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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Henry Mack
HOnOred

The Hennepin County Memorial
Association decorated a vacant
chair in honor of Henry Mack, a
civil war veteran and an honorary
member of that organization, who
died April IL, 1914, at the age of
LOT. The ceremony was performed
at Memorial Day service at the
Minneapolis Auditorium, Wednes-
day, May 80, at 8 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Memorial Service
at Marshall High

A Memorial Day service, arrang-
ed by Major Samuel Ransom of the
Governors Interracial commission,
was held for students of John Mar
shall High school, St. Paul, at the
school auditorium, Tuesday, May
29.
Major ]. R. Virgins, editor of
the st. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer
Press, newspapers, gave the prin-
cipal address on the True Meaning
of Memorial Day. Sgt. Carl Neu-
strom, veteran of World War and
II, Sgt. James Murray, 295 N.
Chatsworth, on furlough from a
Southern camp and Pfc. Ward
Woodrich, freed recently from a
German concentration camp, also
appeared on the program.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Buptist Women
Meet Sunday

Rev. H. w. Bolts, Jr., will be the
guest speaker at the Minnesota
State Baptist Women's Education
Committees program at Bethesda
Baptist church, Sunday, June 8, at
$3.50 p. m. Rev. A. F. Martin is
State Moderator of the Association.
Music will be furnished. by Zion
Baptist church's senior choir.
Mayme Burrell is president of the
organization and Estella Sims,
chairman of the program commit
tee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
VISITORS

Visitors to the St Paul office this week:
Rev. B. Isabel, Mrs. Finnie Lue Isabel,
Sgt. Daniel B. Taylor, Mrs. Mabel Farmer,
Mrs. William Brayboy, II. Ferguson, Charles
F. Rogers.
Visitors to the Minneapolis office were
William Madison, p. M. Charger, Cleota
Carlisle. Minneapolis; Flora Balenger,
MIS-. R. II. McGavock III CHICAGO. M
A Rainbow Tea will be given by
Zion Baptist Usher Board, Sun
day, June 10, from SO p. m.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Hilda Jean Brown Injured

Hilda Jean Brown, 1909 Gar
field Ave., is in the Minneapolis
General hospital as the result of
a car accident last week. She suf-
fered minor injuries and was
treated for shock.
Four others in the car, Lois
Franklin, Charles Green, Eden
Haywood and John McGraw, the
driver, were not injured
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Mrs. Luwson Melker
Is Critically Ill

Ruth Brown Reed, granddaugh-
ter, and Mrs. Slater Farrell, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Lawson Melker, 654
Rondo, st. Paul, arrived early this
week to be at the bedside of Mrs.
Melker who is critically i'll at home.
Another daughter, Mrs. Alice
Evans of Munich, Ind, was expect
ed. Mrs. Melker resides at the home
of a son, Curtis Raymond.
Mrs. Reed is from Kansas City,
Kans., and Mrs. Farrell from Port
land.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
New Jersey FEPC
Member in st. Paul

DIR. Thomas Bell, member of the
Newark, N. j., Board of Health
and a member of the New Jersey
State FEPC, is in st. Paul this
week.
DIR. Bell is the brother of Mrs.
Queen Ransom, 1047 E. Rose. His
mother, Mrs. E. B. johnson and
sister, Mary e. Combs, live at 65S
st. Anthony.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
st. Paul District
Conference at St.

