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over the objections of the isola-
tionists. He also aggressively led
US with a greater degree of objec-
ton to continue our fight against
Nazis."
Statements from MInneapOlitans
Judge Vince A. Day.-"We were
shocked and grieved at the loss of
our President. His passing will
mean a real loss to the minority
groups of America. He did more in
the matter of correcting discrimi-
nation than any other that has
ever sat in the Presidents office.
I am glad to take this opportunity
to express deep appreciation of the
faithfulness to which he adhered
and his endeavor to secure the ac-
tual operation of the principles on
which this government is based
that was, the right of all people
to work not only in political jobs
but the right to make decent liv-
ing free from discrimination"
Mrs. Russell Underwood, 1920
Fourth Ave. &c., housewife.-"The
nation has lost a great friend, but
the common man feels the loss
more. There were so many things
that he did for us, but especially
do I remember how he made it
possible for many to keep their
homes"
Charles L. Horn, president Of
Federal Cartridge Corporation
President Roosevelt belongs to the
ages. His deeds and his human
itarian sympathies with the under
privileged are not a memory but
are burning issues which will last
forever. ID. Franklin Delano Roose-
welt was a man with a personality
so great that he won friends
wherever he travelled"
Mrs. Bertha L. Johnson, 500
Olson Blvd, seamstress.-"We, as
a race, found President Roosevelt
to be our truest and dearest friend.
And my only hope is that we pray
to God, that our new president will
have the strength and courage to
carry US on to victory and give
justice to ALL"
James T. Wardlaw, 2O2 Tribune
Annex, social worker.-"The life
of sacrifice and service of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt will always stand
as a challenge and an inspiration
to Americans of all stations and
political beliefs as well as to the
freedom loving peoples of the
world"
Theodore Woodland, 1103 Lyndale
Ave. No., funeral director.-'The
death of Franklin D. Roosevelt has
left all of us stunned. The common
people have not had a greater
champion for their rights. He gave
meaning to the word democracy,
he gave most to those who had the
least"
Mrs. Alma WOOdson, housewife.
four president is gone. His work
is done. He helped our race in so
many ways that raised US from
oppression to prosperity. We will
always remember him, not only as
our president, but as our best
friend"
Carl r. Green, 500 Line employ
ee, $40 Aldrich No.-In no history
book can any record be found of
Continued on page p
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Capt. w. O. Pruitt
Ranking Air Ace
Killed In Crash

Tuskegee Air Field, Ala. -
Capt. Wendell o. Pruitt of st.
Louis, ranking Negro air ace,
was killed near here Monday in
a plane crash.
Capt Pruitt held the distin-
guished flying cross and air
medal with six oak leaf clusters.
The air ace had participated
in 20 missions, destroyed IL
planes and helped sink a Ger
man destroyer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Fourth Sunday
Night Musical
st. jones April %

The Fourth Sunday Night
Musical at st. James A.M.E. Chuch,
April %, at p. m. will be arranged
by Geraldine Scroggins and James
Watson, co-chairman.
The participants are Alma Free
man, leila Carter, Josephine Hale,
Chester Russell, Brewer Lee Clark,
Lucille Jordan, Louella Taylor,
Cassell Ayres and India Allen.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
1. MYRTLE GARDEN AT
LINCOLN CONVOCATIO

1. Myrtle Garden, director Of
Halle Q. Brown Community House,
st. Paul, spoke to the entire student
body at the Lincoln University Con-
vocation at Jefferson City, Mo-,
Thursday, April 10. Miss Garden
was also the principal speaker at
the dinner meeting of the annual
all-day women's conference at the
school. Her topic was women in
the Workers World"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Girl Reserve Dunce
At Hullie Saturday.

