davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The guardian., 1943-02-27
Shaw House To
Observe Founders
Day On March z

Exercises commemorating the
founding of the Robert Gould
Shaw House, Inc, will be held
Tuesday evening, March 2, in
Baldwin Hall, IL Windsor street.
Boston. The guest speaker will
be Rev. Palfrey Perkins, pastor
of Kings Chapel, Boston. Born
in Salem, Mass, a graduate Of
Harvard College and its semi
nary, DR.. Perkins is president Of
the board of the Boston Urban
League and former member
of the Shaw House Council.
Princess Fatina of Monrovia,
Liberia, will also speak. Music
for the 35th anniversary will
be furnished by the Shaw House
Chorus under the direction Of
Darnley Corbin. Mrs. Albertina
Byars, member of several Shaw
House clubs, will speak briefly
on the contribution of the Shaw
House to the neighborhood.
The entire program will be un
der the direction of its chair
man, Rev. F. Havis Davis. pastor
of Union Baptist Church, Cam
bridge, and a member of the
Shaw House Council.
The guardian., 1943-02-27

for its splendid radio program
and beloved by all music low
ers as a concert ensemble un-
excelled, will at the same time
celebrate it's sixth birthday at
which time the public will
meet the members as they were
six years ago.
The ByarS Operatic group,
who made musical history wi:n
it's rendition of the operas,
Faust" and Martha" will
also present to the public Its
membership and personnel.
Tickets are on sale at Doug
las Square Pharmacy and at
the Box Office. The advance
sale promises a sell out at poo-
ular prices at 81 for patrons,
85c and 55c.
The guardian., 1943-02-27
LAVALLE PRESS CHANGES HANDS

to her husband in the eStab-
liShment of his business.
Mr.. Lavalle is a Mason, and
affiliated with the Order of
Prince Hall Grand Lodge F.
and A. M.
On March first, the propci
etorship of the Lavalle Press
passed into the capable hands
of L. George Murray, who fo.
many years was connected
with the Boston Chronicle, a
paper founded by his brother,
DR.. U. N. Murray, and still be-
ing published by the Square
Deal-Boston Chronicle Pub
fishing Company.
Having long been printer.
Mr.. Murray is versed in all
the phases of such a business.
He has a host of friends in
Boston who will undoubtedly
be pleased to learn of his ac-
QUESTION of the Lavalle Press,
Mr.. Murray is a member Of
the MaSons, a director of TIE
Boston Progressive Credit Un
ion and an astute business
man. He is capable Of main
tanning the high standard Of
work set by Mr.. Layalle.
The guardian., 1943-02-27

hospital being administered
unto by the Red Cross. If they
were home we would spend ev-
cry dollar we could get our
hands on to care for them.
Well, let's spend some with the
Red Cross. Let the Red Cross
do the work for us.
In these dire emergencies
there are many added re-
sponSibilies placed upon us.
We must bear them patriot
cally. Come to the meeting on
Thursday, March 4. Bring a
subscription little or much.
If we expect to share the
benefits of civil activities and
governmental emoluments, we
must take an active part in
them.
w. ALEXANDER COX,
Member of Red Cross War
Fund Campaign Committee.
The guardian., 1943-02-27

With a still prosperous print
ing establishment that vas
started some thirty years ago.
Arthur w. Lavelle, its founder.
has decided to retire. Mr.. La
.velle is a respected and we'll
known figure in the South
End, and his quiet, conserv&-
tive private life left him free
to give careful and constant
attention to the business that
successfully weathered lean
years, and the long depression,
Although he was born in
Charleston, S. Carolina, the
fifty years that Mr.. LayaLe
has spent in Boston has caused
him to be looked upon as a
native of the Hub City. 1t was
here with the firm of Walker
& Young that Arthur Lavalle
learned all the intricacieS of
the printing trade, having
worked for this company as a
presSman over a period of %
years.
The original Lavalle Press
was located on fremont St,
near Hammond, but outgrew
those quarters and has occu
pied its present site, 1889 Tre
mont st, for seventeen years.
Following a pattern of con
stancy in many endeaVorS.
this able business man has
lived in Jamaica Plain fol
twenty-five years. He shares
there the companionship Of
the former Blanche E. George
whom he took to the home as
a bride. Mrs. Lavalle, Who
taught school in Washington,
D. c. before her marriage, was
for many years great help
The guardian., 1943-02-27

