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La gaceta., 1939-12-12
HABLO Ell PAPA DE LOS
PELIGROS DEL COMUNIS-
MO

Roma, Die. 12.-En ell conSis
torio celebrado aver en- Ciudad
Vaticano, bajo la presidencia
del Papa, no fueron nombrados
nuevos cardenales, quedando asi
rota una tradici6n,
Sabese que Su Santidad lie ha
bio a los Cardenales del peligro
que para la civilization y la hui
manidad representa- la extern
sion del comunismo en- ell mundo
La gaceta., 1939-12-12
VAPORES CON-
FICADOS

Londres, Die. 2.-Un tribu-
nal de presas maritimas decide
hoy confiscar, a favor de la ma
rina inglesa, los vapores alema-
mes Cabo Norte, de 1855 to-
neladas; Hanneh Boge, Bianca
Y el yacht Elyira, este Gltimo de
Ill toneladas.
La gaceta., 1939-12-12

Tn muelle en- G%ulfport. Miss, es
tan grande que Sc puede dividir en-
seis terrenos para jugar al Balom-
pie.
La gaceta., 1939-12-12
Ell TIEMFO

La niebla fue intensa en- la
noche de aver y la manana de
hoy. Subira la temperature.
La gaceta., 1939-12-12

En- ell aho 1887, Ell 34.S por ciento
de las personals detenidas por la po-
licfa contaban menos de rs amos de
edad.
La gaceta., 1939-12-12

You may be guilty Of halitosis dad
breath) this very minute, and yet be
unaware oft. That's the insidious thing
about this offensive condition, so fire.
quently due to food fermentation in
the mouth.
You yourself may not recognize il
-. but everyone you come in contact
with does.
Listerine Antiseptic halts such fer
mentation, said by some authorues to
be q major cause of mouth odors, and
overcomes the odors themselves. So why
rsk annoying and offending othersfWhy
hurt yourself socially and in busineSsl
1t Is so cas-" to guard against offend
Eng by gargling with Listerine, the
safe ~antiseptie. Your breath becomes
sweeter and more agreeable. II you
value your job and your friends, use
Listerine Antiseptic regularly Lambert
Phsmacal Company, St. Louis, No
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
CAVLIN SISTERS ANNOUNCE
BIRD ANNUAL NEW YORK
PIANO RECITAL

Ney York, May 25 (C)-Bernice
Joyce Calvin, Ia year old Brooklyn
College freshman, and her sister,
Dolores Maxine Calvin, IL year
old student of the High school OF
Music and Art, who live in the
Dunbar Apartments at 28l6-oth
Avenue, announce their annual
New York piano recital to be held
on Sunday afternoon, June Il,
at 8 o'clock, at the YWCA audi
torium, ITO w. 18th street. The
sisters have been tutored especial
ly for this recital by Winfield
Abel of Steinway Hall, who IS a
pupil of Burmeister the secretary
of the famous pianist, List.
Bernice and Dolores Calvin are
winners of many awards, medals
and scholarships, and have been
pianists, who have interpretative
judged by persons high in the
music world as outstanding young
powers far beyond their years.
They will play works of Chopin,
Bach, Mozart and their W COM
positions.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
ARTIST ENDS SEASON

Vercylee Norvell, prominent
North high baritone made his last
public performance to Omaha for
This season last Monday evening,
Nav 22nd at the Olvet Baptist
Church. He sang the aria "The
Heart Bowed Down, from the
opera "Bohiemian Girl" by Balfe.
He was very enthusiastically re-
ceived by a capacity crowd. Va
cationing in different parts of
the west, he has earned a we'll
deserved rest. For every Erwin
show at North high school, this
semester he has been in great
demand. Upon his return to Omaha
this fall, he shall resume his
active career, along with his very
fine and faithful accompanies,
Booker Washington, who just re-
Gently won the rating of highly
superior at the Regional Music
Confess in Colorado Springs. He
is also going to open a Voice
Studio, accepting only a limited
number of students for work. To
all who become students of the
Norvell Vocal Studio, these words
are quoted from Vercylee Nor
veil to be held in your memory
Genius is only the power OF
making continuous efforts. The
fine between failure and success
is so fine that WI are often on
the line and do not know it. Many
times people have thrown up their
hards at a time when a little
mere effort, a little patience
would have achieved success. AS
the tide goes clear out, 80 1T
comes clear in. A little more per-
s:stence, a little more effor1. and
what seemed hopeless failure may
tuln to glorious success"
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

