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The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

The race horse head waiter and
the very fine crew at the Paxton
Hotel are always up and going and
doing things to improve the serv-
ice.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Omaha had the largest snow CT
the winter and as the 21st was the
first day Of spring it was melting
very fast.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27
THE WEEK

A conference was held in wash
mgton March Is TO work out L plan
to abolish the poll tax.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27
IN MEMORY OF
BETTY LAWSON

the former writer of this col
umn- who ceased March II, 1871.
I listen as I wake at night
In my heart is a strange sweet
thrill
And memories do surge me
bright,
And we feel she is with Us still
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

TX Corporal Dewey Matthews
60 Those two stripes exchanged
for no stripes for overstaying his
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

At the EIks club Monday night
is where the Hearts Of Rhythn
changed stations. They were high
" partying with those cats. Those
chies were drapped
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

AWOL
I think he proposed to a certain
chic while he was here.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

WITNESSES TESTIFY THAT
TEXAS FARMER HTTCHED
NEGRO TO A PLOW AND BEAT
HIM WITH WHIP
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

raise four hundred dollars for the
Fed Cross.
FBI arrest ex-Omahan-eharges
he sent threats to an actress.
Nitti Capone gangster shoots
himself.
VIM. Garrison. Nebraska farmer
hangs himself in corn crib.
Fire Chief Jos. W. Martin of st.
Louis, Mo-, killed and 9 firemen
injured in fighting a fire.
Women doctors plead to Con
gress for a chance to 90 TO the
front
Henry Ford nearing 50 years old
spends half Of each day in asking
question and making suggestions
Read the Omaha Guide and keep
pace with the crowd.
Two white men get ten years in
prison for rapeing a colored girl.
Negro teachers at white school
in Biloxi and GuIfport, Miss.
Draft to take 500. 600 IN 1913.
DR.. A. Clayton Powell pastor Of
Abyssinia Baptist church in ny.
city to run for congress.
Sgt. Arthur Freeman wins sold
Ter medal for saving an 8 year Old
white girl from drowning.
County Judge Southland dies very
suddenly.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Corpus Christi, Texas, March u
ANP0Aceording to gOvernme7t
witnesses, Alex L Skr0barcyzk. 81
white farmer, used his hired hand
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Do you know the Omaha Guide
is always for the uplifting Of the
race.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

tBY JULIUS z HILA
Post Publicity officer
WHO SAID THAT
II all the members were ike ne
Oh what a Legion Post this would
be-Comrade Phil Barge
Legion Button-g0od, dues paid
better membership card best of
aII-Comrade Frank Austin.
If we're going to do it let's do It
NOW-Comrade Shorty Glass
III write the rest of this in verse
But don't know why I should,
As in old fashioned English
Perhaps I'd do a. good.
In fact I'd do much better,
And not try very hard.
For here's one thing that's GER
tain,
I'm truly not a bard.
But what I want to say is this.
our group and remember our Drs.
when Illness overtakes Us and Il
ways keep in mind that the labor
ct is worthy of his hire. We caL
keep our group out in front by
making good our promises and it
viii keep a lovely smile on their
faces and keep the service cry
much improved and we hope to
see our business men up to the
minute on taking very good care
Of their trade as more customers
means more statesmen and neatly
kept stock on the shelves attracts
the eyes Of people trading.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Doris l. Newland was seen once
again here IN Bonneville visiting
from Washington where she is dor
ing Government work
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Mr.. Five BY Five-better known
a. George Station l. getting cheap
er as the years go by. Much cab
bage as he carries. he is afraid TO
a leaf off the RON On nice
chies. sad
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

We should all keep in mind 10
trade with the business houses of
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Tuskegee Institute trying to
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Kenneth from Detroit has sent
Il twelve By twelve picture OF him
self to Viola Seay. wonder how
does Herman ID. like his looks.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

