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Beuufieiuns Meet With
Mrs. GanaNiaNe Inrkxnr

The Minneapolis Beauticians
club met at the home of Mrs.
Geneyieve Jackson. 1916 Fourth
Av. S., on Monday, March 7, at 1
p. m.
PARAMOUNT on the agenda, was
discussion of plans for the style
show which are almost completed.
A card of coincidence was sent
to Mrs. Ruby Howelton, MEM
Der. who recently lost her uncle
in Des Moines, la.
The charity community project
of the week was that each mem
Der donate canned goods of food
which viii be gwen to Mrs, Car
rte Buchanon. Mrs. Buchanan is
a patient in the Cornelius Nurs-
ing Home, but will be able to re-
turn to her home soon. Club MEM
bers donated 80 cans of food
stuffs
Mrs. Myrtice Barnes, $40 James
Av. N, formerly of the Bea
Beauty Shop was welcomed into
the club as new member.
A lunch was served by the hos
tess.
The next meeting will be on
March 81. at 1 pm, with Mrs.
Yvonne Jones, 1918 Chicago Av.
as hostess
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Body Shower Held
For Mrs. Maurice
Henderson And Infant

Mrs. Maurice Henderson and In
FAINT daughter. Deborah Estelle of
702 Iglehart Av,. were honored
with baby shower on Friday
evening. March 4, BY Mrs. Evelyn
Patterson, of 65s w. Central Av.,
at Mrs. Patterson's home.
Games were played and
prizes were won by the Mines,
ueora Coolidge, Rosemarie Cook
and Anna MCGEE.
A lunch, served buffet style.
was highlighted with an unusual
ing table, A plant in a container
surrounded with birds. reindeer
and barnyard fowl formed the
unique centerpiece.
Deborah Estelle received many
useful and lovely gifts,
Guests present were the Mines.
Virginia Duke. Mary Jones,
Gladys Williams, Bernice Duke.
Barbara Ingram, Patricia Allen.
Lucille Archer. A. Bailey, Leora
Coolidge, Rosemarie Cook, Anna
MCGEE; the Misses Julia and Ro-
berta Jones
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PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH

At the morning worship service
on Sunday, March 8, the Com
munion meditation was given by
Rev. Floyd Massey Jr. Morning
prayer was offered by Deacon
Pink Grant. Music was by the
Gospel Chorus. the Senior Choir
and the Young Women's Choral
group.
II was noted that Robert Will
hams, a patient at Veterans hos
pital underwent surgery last week
and that Woodrow Reed is also a
patient at Veterans hospital.
Mrs. Bessie Griffin, S0l st. An
thony Av was united with the
church. Following Doxology, the
dedicatory prayer was offered
by Trustee Jesse Smith. Immed-
lately following the morning ser
vice, the ordinance of Commun-
ion was observed. Special music
was by organist Sidney Williams
and the right hand OF fellowship
was extended to new members.
At 5 p. m. the Baptist Youth
Fellowship met in Fellowship
hall At s p. m. the Gospel Choral
Union presented a musical.
The st. Paul Baptist women's
Union meeting was held at Pill
grim on Tuesday, March s at
1880 a. m. Guest speakers were
Miss Mary Opal Crone of Lincoln
Christian Center, Sacramento,
Calf, and Miss Julia johnson,
Friendship House, Hamcramick,
Mich.
Mrs. Gloria Henderson was hos
tess TO the Usher Board at s D. m.
in the Church Parlors.
On Sunday, March 10, Rev.
Massey will speak at the morn
ing worship service. At 8 p. m.
union service with First Baptist
church will be held. Speaker will
be Rev. Peter Smit and his choir
will sing.
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SIOUX
F A 1 1 S
NEWS
N o 7 z S
BY Kaye Coates
$40 MAble st.
Sioux Falls, 8. n.

