davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-07-29

bring in two of them. One was
entitled "Worn-Out Shoes"
1t started:
Another pair OF shoes iporn
through?
Great Caesar, Dhdt a roDdy
boyi
It's but three aDeekS since thep
Uere nelD,
You claimed them as your
pride and joy.
The other was entitled "Resur-
rection." One stanza read:
Up through the Uoodland's
ledty mould
Protrudes the bashtul Uiolet.
While crocuS blossom ledDes
unfold
To grace the Springtime
coronet
Which Nature WeaveS in,
ecstasy
To proue to all Deaths
tdllacy.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

He said he has a supply of
about 200 poems he's written
enough to supply "a newspaper
with two a week for two years"
"They are just as good as
Eddie Guests" he said, land
maybe a little better"
He directed his secretary to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
N. Y. Aufo Club
To Withhold OK.
From Blessed Inns

New York. - The New York
Automobile Club took action on
Tuesday morning, December goth
ut its annual meeting, TO get the
National AAA 10 withhold its seal
Of approval from any hotel, motel
or restaurant which discriminates
against Jews and other minorities.
The action which includes imple-
mentation came after spokesman
for the Jewish Labor Committee.
in their capacities as members Of
the ~. Y. AAA, brought the mat
ter before the annual membership
meeting Of the AAA
The clubs president promised to
appoint a committee OF members
Of the Club to help the Club eradi-
cate discrimination in its own hir-
ing policies. Morris Iushewitz, eH-
ecutive secretary Of the NY CIo-
AFL Council and member Of the
Urban League, together with the
Jewish Labor Committee repre-
sentatives spoke out against the
AAA's hiring policies with re-
gard 10 Negroes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Harry S. Brown
Completes As Years
Service On N. p. r. R,

Harry S. Brown. TOT Iglehart
Av., st. Paul. who has completed
As years of service with the
Northern Pacific Railroad was
retired on December 5.
Mr.. Brown, a native of Brook
lyn, N, Y. has lived in St Paul
for SO years. He is a graduate of
Central high school and attended
Fisk University. Nashville, Tenn.
A charter member of the Din
ing Car Employees Union, Local
5l6, Mr. Brown was cited by the
organization at its annual Labor
Day meeting in September for
outstanding service rendered to
the Union and the community. A
leading contributor to the unions
progress, Mr.. Brown served as
president for eight years, during
which time some of the unions
most significant gains were made
in wages and working conditions.
Mr.. Brown is a member Of St
James AME church. where he
has served as secretary OF the
trustee board.
Both Mr.. Brown and his wife
are active in the civic and social
life of the community. They also
celebrated their i5th wedding
anniversary on November Fl.
1855.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
The Driffers & Willie
Mohon Orchestra
Here January 8

THE Drifters' and While Il
Don't Know" Mahon's orchestra
will make their initial Twin City
appearance on Friday, Jan. 8, at
$50 p. m. at the Minneapolis
Labor Temple.
Organized in Sept. 1853 under
the personal management of
George Treadwell the Drifters
cut their first record. Money
Honey for Atlantic Records,
almost Immediately became a
juke box and disc jockey fsvorite.
Their latest releases, Adorable"
and Steam Boat" are gaining in
popularity each day.
Willie Mahon, the tnple-threat
entertainer. not only sang and
played, but wrote Il Don't Know"
the 1853 smash hit that broke all
established records as the most
played, most listened 10 recording
Of the rhythm and blues field.
Mahon was born IN Memphis
Tenn. just n years ago He was
a teen-age wizard on the har-
monica. He learned 10 play the
piano while attending Du Sable
high school in Chicago. His latest
release on Chess Records. Pot
son Ivy" Is rated with the bes,
rhythm and blues favorites
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Georgia Gov. Denies
His Son Was In
Student Protest

