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Milford chronicle., 1944-12-15

Victor Lynn dciSel powcred fast
freight boats rcd""cf the time of
shipment bet~cca t&c sa..ppcr aad the
receiver It's Another Victor Lynn
SerUice.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-15

ents. MIR. and Mrs. c. w. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. c. Hart and son
Connie spent Sunday with her par
ents, MIR. and MRS. T. E. Storey OF
Church Hill, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Keller have
returned to their home after hay-
ing spent three weeks in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Keller have
gone to Welch. w. Va, where they
will spend the holidays with her
parents.
Mrs. F. B. Godfrey of New York.
national field secretary, will be the
speaker at the church next Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1944-12-15

cowboy-''What kind of saddle
will you have, with horn or with
out?"
Dude without; there isn't
much traffic around here"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Drop Indictments In
Sojou1ner Truth Riot

dismissed by Federal Judge Frank
A. Picard Monday, upon the request
OF United States Attorney John c.
Lehr.
The indictments were against
Parker Sage. Garland l.. Alderman,
and Virgil Chandler. and charged
the three with violation OF civil
rights and sedition states as a re-
suit Of the disturbance during the
occupation OF the Soiourner Truth
Housing Project by colored, in Feb
ruary. 1912.
Sage and Alderman have since
been indicted with % others by a
grand jury in Washington. for at
tempting to overthrow the govern
ment Lehr said they would be
tried in Washington.
In requesting the dismissal of the
charges against the three. Lehr said
that he had been instructed by the
Department OF Justice to have the
case dismissed because Sage and
Alderman had been indicted by the
Washington grand jury. Lehr fur.
Their said that Chandler was a minor
party in the Detroit case.
Judge Picard was reluctant TO sign
the dismissal order. stating that the
three defendants. particularly Al
derman, are bad Americans"
Sage, AZ, is treasurer OF the Ma
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Move To Abolish
EEPC Underway

wASHINGTON-A move to abol-
ish the Presidents FEPC was re-
ported underway among Southern
senator's this week. The commit
tee would fall within the scope OF
an appropriations bill amendment
proposed by Senator Richard B.
Russell tDem) Georgia.
The Fair Employment Practices
Committee was set up TO prevent
racial discrimination among war
workers by President Roosevelt last
May %.
The appropriations bill amend.
ment would prevent transfer OF
funds TO agencies a year or more
old that had not been authorized
by Congress II adopted. the amend
ment would become effective next
July l..
Hope that the FEPc would thus
be wiped out was repeatedly ex-
pressed BY Russell Another .senA-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
RoxbOrough And
Watson Lose In
Appeal To Court

The State Supreme Court refused
last week to review the case Of
Everett I. Watson and John w. Rox-
borough. convicted in ls4l as re-
suit Of the grand jury expose of the
gambling racket. The court last
year refused to grant an appeal for
new trial
The defendants had filed for .
new trial on the grounds that ches-
ter O'Hara. then special prosecutor
and now, circuit judge. had shown
prejudice in a remark to reporter
in which he is alleged to have said
he did not want any colored on the
Jury.
The decision Of the State Supreme
Court opens the way for the men
to appeal TO the United States Su'
preme Court which they said they
will
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Medic Suffers
Fractured JaW
From A Thug

A prominent physician told po.
lice this week that he was Knocked
unconscious on the street and that
when he revived he was in his own
home and minus SIS and some per-
sonal papers.
DR.. Lloyd Bailer. SO. OF 60S3 Thir-
tieth street. was treated at Receiv-
ing hospital for fractured jaw
bone and a possible skull fracture.
He told police that he was walk
ing on Thirtieth street when some
one approached him from behind
and slugged him. A short time later
he regained consciousness, while
being attended in his home by a
roomer. Harvey Hill.
DR.. Bailer reported his loss to
the police. His condition was re-
ported as temporarily serious.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Boston Minister
Shows NeighbOrs
Way To Stop Row