The Senior Girl Reserves Of
Halle Q. Brown House are giving
a dance on Saturday, April %, at
Halle. Admission will be so cents
for singles and 70 cents for couples.
The girls say an orchestra and
floor show are on the agenda so
please come.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20

Oak Leaf Art Club met at the
home of Mrs. Emily Harris, 920
Marion Ave-, Monday, April 8.
Members present were Mines. Violet
Saunders, Lydia Brown, Gertrude
Boldly, Anna Thomas, Cora Wood
ford, Alice Jackson, and Agnes Will
son. The club will give their spring
party, Monday, April 20, at the
home of Mrs. A. Guthrie, 871 st.
Anthony.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
DANCE RECITAL

Kitty Reese, Arthur Murray
Studio dance teacher, in "This
Dance of Ours" Halle Q. Brown
Sunday Salon, April %, s:15 p. m.
Public invited.-Advt.
Stay OF Date. Alyee L. Stewart
Recital, May 81, YWCA.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20

ulHefeHCW way! Inc
loss Of no other
s in gle person
could have affect
ed so much the
lives of so many.
The goals of
d urable peace,
W orld security,
fire Q d o m from
fear, equality of
mankind can still
he achieved. But
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
LABOR ENDORSES NELLIE
STONE FOR LIBRARY BOARD

Nellie Stone, active in labor
union circles and vice president of
Local 665 Hotel and Restaurant
Workers Union, is labor endorsed
candidate for the Minneapolis
library board.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Negroes Turn
Out to Mourn
for Roosevelt
By HARRY McALPIN
NNPA Correspondent

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-
With quiet, somber faces, thousands
of Negroes made up the all-Ameri-
can crowd of several hundred
thousandwhich watched the funeral
procession of President Roosevelt
as it slowly moved from the Union
Station to the White House Satur-
day morning. A unit of Negro
soldiers from the Army Service
Forces was in the line of march.
AS the train backed into the
Union Station, bringing the body
of the late president and his family
from Warm Springs, Georgia, two
Negroes were in the small group al
lowed up close to the train. The
groupwas composed of high govern
ment officials, led by President Tru-
man, diplomatic representatives,
news correspondents and photog-
raphers. Both the Negroes repre-
sented the press. They were Ernie
johnson of the AMP and this cor
respondent.
/ then walked the entire route of
the procession from the station to
the White House through the dense
crowds. I saw Congressman Will
liam L. Dawson, one of the only
two Negroes in the House of Repre-
sentatives, standing on Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue with his head uncovered
in reverence Of his deceased chief.
I saw Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune,
still dignified in her grief.
Negro Girls Unruly
Only two incidents marred the
solemnness of the occasion. One
group of girls attempted to push
and shove their way through a very
heavily crowded area. No plead
ing could turn them back. They
became loud and unnecessarily in
sistent, until someone called for an
officer. The pushing stopped.
Women Fight
In the other case, a white woman
pushed Negro woman off the side
walk and called her black. The act
seemed to be without provocation.
The Negro woman landed a hay
maker on the white woman with
considerable force. A policeman
took them both away.
Otherwise, everyone was too
struck with their grief to indulge
in either boisterousness or preju-
dice. Side by side, shoulder to
shoulder, they stood with barred
heads to watch the casket bearing
the last remains of their beloved,
deceased chief executive pass by.
In front was an escort of Metro
politan police, then an escort of the
Commander of the Military Dis
trict of Washington. Then followed
a squadron of Metropolitan Police
scout cars, then a battalion Of field
artillery. Behind them came q
battalion of Army Air Forces and
the Army Service Forces combined
(Service Forces were Negroes).
Behind them was a battalion of
Marines, then a battalion of Blue
Jackets. Just before the caisson
bearing the body of the President
marched a battalion of women
Waves, Wacs and Marines.
The fiag-draped caisson was
flanked by the body bearers, the
national colors and the personal
flag of the President of the United
States.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Twin Citians From All
Walks Pay Tribute To
Roosevelt In Statements

Mnnesotans from all stations of life expressed regret
the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in exclusive state
mens and paid tribute to his greatness given to this
paper this week.
The section of persons selected at random indicate
the widespread appreciation for the dead leader which people
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Truman Says His Senate
Record Speaks For His
Attitude On Negro Rights
Answers Negro Newspaper Reporters
Query In First Press Conference
By HARRY MeALPIN, Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(By Wire)-President Harry s.
gressona record indication of his attitude toward the
Negro and specific problems affecting Americas largest
minority group His voting record is complete endorsement
all the progressive Roosevelt policies directly and indirectly
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20

Ermine Hall Allen recital, Pill
grim Baptist church, May 4, $50
D. m.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
UncOvering
Washington
BY Harry S. McAlpin