Atlanta amp The Allan
"a Constitution reported last week
that Gov. Marvin Griffin's son
participated in the Georgia
Tech student demonstration a
gainst the governors move TO bar
Tech from the Sugar bowl because
Of Pittsburgh Uniyersity's Negro
player.
Griffin has denied the story. He
said his son, Sam. 10. was help
ing me answer the telephone" at
the governors mansion when the
students staged their demonstra-
ton.
According to Furman Bisher.
sports editor OF the Constitution,
young Sam Griffin was right in
the middle OF the rioting.
Bisher wrote in his column that
when Tech President Van Leer
completes his investigation he'll
find that the Governors own son
was in the mob. When they con-
verged on the Governors mansion.
the son went in and asked his
father to come out for a short
talk"
Griffin answered the charge in
a telegram to the Constitution.
The wire said:
There is no part or element Of
truth in Mr.. Bisher's assertions"
An editorial in the University Of
Georgia student newspaper, Red
and Black. blamed Griffin for
lighting the fuse on a stick Of
dynamite that has blown Georgia
20 the top in nationwide bad pub
Lefty, bringing shame and dis
grace upon all citizens Of our
state, guilty and innocent alike"
II Gov. Vandiver and House
speaker Moate added TO the con
troyersy last week by predicting
that Georgia will sell its state
parks rather than open them TO
Negroes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Dining Cor Employees
Win Puy Hike
Other Benefits

Dining car employees represent.
ed by Local SIC, Dining Car EN-.
ployees Union, will receive IL
and a half cent per hour wage in.
crease, retroactive TO December /,
1855, IL was announced this week
by Robert NJ Patterson. general
chairman of the local Also in
cluded In the new agreement
reached on December | at Chica-
20. Ill, is a health and welfare
plan.
Effective March /. 1865. all
members except those employed
by the Northern Pacific railway
viii receive fun hospital and medi-
cal coverage under the Travellers
Insurance Company's group plan.
The cost OF this plan, up TO $3.50
per month. will be deducted from
the new basic rates Of pay Of the
employees.
Dining car employees on the
Northern Pacific. already covered
under the NPRA win have their
hospital dues paid
This agreement, which will af-
feet around 300 dining car work
ers in the Twin Cities, was rec
commended by the Presidents
Emergency Board.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
wTCU Institute
To Be Held On
Monday, Jon. z

An institute will be held by
Opheha Rice Unit Of the wCTY
on Monday January 2, 1856. at
the home Of Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Parker. 3342 Fourth Av s. be-
ginning at p. m.
Guest speakers viii be Mrs. r.
Forsberg. director Of Flower Mis-
sion and Relief section; Mrs.
Theodore Teigen. assistant Of
legislation who viii speak on this
section.
Mrs. II c. Kurtz viii be speaker
on the Spiritual Life session and
Mrs Lydia Lynch viii speak on
visual education.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
PILGRIM CLUE GIVES
PARTY FOR MEMS
CLUB or CHURCH

The AIM, Club OF Pilgrim
Baptist church entertained at a
Christmas party for the Mems
club on Tuesday, December 20 in
Fellowship hall
Club members present were the
Mines. Cleo Phelps. Jeanette
Knott. Ethel Massey Lamar
Smith, Justine Jackson. Marie
Matthews, Rosianna Henderson.
Beatrice Goss, Louella Cameron,
Marjorie Tendle and Martha
Maui.
Others present included Dr.
Floyd Massey jr., Moses A.
Knott ST.. Alex g. Jordan,
George Matthews, the Mines
Theresa sutherlin, Ludie Thomas
Mildred Jordan and Miss Connie
Goss.
The group played games, en-
joyed a "potluck supper" and ex-
changed Christmas gifts.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

Historians use the bound vol
umes of old newspapers, many
now microfilmed, to check the
authenticity of their work and
many a good historian would have
been nothing, without the history
which the newspaper and their
printed pages have recorded.
Each year at this time we re-
turn to pages of the 50 issues pre-
ceding this one to record for read
ers the events, little and big,
which occurred and were mirrored
by the headlines of our previous
years editions.
In 1855. headlines in this paper
told readers in January:
The NAACP was attempting to
get the President to intervene
against the economic boycotts fac
ing Mississippi Negroes who ask
ed school boards to obey the U. S.
Supreme Court order against seq
regated public schools The
Daughters of Isis, Fezzan Court
No. Z, elected Bessie Ratliff illus
trious COMMANDERS o.. Carl
Henneman, st. Paul DISPATCH
writer and St Paul Urban League
board member, criticised for a
nanny" story, wrote his paper
that he did not intend to apollo
gize for good intentions"
Decca Records signed Al Hibbler,
the blind torch singer Brad
ford Benner was named a st. Paul
police stenographer . Lurena
Washington, Midland Coop Steno
pool chief was the subject of an
article in Midland COOPERAT-
Or employee publication.
Local SIC opened the office of
it's newly formed credit union at
local headquarters The st.
Paul Urban League announced it's
coming workshop on guidance for
parents. four meetings, one week
apart. The Charmousettes made a
pretty picture on the social page.
The Daughters Rulers Council
installed Therese Jones as loyal
daughter ruler John Patton
was named Man of the Year by
the Sterling Club . Frank Smith
was reelected president Of the st.
Paul NAACP.
Clarence w. Bell, retired Min
neapolis business man commits
suicide by shooting self Rev.
Denzil Carly in West Indies
Charles Robinson of Indianapolis
named program director for Hal
lie Q. Brown House The st.
Paul city council passed unani-
mously an FEPC ordinance which
will be finally acted upon in Feb
ruary A Harlem shipping
clerk who won $4,000 in the
Irish Sweepstakes, gave the
NAACP $4,000 Minnesota
Shriners of Fezzan Temple No.
26. installed Harvey Moss poten-
tate.
Caroline Barron. principal of
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Judge Anderson
Rules Loan Is
Void & Usurious

