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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21

McFall, 1886 Fourth Ave. So,
left for a two weeks vacation in
st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl williams and
daughters, S644 Clinton Ave. So,
are visiting in Kansas City, Kans.
Mrs. Lillian Grever, 2524 Oak
land Ave. So, left Tuesday, July
Is for Baltimore and Leonard
Town, Maryland, and Washing
ton, D. c. Mrs. Grever viii visit
relatives and friends for the next
four weeks.
Cleo Jean Butler returned FRI
day, July IA from Chicago,
where she visited her father for
one month. Miss Butler resides at
1854 Bryant Ave. No.
The Jolly Sixteen Club of st.
Peter Church held their regular
meeting Thursday. July 20 at the
home of the president, Mrs. Le-
Ross Copeland, 1900 Portland
Ave. So.
Mrs. Allie Wilson, 3749 Fourth
Ave. So, returned home Monday
after spending ten days in Chi
cago. Mrs. Wilson had attended
the Laymen's conference in Fort
Wayne, Ind, and went on to
Chicago. Friday evening, July IA,
Mr.. Ralph Wilson, her husband,
flew to Chicago to join her, spent
the weekend and returned to the
city by plane Sunday evening.
Mrs. ViOIetta Walker, 512 18th
Ave. So, returned recently from
New York where she attended
the wedding of her daughter,
Louise, who is now Mrs. James
M. Ragin.
Wednesday, July 10, Miss
jeanne Harpole, 2316 Tenth Ave.
So, left for Kansas City Kans.
Miss Harpole left Wednesday
morning for a two weeks vaca-
ton to visit her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phelan.
Mrs. John Miree and daughter,
1888 Clinton Ave. So, left Satur-
day, July IS. They are taking a
motor trip to New York and
plan to be gone until September
Tom Smith and Paul Danforth
of Des Moines, Ia, were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Danforth, 1896 Clinton
Ave. So.
Mrs. Celeste Fraction, 3S41
Clinton Ave. So, is visiting in
Kansas City, Kans. She is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Heron and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murray,
3946 Third Ave. So, were in
Omaha, Nebr. attending a golf
tournament. Mr.. Murray partici-
pated in the tournament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Payne ST.,
of Kansas City Mo-, are house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Har-
ris, 1887 Fourth Ave. So. Mr.. and
Mrs. Payne are the parents Of
Mrs. Harris.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler, 705
Seventh st. No, entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Smith of Long
Island, N. Y. at a barbecue din
ner, Saturday, July 10.
Rev. G. +. Stewart of Detroit,
Mich, arrived in the city Wednes-
day, July 10. While in the city he
will be house guest of Rev. and
Mrs. NJ. L. Simmons, 1856 Fifth
Ave. So.
Colleen Moore and Vera Lee
Combs were hostess to a get-to-
gether at 3717 Fifth Ave. So,
home of Colleen. Those present
were Misses Georgiana Tate,
Jean and Jane Chivers, Rosemary
Benford, Onamia Miller, Barbara
McFall, Carlotta Early; Messrs.
Wally Williams, Maurice Tate,
Stanley Benner George Jones,
Kenny and Richard Robinson,
Earl Lewis, Diche Dixon, .Dickie
Peery, Wardel Anderson, Wen
dell Henderson, Richard Stokes
and Lanny Bergman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21

} Mr.. Lotha williams of Jeffer.
son City, Mo-, visited his son, Mr.
William williams, 507 Bryant
Ave. No. Mr.. Williams has re-
turned to his home.
The New York Twenty Club
met Wednesday evening, July Is
at the home of Mrs. Weller
White, 943 Bryant Ave. No,
Mrs. Selah BeasIey Of Detroit
Mich, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixie r. Fulson. 534
Humboldt Ave. No.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs Esse Arnold and Mrs Elizabeth Fowler will leave
Friday, July for two weeks vacation in Cleveland and
Akron Ohio and Chicago They will relatives and friends
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Smith of Long Island, N " left Mon
day July II for their home They the niece and nephew
Mrs Leila Smith, 21O4 E. 29h ST. and the cousins of Mrs
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21
SOCIAL e PERSONAL
ST. PAUL