James June 5 to 8
The 18th annual session of the
St. Paul District of the A. M. E.
church, will be held at st. James
church, St. Paul, June fifth through
the eighth. Associated with Rev.
William E. Guy, presiding elder of
the st. Paul district, in conducting
the meetings will be Rev. w. H.
Ogleton, presiding elder of the Des
Moines district; Bertha L. King, st.
Paul, director of religious educa-
ton.
Those who will assist Rev. Guy
in various other meetings of the
conference and their departments,
are Bertha L. King, St. Paul, re-
ligious education; Wreatha G. Max
well, Minneapolis, Sunday school;
Eunice Leverett, Minneapolis, Allen
Endeavor; Mary Lee Parks, Cedar
Rapids, Ia, missionary; Elizabeth
Ewing, Minneapolis, stewardess.
The annual sermon will be de-
livered by the Rt. Rev. George W.
Baber, DID,, Tuesday, June 5, at 8
p. m. Music will be directed by
Cora E. Moore.
Wednesday morning, June 6,
Rev. A. R. Parks, Cedar Rapids,
o. C. Hall, St. Paul, Rev. ]. w.
Collins, Sioux City, Ia, and Rev.
w. H. Thomson, Waterloo, Ia,
will hold discussion periods. Rev.
J. M. Barr of Huron, S. D., will
give the noon-time meditations.
Wednesday night, June 6, Town
Hall discussion "The Responsibility
of the Church, Under Pastoral
Leadership, to Influence Public At
fairs and the Community Pattern"
will be conducted by Bishop Baber.
Rev. Floyd Massey, Pilgrim Baptist
church, St. Paul, Rev. G. o. Nc
Cullough of Hamline Methodist
and Rev. Robert E. Kelley,
Border Methodist church, Mime
apolis, will participate. st. Peter
A. M. E. church choir will sing,
under the direction of Emma
Simms.
Training the Church of Tomor-
row" is the theme of the Sunday
school convention, to be held Thurs
day morning. The service of wor-
ship will be conducted by Bertha
L. King. Rev. E. R. Thomas, st.
James, Minneapolis, will give the
meditation.
Thursday afternoon, June 7, dur
ing the Allen Endeavor League
Eunice Leverett, Bertha L.
King and Wreatha Maxwell will
participate in a discussion of "Is
Neglect of the Family Altar or the
Scientific Emphasis in the Schools
or Both, Responsible for the De-
cline of Religious Faith?"
Thursday night, representatives
of St. James, Wayman and st.
Peter churches, Minneapolis, and
st. James church, st. Paul, will
compete in an oratorical contest.
Bishop Baber will give the clos
ing address of Friday night, June
8. A candle memorial service will
be held in honor of the late Lucy
NJ. Hughes, former president of the
Missionary society of the A. M. E.
church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
VIM. ETke" Poster Back
Home From the Aleutian

Cpl. VIM. I. Posten is back home
in Minneapolis after spending %
months in the Afeutians Islands.
Cpl. Posten has been in the army
since 1910, and is now wearing five
battle stars for participation in five
major battles. He is at home with
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Poster, SAL Girard
Ave. No.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Coop Meeting on
SATURDAY. I

OdLuI udy1 JuAAC HAaA
The next meeting of the new
cooperative organization in st. Paul
will be held Saturday, June 2, at 8
p, m. at Halle Q. Brown House.
Reports will be made On the
membership and share selling cam
paign for the cooperative grocery,
to be opened when sufficient funds
have been raised.
Those wishing to buy shares may
contact Rev. B. N. Moore, Huron
Shelton, John Lawrence, Dorothy
James, Evelyn Brent, Hazel Butler,
Lois Grissom and John Banks.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
United States Leads
All Countries In Race
Prejudice, Eddy Says
By C. T. r. Nelson

The United States leads the
world in race and color prejudice,
according to DR.. Sherwood Eddy,
executive secretary of the YMCA
in Asia, in an address at the inter-
racial fellowship and goodwill
service for the 157 General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church in
America last Sunday afternoon in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Eastern Stars Annual
Sermon Sunday, June !

The Order of Eastern Stars an
nual sermon will be held Sunday,
June 3, at the st. James A. M. E..
church, Dale and W. Central, St.
Paul, at 8 p. m. Rev. B. N. Moore,
the pastor, will preach the sermon.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

byterian Church, New York City,
and president of the Afro-American
Presbyterian Council of the North
and West. He was introduced by
DR.. G. Lake lines, the highest
Negro general officer of the de-
nomination. "Our great church
has given testimony in the past,
but in the future it must give wit
ness to the high cause of brother
hood" DR.. Hawkins said in his adj
dress. Miss Geraldine Overstreet
of Chicago, was the soloist for the
service, at which the retiring mod
orator, DR.. Roy Ewing Vale, was
the presiding officer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

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bilities of Ne
groes, those who
are inclined to
look on the Negro
as different from
everyone else, but
all alike within
the group.
Unfortunately,
the people who
should see tn e
collection of tai.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Struck by Auto,
Bodily Bruised

