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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-02-16
Despondent Youth, Who Miqht
HayeoHitr Big Time, Kills Self In
Phi|dde|phiu,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (ANP)
A Respondent youth, who. was
once headed for stardom as a.
member of a tap-dancing team,
plunged a knife into his heart
in a lonely section Of the city
Thursday afternoon and died be-
fore police could get him to Grad
uate hospital. .
For two days, the handsome
trooper was not identified. A note
in his pocket said that he was
Willie Tapps Simpson. It said that
his father was Thomas Simpson
and that he lived at 10 Overton
Terrace.
A second note thanked several
people for being nice. to him. One
ofthese persons was Lew Barnes,
owner and operator of a taproom
in Atlantic City.
This was not known until, an
unidentified woman called the
local newspaper office after she
had read theaccount of his death.
She toldk the reporter that
there was an Overton Terrace in
Atlantic City and that. Lew Bar
ness was a taproom owner.
Az call confirmed the lady's tip
and Lew Barnes said that Willie
Tapps Simpson had been in his
place. in the last week. He said
that more information about his
work could be gotten from Joe
(Groovey joey Bailey who is cur
rently dancing at the Two Bit.
Clubaat O.. v. Cato lodge.
When Bailey was contacted, a
more than dramatic story was UNI
folded which gave incidents which
led tothe suicide of a man who
could1have been. bigtime.
Bailey and Simpson quit, the
public schools at Atlantic Cityand
hit the road and the boards. This
was 1896. They rose swiftly and
were soon well known and we'll
liked in Atlantic City, Philadel-
phia, Ocean City, and points along
the eastern seaboard.
Bailey and Simpson were taken:
over by Charlie Morano, who was
also handling teams like Reds and
Curley. The, two Atlantic City
boys knocked them cold at the
Ubangi club in Philadelphia and
at the Ocean City Casino at the
shore. They we're spotted by the
Mills theatrical agency and the
boys were scheduled to hit the
road with Lucky Millender but
Simpsonsdid not show up.
It wasshere in young Simpsons
life that friends began to detect
something wrong. He began let
ting dates@slip by, he developed a
don't-oersrattitude which has since
been found to- have been caused
by a mental condition.
FinallE Simpson and Bailey
split and. the former went to
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-02-16

trying to "get" him.
No trace of Simpsons wife had
been found at press time. His
father, Thomas Simpson, of the
Atlantic City address came to
Philadelphia Friday to claim the
dancers body. Simpson has an
other brother on the West coast
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10
NEGROES CAN PLAY

Buy Where Negroes Work.
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

In 1922, the Veterans Admins
tration decided to erect in the
town of Tuskegee a hospital for
Negro veterans of World War I,
Upon its completion Motion wrote
to General Frank T. Hines, then
Veterans Administrator in Wash
ington, urging that the new hos
pital be stated with Negro ply
sicians Hines agreement touched
off a statewide storm of protest.
Alabama's governor Congressman
and various citizens committees
petitioned President Harding to
overrule Hines decision Harding,
however, upheld the plan for an
all-Negro hospital staff, and now
the Ku Klux Khan threatened
Motion with violence unless ne
backed down.
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10
Ark. Woman
CONTINUED from Page II

and who honor their oath to up
hold our Constitution.
Il ask you, Mr.. Truman, to.
first, uphold the Constitution by
persuading your Administration
leaders to pass strong civil rights
legislation, repeal the hated Taft
Hartly law. and repeal the Hit
leristie McCarran bill, as effective
ly as you persuade them to give
billions of our tax money to un-
wanted rulers like Chang Kai-
shek OF China. Syngman Rhee of
South Korea. and Boa Dai of Indo-
China, when we need so much
money for our schools, our dis
abled veterans. and our old peo-
pie. second. use your power as
Commaner-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces to reverse the death sem
tence Of 1t. Leon A. Gilbert. the
Negro soldier who was denied
witnesses to testify at his trial;
and finally. | ask you to stop
finding fault with every peace move
the Soviet Union Russia) makes.
TO free yourself from fear to meet
her leaders halfway, and to prove
TO us. the November voters, that
the Democratic party is funda-
mentally different from the Repub-
lican and Dixiecratic parties in
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