While stomp" Brown was here
tia VIM how she would Iika q
ring from him. Ahemt
THAT'S ALL this weak
GIRLS on the STREETS.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Louise Wright who is at the air
craft factory along with the other
chl1s-reaIIy was logged sat. mite.
Her eoolrs were Red oh but she
locked nice.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Brother John Evans is the man
OF the hour at the Rome hotel.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Now that We have mentioned
the memorable. let's say a few
words for Korea Clark and her.
Lieutenants. We Is forced To a.
gree that those Pvts. and Sargeanrs
are the lick but the Lieutenarts
are much more entertainers. No
hard feelings.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Pvt Jimmy Seay who IS also at
Lincoln has promised Bonneville
and his wife the week ends w1s
out sporting Saturday night. He
was sharp in his uniform.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

CBY JULIUS z. HILLl
Post Publicity Officer
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Betty Montgomery Roundtree
turEed out the Blue House Satur-
day right when she was forced to
use an empty beer bottle over the
head Of a chics that the other cat
picked. So unnecessary
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

The FOntenelIe walters up to the
minute IN taking care OF the very
fine guest.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

County Judge Southard dies very
suddenly.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Sgt. Arthur Freeman wins sold
white girl from drowning
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27
DIRECTORS

THOMAS FUNERAL HONE
1922 Lake St Webster 2O22
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

If we're going to do It let's do It
NOW-Comrade Shorty Glass
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

The Omaha Club walters are very
much On the job, giving very fine
service.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

Legion Button-gOod: dues paid
better; membership card best of
aII-Comrade Frank Austin.
The Omaha guide., 1943-03-27

DR.. A. Clayton Powell pastor Of
Abyssinia Baptist church in ny.
city to run for congress.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Collapses In R. R.
Station Here

Enroute to Pine Bluff to visit
a sister she had not seen in 80
years Mrs. Laura Bolton, 76 yrs.
old collapsed in the arms Of her
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Franklin
in a local railroad station and
was pronounced dead Upon arri-
val of physicians about 1870 p.
m. Wednesday, October 27. The
deceased a former resident of this
city, had made her home in Kan
sas City for several years.
Other survivors include her
daughter, Mrs. Winnie Edwards
of Kansas City; three sons, Ed
ward and George also of Kan
sas City and John of 5000 Bin
go street, Detroit, Michigan; one
sister, Mrs. Amanda Newton, who
resides in Yorkstown near Pine
Bluff; IA grandchildren and 8
great grandchildren. The body ac-
companied by Mrs. Franklin was
shipped to Kansas City for fu-
neral and burial from the Eighth
Street Baptist Church by Dubi-
sson and Company.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Former Resident
Dies in Calf.

Mrs. Nina <. Thomas, wife of
the late w. A. Thomas, both
former residents here died in Los
Angeles, Calf, last week. The
couple moved to California more
than as years ago entering the
tailoring business which Mrs.
Thomas operated until her health
was impaired. She was u student
in early years of Philander Smith
College.
At her bedside was her brother,
N. Lewis, who resides at 1920 w.
18th Street and had left for Cali
fornia several weeks ago. Other
survivors include two %nieces, Miss
Elsie M. Lewis, Mrs. A. w. Col
Inns of San Bernadino, Calf, and
two nephews A. w. Lewis of Tor
onto, Canada and Chas. Lewis Of
Pittsburgh Pa.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
MINI. Draft
Board Strikes
Until Strikers
Return to Work

Little Falls, MIMI The
fonr-man board, comprising
the Morrison County Draft
board made IL known in 4
statement directed to the
President, and to the Selec-
tive Service headquarters at
St. Paul that II would re-
fuse to process any moro
men for induction until all
strikes are settled for tho
duration"
1t said: TT q million men
can 60 on strike, who IA TO
Ing to support tho soldiers
already in the armed forces?
Why put more men into the
service n We cannot take
care Of those already in?"
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Namesake Of Fred
Douglass Dies

Jefferson City Mo. 49, Mrs. Fred
ericka Douglass Perry, wife of DR..
J. Edward Perry, president of
Lincoln U~niversity's Board of
Curators, died Saturday night,
October 23, at the Wheatley. Pro-
violence hospital after an illness
of four weeks.
She was one of the last two
surviving granddaughters and the
name sake IF Frederick Douglass,
the abolitionist.
Mrs. Perry's mother was the
daughter Of Frederick Douglass.
Besides her husband and her
sister, Mrs. Rosabelle Jones, Mrs.
Perry rs survived by o son, DR..
+. b. Perry Of Houston Texas.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
TO BE HEARD
TENTH

