davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-01-29

The bride OF Sergt. Peter
Bernard Beach, Army Air
Forces, is the former Miss
Marybel Herrell, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Welby L. HerreI
of Arlington. The bridegroom
is stationed in San Antonio
and his bride lDiH liDe 1uith her
parents for the present. The
,oedding ceremony took place
in the Baptist Church in Ball.
ston, ,Dith the Req. Lea0is E.
Bates officiating.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Dinner Hostess

Mrs. Burr Powell Harrison of
Leesburg, who is spending the win
ter here at the Farnsworth, was
hostess at dinner Friday evening
in honor of Gen. Sir William Dobbie
and Lady Dobbie.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

Marlin Hurt, star of the Sunday
CHS "Beulah" program, would
have gone right on TRIPPING for him
self if he hadn't been talked into &C.
cepting credit on the air. It was
Producer Helen Mack who talked
him into acknowledging that he's
"Beulah,' himself and 'Bill."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

livery Christmas custom sends its roots deeper into
IL
millions compile lists friends
relatives to the Christmas spirit? isn't
Christ
tremendous growth this friendly
Christmas
reflect emotional reae close peoples hearts and
homes
Notice
IL
all home thinking about those far
American homes everywhere and since heart
family Christmas
friends share in it,
look everywhere for the trutoe things
~ the family circle
beautiful
Christmas the church. becomes Christmas
fiythe
always-these what make Christmas card
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
Heather Mistletoe

The churches have never sane
toned the use of mistletoe in the
decoration of a religious edifice be-
cause of its heather origin. There
are 800 varieties of mistletoe grown
in varic"f !5afss Of the world. Some
srcc.rs nave bright red or orange
aoWe4a and pp.p.c Fruit
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
Many Superstitions

Mistletoe was connected with
many superstitions of the ancient
Germans and the British Druids.
The custom of kissing under the mis-
tletoe at Christmas is probably
traceable to the high esteem in
which the plant was held by the an
clients,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
ODDS AND ENDS :

ODDS AND ENDS - Margaret
OBrien's pretty pleased about being
chosen queen of Mexico's float in Pasa-
dena's Tournament of Roses. Those
lush pre.aOar days haze definitely re-
turned to Hollywood; goth Century-Fox
will spend 100000 on settings for
"Anra and the King of Siam" !.
alan Ladd's squabbIe ,Uith Paramount
brought hin, raise-s75,0 900 a picture
for seven years, tUith the price going up
after three years. :. John ]. Anthony's
thousands of listeners WiN increase in
number. now that his program goes OUT
over the full Mutual network. :. alan
MOiDbray WrOte a story. sold it to Mono,
grGm, and seiV star in IL,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20
lsed by Western Newspaper Union.

sal and J. Arthur Rank of Eng
land, Leo Spitz and William Goetz
Mason's known as 1.-THE English
Humphrey Bogart," which gives
you an idea of the kind of roles he
plays; he's murdered many youns
ladies on the screen, in variety
of ways, but says that the way HI
extinguishes Margaret Lockwood ii
'"The Man in Gray" is the wors
of all.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

1.-TWO Hours of Stars (stars from
stage, screen and radio) will be
broadcast on the afternoon Of
Christmas Day over the full Colum
bia network. The list includes Boil
Hope, Vera Vague, Ginny Simms
Jack Benny, Artur Rubenstein
Alan ("Falstaff'D Reed, and man,
others, with Don Ameche as mas.
ter of ceremonies. There may be q
comedy skit done by famous
stooges-Vera Vague, Jerry Colon
ma, Reed and Rochester, among 9th.
ers; people so clever they're stooges
no longer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

Charles Boyer says his imitators
are all wrong when they present
him as saying to Hedy Lamar,
"Come wiz me into re Casbaa-aah,
presumably in Hedy's screen debut
in this country. Matter of fact, In
the picture he didn't ask her to 60
anywhere with him.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-12-20

Director Frank Borzage ordered
Maureen O'Hara to hit Binnie
Barnes hard, really hard, for a
scene in ''The Spanish Main" Maur-
cen did, again and again-11 times.
The last time Binnie, stunned,
landed in blazing fireplace; that's
the shot you'll see.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Helen Jackson
Mpls. Fraternal
Figure Dead