Celebrating her 18th birthday Saturday, July Is with
party her home Ursula Ponder daughter of Mr. and
Mrs c. L. Ponder 694 ROndo Ave- Present at the party
Eva Neal Vanne Griffin Beverly Bantam, Airline Diamond
Janice Duke, Lucille Dobbns Corrine Grant, Lucille Robin
Betty May Crenshaw Constance Tucker Jacquene John
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
ST. PAU

Mrs Marie Lewis of Kansas City, Kans is visiting her
brother and ssternlaw Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Curtis 998
Carroll Ave. So She will her home Sunday July o.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21

Mrs. George BOatman, 1924
Smelling Ave. So, returned rec
entity from a vacation in Men,
phis, Tenn. Mrs. Boatman visited
relatives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21

Miss Paulette Ripper and DR..
Eunice Steward and son Michael
of Mason City, IA, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ripper, 2431
Fourth Ave. So. for the weekend.
They left for their homes Sunday,
July 10.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-07-21

Mrs. Essie Brown of Des
Moines, Ia, is visiting her cous-
ms, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Burns,
1913 Fourth Ave. So. Mrs. Brown
will visit in the city about a
week.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
30 To Receive
Certificates

NEW YORK Thirty young
women will teeeie. Certificates
this month az rewards for their
completion Of the firnt oFieusA-
tien Course for the Volunteers
who viii be known al Deb spon-
sors Of Teen Town which Is being
directed by Lou sswara AT the Sal.
walton Army He'd shield Club here
nj e2s west i24th Street.
The iificntation Course included
discussions on the Salvation Army
ard its pregnant the Red SHIELD
Club as one Of the Agency's clubs !:
the Art Of Volunteering. and Teen
Town,
The group Ia planning speciaf
affair for May nth. at which time
the sponsor nf the Deb sponsors
viii present tho certificates, vii.
lie Bryant. Special cousultant of
Teen Town will also be present.
Registrations ARE now being ac~
eepted and additions are being
held by the Additions COMMITTEES
for those Tee arers who are In
terestad in becoming members of
Teen Town.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
NEGRO FIREMAN WIN
RAILROAD SENIORITY SUIT

A federal judge has recognized
the right Of Negro railroad FIRE
men to equal seniority with white
union members.
United States District Judge
Clarence Mullins ordered the
Gulf. Mobile and Ohio Railroad
and the brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Engineers 10
cease discrimination against
Negro fremen.
He ordered the GMandO to as
sign the firemen 10 Jobs to which
their seniority as firemen, based
upon continuouse service, entities
each Of them"
Judge Mullins directed the rail-
road to grant seniority rights "as
long as white fremen are given
such rights and assignments.
The Negro firemen complained
in their suit that both the railroad
and the union had Disseminated
against them because OF their
color
The railroad and brotherhood
had entered into contract under
which Negro firemen were classed
as nonpromotable because of their
race, Judge Mullins said.
Judge Mullins hald that the
brotherhood was liable to dam
ages in the amounts the plaintiffs
would have earned If they had
been assigned to jobs they were
entitled to-"
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
BOBBY CLARK
4TH AT PENN

Bobby Clark, former Champaign
high scatback and track star, re-
Gently placed fourth in the Penn
Relays in the broad jump. Clark, at
Illinois a semester before fiunkiug
out. leaped 23-s, Just . inches
short of third place.
Clark is doing we'll in all activi-
ties at st. Augustine college in
Raleigh, NC. He has been presi-
dent of his class the past two years
He was the leading ground gamer
for the Falcons in Football last fall
and made the longest run from
scrimmage of any Falcon back. z.
yards. This spring he has been
credited with a .09;9 in the 100
yard dash. He also played regular
on the St. Augustine basketball
team.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
Local Neus
ILLINOIS NEWS
YOUTH HAS A CHANCE