Mrs. Anna Matthews, 1888 Fifth
Ave. &c., was badly bruised Thurs
day morning, May "a, when she was
struck by an automobile at the
corner of oath st. and Fourth Ave.
So.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Polly Simpson
Dead in Duluth

Gary-New Duluth, Minn.-Polly
Simpson, a resident of Duluth, %
years, died here Friday, May 25,
after long illness.
She was buried Tuesday, May 20.
Rev. L. c. Harris, pastor of Cal
vary Baptist church, of which she
was a member, officiated at the
funeral.
Her husband, J. D. Simpson, and
several nieces survive.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Suthern and Wellington

AZ O1CdL AdhCS
Two Minnesota bluejackets have
begun the recruit training period
which includes fundamentals Of
Naval procedure, military drill, sea-
manship and the physical harden
ing program. The final phase Of
recruit training for the bluejackets,
Martin o. Wellington, TAI st. An
thony Ave., and Walter L. Suthern,
Tie Rondo Ave., st. Paul, will in
clude a series of aptitude tests
which determine whether they viii
be retained for advance training
in one of the Navy Service Schools
or viii be assigned to immediate
duty at sea or a shore station.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

Vivian Boyce, 286 st. Anthony
Avenue, is a machine operator at
the Federal Cartridge operated
Twin Cities Ordance Plant. Mrs.
Boyce is the mother of two chill
dren, Donald and Gloria, who both
attend the Cathedral school. The
children like music and each takes
a music lesson every day. Mrs.
Boyce's husband is Frank Boyee,
an employee of the Great North
ern railroad.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Librarian
W unit Historical Society
UncOvering
Washington
By Harry S. McAlpin

Last week 1 had a rare expert
ence-an experience l wish could
have been shared with those who
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

The o. E. s. Club roller skating
party, June 4, Oxford Rink, 8 p. m.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
Cabaret Porty
Held Saturday.
Is Huge Success

The auditorium of the USO Club
was turned into a real Cabaret on
Saturday, January 13, at the affair
given by the members of the 372nd
Special Service. The party was ar
ranged by First 1t. Richard Gordon
with the cooperation of the USO
staff.
Small tables set with flowers and
souvenirs, real bar (serving
punch), a floor show, refreshments
served by lovely members of the
WAC Corps at Fort Huachuca,
beautiful woodland decoration, soft
lights and sweet music gave the
occasion all that was needed to
create that right atmosphere.
Beautiful hostesseS came from
Tucson, Douglas and Fort Hua-
chuca AS the s5uSeS drove up to the
club the ladies were literally lifted
off and escorted to the Club. just
a minute to "freshen up" then they
were off to delicious dinner in
the Mess Hall of the 372nd Infan-
try. Time passed SO quickly that as
soon as dinner was over it was time
for everybody to return for the
dance. From that point ON, one
could see nothing but happy feet
dancing to the strains of the music
of the 227th Band.
Never a dull moment at this party.
When the 227th Orchestra took in
termiSSion, then came the floor
show by the 372nd Special Service
Music for this portion was furnished
by the 372nd Sextet. They really
brought the floor show on with
bang. The mo" was Pvt. Brent.
Others participating were: Pfc.
Harry Westray, Pfc Snake" Car
ter, TI5 James Somerville and
Company *" Quartet.
A Cabaret Party would not be
complete without food, you know.
Immediately after the floor show,
charming little ladies in cute ruff
fled aprons and hats served from
attractively decorated trays. These,
of course, we're none other than
the members of the USO WAC
Council, namely: Pvt. Chappelle,
1st Sgt. Bond, T/5 Della Haney,
TI5 Celeie Pecot, Pfc. Ann Jones,
Pfc. Anna Santos, Pfc. Nellie Allen,
Pvt. Tommie R. Pierre, Pvt. Glen
Edwards, Pvt. Dorthea Frazier, Pvt.
Chappelle douglas Army Air Base :.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
372 GIee Club
Begins1o Tour
Of the East