Marie Dunn; Rural Community
Chairman, Mr.. W, NJ Williams
and Publicity Chairman Mrs. L.
C. Bates.
The Negro Division viii hold its
Annual Meeting at Phyllis Wheat
ley YWCA, Sunday, November
18th A p. m. There will be a panel
discussion, led by Dean White
side on the subject, why I am
interested in tuberculosis con-
troll, as seen by The Citizens,
Prof ]. T. Gillian; The Doctor,
DR.. j. M. Robinson; The Nurse,
Mrs G. ]. Davis; The Church;
Rev. c. M. May; The Community,
Mrs Sadie Thompson; The Schools
and Colleges, DR.. T. w. Coggs.
Music will be furnished by the
Jones High School Glee Club Mrs.
J. V. Jordan will preside at the
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10
r- n. ruu
Magazine Tells The Dramatic sau,
OF The Heroism OF Robert Nolo,

How Negro stood firm for his beliefs ao.,...
me hu kluX Khan and the organized attemnf ~
Alabama to override him, is told as the Readers n
Snloreettaoie Character story in the November ~
Negro was the late Robert Russo Motion slIccosass s
Washington president of Tuskegee Institnto I'll
liam Jay Scheffelin is himself trustee of T. auAq
Hampton Institute, and his story is persona, raa"u
man who devoted his life to the betterment 81
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10
TB Association
To Meet Sunday

Mrs. Joe Storthz. Sr., President
of the Pulaski County Tuberculos-
is Association announced yester-
day that Paul l.. Barnard, Little
Rock Attorney has been named
chairman of the 1850 Seal Sale Of
Greater Little Rock and Pulaski
County.
The Negro Division Chairman Is
Mrs. d. d. James and Co-Chair-
man, North Little Rock, Mrs.
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

meeting and the invocation will
be given by the Rev a. W Kicks.
Mrs. D D James VIII introduce
The volunteer workers who will as
ast her in the 1880 seal sale.
Tic Pulaski County Tabcreul5s-
is Association carries on a pro-
gram Of tuberculosis prevention
and control 800 days a year. The
operation Of the Mobile X-Ray
Unit which makes around 10000
free X-rays a year the program
Of skin testing in the schools car
ficd on with the Health Depart
mcnt and the Board OF Education
and a general educational pro-
gram reaching every man, woman
and child in the County, are some
Of the highlights of the Associa-
toms program. In the early dag
nosis work of the Association.
hundreds Of persons are discover
ed with active an suspected cases
of tuberculosis each year. Many of
these cases are discovered in the
very earliest stages of the disease,
which enables the person to get
on the road to a complete re-
eovery before it is too late. The
sale of Christmas Seals and Bonds
Chairman Barnard stated, is the
sole support of the 1851 budget
which is for s2O9O00O II is hoped
that in 1851 more persons may be
reached in the Associations con-
unuous X-Ray Program than in
any previous year.
Billy Where Naorna. tVo.I
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

Fearing trouble, 20 Of N
leading citizens eallea y
IN an attempt to pers,,,s a.
reverse his position. Bov
stood by his guns and Nv.
convinced all 20 of hi, ,,S7
his cause was just, is t,g'
Digest article. The pron'
mously voted to supno,.
and the Khan backed dow,
Today the article state, !,
pital at Tuskegoe has ma
justified DR.. Motions faith /,
ed administration. From
ginning it has been ratss
the best Of all veterans h,
Buy Where Negroes W,
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

The University of Texas board
OF Regents voted recently to lift
a ban which prohibited Negroes
from playing football against white
teams. This decision came after the
University of San francisco can
celled scheduled game with Tex
as Western because the segrega-
ton law would have forced them
to leave a Negro pla jer at home.
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10
THE PAPER ARKANSANS DEMAND

This is weekly you will be proud to sell, for stands
for Honesty Justice and Fairpay, Stands behind what
Stands for It brings cannot be had elsewhere
has no bone to pick" and apologies make It has no
strings tied to It to prevent from publishing the as
happens. THE PRESS CAN AND WILL TELL THE TRUTH.
Its writer's free express their own opinions and the
news the way they get it.
Arkansas State press., 1950-11-10

reality as we'll as in theory
Yours for a democratic Ameri-
ca and a peaceful world
Teeola Lee
Buy Where Negroes Work
Evening star., 1950-03-05