Last week Judge Leslie Andcr-
son OF Hennepin County district
court decided that $1,000 inter
est rate and a $4,000 loan was
usury and ordered It cancelled.
Involved in the case were Ro-
bert and Dorothy Payne of $500
Elliot and Or. and Mrs Howard
NJ. Foster. 1927 Central Az. N, E.
The Paynes sued the Fosters ask
ing for consolation OF loan con-
tract In which they claimed the
Fosters had charged "A usurious
rate Of interest. Foster Is a dem
tist.
Testimony in the case revealed
that Foster agreed to loan Payne
$4,000 for contract for deed,
Payne told the court he was then
asked to sign another note for
$1,000 which Foster claimed as
his fee for making the loan
The court ruled that the 81, 900
was actually nm interest charge
and together with interest at 8
per cent specified in the contract
for deed. to be charged was In
excess Of per cent per annum.
Judge Anderson in ruling for
the plaintiffs the Paynes declared
the loan by the Fosters M evil
dance of said contract for deed
usurious and void and ordered the
instrument cancelled and sur.
rendered 10 the Payncs.
There have been numerous re-
ports OF usurious rates being
charged Negro home seekers be-
cause OF housing shortages. but
this Is the first case brought to
trial
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30


Wednesday. Dec. rs Minneapolis
STAR.
Harriet c. Akamike and Albert
A. NwokeuEu were far from home
for their wedding.
1t took place Tuesday night in
Bethany Presbyterian church,
several thousand miles from their
native land in Owerri, Nigeria,
West Africa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Cashier
of International House, Inc,
where the bride stayed during
the Christmas holidays, acted as
proxy parents for the couple, The
brides parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard A. Akamike. The groom
is a son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
". Nwokeuku.
The bride and groom were
friends before he left his home
land. located on the underside of
French West Africa to study
medicine at University Of Mime
sofa.
Later, Miss Akamike received
a scholarship to study pre-nursing
at Gustavus Adolphus college, Ss
Peter, MINI. But getting to this
country was something else again.
Obtaining a travel visa was
difficult until Mr.. and Mrs. Cast
ner interviewed with an affidavit
which made IT possible for her to
enter the United States. She has
been here IA months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nwokekuku will
return to Nigeria next year after
the groom completes his medical
studies here. He will be the sixth
doctor in that entire country.
After New Years week end
Mrs. Nwokeuku will return to
Gustavus TO complete her studies,
Attendants for the couple last
night provided both cosmopoli-
tan and a local touch.
Ann flemish, Tracy, MINI, was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids were
Eve Ovfanidon. Thessalonika,
Greece; Ellen Danielson. Detroit
Lakes. MINI; and Gracia Olson,
Willmar. MINI. The maid Of honor
is a student at Swedish hospital
and the three bridesmaids are
Gustavus Adolphus students.
John Schefveland, Rochester,
MINI, was best man. Ushers in
Guided Nanny Nosowsly, st. Paul
and Oluchuku Ekechuku and
Chikwendu Nwariaku, both Of
Nigeria.
Candle and Jessy Cornish, Man
kato, MINI, were flower girl and
ring bearer respectively.
Mrs. Alvin o. Carlson and Mrs.
Cashier were hostesses at a re-
ception following the wedding in
the church parlors.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
DRIVERS FINED FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Buford Hayes, 532 Carroll Av..
was fined SIS in Municipal court
on Tuesday, December q for
making an illegal turn.
For violating a learners per
nit and leaving the scene Of an
accident, Fontella Wilson, 34s
N. Kent st. was fined $50
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Nigerion Couple
Wed Here Thousands
Of Miles From Home