Geo. Murray Buys LavaIIe Press Mr. LavaIe Retiring
ANNUAL ATTUCKS DAY
OBSERVANCE FRIDAY, MARCH S

most valued traditions of the
Colored race, They will point
out that no element of the pop
ulation can Surpass Colored peo-
pies record of dependability in
every war in which the country
has been engaged. They, there
fore, as loyal Americans resent
any attempt to humiliate them
by Segregating them when they
are admitted in he armed forces
and will demand the practice of
democracy which would allow
them to make their own choice
as to the sort of military body
in which to serve. This should
be a right of all Americans.
The program begins at Ii am.
at the spot on State ST., where
Attucks fell, continuing at the
Granary Burial Grounds on
fremont st. near Park st.
Church at 11:15, thence to the
monument on the Common.
State and city wreaths will be
laid and speeches by distin-
guished citizens. The observance
is directed by Boston Branch
Equal Rights League, Louis E.
Pasco, president. It is urged
that as many as can make the
\ pilgrimage on Friday, March 5,
The guardian., 1943-02-27
Boston Pastor
Challenges Race

Rev. c. B. Gopher of Fourth
M. E. church in his Lincoln
Day address, Feb. IA, summon
ed the colored race to battle.
The address, delivered before
the John Calvin Fidelity I'm
ion of Gloucester Memorial
Presbyterian church was de-
clared by those who call
themselves over fifty years to
be reminiscent of that era
when the pulpit and the col
ored statesmen extolled the
glories of their race to the
four corners Of the land wish
ont fear or compromise.
Among other things Rev.
Gopher said there was a day
when colored people doub ed
the value of Lincoln's Emanc~
ipation Act, but that time is
showing Lincoln to have been
the prophet of new wo<ld
order through which we are
now passing. He pointed to the
rich culture of the colcred
race which dates back lcng
before this republic. Colored
citizens were urged to stop
playing the role Of the ru7t
race of the world and realize
that they have an obligation
to help shape a national and
world lif8 from now Oh, shat
colored people must fight for
their equal rights and the
race should stop waiting for
God to do things the race has
| got to do for itself.
Rev. Gopher is native O!
Missouri, a graduate of Gam
mon Seminary, Atlanta and
Oberlin, Ohio, Seminary Cad
uate School, and is pursuing
studies for his Masters (Ehe
ology) at Boston University.
Rev. B. ]. Anderson, pastor
of the Presbyterian church
responding to Rev. Copher'S
address, lamented the many
acts and crimes that are be-
ing committed in the name oi
Continued on Page Four
The guardian., 1943-02-27

The war time AttuckS lay
celebration next FRIDAY, March
s, will call for more energetic
prosecution of the war in order
10 win a speedy victory by the
utilization of all available man
power and Womanpower regard
less of race, creed or national
origin. Speakers will point out
the dangerous sabotage of the
war effort by the practice of dis
elimination in the armed forces
and the war industries.
Lives are being wasted and
more lives will be needlesSly
sacrificed through a stupid race
prejudice which is barring will
ing Colored young men from the
air forces, it will be pointed
out and instances will be given
where trained aviators and even
experienced fighting pilots have
been refused by the U. S. Gov
ernment but were gladly accept
ed by the Canadian Govern
ment.
Starting with CrispuS Attucks
who struck the first blow for
American independence, speak
ers will point out that the 10y
atty of Colored Americans has
remained Steadfast throughout
American history as one of the
The guardian., 1943-02-27
NO ACTION BY COUNCIL ON
MITCHELL APPOINTMENT ii