The Smart Set met with Mrs.
Hester Woods Sunday, May ID.
The prdsident called the meeting
to order. Old and new business
was discussed. There were two
amendments added to the Consti-
tuition of the club. They have
planned to go on a picnic on May
21st. The discussions for the even
ings were very interesting. The
guest for the evening yer Mrs.
Margaret 6iruder, Mrs. Lula Smi' h
both of Denver, Colorado. After
the busind S part of the meeting
was over, Mrs. Woods served a
very delicious repast. Mrs. Ethel
Phillips, Mrs. Irene Mcdonald,
and Miss Jewell Brown assisted
Mrs Woods with the serving.
The club D planning big things
for the future. The next meet
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

resting the brothers and other in
cidents connected with the case
might "easily be construed as in
dicating collision between police
and the lyncheTs in the murder
itself, and part of a conspiracy to
defraud justice by preventing a
fair trial of the murderers.
Tho Attorney General was Also
informed by wire from n, Jar
d.ne Osborne, field representative
of the lid now in Day5ona, that
all members of the panel from
which the jury will be selected are.
being approached by Klansmen
demanding thai a mot guilty
verdict be brougns in for the
Blackwielder killers The LID rep
.csentative urged Murphy that he
consider the urge,- need of as
sig ing a fedora investigator 20
Daytona without Ielay to inquire
IN. the intimidation Of jurors
an weigh the 20 'sibili,S of trans
felrlng the case to o fedesel court.
White and Negro citizens of
Daytona outraged by the murder,
have formed organizations for
protest. A joint committee of all
Negro organizations in the city
has been set up to make plans for
a city-wide fight for Negro civil
rights.
In answer to Khan intimidation
or Jurors the LID has blanketed
the Florida city with leaflets
pointing out that action of the
Khan has borne out the need for
federal prosecution of the lynch
ers.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
YWCA NEWS YWCA

The Mothers Council enjoyed a
beautiful Litany Service on Mon
day evening conducted by Mrs.
Chue. Other features on the pro-
gram we're a reading titled IAN
Older Mbther Speaks" by Mrs.
Eula Gillam-an instrumental So
10. Minuet by Paderewski, by Miss
Archie Mae Young who is a
daughter of one of our Mothers.
The Council had the privilege
of hearing Father G A. STAINS,
in a talk and open discussion; The
topic, Religious Development of
the Child" was broadly discussed.
The religious development of the
parent should be of the foremost
Importance to the guidance and
development of the child" he said.
The parent should accompany the
child TO church school; be inter
essed in his social and religious
development. The Bible should be
taught ard read in the house with
understanding. Following the dis
cussions Miss Bell the "Y" secre-
tary conducted the council in
many community songs and some
games. Miss Archie Mae Young
accompanying. The concluding
number, "My Lord What A Morn
ing was led by Mrs. Robinson
after which refreshments were
served.
We were fortunate to have sc
many mothers to have birthday;
in May, for each Mothers presents
a cake to the Council and all joir
in with coffee and ice cream
An unusual large number at
tended.
Mrs Jamie Norman, reporter
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
CONGRESSMAN ASKS U. S.
TO PROBE FLA. LYNCHING

Washington, May 25 (CNA)-
Vito Marcantonio, New York Con-
gresham from Lower Harlem and
President of the International La
Dor Deferlse, this week demanded
that the federal government in
vestigate the lynching Of Lee
Smell Negro taxi-driver, at Day
ton Fla, on April % and prose-
cute his slayers.
Smell had been arrested after an
automobile accident in which a
12-year-old white boy was killed.
He was seized from a police Of
ficer who was removing him from
Daytona to Deland, Fla, for safe
keeping. Everett and Earl Black
welder, brothers of the boy, shot
tho taxi-driver to death while the
officer looked ON making no at
tempt to prevent the lynch muir
der. The two brothers were ar
rested and charged with murder
following a campaign by the LID
to force LEGAL authorities to act
Following their arrest the Daytona
Ku Klux Klan began a systematic
threading of prospective jurors to
influence the trial.
In a letter to Attorney General
Frank Murphy requesting that
the government intervene, Mer-
cantonio said that the delay in ar
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Minnie Dixon of 1889 Ohio
St., has returned from Brewton,
Ala, where she attended the fun
eral of her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Dacuse. Mrs. Dacus was i'll two
years and four month. The family
wisho, to thank her many friends
for their kindness during the
ten months of illness in Omaha.
Also for the many kilograms of
sympathy and floral offerings
sent. Acknowling those sent from
Omaha: The Free Stone Baptist
Church, Pilgrim Baptist Church,
and The New Era Womenb Con-
ven.ion, the Postal employees and
the many cards from other friends
and groups.
Signed: Mrs. Minnie L. Dixon
Mrs. Ingraham Collision
Mrs. Pearl Mills
Mr.. J. W. Dacus.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs John L. billiard, 2211 Ohio
Street, was called Tyler, Texas,
last week on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her mother. She will
be Joined by her husband, Mr..
John L. billiard, in a few days.
They expect to remain in Texas
until the latter part of August.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Mary K. Brown, Kansas,
City, Kans., was in the city last
week for several days during the
illness of her counsin, Mr.. Al
Scott Mr.. Scott is still in the his
pital and his condition is reported
as no improvement.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr. Val G. iRatliff, ALI Patrick
Ave. will leave for New York
City at 3 A. NJ, Sunday. He will
stop at Indianapolis, Ind, Decora-
ton Day, from there he will drive
to Pittsburgh, Penn, for a few
days, and from there on to New
York City. Mr.. Ratliff was born
and reared in Omaha.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
Kidney Trouble
STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