As reported exclusively in the
Nov. IL issue of this paper a
young African couple, both stu
dents in Minnesota, were married
in Minneapolis this week.
Following is the story of the
wedding as it appeared in the
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This paper costs less than Sc
per copy by mail Subscribe today
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order 10 242 Third Az. s.. Mime
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The best time 70 stand up 10
any Of hfes situations is immedi-
ately after you get up from pray
ing on your knees GA BATHS
Ia.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
DIVORCE GRANTED

A L. Brown. 1897 OAKLAND Az.
was granted a divorce from Irene
Brown in Hennepin County dis
trict court on December %.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
The NssFNs operation

-
The NssF'Ns operation is
known az the Southern Project.
As part of the project, the or
ganization conducts talent
search in the South, which has
already accounted for some 500
students from segregated high
schools TO enter non-segregated
colleges all over the country.
Fine said the project works
principally In the rural backward
areas. II seeks out bright Negro
students from schools In these
areas and provides them with
money to help them finish their
high school education. II then
guides the students In selecting a
college or university. and helps
pay fees and other expenses.
II has been estimated that Of
the 1000. 600 students who an
nually reach college age. about
200. 900 are Negroes. OF this num-
Der, only n sparse 10000 enter
colleges and universities. Many
are equipped mentally, but lack
the Incentive or funds. Therefore.
they never enter, II In the function
Of the NssFNs TO help such stu
dents bridge the gap.
Here In the record OF the South
ern Project OF the NSSFNS in the
past two years:
1. Increased Southern Negro
enrolment in colleges by 345 per
cent
2 Increased by 500 the num-
Der OF Negroes entering colleges.
3. Increased the number OF
colleges and universities accepting
Negro students.
e. Increased the number OF In
formation and testing facilities
for future Negro college students.
5. Increased professional and
public awareness about a good
slice OF our hidden man-power re-
serve.
The NSsFNS has also been
generous with supplementary
scholarship awards. which In
many cases have meant the DIFF
ference between a college educa-
ten and none at all.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

Central High school in Minneapo'
lis, told a st. Louis Park audience
in a speech that Negro students
at the Minneapolis school segre.
gate themselves =. The planning
committee Of the Appreciation
Night dinner announces first or,
ganization meeting The AS
ISOLATED Negro Credit Unior
board of directors reelected Rev
Denzil Carly president Sena'
tor Hubert II. Humphrey, pro,
tested against a Navy vessel visit
ing a South African port and per,
uniting race discrimination a
gainst a part of its personnel a
shore Jackie Robinson comes
to Twins in support of work OF
National Conference of Christians
and Jews Curtis c. Chivers
elected vice-president of Eleventh
Ward DFL.
In the fight in the National
Press Club for the admission OF
Louis Lauuer, Negro reporter,
Washington bureaus of the Twin
City dailies were quizzed. Walter
Ridder, Pioneer Press & Dispatch
answered he and his staff UNI
equivocally. favored Lautier's ad-
mission. Richard Wilson, STAR
and TRIBUNE chief straddled the
fence.
II was learned however that
other STAR and TRIBUNE bur
eau men working under Wilson
planned to vote for Lautier
Pragmateias make plans to cele-
brate their tenth anniversary in
Feb.
February
The month of February 1855
brought the president of Black
Haiti to this country for a visit.
His excellency, President Magloire
and Mrs. Magloire were royalty
entertained by President and Mrs.
Eisenhower at the White House
Carl Rowan returned from
seven months in the Far East. A
bill to give William (Billy) Will
Hams, veteran Governors aid a
pension when he retires so per
cent over the maximum provided
by law was to be introduced in
the state legislature. Plans are to
be cemented to introduce a new
state FEPC bill in the Mime
sofa legislature Duluth, Min
nesota became the 35th city in
the nation to enact a FEPC or
dinance Six of the regional
Golden Gloves champs were mem
bers of the Phyllis Wheatley
team.
Arnold Rose, University OF
Minnesota sociologist said In a
panel discussion at Atlanta Uni
versity that the majority group
would not have voted for the
changes which have come In
race relations since 1912. The
Continued on page -
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Promising Southern Negro
Students Being Sought
By Ford Fund Group

New York-(ANP)n striking contrast 10 the efforts of
southern states in appopatng funds for mcrow education
tarsghted units sponsored by the Ford Fund for the Adj
vaneement OF Education is going to lengths in aiding
derpvieged Negroes nonegegaed colleges ad uni
versities in the South.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
It Happened In 1855
BY staff Correspondent

not be that the back files of good newspaper
tell the whole story of what has before but be
said almost without fear of contradiction that those files do
the reader fairly picture of what people doing
what events took place during the days weeks months and
hafnr
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