He was not Indispensable. The
world will go on without Roose-
welt. But it will go on in a vastly
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
OWENS To FATHERS
BEDSIDE IN KANSAS

S. Vincent Owens is in Kansas to
visit his father who is seriously i'll.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
VISITORS TO THE ST. PAUL
OFFICE

Visitors to the st. Paul office this
week: Eulah J. Clemens, George
Lewis, /. Myrtle Garden, A. Petit
ford.
Among the visitors in Mime
apohs were D. R. Hamilton and
Mrs. P. G. Breeder.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20
Henry Mack Buried
At Fort Smelling

Mr.. Henry Mack was buried at Fl.
Smelling Military cemetery and not
at Crystal Lake as was stated in
this paper last week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Extro Gas 10
Extro Precious

The little mora you oct
does q lot more for you
when you save II while shop.
ping. Don't woste COS lock-
ing for q parking space. use
The Hecht Co.'S modern
PARKING BUILDING
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
Churches
Schools
Gloria Vanderbilt
Wed in MexicaIi
To S+okowski, So

The wedding of Gloria Vanderbilt
and Leopold Stokowski. 58-year-old
orchestra conductor, which took
place at the Palacio in MeXicali
Saturday night stirred little interest
in the busy border city or in Ca
lexico, across the border, where the
couple were registered at the De
ANA hotel for their wedding night.
The couple, who made elaborate
arrangements with long distance
telephone calls and kilograms for
u simple wedding, left Reno Friday
by chartered plane for Alhambra
That same day the third Mrs. Sto-
kowski was granted a divorce from
Pat Di Cicco. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur AL
len, Mr. Allen being manager of the
Riverside hotel in Reno.
Nature nearly thwarted the ro-
nance of the elderly musician and
21-year-old heiress when their plane
was forced down 18 miles from Mo-
jave at p. m. Friday. Although
the plane was slightly damaged
none of the party was injured.
The couple thumbed a ride to a
point near Los Angeles and finally
arrived in MeXicai Saturday night
after picking up a Mr.. Kahgan of
Paramount studios and Mrs. Kah-
gan. Miss Eleanor Marcus and as
sorted Hollywood personalities also
accompanied them for the cere-
mony.
Although the couple registered at
the De ANA, no one could recall
seeing them there and instead they
honeymooned in Seclusion in Los
Angeles.
Jimmy Alvarez, well-knoWn oper-
ator of the Golden Lion restaurant
in MeXicali was best man while Civil
Judge Apolonia Nunez performed
the ceremony. The couple had no
difficulty crossing the border as
arrangements had been made
through Washington with immigra-
ton officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
Poster Contest
Results Given

Results of the FL Centro contest
for posters advertising Poppy Day
were announce over the week end
by Mrs. Edmund Gies, chairman for
the American Legion Auxiliary,
which is sponsoring the contest.
Judges we're Mrs. E. A. Fitzhugh,
Mrs. Jack Peake and Bill Dickey.
Bill Tyler won first and Barbara
Romanski, second, in group 1, which
includes the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades.
In group II, the junior high school
bracket. Peggy Edwards took first
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
CALENDAR
MONDAY


T0astmasters, 6:15, California
hotel.
Boy Scout troop 20, 1880, Scout
hut.
Carpenters, 1880, Labor temple.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 384, f. &
A. M, 1880, Masonic temple.
Brawley Mems Chorus picnic,
1880. Heber sandhills.
Parliamentary law section, 7:45,
10000 club.
TUESDAY
W.C.".U. convention, $3.50 a. m.,
Brawley Christian church.
Episcopal Guild, l, 703 Sandal
wood.
Soroptomists, 12:O5, Barbara Worth
hotel.
White Shrine Club, $3.50, John
Kuhn home.
Night school, 10, high school.
Baptist WOmen's Union, 1880, Bap-
tist church.
American Legion Auxiliary, 1880,
li42 Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
O.E.S. State
Official Honored