To harmlessly flush poisons and
acid from kidneys and relieve ir-
ritations of bladder so that you
ean stop getting up nights" get
a 35 cent package of Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules and take
as directed. Other symptoms of
kidney and bladder weaknesses
may be scant, burning or smart
ing passage backache- leg
cramps puffy eyes. Get the
original GOLD MEDAL.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Eugene Murray, Fonten-
nellie Apartments, will be REIN
stated in the position she once
held ON the Visiting Nurse Asso-
citation staff. Mrs. Murray was
the first visiting nsrse OF our
race in the city. She goes back
to work June 1st.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
ROSES MEET

The Four Roses Club met at
the home of Mrs. Clarice Brown.
The meeting began at 11.30.
The club is planning their fer
NAL opening dance. Mrs. Brown
served a delicious lunch. The next
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Laura Brewer. Mrs. Maria
Elkins, presidnet; Mrs. Laura
Brewer, reporter.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. Frank Perkins, Jr., a MEM
Der of "Red" Perkins orchestra,
was in the city, Monday spend
ing the day with his wife.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Townsend Club No. II will spon-
o a program and refreshments,
Nav 28th at the Urban League
Hall. All members are asked to
be present. Public is invited.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Miss Arlene Baker, Chicago,
H., is spending the Summer in
tho city. She is staying at 1924
No. oath.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
STRUCK BY BIKE

Walter Harris was struck by a
bicycle Sunday and suffered a
broken leg. He was rushed to a
local hospital.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
Bills Loan Bank
AND MERCHANDISE STORE

Confidential Loans at Reasonable
Rates
Unredeemed Quality Merchan-
disc at a Great Reduction. Up
to-Date Clothing, Dry Goods,
Ladies' Ready to Wear Millinery
Hosiery, Blankets, Shoes for the
Entire Family.
1904 N. oath st. Tel. WE. 1869
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
4 Sq&F5 The>S -o-c-i-e-ty>W World oRe4 89S4

Caldwell is at home from the hos
pital where he was taken May
4th for observation by a child's
specialist.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

St., is making artificial flowers
for Memorial Day. These waiting
special designs, may call her at
At. 3170.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. Peterson, Chicago, H.,
clocker at Ak-sar-ben races is
stopping with Mrs. Myrtle Wash
ingsocl, 1924 N. % Ave.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Majors have
moved to their new residence at
2640 Binney st.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

ing will be at the home of Miss
Longmeyer 1922 Ohio.
Hester Woods, reporter.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Cora Conway, of Miami
Street, was called to Lincoln to
the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Pearl Chrissman.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Rev. r. f. Adams, pastor of st.
John is not doing SO well at this
writing.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs Louise Strother, 2220 Will
lis street. is reported as resting
much better at this writing.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Little Raymond Conwell, 2415
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. stovall, 2415 N. 22nd Street
is on the sick list this week.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. Jack Terry of North Both
Strees is very ill at his home,
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Margaret Taylor, 2724
Burdette St., is in a local hospi-
tai.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27
Mrs. ]. D. Crawford, Adviser


The Mothers council will spon-
sor a Bridge Parry ON Monday
night, May 20, for the purpose of
increasing our camp Budgete Each
Mother is responsible for four
tickets. Prizes will be awarded.
We regret that Mrs. Jammie
Norman is slightly indisposed at
this writing. The Mothers and
friends hope that she is improving.
On Saturday, May 81, all Fresh
men girls of the YWCA will go
on an outing to Camp Brewster.
Tho group will leave the "Y" at
9 a. m.
The Up-to-Date Girl Reserves,
with Mrs. Dorene Holiday will
go on a picnic to Elmwood, Sat
urday, May 81.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mr.. Sam Lawson, 2214 N. 29th
Sit, is home from the hospital
and is doing nicely.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Nina Colbert, of PlJta-
burgh, Penn, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Martha Lawson, 2214 N.
Goth Street.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

