davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-10-07

A very popular slack
style. S Spun rayon
type cloth. Washable.
Choice of blue or teal
green. Sizes 6, 0, 10.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Must Do Some Planning Now

1t only four a Indicated that 6s
OF the Negro population the Twin
relief projects This large of Negro dependency
pete out of line with the ratio for general population and
obviously pointed influencing greatly affected
the proportion In opinion the dpropon
was due in large the virtual exclusion
abes from all but few lines of economic endeavor
Until the period the have had
find employment the railroad industry sleeping and
dining Conspiracy between railroad
broherhoodS has kept Negroes from of
poyment Negro have been limited almost completely
tic service Persons trained to do other jobs have
local community seek opportunity where
their special training s could be Generally employers
here have not been enough trained jobs
any except mental capacities
jobs plentiful good time to anticipate and study
veoped deal with the which
again become Leadership each of the
begin consider how
other job openings which will carry peace
big order but idly
into the uncertainty and Generalization of the
relief days
1t inevitable that marginal workers help
from the social
again have so of Twin City
and anxious work. having ubsist public dole ompat
ing factor the all problem will be
returning soldiers which in itself big We
the alone look for the job interests of returning
With the soldiers
action becomes
There curea for maladument
Negro labor but methods must be found ills
know local leadership has found me chart type
develop The
cannot be accomplished organization Every individual
We equipped leadership
planning for the security Of Negro employment but they must
sarily, have the whoehearted support of the people
This have suggestions
the thinking taken up
all of US.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Minneapolis Loses Washington

Minneapolis the Northwest will real loss
Charles Washington secretary the
apos Urban Washington will leave this field take
Of the Industrial Relations department of the Pitts
This newspaper happy for Mr. Washington that he
the Twin Cities that leaving this period
muny leadership will minds
develop for the benefit of the Negro community
Mr. Washngton long in these Cities his wide
acquaintance with the and their problems of both equip
him to be of inemabe formulation plan Of plans
for the period after the He had already motion the minds
of his board and those whom he has recently addressed the
need for plans for the Minneapolis Negro community
1t bad for community Washington should
called another field this Knowing him this
doe has
few remain this field because of the projects which the Urban
Leagues have completely developed The budget which the
aot the Urban Leagues does allow for and
actually both cities thousands of dollars misunderstood
ings racial feeling and lack opportunity employment for Negro
has been contention that community
thousand Negroes should Urban budget
$4,000 for each provide the
tive and enough budget have industrial relations
assistant The Councils of Social Agencies evidently
of the great load which the underaed
the of Mr.. Washington Minneapolis
than Pittsburgh him reasonable adequate
and the budget small do the effective there
point him other qualified secretary remaining
community which evidently Leagues
contribution.
that may terribly sorry Washington
Minneapolis We naturally wish him great his field
endeavor and imagine that he will look Minneapolis his
home throughout the
both Minneapolis St Paul throughout years
felt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Sterling Club
Conducts Halle
@. Forum Sunday

Harold Mann, Relocation Officer
of the War Relocation Authority,
will be the principal speaker at the
Halle Q. Brown House Sunday
Forum, Nov. %, at p. m. under
the auspices of the Sterling Club.
James Hughes, president of the
Club, will preside.
Mr.. Mann's subject will be Gre
locating a People" He will tell of
his work in relocating American
born Japanese and of his interest
in all phases of interracial activi-
ties. A large number is expected
to attend this meeting to hear of
the problems of other racial mi
norities.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Let Service People Vote!

