Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30

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He's thrown hs wonderful anprstsntOOs mid. western
hat into the ists presidential ring" According the
column Lena that this had special meaning
for Negroes" The next day, RssS reported Lena
wrote tho editor; "lnaSmuch ! have made de-
cisiOn this and this endorsement
authorized by and without knowledge,
hereby withdraw permission for use Of my
sOiumnist In the Peoples Voice, effective imm$d
atsly." NEIL Russr,I
The history Peoples tumutaous ''
There has recently been Reorganization with the left Of center
the Some folks think
eye suspicious Congressman
Clayton POWELL Charles Buchanan Savoy
ballroom Peoples Voice. Powell
longer paper. pubea
on but he always concerned with the financial side rather
than policy making.
winter Of lS For days. Rev Powell and st. Clair Bourne the
eOuntry interviewed people Bourne left the
stat Of the Amsterdam News TO take the editor
the publication POWELL riding the
in Harlem The final editorial selections oowss
John Louis Clark editor. Ann Perry author Of The Street."
wOmAns editor Joe BOSt New IorS only Negro sports
sports editor Ollie Harrington Yale "BOOtss"
cartoon, editor ! had the theatrical editor job I.
Our hrst Office q
avenue In Golden Gats ballroom building The space was
py inadequate location bad heating stubborn
the time we worked under wrap KpnR cartons az hot coffee
Nobody minded We stumbled others
cusssd eumsnsss told jokes worked like beavers
The night the first edition Charlie Buchanan gave
the ornate lobby Of the Golden Gate There champagne
SCOTCH and mad gathering Of people from rival publ
cations baby tabloid the
II Csanly printed full Of life and originality,
Rumors few town, uptown downtown. Village
being the PM composing Aad OF the Pm
the grapevine whispered the wealthy Marshall Field
hacker.
paper rprang up bsanstAk In weeks we
moved from the Office
Seventh avenue The STAFF was enlarged the
prntsd Then Somsthg They said
Of s pants fast left New York spend
with husband hs army camp
the bottom had fallen Of everything Salaries had stopped every
thing had stopped We managed keep enough sheet
that wouldn't lose mailing privileges The editorial
STAFF smpsd its collective jsAn and operated share wealth
plan No one quit or mentioned quitting.
Things started funeOnnE again suddenly they had stopped
Ave board took the rsns and handed back
Charlie Buchanan made protesting noises he always when he
has anything out We laughed and told jokes We
wouldn't have been hippAnt coming
lady brsnRht
by firing Ave people Reducing operating
efficiency by firing capable people while the
uny other leaks has never been my idea Of Ann psTy
Of the Ave oustsd I'd Bradford
BrRndord model agency downtown
result was sssson Of battle. beeen IN. lady manage. and the
New York guild There couldn't have been
and fury had deliberately been planted
People either getting fred quitting revolving door would
have made Il much easier.
dsuEs really st. Clair Bourne went home ~ one
Monday The lady promptly fired him special delivery
took his bed on Tuesday The had TO 10
Wednesday.
lady manager her Office and said W. were going
have to get the out She said ws but she looking
For the twelve copy copy
fell fiat three AnR
line by editor BoGte We finished
an don't know how long this went but long enough
think putting big tabloid Newspaper easy Try
friend On another
unersmonousy for number friends
walking around with Want outi Nell
Dddson Russell Are you stuck Cali Neil Dodson Russell"
The situation and morsaha say Rrimf grim.
NEST Of III when gentleman by the Of DoHsy wkssOn
brought general manager wksson charming intel
gentleman quite year. friendly
Mr. WksOn political preferences his business Ny political
preferences my business Whist write "A nsws rsports Il ob
tive with preferences
umnist sUbivs and pSonAEsd When osbody tnksnR
, what think s ays going ovps a f. rounds D.sSyss I
violently TO- but don't keep from saying H. wksr.
wanted ret out the blue pencil the copy
thing Juggling my stuff around was 'OmsthinE else On. day
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