Mrs. Helen Jackson, 1886 34th
Ave. S., prominent in fraternal
circles in Minneapolis, passed away
Tuesday morning, December a, at
Fairview Hospital after an illness
of several weeks. She was go years
old.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Atchi
son, Kans., and had been a resi-
dent of Minneapolis for the past
40 years. She was a charter mem
Der and past Daughter Ruler of
Minnehaha Temple 129, of the
Daughter Elks here, a member of
Victory chapter of Order of East
ern Star, of the Merry Masons
council, and of st. Peters AME
church, where she was active in the
Missionary Society. She held the
distinction of having been Daugh-
ter Ruler Of Minnehaha Temple
more times than any woman in the
organization. Mrs. Jackson served
a total of IL years in that office.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day, December z, at 1 p. m, at
st. Peters AME church, with the
Rev. H. C. Boyd officiating, assisted
by the Eastern Star and Merry Ma
son Council. Interment will be in
Crystal Lake cemetery.
The Woodland Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

considerations. How much weight
Mr.. Richardson's position had with
you we do not know. The very fact
the Committee has to surmise the
reasons why you ordered it not to
issue the decision and why you re-
fuse it a conference, makes the
position of the Committee intoler-
able.
The issue of the Capital Transit
case far transcends the question
whether few Negro workers shall
be placed on the platforms of street
cars and buses and as traffic check
ers on the Capital Transit system.
1t raises the fundamental question
of the basic government attitude
toward minorities. The failure of
the Government to enforce demo-
cratic practices and to protect
minorities in it's own capital makes
its expressed concern for national
minorities abroad somewhat spe-
cious, and it's interference in the
domestic affairs of other countries
very premature"
President Truman's action was
similar to that of President Roose-
welt who held up the original move
to order the transit company to
obey his own war time order
against race discrimination. The
fight in the FEPC to force the ma
tons capital transportation sys-
tenn to obey the law had been led
by Houston, Charles L. Horn of
Minneapolis and Milton Webster of
Chicago. Houston is a Democrat
and the other two members are
Republicans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Here Are
The Facts!

Three southern states, Georgia,
Mississippi and Kentucky, do not
provide a single bed for hospitali-
cation of Negro veterans.
. Georgia has a white veteran
population of 234,317 and provides
1882 beds for their hospitaliza-
ton. It also has a Negro veteran
population of 1O0,6S7, but no hos
pital beds are available to them in
that state.
. Mississippi, with 1882 white
veterans, has 1915 beds for them
in lily-white hospitals, but has no
beds for it's 1923 Negro veterans.
. Kentucky has a white veteran
population of 285,60O and has
1927 beds available to them, but
no beds are available in that state
to its 30,544 Negro veterans.
. The estimated white veteran
population of the south is $751;
500 as compared with an estimated
Negro veteran population of $685.
311. AS of September 80, the 80
veterans hospitals accepting Ne
gro veterans reported a total of
7,470 Negro veterans hospitalized,
1880 of whom are veterans of
World War II.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Rev. Moore Puts
Own Fireworks
Into Meeting

Rev. b. N. Moore, pastor OF st.
James AME church, St. Paul, en-
livened the luncheon meeting of
the st. Paul Ministers Association
with members of the st. Paul City
council, Monday afternoon, at the
YMCA, by outlining the lack of
recreational facilities in the area
from Rice to Lexington, and from
Marshall to Sherburne.
Rev. Moore said there were only
two small Fairgrounds, one pri-
vate, in the area, and that this was
not adequate to serve the needs Of
the youngsters Of the vicinity. he
also asked for the Council to place
a warming house at the Hollow
skating rink, and for improvements
at Maxfeld and Mckinley grade
schools.
Moore, a member of the executive
committee of the Ministers Asso-
citation, got a chance to make his
opinions known when an open ques-
ton period was held.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

vas climaxed with dinner at the
pyramid Club, 1917 Girard Avenue
IN exclusive social organization.
Weir, fervently appealing to Ne,
'roes to support the Republican
,arty, denounced the "CommunistiC
administration in Washington" as
nimical to the interests of Negro
people.
BrOwnell pledged a change in
policy toward Negroes at head
quarters of the Republican Ma
tiOnal Committee in Washington.
''TOO often in the past" he
said, "I'm afraid the door has
been closed to people on the basis
of race"
He announced that the Repub-
lican party has begun to learn
the facts of life"
Zone thing we've learned" he
said, "is that you can't work for
four months of the year and ex-
pect to win elections. We've now
adopted a round-the-year pro-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