The Executive Council last
Wednesday did not act on the
appointment of Joseph S. Mitch-
ell as secretary to the Cover.
nor'S Council, to succeed the
late w. L. Reed, named to the
post by Governor Saltonstall last
week. The Council referred the
nomination to the committee on
nominations to be acted on next
week.
Speculation is rife as to the
outcome of the matter. Two
other persons are favored by the
Council for the position, one of
them, Mrs. Elizabeth Stock
bridge, who was assistant to Mr..
Reed in recent years, is promi-
nently mentioned. Meantime
friends of Mr.. Mitchell are hop
ing that the governor will stand
by his choice and that the
Council will confirm him at it's
meeting next week. Mr.. Mitch
ell continues in his position on
the Parole Board. In the event
of his confirmation for the new
job, the matter of a Colored
successor on the parole job is in
peoples minds. Several well
known citizens have been men
toned. Disappointment that no
Colored Judge has been named
is keen. There are several va
cancies which leave room for a
Colored appointment.
The guardian., 1943-02-27

MEN and WOMEN, BE SENSI-
BILE! The war won't last for
ever, and war jobs win stop.
Learn profession that pays
now and after the war. Enroll
in the APEX BEAUTY SCHOOL.
ia Shawmut Ave-, Boston. You
get individual training in mar
Gel, finger and croquignoIe wav-
ing. Enroll at anytime. Visit our
school and talk with our malA-
ager. Tel. GAR. 4I61.
The guardian., 1943-02-27
Tribute by AnseImo Krigger

Tribute by AnSelmO Krigger
Archie Mclean was unique
personality. Seldom more than
once in a life time do you find
such a man living and working
in the community. Like many
another young man from the
South, he came from No. Caro-
lima. In 1912 he began working
Continued on Page Four
The guardian., 1943-02-27
SPECIAL CAST
FOR OPERA

Gluck's worlds great classl-
cal dramatic opera, "Orpheus
and Eurydice" in 3 acts will be
given by a special cast of 35
well trained singers who have
been especially trained to give
an exquisite performance,
The cast including the prin-
cipal singers and vocal ensem-
CONTINUED on Page Four
The guardian., 1943-02-27
ARCHIE MCLEAN
IS BURIED

Funeral services for James
Archie Mclean, well known,
clerk at the Lincoln Phar-
macy, were held Sunday, Feb.
21, 2 p m at Gloucester Me
mortal Presbyterian church,
SAL Mass. ave. A throng of
friends in all stations of life
was present and a mass of
beautiful floral pieces evil
denced the love and esteem
felt for Archie"
The pastor, Rev. Benjamin
Anderson, off1ciated, assisted
by Rev. Henry Burton, Elwyn
Barrows presided at the organ
and Mrs. Dorothy Richardson
was SoloiSt. The remains rest
ed in a rich, handsome casket
draped by the American flag, a
military honor paid deceased
as a veteran of war No. /.
After the service the cortege
moved down Shawnut ave
through Hammond st to T',-
mont st, past the drug gore
at 922 where Archie so faitn
fully labored to the end.
AT 8 p m accompanied by
his surviving brother and SIS
ter, the body of the beloved
neighbor" was taken to mis-
home, Laurenburg, N. c. fol
burial in the family lot. j. B.
Johnson was the undertaken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Robinson, ZaneIli
At Hub Thursday