Washington d.. C. = The con-
stutionality of the Texas White
Primary laws will be attacked for
the third time by NAACP law
yers in argument before the U. S.
Supreme Court on November 10.
Supporting the NAACP conten
tron that the discriminatory bal
loting system should be abolish
ed, briefs amirus uriae have been
filed by the American Civil Liber-
ties Union and the National Law
yers Guild,
Of the three previous cases car
ried from Texas to the supreme
court, the first two were decid-
ed in favor of Negroes, but were
successfully nullified by changes
in Texas Democratic party pro-
cedure. The third case Grovey vs..
Townsend, not handled by the N
AACP, was decided against Ne
groes on the grounds that the
Texas State Democratic convention
had the right to restrict member
ship in the party.
Basis for NAACP argument in
support of its third case is sup
piled by the recent United States
VS.. Classic case which involving
the Louisiana primary essential
ly similar to the Texas system,
was decided in favor of Chassis,
the high court Judgment being
that the primary election was can
integral part of the procedure of
choice being conducted under
color of state law and there
fore subject to federal control.
Adding weight to their claim
hat the Negro suffrage and anti
discrimination amendments to the
Constitution are being deliberate
ly Haunted, NAACP attorneys have
established that in an actual
white primary election, Texas
white members of any political
party are permitted to vote while
all Negroes, regardless of party
affiliations, were barred from the
polls.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Prof. b. r. Randolph
The Late Prof.
B. R. Randolph

Prof. Beverly Richardson Ran
dolph son Of the late MI. and
Mrs. Beverly Randolph Sr. Of
Monticello passed October "A. Born
July I, ts7As FRaadslph w
widely known Kavih3 directed
brass bands from early years url-
til time Of his death at his home
in Woodson.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Josie Randolph of Woodson;
two step-daughters, Miss Hilda
Brown Of Little Rock and Mrs.
Lottie j. Allen Of Detroit; one
step-grandson, James D. Allen,
also Of Detroit and three n%eices,
Mrs. Alice Reed, Mrs. Frances
Trotter and Mrs. Mareatha Hogue
all of Monticello.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
ANOTHER SHOE A
VALID I~NDEFINITEr,Y

Airplane Stamp I IA wa NJ
tion Book ! bscaann {n1D1
dsy f6r pufcs Nh =
shoes. II cvsrIaps 6kAnup III "
Book !. and both viii Do valid
indefinitely.
Green stamps A, B, and @ n
Ration Book ! are now valid for
processed and canned foods.
Sugar Stamp 30 In Book 1 also
II good for five pounds Of sugar
until January 15.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Not Guilty
Is Verdict
In Rape Case

Alexandria, Va. A verdict az
not guilty was rendered October
10Th in the cas- Of Eddie Anthony,
Negro charged here with rape Of
a white woman. The NAACP en-
gagged counsel to handle the de-
Tense Of Anthony. Following his
arrest he was confined to Rapi-
des Parish Jail. Later he was re-
moved to military prison at Camp
Livingston where his trial was
held.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
$500 Lbs. Of Meat
DESTROYED in Fire

J. G. Cooper OF Tie Plant lost
Is of his 40 hogs, weighing ap-
proximately 800 lbs. each. along
with his home and furnishings
when four residences were de-
stroyed by fire In the community
Monday. Origin OF the fire Is
believed TO have resulted from a
neighbours overheated stove.
Due to lack of fire fighting
equipment and distant water
connections, firemen were unable
to gain control OF the flames up
on arrival.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05

THERE'S something missing
somewhere in our program for
victory. Sumo months previous, a
Negro was arrested for making a
statement that This is a white
mans war;" Many people in sup
port Of their religious faith, who
couldn't foster the idea Of kill
ing human beings refused to
salute the flag that waved over
the country that sponsored such,
were brought in and charged with
being enemies Of America. and
everything else that goes with
undesirables. Even last week, in
See pLIGHT--Page 4
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05