The LBP.o.EN has giveH
youth a chance II hfe. University
Lodge eis and Victory Temple M.
$50 under the leadership Of Mr.
Harry Jordan and Mrs. RoNle
Steele held their annual 0rasofi8l
contest in the Church Of God in
Christ on Friday night Confess
ants are judge On Composition.
sautation and oral delivery 81 10
minutes. Under graduate students
Of all schools arr efeg.ble 90 enter
Their subjects being II topic 10
choose on the Constitution The
two contestants 81 Friday night
namely students of Champaign
High School were Mss Jean
piekens, daughter o. Mr.. and Mrs
Leroy Pickens Of +. Columbia
Ave Miss pickens j. also
in the music world Master Ed
gar Allen, jr, son Of Rev and
Mrs. f. Allen, Sr., Of North Pop
lar St, young orator who has
appeared in the contest for the
second time. The two are paving
their way to heights unknown
Master Allen appeared in his sth
year while in the University High
School. The Elk family with the
community wish well for these
two contestants in the district
which will be held here IN Cham
paign, on June q. and the final
one will appear IN the State at
L. st. Louis. H.. on June 2S,en-
route to the regional TO contest
for the $1,000 in July and to the
National in August in Chicago.
The Chr, Mrs. Eta McCutchen
and Mrs. felma Colley. Mr.. Rob-
ert Norwood of Danvile is Chr
of the regional and Editor Har-
ris is State Director.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
MRS. ROBINSON DIES.
FORMER Local. RESIDENT

Mrs. lennetta Robinson. @, a
Champaign res don't for many
years. died at pm. Sunday in
Cook county hospital, Chicago.
Funeral services VII be held at
. pm Thursday at salem Baptist
Church. Rev W Howe Donaldson.
pastor, viii ofFiciate. Burial viii he
in Mount Hope cemetery.
Friends may call at the Parker
and Son funeral home after pm.
Wednesday,
Mrs. Robinson leaves enc son.
John. Chicago; four daughters,
Mrs. Ada Porter, Mrs Louise Dav-
is. Miss Hazel Robinson. all of
Chicago; two brothers, Charlie
Martin, Champaign, Roy b. Mar
tin, Detroit. Mich, and one grand
son, Ray Ambrosia.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
kINDERG POST
Vac

Mr. Ruth Marshall, curriculum
supervisor fof the Champaign tr-
hama Kindergarten for the past
two years, has resigned her post,
officials announced today.
Her husband, Albert + Marshall
graduate student and member
Of the library staff at the L Of l.,
has accepted n post at Lincoln
University. jefferson. No. and he
and Mrs. Marshall, who live at
ii3 Vest Green Street. urbana.
are leaving the community.
Mrs Marshall also has been 3
graduate student at the Il Of l.,
working toward her masters de-
gree IN the field Of child develop
ment.
Lincoln University, the school
where her husband is going, il
her own college. Mrs. Marshall
received her bachelors degree
there.
Applications for the vacancy
should be made 70 Mrs. Wilburn
McMarray, 302 East Church 81,
Champaign.
Miss Margaret Henderson, sup
erpisor Of elementary education in
Champaign unit No. 4 schools, viii
interview all applicants for the
kindergarten post.
~e&
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
LEGATO BENEFIT
CONCERT SUNDAY

Miss Jerrilene 0dom, student
in the University of Illinois music
school, will be guest soloist at the
annual scholarship benefit concert
of Legato Music Club to be at 4
p. m. today in St. Luke's CINE.
Church.
Among Miss Odom's selections
win be Mendelssohn's On Wings
of Music" "Mymn to Parnassus,
by Nathaniel Dett, and MacGim-
sey's Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
Miss Gloria DeLavillade viii ac-
company her.
She will sing with an ensem-
BILE directed by Mrs. Julian Wal
den Valentine the Fred Waring
arrangement of Now the Day is
Over"
Selections by the ensemble will
include Bach's, "Jesus Joy of
Mans Desiring and Naughty
Little Clock" by DeKoven.
Mrs. Hattie Winfield will sing
with the ensemble.
A group of spirituals will be
sung by Mrs. Leona White and the
ensemble.
Miss Pearlie Mae Roberts will
play two Chopin waltzes-
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
no. REGISTRY WINDOW
OPENS HplR LATER