This is Teacher Appreciation"
week and our school has been
busy doing nice little things for
each ones favorite teacher. You
Mas should send your child's
teacher hanky or something.
Teachers need to be cheered up
every once in awhile.
To give you an example of how
much teachers mean to us. Karen
Lou Vaughn and Shirley Tolbert
are proof. both girls excelled in
music tpiano) at a recent music
survey at Edison School with
over 500 contestants. Shirley is
the ten year old daughter of the
A. Tolberts, lis N. Dakota Av.
Karen is the nine year old daugh-
ter of the George Vaughns. 1900
$. Euclid. These girls had splendid
teachers and of course their abil-
ity TO learn is superior
Mrs. F.. Harris, 1I5 N. Oak.
was pleasantly surprised last
week when party of local house
wives surprised her. with be-
lated birthday party. Mrs. Harris
received many lovely gifts. Those
who took part in the party were
Mrs. c. Coakley. Mrs. T. Vaughn,
Mrs. c. Smith and Mrs. A. VIII
liams. This same group had a nice
gathering for Mrs. Williams in
October in remembrance of her
birthday.
The Brotherhood of st. Johns
Baptist church held its regular
meeting in the John Hldreth
home. After the business session
the fellows have Bible study fol-
lowed by a delicious luncheon.
Tom Clayton is the president of
the group.
The choir of st. Johns Baptist
church sang at Trent. S. Oak. at
the Baptist church, The choir
presented message in song. Mrs
G. Vaughn is pianist and Mr..
Monkey director. Special selec-
tons We're rendered by Mrs. C.
Shelley, Mr.. Monkey and Mrs. A.
Frost.
The Tolberts had much fur
while Gwyn Tolbert was home to
celebrate with her daddy "a. Toll
bert on his birthday. We are al
ways glad to see Gwyn, she'll al
ways be little girl to all of us
oldies.
Our Daniel Coates and Bob
Williams are working in Yank-
ton at the state mental institu-
ton, They plan to do some hunt
ing with the Blakeys and visit
with the Bacons so guess we can
term this trip partly pleasure.
Bob Haynes has been having a
rough time with an infection on
his face Bob is working, but he
has been taking pain like a
trouper, Hope he'll be in tip top
shape to accept his golf dance in
vitation in Minneapolis Saturday
the 18th. Daniel and l plan to be
there. so l shall be happy to see
any of you former South Dakota
folks.
Mrs. l.. Dysart crashed the
Lenten Season with a grand Sun
day Supper affair in honor of Mr.,
Dysart's birthday. About 80
friends dashed in and out of he
Dysart home from six til IL. Doris
DSsart and Mrs. Lettie Dysart
made charming hostesses as they
served their house guests food and
drinks from tall shimmering
glasses. Mrs. Dysart's table was
covered with fine, tinted. fun
length lace cloth, white tapers at
either end and a beautiful floral
centerpiece. Buffet lunch was
served at midnight for the late
corners, Mr., Dysart received many
rtftS
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FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST
r01 Iyndale Ave Nh

Il VIII Arise And Go To My
Father" st. Luke 1913, was the
text used by our assistant minis
ter, The Rev. DR.. Wilson, on Sun
day, March 8. He used for his
subject. Why Don't You Come
Back Home" We enjoyed the
message very much. He brought
out many fine points on why
backslders should come back to
the church of the living God.
In the afternoon, Rev. J. c.
Virgins, pastor Of St Pauls
Church Of God in Christ and his
congregation were with us. His
assistant minister, Rev Harvey
Carpenter, brought the message.
"A Sick Man That Shall Die. the
Lord Said, Set Thine House In
Order" was his subject taken
first verse. He really delivered an
from the 3Sth chapter of Isiah,
inspiring sermon which we en-
ioyed very much. He brought out
that many of us in the world are
sick and will soon die, so we had
better set our house in order. 1t
was a wonderful message.
The Royal Jubileers and the
Glittering Stars were with us also.
After the wonderful singing by
the groups, our pastor, Rev. L.
C. Harris administered the Lords
Supper by candle light. II was
beautiful, no singing, all silent.
On Sunday, February 81, Rev.
Harris brought one of the finest
messages that we have heard, His
subject was, Jesus Is A Junk
Man" That message brought
II to the fold. They were: Rev.
Henry Wilson. st. Paul Church of
God In Christ. Our pastor APP
pointed him as our assistant min
lister; Mr.. Grant Wallace, Mr..
Raymond Wallace, Mr.. Howard
McQuitter, Mrs. Lucille McQuit-
ter, Mr.. Wyatt Pierro, Mrs. Annie
Farmer, all OF Bethesda; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Adams of Second
Baptist church, Kewanee, Ill, by
letter and their son, Harold Jr.,
candidate for baptism; Mrs. Mine
ota Watts, Macedonia Baptist
church, Dallas, Tex, Christian ex-
perience; Mrs. Mary Howard, 3rd
Baptist, Milwaukee, Wis. Chris
tian experience. We thank God for
those who have united with
Friendship. May God help us to
continue upward.
IL God be for us, who can be
against us? Mrs. Nellie Buck
halter, reporter.
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Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. Owensbv