Mrs. Long, at 271s No. 2eth
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-27

SS.:ySN cSSS.SS.:SS.SS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04


 after heart.Sick moment. I'll go out tomorrow and look around, Maybe you won't have to, II you can stand Q place stumbled over today. How about having Q look at it now3"
 As they drove, he refused to ans wer any questions, looking all the while so wickedly excited that Janet said, "All right, be . clamI But If you keep it up too long, youll blow up with your own sense of importance" . She did not guess, even when ne swung the car Into the hillside drive that led along the edge of the park. Then oil at once Barney was stopping before the white house Lance had built,
 q haven't bought it yet" he said, but Tim and cynthia are going to Brazil -- some construc- ton job and it's for sale. Do you" he cooked Q quiEzical eyo- brow, but his voice was eager do you think it will do, Janet9"
 (TTIE END)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04
CHAPTER XIV

JNnetS heart sank lower ana lower as she climbed one narrow stairway after another and tramp ed through dark, bare, echoing railways and chilly, cubicle-liko rooms, The walls, painted in dull browns or grNys or hard blues, or covered with monstrous paper, were marked by many trailing fingers; the plumbing was antiquated and stained with much usage; and there was everywhere tho stale smell Of cooking and once or twice, of mice
 So far as the convenience of the locality went. she had spoken the truth, Within Q block were signs marking c seeond-hand store, e cheap cafe, e filling station, Q Chi- nese laundry, a fortune.telling booth, and e pawn shop Janet tried not to see that,
 "i'll take another day to lt, " she told herself wearily Nt last, "rhey can't oil be SO unspcakable,
 When she got back to the little apartment which, Q few weeks ago, she had thought might "do" for awhile, it looked like coSy Paradise lost, She was enjoying N quiet Sniffle on the davenport when steps sounded in the hallway outside,
 Good Lord she thought, l can't let Barney find me bawllne,
 Desperately she powdered her neFe. listening meantime for tho sound of c key being turned in tho lock, Instead someone rapped smartly on the door panel
 When Janet opened th door she was not sure that her swollen eyes were not deeeivlng her, But the slight, faintly crumpled figure standing on the threshold was un- questionably that of the old gentle. man she had met feeding the squirrels in the park,
 "Why. MT. Justin, how nice to ae youl" Janet cried, wondering how he had found her,
 tCo2y place you have here, Mrs Mcknight" he Bald, looking about hin, Then at her glance Of surs nrise, he ehuekled, "i told you ] was soe.ety.page fan, Read oil bout your wedding"
 "Dut how did you know where tn ind me2"
 "Ask me something harder, I waa driving by and saw you come in: so ! pursued you"
 Janet Naid, laughing as ahe had Bst laughed for days II love be- lna purauedi but you may be bored, I'm the only squirrel here Just now"
 "oh, that's oil right" he said deliqhtedly. taking tho chair she indicated We did have some nice Wsita, didn't We2 There aren't Q lot Of people you can just talk esnifoVtably to these days By the way, hear that slick young man you used to Dc engaged to ls building c heuse on those lots Of his for Q rich widow, skinned her right out from under tho nose of the firm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04
CRANlUM CRACKERS

Some of the following statementf are true. Some arc false. Which are which7
 1. An egress k an African bird. 2. A dudgeon IS Q prison cell. 3, Henry Ford once drove rac- Ing autos.
 {. Residents of Ulster, Ireland are known as Orangemen, 6. Buffalo Bill is buried on Pike'i Peak In Colorado.
 Answers on Back Page.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04
DICKINSON HITS
 l46, THOMASTON

Themaston, Feb, W, Diekln. son of the Earls captured high sin. gle. i40 in the weekly bowling matches of the Young Mems Club League Thursday evening at the Thomaston alleys,
 D. Fraser of the Peers annexed high three with 30i,
 The scores
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
"Home on the Range" In BechuonoIond

THE cowboys In BrItish h.owned A Bcehuanaland have not ycs reached the English radio net- works with their "dogie" songs, but It isn't because they're not singing. For the south central African land Is a rolling grazing ground for most of It's 27b,o0o square miles and Q natural "home on the range"
 Cattle have dotted It's plains for centuries, but only with the ar. rival of the British in 1885 did the cowboys work become an ih. dustry, Today cattle constitute . major export, despite the fact that tho natives were practically wiped out of business q few years ago when an epidemic killed 90 per cent of their stock.
 So the natives, still elinging to tribal customs, tend herds as . principal occupation, do Q bit Of trapping and hunting on the side. But the British government exer. eIaes strict control to protect cat. tle, No animals, skins or horns, no vehicles except railway trains and automobiles can be imported without special permission. No cattle can be moved from one part of the country 10 another without permission. In this way the gov. ernment checks the spread of disease.
 Soil Is fertile In Buehanaland but the rainfall Is uncertain. It ls essentially grass country. MI. let and make are the chief crops In return for cattle exports. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04

tcopyrish,, iess. NEA Service. ine.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04
CAST 0F CHARACTERS

