Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

senator on the Republican ticket
in the 9th district in the coming
September primaries. He has the
endorsement of the state COP
and many leaders throughout the
tate. He is expected to make
many campaign spe hes
throughout the district and in
the 9Th ward. Many women's
clubs and other colored groups
are behind him in his campaign,
as he is admired by all racial
groups for his fine reputation as
4 buc mess man and has always
shown great interest in the well
fare Of the district, city and state
affairs.
Roscoe c. Simmons has been
invited to come to Milwaukee
and ADDRESS a mass meeting, to-
gether with many other promi-
nent speakers.
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The Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.,
was interviewed by Dan Travis,
Chicago Bee representative, re-
garding employment of Negro
women in their plant. At present
there are five Negro women at
work there and they expect to
out several more on the payroll
soon. These women were signed
up through the Milwaukee Vo-
cational school, having taken
courses in the school qualifying
them for the work.
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Charley Grimm, manager OF
the Milwaukee Brewers, say
hat he is behind Judge Lands
one hundred percent regarding
his statement concerning the US
ing of Negro baseball players in
professional baseball. A meeting
will be held sometime in August
in Chicago to iron out the detail
to see that good Negro ball play
ers can be hired by professional
clubs.
In a lengthy interview with
Father Mccarthy, president Of
Marquette university, on the
question as to why there were
10 Negroes attending the univer-
sty, Dan Travis, Bee represent
alive, was shown positive facts
that there is no racial discrimi-
nation practiced against colored
students. Father Mccarthy ad-
,vises that there are two Negro
girls enrolled at the university
for the coming semester, both
from st. Francis High school Of
Baltimore, Md. They are Laura
Spence of Wewoka, Okla, and
Alice Odessa Kennedy of Wash
ington, D. c.
Albert Richardson, a graduate
student at Marquette, declares
that he has never seen any form
Of discrimination at Marquette
and also that the faculty is in
sympathy with Negroes. Mr..
Richardson is completing all Of
IS requirements for his masters
degree on a scholarship from the
university and specifically en-
phasizes that it draws no color
line. 7. ,-...-... ...... ....-
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES:
The Omega Girls of st. Marks
church had a successful picnic at
Grant Park last Sunday. Present
were. Betty Graves, president;
Nell Thomas, Inez Hunt, LaPrell
Zanders, Irene Jackson and son,
Pearl Curry, Wostoria Jones and
daughter, Ollie Mae Whitmore
and family. Guests were: Mrs.
Elsie Bats, Grand Rapids; Elsie
Miller. Mike and Eunice White,
Venletta and Virginia Lee, Gro
yer Crawford and Morgan Curry.
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The St. Mark F. c.. club will
not meet during the month Of
August. Every member will be
asked to report for double duty
September IA. The president,
Mrs. Lille Mae Hall, is planning
a large program for the early
fall and also a general shakeup
for inactive members.
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Rev. H. E. Stewart of ST.
Mark, offered a special prayer
for our boys leaving for camp
Sunday morning.
Calvary Baptist church, 1927
North Fourth street, Melvin J.
Battle, pastor, held morning
worship at II o'clock. The pastor
spoke from the subjest, Seeing
Jesus Through Prayer" Acts
22:17-18.
On the sick list are: Mrs. Lii
lie Mae Griffin, County General
hospital; Nelson Novels, County
General hospital; Mrs. Ellen
johnson, 1877 North Fourth
street: James Bazzelle, 1925 North