Services for Mrs. Ida Owensby,
5o07 Humboldt Av. N. were held
at 9 a. m. Tuesday, March 8, in
Our Lady of Victory church, with
Rev. Joseph ]. Musch, officiating.
Mrs. owensby. who died Satur-
day, March 5, had been in i'll
health for the past year and a
ptient in Minneapolis General
hospital two days prior to her
death. She was born in st. Louis,
Mo, and had been a resident OF
Minneapolis for IS years.
Survivors are one sister. Mr..
Bessie f. Snyder: two nieces,
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ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. Fl. w. Bolts sermon was
based on James 1868. His sub.
iect was "Unruly Members. v
Thoughts to ponder were, But
the tongue can no man tame: il
is an unruly evil. full of deadly
poison. Words spoken can never
be recalled: they leave scars tina,
can never be healed because we
fail to bride our tongue. II any
man among you seem to be re.
ligious and bridleth not his tongue
but deceiveth his own heart. this
mans religion is vain" The or
dinance of holy communion was
administered following the ser,
vice.
Music was rendered by the
combined choirs of Zion directed
by Mr.. Ralph Primm.
Mr.. Benjamin Wesley and Mr.
church on Christian experience.
Or. Harry STAN, head of the
missionary department of North
western Bible school, brought us
a very enlightening message al
the evening hour. The scripture
was taken from Psalms, 81
They that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength"
Visitors today were: Mr.. Wal.
lace Taylor, Mr.. William o. Rob-
inson, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.. Bell. all
of st. Paul; Robert A. Carew
Carol Anne Watson and DR.. and
Mrs. Harry STAN of Minneapolis.
shut-ins with cards and PRAYERS.
Please remember the sick and
Remember these dates: March
goth at 8 p. m. the youth de-
partment's annual Talent pro-
gram, and at p. m. March 27th,
the BTU will present the Young
Peoples Choir in a Spring Musi-
cal Mr.. Worthy Turner will be
guest artist.
You are always welcome at
Zion, at any and all of our SER
vices. Mrs. Cynthia Westbrook,
reporter.
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MPLS. URBAN LEAGUE
ANNUAL DINNER MARCH 81