Registry window in the Cham
paign post office viii ht opened
al $ am instead Of Z an. be.
ginning Wednesday, Assistant
Postmaster iii. Smith announe.
ga today
The window will continue 10
close al i pm. The reduction in
hours Is. part OF the current pos.
tai economy program.
Box patrons with postage duca
payments To be made can do 50
prior 10 s am ne the general
delivery window ard after that
hour at the registry window No
parcel posi- packages will be given
plt prior to q am.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
MRS. ELEANOR HuTcHENs
BAHAT CHAIRMAN

Mrs. Eleanor Hutchcns has been
elected chairman Of the Cham.
paign Bahad assembly.
The Spiritual assembly. nine
member group, administers all at
fairs IN Champaign Of the Baha'i
group. The assembly annually IL
chosen on April 81.
Officers Of the assembly. In turn.
were elected Sunday.
In addition To MIRA Hutchena.
they are; Edgar e. Harris, vice.
chairman: Miss Martha Baker. re-
eording Secretary: Mrs. Blanche
Harris, treasurer.
Taylor Thomas, teaching chair
man: Mrs. Dorothy Underwood,
feast chairman: Miss Baker, social
chairman; Jerry Lewis, Youth
chairman; Mrs. Maye Harvey
Gift, publicity chairman.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

II the statesmen of the world
were able to reveal their innermost
thoughts we should. | believe,
learn that many of them are con-
WINGED that only a miracle can
save civilization. But miracles do
sometimes happen. suggest, there
fore an international Day of Pray
er to enable all mankind. without
regard 10 race, religion, or creed,
to pray as one family for solu-
tons to the nightmare problems
Of our time.
Such universal act of submits
sion to God would surely bring
light into our present darkness.
Derrick BOLS0VER
Bournemouth, England
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12

cause the New York Athletic
Commission had to take Marty
Servo's crown away from him and
declare an elimination contest 10
get Robinson a crack at the well
terweight title in 1916. Since that
win, few Of tho ranking welter-
weights have agreed TO meet the
champ.
He cannot get middiewcight
match either
Ray mas been anxiously await
ing a chance at the middleweight
title for over four years now, the
article continues, ''bnt four diff
ferent champions have -eut corners
TO duck him.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
ENTERTAlNS
COLLEAGUES

Asa jansss u. Garrett. a0s "
Ells Ave. entertained her cd.
leAgaes IN she fhSaisal fslaeatien
.4ss.rssA,ss4%vsas.. sase. N .asaass. Waivers.
i,y ~ illinois,. Al an International
nlnneg FsxeNtiy lnelasisd on the
msnu were sat9ed roast checker
breasts. ga East lnsilan dish, Chin.
esv rsgv and almonds. ami tnsli
ara string heans, SERVED with ras-
iugaewe wine. The table was beau.
iift'lly appointed. asla1 the assslnw
eolars, green ard yellow. "a the
has ground Later. coffee was
SERVED with Noeha angel food
cake. tepped with wine eassard
sauvv
The guests Ness Misses Laura
lIuelsscr. head # the department.
Enid srhnnuner and NJ flassnee
lawson, associate professors.
Patricia Collins, visiting assoel.
ate professor on a years lsas. af
absence frem Temple University.
A.lladslphiai Pa. Nancy Houston.
ana 1oyre ffafee.
MFs, Garrett II atnsaas .e.s ~het
sear II study and teaching ut tho
University Ia preparation Tor
Joining her husband who IL now
stationed in the Philippines.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
ROY ). TINSLEY Il.
I4tIMB> IN HOSPITAL

Rag S Tlasley 81. = III West
pahan Street. Utaana. died at 2,lb
q n. Sunday la County hospital.
where he had been a patient since
April s.
Gfayesiac services MI l.e held
in Princeton. ~ Tie body wiil
Is. seat there fram the Metlaney
funeral nome
Af finsley was born Aug IL.
ls9s. al Grader, ~ me sen or
Joseph ana Matte rin8r,
Besides his parents, he leaves
his wife. Mrs. Maggie Tinsley.
Tsrre lIautc. Ind. two sisters,
Mss Carrie Tinsley ehamun vn
Mrs. Madeline Lawrence. Order.
kys one son, George. rerfe Haute.
four brothers. Raseoe. Georee. antf
IT rinsley. all Of Champaign and
David, Of Lansing. Mich.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
til ANk NOtf

