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Duluth News
BY zILLAH WATERS

a. Marks AME Church: Sunday
Aug. II, Rev. J. Jackson spok'
from the topic THE Unsearchablc
Power of God" based on the tex
"He stretcheth out the North ovel
the empty place and hangetn tn'
earth upon nothing" Job 2o:''
NV APOLOGIES to the committee in
charge of arrangements for the
union picnic, held Aug. 8, at the
Park Point Recreational center.
did not mention the time and place
The day was perfect and there was
good attendance. Everyone
seemed TO have enjoyed themselves
The highlight Of the day was the
baseball game between Gloria dc
lutheran church and Calvary Bap-
fist church teams. Calvary won
9-5.
Mrs. Clarence T. r. Nelson OF st;
Paul is stopping at the Makay h0tei
here. She and Mrs. Florence john
son of Minneapolis were dinner
guests Of Mrs. George Adams, ll5
<. 9Th St., Saturday, Aug. ..
Mr.. George Adams and Mr.: An,
drew Johnson Of Minneapolis, hshed
at Big Winnie lake, Saturday, Aug
3. They brought back some beauties
believe it or not.
Tommy Copeland and his cousin
Charlotte Perfect of st. Paul, were
in Duluth for the union picnic, Aug.
8.
Cleveland SmaIlwOOd and Johnny
Johnson of Minneapolis, spent the
mast week end visiting Howard Cox,
the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry
Lindsay, $40 E. 9th st.
Rev. w. N. Holt, pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist church, is attending
the Baptist convention in st. Paul.
Mr.. Duriez Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Wilson Of Adrian,
Mich, are visiting their sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
Richardson and family.
Mrs. Horace Brown and her in
FAINT daughter, La Rue, returned to
their home in st: Paul sunday
Aug. II, after spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Browns parents, Mr.: and
Mrs. David McHenry, 6l9 f. Third
st.
Miss Marjorie Kelley, nurse at
st. Mary's hospital, Is spending her
three-week vacation in Seattle,
Wash, visiting friends.
Mrs. MadaIine Tillman, Philadel-
phia, Pa, cousin of Mr.. George W.
bozier, 33l s. 10th Ave. E., left
for home Monday, Aug. IL, after
spending her vacation in Duluth,
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dozier. A nutritionist with the
Philadelphia Interstate Dairy
Council, Mrs. Tillman is national
director Of child welfare Of the
Woman's auxiliary to the National
Baptist convention and president OF
the Business and Professional
Women's club Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clarence T. r. Nelson was
the luncheon guest of Mr.. E. Greek
in the Greek Department Store
dinette, Saturday, Aug. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Nichols received
telephone call from their son,
Edward, who had just arrived in
Philadelphia from Portugal. He
attended a bull fight in Portugal
and said it was quite a thrill.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-16

Wayman A.M.E. Church: Sun
day was quarterly meeting day at
Wayman. Sunday morning Rev.
w. +. Guy delivered a thouRht-pro-
voking and soul-stirrinR message.
Everyone present enjoyed his mes
sage. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Banks were
visitors at this service.
Sunday afternoon Rev. +. r.
Thomas of st. James A.M.E.
church, Minneapolis, delivered the
Communion message. AS usual he
delivered q dynamic message and
the st. James choir furnished the
music.
Monday night Wayman held its
fourth and last quarterly confer
ence for this conference year. The
presiding elder was delighted with
the reports. Much credit is due
the workers Of Wayman for this
years work. The members Of the
church with the presiding elder de-
clared that never before have they
heard such outstanding reports Of
years work at Wayman. Way
man is on the upward march; prog
ress is to be seen In every depart
ment. Seventeen new members were
added to the church this year,
eight Of them were by confession
for baptism. So the church is
marching on with all bills paid up
to date. The resolutions by the
Stewards board TO the quarterly
conference for the return Of the
pastor, Rev. L. P. Ashford, was
unanimously adopted by the quar-
terly conference; also for the re-
turn Of the presiding elder, Rev.
w. +. Guy. Many comments were
made by members Of the quarterly
conference of the great work Of
Rev. Ashford and his wife during
this conference year. Some mem
bers Of the quarterly conference,
were so enthusiastic about the
return Of Rev. and Mrs. Ashford
that aside from the resolution
they demanded Of the presiding
elder that there be no failure in
the return Of Rev, Ashford. The
quarterly conference was closed
with a great spiritual atmosphere
while we sang Together Let Us
Sweetly Live" A love offering was
presented to Rev. Guy from the
quarterly conference by Mrs. Irene
Schaffer.
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Katherine Shelton
nemuinR 10 Indionu

