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Arkansas State press., 1949-06-17

CYCLiST-James of 1864 Dennson need
transportation for selling his notions consisting of pencils
razor blades chewing gum 1929 purchased bicycle
ridden his bike and sold his notions to his
all the city He has many friends
during his years of dealing with the public and made
himself prior her DEATH modest living Mr.
has settled down quiet life his one+alf block
bought where he takes of his banana trees
ducks chickens strawberry patch He said his Strawberries
him nearly $4,000 last year He plans to build modern
home himself this fall Mr. Potts claims have made minor
repairs his bicycle since buying it. He so years old and
of World War l. Press toto by Davy
Arkansas State press., 1949-06-17

Bunche was at her husbands side
in a polka dotted silk and straw
bonnet.
Commented Dir. Bunche There
are imperfections in the United
States but in time to eome-not
far removed-every American will
be accepted by all other Ameri-
cans on his individual worth and
merit"
Arkansas State press., 1949-06-17
bunche-
from page one)

FCOHtInueu ITOm page UHeI
proclaimed this Or. Ralph j.
Bunche Day, by first presenting
him keys to the borough through
greeter, Borough President Lyons
in the Bronx County Building
Throughout h ceremonies,
which included a luncheon at the
Concourse Plaza hotel, M r d.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14
Roy Wilkins
Concluded from pa9e ID

ton.
Mr.. White told an Express re-
porter when he was here to speak
at an NAACP rally last month
that he rarely had time to see his
family he was so busy making
trips on association business and
delivering lectures. At the time
he appeared rather tired from such
a strenuous itinerary.
Mr.. Wilkins has been an assist
ant secretary Of the NAACP since
1881. He has been second in COM
mand of the staff at the NAACP
office in New York. During Mr..
Whites absence he has been act
ing secretary. Prior to joining the
association, Wilkins served as
managing editor Of the Kansas
City Call from 1923 to 1881.
When DR.. w. E. B. Dubois left
the NAACP in 1884, Wilkins sue
ceeded him as editor of the Crisis.
He has travelled extensively,
written numerous articles and de-
livered many talks. During the ia
nous, or Infamous Philadelphia
transit strike in 1943 against the
promotion of Negroes to motor
men jobs, he directed NAACP ac-
tivities in that city.
Born August 80, 1901, in st.
Louis, he was reared and edu-
Gated in St. Paul, MINI. He was
graduated from the University of
Minnesota in 1923. He lives in
New York with his wife, the form
er Miss Minnie Badeau of st.
Louis, to whom he was married
in 1929.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

knocked to the ground by a man
who grabbed her purse contain
ing $12 and left her laying there.
She was treated at the Miami Val
ley hospital for a cut on the head
and released.
William o. Pratt, 40, of 1885
Germantown street, told the court
he was just "trying to burn out
his overtime guests" when he set
his house on fire last May, was
held to the grand jury ON a $500
bond set by Common Pleas Court
Judge Charles Lee Mills.
According to bet. J. J.. Her.
man, Pratt had asked his three
guests to leave his home and when
they refused, he set the house,
described as a lean-to, on fire. 1t
was valued at SIS.
Alvin Graves, %, of 20 South
Summit street, already held on a
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

$500 bond for grand larceny, in
the court of Common Pleas, had
his ante raised another $500
Monday when he was charged with
the theft Of a billfold containing
$72 from a downtown store.
Graves was out on bond in on
nection with another alleged theft
Of two billfolds from a doctors
office.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14
Court News
concluded from page u

concluded from page ~
suspended by the court.
Judge Nevins continued his
wrath in the illegal use of mar
cotics when he sentenced two Day.
ton druggists, fines of $500 for
failure to keep records in the sale
of paragoric, an opium extract.
He told the defendants that "the
appalling increase Of narcotic
cases here is aided by the few
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

down in tradition Of segregation,
discrimination land white suprem-
acy."
til further action had been taken.
He criticized the army and the
navy as being "hopelessly begged
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14
White Speaks

tcenc1uded from page u
board including the two Negro
members, Mrs. Beatrice H. Berry
man, Wilmington teacher, and
Clarence Polk. They made short
talks.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14
Anti-Jim Crow