starts. Wilbur Grissam, showing
plenty of class, chalked up two one
round kayos with no trouble.
Weighing in at lat pounds in the
welterweight class, Grissam took
TO the cleaners, Fish of De LaSalle,
md Grottworth of Margaret Barry
House.
Don Gates, this papers juvenile
i've writer, tossed his 1875 pounds
lround in the featherweight divi-
ion, to win three-round decision
over Bogetz of Unity House. Leon
ard Steele, at 1876, defeated War
rem Rice of S. E. Youth Center, in
4 lightweight battle.
On the losing end, was James
Miller, lat pounds, who was de-
feated by Keehn of Ascension Club.
Jimmie had Keehn on the canvas
twice in the first, but he got care
less in the second, and the Assem-
sion fighter sent him off to dream
land fast. Clientele Jackson, light
weight, dropped a three-rounder to
Nye Of Unity House.
On Tuesday night, Grissam scor-
ed his third successive one-round
kayo by taking Don Christensen
of Elliot Park out of circulation in
the first. Clyde Turrentine was de-
feated by Ed Prochaska of De La
Sale in the f1yweight class, but
Lyle Lewis made up for it when he
scored a technical kayo on Don Nc
Elroy of Unity in the first in the
middleweight bouts. George Law
son of Wheatley went three rounds
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

The Capital Transit Co., opera,
tors of public transportation in the
District of Columbia, was tied ur
by a strike of it's employees fol
several days. When no settlement
between workers and management
could be reached President Truman
ordered the government to seize the
lines and operate them which il
has been doing.
The FEPC then moved to acti,
vate a directive against the com.
pany it had passed over two years
ago. The committee was polled by
Charles L. Houston and it ordered
him to have the legal department
of FEPC to draw up the order
When the White House was ap.
prised of the directive the Presi.
dent through one of his staff or,
dered the directive held up. Hous.
ton then upon authority OF the
committee asked President Truman
for a conference within "a hours
to discuss the situation. This re-
quest was not granted.
After two days of evident stall.
ing by the White House Houston
issued a statement in which he out
lined the committees position a.
"intolerable." He also announced
his resignation from the committee
to which the late President Roose
welt had appointed him.
Houston hold the president in 6
letter:
"Mr. Guy A. Richardson, Fedora
Manager of the Capital Transit
system under government seizure
did not oppose issuance of the
Committee decision on jurisdiction,
al grounds but purely on politica
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Report Navy Probe
Of Visitor Iirncro

NEW YORK-An investigation
of the reported segregation of Ne
gro personnel and their visitors on
visiting days at the Naval Training
Center at cambridge, Nd, will be
made by the Navy Department and
appropriate action TAKEN" accord
ing to John L. Sullivan, Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy.
In a letter to the NAACP, Mr.
Sullivan said: "The Department is
anxious to prevent discrimination
against any of it's personnel"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

Slemmons, Minneapolis railroader,
who was trailing Harris by a mere
1000 votes last week.
Final results will be announced
at the Inauguration dance at Nor
way Hall, Chicago Ave. and goth
St., Minneapolis, Friday evening.
The final heat was so close, no
indication was possible of which Of
the two leading the vote count, had
jockeyed into the victor's place.
Unless one of the other four
candidates, Foster Brown, Jr., and
Harry S. Brown of st. Paul, or
David Faison and James Gresham
of Minneapolis, dumped last
minute votes in to bring up their
total, it's almost a certainty either
Slemmons or Harris will be win
ner. Harris led last week with
$4,000; Slemmons had 46,200, and
Foster Brown, Jr., was third, with
1890. Harry Brown Tailed 49,
600, Faison 5,42O, and Gresham,
5000.
Howard Browns band will play
for the dance, and both halls at
Norway will be used. Door prizes
of $50 and $40 will be awarded,
and the three first place candidates
will be awarded cash prizes of $25,
SIS and $40.
Honorably discharged veterans
will be admitted free if they show
their discharge papers. General
admission tickets are ninety cents
at the door, and seventy-five cents
in advance.
Mayor Hubert Humphrey of Min
neapolis viii be a guest at the dance
and will participate in the Gin
augural" ceremony which will be
held promptly at 10:45 p. m.
The Mayor of Bonneville con-
test and dance is sponsored by the
Associated Credit Union.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

said the letter, whether you
bombers in some areas, Walter
White, who signed the letter, wrote:
zone of the questions most fire.
quently and anxiously asked me by
Negro fliers and ground crew mem
bers on my trips as a war CORES
pondent to Europe and the Pacific
was whether an opportunity to use
their training and experience would
be given them by commercial air
lines after the war"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07