Mrs. Katherine Bell Shelton, 4S2
81. Anthony Ave. died Sunday.
Aug. II, at her home. Mrs. Shell
ton, who came here two years ago
from Clinton, Ind, was one Of the
mothers who received an award
from Mayor MeDonouRh, because
she had six aons In the armed
forces. The body will be shipped
TO Clinton, Ind, for burial on Fri
day, Aug. 10. She was the mother
Of q daughter, Mrs. Samuel Ross,
and nine sons, James, Sylvester,
George, Orion, Arthur, Leon,
Charles and Thomas Shelton, all
Of whom were present In 81. Paul,
She IL also survived by two broth
ers, Robert and George Glover,
and three grandchildren. Neal UNI
deTtaksF.
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John EdIrGrd Thomas
Dies After Illness
OF ORIy TsCO Days

John Edward Thomas, so years
old. 9O7 Cedar Ave, died Thursday,
Aug. 8, at General hospital after an
illness Of only two days.
Thomas was a tailor and for
merly operated the Owl Tailor Shop
on East 3Sth St. which he sold 10
Ben Cassius several months ago.
Funeral services were held at the
chapel Monday. Aug. IL, with Rev.
l.. Ashford officiating.
Survivors include a brother. W,
NJ. Thomas Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
who came Co Minneapolis for the
funeral; q son, J. Thomas Of At
lanta, Ga; two sisters, Della Post
and Maude Houston Of Atlanta.
Burial arrangements were made
by his former wife, Leila Thomas,
81 Minneapolis. Interment was at
Crystal Lake cemetery.
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Sioux Falls News