Boston, June 29-(UP)-Pvt. Ray
(Sugar) Robinson of Mitchell field,
l.. l., uncrowned king of the welter-
weights, arrives here tomorrow for
days rest before meeting Ralph
(Ripper Zarnelli of Providence, r.
I. in this city's first fistic fracas in
nearly a month.
The pair are scheduled to battle
over the 10-round route at Boston
Garden on Thursday.
Robinson has perhaps the out
standing record of any boxer in
modern days. He has lost only a
single fight in his entire career and
never has been knocked out. The
loss occurred this year when he was
decisioned by Jake LaMotta. But
Robinson came back to beat LaMot-
ia. The Harlem Negroes 1912 record
shows IA fights with 10 knockouts
and four decisions.
In zannelli he meets his most SER
ious opposition in many months.
Though he has not the great record
of his opponent, the Providence
fighter has the ability to absorb
punishment and keep coming in for
more. He's been held back some by
broken right arm sustained lit
tie more than year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
WRIGHT RETIRES
WHIRLAWAY,>
WON $561,161

Chicago, June %. - CUP -
Whirlaway, the little horse with the
big tail and the blinging stretch
drive that made him the biggest
money maker in turf history, has
run his last race.
Because of his failure to recover
properly from injuries received last
winter, the chestnut colt will lbe re-
tired to stud at Lexington, KY, in
about 10 days, owner Warren Wright
announced yesterday.
Wright said, Whirlaway, who piled
up staggering total of 1851, ISL in
less than four years racing, failed
t oshow expected improvement from
injuries suffered in training at New
Orleans, where he stepped into a
hole and kicked himself badly.
Wright, owner of the Calumet
Farm at Lexington, had announced
last January that the brilliant son
of Blenheim II and Dustwhirl would
be retired at the end of the 1913
racing season. Whirly's first two
races this year prompted Wright to
alter that decision.
The little colt left the Calumet
Farm to conquer the racing world in
1910. In 1941. his biggest season,
Whirly won the Kentucky Derby
in the record time of 2:01 rs and
followed that victory with eight con-
secutive triumphs, including the
Preakness and Belmont stakes to
become the fifth horse to win the
triple crown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29

Monty STATIONS
link" Suit

How jinx started bounding i'll
fated Monty Stratton in his first
major league training camp and
then kept hacking away at the
gangling White Sox hurler until it
cost him leg and career is
rather familiar tale to most baseball
fans.
But how the Stratton jinx, still
unsatisfied although it had ruined
one of the most promising pitching
careers of the last decade, lived on
to harass three other players is a
sequel just revealed by Sam Molen
in the July issue of Baseball Digest.
Stratton himself Cd was stricken
with appendicitis at the start of his
first big league season but recovered
in time to win five games; GU suf-
fered a serious arm injury that
sidelined him for two months of his
sophomore year. but still won Is
games; 90 pulled an arm muscle
that kept him out of action until
the third month of his third year,
but again still won Is games, and
ca shot himself in a hunting ac-
cident before his fourth season and
was injured so badly his right leg
had to be amputated.
The next suring, 1899, White Sox
uniforms were handed down to their
LongVieW, Texas, farm club. Play
ers naturally scrambled for the uni
form once worn by Stratton, a ma
tive Texas boy. VIM Jackson, a
pitcher, won. jackson was proud
to wear that uniform" Molen writes
"but in the opening game a bunt
came toward the box the pitcher
rushed in to field 1t his foot
slipped and he fell. His foot was
broken and he was carted off to the
hospital"
A few days later John TifTendahl,
a shortstop batting well over 300,
took STATIONS uniform. He imme-
diately went into slump. When his
average fell off to .140, he discarded
the suit. Pitcher Pat Ralsh grabbed
it eagerly. He lost five straight
games.
after losing the fifth game, Pat
had pain in his leg" the story
continues. IAN infection sent him to
the hospital for two weeks. After
that, Monty STATIONS jinx suit was
sent back to the White Sox to be
retired"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Odds and Ends

