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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-09
Julius Rosenwald Fund
Ends June 80

CHICAGO (JTA)-The vast Ju-
Illus Rosenwald Fund, established
more than 80 years ago by the
late American Jewish philanthropy
list "for the well-being of mankind
will terminate on June 80, it was
reported here this week. BY that
time, some $22, 100000 will have
been appropriated to various Gull
tural and philanthropic projects.
More than $40, 100000 was contrib
uted by the Fund to program of
Negro education.
The total expenditures of the
fund represent capital and interest
on the original endowment in 1917
of 227,784 shares of Sears, Roe
buck & Co. stock. In settling up
the trust, Rosenwald, head of the
firm, specified that the funds must
be spent within 25 years of his
death. He died in 1882.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-09

strom's Bible News Flashes, Ger
aid B. Winrod's Defender, Bob
Shuler's Methodist Challenge, and
Gerald L. K. Smiths two publica-
tons, The Cross and Flag and the
Letter. We may think this infan-
tile fringe is numerically insig-
nificant, but we forget they,
whether on editorial pages or in
the pulpit, are an extremely dang
erous influence on American life.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-04-09

NEW YORK (JTA)-The charge
that the press of the Protestant
Church in the United States is not
sufficiently active in helping com
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

Mrs. John Albert Williams,
widow Of one Of the founders
of the Omaha Community
Chest, who has been elected
to the Chests Board of Gov
ernors.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

demns segregation and discrim
ination in all Of its forms and
in all places.
eve demand full equality
for the Negro people, the Jew
ish people, Spanish speaking
Americans, Italian Americans,
japanese Americans, and all
other nationality groups.
I'VE call for a Presidential
proclamation ending segrega-
ton and all forms of discrim-
ination in the armed services
and Federal employment.
"We demand Federal anti
lynch, anti discrimination, and
fair employment practices leg.
islation, and legislation abol-
ishing segregation in interstate
travel.
1--WE call for immediate pas
sage of anti-poll tax legisla'
ton, enactment of a universal
suffrage law which would per
nit all citizens to vote in Fed
eral elections, and the full use
Continued on. page ~
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
PROGRESSIVE PARTY

New York-More than a mil
lion copies of the Progressive
Party platform as adopted at
the new political organizations
founding convention in Philade
lphia July 10Th - including
what is believed to be the
strongest plank on civil rights
for Negroes ever adopted by a
major political party-will be
circulated throughout the nat
ion within the next two weeks,
it was announced this week by
Albert ]. Fitzgerald and Paul
Robson, co-chairman of the
Progressive Party.
IN addition to demanding "a
bolition of Jim Crow in the
armed forces" the platform
contains a detailed, $50 word
plank on freedom, all of it af.
fecting American Negroes.
The full text of the Progress
sive Party freedom plank as
follows:
"The Progressive Party con-
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
BILLIE HOLIDAY, NATIONS NUMBER.
ONE PEHOPn
BREAKER

New York-The so-caled slump that supposed to hit
the attendance market due the soaring
deterrent where Billie Holiday concerned according
recent performance.
Miss Holiday, the Nations Number One Song Stylist
breaking long standing attendance records everywhere
has appeared.
Going after record breaking weeks Club
Ebony Broadway Miss Holiday appeared three capacity
weeks the exclusive Blue Note Cafe Chicago where she
exceled all predecessors and oudrew the of
famous Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong and bulged the
attendance ark of all other attractions who previously baz-
ed the trial and left behind the tops Of the top fgurave
speaking.
simultaneously week at the swank Tia Juana Club in
Cleveland Miss Holiday attracted the largest crowds Of all
time there surprising the record established by the King
Cole Trio and the songstress Nellie Lutcher.
During her stay there Miss Holiday in such great
demand and her services highly appreciated that she
given the luxurious personal belonging Miss Cath
crime Drake Of the Club where she resided during
her stay
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