BY MRS. OSCAR BRIDGEWATER
st. Johns Baptist Church was
named in win Of Mr.. John NJ.
Freese, civic worker, realtor
(whitel, for $3.50. Mr.. Freese' ae-
tiUty in community and church
service dates back to his arrival
in Sioux Falls in 1893.
Mrs. Charles Warden, 229 North
Trap Ave-, went to Moline, Ill, to
attend a family reunion to be held
at the home Of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs &. c. Collins were
host and hostess to Rev. and Mrs.
William Smith and their two
daughters at dinner on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Bernice COrnelisOn of Chi
cago, who has been here visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Moore, returned to her home Mon
day.
The NAACP with Mr.. Chas.
Warden, president, met at the
YMCA Monday.
Mrs. William TOlsOn, a new men,
Der of the senior choir of st. Johns
Baptist church, was in her place
Sunday evening.
The st. Johns Baptist church
will render a program at MontrOse,
s. D., next Sunday evening.
The sick list reported is Mr.. Fred
Gresham, Mrs. John Armstrong and
Mrs. Stallin, mother Of Mrs. Luther
Clark.
Mrs. JEFF Watson was host at her
home Tuesday afternoon to the
Once a Week Club group.
Group from Minneapolis included
Miss Geraldine Bridgewater, Miss
Barbara Tate and Mrs. Ruth Coax
ley with Mr.. Walter Avery who re-
turned Sunday evening. Miss
Bridgewater is the niece Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater and is of
indianapolis, Ind, where she is
employed as a postal clerk.
Rev. l.. G. Harris, pastor of the
st. Johns Baptist church, left for
Minneapolis Monday to resume his
trade as a barber, returning here
each Friday. Mrs. Harris will visit
in Minneapolis for two weeks. Rev.
Harris will go as a delegate to the
seth annual session of the Iowa,
South Dakota, Nebraska and Min
nesota Baptist convention to be held
in Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 10 to 20.
Many former CTS stationed at
the base here have returned to
make Sioux Falls their home. Mr..
Charles Smith, a chef at the Army
base here for almost three years,
formerly from Chicago, is married
and has a two-year- son and a
six-month-old daughter. He is now
living at the Units, 115 North Da-
kota Ave. Next week we shall tell
you about another CT located here.
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The report shows that 0hio's
women's clubs have assets tOtaling
9I,04B, 900, including property val
ued at 81 ,000, 900, Ave homes for
girls, Ave Phyllis Wheatley homes,
and thirty community centers.
Ohio leads also with 1866 local
declarations that have q total OF
l,64l members.
The report contained the follow
Ing tabulation Of organizations,
membership, property and scholar
ship awards by states:
Arkansas - Organizations, %;
membership, $40; property vRlua-
ton, $780, cash, bonds and vhlu-
ables, Sl,26s; total assets, Sl,76S;
scholarships awarded, 8.
California .-- Organizations, 90;
homes for girls, 2; community cen
ters, 8; scholarship awards. IL.
Florida --- Organizations, III;
membership, 100; libraries, p
number Of volumes, 1000; homes
for girls, /; community centeTs, 9;
property valuation, $3.50, 900; cash,
bonds and vRluAbles, S386,7lb; to-
tai assets, Sb36,7l6; scholarship
awards, 3.
Georgia 49, Organizations, Il;
membership, $780, libraries, 2;
homes for girls, /; total assets,
sl,I63.16.
Illinois Organizations o.; men,
bership, 67B; Phyllis WheRtley
homes, 2; community eenterB, ~;
property valuation, $4B, 800; total
assets. t6S, $40; scholarship awards,
1906.
characterization n; mem
bOrship, TIA; Phyllis Wheatlsy
homes, 1; homes for girls, /; com
munity centers, /; property vAlua-
ton, Sl9, 800; cash, bonds and Valu-
ablss, $500; total assets, $4,000;
scholarships awarded, 220.
Michigan --- Organizations, 49,
membership, 40; community GEN.
tars, 4; property valuation, S40,-
OOOi cash, bonds and VhluAbles,
92,Ob0; total assets, $4,000; schol-
ATshipa awarded, 3.
MiaalaAlppl- Organisations. 1872;
membership, 600; property vAlua-
ton, $3.50, 900; cash, bonds and val
uables, eAb7. 6S2; total assets, t6O7,-
$50.
New Jersey 49, Organizations, 81;
community centera, 3; total assets,
$4,000; scholarships awarded, 3.
New York --- Organizations, 81;
membership, $50; homes for girls,
4: community centeTa, 2; property
valuation, S4b, 900; cash, bonds and
Vaiuablea, 100000; total assets,
SAb,bOO; scholarships awarded, 8.
Oklahoma --- Organizations. SO;
membership, 9Aii libraries, B; com.
munlty eenterS, q; property valua-
ton. $4,000; total assets, $4,000;
scholarships awarded, 2.
Oregon Organizations, 4; mem.
bsrahip, %; total assets. $3.50;
scholarships awarded, 2.
TeHaa --- Organisations. 1906;
membership, i.Ip7; total assets,
$4,000; scholarships awarded, I.
The National Association Of Col.
ored Women, feeling the need for
experimenting community educA-
tionAl. recreationAl, and industrial
facilities and opportunities, func.
lions through organized city and
rural clubs affiliated with state a..
aociations which are members Of
tho National body.
Among the major projects apon.
sored by the association are tbs
maintenance here Of the home Of
Frederick Douglass ~ q national
shrine, the establishment Of the
Halle Q. Brown scholarship loar
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Word Received Of
Relatives Deoths

Ella Washington. 4OI0 Fourth
Ave. s., has been informed Of the
death Of an aunt. Mrs, Sarah Shan.
non Of Shreveport, la.
Marcus II. Jackson, 1897 T.,
Franklin, whose wife Is the daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Washington, received
word this week Of the death Of his
brothers wife. Mrs. Robert Jack.
son Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-16
Sternberg Speaker
AZ st. Paul NAACP
Branch MeetinR

Arthur Sternberg, chairman Of
the Twin Cities Workers Defense
league, will be the principal speak
or at the regular monthly meeting
Of the st. Paul branch OF the Ma.
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People at the Hal.
lie q. Brown House, Tuesday. Aug.
20, at : p. m. Mr.. Stsrnberg will
speak on the rise Of raciSm in our
nation since the war and will speak
specifically Of the Georgia lynch.
ing Of four. Reports Of the ueu-
bsrship drive viii be made 1T this
meeting.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-16
Funeral Rites for
Mrs. Summers Frida,