J. v. Walker puts his suggestion
for a COVERED stand at Hamil-
ton Park thisaway: "One thing that
should be in this Brass City; Let
me say in this little ditty; that it
would be simply grand; to watch a
ball game from covered grand
stand" =. According to report
from eye witnesses. this weeks NOM
nation for the UNSUNG HERO
department, is Tommy Donahue, a
waterfront guard at Smiths Pond
who saved the life of swimmer
Sunday afternoon, because he was
on the job at the right time. and
knew what to do when the emer-
gency presented itself. Tom, about
II years of age, is employed by the
YMCA. Hartfords Eastern
League entry which started SO PROM
isingly in April. is now 13 games
off the pace despite anything than
the able and popular Del Bissonette
can do about it.
v v v v
Waterbury'S Jim Hurley, fish and
game editor of the New York Mirror,
is enjoying immensely his annual
visit to Bay View, and has some
excellent reports of the fiShing down
that way. which is the best in
years. Caswell Adams, Herald
Trib boxing writer until few weeks
900 is the new SPORTS columnist for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
St. Mory's CothoIic
Baseball Champs

st. Mary's Parochial school is
once more represented b. a cham
pionship baseball team in the lea
que which sponsors tears from
eight Catholic parishes of Water
bury. Leaving no doubt about its
ability on the diamond, the boys
coached by Harry Melvin won the
first round honors in the Parocllial
League, then met st. Francis KAY
Ter team for the second rounds yes
terday.
The result was a most surprising
1910 Shutout of Pat CUTTERS club.
as Jackie Byrne held the hill" kids
to three hits while Hogan and
Gladding did not have enough stuff
to hold off the Cole street batters;
who got IA hits. Brine also famed
Is batters while Johnny McKenna
hit home run and three singles
or st. Mary's; Billy Hiedkamp hit
ting a three Dagger.
st. Marys and Woodrow Wilson.
Public school title-holders will de-
eide the city schoolboy baseball
championship Monday of next week
in a twilight game at Hamilton
Park, weather permitting.
st. Mary's ..... POT 210 0-12 IA
st. Francis ...... 900 900 o. 03 0
Byrne and German; Hogan and
Gladding, Shea. Umpires Barone
and Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Especial to The DemOcrat)

Another of the stationed
at the Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command Radio school,
Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin, is
Private Joseph A. Steponaitis, bet
ter known in Waterbury, Conn,
golfing circles as the second Bobby
Jones.
Pvt. Steponaitis was introduced
to the game of golf at the tender
age of seven. This was only natural
as he comes from golfing family;
having four brothers in the game.
They saw to it that little Joseph was
given fully rounded education in
the finer points of the sport.
While a student at Crosby high
school, Joseph was president and
manager of the Crosby Golf asso-
citation, and thrice winner of the
city championship. Following grad
uation, Pvt. Steponaitis went to
work for the Navy as an inspector,
and found time to participate in the
more important Connecticut golfing
tournaments After the final putt
of 1912 he found himself top man
in the Chase Country club and Wa
terbury city championship. The
champ is also the possessor of sew
eral medals awarded for his powers
on the green.
Indicted into the service, Pvt.
SteponaitiS arrived at TruaX last
October and was assigned to the
medical detachment. Here he met
and married the former Miss yala-
ria (Donna) Kisielius, daughter of
Mrs. Charles Kisielius of Madison,
Wisconsin.
Pvt. Steponaitis has two impor-
tant things in mind at present. One
is to be the best soldier in the serv-
ice and the other is to obtain a fur
Tough to visit his mother, Mrs. John
Steponaitis, of 230 Chapman street,
Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Fagh a BaIagh For
Kerymen's Tug-Of-War
By
DAN PARKER