/ noticed by the papers, that
Ninth Street has been making
history in my absence. When
the cats away, the mice will play.
The M. p. force lost its sense of
balance and the poor soldiers
came near losing their heads,
Little Rocks No. l bad man, the
n who hides behind ladies'
skirts in beauty parlor and fires
on police officer, is no more. Police
officers are usually faster on the
draw. A Chester Street man
mourns his spouse after empty
ing the contents of a shotgun in
to her abdomen. Arkansas most
honorable governor continues his
crusade against remote gambling,
but lost on his wager himself.
Several counties of the state have
voted the bootleggers back. Corn
is good liquor at that. After the
first drink, it doesn't matter what
the hell you are drinking.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Texas Primary Case Before Supreme Cour
Warren Called Unfit;
NAACP Scores Comptroller

Former North Carolina Congressman Rules mo Dis
elimination Clause not Binding, Thus Stacking
FEPC.
Washington, D.. C. Comptroller General Lindsay
Warren, former North Carolina Congressman, was call
ed unfit and prejudiced' this week by the National
Association for the Advancement Of Colored People.
The charge which was made in a telegram to Presi-
dent Roosevelt followed Warren's everything of Execu-
tive Order 9346. The Presidents directive forbids
racial discrimination on the job by any firm doing
business with the Government.
Warren's action, just revealed, was to rule that
contractors for war materials and services are not
obligated to observe the mo discrimination clause
ordered in Executive Order 9346. The ruling came
after the southwestern Bell Telephone Company Kan
ss City, Missouri, refused to sign a contract contain
ing the mo discrimination clause.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
"mornin'l
JedgeW!,


Well folks, here I'm again aft
er several weeks of hunting
another job. You see, it was like
this, the boss told me | was no
longer needed, that my column
was detrimental to the paper, and
! quit. But, in my absence. the
circulation department was just
on the verge of a vacation, and
the complaint department was
working overtime. SO the boss
hired me back. That's just how
Indispensable | am. And, am |
going TO capitalize off it,
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
Wanted:

To rent, Four or Five Room
house. Must have modern con-
veniences. Furnished or un-
furnished. Write Dept. L., P.
o. Drawer 2l7o.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05
THE WAY / GOT IT:

| learned that the popular man
aging editor of the Arkansas
World and his mate have agreed
not to agree. If incompatibility
continues, publishing warning or
ders is a specially Of this paper.
Thanks.
Those who don't know are still
lost as to why the pastor of
Bethel AME Church IA not al
lowed to preach the funeral of
one of his church's members. In
formation appreciated!
Noting a bandaged head sport
cd by the boss and his %reticence,
and since ] am again indispensi-
BILE, / couldn't stand the curiosity
any longer, so | inquired. The
boss replied: "This Is a curse
from the OPA, since rationing,
and my vitamins cut, ! am not as
swift as | once was" Sounds
reasonable. | wonder II the wife
Is dividing the vitamins equally?
-
Since I am indispensable, I'll
be back next week with the stuff
right off the record, but until
then, I want the femmes to I'M
derstand that old men are more
satisfactory in the long run
than Uncle Sans 4-Fs.
BONDS make n good buy when
the coal miners start to digging
coal again.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05

A prominent local M. ID. last
week offered n good suggestion
to the Selective Service Admin
istration. A suggestion, II follow
ed would not only help to supply
our armies and relieve the man.
power shortage, but would have
a tendency to cut down on one
Of the country's worse problems,
spreading venereal disease. But,
Doctor, you are paid to diagnose
illness and administer medicine,
and not to think and offer sug-
gestions to help the government
while it is at ar. You don't
want to be labeled an American
enemy.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05

The boss says, sit Is u funny
thing about humans. they pre-
fer reading of ones misfortunes
any day to his success. However,
the higher-ups ironical ones Will
turn up their noses at such news,
but, I'll be damned, IL they aren't
the first ones TO strain every fibre
Of their hearing system to catch
it,. So, with that, ladies and
gentlemen (this is not intended
for insult, just my way of address,
ing pcOple), I'm. j." Is back to
give you the news, that you would
be better off II you eve heard
it.
Arkansas State press., 1943-11-05

