St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-21
Thoughts on Our Eighth Anniversary

Thoughts on Our Eighth Anniversary
The time is still here when each subdivision Of the Ame
community Negro newspaper
devoted to the and peculiar inter-
ests of the Negroes of a given community or city
week this and its twin sister city
entered its ninth consecutive publication finishing eight
weekly in constantly growing number of homes of
Negroes-plus increasing number of white homes.
Small in physical size modern this
grown community institution the
independent privately operated
celebrating eighth anniversary
periodicals which
information bureaus subscribe it's national recognition The
fact Negro community at time during
the reads its community
Naturally its workers from newsboy publisher feel proud
that the paper has wathered the journalistic storms on seas which have
considered voyagng
spite the rocky soil this insofar Negro journals
Minnesota has produced
John Adams St. Paul APPEAL stawart little supported
by the people served however, for good the
Twin Cities Phillip Hale and Charles Sumner Smith b
the history Young Walter Chestnut
worked his heart dying early death producing with the help
Howell the fine paper NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN
Contributions excellent
ECHO carried by Cyrus Lewis and Eugene Jackson Then the
TWIN CITY HERALD u vigorous which wathered the
various conditions from till 1910 when finally
cubed adversely The publisher of this got his primary train
ing the NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN and the HERALD of which
he co-founder.
paper sponsors before
them fine record of achievement in this field The first mail sub
br the the of the largest defense
plant this only given
equal employment Many Others
black and white followed his suit in early getting behind the pubca
ton We have believe that the public received
been rewarded by the record of the
has been task Most of the creditors have
kind One in particular has than been the saviour of
ship required the people that they should
the Today the number delinquent subscribers
1t took and along this ne
to make readers understand that firms which advertise
their medium for the continuance of strong
For the record might with degree of pardonabe
pride pointed edtoriay the occasion
versary that:
at service of in
social welfare organizations supported
churches, political
pgned against antNegrO individuals and organizations
ported health drives better housing has campagned for better at
tude towards Negro in the daily supported youth
against insults pubcized
focused the spotlight of publicity all attempts give the Negro
than others
We have quoted this those who that
have had missions other than that amusing Such
missions have made many enemies. All institutions which cary
torch" and which the people of the
nature its service make enemies We of friends
in program of service.
AS ninth what the future
holds what the future nation will be-
We engaged total like all other
Just have faith victory the
United Nations paper live
ice the community Whatever happens the desire
who
the city where it has existed for eight years.
We happy that friends
have Joined celebration hope always merit the
cooperation confidence and public support which
ing these past few