
Recorder.
The Spokesman and Recorder
have played a significant part in
the institutional life of this COM
munity both by way of news report
ing and by challenging intolerance
and discrimination.
I want to add my personal ap-
probation for the space given the
activities of the Urban League in
the columns of your paper.
Best wishes for your continued
success.
Sincerely yours,
Chas. w. Washington,
Executive Secretary.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

S. S. S.: l am in love with a
young man, and although he has
never told me himself, have heard
that he is secretly married. What
must / do?
Ans: You have not been told
the truth. He is not married to
the other young lady. He knows
that you have been misinfOrmed
and is enjoying your discomfort
very much. Although this is cruel
on his part, he does not know that
you care SO much. Tell him what
you have heard and ask him for
a statement on the matter. He will
tell you the truth about the whole
thing.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Generalization Statements

Mr.. C. E. Newman and the staff
of the Minneapolis Spokesman and
St. Paul Recorder: Congratulations
on your fifth anniversary.-Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Wiley, 29O9 Gar
field Ave. So, Minneapolis.
Congratulations! The Mime
apolis Spokesman and the st. Paul
Recorder are rendering invaluable
service to the community. More
power to them.-Rev. and Mrs.
Carlyle F. Stewart, Minneapolis.
In honor of the fifth annivers-
airy of your paper l wish you a
continuous growing paper in the
future and lots of success.-Miss
Melissa Clark, 3119 18th Ave. s.,
Minneapolis.
AS a citizen of the Twin Cities
and one who is deeply interested
in the general welfare of the Ne
gro and his many fields of en-
deavor, 1 am of the opinion, based
on previous experiences, that the
Minneapolis Spokesman and the
st. Paul Recorder have been of in
estimable value to the general
progress Of the Negro in particular
and the community in general.
B. L Morris,
Correspondence Sec'y, Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters,
st. Paul.
81 feel that the citizens of the
Twin Cities especially and the
State at large have every reason
to congratulate Mr.. Newman and
his staff on the Fifth Anniversary
of, their militant publication
Frank Boyd, Secretary Treasurer,
Twin City Division, Brotherhood Of
Sleeping Car Porters.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

businesslike to do otherwise. No
offense to you fellows.
Ladies, some of you were ex-
pecting to play in mixed doubles
last Sunday. The many singles
matches prevented this. You shall
not be disappointed again, for this
Sunday mixed double plays begin.
Here are the entrants:
Jaunita Wallaee-August Piper;
Mildred Jackson Percy Hughes;
Jewel Mann-Gordon Parks; Cora
Belle-John Banks; Pearl Sehofeld-
Stafford Lott; Betty Session-Her-
man Bailey; Mary Lewis-Dick
Mann; Elizabeth Charles Moore;
Sally Parks-Albert Allen; Tiny
Brown Richard Smith.
All others desiring to enter be
sure to call Norm Light before
Saturday noon.
There will also be mems doubles
if enough fellows enter.
Net play starts at 2 a. m. sharp
next Sunday. Neither you nor your
opponent can play without each
other. Come out early. A low
fee of 25c made it necessary for
each man to bring his own balls.
New balls will be furnished to
final matches in both singles and
doubles.
All final matches will be played
on the last Sunday of the tourna-
ment.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

G. ]. W.: l have been keeping
company with boy who is a Cath
ole, and because my parents did
not approve of him l stopped see
ing him. Will we go back to-
gether?
Ans: l fail to see where your
parents were justified in their OBJ
jeetiOns, although L expect that the
boys parents also objected. There
is no reason why you and the boy
should not resume your friendship
If you both desire then begin
where you left Of, and If you wish
marry.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

DULUTH NEWS: Mrs. Blanche
Thompson of New York City, Mrs.
Jessie white and Mr.. Gene Hill
spent last weekend fishing at
Brainerd, MINI.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of Irwin C.
Miller of the Brown Skin Models,
was the house guest of Mrs. Will
hite during her visit at the head
of the lakes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

ness the Armstrong-Ambers fight.
He will also visit Atlantic City and
in Washington where he will visit
his sister. In Detroit on the re-
turn West he will take in the
Louis Pastor embroglia returning
via Chicago where he will spend
some time with friends.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
CLYDE WILLIAMS GOES EAST