Opposition the plan allow the service vote in next
chief opposition the
bill under consideration from Southern
have large cast by
soldiers whom could vote they wanted
+ when they home in their native states.
enough and risk their lives fight the
battles they certainly good enough VOTE and arrange
should be made to allow them to do
Republican Senators expressed fear that the administration will
ballots the in "A not well grounded be-
many Republicans Democrats the armed forces
heard of draft boards selecting people the
basis of their political affiliations.
belief that the American people who here home be-
that the the service have
the candidates of their choice.
Certainly other class cizenry has better right to be
heard at the polls!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
In MernOriam

In loving memory of our daugh-
ter, granddaughter and niece,
Saundra Louise johnson, who de-
parted this life one year ago No
vember "a, 1912, at the age of II
days old.
She was so sweet the few days
we held her in our arms. Oh, those
sweet memories from the time she
was born. We thought we had
you, baby dear, for keeps, but the
band of angels wanted you in their
number.
The day you closed your eyes in
sleep, God took you home-it was
His will.
Your memory will always live
with US still.
Signed: Mr.. and Mrs. Rodger
Johnson, parents; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Escue and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Johnson, grandparents; uncles and
aunts.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
By Gordon Hancock

Well may the writers of Negro
history rejoice, for this is verify
their heydey. Not in recorded his
tory has there been a time when
the Negro rose to greater or grand
er heights of moral grandeur. Ne
groes are helping to write one of
the most dramatic chapters in the
history of the world.
The Negroes fight is in reality
the flight of faith" for whereas
the white man is fighting for what
he has enjoyed and what he now
enjoys, the Negro is fighting for
what he hopes to enjoy. More then
is his credit! He is giving the
world its greatest lesson in super
patriotism. He is therefore laying
the foundation for greater things
in the postwar world.
The doors on which he has
knocked in vain so long must open
by and by and a thousand things
are conspiring to this desired end.
There is the divinity that shapes
human ends that will not be de-
MED. The divinity that laid the
foundation of the Negroes physical
emancipation during the ice age is
still at work in nature and society
and cannot be foiled by the design
ing forces of a hundred hells. These
Negroes fighting in the armed
forces of this nation are showing
this world something it has not
seen before, namely, loyalty and
patriotism at their best.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26

Co. &C." 262 Q. M. Bn.,
APO. 7OS,
Go P. NJ, San Francisco,
Calf,
Nov. IL, 1913.
Somewhere in the South
Pacific.
Dear Mr.. Newman:
Just a note to let you know
am well and doing fine and haven't
forgotten you, also my many
friends at T. C. o. P.
We have just finished our papers,
the st. Paul Recorder and the
Spokesman, so you see we keep
well posted on the Twin City news.
/ really never appreciated our pa
pers until 1 came overseas. Now it
is looked forward to, more so than
our pay.
Cpl. Otis Carson, Cpl. Dewey
Hill, Cpl. Harold Rowland, Pvt.
Clarence Patrick, all Twin City
men, join me in thanking you and
the staff for your promptness to
overseas soldiers.
We read where your son, Sgt.
Newman, was home on furlough,
lucky man. We hope the next one
he gets will be a permanent one.
Please give my best regards to
Capt. Faber, Capt. Peterson, In
spector Youngquist-in fact, all the
guard personnel.
Until we have soundly slapped
the Japs, l wish to remain,
Your friend,
S/Sgt. Chester w. Oden.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Army Errs in Placing
Prejudiced White Officers
Over Negro Troops

mand Negro troops. These men by
their fine spirits have inspired
their Negro subordinates with the
patriotism born of a high morale.
1t is most deplorable that these
stories are too often the exceptions
and not the general rule. Too often
Negro soldiers are placed under
white officers who have no respect
for them and their abilities and
above all, no respect for their
personalities. Herein lies the man.
moth mistake of this and other
wars and situations.
1 know of no more deadly and
dangerous misfortune that could
befall young Negro recruit than
to be assigned to the command
of white officers who are incura-
bly, prejudiced against Negroes.
This is no simple matter and should
not be so considered. 1t is one of
the gravest matters before the ma
ton and even the united ma
tions. This prejudiced attitude on
the part of certain white officials
not only depresses the morale of
the Negroes involved, but it de-
stroys the morale of conscientious
whites of whom our armed forces
have not a few.
Too often men are assigned
to white officers who claim to
know the Negro" and this
knowledge consists mainly in
knowing how to put the Ne
gro in his place. A white man,
like a black man, has a right
to his preiudices. We all have
ours. But the place of au-
thority over Negroes is no
place for a white man who
is prejudiced.
NOT A MATTER OF SECTIONS
Be it understood that this is no
indictment against white officers
of any particular section. 1t is an
indictment against any white man
who assumes command over Ne
groes for whom he has prejudice.
A prejudiced northern white man
is no better than a prejudiced
southern white man. 1t is the preju-
diced white man that we object to
differing Negro troops. AS we
pointed out at the beginning, one
Of these fine officers hailed from
the south and the other from the
north. Boundaries often mean little
in the matter Of race prejudice.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Nine Women
Employed at NIL.
ROthSchild'S