LINCOLN NEBR-"Oh, exclaimed Mrs. Aida
NJ Smith, blind ran fingers
Gibson Kooka range grand
radio contest just completed Mrs Smith, mother Of two
submitted the winning Why Gibson Kookall
Electric Range The safety
pointed
Control knobs the have been specially need by Hardy
the Gibson further
Smiths sensitive Smith, employed
teaching blind system.
DJ Townsend appliance sales Omaha Appliance
Gibson distributors for Nebraska Western Iowa. and F. H
Earvg regional for the Refrigerator Company
to Mrs Smith Kenneth and Harold Smith and old sons Of
winner enjoying the little ceremony fight
above Omaha Appliance representative
Smith, D. A. Wetzel Hardy Furniture Company Mr.
Townsend.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
ASKS SENATE TO CEN
SURE JOHNSON

Washington, July29-Charg
ing that Senator Olin D. John
ston d., SCI, in a speech On
the floor of the Senate, threat
ened "to. risk plunging the ma.
ton and the entire world into
obliterative germ and atomic
warfare rather than to permit
enactment of civil rights legis-
lation, Walter White, Secret
ary of the NAACP, today wir-
ed Senator Arthur Vandenburg
Continued on page -
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

Democratic majority to stop
this filibuster demonstrate "a
new the necessity for amend
ment of the Senate rules to per
NIT limitation of debate by
majority vote and to prohibit
filibusters on technicalities.
We denounce the transpar-
ent sham of this "gentleman's.
agreement" where by the Re-
PUBLICAN Senate leadership pro
poses to use southern poll tax
Democratic opposition for the
purpose of blocking all legisla-
ton. AS the plans have been
announced, this, will be fill
ibuster in name only. The Re.
PUBLICAN leadership proposes
to keep bankes hours, conduc-
ting Senate sessions only from
noon to six p. m, installing a
six hour day at time when
the national welfare and sec
urity would require a twenty
four hour working day to break
filibuster.-
This use Of a fake filibuster
on a civil Rights Bill is a fraud
The Republican majority, un-
der the announced plan, becom
es the silent partner in a fill
buster against all legislation, in
cluding civil rights.
We reject as needlessly dila-
tory the proposal to ban the
poll tax by Constitutional a
mendment as a substitute for
legislation. There is no reason
to believe the so-called states
Fighters would not oppose rat
ification of the amendment.
Congress has the power to act
and must do so now.
The American people, who
desperately need legislation to
control sky-rocketing prices, to
provide an adequate supply Of
housing within the reach Of the
average purchaser or renter,
and to assure basic human rig
hist to all citizens, will not sta
nd for a political deal that pre-
vents enactment of such legiS-
lation.
On behalf Of the national |
church, labor, civic and other
groups of all races and creeds
whom we represent, we call up
on the 81 Republican and the
19 northern Democratic Senat |
ors to proceed forthwith to
break this menacing filibuster
by maintaining continuous ses
sions of Congress and by unam
Gus support of a motion to in
woke cloture.
We call upon decent Amer
leans to let their senators know |
in no uncertain terms, by tele-
grams, letters, petitions, tele-
phone, and personal visits whe- !!
re possible, that the Senate
must stop any and all filibust-
ers by invoking cloture,
The following program Of
action was agreed upon:
l. Cooperating organizations
to send each of their local un-
is a statement of the issues
with direction for mobilizing
grassroots support Of the civ
il rights legislation.
2. Organization in each COM
munity of joint committees to
call on local editors and rad
10 stations managers in an ef-
fort to enlist their support.
8. Organizations Of delegations
to call Of both parties to gain
their support.
4. Arrangement of joint mass
meetings under auspices of the
cooperating organizations.
5. Delegations from the nation
al organizations to call upon
the Senate and House leaders
and chairman of the National
Democratic and Republican
Committees.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

Civil Rights. So let every Neg
70 in Omaha know this and
that if Terry Carpenter is ever
elected Nebraska Senator, the
Negro in Nebraska is doomed.
He is unning as Democrat Sen
atOr.
Terry Carpenter made this ST.
atement about three weeks ago.
Reporter M Cordie
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07