Clyde Williams, 1917 Sixth Ave.
No., will leave this weekend for a
several weeks tour of the east. He
viii attend the Elks convention in
New York where he will also wit
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
The
Spotlight
BY Jimmy Lee

Minnesota's first Negro open
golf tournament is planned for the
Armour course Sunday, September
10. A 36-hole contest is open to
the men and a women's meet of Is
holes will be held.
The tournament is being spon-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

Former Residents Here: Miss
Joan Valentine and Miss Bernice
Shackleford of Chicago, former St.
Paulites, are visiting here. Miss
Shackleford is employed as a win
dow trimmer at the Milwaukee
Lerner store.
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awhile. You can get the job if
you make 4 sincere effort to locate
work in that section Of the city,
After you have been working for a
while you will be in n position to
move.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

o. B. NJ: Who is telling the
lies on me, and what must / do?
Ans: Some man in your neigh
bOrhOOd with whom you have had
words is telling the falsehOOds. If
you will ignore the gossip and do
not seem to allow it to bother you
t.. then no one else win put much
stock in the lies he is telling.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

sOred by James w. Slemmons, pop
ular young salesman with the CO.
operation of group of Twin City
business firms. A large list of
prizes including a pair of Flor
sheim golf shoes, a floor lamp from
the j. E. Otto Furniture Co., three
raincoats from the GoOdrich-Silver-
town stores, a card table from the
Davis & Ruben, mems accessories
from L. Liemandt and Beaston,
silver trophy from McDonald-Gil-
fillan Motors, beverages from
Cooks Liquor Store, the Beecher &
Cummings Co. will present a waffle
iron, electric 'toaster, electric clock,
electric rooster and two 32-piece
sets of dishes.
Some of the prizes are on display
in the window of the Minneapolis
office of this newspaper.
For the convenience of golfers
who want to register early, regis
tration may be made at the Offices
of the Minneapolis Spokesman at
300 Third st. So.
Other prizes will be announced
next week.
A big crowd turned out for the
preliminary matches of the Annual
Twin City Net Tournament Sun
day morning, August Is, at Chica-
go Field.
Highlighting the net play last
Sunday at Chicago Field was that
of young Percy Hughes who after
trouncing Charles Moore in two
sets, Ga and 6-3, Immediately
tackled John Banks, his next OPP
ponent, rated one of the Twin
Cities best, and won over him in
two straight sets, GA and rs. This
is Percy's first year of competi-
ton. Watch this lad this coming
Sunday. The crowd got quite a
thrill out of the match between
Gordon Parks and the veteran
Otis Woodland, the match going to
Parks in three sets, 60, 40 and
Ga. James Lee, who claimed he
got his racket out of a two or three
year storage in moth balls last
Sunday morning took Bill Carroll
into camp 6-3 and Ga, but
succumbed to the strong attack of
Louis Moore of st. Paul.
August Piper trimmed Louis
Commodore in three sets, SO, GA
and rs.
Last Sunday found our defend
ing champion winning over cour-
rageous Stafford Lott in two
straight sets So and rs. Was he
playing with Stafford?
Here are the matches to be
played this coming Sunday:
Allen VS.. winner of Charles
Banks VS.. James Brown match.
Parks VS.. winner of John Nc
Hi VS.. August Piper match.
Herman Baily VS.. Robert Brown.
Louis Moore VS.. Percy Hughes.
Be sure to watch this match be-
cause it will be holly contested.
Too bad several of our popular
Twin City players were turned
down when they wished to enter
last Sunday. 1t would have been
unfair to the other players and un-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