Imperial Valley associate matrons
of the Isabella Harrison Hilditch
Association of the Eastern Star gave
luncheon at the Ten Thousand
Club in FL Centro Saturday for Mrs.
Hilditch, associate grand matron of
the state of California, and chapter
associate matrons from the coast.
Luncheon was served in the tea
room, which was decorated with
bowls of red roses. On the table
Blanche Channon had arranged a
maypole with colored streamers. A
business meeting was held in the
afternoon.
Associate matrons from the valley
chapters we're Blanche Channon
Imperial; Ruth Eaves, Brawley;
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday, in combination with the
Sunday POST-PRESS, by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
ST, FL Centre, Calf.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher
and President
Member United Press, California News
parer Publishers Assn, West Holiday
c.. Inc, national representatives.
Rates Gncluding Sunday Post -Press)
Single copy &c; carrier. paid-in-ad-
vance: month, S1.OO: 3 months,
$2.75; months. $3.25; / year, $1,000.
BY Mail: l month, S1.00; 3 months,
$3.50; months, $3.50: l year, SIS. 90.
outside of California, 81 90 per month
Entered at El Centre. Calf, post
flat.
office as End class mall.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
Arts and Crafts
States Meeting

Arts and crafts section of the Ten
Thousand Club will meet for
luncheon at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday
in the tea room of the clubhouse
with the regular meeting following
All those who canont attend or
who wish to bring guests have been
asked to call Mrs. Sarah Kendall,
1451-W, by 1uesoay noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23

col ledQ
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Casey who were married at the
same hour in the Sacred Heart
church in 1924.
The couple said their VOWS before
an altar decorated with Gala lilies
blue iris, delphinium and glad
ioli, with baskets of the flowers be-
ing placed at each side. Preceding
the ceremony, Miss Mary Pearson
sang AVA Marie accpmanied by
Mrs. Roy FaWcett, who also played
the wedding marches.
Rev. Father Hugh Gallagher Of
ficiated and mass was served by
Michael Casey, brother of the bride.
BRIDES GOWN
Given in marriage by her father,
the brides dark beauty was set off
by a gown of white satin with a
three-yard train. Fashioned with
long sleeves, the dress had sweet
heart neckline trimmed with seed
pearls. Her fingertip-length veil
was fastened to a juliet cap. also
trimmed with seed pearls. She car
ried a mother f-pearl prayer book,
a gift of the groom, from which a
showered a bouquet of white orchids
Miss Virginia Fifield of Brawley
was maid of honor, wearing dress
with a blue satin bodice and blue net
skirt over satin, with short peplum
at the waist On her head was
blue juliet cap of net over satin.
She carried an ald-fashioned bou-
quet of white carnations and blue
iris
The three bridesmaids we're Pat
Mann of Pendletop, Oregon, Linda
Millard of Seattle and Virgene Sims
of Brawley, the first two being
Stanford schoolmates of the brides
They wore pink dresses and caps in
the same style as the maid of honor.
Preceding the bride down the aisle
was little Valmere Dessert, sister
of the groom, wearing a blue min
iature of the maid of honor's dress.
She scattered rose petals from a
small basket.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
FIynn-Eddins+on
Marriaoe Told

HOLLYWOOD. April %. (UP) -
Enrol Flynn has finally admitted
his marriage to the beautiful Nora
Edtrington and the question today
was whether she planned to divorce
him.
AS to her announcement earlier
this month that she planned to di-
vorce Flynn, who had been nom
committal about his marriage to her,
Nora said
Il don't know I may change my
mind"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23

place with Edwin Woo winning see
end and third.
Ign Lizarraga won first place In
group III for high school students.
with Cherie Hamilton second and
Celeste, third.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
NOlU Try This 3 For I
Value.M ASDiri7,

You'll get nearly 3 tablets for only 1e
when you buy the large 100 tablet
bottle of st. Joseph Aspirin for 35c.
Big family favoritel No aspirin does
more for you no matter what you
pay. Always get st. Joseph Aspirin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
ls%sas' ssnsas OF Interest to Women Society ssss
Hove
Judy @ arIand
To Wed in June
Society
Clubs

HOLLYWOOD, April %. CUP) -
Judy Garland, singing screen star,
disclosed Monday she and director
Vincente Minnelli would be married
IL New York city, probably in June
The exact date hasn't been set, but
it will be soon after June 7, when
her divorce from composer Dave
Rose becomes final.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
Dessert t-Casey Vows Said
In Brawley Ceremony

