St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-07
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Edyth Miller, 1898 Drexel Boule-
ward, Chicago. 81, Illinois, wants
70 hear from you.
MoOrhead. Minnesota Scenes
Gentle merchants Of the city Of
Moorhead, Minnesota have a
quiet "gcntleman's agreement"
not 10 sell their businesses 10
members OF the Jewish faith.
Recently a druggist In the town
placed his store up for sale. He
sold Il 10 a man named johnson
who resided In 81. Paul. When the
sale was completed by Johnson's
attorney, the new owner came 10
Moorhead 10 take over his new
establishment
CONSERVATION and indignation
reigned among the merchants
when II was discovered that Mr..
johnson was a member OF the
Jewish faith.
Now, after being a part Of an
un-American pact. the merchants
are hollering 10 high heavens be-
cause the new owner Ia putting
some pep into his store operation
with specials, money-saving sales
and keeping open when other
stores are closed.
The merchants association with
lis religious biased program did
not invite the new store owner
into the organization maybe be-
cause II was both indignant and
ashamed OF It's own acts. IT'S sore
as the dickens because II Is caught
on the horns OF It's bigoted made
dilemma, Keep 'em squirting |
brother Johnaonl
FORTUNE Magazine. which |
costs a dollar and IL worth II, has
an article in the September issue !
on THE Negroes New Economic
Life" FORTUNES description Of
the piece says; mot since EmRn-
clpation has the Negro known a
moment more hopeful - and cru
Chatham today. Here Is a report
on tho spectacular economic gains
he has made and on the forses still i
standing In the way Of his pro-
gress."
Dailee suggests that II readers
don't care 10 shell out a dollar for
FORTUNE. II Ia available In the
public library,
However, copy OF FORTUNE
is nice 10 have In the book and
magazine racks at home. even n
one buys only a copy a year.
To Pearson's Copyreadersi -
Someone should tell Drew Pear
sons copy-readers ON his syndicat-
cd column which appears In the
SO. Paul PIONEER PRESS and
the Minneapolis LABOR REVIEW |
that Negroes resent the use IN
public print OF the word Negroes
as applied to Negro women. The
column for August 20, which APP
peared IN the PRESS, twice tab
bed Prof. Helen @. Edmonds OF
North Carolina College as me
gress." term which most Ne
groes resent. II seems that veteran
Drew Pearson who Is popular with
the Negro readers OF the daily
press should know this by this
time.
It's been 20 days now since
Estes Kefauver was named 10
run with Adlai stevenson as the
Democrats ice-Presidential can
didRte You wouldn't know Il had
ever happened from a look at the
show windows OF the state DIT.
headquarters on Third Az, In |
Minneapolis, Stevensons face has
been displayed In three handsome
posters since before he was NOM
mated but there Is nary a picture
OF the man the Minnesota Demo.
Gratis are supposed 10 be support
ing for ice-President.
In contrast over one block ON
Second Az. s., IN Republican
headquarters there arr hand.
some photographs blown up
and Nixon both.
Are the Democrats so pinchcd |
for money that they couldn't buy |
buttons 10 pass out at the Mime |
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