The Minneapolis store of Maurice
L. Rothschild, Nicollet at Fourth
street, employs nine of the COM
munity's young women. They are:
Lillian Schofield, Laverne S m S,
Pearl Mckinney, Bernice Grey, Le-
nora Vaughn, Alyce Westberry,
Alva Kitchen, Ruth Pittman and
Tressa Lewis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Thanksgiving 1913

Our thanks Dear Lord this Thanksgiving,
Are not just for heap of living,
We're thankful for the courage to be
people proud-forever free!
Strong hearts, square hands that man our guns,
We're thankful, Lord, for valiant sons
Whose red blood flows that may say
Our prayers our hopes in our own way!
Though short-weight Justice may prevent
Some from reaching heights God meant,
We're thankful for a Constitution written so
The future must "Let My People Col"
We're thankful, Lord, for strength of will,
Though failing, keeps fighting still;
We're grateful for Earth's greatest wealth,
Love, faith, conscience-health!
Our thanks dear Lord, on this Thanksgiving,
Are not for just heap of living;
Our thanks are in dream of war flags furled,
Just peace and feast of Freedom for the world!
james T. Logan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Margaret Cleary
Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Margaret La Rue Cleary,
age 81, died suddenly at her home,
962 st. Anthony, Friday, Nov. 10.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, Nov. "a, at 2 p. m. with
Rev. S. E. Ware officiating. In
terment will be at lakewood Gene
terry. One son, Seaman second
class James Cleary, and a sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth English, Princeton,
KY; Mrs. Sarah Rufus, a cousin,
and other relatives survive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
State C. o. p. and Stassen

AS be expected the Republican State Central Committee
of Minnesota endorsed the candidacy Harold Repu
nomination for president 1t be expected because Sssen
friends the saddle politically the Republican party
and naturally they reflect desires of the
his friends
Just how Stassens the candidacy expressed
in 1910 will be reconced with his entrance favore the
national convention is not clear at this
Heretofore the influences who have supporters of We
this section the also been Sassen
There just possibility that the for Sassen will land him
second place the ticket presidential candidate In
sleeve
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Historical Society
to Be Presented
StOckWeu Portrait

A citizens committee, the same
group that sponsored a public tes-
timonial for the late Senator S. A.
Stockwell a few years ago, will
present a portrait in oil of Mr..
Stockwell to the Minnesota His
torical Society Friday (today) at
public meeting at the Historical
building, st. Paul, at l p. m.
At the time of the testimonial it
was agreed that the portrait
would be painted and later pre-
scented to the Historical Society.
Until now it has hung in the Stock
we'll home. Several public figures
will speak at the ceremony.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Office Visitors

Visitors at the Minneapolis
Spokesman and st. Paul Recorder
Newspaper office this week were
Messrs. Robert Langan Pierre, W.
H. Martin, R. L. Coleman, Samuel
L. Scheiner, Overt Lear, Irving
Blumberg, Charles J. Mcleod of
Minneapolis, Pvt. Robert W. Steph-
ems, Camp Stewart, Georgia, Mines.
Dorothy Moore, Anna Lewis and
E. L. Escue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Memorial Services
For First Locdl
War Casualty