One of the LOWEST weddings OF the year took place in Brawy Sac
church at 10 Saturday when Miss Mary Margaret
Mr. and Mrs Charles Bawley became the bride
Dessert Mr. and Of Ell Gen.
ceremony
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23

Mildred Burdick, Calexico; Mary
Mcqueen, Holtville, and Joycie
Small, El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23

was a member Of Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity, for a short time before
entering the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-23
GROOM'S ATTENDANTS

GROOM'S ATTENDANTS
Raymond Dessert, Jr., of Phoenix,
served his brother as best man,
while ushers were Pat Casey, brother
of the bride, and John Peach of
Phoenix.
A reception was held following
the wedding at the home of the
brides parents on South Imperial
in Brawley. Mrs. Casey received
guests wearing a crepe dress of old
rose with white accessories and a
corsage of blue iris.
Mrs. Dessert, mother of the groom,
wore a gray and white spring print
Of crepe with white accessories and
, a carnation corsage.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with tall baskets of blue dolphin
ium and pink gladioli, and bouquets
of Bell of Portugal roses and poet
icas. Mrs. Jack Helander of Port
land, aunt of the bride, cut the
wedding cake, and Miss Sylvia Rob-
erts of Stanford University presided
at the punch bowl.
LIVE IN SAN DIEGO
Following the reception the couple
left on a tWo-WeekS honeymoon, al
ter which they will make their home
| in San Diego as Mr.. Dessert is
stationed at North Island naval air
station. For her going away cos
tune, Mrs. Dessert wore tailored
pastel green suit with white acceS-
sories and a corsage of. white Or
chidS.
In addition to his parents and
members of the family in the we'd
ing party, the groom's two sisters,
Alice Dessert and Mrs. j. F. Oliver
were also present. Mrs. Oliver left
Ell Centro Hospital for the event and
wore a dress of rose sheer with navy
blue accessories.
Among the house guests at the
Dessert home in Ell Centre who at
tended the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Peach Of Yuma, and their
son, John who was an usher, MIR.
and Mrs. Raymond B Dessert, Jr.,
and Marie of Phoenix, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Dessert of RoSemead, and
Seaman first class Larry Davis of
San Diego. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Pelrang and Ned of Ell Centro were
also present.
OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
Other out-of-the valley guests in
cluded Mrs. Mary L. Coker of Los
Angeles Bill Duff of San Diego and
Bill Davis of Pendleton, Oregon, the
bridesmaids and those assisting at
the reception.
Both newlyweds are members of
prominent valley families. The we'd
ding climaxed a years engagement,
which Mrs. Dessert had announced
last June to her Gamma Phi Beta
sorority sisters at Stanford. A grad
uate of Brawley High school, she
was a sophomore at Stanford when
she left to be married.
The groom attended st. MichaelS
College, Toronto, Canada, and grad
uated from Central Union High
school. He attended the University
of Southern California where he
Evening star., 1945-11-29
Parents Win Fight
For Custody Of Boy, ;

Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut of
District Court yesterday handed
down memorandum opinion to re-
turn 3-year-old Gilbert Shoemaker
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Shoemaker, 1927 Central avenue
NE. A formal order in the case was
to be signed later.
The opinion was on a custody fight
for the child through a habeas
corpus proceeding brought by the
mother against Mrs. Joseph j. Kay
1926 Ninth street NE, with whom
the little boy had been staying since
shortly after his birth. The last
court testimony in the case was in
September.
Mrs. Shoemaker testified at the
hearing she had left the boy with
the Kays because she was i'll, and
that she never intended to let Mrs
Kay keep Gilbert permanently.
Subsequently, Mrs. Shoemaker re-
covered her health and wanted Gil
bert back, but the Kays did not want
to give him up. Mrs. Shoemaker
then brought the habeas corpus
action.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay testified they
had understood they were to keer
Gilbert permanently. Justice
Schweinhaut said there had been nc
showing "of abandonment" of the
boy by the parents. He said it was
an unhappy circumstance the boy
should have remained in the home
Of the Kays for approximately three
years because Of the tendency to in
crease their affection for him.