PROFESSOR oRAHnLy distinguished Irish author
McoOO F1Onn Mac0umhan in the Gaelic sping' existed
passed Ear 5 @ a6s 4Hs had
talking through
old father wore on last St Patcks Day.
only is alive signed up
for B" West Side a% hs ar
foreign which to feature the second annual outing ath
Bronx, on July
e Faith then It's true said Baeen when asked confirm
and signed Finn because the his
himself won't be able to bulge him. to his big bare eet
Six ugofwar teams been the tournament
only team gners that had the doWnrigh ga to hang tine
supremacy OF the Keen at the tug team of Corkonans May all
night s poor AsuS 0' be recovered from Long Island Sound that
Il warned the palpeen what they gin said Bart
wouldn't be said by IT'S their fault
Ke1ryman corkman and III throw you up
a corpse!"
When the news reached Brooklyn that Bat Sullivan had
Brooklyn team, lost no time in signing the Bullock.
The only trouble III getting the bhoy to leave
the years.
1883
and Dan Kan Bulldogs bunch Of supemn oaereyesn
Rogers was wont use his a The result is
bed from the knot into which they are tied up after being Sa
around by the Kerry Bulldogs.
Mck ts oconnell is bringing
Union its idea for laying the Atlantic cable
its history back three generations middle
1t pulled Tpperary team all the
was lar enough and settled on the Abgador there The Tppy
at Inundated
stones piled forming Pine Hill
Keymen that sector.
Kerry pull
and that's how the
Frank Coheys team from humiating defeat
their rivals make them much
ground Frank Il attribute addybucks
iced them pigs crubeens and cabbage just before
OF the boiling cabbage stpy
we bech them right out of the grounds" wv
Can the byes pick themselves up and hold
themselves at arms length?"
Sure don't be takn said Frank. around
like that til after dragged the other
In other the Kerymen sailed
the discovery of the endsh plot that their
the police
boadit turned out
the Kerrymen have become
p SIN the
they notify Jerry Buckley chief
them the horseshoe pitching greatest harm that can
befa them to have Kerryman
for the Peg harmless little
gets klt-at least kilt '
Copyright 194S, King Features Syndicate1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Dudley Defeats
Davis In Tenner

West Springfield, Mass, June 20.
-UP)-Strong punching Johnny
Dudley, Detroit lightweight, today
held a 10-round decision over Char
lie (Dixie) Davis of Dawson, Ca,
after serving as substitute in an
outdoor boxing show at the Crescent
Kennel Club.
Dudley, 1876, outboxed and out
punched Davis, 1874, over the entire
route to win handily last night. A
week hence, Dudley meets Tommy
Jessup of Springfield, who was I'M
able to face Davis because of an arm
injury.
In three six FOUNDERS, Jerry Ma
loni, 1855, of Springfield knocked out
JOHNNY Diff Jones, 1877, OF Hartford,
Conn, in tie opening round, Joe
Gillis 1879. of Springfield decisioned
Doug Carter. 1879, of New York city;
and Buster Tyler, 143, of New York
city technically knocked OFT Al Va
lez, 1873, of New London, Conn.,, in
the fifth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29
Rice to Run with
Hoqq, Dodds?

San Francisco. June 29-CUP) -
Charles F.. Hunter, athletic director
of the San Francisco Olympic club
admitted today that there was a
distinct possibility Greg Rice might
reappear against Swedens distance
ace. Gunder Hagg, on July II in San
Francisco
Gil Dodds, Boston theology stu
dent, definitely will compete against
Hagg in a 5000 meter contest and
Hunter said he had high hopes"
that Rise also would appear. He
declined to amplify the statement
and other sources indicated that an
announcement concerning Rice. re-
Gently ordered to sea with the Mer-
chant Marine, would come from
the East"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-29

Naugatuck's cOlOred all-arOund
athlete, a City Amateur League
baseball player since 1885 will be
given a day" in his honor, Sun
day, July IL, at Hamilton Park;
i'll recognition for his sportsman
ship, athletic ability and years Of
service. He has pitched, played
the outfield and infield, can catch,
and does some football, basketball
track and field work when the Oc-
oasiOn demands. One Of the great
est natural athletes ever to come
out of Naugatuck, which has had
many great teams and players in
several sports. Now with the Nau-
gatuck Highlanders, Frank has
also played for the RecreatiOns
and Tribune A. C.