Mrs. Edward NJ. Summers. 81
years old. 1917 Fifth Ave, Min
neapolis, dropped dead Tuesday
Aug. IL, at her home. She is tht
wife Of Edward (Big Boy Sum
merS.
She is survived by her husband
her mother, Millie Denton. a daugh.
ter, Charlotte, and Edward Miles
Summers, son. Mass will he read
by Father Leonard Hirman At St
Leonard's church at 2 a. m. Fri,
day morning, Chapel services will
be held at the Neal Home in Min,
neapOliS at 10 a. IN.
Burial will he at ST. Anthony
cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-16
Louise Bohonon
Tuskeqee Teacher

Louise Bohanon, former girls
worker at Phyllis Wheatley house,
Minneapolis, became q member Of
the college faculty at Tuskegee
Institute, Aug. Is, AS an English
teacher.
Miss BohAnon graduated from
Purdue University, Indiana, In 1891
with q bachelor Of science degree
and n major In English. She re-.
csived a master Of science degree
In English literature at the Uni.
veTsity Of Minnesota In l94b and
has done some work toward a doc,
torate degree. She left u teaching
post at AsheVille, 8. G.. TO accept
the position at Wheatley.
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Organized Club Women
Have Assets of Over
Million, Report Shows
MINNESOTA HAS NO ACTIVE
STATE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D. C-COOred wOmen's organizations
in Ohio lead in total assets Phyllis Wheatey working g
homes, and community centers, according 10 statistical
report the convention of the National Association Of
Coored Women held here recently Minnesota among the
atatea not reporting active state association.
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory Of our wife and
mother. Hattie Richardson. who departed
this life August II. l945.
A silent thought, q secret tear
keeps her memory ever dear.
w. II. Richardson, husband; W. L. Rich
RrdsOn, son.
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fund, the purchase and maintenance
Of u national headquarters at II14
o Street N. w., Washington, ID. C.,
and the sponsorship Of the National
Association Of ColOred Girls.
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Editors Mote FOV many pears Mime
sofa bOaSted . strong state RssosiatiOB 81
Wusnsn'a clubs. F0E shout ten YFap there
has been no bona hds group AFtivs within
the state. This papsT has from time n
time urged TsaFtiVatioh ~ the old group
which In the saTlisT days ~ the state played
such an important part IN the pFONTsaa 81
the Negroes 0f Minnesota
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By FLORENCE OLIVER

Mr. and Mrs. Herb O'Hearn
ont to Seattle to spend Christ
vac week with O'Hearn's mother
an M and Mrs. c. Winterscheid
.;e;ted their son Loren last week
!. Salem, Ore, where he is a
t,,dent at Willamette University.
Thile there they heard the orator
: "The Messiah" given by the
:.lem Oratorio Society and di-
,scted by Melvin Geist.
Mics Daphne Taylor, a student
!. The University of Oregon Med
6E School of Nursing, arrived on
V6yistmas morning to spend the
say with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Hulet. She returned to
Portland Thursday.
Miss Beatrice Sletten, seventh
nade teacher in the local schools,
Z snending the holidays with her
Sster in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Tedford
drove to Portland to spend the
:ssolidays with their daughter and
un-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.
smith and son Jerry.
szIr. and Mrs. Chef Eggleston
md baby left Monday night fol
Kent to make a holiday visit al
me home of Eggleston's mother
Mrs. Charles Waller.
Students from WSC who are
home for the holidays are Boz
WYATT, Charles Blackman, Jack
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Williams, Tommy and Robert Sim
melink, Mary Ellen Dickinson,
Jean Oswald, Bob Mitchell, Collins
Jones and Francis Perry.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Mechanism
are spending the holidays with
Mrs. McCamish's sister, Mrs. Jack
Sharp and her brother Arthur
Mains at Mabton.
Friends have received the an
nouncement of the arrival of a
Daughter, Bonnie Lucille, born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Iven Azeltine,
formerly of KenneWick and now
living in The Dalles.
MIR. and Mrs. Waldo Richmond
kept open house last Sunday aft
ernoon, Dec. % in observance of
their twenty-fifth wedding ami
versary. The rooms were beauti-
full with flowers and many lovely
silver gifts were presented by
friends. Mrs. Phil Heffelfinger
and Mrs. Clare Shaw presided at
the tea table and Mrs. Rosco Rich
mond served the cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Click and
family were visitors over the week
end at the home of his brother,
Walter Click.
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Blackman were Mrs. Black
mans mother, Mrs. A. E. Ivorson
from Walla Walla, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Waggoner and daughter
Mary Jane from Pendleton, and
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Rollo and Carol Williams from
Yakima, Jack Williams from Pull
man and Miss Lucille Richardson
from Richland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fox and
family went to Yakima for several
days this week to join a family
party in celebrating the holidays
at the home of Mrs. Fox's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Olbrich spent
Dec. 25 with their daughter, Mrs
Burton Hall and family in Grand
view.
The Royal Neighbors had their
annual party last Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Bill Foraker with
Mrs. H. H. Stairs as co-hostess.
The Highlands Grange meets
Dec. Is to give a Christmas party
for the children.
Christmas guests of DR.. and Mrs
| c. Brunn are Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Brunn from Yakima.
On vacation this week from The
University of Washington are Pat
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ivorson from