A dramatic move by pastor In
Boston, Mass. several weeks ago
was declared responsible for stop
ping what might have developed
into a race riot, IL was learned this
week. The pastor Is the Rev. +.
Taylor We'll. an Episcopalisn. who
Is also president Of the Good Neigh
Dor Association In. Boston.
The minister personally acted
against a wave OF bad feeling In
Hyde Park brought about when a
Negro-s government worker and a
law student--moved into the all
white district"
According 10 the press reports,
when he heard that some outraged
white residents Of Hyde Park had
threatened the Negroes life. the
Rev. Mr.. We'll took -the unprece-
denied step OF persusding him to
become a Sunday school teacher in
his church. Since then the resent
ment has sharply declined
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

tor who favors the amendment is
Senator Burnet r. Maybank tDem)
South Carolina. who thought the
FEPC should be brought under the
control Of Congress.
Southern railroads. ordered by
the fEPC 10 forbid discrimination
against Negroes. In thu hiring and
promotion OF their employees chal-
lenged TIE FEPC on the grounds Il
had no legal authority kl
This question Is now under IN
vestisation by special House COM
mittee headed by Rep. Howard w.
Smith tDem) Of Virginia.
Controller General Lindsey War
rem ruled that the Presidents anti
discrimination order was merely
directive. but President Roosevelt
ruled that II was mandatory. In q
communication 10 Attorney Gen.
eral Francis .Biddls. q short time
~
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
ALL Woman, Jury
Chosen To Hear
Aaron Fox Trial

An ail-woman jury was selected
Tuesday to hear the trial Of la-year-
old Aaron Fox. 5282O Beaubien
street. accused Of murder In tho
Staying Of DR.. Joseph DeHoratiis. a.
3t34 McDougall avenue. during Me
race riot Of last June.
Police charge Fox with throwing
a brick which struck the aged white
physician. causing him to lose con-
troll OF the automobile he was driv-
ing. and crashing into q tree q
Hendrie and Beaubien streets laSt
June n.
The trial. which started Wednea-
day, is being heard In the COURT
room of Recorders Judge Joseph ~
ellis.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

New HEAD OF
BOARD
.ST|RS COMMENT


The appointment or Haroid
THOMPSON. public relations expert
:, Al. D.tro,t Trust Co. to the d.
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rec'orsniP INC
racial Committee created . milo sslr
in the Negro community this week.
Although a number of leaders
have refrained from commenting
on the appointment. the Housing
Commissioner, Horace White. told
reporters that Mr.. Thompson was
unknown to the Negro serCup md
that the Job demanded eo(oopoe win
extensive and active ~ GDee n
the field" , " q
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n Hhe oppointmAne q
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Detroiters Bag Japanese Plane
On Blacked-Out Coral Airstrip
BY FLETCHER r. MARTIN
US. War Correspondent
Representing Michigan Chronicle
and Negro Newspaper Publishers
Asxo~fnfioul


Copyright - Reproduction
Prohibited)
FORWARD AREA, SOUTH PA
CIFIC (By Courier) - When the
Negro antiaircraft group went into
action on Munda a few weeks ago,
military officials watched with in
tense interest. This was their first
firing on an enemy objective. The
blacked-out coral airstrip, un-
doubleday one Of the most strate gic
in the South Pacific at the present.
was in silence. Above scared a
twin-ensined Jap bomber. Ameri-
can life had been sacrificed to gain
Munda. its hills. coral, mud-con-
verted into an important bomber
base.
Personnel OF this crack anti
aircraft unit. composed OF enlisted
men from all over the United
States include Sgt. Frank u. John
son and Pvt Jason Basemore OF
Detroit and Pfc. william r. Eason
Of Battle Creek.
Jap Dropped One Bomb
On January II the enemy struck.
However the Jap was in a great
hurry, he dropped one bomb while
flying above the overcast and high
tailed il to the north. The anti
aircraft remained silent. The fol-
lowing night the enemy was back
in his role as harraser. Listenins
equipment picked him up (thi.
equipment is operated by the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Another Victim
Claimed By Trian
Near YpsilantiI

The fifth Ypsilanu victim - d
train accident In five weeks woe
claimed Monday when Marion
Martin. resident OF the Ypsi LodgQ
Housing Project. was killed n.
SANITY by q fast New York Centf4
train near the station In Ypaflnna
Relatives said Martin. IN -
ployse Of the Central Spseio1sy
company, was walking the truekg -
the station for some bags ~ bed
left sfter returning from q trip ~
his home In LACrange. Ca II woQ
believed he fall into the poth g
the train which arrives In Ypei1one
Il at S:<S pm.
Martin Il survived BY his wis =
small child. end other rsIahves -
Thfss weeks ESQ four eslst
Ypsilanti residents were huo1
when the fast Tvilioht hmIte1
struck the sutomobiI4 n v1)e4
theyi were riding q MAJ I'm
rcsd ercssinG nees mkSoes toUnv
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