Note: YO1r question % be GGsd free this eOEGnn OH hsH
"eGde ng of this eOlAn4r and l birth date GEd
address Private Reply send only Csc
stamped envelope for my ASTROLOGY READING covering yO
advice analysing three EEblgH
brobles clearly eOs questions those h1 the
of logical reasoning
letters WALLACE, Paper,
Third Street Minneapolis, MinM
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
File No. 52S47


ORDER FOR HEARING INTERMEDIATES
ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION
State Of Minnesota. County Of Hennepin.
In Probate Court.
Re Estate Of CATHERINE MAY, Dece-
dent.
1T is ORDERED that the intermediate
account and petition for examination
thereof and for partial distribution. filed
herein. be heard On Monday. August Is,
1889. at 10 o'clock A. n. by this Court
In the Court House in Minneapolis, Min
nesOta. and that all persons interested in
this estate present objections. IL any, why
said petition should not be granted.
This Order shall be published in the
Minneapolis Spokesman and copies thereof
mailed according 10 law.
WITNESS the HON. o. J. AND
ERSON, acting Judge Of Probate
Court. this 3rd day OF August,
1899.
(SEAL)
ERNEST p. LORENZ. Clerk.
IRVING J. CLARK. Attorney.
ga Plymouth Bldg.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

Mrs. Caibourne C. Hill, house
wife: May you have many more
years of continued progress and
success"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

o. C. Hall, Ramsey County
auditors office: Five years of
something that CAN'T be done is
marked success"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Rooms For Rent

Large front room, light house
keeping for rent. Regent O623.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

Light housekeeping room for
single person, 1914 E. oath st. !,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

r. NJ. D.: If my boy friend loves
me why cannot we get married?
If we can how soon will it be ?
Ans: The boy thinks quite a
lot of you, but there is one very
good reason why you and he win
not get married. He does not wish
to marry you. or anyone else just
yet. He may change his mind a
bit later. Then it is possible that
he will ask you to marry.
S. M. T.: Is the gossip which
l recently heard true? Is my con-
dition the cause of this state of
affairs? Should l consult a doctor?
Ans: There is some truth in
the gossip, but things have not yet
reached the state you think. Your
condition is not the cause of this,
although HE wishes to think so.
Consult your doctor just as soon
as is convenient, but you need not
worry over your present condition
as you will not long be this way.
M. P: Why is the woman stay
ing at the home Of T. DIS mother?
Is he the father of the child?
Ans: The mans mother asked
the woman to live with her as she
is a friend to the Lady. The child
is no relation to him, nor is he in
vOlved with the lady in any way.
You apparently wish to think
wrong of the lady without cause.
NJ. M. c.: viii l get the job and
be able to move to another town?
Will my family also be able to
Ans: / think that you will get
the job and be able to move to the
other city, but / doubt if your en-
tire family will be able to move at
this time. Later events might put
them in a position to make the
change.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Household Needs
LET YOUR CAR HELP YOU!

Mems or Women's Suits, Cleaned
and Pressed, 55c each, two for 81.
Neat, long lasting shoe repairing,
quick service. Main 9107-1111
Hennepin Ave., Lynch's Red Front
Shop. (Curb Serviee.)
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

Four rooms, $17-three rooms
$13-19O3 18th Ave. s. Bridge
port 449s.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18
Houses For Rent

$15-665 9Th Ave. N, four rooms
and bath.
2S47 Bloomington Avenue, six
rooms, bath. Locust 1923.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05

Washington, d. C. They also adj
vertised in the Afro American
while the cooking sehOol was in
session.
This is one of the instances
where colored people are squander-
ing and wasting their huge buying
power. If a greater portion of the
fifteen million dollars now spent
aimlessly and foolishly by Negroes
for soap were spent with one or
two companies, these companies
would hire more Negroes in fac
tories and sales organizations.
They would also spend a much
larger part of their advertising
budgets on the Negro so as to hold
their old customers and to win
new ones.
The economic whip is one of the
greatest and most effective weap-
ons that cOlOred people have in
their fight for a right to live and
survive in the economic life of this
nation The Negro press should
take the initiative and work out
some plan to harness and use this
tremendous buying power for the
benefit of the masses as any plan
will need their support to be eff
fectively put over.
To get the greatest benefits
from your purchasing power, read
our colored newspapers and buy
their advertised products.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Negroes Spend Is
Million a Year
For Soaps
By Clarence II. Peacock