The Minneapolis Urban League
announced this week that the
league is going TO hold its 29th
annual dinner meeting March 81.
The dinner will be at the Min,
nesota Terrace Of the Nicollet
Hotel and reservations can be
made by calling Atlantic l4I2.
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do Az, st. Paul. The next NEE
and time to be announced later.
Golf Club Auxiliary Party: In
vitations have been issued by the
r. G. Golf Association auxiliary
for cabaret dancing party to be
held at Ranaley, 666 Grand Av.,
st. Paul. on Saturday evening,
March IL from 8 p. m. until 1
a. m.
Recovered; Mr. Lionel Allen,
55s w Central Az, is able 10 be
up and out again after having
been confined 10 his home due to
illness for the past five weeks.
Cosmopolitan 10 Club: Mrs.
Evelyn Connolly, $50 Carroll Az,
was hostess TO the Cosmopolitan
10 club on Saturday, March 8.
Following the business session,
lunch was served by the hostess
The next meeting will be Satur-
day, March 20, with Mrs. Sarah
Foster. 2s6 ~ Milton st. as
hostess
EsquIrettes Meet: The Esquir-
cites will meet at the home Of
Mrs Marjorie Tendle, 1912 Tim
berlake Road, on Saturday. March
IL.
Hospitalized; Mr. Horace Dan
iels. ATS st. Anthony Av., Is a
patient in Veterans hospital.
In Hospital; Mr.. Fancy Berry.
$50 Rondo Az. was taken Ill on
Sunday night, March o and In in
Ancker hospital. His condition
was reported much better at press
time.
New Playmate: It's new play
mate for little Broderick Bell, II
months old His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Bell. 697 Carroll
Av,, presented him with new
sister on March 8 in st. Joseph's
hospital porua Robin weighed
eight pounds and six ounces at
birth, Mr., and Mrs. Jay Percy
zacheray Of st. Paul are the ma
ternal grandparents PaternaI
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Bell, also of st. Paul,
Breakfast Pinochic Club. When
Mrs. Lula King, 662 Iglehart Az,
was hostess to the Breakfast
Pinoehle club Saturday. March 8,
at the NAACP clubrooms, 6iS
Iglehart Av guests We'd for
prizes with the following taking
prizes home. Mrs. James Kirk,
Sir, first Mrs. John Patton, sec
ond and Mrs. o c. Drizzle. third.
Other guests included the Mines.
J -, Jones, William Hanna, Sid
ney Harris, Maurice Orman, Anita
Wilson and Anna Smith Club
prizes were awarded TO the Mines.
John Banks Jr., Lafayette Fields
and James Hughes first, second
and third respectively The next
meeting will be April 2, with Mrs.
Manly Rhodes 900 Carroll Az. IA
hostess,
Club Meets: Mrs, II, A. Chap
man, f0T st Anthaony Av. was
hostess TO the Earnest Workers
club OF Pilgrim Baptist church
this afternoon at ? p, m.
IT'S A Girl; Mr. and Mrs. Jean
y Guilmant. 63s Carroll Az. are
receiving congratulations on the
birth Of u baby girl, Camille Jean.
born ON Saturday. March 5. at
Miller hospital Little Camille
weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces.
Club Meets; The Las Perdidas
club meets tonight at $40 p, m.
at the home Of their president.
Mrs, Gloria Wragge. $50 N.
Dale
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Negro Press
Has Birfhduy
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1877 had produced.
The twentieth century means
more than the launching Of i.796
Negro newspapers. all but nine
score Of which have disappeared.
1t means more than the survival
OF four papers sucked before
1900: Afro-American tIS92),
Philadelphia Tribune f1sS4),
New York Age 1889 and sa-
vannah (Ga) Tribune, 1879.
II means the development Of
large publishing plants. the use Of
trained personnel skilled hands
in the backshop. cool heads In the
counting stails, profits, expan-
sion, Characterization.
II means expertiy edited or
gans forging a mighty wedge n
gainst the searny side OF Ameri.
can life. Plugging for schools.
Jobs, houses, play space, and
for unmarked seats. theaters,
pools, streets, and eating tables.
II means a steady stream OF
journalistic fervor and cold fact
emitting from every corner OF the
nation (barring eight states),
spotting the flaws and exposing
the abuses.
The twentieth century means
men like r. Thomas Fortune, Ro-
bert 8, Abbott. Chester A. Frank
lin. r. b, Young. Calvin Chase.
Lucian Skinner, Wendell T.. Dab
ney, Fred r. Moore. the Murphys,
Roscoe Dunjee. Joseph II. Nit
chell, Christopher J. Perry. John
Mitchell, and a host OF others.
Chains and Combinations
This century has brought news
paper chains and combinations,
auch AZ those controlled by the
Defender Publications. the Afro
American Newspapers, Informer
Newspapers, Scott syndicate. II
has brought newspapers with var
ious editions spreading afar like
the limbs OF the tree the Courier
with its seventeen editions. the
Journal and Guide with four. the
Kansas City Call with four.
The century has also actual.
lied the tightiy-isnit National
formerly Negro) Newspaper
Publishers Association. longest
lived lat 1877 OF any national
Negro press organization. Ma.
tional Negro Newspaper Week
In being unveiled for only the
18th time.
The century has meant the a.
year-old Atlanta Daily World, by
no means the first Negro daily
t42 preceded ~ but by far the
most enduring. The century has
meant the largest circulations
upwards of 100000 total dur
ing the 'd0's. II means 1877 ten,
fifteen and twenty-cent Negro
newspapers today, running to
some 100000 copies weekly.
most OF them firmly-establishcd
community enterprises.
Soui-searching
At Its mid-point, tho century
has brought also some soul
searching, an interpretive look,
Some questioning. Some frowns,
win the Negro newspaper die4
Some Negro publishers say yes
Some say no, Some predict a
long life for the printed spokcs.
man OF flexible group that has
had TO do many flips in adapting
itself 10 countless changes in its
living pattern
In any case, they are digging In
for the tusxle that an migrating
competitive America has cooked
up for them.
Salad days may be ahead But
skirmishes for sure. In a tiEzy OF
excitement.
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Ae restoreth your SOUL wershp together this esek

Mrs. Dorothy, Nesbitt, Mrs. Eloise
Hancock; three nephews and
other relatives.
Visitation was held at the
Woodland Funeral Chapel on Mon
day, March Z, where the rosary
was recited at p. m. Burial was
in st. Anthony cemetery.
Woodland Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory Of my hus-
band, Joseph r. Freeman, who
passed away March IA, 1852.
Hours of sadness still come
Tears in silence often flow
For memory keeps you ever near
Tho you passed three years ago.
Louise c. Freeman.
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NEWMAN To SPEAK TO
EXCELSIOR ROTARY CLUB

The Excelsior Minnesota Ro,
tary club Will hear Cecil Newman,
Twin City publisher at its Tues
day. March IS, luncheon.
Mr.. Newman's topic will be
Brotherhood, A Necessity"
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Social and Personal
Z ST. PAUL K