Negro veterans are located in the
south, the other two at Reno, Ne
vada, and Waukesha, Wisconsin.
The Is lily-white veterans hos
pitals in the south are located at
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Amaril-
10, Texas; Atlanta, Ca; Bay Pines,
Fla; Biloxi, Miss; Dallas, Texas;
Fayetteville, Arkansas; Fayette-
vile, N. c.; Montgomery, Alabama;
Legion, Texas; Cutwood, KY; Au-
gusta, Ca; Gulfport, Miss; Lexing-
ton, KY, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Not Too Strict
According to officials of the Vet
Grams Administration, the term
medical emergency" in it's applica-
ton to Negro veterans is not given
too strict an Interpretation in or
der that mo injustice" may result
to Negro veterans applying to lily
white hospitals for treatment.
J. There are now "a veterans hos
pitfalls located in the South, and
the Veterans Administration is
at present considering sites in
Alabama and Mississippi for the
erection of another, an all-NegrO
5O0-bed hospital patterned after
the one now located at Tuskegee,
Ala, which only accepts Negro
veterans and is completely stated
by Negro doctors and nurses.
Opponents of the plan of an all
Negro hospital point to the only all
Negro hospital now in existence at
Tuskegee, Alabama, as the best ex-
ample of why such an organization
should not exist.
Qualified Won't Accept
Charges are made that only Ne
gro doctors who are not qualified
to compete with white doctors in
integrated hospitals will accept jobs
in segregated set-ups such as the
one at Tuskegee.
Two men who are reported as fav-
loring the plan for all-Negro hos
pitfalls are Colonel Eugene Dibble,
present manager of the Jim Crow
hospital at Tuskegee, and Major
Vance H.. Marchbanks, former flight
surgeon of the 332nd Fighter
Group, and now stationed at God
man Field, KY.
Some of the charges levelled at
Tuskegee were specific. Among
them was a charge that the matter
of guardianship for veterans at
Tuskegee is lucrative racket in
which white guardians are ap-
pointed to handle Negro veterans
finances.
Can Invest Money
These guardians, it is charged,
have the power not only to invest
he ex-soldier's money but also
axe part of it as payment for being
his guardian. It is also claimed that
20 Negroes are appointed as guard
ians for Negro veterans at Tuske-
zee, and that some white men act
as guardians for as many as ten
Negro veterans.
Questioned on this matter, the
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gram. We're creating a depart
ment manned by experts in the
art of influencing public opinion.
"The election here in Philadelphia
a few weeks ago is evidence that
the people are paying more atten-
ton to the Republican party"
The conference was sponsored by
the National Council of Negro Re
publicans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

eve are making inquiry,
have formulated any plans, or con-
template doing so, regarding the
use of trained Negro aviation per-
sonnet. While most Negro fiiers
were fighter pilots, a goodly num-
Der were trained in the operation
of multi-engined aircraft, including
navigation and radio"
Pointing out that many men had
served in aircraft maintenance units
and had serviced four engined
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
FEPC Measure Foils
In House Bill Dr0ft

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NNPA,
Attempts to write fair employ
ment practice legislation into the
substitute measure for the full EN-.
ployment bill which the House Ex-
ecutive Expenditures Committee is
drafting, failed last Wednesday
when the committee rejected such
provisions.
The vote on the amendment was
taken in a closed session. A sub
stantial majority is said to have
voted against the proposal.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Short Views
of the
News
Marcus Roy Improved
Alter Recent Collapse

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NNPA)
The condition of Marcus Ray of
Chicago, eonsultant to the Secretary
of War, who collapsed from ex-
haustion here November 26, is
much improved" officials at Wal
ter Reed Hospital said Saturday.
Ray, former lieutenant colonel
with the 92nd Infantry Division in
Italy, was due to be sworn in as
civilian aide to the Secretary of
War Friday to succeed Truman K.
Gibson, Jr., whose resignation be-
came effective on that day.
A medical officer at Walter Reed
was unable to say when he would
be released from the hospital.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Strange Fruit" Ripped
By Theotre Critics