BONDS make n good buy when
the coal miners start to digging
coal again.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
May Pay Delinquent
Taxes Without Penalty

Payers of all classes of delin-
quent taxes have until July l to
pay them without penalty and in
terest, Geo. Masengill. county
treasurer, said this week. This
rule holds true on all delinquent
taxes, he said, with the exception
of the second installment of 1912
assessments.
Penalty and interest will be
charged on all delinquent taxes
after July l. The county has al
ready collected an unus u a !
amount of delinquent tax bills,
but there are still some taxpay-
ers not aware that the time is
getting short in which to take
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
District Lions Annual
Meeting At kalispelI

The district Lions Clubs an
nual meeting, wit h Governors
Stuart DesRosier Of Browning
and James D. Wallace of Edmon-
ton, Alberta in charge of pro.
grams, is being held at Kalispell
the last several DAYS of this week,
the event beginning yesterday
| t will close tomorrow with a
business session.
Edward H. Paine. president of
Lions International, of Michigan
City, Indiana, is appearing upon
the program.
Lady Lions attending will be
entertained by Lady Lions of the
KaIispell Lady Lions club this
afternoon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
WAC Recruiting Group
In Browning Tuesday

On their itinerary of the state
on recruiting duty for the WAC,
Major Ralph Smith of Butte, 1t.
Barbara Hadsell aud Sgt. Cass E.
Parker, were in Browning Tues
day.
Montana. according to Major
Smith, is making a creditable
Showing towards forming of the
WAAC, a record comparable
with others in the general war
effort.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
Star Chapter Honors
Mrs. A. R. Rutherford

Honoring one of its members
Mrs. A. R. Rutherford. who left
Wednesday for Seattle to remain
permanently, Browning Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, gave a
handkerchief shower at its meet
ink Monday evening.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18
Nearly -Four Inches
Rain This Month

While once in a while high
record of precipitation compar-
able with this months has been
set. they are 50 few and far be-
tween that repetition seems more
than repetition.
1t would seem h at rainfall
during the last two weeks could
not be outmatched in this section,
especially in the light of the fact
that it is not in rain belt. The
average rainfall for June is 2.5
inches.
With mvre than half the month
elapsed, already 1856 inches have
fallen, according to P. G. Ans
pach, Indian Service engineer.
Since last Saturday. up to Tues
day, l 5 inches fell.
Farmers of tn e Reservation
finally are not so sure that mois-
ture in such quantity is a bless
ing, though the old adage, What
is one mans meat IS another
mans poison still wrinkles
with its truthfulness.
There is no gainsaying that the
months moisture is doing good,
for as the old Persian once wrote.
who plucks a rose must grasp a
thorn A prosperous agricul-
ture can expect to suffer temper
airy reverses now and then.
Inclemencies, stockmen report,
have been their bane rather than
their bliss. although losses have
been greatly exaggerated.
Flood water damage is t h e
looming feature of the picture.
Alert to flood consequences.
Mayor McDougall and his group
of aldermen this week rolled up
their sleeves and put on their
boots to help construct a flood
prevention system west of the
city.
On-rushing water, W h c h
would have inundated consider
able area had not it been shunted
into Willow Creek, has been ia
such volume that pioneers do not
exactly recall anything compar.
able during Junes Of past years
Mayor McDougall said that the
town council has proposed Of the
State Highway Department that
it give a hand. Its fortnight
contribution, he said, will go
long ways towards not only pre-
serving its high say, bat also in
aiding with general drainage.
The state highway and III e
country road system in this To-
cality really should stir the I'm,
thoughtful wards thinking,
since various arteries of vehicu-
lar traffic must be preserved if
school is to keep
The anti-highway-minded whose
opposition to III e recent state
highway debenture plan to main
tain the state highway system
in immediate future years are
provided opportunity to ponder
their policy. in the light of flood
problems.
NJ
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-06-18

Miss Hazel Hoven. home eco
Monies teacher, left Tuesday
evening for Hobson, where she
win spend her summer vacation
with her parents. .