St. Paul recorder., 1948-07-30

enthusiastic about Brother Henry Wallace and his
new Progressive Party. My husband the other
hand was once quite an ardent Wallace admirer.
Someplace along the line, Mr. Russell began to
cool Hank l don't what happened. (Fve
found that when husband decides to change his
mind, the best thing wife do is let him change
it and make believe she doesn't notice thing)
those who aren't acquainted with my senti-
ments on Brother Wallace I'll repeat that don't
for the tactics of gentlemen NELL RUSSELL
nipuang the strings behind Progressive party
puppe show. still have my which proves how
loosely C. B. (Beane) Baldwin the wallace campaign mana
handled the facts in also have some
other documnted information which certainly doesn't make me
feel the Progressive Party quite governmental Utopia
1t claims to be capable of providing.
sincerely honestly as some very good friends Of mine
believe in Henry Wallace just sincerely honestly
man is neither emOtOnay emperamenay
Of President of these United States His obvious inability accept
even the slightest criticism his impaence being closely
about issues which the American people
know how he Standthse things indicate either instability
OF nature amazing cOnceit that makes him believe
criticism and questioning.
thinking things last Friday night when tuned in
Mr. Howards speech, but strictly Brother Howards
corner at the starting opportunity member
prove Negro attorneys aren't
Of Amos and Andy character
ally something else other than Yas suh The
Republicans should take a hint
My husband Mr. Howard inteny II was
speech technically keynote
delivered by the experts in the Democratic and Republican
The portions devoted to Negro rights convincing
But along about the first five
ring When Charlie Howard Duponts Morgans
When Charlie Howard tried whtewash part
rent mess abroad and dump entirely USA
/
yesterdays Daily Worker taperecodng Square
agitator.
When Charlie stated that he had Republican party
hso many years because the COP had failed live its
promises made to the Negro shook my head
After husband from his pipe
and started jabbing at it with pipe cleaner.
Well what did you think of speech?" asked
ut all right" Mr. get bottle of
beer out of the refrigerator before go to bed"
He got bottle of refrigerator disappeared
the direction of the hay In few minutes he his head
around the door and
81 TOLD you have done away with sesrega
ton IN the army Just by an executive order"
Mr. Russell, having spent years in a jmcrow
army isn't too kindly disposed towards
"Hey!" called you still haven't said you about
the speechw
My spouses head appeared again it'll
kind of stuff"
Now what has hit him here of late?
My comment is don't with Mr.. Howard that the
promises in the past Now the time with start
raising enough to make em deliver Start in the precincts
then the wards then the state and then the nation
If the major parties the past it's because
we of the Negro haven't been breathing down their ne
them come across election promises We've under the
the feast.
Move table, chum gravy right along
with the rest of the crowd If the bowl tries to fg
your company manners and squawk like knOwwhat!
One of my readers Franklin Avenue
hope she doesn't mind using her letter. writes very
unhappy about of the popular the radio zzng
the old sptua She mentions recent Arthur Godfrey
point She queries about what would happen the
National Anthem subjected to similar
with Mrs Jackson point:
entirely too much mOnkeyng around by modern singers mu
clans with the classics and the old favOe However trend
of the times Nothing to be sacred any
Unfortunately, Mrs Jackson main Of
jaZZedup' pirualS has Sister Tharpe,
singer Sister Thrpe hit the theatrical jackpot taking guitar
and rocking Of the spuaIS As
know until Sis Thape sptuas foOtgh nobody
thought about wrapping them a bOOgie
To deeply religious person. "iazzng" sprituas sac-
egous azzng the hymns church Sunday morning
This In great
speaks louder than respect for the old sacred things
From of nowhere tiny midnight appeared
house Monday morning The favore playmate pooh
Tong used to be Dmpes the kitten belonging
downstairs apartment. After Dmples disappeared
Tong friendly with cats the neighbohood until fatef
day roughing and
pounced him. claws flying and rang Ever has
cats wide berth when they have
him to make if he's the big bad tearing
mortal He chases catch
the critters foray through belonging
lady across the street was just bluff.
Tong of daintiy tapping
from bowl the kitchen he watched war The
kitten finished the milk cleaned its paws
tered Tong He ced Tong like small slowly
crcing oceangoing He marched Tong ficked
out tiny black and bopped Tong quaey the schnoz
"Yipe" howled Majesty
later he back lowering
ousy
Tong into rubbing playuy Again black ckd
out and bopped Tong the hnozze Tong earspg
bark that sent the kitten the kitchen table They
regarded each other marched
its minute tail waving like conqueng banner The kitten
tail disappeared the padded
to the door, stuck his head cautiously black
hcked out and bopped him the schnoze This too