(eonetldea from page ~
The committee headed by A.
Philip Randolph and Grant Rey-
nolds declared that the Presidents
equality of opportunity" program
did not go far enough to ending
Jim crow in the services.
Randolph and Reynolds said the
committee wanted more than "sep-
arate but equal, even though the
President himself might think that
the doctrine of equal treatment
might suffice. The committee
wants full equality and no segre-
CATION"
Randolph declared that he ap-
proved of the recommendations
made by Air Secretary W. Stu
art Symington to end discrimina-
ton in the air forces. He said he
would withhold more comment I'M
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

careless druggist who are "feed-
ing to the public, drugs which lead
to the serious drug addiction" and
must b stopped. The druggists
sentenced were Jacob Wolff, So,
of 1118 Everett drive, manager
of the Model drug store 1880 Ger
mantown street, and John P.
Ridgeway, 81, of All Troy street,
operator of the Ridgeway's phar-
macy, l Troy street.
Said the court: "these narcotic
records may seem petty annoy
ance" to druggists, but they are
Of vital Importance in stopping the
flow Of narcotic drugs to those
not legally entitled to them.
Judge Nevins congratulated the
law enforcing officials for their
work in bringing to justice the Of
tenders of the narcotics act.
Among them we're Det. Sgt. R. J.
RADIO, bet. Robert Igleburger and
Roy E. Anderson, narcotic agent;
bet. Sgt. James B. Hogan and
bet. Loucious Gleaton were not on
hand to receive their congratula-
tons from the court, but r
among those deserving meritor-
Gus citations for their steller work
in "cleaning up the West Side"
George Hisle, 81, Of 16A Garst
street, is being held by police to-
day charged with the brutal beat
ing of his common-law wife Ollie
W. Handy, So, of the same adj
dress, who died early Sunday at
the st. Elizabeth hospital.
According to police reports,
Hisle was placed in the lineup
Monday morning and identified as
the killer who is believed to have
beaten the victim with a coal
shovel some time Saturday morn
ing causing a brain hemorrage
that resulted in her death.
Hisle, who told police that he
was employed as a glazier has a
record of several misdemeanors,
a number of years ago has been
charged with homicide.
Neighbors becoming alarmed
when they failed to see Mrs. Can
dy, Saturday morning broke into
her apartment and found her on
the floor unconscious.
The failure to revive her with
ammonia, police were called and
Mrs. Candy rushed to. the hospital
where she died shortly before 8
a. m. Sunday.
Edna Reid, "a, Of 3O8 South
Broadway street, became the third
victim of ruthless strong-arm
thugs Sunday night when she was
assaulted and robbed at the inter-
section of Mound and Weakley
street.
! She told police that she was
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

FOR RENT-Room for couple;
single man, or girl with child.
Call Flu 1894. too
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

YOUNG MAN wishes night work.
Any kind. AID 0S27, or HE
9O4O. TOO
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14
CLASSIFIED ADS

DRESSMAKING -Women's suits
and coats; mems shlrts; altera-
tons to fit. Reasonable. 1902
Germantown St. AID 3348. tt
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

FOR RENT - Rooms, day or
weekly rates. Skyline Hotel,
1l6U Germantown st. Flu O4Ol.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-14

BARBER Wanted. Call MElorse
1884. TIA
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
Seek Site For Methodist College In Alaska

PORTLAND, (P) - A special committee of the Methodist board of missions to establish a four year liberal arts college in Alaska will be headed by Ernest w. Pe- terson, Portland.
 Peterson, church editor of the Oregon Journal, was named at a board meeting at Buck Hill Falls. Pa.
 Before the project is under taken, the committee isto raise $2,000, ,000-half of it for capital expenditures and half for endow- ment. Already $522,218 has been subscribed by various Methodist conferences.
 The committee is to select the site, erect the first buildings, or ganize an Alaska board of trustees and assist in choosing the faculty. Several Alaska cities are reported to have offered sites gratis.
 Bishop Gerland Kennedy. Port land, who has Episcopal supervi- sion of Methodist work in Alaska, is a member of the college com mittee.
 A recent report from Ketchikan indicated Southeastern Alaska is the favored area for the college, with KetChikan or Juneau as the likely site. The only higher educa- tional institution in the Territory now is the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. JACK OZENNA

Funeral services were held yes- terday at the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission for Mrs. Jack Ozenna who was drowned early last week while fishing on Snake River.
 The church was filled to capa- city and many had to stand out side during the service which was conducted by Rev. T. McGrew.
 The Native Sisterhood sang ap- propriate songs with a little aged blind woman, friend of the de- ceased for many years, Rosie Oonalik singing a solo.
 Following the service there was a short graveside service and bur ial at Belmont Point.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
States Gets All Kinds Of Weather