Mrs. nW Donaldson. Of n.
3rd Street. wife Of Rr7 Donald
son, pastor Of Salem Baptist
hurrh. wishes TO thank the many
friends and members of Salem
Baptist Church for the Flowers,
Cards. Fruit, Money aud many
words Of comfort expressed to
her through deeds Of kind9esa
during her hours and days Of con.
valcsing Mrs Donaldson's moth.
CT from Flint, Michigan. came t.
her bedside, Mrs David Church
we'll
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
VISITING MOTHER

Captain and Mrs Charles Nc.
Gee and two lovely children, Char
lene and Junior, are visiting IN
the home Of Mrs, McGce's moth
cr, MIRA. Joe Nelson The family
moved from California. Captain
Mct;ee has been signed 10 the
PHILIPPINE Islands and his famix
will follow.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
MRS. ARA JONES
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Clara JONES. 20. II Chi
cago, daughter If Mt and Mira. Z.
+, Campbell. 3o2 East ilill street,
Champaign. died at 72A p m
1'uosday In Elarnham Hospital.
Arrangements Tor services are
incompleie The Campbell funer~
nj home has charge
Mrs Jones, who had heen visit.
ine her parents since April III. en-
tered Bnrnhan several iaya ago
Coroner Don Wikoff IL conducting
an inquiry IN connection with her
death.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
NAACP ATTORNEY
ADDRESSES STATE c0NFAB

paducah. Ky. - Asst. Counsel
FIJI Williams is the speaker MT
the Mass Meeting Of the Kentucky
State Conference of branches Of
the NAACP. being held here in
April.
Sessions on legal redress, mem-
bership, legislation, education and
labor are being featured. A play
called THE Voice Of Moses" Is
TO be presented by West Kentucky
Training School Dramatic Club and
Chorus.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
SUGAR A FIGHTER WITHOUT
4 FIGHT

CHICAGO 49, Like a warrior
with no new worlds to conquer,
Sugar Ray Robinson is a fighter
without fight" says James Good
rich in June Negro Digest. "be=
cause middleweight champ Jake
LaMotta is ducking a match with
Ray despite the MIA announce
ment that In the future all cham
pions would be forced to meet
worthy opponents
Champ Ray IS used to this type
Of run-around, the writer says, be-
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
AMONG THE SICK

Mrs. Helen Penny Weems OF
Forestville Ave. Chicago, was
stricken last Thursday with a
stroke in the home of cousin and
has been quite sick since in the
Presbyterian Hospital, 1743 w.
Congress st. Chicago. The word
was received by Blanche j. Har-
ris from a very close friend, Mrs.
Georgetta Clay, Chicago, Ill.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
GRANDMOTHER VISITS

Mrs. Florence Witherspoon, Of
Chicago. grandmother of Mrs.
Jean Davis, of f. Grove St, re
Gently returned to home in Chi
cago.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
ANKLE spRAIN

Mrs Jacob Knng Of West Iowa
St, has spraIned ankle from alp
ing in her home on Wednesday.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
DISTRICT CONTEST

The district oratorical contest
which Mr.. Robt. Norwood Ia chair
man will be held at the Salem
Bapt. Church on Friday night at
8 p. m, June 9Th. The public Ia
invited mrr
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
AMONG THr RECENT NEWS

Ms. Blanche Harris on Wed. re-
eeived word from Mrs, GeofResta
{ lay that Mira. Helen Weems was
imrro ine funidiy and getting the
use of her speech and hand.
a#&
Rev. Z. Tahorn IL al the IL.
Louis Hospital bed of hia wife.
who has been convaiesing In her
daughters home.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
ROY WTi.kFNS TO ADDRESS
STFcI WORKERS

Atlantic City Roy wilkins,
secretary Of the NAACp will adj
dress the 9Th Constitutional Con-
ycntion Of steelworkers Of Amer
lea, Go. here on May 18th.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12