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Evening star., 1950-03-05
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Evening star., 1950-03-05

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Evening star., 1950-03-05
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30
Scholarship Exam
Date Announced By
Board of Education

The Board of Education has an
nounced Saturday, May 6 as the
date for administering scholarship
examinations. This examination
will be given at 10 a. M, in Rich
ard Montgomery High School,
Rockville.
Scholarship vacancies will occur
at Western Maryland College (for
girls, John Hopkins School of En-
cheering (for boys) and there is
also a scholarship open at the
Maryland Institute night school
Others who wish to take the exam
ination for the purpose of being
placed on an eligibility list may dc
so at this time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30
Funeral Rites Today
For Mrs. M. B. Junker

v1.---.-.-I -.:L~- ---o--o l-~II f~-- Nc
Marie Barbara Junker at her late
home in Silver Spring, and at St.
Michael's Catholic Church today.
Interment was in St. Johns Cath
Ole Church Cemetery, Forest Glen.
Mrs. Junker died on Tuesday,
March % at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Betty Ruth Nc
Dewitt. Maryland News Columnist
and Washington Post correspon-
dent.
Besides Mrs. McDevitt, Mrs.
Junker is survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Josephine T. May
of Rockville Center, Long Island,
NY; a sister, Miss Kathryn We'll
of Long Island, N. Y, and a
grandson, Ronald Francis Nc
Dewitt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30
Mayor and Council of Rockville, Maryland
NOTICE OF HEARING

hearing held the 18th day of April 1850 at 500
The Mayor and Council of Rockville for the
property located Warens Addition to Rockcres Rockville
hearing he held for the allowing the
said property make their thoughts known to The Mayor
with reference Construction and nstala-
ton OF Mains Warren Addition to Rockcrest
Subject authorization by The Mayor and Council of Rockville
calls for the construction of said public improvement
twenty $500 front foot annually for
twenty cents 0 per front foot annually for sewer
main Duration be thirty years The public i'm
will be of installation of six inch and eight inch Cast
Main and valves and fire hydants and eight inch
main manhoes 1t is also proposed
the following properties which will be specially benefited by
the Improvement
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30

An i'll deed cannot bring honor
- George Hubert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30
ANDERSON AVENUE

hearing will be held the 18th day of April 1885, S15
PM the office of The Mayor Council Rockville for the
Of all property located Mapeon Road Subdivision of
Rockde Rockville Maryland The hearing be held for the
Of allowing the Of said make their thoughts
known The Mayor and Council of Rockville with reference Con-
icton of Curb Gutter Walks and Streets the Subdivision
Of Rodae Subject to final by The Mayor and Council
the plan calls for h construction said public
at estimated Of twenty cents 2O front foot for curb and
gutter annually twelve cents 2 front foot for sidewalk
nuay and ffysx cents 1856 front foot for annually
Duration Of Assessment tobe years The public win
Concrete curb and gutter sidewalks and g. Macadam
fowg properties which will be specially benefited by the improve
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30

hearing will be held the 18th day of April 1850 $3.50 PM
the office of The Mayor and Council Rockville for the
all property located Anderson Avenue e Lots inc in Block
and Lots % 26 inc in Block Rockville Maryland The hearing
be held for the allowing said property
make their thoughts known The Mayor and Council of Rockville
with references Construction and Installation of Water Mains
Anderson Avenne, e Lots to in Block % 26
inc in Block Rockville Maryland Subject authorization
The Mayor and Council of Rockville the plan calls for the
Of said public estimated cost twenty
cents 20) front foot annually for MAN. Duration of
Assessment to be thirty The public will be six
inch Cast Iron Water Main and valves and fire MIGRANTS
1t is also the following properties which will
specially benefited by the Improvement
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-03-30

THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF ROCKVILLE
BY SARA A. MORTIMER, Clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Flood Drops Half Inch
AT Winnipeg, Stirring
Hopes Worst Is Over
BY the Associated Press

| WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 20
The f1ood-swollen Red River
dropped half an inch in Greater
Winnipeg today. Bright sunshine
raised the hopes of Winnipegers
that the 1850 flood crest might
now begin to ease of.
The half-inch drop in the slug
gish rivers level itself was not
enough to be significant, but
coupled with reports of a steady
drop at the point where the Red
enters Canada from the United
States it was at least mildly
cheering.
Nevertheless, danger to this
great grain center, which has a
normal population of around $780,
900, persisted. officials feared
further breaks in weakened bikes
which would permit more water
to Seep into the water-logged city
The first cheering word of the
da$ came from the Weather Blu
reau, who erased rain from its
forecast for the day.
Another welcome word came
from the international border, 10
miles to the south, where the Red
River pours in from North
Dakota. There, at Emerson, the
rivers level dropped is inches in
"a hours. At Letellier. a few miles
north of Emerson, the drop was
inches in So hours.
Winds that had churned the
huge f1ood-made lake that now
is Southern Manitoba also drop
ped, easing the pressure on the
main dikes on the south side of
the city. But officials still feared
a major break might develop.
Officials still planned to order
compulsory evacuation of the
Winnipeg area if the rivers rose
another 2 feet. Already 10000 OF
more persons have left the area
in response to official appeals for
a Tightening Of the load on over
taxed public utilities.
Plans were ready to remove the
rest if necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Egyptian Queen Mother
Answers Daughters Critic!
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-A
woman who once was queen of al
Egypt took the position today
that not even royal title should
Illustrate true love.
Replying to criticism of Egyp.
tan royalty because she favorS
marriage Of her princess daughter
to a commoner, Queen Mother
Nazli arose from a sick bed to say
in a statement:
"a queen can sacrifice even hei
crown If only to spare her child q
heartfelt misery"
It was her answer to Prince
Muhammed Ali, 74-year- old heiI
apparent to King Farouk'S throne
He had called her behavior lin
compatible with her situation OF
wife and mother of kings of q
Moslem nation"
Il wish Prince Muhammed Ali
could find out like myself that
the true key of. happiness in this
world resides in the forgetfulness
of ones self" she said in her
reply.
How can he understand q
mothers love?"
That mothers love-and not
the barrage of DEGREES issued by
the enraged King Farouk-caused
the postponement until next week
of Moslem wedding for 19-year.
old princess Fathia to Rad Ghali
81, an Egyptian commoner anC
Coptic Christian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Briton sWifeAwarded
Custody Of Child He
Souqhtto Take Abroad

The wife of former British
Army captain who. she claims,
tried to spirit their 412-year-old
son back to England, was given
custody of the child in Arlington
Circuit Court yesterday.
The mother. Mrs. Dorothy Smell
Curtis, q, of 373 North Nelson
street, accused her husband, Will
liam T. Curtis, of attempting to
abduct the boy last Sunday.
On the strength of petitions
filed by Attorney John Paul Jones,
who is representing Mrs. Curtis in
a divorce suit, Judge William D.
Medley issued the following series
of orders:
l. Mrs. Curtis was given abso-
lutte custody of her son. William
Henry Curtis. for 80 days.
2. Mr.. Curtis is prohibited from
entering his wife's home and from
threatening or molesting her.
3. He is prohibited from remov-
ing the child from Arlington
County.
4. Mr.. Curtis was required to
appear in court at 10 am. Friday
to show cause why he should not
be held in contempt for his at
tempt to take the child back to
England.
Judge Medley ruled that Mr..
Curtis had violated a preliminary
order in connection with the di-
vorce action filed last November
on cruelty grounds. This gave
him the right to visit his son in
Arlington from to S pm. each
Sunday.
At the same time, Mr.. Jones
filed notice of a petition to make
permanent the temporary injunc-
ton against Mr.. Curtis and to re-
imburse Mrs. Curtis for her trip
to Montreal, where Mr.. Curtis had
taken the boy preparatory to fly
ing to England, the attorney said.
Mrs. Mary Persinger, Falls
Church, attorney for Mr.. Curtis,
said today he had returned to
Washington but that she had not
yet been able to get in touch with
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
U. 5. and Britain Curb
Red Missions in Reply
TO East German Ban
by the Assoeioted Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. May
20.-The United States and Brit
ain in a retaliatory move yester-
day clamped sharp restrictions on
the movements of Soviet military
missions in Western Germany.
The restrictions were in reprisal
for the withdrawal of free travel
passes from the American and
British missions at PotSdam in the
Russian zone.
American Army officials said
United States mission members
there now are allowed to travel
only between their homes and
offices. A British Army spokes-
man said members of the British
mission are restricted to the use
Of the Potsdam-Berlin highway.
The eye-for-an-eye British
American order restricts members
Of the Soviet military mission in
Frankfurt to travel between their
homes and Offices, while the Rus
sian mission in the British zone
will be confined to the route be-
tween Bad Salzuf1en, where it is
stationed, and Helmstedt, main
border crossing into the Soviet
zone.
Strict enforcement of the Amer
lean order would amount to
virtual house arrest of the Rus
slams in Frankfurt. because both
their homes and Offices are in
the same small compound.
Members of the Soviet mission,
however, "by special application
may receive special passes to
travel between Frankfurt and the
Soviet zone," an American spokes-
man said.
He said confusion had devel-
oped in the Soviet zone through
the withdrawal by the Russians
of travel passes issued to Amer
leans accredited to Soviet head
quarters, and, pending clarifica-
ton Of the situation, correspond
ing action had been taken in the
American zone.
Most of the Allied military mis-
sionS have been converted to
civilian status and are accredited
to the Allied high commission at
Bonn. The Russian mission,
however, has retained its military
character. The British mission
at Potsdam is also a military unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Randolph Faction See,
ITU Election Victory
BY the Assoeioted Press