Continued from Page One Mountain area.
 The blizzard had moved east ward with diminishing force to- day into northern Minnesota, but the entire Great Lakes region was buffeted by strong winds
 Meanwhile the eastern half Of the nation was enjoying record high temperatures yesterday at some points. At Chicago, the mer- cury hit 6l degrees for a Dec. II all-time high, while Memphis, Tenn. had a record 77, accompan- jed by thunder storms.
 A campfire at Victorville. Cal if, was blamed for the slide of a TO- ton granite slab which crushed four persons to death yes terday in the Mojave desert. Members of a party on an outing said the slab split off 6 rocky prominence as a result 0! heat from the fire which h a q been started as protection from early morning cold.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
Fires Kill Many Over The States
CBy The Associated Press

More than a score of lives were snuffed out over the week end in a series of fires and explosions throughout the nation.
 Four soldiers apparently were asphyxiated in their sleep when a smoldering couch filled a Tacoma, Wash, tourist cabin with smoke yesterday.
 A 74-year-old Germantown, Pa, WidoWer and his bachelor son, 49, burned to death yesterday when fire destroyed their home.
 At Cascade, Pa, near Williams port, eight children and stepchl- dren of an unemployed laborer and his wife died in a fire that leveled their two-story cabin Sat urday night. The couple and a IA year-old son suffered critical burns.
 Three men suffocated and a fourth was seriously injured when fire gutted their two-story frame roOming house in Rensselaer,, N. Y.
 Two employees were missing in a S5OO,OOO blaze that early today destroyed a block long bowling al- ley at Union City,N. J.
 In Birmingham, Mich. cranes and buIldolars nosed through the charred ruins of a threc-story an t.que shop where five persons
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
Easier To Obtain Gas than Dog Food On AIcan
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) on arrival here.
 Once. before crossing the Alas Yukon border, he said, "I had to hitch the dogs out and set out on foot to an Indian fish camp about three miles through the woods. l tried to buy fish for the dogs, but the Indians were having a drunken poW-WoW and refuse dto sell me any fish. In the bright moonlight I walked to Scotty Creek Trading Post. They had 50 pounds of dog food and I took it back in the morning"
 He met dog "refueling" disap- pointment again at the Dry Creek Trading Post after 28-mile mush in five and half hours. A ship ment scheduled by truck had fail ed to arrive ahead of him.
 Moore stayed at a highway maintenance camp near here Thursday night. A Yukon couple took him in and provided 10 pounds of dog food.
 He expected to make it to Bur wash Landing over the weekend, where an ample fish supply is re- ported.
 Moore is making the gruehng trip to Maine with a large cargo of mail with special stamps to raise money for a children's fund of his home town Lions Club.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
Big Crowd Enjoys fist Annual Roof Garden Saturday
Continued from Page One)

Corporal PopinOe, accompanied by Miss Anita Travic, held the attention of the audience with , the rendition of two modern mel odies which brought continued de- mandS for encOreS.
 Tumbling Tundra CCorporaD Tucker with his guitar, also ac- companied by Miss Travic, sang and played two beautiful western songs. It was obvious that Cor poral Tucker was not new to the stage. His numbers were well re- | ceived.
 Jack Estes, of the Boring Sea Club entertained the audience spellbound with his versatile f performances on the piano. The ease with which he changed from mood to mood was evidence of his training and accomplish ments which kept the audience on edge. Jack, remained on the stage and accompanied Jane Calvin who sang Temptation" so metiC- ulously expressive and colorful un- der the glow of appropriate light ing that one wondered if they were really in Nome or in an out side metropolis Jane was given resounding applause.
 The The Cremation of San McGee" written by Robert Serv. ice, poet laureate of Alaska, wa, most realistically interpreted by 1 George Beacon and Steve GIaz- weski, who mushed their dog team across the stage in a continuous ] performance from the Chilkoot Pass to Lake Labarge where 1 Sam's request was fulfilled in the blazing boiler fire of the "Alict May" This was one of the thrill! of the evening.
 The final act was a continuou performance with It. Pat Sanc singing two numbers, and leadinl the Girl Scouts in a precision taI dance, concluding with a solo tar dance by the Lieutenant, accom- panied by Jack Fstes on the pi ano. The dexterity Of mOvemen. as shown by It. Sano and hi! training of the girls merited anC received a well deserved applause by the audience.
 Much credit is due to the fol lowing who contributed their time and effort in making the Roo Garden a success: Wesley Welch lighting; and Dean Bronson anC John Hudert, staging and proper. ties.
 1 The Roof Garden committee is to be congratulated for having given to the people of Nome a wonderful evening of entertain ment, which, judging from expres- sions heard in the audiece, was , deeply appreciated.
 Sam Tucker was awarded the beautiful double silver fix neck piece.
 It was learned this afternoon that John Bahnke has claimed the l bio rI1poat
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
The Wrangell Chamber of Com

merce have adopted a motion asking the Wrangell city council to condemn and tear down all buildings unfit for living quarters as they rae not only eyesores but d fire hazard and a menace to health and sanitation.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12
The customers of inc North Pole