Tanga Club Mrs Lois Brown 592 Rondo Az hostess
to the Tanga club Saturday March Plans completed
for the clubs fourth anniversary celebration when the club
will entertain members and their guests cocktail party
The affair viii be held at Local sic ROOM
do Av, st Paul The meeting will be call meeting date
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New Member: Martin Brookins,
Jr.. s36 Iglehart Ay.. has been
accepted into the membership of
the Limited Ten Club. Mr.. Brook
ms, who is active in civic and
church work In the community,
was chosen from about thirty diff.
ferent applicants.
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DONALD BRYANT
NAMED TO iNTER-FRAT
COUNCIL AT u OF IA

Donald Bryant, 1924 f. 3sth St,
son Of Mrs, Grace James of SIS
Logan Av, N, has been elected q
member ut large of the Inter.
Fraternity Council. official body
OF the University OF Minnesota,
In this position. he becomes
voting executive member OF the
Council.
There are 50 fraternities on the
campus, Donald is a member OF
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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ST. Agnes Guild: Mrs. John
Nellie Jr,, Ss45 Third Az, S. was
hostess to the st Agnes Guild OF
ST, Thomas Episcopal church on
Wednesday evening, March Q.
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Attends Convention; Rev. Floyd
Massey Jr., pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist church was In Chicago
last week TO attend the meeting
Of the Council On Missionary
Cooperation of the American
Baptist Convention.
III: Woodrow Reed, $50 Igle-
hart Az. is patient at Veterans
Hospital
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-06-03
KtWANIS

Kiwanian Don Sanders, operator
of the Sanders Funeral Home was
the club speaker at the Wednesday
noon meeting of the KiawaniS Club
held in the Evangelical United
Brethren church basement, when
he spoke of the Evolution of Fu-
neralS and Interments and the or
igin of the Funeral homes"
Atty John Morton was in charge
of the program. DR.. Byron Merrick
of Berlin Heights, district chair
man for the KiWanis International
Convention told the club members
of the plans and arrangements
which are being made for the In
ternational convention to be held
in Cleveland the last week in June.
At this time reservations have been
made for President DIR. Richard
Semon, Lyle Mayhem, Howard Full
ton and Atty John Morton who will
represent the local club. President
Kenneth Young and Jack Lay of
the Port Clinton Rotary Club were
present, extending an invitation to
the KiWanians to attend tie first
annual fish fry to be sposored by
the Rotary Club, in the Adams St.
City Park, next Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-06-03

Mothers Roundtable had their
last meeting of the season May
23rd at the home of Mrs. Leroy
Higley with Mrs. William Foster
as co-hostess. Movies which were
taken by William Foster at re-
cent meeting were shown. The
movies were of the members each
dressed in clothes from a grab
bag. Mr. Foster also showed
movies of the tulip festival in Hol-
land, Mich. which he and his wife
attended this year.
Mrs. Howard Jones had the in
tereSting topic Cutting the Apron
Strings" and she led the group
discussion which followed. The an
nual installation dinner will be
held at the Lake House Port
Clinton on Monday, June 6 at $50
pm. Mrs. Robert Connors was re-
instated in candle light ceremony.
Mrs. Howard Offenburg was a
guest.
Roll call was answered by each
member telling how her child had
embarrassed her most.
Mrs. Clifford Herbert had the
devotions for the evening.
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SHOWERS GIVEN

Gail Boss, bride-elect of Peter
Lococo of SanduSky, was honored
at two showers recently. A sur
prise miscellaneous shower was
given May II at the Cameo Supper
Club, Sandusky by the mother of
her fiance, Mrs. August Lococo,
with IS guests joining for an eve-
ming of bingo and buffet unlch.
Mrs. Hazel Boss, Mrs. William
Faust, Jr. and Mrs. Rosella Reitz
were among local guests.
On May 18 linen bridal shower
was given by Mrs. Rosella Reitz
and Mrs. Dale Reitz at the home of
the former. A bridal doll and ap-
pointments in blue and white we're
effective decorations. Guests in
cluded Mesdames Harold Reitz,
Gaylord Engler, William Faust, Sr.,
William Faust, Jr., Roy Fachman,
Jack Burkett, Lester Hillman,
James Bahnsen, Edward Roda,
Harold Raymond, and Miss Alice
Fachman, Port Clinton; Mesdames
August Lococo, Casper Lococo,
Wilson Buck, Elizabeth Sclweck,
Sandusky, and w. o. Engler, FIRE.
mont. Gifts also from Mesdames
Paul Bohlander of Philadelphia,
David Stanton, Elsie Smith, Jack
Dymond and Claude Mills.