The story OF the Negro Press,
celebrating the annual National
Negro Press Week. Feb. Il TO March
4. will feature a program over the
Blue Network and affiliated sta
tons, the program originating at
Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
Thursday, March 2, from 4 10 4:30
pm. Eastern War Time).
The celebration started last Sat
urday with a broadcast over NBC
and affiliated stations, and another
Monday night over Columbia Broad
casting.
The Blue Network Broadcast
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

SUIT DEMANDS
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TO LEASE UNITS
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Of Situation At The
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

The NAACP in a letter from
Gloster B. Current TO John Bal
lenger. police commissioner, asked
that charges against Patrolman AL
bert Tinnetti be investigated. and
il substantiated. that the officer be
dismissed" Tinnetti struck Joseph
Perry Suttles. a sixteen year old
youth on December IS in Cum
ninghsm drug store, located on
Washington boulevard
Text OF Letter
Honorable John ID. BAllenger
Commissioner q Police
1913 Beaubien street
Detroit Is, Michigan
Dear Mr.. Ballenger:
The Detroit branch Of the Ma
tionAl Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People herewith
files formal charges against patrol
man Albert Tinneti. Badge number
1855. who on Dec. Is, 1s<3. ut 800
am. struck Joseph Perry Sutties
Of 6770 Vinewocd avenue. Mr.. suit
ties was employed 1t the Cunning
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Detroit Library
Appoints Second
Negro Librarian

Mrs. Julia, Bullock Gaddy. who
Is the wife OF George Gaddy. a
teacher at the Moore school. was
appointed 10 the post OF Junior
Library Assistant TO the Detroit
Public Library, it was disclosed
this week.
Mrs. Gaddy Is the second Negro
librarian to be hired by the Detr6i
Public Library. She is a graduate
Of Fisk university and Simmons
College in Boston. Prior TO her
appointment here which becomes
effective on March l, Mrs. Gaddy
was employed at Hampton Institute
in Virginia.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Negro Press Week To
End With Radio Program

spotlishts the visit to Gresk Lakes
Of the Negro Publishers association
on invitation OF 1t. Commander
Daniel Armstrong. March 2 and 3.
Dorothy Donegsn, famed pianist,
assisted by the Great Lakes orches-
ira and glee club. will provide
music for the half-hour broadcast.
A statement by Secretary OF Navy
Knox on The Negro In the Navy"
will be heard. Then there will be
a pickup from abroad.
Another broadcast has been ar
ranged for Saturday.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Lower HOUSE IN
MOVE TO DEFEAT
DISCRIMINATION
AndersoD's Bill p a s s e 8
BY Narrow Margin OF
Only One Vote

FRANKFORT, Ky.--By Q vote OF
4l-30, Kentucky's House OF Repre-
sentatives last week authorized the
teaching of whites and Negroes to-
Rether in professional and graduate
courses Of Institutes OF higher
learning In the state.
The measure. which now awaits
action BY the Senate. would for the
first time In 20 years permit tne
minaliaone The xeces in educ,nona1t
!. 2iko13G - ~ of fs2&
s:..c.. WI : stsss Nv wkle6
oosssd Negro Students from Dere'
The bill was introduced BY
Charles w. Anderson u, LouisviIIe
Republican and only Negro mem
her of the General Assembly. Inc
bill was sponsored by the Nauon1 1
Bar Association as part OF us NM
liant program for 1914.
Opens Many Classes
According to State Representa-
,;,s Anderson. the bill opens 10.
Negro students the graduate ssn TO-,
and schools Of engineering ana ,w
st the University OF kentueky' e
schools OF medicine, denusuy, .
rineering. pharmacy and law a. .hs
University of Louisville, ana an. .
sraduaie school OF Divinity. AZ inc
Southern Baptist Theological semi
nary twhite). v,.,v ,,w
Nsgro students are denied admis-
s,on to state and municipal univer,
sities A law enacted in 1900, known
Al the DAY Law" further pro
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
RIVERS ELECTED TO BAR

NEW YORK-Judge Francis Z.
Rivers. municipal court justice. was
elected TO membership in the Amer
lean Bar association this week at q
meeting Of the organizations board
OF governors.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
SPOT NEWS
B BULLETIN 5
os~nurs WIFE CREMATED