Saying a musical goodbye to
Fort Huachuca, by appearing
in two of the Post theatres in
concert on Wednesday eve
ming. the 372nd Glee Club left
the Fort Thursday morning,
January II, for an l8-day tour
of the East.
The group under the direction of
1st 1t. E. DePaur, will appear in
concerts in Chicago, ILL.,, Washing
ton, D. c., New York City and other
cities along the routes to those
larger localities.
The group of male singers, known
as one of the outstanding glee clubs
in U. S. Army circles, was organized
ia New York in October, 1943. It
has sung in five coast-to- coast
broadcasts while in New York City
and has personally appeared be-
fore audiences estimated to total
100000 people, while. it was sta
toned at Camp Breckenridge, KY.
1t was while at that camp that the
organization earned the title AM
baSsadors of Good Will"
Sacrifice Tor Tour
The tour which the members of
the glee club are making at the
present time is undertaken at per-
sonal sacrifice of each member. Each
performer has given up his fur
lough in order to participate in it,
and all members of the group are
paying their own expenses of the
trip.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
Company "A" Reports

Company "a" bade goodbye to a
small number of its men who en-
barked for separation centers here
and yonder last week. Yes, those
fellas are now homeward bound.
The company's mascot, poodle of
unknown origin, proudly presented
Company "A" with litter Of small
maScotS.
Many tired but happy soldiers
returned to the company area after
spending quiet weekend down
there in Old Mexico. They tell of
how many happy hours that were
spent shopping around for beauti-
full l. Mexican souvenirs.
Pvt. owen Marshall and several
others returned from joyful fur
loughs. and reports that all is we'll
and jumping on the home front.
Company "a" offers a reward to
anyone who can give information
concerning the whereabouts of two
(2) Loins of Pork, &c lbs, of ham.
38 lbs. of bologna, 25 lbs. of bacon,
80 lbs. of beef and 13 lbs. of salomi,
which disappeared from the COM
pany mess hall the 18th, 18th and
18th of January. The reward will
be given if the person claiming it
can prove that he did not steal the
said articles.
BY PFC. H. R. WESTRAY-
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
Company '1M''

Captain Elmer Hatton has de-
parted on a well-earned leave. We,
the members of Company M" wish
the captain the best of luck and we
look forward to his return to the
company. 1t. Bivins will be the
acting CO. in his absence.
Pfc. Smith just returned from
furlough, where he left most of his
weight. He tells all of the fellas
that he lost it running around. But
we notice that he is now singing
the Ration Blues"
TISgt. Wheaton, alias "Old IRON
SideS,'' alias "On Deck" seems to be
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
Seen and Heard Around
Headquarters 3rd

With the influx of new men, there
has been assigned to HOS. Company
3rd Bn., Sgt. Albert P. Page, who
halls from Chicago, Illinois. Set.
Page is an author of no mean
ability, having completed two books
and now burning the midnight oil
writing another. "The Negro, 100
Years From Today and "The
Negro, Past and Present" are his
two completed accomplishments
Because of the present major con-
flict, the publications have been
held but when they do "hit the
stands" your scribe begs, implores,
pleads and prays that his fellows
il-arT1s will place those on their
must" list.
In regard to our crack badminton
team:
We flung a challenge into the air,
1t fell on some ears, we know
not where.
But we'll find out, if just for
sport,
You bring a team to our bad
mintOn court.
Any enlisted man or officer hav-
ing a remedy for a disease locally
known as "Tucsonitis" is asked to
submit said remedy to Capt. George
G.. Bingham, Jr., anytime, any
where. The "Air Corps" boys (Cpl.
Ernest McCollom and Pfc. Henry
Battle, company clerk and the
cos driver, respectively, are con-
fined to the camp pending a dag
nosis, having over-indulged last
weekend. A recommendation for a
pass is NOT the remedy.
PFC. RANDOLPH.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
CD" Company News