Bakery are being given free treat with the purchase of bread. according to manager Tom Martin. He states that Ralph Brown has been given a turkey, Peggy Kelli- her has received a box of candy. Another free gift awaits the hold CT of ticket number 575.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-12

About 5O,OO0 civilians Eng land were employed u~ accrc. projects which provided -'.ro"s .or inc invasion of France perishcd in a gas cXa.o-... and fire last night.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

A suit for graduation plus O pair Of controst-
ing sIoeks mokes complete wordrobe for
commencement and all other occasions. These
snort blue oobordines come in both double
breasted and the new 3-button sinole-breosted
styles. The sinoie-breosted coot has potch poek-
EST. The contrasting slocks are Hollywood
styled. Sizes 80 TO 58 Also n ton, GREY and
green.
q
Contrasting Stacks, 1885
Moke a ttree-woy outfit with poir OF grey
slocks. Also oxniIobIe h ton ond green.
Sizes 50 10 SO.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-10-28

Durocher's Implement q n a
Appliance company OF Kenne'
wick today announced the aP.
pointment of three KenneWicK
men as judges in q 81 million
"Giyeaway to top all Giveaway
contests, which got under way
here Oct. IS.
The contest is to be sponsored
by the Crosley division, Avco
Manufacturing corporation and
its distributors and dealers
throughout the country.
The Judges In Kennewick are
TO be Urban Keolker, mayor ana
owner Of mems and ladies' stor'
es: Eddie Pacot, manager OF the
National Bank Of Commerce; and
Charles Powell, member OF the
law firm Of Moulton, Powell &
Cess.
c. Durocher, owner Of the local
sponsoring company, described
the contest as the simplest to en-.
fer and easiest to win-and by
far the biggest-in history. He
said entry blanks could be OBJ
tanned at his store or the Kenne.
wick Furniture company store at
the corner of Washington street
and Kennewick avenue.
To enter the contest it will be
necessary to write, in q few
words, ''Why Should I Be Given
a New 1850 Shelvador Refrigera-
tor?"
The best local entry, as judged
by the committee, will be award.
ed a new 1850 custom model
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-10-28
Group Meeting
Plans Carnival

Members Of the general com.
mittee planning for the Kenne.
wick PTA carnival which will be
held in the grade school cafe.
terra and gymnasium the night
of Oct. %, met at the home OF
Mrs. Curt Gerards, general chair.
man, Tuesday afternoon.
Meeting with the committee
was Mrs. Niles Sawyers, chair.
man of the solicitations commit.
tee, and plans for the soliciting
of articles for the carnival con-
cessions were made. The carni.
val which is a benefit for PTA,
is arranged as the associations
money raising event program for
the year. It will provide funds
to carry on the associations ex.
penses for the year.
Present at the Tuesday after.
noon planning meeting were
Mrs. Gerards, general carnival
chairman; Mrs. Eugene Gardner,
PTA president; Mrs. w. G. Swift
ger, Mrs. Walter Knowles, Mrs.
J. McCreedy and Mrs. Chuck
Neal, all members Of the com.
mittee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-10-28