A memorial service in the form
of a regular funeral will be held at
St. James A. M. E. Church Sunday,
Nov. %, at p. m. for the late Staff
Sgt. Harold Beasley, who was the
first st. Paul casualty of this war.
Sgt. Beasley was killed Oct. %.
His family received word of his
death last week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
PLAIN
TALK
BY ELMER CARTER

The election of Justice
Francis E. Rivers in the City
of New York has more signifi-
canoe than is apparent at first
glance. For it was not enough
for Francis E. Rivers to be a
brilliant lawyer and that no one
will deny; it was not enough that
he possess a high sense of honor
and integrity and that he surely
does; it was not enough that he
had the respect of citizens of both
races because of his unimpeachable
character and that he has.
But with all these qualifications
Francis E. Rivers could not have
been elected against a so fOrmid-
able opponent as Joseph Higgins
by the cOlOred vote alone even if it
had all been cast for him, and
strange to say it wasn't. To win he
had to have the support of thou
sands and thousands of white vOt-
ers who had to be able to rise above
the consideration of color and race
and to support the man whom the
great bar associations of the City
of New York had pronounced the
best qualified.
The result of the election is a
vindication of the judgment of Gov
ernor Dewey, not only in his selec-
ton but in his appraisal of public
reaction to the appointment.
No more practical lesson could
be administered to those Negroes
who have been intent on a program
designed to create a purely black
electorate as they are intent on
creating a purely black Harlem.
For if the Negro is ever to attain
high political Office, it must be by
the combined vote of both cOlOred
and white citizens for the Negro
population alone can only guaran-
tee election in districts predOmi-
nantly Negro if then. And for the
most part the Offices dependent on
mere district support are the small
err political offices, unless through
gerrymandering a solid Negro
senatorial or congressional district
is created.
l realize that by this method
(gerrymandering) the Negro cleo
torate has often been effectively
deprived of proper representation
although there is no inherent guar
antee that a colored man in office
will always act to the best inter-
ests of his people. All things being
equal, however, a colored man
should be more sensitive to the
needs and aspirations and handi-
caps of his race than the average
white man who runs for office in a
predominantly Negro area. And I
suppose that until racial and color
considerations are minimized this
will be true.
But the strategy of Negro pOliti-
cal leadership should be not to Gre
ate and perpetuate the racial bloc,
but rather to attain power and rep
resentatiOn through alliances and
coalitions with other groups which
can benefit by the support of the
Negro electorate as the Negro can
benefit by their support.
This is the lesson in the election
of Francis E. Rivers and hope
the election of Benjamin Davis, an
able, courageous, sincere champion
of all the under-privileged, both
black and white. The vote for Davis
was gratifying Il have not ana
lyzed it in the Negro districts). But
from the reports it appears that
the Negro electorate is achieving
political acumen and is not being
stampeded by party labels and slo-
gans.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
OFFICERS

This article is inspired by two
recent conversations with soldiers
on leave. One spoke of his fine
superior officer for whom he would
gladly fight even unto death. This
officer made him feel like a man
and treated him as such with all
due respect to his personality and
manhood. Strangely enough, he
said this officer hailed from Vir-
GINA, a Virginian by birth.
The other soldier told of his
fine superior officer who hailed
from New York state, being a
native New Yorker. Here we
have two brave Negro soldiers
with white superior officers
whose fine treatment had made
them feel like giving their all
for their nation.
These men are the kind to COM
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Chicago Should Be Ashamed!

report from the national office of the National Association for
the Advancement of Cred People forth the that
branch of the organization has just completed "he successful
membership" drive in its history.
This drive obtained 5000 members
To this these figures dcuousy that they
startling That city of almost 100000 Negroes able obtain
only $500 members is most discouragng.
Chicago Negroes spend millions of dollars for whkey
gambling and able after four campaign
subscribe pay $4,000 for yearly membership to important
cause the N. A. A. CP.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Senator Barbour