Mr. Mabel Starks writes that
she has returned to her son
in-law and daughters home on
Evans st. In Chicago, after sub
hitting 10 minor operation at
Providence Hospital. Chicago. The
operation was performed by Or.
Tendon Ncshitt, formerly of this
city. Mrs. Starks classes provi-
denee Hospital as one Of the out
standing. The staff including doc
tors, nurses and other assistants
cannot be overrated, as they love
their work. She also states that
the Clinic ia helping many with
efficient doctors such as Drs. Len
don, Robt. Nesbitt, Geo Shopshear,
GA Harding and Milton johnson.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-05-12
SALEM baptist CHURCH

Rev. VII Donaldson. pastor Of
Salem Baptist Church is enronte
from Oklahoma where he was In
revival service and preached In
Kansas City Mo. The Ladies' Aid
Of Salem met in the home of Mrs.
Isabel Mcdonald Of w. Hill 81.
Mrs. Bessie Peacock is president.
The Progressive Club of Salem
Baptist Church held Mother
Daughter banquet The menu in
Guided turkey.
The Court Of Galanthe No. 3,
held their Thanksgiving service
at the Bethel AME Church on
Sunday.
Evening star., 1950-12-12
Raub F. BrackbiII Dies;
Dental Technician Here

Raub Fritz Brackbill, 46. q
supervisory dental technician a,
the Rothstein Dental Laboratories
here. died of a heart ailment
yesterday at his home, 4003
Thirty fifth street. Mount Rainier
Md.
Mr.. Brackbill was born in
Lancaster County, Pa, and re-
ceived his dental technician train
ing in New York City. He came
here in 1925 to work for the
dental laboratories at 1922
street NV.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Helen Mary Brackbill; two sons
Richard St. John Brackbill of the
home address. and Raub F
Brackbill. jr.. of San Francisco
He also leaves his mother. Mrs
Sabina Brackbill, New York, anc
two sisters, Mrs. Esther M
Campbell, Long Island, and Mrs
Marion Schwack, Allendale, NJ.
Funeral services will be held al
2 pm. tomorrow in the Gasct
funeral home, Hyattsville, Md
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-12-12
Mrs. Clara Priest Dies;
Widow Of Minister

Mrs. Clara E. B. Priest, IS, widow
|of a pastor of the Philadelphia
Methodist Conference, died here
Sunday Of a heart attack.
Mrs. Priest was born of Quaker
parents in Philadelphia and was
educated at the Pennington IN. J)
Seminary. She was married So
years ago to the Rev. John Priest,
who was a circuit riding minister
for many years in Pennsylvania
before his death in 1921. She had
lived intermittently in Washing
ton for the last IS years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Esther Priest Montague, 34o6
North Abingdon street, Country
Club Hills. Arlington, Va, and a
grandson, H. Cotton Montague, an
American University student.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in st. Mary's
Episcopal Church, Twenty-sixth
street and Glebe road, Arlington.
Another service will be held at 2
pm. Thursday in the Grove Meth
odist Church. Whitford, Pa. Burial
Will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Priest had requested before
her death that instead of flowers,
contributions be made to the Red
Cross at st. Elizabeths Hospital,
for an entertainment fund.
Evening star., 1950-12-12
James J. CIeary, 79, Dies;
Retired Businessman

James j. Cleary. 10. a lifelong
Washington area resident, died
Sunday at Georgetown University
Hospital after a long illness. He
lived at Till Harwick road, Wood
Acres, Md.
Born in Washington, he retired
after so years in the sheet metal
business. He was member of the
Holy Name Society of the Church
of the Little Flower, Glen Echo,
Md.
Mr.. Cleary is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Charles Graves,
4524 Window place NV: Mrs.
Leonard Fairall, 3104 Lyndale
place Sc, and Mrs. George Linge-
bach, with whom he lived, and two
sons, Earnest D. Cleary, 1927
Thirty first street Sc, and Ray
mond ]. Cleary, 116 Olin drive,
Falls Church, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 am. tomorrow in st. AIMS
Catholic Church, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Yuma street NV. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery,