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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26
May Day.
born in
Chicago

CIxTY FIGHTING YEARS
Dhave passed since McCor,
mick workers in Chicago gave
May Day to the world.
May 1st-maypoles in the
park for kids-gallows in the
jailyard for working class
leaders of 1886. Dead heroes
then-a union contract now
but it took fifty-five of the
years between to get it.
On May l, 1886, the struggle
for eight hour day reached a
climax in the United States.
Mass awalkouts to the cry of
down Tools" were staged by
workers in principal American
cities-Chicago, New York, st.
Louis, Philadelphia-virtually
every large city saw thousands
of workers pro est against
their long working hours and
StarVatlOn wages.
The eight hour day didn't
just arrive" you see. II had
to be fought for. Men had to
die so that we could call
sixteen hours our own and
labor only eight for the boss
ex.
IN CHICAGO. Mccormick
workers under the leadership
of Albert Parsons and others
were in the van of the battle.
Mccormick Reaper sweatshop
conditions were a powerful in
centive-powerful enough to
bring Mccormick men to the
streets on May l, 1886 in the
eight,hour day demonstration
strike.
Scabs, finks, goons, sluggers
the strike, breaking degener,
ates had been rounded up from
the saloons and cutters of the
midwest, called to the paid
service of the yellow flag by
industry and that screaming
prostitute of the fourth estate
the Chicago Tribune. Infan,
try and light artillery troops
from as far away as Kansas
City stood by-to keep the
peace, of course.
On May 3. two days after
the great strike had opened.
August Spies. one of the
eight-hour movement lead
ers. addressed a mass meet
ing in Union Square. II was
a peaceful gathering-until
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26

Here ii began. in Chicago:
the May Day that belongs to
workers all over the world.
And here too occurred the
bloody tia TX against men.
->~omen. and children during
the railroad strike of 1884. and
the Memorial Day Massacre
of 1887 = additional bloody
chapters in our citY's l a bor
heritage.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
Social and Personal
D MINNEAPOLIS

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Alexander 1920 Fifth Ave. &c.
have their house guests Mrs Helen Brewer their
Mrs Jessie Henderson. Both visiting from Chicago ILL.,
staff Sgt Henry Bowman and family visiting Mr. and
Mrs Earl Bowman 3612 Fourth Ave- So. Sgt Bowman is on
a tweve-day furlOugh from Egin Field Florida
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
Culiforniuns Are
Entertained On
Twin CITY Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Washington
of Pasadena, Calf, were the house
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Davis, 69s Rondo Ave. Mr.. WASH
ington left for Pasadena on June
81 and Mrs. wash in gton left
Thursday, June 26, for a visit in
Chicago, Ill. They both arrived in
st. Paul on June IL.
Entertained at Party
On Tuesday, June II, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Davis, sos Rondo
Ave, entertained in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Washington Of Pasadena.
The guest list included DR.. and
Mrs. Earl Weber and DR.. and Mrs.
Dunbar Gibson, Messrs. and Mines.
W. B. Walker, Palmer jackson,
Samuel johnson, Charles Noble,
Burie Carmichael, Eugene Shep-
herd, Harry s. Brown, Robert Muir
ray, ]. NJ. Patton, Lafayette Fields,
s. o. Owens, c. A. Anderson; J. o,
Stubs, Charles Hill, William Rid
ley, r. s. Underwood; Misses Har-
riet and Junauld Brown; Messrs.
F. A. Brown, ST., Oscar Newman
and Walter Hayes.
Browns Give Dinner for Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Brown, 707
Iglehart Ave-, were hosts at a din
ner Wednesday, June IS, honoring
the Washingtons.
Mrs. Washington was the guest
Of Miss Junauld Brown at the Cred
jafawn Social club formal on Mon
day, June 20, at the Columbia
Chalet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
Social
Und
Personal
. ST. PAUL o

Master Richard Howard Is max
ing his home indefinitely with Mr..
and Mrs, C. E. Ball, S41 No. Dale
st.
The Matinee Bridge Club met
Tuesday, July /, with Mrs. Gerone
Reed, 500 Fuller Ave. First prize
was won by Mrs. Alonzo Cotton,
second prize by Mrs. w. A. Hanna,
and third prize was won by Mrs.
James Kirk. The guest was Mrs.
Cornelius Mobiley. The next meet
ing will be held July Is at the home
Of Mrs. Marley Rhodes, 900 Carroll
Ave,
The LOafers Club met Wednes-
day, June 25, with Mr.. Kenneth
Jones, s14 Fuller Ave, and again
on Wednesday, June %, at the
home of Mr.. Norman Davis, $50 st.
Anthony Ave. Plans were dis
cussed for the boat ride.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

Andy Clark, Miss Rowena Griffin,
1904 Fifth Ave. s., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Mann, 1929 Fifth
Ave. So, will visit in Kansas City,
Mo. They are leaving July 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lewis, 2817
Elliot Ave-, will visit two
weeks in Chicago, ILL.,, and also in
Detroit, Mich, for the A. NJ. E.
Layman's Convention.
Visitors in Minneapolis: Among
the visitors to Mill City this week
are Mr.. James A. johnson of Ger
mantown, Ky, stopping at GIL E.
22nd St; Miss Florence Grim of
Kansas City, No, who is visiting
at 1856 Clinton Ave. S.; Miss Vera
Mcintosh, 1852 Fourth Ave. s.,
from Lake Forest, H.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Webster of Longview,
Tex, who are staying at 3OO9 Gar
field Ave, and Mrs. Ida Harness,
residing at 4O1 S. 9Th St.
Miss Grace Walker, who is a ma
tional recreation worker in New
York, was the week end guest of
Mrs. f. V. Marshall, 1909 Elliot
Ave. S.
Mrs. Talva Majors of Chicago
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
billiard Massengill, 28l6 Thirteenth
Ave. S. She came to see her
grandmother, Mrs Fannie Lode,
who was very ill.
Mrs. Harold Mayes, 422 Dupont
Ave. N, won first prize of a Blu
Iowa watch on the Shaw Discov-
cry Show. Mrs. Mayes is eligible
for the finals of the contest.
Mrs. James Lee, 1872 Iglehart,
her daughter Jane, and Miss Nancy
Norman are mentioning in Chica-
60, ILL.,, Louisville, and Nashville,
Tenn, for a month and will return
July %.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04


least twice a year but too many
never go near him until they have a
bad toothache. By that time the
damage is done and what might
have been a minor repair may re-
quire an extraction. On the other
hand, fear of pain often permits
teeth that should be removed to re-
main in the mouth. In most cases
the fear or anticipation is greater
than the realization.
The teeth should be cleaned night
and morning to remove particles Of
food and help prevent tooth decay.
II you want to be meticulous, brush
them before breakfast and after
each meal. Your toothbrush should
have stiff bristles, but not so stiff
as to injure the gums. Some dem
lists recommend the use Of two
brushes, so that the bristles don't
get too soft.
Whether you use n paste, a pow
der, or a liquid dentifrice is a mat
ter Of personal preference. These
cleansers do not prevent tooth de-
cay; they help only TO keep the
teeth clean. Ordinary table salt may
be used for this purpose though
some find II irritating to the gums.
Brush your teeth up and down to
get at the crevices and don't neg
lect your jaw teeth. Brushing
across the rows Of teeth does not
remove all the particles from be-
tween the teeth and it wears away
the enamel. Brush the inside sur
faces Of the teeth up and down
also.
Soft gums may be helped by rims
ing the mouth at night with salt
water. Where an acid mouth exists,
a mouth wash of hot water and a
teaspOOnful Of bicarbOnate Of soda
will temporarily neutraliEe the con-
ditiOn.
Bad breath is not always due to
improperly cleansed teeth or neg
lected mouth. Infected sinuses,
tonsils, upset stomach or constipa.
ton may be the cause, but do find
the cause and correct bad breath.
Pyorrhea is a disease Of the gums
at the tooth sockets. The gums are
infamed and painful and bleed cas-
lily; they recede from the teeth;
pus pockets form between the gum
and the teeth; and finally the teeth
become loose and fall out. II you
suspect you may have pyOrrhea
don't try to treat yourself but put
yourself under your dentists care
at once.
If you have lost or must lose a
tooth, you need not view it as a
tragedy. American dentistry has
progressed to such a standard Of
perfection that artificial dentures
are no longer the horrible, false
looking things Of our grand
mothers day. Bridges, crowns,
jackets, dentures, are so marvellous
ly made and so accurately fitted
that one is scarcely aware Of them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
st. Paulites Participate
In Filming Advertising
Movie For Fourth Year

Fourteen persons participated in
the making of an advertising film
by Ray-Bell Film Studio, for the
fourth consecutive year on June 8,
10, IL and ~. Coiffures were by
Mrs. Alberta Davis. Participating
were Aldonia Anderson, Doris Brad
ley, Junauld Brown, Barbara Cyrus,
Alberta Davis, Irene Hill, Shirley
Terrell, Harry S. Brown, Leonard
Davis, Augustus Lee Hill, Jack
Mills, Robert Murray, Earl Weber
and Harry Price.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