NEW YORK-(NNPA)-Drama
critics found "Strange Fruit" a
play based on Lillian Smiths novel
of the same name, which had its
premiere at the Royale Theatre last
Thursday night, "gangling" and
SPRAYING"
They, however, praised the per-
Torrance of Jane White, daughter
of Walter White, secretary Of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. She
played the role of colored girl who
is in love with a meek Southern
white man.
Frances Harding McAdams
Passes Away in st. Paul
Frances Harding McAdams, "a,
died Saturday evening, December 1,
at her home, 742 Carroll Avenue.
Mrs. McAdams was born in Hast
ings, Nebraska, and had resided in
the Twin Cities SO years.
Her survivors include her hus-
band, Don McAdams, ST., and chill
dren, Pvt. Don McAdams, Jr., of
Newark, N. j.; Geraldine, Odessa;
and Myra; grandchildren, Donald
Nickie, David Nevil, and Dale Shar-
on McAdams.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, December a, at 1890 a. m, at
Brooks Chapel, with Mr.. ]. Peter
son, practitioner, Christian Science,
officiating.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Mass. Supreme Court
Appoints Legal Clerk

BOSTON, Mass.-(NNPA)-The
Massachusetts, Supreme Court last
Thursday named Herbert o. Reid,
81, of Cambridge, as one of its law
clerks.
This was the first time in the his
tory of this court that a colored
man has been given such an .ap-
pointment.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Man Wins $500 Award
In Restaurant Case

NEW YORK-(NNPA)-An all
white jury of three men and three
women in Municipal Court before
Justice Birdie Amsterdam returned
a verdict of $500 last Thursday in
favor of Frank Wilson of 156 West
133d Street, a New York Central
Railroad cleaner, against O'Gara's
Bar and Grill, 1913 East 138th Street,
on the ground of discrimination.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Henry Ross
Elected Master
Pioneer Lodge

Pioneer Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M,
Prince Hall AfFiliation, held it's an
nual election of Officers on Monday,
December 8, 1916, for the ensuing
year. The elected officers were in
stalled by Deputy Grand Master
James L. Mckinney.
Those elected to office were;
Henry P. Ross, Worshipful Master;
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Clare Booth Luce
Switches OAR
Membership

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NNPA)
Representative Clare Booth Luce,
Republican, of Connecticut, last
Wednesday said she will transfer
her membership in the Daughters
of the American Revolution from
the Putnam Hill Chapter of Green
witch, Connecticut, to the Eunice
Dennis Burr Chapter of Fairfield.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

Veterans Administration said
that guardians are appointed for
veterans by a County Probate
Court within the state and ad-
mitted that guardians have the
power to invest veterans money
and that the court allows a guard
ian to take up to five per cent of
the money handled as payment
for being the soldiers guardian.
The investments, however, saiC
the Veterans Administration, are
usually made in war bonds and the
guardians handling of the ex'
serviceman's money is frequently
checked by the court.
1t was further charged that
Negro veterans at Tuskegee must
pay concession operators a GER
tain sum of money to get their
checks cashed. When queried on
this matter, the Veterans Admin
istratiOn stated that this is a
practice that has been widespread
in veterans hospitals until a few
months ago, but that plans are
now under way which will place
all such canteens and stores I'M
der the Veterans Special Ser
vice Branch and that individuals
operating concessions in Veter-
ans hospitals now are merely
serving out their unexpired leases
which will not be renewed when
they expire. In the future the
Federal Government will operate
the concessions at Veterans hos
Ditals.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07
Workman Compensation
Asked for Domestics

NEW YORK-Governor Thomas
E. Dewey of New York was urged
last week to recommend to the 1916
legislature passage of a bill which
would give domestic workers the
benefit of workmen's compensation.
Stating that it is imperative that
domestic workers be protected"
Walter White, NAACP secretary
asked the Governor to make a
strong appeal in his annual mes
sage to the 1916 legislature.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-07

Robert Williams, ST., senior war
den; Jerry Robins, junior warden;
James L. Mckinney, treasurer
Louis II. Williams, secretary.
The appointive officers were in
stalled by right worshipful grand
lecturer, John H. Hickman.
Appointed to office were: Al
len E. Williams, senior deacon;
John C. Williams, junior deacon;
Ivy L. Smith, senior steward; Car.
H. Griffin, junior steward; D. M
Johnson, chaplain, Alva S. Taylor,
tiler. Trustees: R. Williams, A. S,
Taylor and A. E. Williams.