The soap market is one of the
most competitive markets in the
United States. At present rival
manufacturers are giving away
automobiles, European tours, auto
matte refrigerators and what not
in their battle to hold old custom
ers and win new ones. Yet most
of the larger soap companies do
not advertise in the Negro market
nor make any appeal for colored
patronage.
The 2,8O3,756 colOred families in
this country spend over fifteen
million dollars a year for soap and
soap powders. Also to be taken
into consideration are the thou
sands of cOlOred people employed
in white homes who are given the
privilege of choosing the brand of
soap used.
Last year four of the larger soap
companies spent over fourteen mil
lion dollars in advertising. Only
one of these companies did any
advertising in the Negro market.
The Colgate PalmOlive-Peet CON-
pany, manufacturers of Super
Suds, PalmOlive and 0ctagOn soap
exhibited their products at the
Afro American Cooking School in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Poetic Thoughts
By MORRIS GIBBS, Sr.
The Beauty of Nature

Nature has its and it brings
loneliness to all and our heart arings,'
Out new freshness which brings thrill for all,
That satisfies fancy whether it's spring or fall
We wish for each season and if it's too long,
Every is ready to sing a dismal song
Some seasons so long, it seems in vain
To think of summer coming again.
Nature makes flowers to blossom in June,
Also the fields to yellow real soon
For nature does things that to man queer
Which makes variety at different times of the year.
Nature for all her kith and kim
In complete harmony every creature is sheltered in
Their particular habitat and their place in fes scheme
Is secure no matter how the weather may SEEM
The nature expressed in what we see
Represents Gods beauty and since it's free
We should enjoy and understand nature here.
For spiritual growth proves nature has no peer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Roosevelt Remains Most
Probable Candidate

There two active candidates
ton: Mr. Garner and the High Commissioner the Philippines
Paul " McNut Apparently to foresta Mr. McNut Mr.
Farley has gathered the delegation
recognized New Deal candidate and what
continuous effort bring about the naming of
delegates Secretary Hopkins i'll healhuch weapons
Of pothas been used by his party
against his nomination Friends of Secretary Wallace
Mr. Wallace himself choking with Mr. Hopkins decision
to establish home Iowa The likelihood
delegation will Mr. Hopkins infntesma
OF the New Deal the discussed
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
ONE EDITORIAL WORTH
SUBSCRIPTION

Editor: The editorial titled ''We
have Learned -" in your edition
of April q, was worth the entire
$500 which I pay you for the
years subscription to the news
paper.
I wonder how many of our Twin
City people appreciated the fine
work your newspapers did in con-
nection with the recent insurance
bill fight. If you print only one
editorial like the one I speak of a
year I'll feel that I have received
my moneys worth.
Frank Boyd,
Secretary Treasurer,
Twin City Division Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters,
st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
THANKS

Editor: We should like to
take this opportunity to express
our gratitude for the kind cooper
alton and support which you have
given US in all our undertakings
through the pages of your newspa-
per. It is only with such help that
we shall be able to present efec-
tive programs to the people of our
community. Please accept our
thanks =.
The Forum Council,
Pauline Alexander,
Corresponding Secretary,
st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Understanding Each Other
April 10, 1899.