oAttOH uOI1eS. Il.e IS
Tom McChesney returned home
with his daughter and husband
Tuesday after several days visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice.
Mrs. Doris Stages and Mrs. Nick
Raconelli were in Spokane the
first OF the week on business for
the carnival, which the Commune
ity Club gave Friday night in the
gym.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Steiner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Whitmore
were in Pasco Saturday afternoon
on business.
Some Of those attending the
game in Pullman Saturday were
Ernest Blodgett, Bill Richmond,
Lester Haines, Elton Largent,
Bob and Art Phillippay, Fred
Campbell, Jimmie Heron and
Bob REIN. .@ s.,.<...
Mrs. Nernie Colley and small
daughter Pat visited her sister.
Mrs. Bob Phillippay Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. HoWton Of
Florence, Mont, visited Mrs. H.
B. Buchanon and mother, Mrs. G.
Howton last week.
Louie Burgess has had a house
moved from his ranch onto his
lots here in town. 1t is to be oc
cupied by the Ben Jurgens fam
lily. ~
Sunday Clyde Elledge and the
children Gene, Kenneth and Dor.
is, went to LaGrande to attend
the funeral of Tom Elledge, bro.
Their Of Clyde.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bongers went
to Pullman to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Nave and family.
Mrs. Clyde. Elledge and son
Kenneth left Tuesday for Seattle
to visit Sgt. and Mrs. Dan ELL
edge and Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Nichols.
Rev. Nelson, who Is conducting
services at Winchester, Ida, came
home Monday and will return
Tuesday with Mrs. Nelson and
Ruthie accompanying him. They
will return Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Gottchalk
and family from st. John were
visitors in the Nelson home Sun
day and conducted morning and
evening services at the Assembly
of God church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Engelhart
from Richland visited her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Lothim
Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Cannon Is visiting
her mother Mrs. Van Wrinkle in
Spokane, as Is her sister, Mrs.
Farmer from Wenatchee. Mrs.
Reynolds visited them Tuesday.
The young people from the As.
sembly Of God church have three
Christmas boxes ready to send
to missionaries in Peru, Africa
and Dutch East Indies.
H. B. Buchanon left for Serb.
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Hosts to the group were Hut.
chins, Bob Moore mall superin.
tendent at Richland, Ralph GIL.
son, clerk In charge, Ray Bron.
son, branch superintendent at
North Richland, and Roy Brown,
clerk In charge at North Rich.
land.
Cooperating with the commit
tee were Chuck Smith, assistant
PM at Pasco. Ken Witherow, su-
pertntendent Of mails at Pasco,
and John Nolan, assistant post.
master at Kennewick.
AL Bottiger, president Of the
Washington state branch Of the
National association Of Postal
Supervisors, was present at the
meeting. Mayor David Mcdonald
welcomed the delegates at the
z pm. dinner. E. c. Peddicorde,
postmaster, also welcomed the
group.
Phil Kurz, president Of the
Richland local of the national
association and fifth district vice
president, brought greetings
from the national.
Entertainment was furnished
by Jack Pierard and his Dew
Valley Acorns. w. A. Miser,
Seattle, was scheduled to give an
address. He Is q member of the
executive board Of the national
association. Tom Purton was
| POSTMASTER.
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200 Hear Debafers
On VA In kennewick

ed by Hodde as an agreement
OF the moment" Hodde declared
that this agreement took years
to reach.
rect blast, Lage mentioned the
Rural Identification Administra.
fact that iva was 10th on the
ton acceptance list while the
Pacific Northwest was only 9Th.
This, Hodde declared, was due to
the fact that "a bad Job was done
by the private power comp.
anies."
Hodde decried the thinking of
those who feared potentially
poor administration on the part
OF eva by saying that there was
no greater reason for such fear.
He asked why this fear should
become greater and why the fear
wasn't apparent over present
management.
TEA PARTY ANSWER
Lage, who had earlier said,
IT Hodde's a farmer, he's my
friend" declared that valley au.
thorities were not new.
king George the Third tried
to do the same thing and the
Boston Tea Party was his ans.
wer."
Hodde argued that democracy
is increased when operation goes
to the region.
we are interested" he said,
I'm the liberty which comes
from economic progress"
Blame for the power shortage
In the Pacific Northwest was
laid by Lage on the shoulders
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keeping house for John Mont.
gomery and boys now.
Rev. and Mrs. Green and
daughter. Velma attended a
preaching mission In Seattle on
Tuesday. They also visited rel.
atives. Returning with them on
Thursday were Mrs. Green's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Whitcomb
of Tenino and her uncle, Ralph
Whitcomb of Seattle.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Lois Burgess, Miss Rena Steph.
ems, John Hunt and Rev. Green
attended a State Young Peoples
Convention in Yakima Friday
and Saturday.
Wednesday evening, Dec. 2,
Rev. Joe Beall from Walla Walla
will be present for the quarterly
meeting of the Community
church at 7:30.
There will be a Halloween
party Thursday afternoon at the
Community church from $3.50 to
5 for the Kindergarten and pri.
mary classes.
Monday evening a Halloween
party will be held at the Com
munity church for the Junior and
Intermediate classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Gordon and
family of La Crosse and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Phillippay were Sun
day dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Phillippay.
MI. and Mrs. A. F. Phillippay
spent two days in Spokane this
week.