Mrs. A. J. Clark, 4045 Clinton
Ave. S., had as her house guests
her mother, Mrs. Halle Thornton,
and her brother, Mr.. Marvin Car
kar of Kansas City, Kan, who
stayed for three weeks. Mr.. Clark's
aunts, Mines. Edw. Gear and Eff
te Harrison, also of Kansas, will
visit the Clarks for the first two
weeks of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. William (BilIy)
Marshall, now living in Detroit
Mich, motored to Minneapolis this
week to visit Mr.. Bob Marshall,
Sr., 1850 Fourth Ave. So. Billy's
aunt, Mrs. Margaret Lee, of Chica-
go, came with them to visit her
brother, Mr.. Marshall, Sr., and her
sister, Mrs. Alice Morgan, 1927
Fifth Ave. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Harris,
26l4 Thirty-first Ave. S, gave a
dinner party Sunday, June 20, in
honor of their cousin, Mrs. c. Ora
cha Of Chicago.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Boyd Crawford,
ST., 1902 E. 28th St, observed their
twenty-fourth wedding anniver-
sary, Monday, June 30.
Mrs. Walter Hatchett, 1886
Fourth Ave. s., will 20 to Evans
vile, Ind, to visit Mrs. Angelina
Hatchett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hayes,
3747 Fourth Ave. s., took a fish
ing trip to Victoria in the COM
pany of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Shep-
ard and Mr.. Theodore Dean, Sat
urday, June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burie Carmichael,
Sr., 3744 Fifth Ave. So, had their
23ra wedding anniversary, Monday,
June 80.
Mrs. Nettie Allen, 2737 Long
fellow, who has been ill at her
home is now recovered and able to
be out of bed.
Trip to Kansas. Mr.. and Mrs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
256 PRIZES I'M ALL
RULES OF CONTEST

1. Buy Nash's Coffee and serve il in
your home. After experiencing It's
unique and thrilling favor, complies
this sentence by adding IS words or
less Il prefer the favor Of NaSh'S
Coffee because. ................."
For instance you might say that is
rich deep flavor gives you q new
taste thrill E. or that its inspiring
tang brings your husband TO the
breakfast table with a smile every
morning.
2. Use any kind Of paper you have
handy. Elaborate entries do not
count. II is the originality and clarity
Of thought we want.
;. Mail your entry to the Nash Coffee
Company, p. o. Box No. 5O34, 81.
Paul 4, Minnesota, before midnight
July I6, l947. With your entry en-
close two inches from end of metal
strip that unwinds as you open q can
of NaSh'S Coffee, or the label from q
jar Of NaSh'S Coffee, or the top from
a carton of NaSh's Coffee, or the
words flavor and aroma" from the
top Of a paper bag Of NaSh'S Coffee.
Send as many entries as you wish for
each contest, but each must be on q
separate piece Of paper and accom-
panied by evidence Of purchase de-
Scribed above.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

CONTEST OPENS JUNR n, 1870
CONTEST ooSES JAY t. 100
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

Retired: Mr.. Walter P. Thomp-
son of Chicago has retired from the
Northwestern Railroad after serv-
ing for over thirty years. A party
was given in his honor by the 400
Club at the Elks Rest Monday,
June 80. Forty guests were pres
ent. Some of those present were
Messrs. and Mines. John L. Cook,
Raymond SESSION, Floyd Smith,
Carl Ampey, Frank Connors, Bill
Small, Foster Brown, Jr., James
Buford, Dave Truner, Pat Scho-
field, Charles Bradley, Bill Pater-
son and Edward Boyd. kilograms
and messages were sent by those
who knew Mr.. Thompson through
his years of service on the railroad.
Mr.. Thompson will vacation on the
Pacific Coast indefinitely.
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Martin, 27S7
Eleventh Ave. s., are mentioning
at their lake cottage on Lake Ad-
ney. They will spend the holiday
and return July 5.
Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh, 1863 Elev-
enth Ave. N, has returned from
Des Moines, la.
Mrs. Harriet SmallwOOd was
hostess to the Merry Maids Club,
June %, at the home of Mrs. Molly
Goodman, 1909 Eleventh Ave. N.
The club adjourned until Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Louise Quarterman has been
i'll at her home, 1901 Bryant Ave.
N.
Mrs. ROsalind GlantOn, 2429
Fourth Ave. S., returned this week
from Oakland, Calf, where she
was a delegate to the forty-second
annual session of the National Sun
day School and the Baptist Train
ing Union Congress held June IA
through June %. Mrs. Glanton re-
ceived her Sunday School instruc-
ton under Rev. NJ. D. Dickson of
Peoria, ILL.,, and her B. T. U. in
struction under Rev. K. L. Rollins
of Washington, d. c. Mrs. Clan
ton has completed sixteen courses
of the standard leadership cur
riculum (religious education) dur
ing the eight years that she has
attended the congress. She has re-
ceived sixteen cards of recognition.
The minutes show that Mrs. Clan
ton has served on the Board of Di-
rectOrs for five years. She also
spent few days sightseeing in
Los Angeles as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben. James, w. Twenty
ninth Place, and returned by way
Of Portland, Ore, and Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs. BERTHE McNeal, 525 Lyndale
Ave. N, left Wednesday, June 25,
to attend the funeral of her father
in Coffeyville, Kans. She will also
visit her sister in Tulsa, Okla.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

4. Prizes are as follows First, q 1917
Chevrolet Stylemaster sedan; Second
to sixth prizes, each q Bendix Auto
matte Home Laundry; seventh to
thirty-hrst prizes, each q Roadmaster
bicycle; thirty second to two-hun-
dred hfty-sixth prizes, each an eight
cup Slick glass coffee maker.
S. Entries will be judged on orig
inality, suitability and clarity Of
thought. Judges decisions will be
hnal. Duplicate prizes in case Of
ties. No entries can be returned, all
entries become the properly Of Mash
Coffee Company. Contestants accept
rules OF contest when you enter.
s. Contest Is open to all persons
except employees Of the Nash Coffee
Company (or its affiliated ComPan-
ieS), its advertising agency and
members Of their families. Confess
Is subject 20 State and Federal Reg
ulationS.
Z. This contest opens June 76, l947,
closes July I6, 1947. Entries for thiS
contest must be Postmarked not
later than midnight July l6, l947.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
By NATALIE T. SCURLoCK

The worth of beautiful smile to any who wishes
to be charming be measured And certainly nothing
affects the beauty of smile much the teeth. But
many overlook the Importance of teeth in relation to
both health and beauty.
Everyone knows the Importance of seeing dentist at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Florida's
National Guard
Reaches Quota

ST. AUGUSTINE, Dec. 3
(FNS).-Florida's National Guard
easily reached its quota of 1850
enlistments in the tWo-month re-
cruiting program that ended re-
Gently, it was announced by Brig.
Gen. Mark w. Lance, state adj
jutant general.
The state military organization
enrolled 1897 men during the
period, which is 1877 more than
the quota set up for Florida by
the NATIONAL Guard Bureau of
the United States in its nation
wide drive known as corporations
$685." which means the enlist
ment of one man per minute.
General Lance reported that
Battery G of the 18th Field Ar
tillery Battalion at Tampa was the
leading recruiting organization in
the state ON percentage gain
basis. The unit sWelled its ranks
by 317 percent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
MANHATTAN EDITOR
Rv Gene cIA1snn
BY Gene Gleason

She could hear o'Reilly's
throaty chuckle.
"Ancient history!" he said, dis
missing it with a laugh. I'm just
foxy Grandpa, now. Travel on
my nerve and memory. But say,
I'm up in your neighborhood to-
day. Thought I'd call you and ask
you to have lunch with me. Lots
of things to talk over with you.
Think you'd care to take the
riSk?"
Jean had heard so much about
O'Reilly from her father-his hi
larious practical pokes and his
skill as a reporter-that she al
ready regarded him as personal
friend. She accepted the invita-
ton readily, despite her gloom
over the story she had missed.
By the time they were halfway
through the lunch-at a fine old
German restaurant on 14th street
-O'Reilly had learned all about
Jeans feud with Charles Daw-
son. and the trouble it had led
her into. .
Don't worry about Dawson"
he advised her. concentrate on
Saunders; she's the only one to-
dig you out of this tangled"
Jean began to question O'Reilly
about his work at City Hall, and
the conversation swung into a
discussion of municipal politics.
Jean, who had specialized in city
government stories at the Mid
west Star-Journal, prodded Mr..
O'Reilly with a barrage of ques-
tons about New York City poll
tics. Surprised by her knowledge,
O'Reilly countered with battery
of questions that was almost a
full-dress political quiz.
'By the Lord Harry!" he said
finally, leaning back in his chair
and putting thoughtfully at a
cigar. you know your politics,
girl. Ever think about doing any
features on it?"
"Well," Jean admitted. u
thought there might be a fair Sc
rieS of stories in a comparison OF
postwar problems for New York
City and small place like Mid
west. Only I don't know any of
the city officials here, so doubt
that they'd offer me much of the
information I'd need"
Bill O'Reilly rolled his cigar
to the corner of his mouth with a
dexterous shift of his jaws.
Suppose I introduced you
around; that help any?."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