Editor: IT, by saying that understand
Erickson of the legislature that regard his action holding
the insurance bill in committee undemocrac perfectly
My feeling is that he is entitled to his point
ua because that is democracy AS explained lengthy
conversation however, he did have the
beliefs to the will of the majority By arbitrarily refusing report
the bill regardless his opinions
dogmac fashion which the parallel the philosophy
and Mussolini told Mr. Erickson this in
sincerely and willing repeat any place when
may be called to do
do contend that he preudced Negroes
insists that he is not However, do contend
divorced from the American conception
This last mentioned predcamen my opinion
he of prejudices.
Clarence M Mitchell, Jr,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
ALLIANCES, ENTANGLING
AND OTHERWISE

Editor: Presumably this country
knows if war comes, who will be
our friends and who our foes. It
might not be high diplomacy, but
it is certainly common sense, to
avoid furnishing possible enemies
with the materials and the weap-
ons with which to fight US. If hap
PLY the war clouds blow over, and
the world settles down to some
thing approaching what it was be-
fore Herr Hitler started his annex
alton of whatever he thought would
be useful, it can make no difference
that certain nations have been per-
mitted access to our products,
while others were refused.
OF course, there is the question
of "entangling alliances" That ter
rifying phrase is in nearly every
newspaper. Well, it was an en-
tangling alliance when the French
feet participated in the battle of
Yorktown, which gave us our In
dependence. It was an entangling
alliance when President jefferson
notified France that if she did not
sell US Louisiana, we might marry
the British fleet.
Those were real entanglements
Nothing of the sort is involved
when we say to nations that we arr
willing to trade with any nation
that can come to our markets, ant
undertake their own deliveries. No
body thought of using the phras'
when Italy was buying American
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Join Crispus Attacks Association

Of all the drives for memberships for organizations
of them
Association members.
Cspus Attacks home place where the aged spend their
later comfort definite place
should be supported by citizen Individual memberships only
ST. Organizations take memberships
The small membership fee should make possible
ST. Paul subscribe Let's least
Remember that all live age
need the services Crspus Attacks
this subject with duty plain before
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05

ce Douglas and Attorney General Murphy pub
Lefty that accompanied Mr. Douglas elevation Supreme
has deeply impressed
like
has the support of party faction Young sad blazing with
srs enthusiasm that
Republicans There evidence however that he wishes leave the
Supreme Court for the hazards of politics Mr. Murphy has made
extraordinary towards cleaning the judiciary
other New Dealer has accomplished much in short me
shown himself sklu avoiding unnecessary enmies
d however he would be forced face the Souh preudce
against his church Mr.. Roosevelt still Deals
probable candidate.-T R. B. in The Nation
High Rank
Washington the ranking point
racial MISUNDERSTANDING Magazine
Ii He Is Serious
Bbo serious about homeland for people
suggest his State? Would agree
their houses and farms for this purpose?
sensible program.-Baltmore Afro-American.
BLAME 1T ON
There hardly misfortune matter how plainly
docy that the South with
rs years ago-Gerad Johnson editor Evening SUM-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
SteD Forward

Religion loses standing because the relations
color line
tartan After ALL faith in superung the
would not last The Methodist church DID,
not welpois before the SOS is grew up it
dropped the mpulsvene that led to quarreg
remain does
has taken big step forward when that their relationship
the connection should keep the church apart any longer
Undoubtedly the status of Negroes in the unified Methodist church
will be compromise like all human is Their friends
will able
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05
Hawkins, Harris, Jr. Worthy Cause

The elders these often critical of the young
Lot of them the generation going the bowos
Whether this will this piece Granting
however that partially don't think
them when they achieve worthwhile field?
Friday May onigh two of Twin City people
being College
Twin Cities The promising singers Miss June Hawkins
of Minneapolis and Lee Harris baritone
Paul Both of these people purely local products both
them have worked hard master music and most of the time
imagine they abored without the
receive.
The concert which will be presented Pilgrim Baptist Church
will wofd 1t will help the youths
and the will be establish scholarship
fund for Twin City students who seek higher education
Now is chance whether young enjoy
cultural evening of entertainments and
help worthy Even the purchase
for the affair will leave perhaps little pocebook but
extremely upifted in spirit.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-05

mules for use when she was COB
bling Abyssinia or when Japan was
purchasing supplies that she need
ed for the setting up of Manchu-
kuo.
Charles Michaelson,
Washington, D. C.