The wife of the Indian leader asi;
s.h.,ms Candhi, who died las,
% Ssss in prison was cremated ano
~ ;mnrisoned husband wcpt as ne
na,ohed The funeral pyre. Because
sh.w were refused permission 70
make a statement on the oessn ,ss
Mrs. Gandhi. the members Oh .ne
Nationalist Party walked ou' OIL T rae
Ind;sn Central Assembly. Inc
pr;tish show no signs OF relaxins
,he bans or OF freeing Indian lead
ers now in Jail
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
RIVERS WINS POINT

New York City Court Judge
vraneis Rivers has been at last au'
rn,tted 10 membership In the Amer,
can Bar Association. The hgn,
wssed by Judge Rivers and severa,
svmna,hetic white jurists forced
~. association to adopt resoiu-
tion decreeing that neither rass'
creed nor color" should be consio-
cred in the election OF new mem
bers. Rivers was elected 70 MEM
bership last Sunday.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

Indictments returned April Is.
1912, against three Detroiters al
legedly involved in the Sojourper
Truth Housing Project riot, were
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
HIT MONTGOMERY
WARD AND CO.

local 20 Of the United Retail.
whoiesale and Department Store
rmnloyees. Clio, in Chicago charged
last week that only mental Jobs
were open 10 Negroes at Wards.
The union stated. 1T Is sgnineans
that Sears Roebuck and Co. ooes
employ Negroes. In jobs from winch
they are excluded by Wards
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
pEAssuREs STUDENTS

The president Of Hunter college
who received national publicity for
his efforts In stamping out preju-
dice among the teachers OF the col.
iere has now sent q notice TO the
students Of the college TO trust their
teachers. DR.. Shuster. the college
preiident, insists that racial or re-
hsious prejudice n un-Americsn-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
PRACTICES GIFT

Pvt. Lloyd A. Taylor Of philadei.
ohi. who speaks seven. different
i.neuares spends his army leaves
~ New York's foreign quarters
brushing up on his conversation;
The Negro private was a meoeai
student at Temple before being In.
Quoted and he IL now stationed NJ
the Mitchell Field, N. Y. Air Base.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

The Detroit Metropolitan coun-
ell of the National Council Of
Negro Women II presenting
Atty. Edith sampson Clayton
Of Chicago and Mrs. Jesnsfis
Welch. Brown Of Warrington.
d. c. al Q luncheon meeting on
Saturday. March Z sf pm. 81
Hotel Gotham. Reservations
may be made by calling Csdil-
lsc AIS or Tyler t.tsss.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

1W'see HOUSING. Pass 3
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

~-see OFFICER. Page ,
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Opens Many Glasses

r-see KENTUCKY. Page J
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aW-See RAG PLANE. Page :
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~-See RIOT. Page ) J.,
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Informal Parties EnLiUen
Spring Days IN Capital

, few invitations for most informal
parties, but, generally speaking, hel
visit here has been more for a rest
than for entertainment.
Lady Dixon headed the list OF
other guests who attended Mrs
Souby's luncheon, others including
Lady Bajpai, wife of the Agent
General for India: Sonora de Danis
wife of the Minister-C Counselor OF
the Spanish Embassy: Princess
Pignatelli. Mrs. Robert L. Macneil
Mrs. H. B. Applegate, Mrs. Walter
R. Tuckerman and Mrs. Tomas
Caiigas.
The Australian Minister has is
sued invitations to an informal
party Saturday afternoon after $50
when he will entertain in honor
of the Australian Minister for
Supply and Shipping, Mr.. J. A.
Beasley. The party will be strictly
a mems affair.
The Chilean Ambassador and
Sonora de Michels will be guests
of honor at an informal dinner to
be given this evening at the 1925
F Street Club. The hosts, 1t. and
Mrs. Luther Matthew Bolton, have
invited an interesting group of
guests.
1t and Mrs. Bolton plan to leave
their farm in Kensington over the
week end and go to New York,
the latter to remain for a week
of shopping, making her headquar-
ters at the ST. Regis. 1t. Bolton,
however, will have to return to his
duties in the Navy Department on
Monday.
Another member of the Chilean
Embassy staff, Capt. Emmanuel
Holger, Naval Attache, and Sonora
de Holger, were the recipients of
an informal party given in their
honor late yesterday afternoon by
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Howard C.
Adams. This was the last oppor-
tunity for many of their friends
to say good-by, as Capt. and Sonora
de Holger leave this afternoon by
train for Miami, thence by plane
for their home in Chile. Popular
members of the foreign diplomatic
corps, they will be missed by many
in Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Dr., Mrs. Coyne
Going to India