INDIANAPOLIS. May 2o.-The
ALL International Typographical
Unions Progressive Party claimed
victory today in the unions bitter
election contest.
Woodruff Randolph, seeking his
fourth two-year term as president
headed the Progressive Party
ticket. His opponent was c. G
Sparkman of Detroit, Independent
Party leader.
Don Hurd, Progressive candi-
date for reelection as secretary
treasurer, predicted Mr.. Randolph
would win by 5000 or more votes
Mr.. Randolph won in 1947 by
1000.
Mr.. Hurd based his prediction
on returns from 232 of the TITUS
$50 locals, which gave Mr.. Ran
dolph 12,485 votes to 9,431 for Mr.,
Sparkman. Incomplete returns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Court DEGREES Union
Hos Right to Picket
Restaurant luke Box

DETROIT, May 20. BY
court decree, a union had the
right today to picket a juke
box.
For the last 10 days an AFL
teamsters' union affiliate has
had a picket outside a restau-
rant asking the public not to
play the music box inside.
The juke box, says the
union, is serviced by a nom
union man.
Acting on a complaint from
the juke box distributor, Cir
cult Judge Clyde I. Webster
approved the picketing as long
as it didn't reflect on the res
taurant's food service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

included small as well as large
locals.
An Associated Press tabulation
of unofficial reports from 81 large
locals gave Mr.. Randolph 20,778
to Mr.. Sparkman's 19,93o-major-
ity of 84S
Mr.. Hurd said incomplete figures
at TTU headquarters gave other
Progressive candidates majorities
of 5000 to 1000 votes.
He added that complete unof-
fetal returns probably will not be
in before Monday. Official tabu-
lation will start May 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
ECA Spurs Production
.OfNew Caledonia Nickel

PARIS, May 20.-The Economic
Cooperation Administration an
nounced today that $3.50, 900 has
been allotted to the South Pacific
island of New Caledonia to in
crease the production of nickel.
The equipment is to be paid
for in Marshall Plan money made
available to French colonies
through contracts between the
ECA and the French government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Col. Sherburne Honored

FORT MEADE, Nd, May 20
(SpeciaD. 49, The Commentator
Ribbon for meritorious service as
member of a special survey
group from August, 1919, to jan
uary, 1850, has been awarded Col.
Thomas L. Sherburne, jr., Second
Army G-3 executive officer, by
the Air Force,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20
Argentine Tonkers Built

Eleven oil tankers are being
built in European yards for an
Argentine = controlled petroleum
firm. Buenos Aires reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-20

Millions Of years ago whales
lived on land and walked on four
legs.
Evening star., 1950-12-03
FALLS CHURCH
II. IE1AdOoIIVl
Realtor. OW 1924.
Falls Church Rambler

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Beaut location and convenience
3 bedrms., 3 baths. large liv. rm.,
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kit. full bsmt.. recr. rm.: Venetian
blinds. screened. plenty closet space
and storage, gas a.-c. heat. This
house has many extras and is
worth seeing. Shown by appt. only
Cali