Mrs.. John Albert Williams,
widow Of one Of the founders
Of the Omaha Community
Chest, who has been elected
to the Chests Board of Gov
ernors.
Mrs. John Albert Williams.
24l8 Maple Street, president
for the last several years of the
Colored Old Folks Home, has
been elected to the Board of
Governors Of the Omaha Com
munity Chest, according to an
announcement by Chest Pres
ident v. ]. Skutt.
The Colored Old Folks
Home is an agency of the
Chest and is located at 933
North Twenty-fifth Street.
In being elected to the Chest
board, Mrs. Williams fills the
unexpired term Of Mrs. ID. w.
Campbell, who resigned.
Mrs. Williams is the widow
of the former rector of the
Church Of St. Philip the Dea-
con, 1121 North Twenty-first
Street. The Rev. Mr.. Williams
was one Of the original incor-
porators of the Omaha Cum
munity Chest and was on its
Board of Governors.
Mrs. Williams has been an
active solicitor in practically
every annual campaign that
has been conducted by the
Community Chest since it's in
ception.
The election of Mrs. Will
Jams to Chest board member
ship followed the recommend
alton of the Citizens Service
Committee that Omaha's larg-
est minority group be given
representation on the board
This is particularly fitting be-
cause Of the many activities
that Community Chest agen-
cies carry out in behalf Of Ne
groes.
The Community Chest sup
ports the Urban League which
is actively engaged in efforts
to improve the health and well
fare Of the Race. The Colored
Old Folks Home provides a
clean, comfortable residence
for the aged. Woodson Center
serves a wide South Omaha
neighborhood. A branch of the
YWCA at 23O6 North Twen-
ty-second Street provides a
Northside community service
In addition to the above Red
Feather agencies of the Chest,
others such as the Visiting
Nurse Association provide SER
vice. The VIVA conducts child
health conferences at tn G
YWCA building as well as
providing for bedside nursing.
Similarly, the Boy Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls and the Girl
Scouts have units operating
within the neighborhoods.
The Neighborhood house Of
the Omaha City Mission at
2201 Cass Street, Family Ser
vice of Omaha, Child Saving
Institute and others identified
with the Chest serve our peo-
pie.
Mrs. Williams invitation to
board membership was extend
ed by James L. Paxton, j.,
vice president of the Chest and
chairman of the Chests Bud
get committee, during the
course Of his annual review Of
agencies budget requests for
the coming year.
THE budget committee has
always been extremely impress
sed with the cleanliness, econ
omical and efficient operations
Of the Colored Old Folks Home
which bespeaks well its man
agement, Mr.. Paxton com
mented.
81 am confident Mrs. Will
liams will bring to the Com
munity Chest board the same
efficient leadership" W..
Mrs. Williams was the first
Negro to be employed by the
Omaha public schools as a
teacher. Strangely enough, her
fist teaching assignment was
in the old Dodge school in the
vey same classroom she attend
ed, when she started school.
Mrs. Williams has two dau-
ghters. One lives at Cleveland,
the other at Tulsa. A son died
three yeas ago. Mrs. Williams
has three grandchildren
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07


the keynote address at the new party convention
Henry Wallace for President in Philadelphia July 1926 An
can leader for the past Is resigned Republican
poss Wallace He is member Of the American
Elk Shriners parliamenarlan
LAT national conventions of the NAACP in recent years.
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
New York-"The best keynote speech delivered at a
major political convention many years"
That's what New York newspapermen speaking off the
said about the address given by Charles p Howard
Negro attorney editor and former leading Iowa Republican
at the founding convention of the Progressive Party Pha
depha
Ten days after the convention newspapermen and poit
cal observers still talking about the hardhng charges
and eloquent phrasng OF Howards keynote address which
he declared that the plain fact that stand here before
tonight defines party. For the first me in life am
Declaring that 81 see delegate who will speak
for the Kiu Klux Kan the Hague machine or the
second convention in this eectionhe Republicans
and Democrats merely two sectos Of the same con-
vention
Howard charged that the killing of the an-ynch anti
poll and FEPC bills in the last session of Congress was
the joint handwork of Republicans and Democrats plotting
together in a Congressional Murder incorporated"
charged that the Republicans and Democrats shave
never relnquished the idea Of human slavery.
Slavery has always been profitable business he said
What the slave quarter and the auction block has
become the Jim Crow coach and the starvation This
bv campaign oratory passing promise. It sickness
deep the very bone Of the country Its fever the
ghettoes Of Ham and the South Side Of Chicago the thou
and cities and acrosstheand where Negro cannot
in restaurant, sleep ote to movie be treated
IN hOsp1a-Where even ch1ldrenS games are Jim CroW
1--WE have heard the civil rights promises of the old part
es but have learned to read between tn nesand be-
tn lines read btraya What else expect from
the who years after year ruled this country with nation
al policy OF Jim Crow-backed by the nightstlck and the
hangman's rope?
1--WE have been blinded with promises for too many
Our eyes open We believe only what We
have Henry Walac 60 into the South and insist
speaking speak-to non-segregated audiences We
have seen Glen Taylor United States Senator defy Jim
Crow A1abahama and go jal-arrested by police chief
who turned up delegate to the Democratic National
Convention
ourselves picking up political crumbs but helping to
make political policies The Progressive Jary to the
Negro peope-Come help make this nation what you
would have it.
The plain fact that stand here before you tonight de-
fines party"
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
Open Letter
The Omaha Guide

The Omaha Guide
| hope your paper prints the
article every week in your pap
er about Terry Carpenter who
is running for Senator from Sc
otis bluff, Nebraska. He said
the Civil Rights Bill stinks
and said people should be al
lowed their own associates and
he was certainly against the
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
ARGUE OVER WOMAN

In summing up his examin-
alton Prosecutor Meyers told
the court that in all the many
years Of his caeer as prosecutor
he had never heard more sor-
did tale than that told by Miss
Foster. He further stated that
ujst as it is the prosecutors du-
ty to prosecute it likewise is his
duty to defend when he thinks
the circumstances merit such
action. The evidence presented
in this trial, he stated. made it
impossible for him to ask the
death sentence usually asked in
a murder trial of this nature.
Berating the moral conduct of
the two women. Meyers expires
sed his doubt of existence of
the element of prefnediation
and upon this basis recommend
ed that Judge Gates return a
verdict Of guilty Of second de-
gree murder or manslaughter.
In her testimony Of incid-
ents leading to the fatal stab
bing, Miss Foster stated she
had come home about II o.
clock on the night of the Kill
ling and had gone to bed when
Mrs. Foster began an argu-
ment which resulted when she
said she had found another
woman whom she referred ii as
Bernice Hall, to take her place
and that she would have to
get out. Following the argu-
ment, Miss Foster said the
slain woman struck her several
times and it was during this
fight that she somehow gained
possession of a knife and began
stabbing her friend. The first
time she knew her victim had
died she said, was following
her Arrest when informed by
police officers.
Throughout the examinat-
ion by both attorneys Miss Eos
ter insisted that in the heat Of
the fight her mind became
blank and that she didn't know
what she had done.
The romance the defendant
said, was frequently interrup.
ted by fights and quarrels Of
which she stated Mrs. Ford al
ways started after they had
gone to bed.
When asked by Prosecutor
Meyers whether Mrs. Ford's
husband Lawrence, knew of
husband Lawrence, knew of
their relationship, Miss Foster
admitted he did know about
it and that the three slept in
the same bed. Ford, she said.
later demanded his wife to
choose between himself and
Continued on page 3
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
Nothing New Here

ih 1904 the Pierca-Arrow had n
Searshtft lever on steering column
and a single Lever eonhrulled the
Eas-au-lec.
The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
WOMAN WHO KILL
ED HER WIFE
PLEADS GUILTY.

Los Angeles, Calf. (Special)
The final CHAPTER was writ
ten on the "husband-wife" re-
lationship between two women
with the sentencing Tuesday
morning in Superior Court Of
Miss Ruth Mae Foster, %, for
the fatal stabing of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Louise Ford, 48, refer
red to as the "man' in the af-
fair. The stabbing occurred dur
ing a fight between the two
women on the night of May
10Th, at 4445 Avalon boulevard
where both lived.
The manslaughter verdict
which was handed down by
Walter S. Gates, Judge Of
Superior Court, department 46
makes a sentence of one to 10
years mandatory. Miss Foster
was ordered committed to the
state prison of women at Te-
hachapi.
Changes Plea
Shirtly after the trial open
ed upon advice Of Attorney
Gordon, Miss Foster changed
her plea from guilty by vir-
tue of insanity" to that of
guilty Of manslaughter. A trial
by jury was waived by the de-
tense.
A packed courtroom heard
the defendent relate a sorrid
tale of the illicit romance that
existed between herself and the
slain woman which she testi-
fled amounted to a virtual man
wife" relationship. Mrs. Ford
she stated first approached her
five years ago while she was
working as a waitress in a lun-
chroom on Central avenue
and asked her to go on dates to
which the defendent admitted
the witness stand, she agreed.
When asked by Prosecutor
Meyers as to why she contin-
ued the relationship, Miss Fos-
ter said she had fallen in love
with the slain woman and for
this reason she worked and
supported her and her six
children.
The Valley settler., 1948-04-09
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"Eranl,ie, Father snead'a monkey, the idol of all the hildren, died early 4 Til 2nd. He had had hard battle all winter and succurbod to pneumonia this snring. [. -Ea1by flew outside for further odical treatment.
 T1a Masonic and -cstern Ser Clubs are supposed to bring groceries for the Basket to be raff1ed off at the T. al tn Counc It's Basket Social and 3tngo Came Saturday night. Loavo your donation with Mrs. c. Esslingor.
 Rocor core is hobbl ing about on Clutches these days, after having trinped while leaving the Gym and breaking a bone in his foot.
 Thus far during Til ue have beon blest with our usual share Of sunchine. vo would aoareciate it rore if TO didn't have to watch our every stoD in order to miss the Haterho1es.
 I.@. 5a rrett has returned iron the state after receiving medical attention. 239 539 o5 5ss the R 37oe2 TIE d s}9 1T 4 the 2f1 @ and A,ril 10th. T'ese are being hold by the 55,Ht+ = QIs;f2l9rst Club to raise money to Enter the Variety Vogue Gonto st--y0u may win -aQs in rorc1ondi aoa
The Valley settler., 1948-04-09

Mir. and Hrs. Timothy Honnossy plan to 1oav
 for tho States on Thur sday of next uook. Thothor they will drivo or fly out is un-
 certain. They plan to visit in Nj ss isa ippi
 first and later in Toxos. Thoir daughter
 is arriving from Hawaii shortly aftor tho Honnossy's roach Texas. reunion Of rr. Honnossy's family is also boing planned. According to present plans ,IIr. and Mrs. Eonnc ssY -nlan- to rQturn- in about -tuo month
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

These prices effective in all ASP
Food Stores in Milford and Vicinity
Evening star., 1948-11-16

forecast Fashion '4o with imaginative
use of color and detoiled =. often
diminutive ). designs, ready for you here
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see splash coIors allied with denure designs for brond
charm See silks thot borrow motifs from old French
popeweiehts Persian tapestries modernst drawings
And royons using color merriIy or oonseNovely mos
often against the dark backgrounds that eoseosor
choice Coe have the fun of choosing from these fresh
est, first of the season prints
$40:
COHAiAA Silk eeometrics and foroIs. 39-ineh Yord,
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-10-16
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pollen. Sic borte nur Sen Saoel ber-
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oigung ibrer @itelfeit, uno bar1m
blieb ibr Ser5 leer rno ibr @ille I'M
geneigt.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-10-16

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bate fte gan5 Dergeiien. 3Dei Stiin-
ben geb0rten ibr belte nod ,tno
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|augen bein Mnblid Der 8ioline amf-
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|fr0blide 2ieoer in Die 2uft i6metter-
ten, oa fiiblte Sran5 tpieoer ben 8o-
ben llnter ben SiiBen, rnb bas grleb-
mis- oes Wittogs erifien ibm ipie ein
bOier Eraum. Mber er tpuBte bennoh,
Dab es ibm ergeben tpiirbe tpie leiner
Mntter: er tpiirbe oie b0ien @eoan-
fen ME mebr los tperoen.