Our returning furloughites bring
back both good and bad news. 1t
seems as though it's awfu1lly cold
up in our fair cities, and the way
the "fems' miss us is something
terrible.
Now that Cpl. -- is back from
heaven and didn't ring those ia
miliar bells. that he promised to,
a certain T/Sgt. heaves his chest
out almost six inches. Sgt. (chlorine)
Williams is earnestly trying to re-
build his rep again after being put
down by (Baltimore) Lyles and
Washington Miles, for demon
strating his abilities in the gas
chamber last week. SUCKER!
:. We wonder if there are any pur-
pie hearts lying around. If so, they
should be awarded to SISgts. Brooks
and Morse and Pfc. James Town
send for the cactus wounds in
flicted upon them in the line of
duty last Monday night.
Familiar sights are a rare thing
in Company Cd We were honored
again with the, presence OF. Pvts.
Frazier and Portee. although their
visits are rather short and ii1fre-
auent. We feel that the art of the
kitchen. personnel will encourage
their stay.
Our COS" familiar words, "Play
It Cool,n1 were put into effect by
6Oge of the company last Wednes-
day after we bivouacked; some got
rather low in spirits, while others
tried to keep warm. Next time all
of you he-men will probably carry
your comforts along.
Last Thursday was a happy day
for the regimental Glee Club, as
they pulled out on their long-await-
ed tour. ID" company is well rep
resented with five vocally inclined
members. Company ID" wishes the
Glee Club excellent singing and
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19

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the BOSTON CHRONICLE Gin which he stockhode and New
PEOPLES VOICE things.
do photography for the New York home office Of the
Command CamOuage Photo School
which included sixteen commissioned officers ranging
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The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
! Cannon Company

Our attention has been turned
to the hardwood court since the Of
ficial opening of the season. Un-
fortunately, our team has been duly
defeated by their opponents but
this won't. happen again. We shall
and will emerge. the victor in all
coming contests, We have an abun-
dance of material which, if devel-
oped according to our expectations,
will give us the boastful title of the
"Defeatless Watch of Cannoneersi
We, the CannoneerS, have always
been a boastful group. We've always,
and still have, an envious record,
and we say onward and upward
to bigger and better things" We
are proud that out of regiment
consisting of thousands of men, our
own Sgt. Mitchell was chosen to
further his knowledge in the field
of Education and Information. Sgt.
Mitchell was formerly the Educa-
ton and Information non-com OF
Cannon company. Sgt. Mitchell, we
want you to know that you have
our best wishes for more power and
the best of everything!
First Sgt. Samuel Monroe, PvtS.
Woodroe w. Ware. Jimmie Ander-
son, James Dixon and others report
an eventful and a rather enjoyable
time while furloughing.
PFC. D. L. JAMES.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19

trying to find some new way Of
making the men fall out, and wants
to change from using the old sea
chant, "On deck
Pvt. Porter, it is rumored, helped
pick cotton while on furlough. That
stuff doesn't grow in New York,
old man.
Pvt. Newton is now the pin-up
boy Of the mess hall-a KIP, don't
yol kDow2
Pvt. Henry was talking to a
young lady at the Cabaret Party
the other night, and a soldier (male)
walked up to him and asked for q
dance I think he had better get a
hair cut. ~ e,
This is one of the thousand eyes
Of the night bidding you all a very
happy TOMORROW.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19

The company of the week Company "M,' com
manded by Captain Elmer Hatton The first Sgt Sgt
John (Johnny) Collins, considered by the men in his
company to be model for all first sergeants.
Captain Haton said that the company has shown a
marked degree of enthusiasm among the men that
have recently entered the organization And that long
there old soldier there will always be mighty Com
pany M"
The company is heavy weapons company and al
though most of the in the company have had
training for this type of work, they already handling
their assigned tasks like veterans.
Company en- the Shield salutes you'll
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19

Godspeed.
The two most beautiful things
in Arizona are the sunset and the
railroad. See you next week,
feIlaS!
S/SGT. CHARLES GILES
Evening star., 1945-06-03
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Little cavities, like little boys
themselves, grow bigger before
you know it! Protect your ohild's
teeth by insisting on careful
brushing twice day. And take
him to the dentist early and regu-
Iariy so possible trouble can be
detected before it gets a real
start. Small filings J.. even in
baby teeth may make big
difference in looks, in health all
through life.
Your dentist will choose the
proper type of filling for each
individual case synthetic
porcelain or plastic, gold or
amalgam. But the filling will tax
time, be less conspicuous if yo
early. Don't delay until decay So