SANET DWIGHT, heroine. She vas engaged Co handsome young architect
 RANCE BARsT0w, hero. Lance had great dreams for the fu- ture. So did
 CYNTHIA CANTREIL, orphaned granddaughter of greataunt Mary Cantrell. sun another dreamer was
 BARNEY MCKNIGHT, newspa- herman. But Barney was more than . dreamer,
 Yesterday; Janet and Barney And their real love at last, but Just ns Barney Is lRld or. So Janet goes hunting cheaper rent despite Barney's protests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04

Totals coco. 465 464 6i0 i437 High Hfhgie-W. Dickinson l46 High Three--D. Fraser 36l
 High Team Single-Earls 533 High Team Three Peers i5os
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-04

n V ' V V D Bct clothing, gro" eerIes, tinware. But civilization has not made great strides in [ h c protector rate. Cattle are shown here on q 1892 stamp of the South Af- fiean colony.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Don't Take Ny
Word for Ii
BY FRANK COLBY.
Viking
Noun. A Northman sea rover.

A noted American columnist re-
Gently informed his readers that the
correct pronunciation Of viking
was not "VY-king" to rhyme with
hiking, but 'VICK-ing" to rhyme
with licking.
This, of course, is sheerest nom
sense. It is another demonstration
of the folly of rushing into print
with hearsay evidence on subjects
with which one is unacquainted.
The pronunciation "VICK-ing" is
listed in no dictionary known to
your word reporter. However,
"VEE-king" is the rather feeble
alternative of one or two diction-
aries published in England. But
"VEE-king" is seldom if ever heard
in the United States.
No one is infallible, but writers
will spare themselves many embar-
RAISING blunders of the sort here
noted, if they will follow this friend
ly advice: Never publish line on
the use or pronunciation of any
word, no matter how simple or
familiar, without first reading all
about it in at least one standard,
late edition American dictionary.
In the first syllable of viking use
the long 81" sound as in by, my.
Correct pronunciation: viking.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accentedD
For a personal answer to your
questions about words, send a
stamped (3-cent), self addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
By Willard
BY Edgar Rice Burroughs
Bv Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher

It'd like to know who it Is has
dared to set traps here" he grumbled.
''This is on our land, and everybody
knows that we don't allow trapping.
I guess I'll have to go up the Laugh
ing Brook and see if there are more
traps up there. I'll take these traps
along with me, and whoever owns
them will have to come up to the
house to get them. Then I'll give
him such q good piece of my mind
that he won't do any more trapping
along the Laughing Brook and
around the Smiling Pool"
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Florida Democrats
To Meet Junuury 5

The Florida Young Democratic
Club of Washington will hold its
first meeting of 1910 on January 5, it
was announced today by Nat Turn
bull, president, and Mrs. Catherine
Afford, vice president. Members Of
the Florida congressional delegation
are expected to speak. The meeting
will be held in a room of the Capitol,
to be designated later by Senator
Andrews.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

it up on the bank and at once went
over to another favorite feeding
place Of Jerry's. There, just as he
expected, he found another trap.
This he also threw up on the bank,
and his face looked angrier than
ever.
Now Farmer Browns Boy knew
all about trappings, and, what is
more, he knew all about the ways
of Jerry Muskrat. So he went from
place to place where he thought
traps might be set. He found two
more, and by this time he had quite
lost his temper.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

been caught in the trap by his tail.
When Farmer Browns Boy got there
he gave a little whistle of surprise.
There were some pieces of carrot
already there. Then Farmer Browns
Boys face clouded. II wonder what
this MEANS" said he, and at once
began to look about. It didn't take
him long to discover the trap fas-
tened to the old log. "Ha! I thought
sol" exclaimed Farmer Browns Boy,
and his face became angry looking.
He reached down and got hold Of
the chain Of the trap and pulled 1t
free from the log. Then he tossed
Evening star., 1939-12-28
jolly Polly
-
Not This
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH,

BY JOS. j. fRlSCH.
T. B. S.-Although some critics
condemn the term "a pair of
stairs" no less an authority than
the Funk g. Wagnalls Standard Die