That was the view OF Benjamin
Fine, who reported on the activ-
ties OF the National Scholarship
service and Fund for Negro Stu
dents in the New York Times last
week.
According TO Fine. the aims
OF the organization are:
/, To discover more college,
qualified Negro students In the
South.
2, To encourage these students
TO develop their abilities.
3. To provide them with infor-
nation and assistance In obtaining
college scholarships,
4 To furnish financial aid when
needed
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Use Youth

Bestow thy youth so that thou mayest
have comfort to remember it, when it has
forsaken thee, and not sigh and grieve at
the account thereof. Whilst thou are young
thou will think it viii never have an end.
but behold, the longest day hath this eve
ming, and that thou shalt enjoy II but once,
that ii never turns again: use il therefors
as the Springtime, which soon departeth.
and wherein thou oughtest TO plant and
sow all provisions for long and happy
life.-Sir Walter Raleigh.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-01
Prince Of Peace
Contestants Here

The Annual District Prince of
Peace Contest. sponsored by the
Ohio Council of Churches. will be
held in the Collinwood Methodist
Church, next Sunday Evening at
7:30 o'clock.
This contest embraces all the
churches from Wade Park, Glen
vile, Collinwood, North East
Cleveland, and Euclid. Rev. War
rem Nj. Blodgett D. D., is the dir
ector. These Contestants move up
from the Local Contest to a higher
District Contest, and then up to
the finals, to be held in Columbus,
Ohio. at the Ohio Pastors Con-
vention the last of January.
The public, especially the people
Of north east territory is cordially
invited.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-01
Golden Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Stottler
will observe their golden wedding
anniversary on Sunday, December
18th, with open house from a p. m.
till 8 p. m. at their home, 1852
Larchmont rd.
The Stottlers were married in
the United Bretheran Parsonage in
Ashland Ohio, December 11th, 1905
by the Rev. U. NJ. Roby, and made
their home in that city for more
than eleven years. 1t was there
that their son Harold and daughter
Kathryn were born. Harold and
his wife and three children still
make their home in Ashland. Their
daughter lives in Cleveland. A
granddaughter, Mrs. Pauline Gian-
naros and three great grandchil-
dren are residents of Wickliffe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stottler came here
four years ago from Mansfield
and are members of Nottingham
Methodist Church.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-01

Mr.. Neal Ruic of st. Joseph's S
High School has been selected as
the 1855 Euclid Jaycee Voice of
Democracy Contest winner accord
ing to Dick Olafson Jaycee VOD
Committee Chairman. Miss Chris
tine Roller of Euclid Senior High
School was runner-up.
The Voice of Democracy is a
yearly Jaycee project for high
school students. The main purpose
or goal of this project is to create
thought as to what Democracy
means to the individual
The method of judging this
highly competitive contest was
unique. Each finalist read his or
her paper while being tape re-
corded at the studios Of station
WIKI. Mr.. Les Bieble, Mr.. Merle
Levin of WIKI and Dick Olafson
acted as judges making their selec-
ton on delivery and originality of
the essays.
Much credit for this years sue
cessful venture goes to teachers,
Brother Raymond Glemet of st.
Joseph's and Mr.. Leonard Roebuck
of Euclid Senior High. These
teachers were responsible for con-
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-01

The Christmas turkey pumpe day. and there's
the air that fairly shouts the holidays their
Sleigh bells will be ngng the roof and already
scuying making Christmas decorations
dress the house for Santas annual visit
take her the of by sparkling
white foam plastic in all its varied shapes This versatile decorative
easily made into eyeatchng centepeces door
things reflect the
gaiety and joyousness of the holiday
she IL make kissing Bail like the shown It's
and fun besides Just take plain SNOWFALL of plastic foam,
inches diameter and lightly with glue Use
the special plastic foam CLUES available all variety
To add sparkle sprinkle with glitter green or silver and allow
Then the ball sharply
glitter pieces satin ribbon, inch WIDE each long
enough completely the ball. place with
straight pins that the ball is quartered
Pin place at random the ball Gummed
used available At thu bottom OF the
ball fasn few sprigs of prepared metoe
Finally pipe cleaner bent to form loop center
the this length of ribbon for hanger
Make separate bow the ribbon and attach at of ball cover
pipe add the finishing touch Hang the finished Kissing
Ball ceiling light fixture doorway archway to spark
the Christmas fun.