The Omaha guide., 1941-06-14

And now, we find ourselves
getting out Of a United Cab right
in front of the Fontenelle hotel
Of course, its the night Of the
Tech Senior Banquet. With pencil
and paper, We'll get the inside
dope. Viewing the class, there
seems to be about twenty-five
Negroes. They are all formally
dressed and most Of them are es-
corted-The boy of last week Har-
vey Bridges escorted Viola Little
john.@James Mosely ,draped in
black peg pants and a white "a in.
draped coat, escorted Venita
Swancey-John Hamilton, one of
our well known athletes, escorted
Lyndell Partridge, who thought
graduation day would never come.
Milton Mallory, wearing his
honor roll pin, escorted Kathryn
Taylor, who recently played a
role in the senior play-Joe Cross
ley, who also had a part in the
senior play, escorted Nonice Viii
liams-Well, Calvin Hobbs No. 1
playboy escorted two girls, Claud-
ia Seay, and Thelma Hicks-Jam-
es Calhone, as usual was all al
one, his company, was, no doubt
in his back pocket.-Mildred Smith
styling in a pleated formal, await
ed her escort, John Prayer, who
was not a graduate but a steady
boy friend. He escorted her to
the dance after the banquet-Wal-
terine Wright was with Percy
Byrd, the great jitterbug-Aud-
reg Preston another jitterbug was
also present. believe Gaines
Partridge escorted Gladyce Tay-
lor-Among the other many grad
yates were Percy Hudson, Mary
E. Johnson, Lilly Anderson, Ber-
nard Grice and Willard Sullivan.
There are about fifty children
Of our race graduating this June
from Tech, Central, North and
South high. We are very proud
and hope they have much success.
This is just the season
many working grown-ups find
themselves broke. All of their
checks have ran out with the
horses-Because this is just the
time for the Big races, let's follow
the crowd to the Ak-Sar-Ben and
join up wifi them.
*****%
Spotted shaking hands with
friends along the stroll was Ray
mond Alexander, former Omahan,
now living in Waterloo, Iowa.
While in this fair city he has Wis
tied many friends including the
old friends living on Lake street
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GIRLS! give US your attention
for a few nomenclature you seen
a boy lately wearing a big famil-
lar smile? I'm sure you have for
he's back again-Calvin Fradgers
**&**#
Were you invited to the Sports
Prom-That Popularity Poll was
strictly the hit of the evening
about so graduates were there
very fine affair.
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And Now for the Weekly Gossip
FLASH! Most of the Cats
from the C's are back among
them is cool, calm and collective
Push" as soon as he hit north
oath street, he was seen in Duffys
drugstore asking for information
for the phone number of 1924 n.
9th Street.
*m****
The Lone Ranger
Perry Harris has struck out of
Fort Riley to Fort Meade-not fer
girls, he's only in North Dakota.
Overheard Conversation
L. P. was telling NJ. N. quote:
81 wouldn't feed hay to her if she
was a horse".-that's pretty bad
-eh!
William Wynn
was at the dance the other
night. Our worry is: did he de-
eide to go himself or did Mary
Jones decide for him?
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Villa Mae Ross
and Petite Allen; a certain queen
is awful worried about your trou-
bles.
Mary (Franklin) Gaskin-
is ossifying her time in a local
hnrni4n1 ricL Errornrnnn nf hon.