Negroes sincere friend Monday night in
Barbour of New Jersey While his
affecting this section of the popuae has not been
spectacular, it has been consistent
Recently Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Washington Lobby
highly his ready interest the problems
of minority groups.
the North who honestly inter-
Americas Negro onetenth
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26
Local Men to
Report for In
ductiOn Nov. "a

The boys who will enter the
armed forces Wednesday, Nov. "a,
from the St. Paul Armory, are
Claude D. Jackson, 218 Rondo Ave-,
Clarence Lewis, 331 Rondo Ave-,
Junior Cartnett, 416 Rondo Ave,
Jessie Warren, 397 St. Anthony,
Lewis McDavis, 398 st. Anthony,
and William Tendele, 1861 Rice St.
From the Minneapolis Armory,
Tuesday, Nov. 30, are George Eu-
gene Bell, 512 Lyndale Ave. N, YER
non Lavell Bonnell, 429 Colfax Ave.
N, "Thad" W. James, TIA 4th Ave.
NJ, and Edgar Leroy Whitaker, SIG
Girard Ave. N.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26

Minneapolis with around 1000 Negroes thousand
besp secured this St. Paul with about the number
obtained the Twin Cities with
Negroes memberships Chicago should
hang head shame when only measy 5000 members
back think there still thousand
the Cities who should be N A A P MEMBERS but
Chicago membership to pitu exhibition!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26

w. Make 1t a thrifty CHRIST.
~ MAS-givo WAR BONDS.
Keep on BACKING THE
I'M ATTACK.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-26

~ Our boys must keep on fight
EoS= ing-we must keep on buy
~ ing WAR BONDS until VIC
M- tory is won. Keep ON BACK
~ ING THE ATTACK.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Accident Deaths Top War

More people are killed and in
jured annually by accident in
the United States than have been
killed or wounded in any of the
nations wars.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Kelly 10 be Host
10 Defense Chiefs
Council Of Defense
Meets Wednesday

LANSING, Jan. Is - up -
Governor Kelly will play host to
the Michigan Council of Defense
in its first meeting under his adj
mihistration next Wednesday.
The council, appointed last
year by former Governor Van
Wagner, is scheduled 10 meet
in the executive office az IL a.
m. following an executive ses-
sion at which Kelly is expected
10 outline his defense plans for
the coming year.
1t is expected that prior 10 the
meeting Governor Kelly, who
automatically became chairman
of the council upon his inaugur-
alton, will select a state defense
administrator 10 succeed 1t. Col.
Harold A. Furlong, who resigned
to accept an Army assignment.
Prominently mentioned for the
post is State Police Capt. Donald
S. Leonard. commander of the
state Civilian Defense Corps.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Richmond

Mrs. Katherine Fitzgerald en-
tertained for the members Of
her 500 club in her home n
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. c. w. Beier will enter
tain for the members of the 1O-A
club in her home Thursday eve
ming.
Miss Mabel A. Winkel enter
tanned at a pot luck supper in
her home Monday evening
for the members of the c. A. L.
club. Red Cross Sewing was
done after which a business
meeting was held. The next reg
ula party of the club will be
$50 supper on Thursday eve-
ming, Jan. DIST in the home of
Mrs Frank Lueck in Lenox
Township.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15
Den Chiefs Chosen
for Utica Cub Scouts

UTICA - The following boys
have been chosen from Utica
Boy Scouts Troop No. 80 to act
as Den Chiefs for the newly or
ganized Cub scout troop: Thorn
as Kerns, Richard Dobat, Robert
Berry, Leonard Morrison, Ron
aid Chapoton, All are Star
Scouts with the exception of
Leonard Morrison who is work
ing on his first class, and all
were chosen for their leader
ship qualities.
John Church Is Scout Master
of the newly organized Cubs.
Richard Dobat and Ronald
Chapoton are members of the
senior patrol being invested with
special insignia.