DR. and Mrs. A. E. Coyne, who
shortly will leave for India, have
been extensively entertained by
their associates in Takoma Park,
where DR.. Coyne has been a men,
ber of the staff of the sanitarium
for the past five years. DR.. Coyne
has accepted ca1l to the Surat
Hospital of the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist Mission in the Bombay sec
ton of India. Before coming to
Takoma Park he was connected
with the Clifford Mission Hospital
in Nuzvid, South India.
DR.. and Mrs. Coyne were given
a farewell reception last evening
by the nurses at the sanitarium and
the evening before they were guests
Of honor at a dinner given by the
physicians and their wives.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Hospital Board
Elects Officers

Elections were held by the Wom-
ems Board, National Homeopathic
Hospital, yesterday at the hospital,
with the result that Mrs. Edgar e.
Quayle now holds the presidents
gavel
An active club worker, Mrs.
Quayle, besides her new position, is
|also recording secretary for the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Medical
Society. assistant recording secre-
tary of the League of Republican
Women and auditor of the Politi-
cal Study Club.
Her administration will be carried
on with the help of the following
officers: Mrs. Clarence Dodge, first
vice president; Mrs. Tomas Cajigas
second vice president; Mrs. Augusta
H. Brown, third vice president; Mrs
Margheritta Sterling, treasurer, with
Mrs. Samuel T. Conklin as her as
| sistant; Mrs. Donald E. Doyle and
Mrs. Edward J. Waterfield, record
ling and corresponding secretaries
with Mrs. Leo Kasehagen and Mrs
John r. Sharp as their assistants
The District Chapter, Immaculate
College Alumnae, has elected Betty
M. Donovan, president; Mrs. Rob-
ert Feeny, vice president; Mrs. HUI.
bert McGrath, secretary; Marjorie
Gildea, treasurer; Mary Onishick
news editor. The annual alumnat
meeting will be held Sunday at thu
college at Immaculate, Pa.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
AW Corps Group
To attend Picnic

Members of the Air Corps
Woman's Club will be entertained
at picnic at II am. Saturday in
the gardens of the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, 3244 Ne
braska avenue NV. Picknickers are
requested to bring sandwiches
Coffee will be served by the club.
Mrs. H. H. Arnold, wife of the
commanding general of the Army
Air Forces, will tell of the extensive
volunteer work done by the group
and of the work of the recently
organized National Association OF
Air Forces Women.
The committee in charge of
arrangements is headed by Mrs
Robert L. Walsh, wife of Brig. Gen
Walsh, AAF, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thorn. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Idwal H. Edwards, Mrs. J. E.
Upston, Mrs. Muir S. Fairchild, Mrs
w. E. Hall and Mrs. Robert w. Beers
Wives of officers in the Army Air
Forces are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Catholic Daughters
10 Install Tomorrow

Officers of Catholic Daughters of
America, Prince Georges Court, No.
1910, will be installed and new men,
bers received at pm. tomorrow
in st. James Auditorium, Thirty
seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier. The Rev.
Charles E, Roach will be guest
speaker.
New officers include Mrs. Chris
tine Echols, grand regent; Mrs
Frances ]. Wheatley. vice regent;
Mrs. Delphine Parmelee, prophet
ess; Mrs. Beatrice Sparks, lecturer;
Mrs. Marie Hargy, historian; Mrs
Elizabeth Terrill, monitor, and Mrs
Katherine Moore, sentinel. Officers
who have been reelected are Miss
Elizabeth Bresnahan, financial Sec
retary; Mrs. Elm E. Chambers
treasurer, and Miss Honor Mary
Keane, organist. New trustees are
Mrs. Anna E. F. Allen, Mrs. Anne
M. Granados, Mrs. Ruth E. Martin
and Mrs. Lille May Burgess.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
June Wedding
Is Planned

1t Col and Mrs. Douglas F.
Miner of Williamsburg, Pa, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Helen Louise Miner, to 1t.
John Robert Harper, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harper of Franklin. Pa.
The bride-e elect is a graduate of
Duke University. where she was a
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
She now is working for the Army
Signal Corps in Arlington.
1t. Harper was graduated from
Culver Military Academy and he
attended Duke University, where
he was a member of Sigma Phi
Epsilon. He now is on duty with
the field artillery at Camp Pickett.
The wedding will take place in
Washington in June