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed 1vorson from
Boise.
Mrs. H. A. Settler entertained
with buffet supper Sunday eve
ming, complimenting Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo Richmond, the date being
the Richmond's 25th wedding an
niversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hef-
felfinger Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Shaw
and Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond were
guests also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Aman cele-
brated Christmas at Nampa, Ida,
with Mrs. Aman's parents.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Misner for Christmas week are
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hagen and
children Marjorie and Kenneth
from Tacoma. On Christmas Day
the Misner family and guests had
dinner with Mrs. Misner's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Peter on the
Highlands. Others there at dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peter
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Peter and A. Slater. Little Billy
Peter also celebrated his birthday
on that date.
Mrs. G. o. Hoioos from Lewiston
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Larimore
from Vancouver were over Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis from
Tracyton, WASH, are holidays Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Pulliam
Francis Ludlow was called t.
Twin Falls, Idaho last week by the
illness of his father, who is 81
years old, and whose condition i.
now much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Garner anG
Marjorie went to The Dalles to en-
joy Christmas with their daughter
Mrs. Iven Azeltine and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Phipps o.
Ellensburg were week end visitor!
of Mrs. Phipp's parents the w. H
Smiths.
EWCE students home from Che
ney for vacation are Bill Green
Mendell Gragg, Lloyd Miller ant
John Thrasher.
The Les Amies club WIS enter
tanned last Wednesday at the hom,
of Mrs. H. N. Paulson; there wa
a pot luck dinner and exchange o
gifts. Mrs. H. w. Lott was guest
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Lotus enter
taned at Christmas dinner Mrs
Lotus parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
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sy Sonnenberg, Lyle Dague, Viii
ma Gravenslund, Elizabeth Lynn,
David and Ronald Johns.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Michaels
drove to Walla Walla Tuesday and
brought their son Jim, who is a
patient at the Veterans, hospital,
and his wife back with them TO
spend Christmas at home.
MIR. and Mrs. c. F. Taylor from
Portland are visiting Mrs. Taylor's
parents, the Clarence Sondermans,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Washburn
and Jerry went to Spokane Tues
DAY to join in a family Christmas
gathering at the home of Mrs
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Washburn's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Burnett.
Sunday evening the Episcopal
Sunday school presented their
Christmas program which includ-
ed a pageant 1.-The Story Of the
Christ Child" written and direct
ed by Mrs Charles Fox.
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ahoney from Prosser, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Rieder and sons Ross anC
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NOTICE

| NOTICE /
I, Delbert Bunch, hav-
ing terminated my in
terest in the business
known as Bunch and
Bunch Veterans Sur
plus, will henceforth,
from this date forward,
not be responsible for
any debts incurred by
Bunch and Bunch Vet
Grams Surplus. 12-26-46
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. his expressed In the
December issue Cosmopolitan
Howard Shirley
magazine Of
the bestne shot Of 49,