"It'd be perfect!" Jean agreed
at once. But she added obviously,
II think that would take up a lot
of your time-and you're busy
enough already. No, l guess :"
"Don't guess" he contradacted.
TITS a deal. You can meet them
in, the mornings and get your
sleep afternoons. Well start with
the Mayor. Then the City Council
Fair enough?"
"Fair enough - and thanks,
Bill" Jean said. you're even
better than Rad advertised you"
TEAMS next two weeks were
- a series of 14-hour days. She
met the Mayor and interviewed
him at length. Shutting back and
forth from the office to her hotel
to City Hall and the big Munich
pal Building by subway, she pre-
pared her questions en- route and
assembled the answers in a
bullying file on the desk in her
room. BY the end of the second
week, she had enough data to be-
gin writing. That was no cinch,
she discovered.
After three days Of writing, re-
vising and editing she put the
material together into a bright,
readable series Of six articles.
When she showed the articles
to Howard AFTER, he read them
over carefully and finally looked
up at her in mild Wonderment.
you've. handled this with a
fine light touch, Jean. But I can't
see how you'd compile all these
facts in less than six months eff
fort" He looked at her intently.
Have you checked and re-
checked all of them? Some of the
racket crowd might not be
pleased at your candid comments
on their activities"
"I've verified every one to the
last decimal point" Jean said.
'The facts are as accurate as !
know how to make them"
'They sound authentic to me-"
AFTER conceded. "And l certainly
hope they stack up that way, be-
cause Pm going to give them the
widest possible play-with your
by-line on them. If they prove to
be as good as think they are,
I suspect you'll be a nationally
recognized feature writer before
long"
tie be c0ntinued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

kCOil4 ueIoIS. lei tney KNOW
they ore in Germany only to
keep order until Germany con
take cure of herself.
Industrial Germany appears
destroyed, not for today alone
but for years to come. The bomb
ers that worked" on the cities
night and day ceaselessly for
years, left little intact in the
areas they bombed. London was
badly hit, but the practice that
Hitler started of bombing about
everything, was paid back with
nigh rate of interest.
Frankfurt, headquarters for
the EUCOM, a pre-war industrial
city, is about half in ruins; other
cities more or less. The sys-
tematic work of allied air forces
left little of military value stand
ing.
Air Corps veterans often tell of
having a bomb or two left at
times after passing the major
target. This would later be loos-
encd at some likely target and
every little village almost proves
that me bombardiers' ann was
perfect. A house or two in ruins
tcstlfles to the accurancy of the
crew.
A lot of cleaning up has been
done and almost all streets are
open to traffic but entire blocks
are in ruins, and it will be after
this generation is gone that the
damage is repaired. From what
one sees today, there is serious
doubt if it is ever repaired.
The attitude of the German
citizen seems philosophical. He
knows they lost the war-no
3 doubt OF it-and he knows that
there is a hard road ahead of him.
He does not like the United States
which twice in the present gen.
Grafton prevented them from win
ming war. But they much pre-
fer to be under the us. than the
, British, French or "Russke" as
they call them.
The slight ability of the writer
to talk German has been a great
F.: help, so many interesting con-
VersatiOns have resulted. But
more of that later.
The present need is for foo6.
The US. must provide it if it is
provided. By SO doing Democracy
in action will be shown, accord.
/, ing to many Berlin. next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Buried InCrayel,
Saved By Firemen

DETROIT-While using long
rod to direct the flow CT wet
gravel from 4 storage bin at an
asphalt company, Ralph Hoard
lost his balance and fell into the
mixture.
The more he struggled to free
himself, the deeper he sank.
Another worker shut Oft the
gravel flow, warned Hoard not
to move and called for help. He
was pulled to safety after fire
men cut a hole in the side of the
hopper with acetylene torches so
the gravel could run out. He
was unhurt but suffering from
shock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Dog OF 4 Pianist
Prefers Classics

NEW ORLEANS.-(AP).-
Butch. a pup half Collie and
half Spifz. makes a stab at
playing the piano.
Mrs. Frank Froeba. his
mistress. says:
How does Missile play
piano." He leaps to The stool.
faces the keys. places his
left paw on the bass. his
right paw on the areble. and
bang!"
When Mrs. Froeba plays
Loves Cid Sweet Song"
Butch lays his head down to
the right and beats three
notes over and over. in time.
He likes soft music and
classics" Mrs. Froeba says.