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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1920)
LA GRANGE, TEXAS. Prof. Andrew Johnson, teacher of St. Janies, Mrs. Mattie E. Clark, teacher at Gravel Hill, and Mrs. Jessie Purvey, teacher of Morris Brown public schools, closed their ses sions on Good Friday. Mrs. Ada B. Price, Miss Jaunita Sawner and Mr. Theodore Purvey came up from Houston last week to Mllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll spend a few days with friends and relatives. Miss Adelaide Goodman is spend ing a few days in Smithville. Mr. Guss Hollis and wife and Mr. Albert, Thorns, West Point, and Mrs. Carry McCarthy were n town last Saturday assisting Rev. Madison Grant in his holiness meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Purvey left iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilillllllllllfLr ..mi. I Pershing 1 I Meeting I | Saturday Eve., | 1 April 17,1920 \ | At 8:00 O’Clock | EE There will be a Mass Meeting of the = Voters of this city at Columbia Hall, EE located near Twenty-fourth and Lake == J EE Streets, Omaha, Nebraska. EE This meeting will be devoted to those interested in the candidacy of GENERAL H JOHN J. PERSHING, Nebraska’s own = son, and the popular choice of the people EE — of Nebraska for their preference as EE President. Rev. Titus Lowe and other prominent EE EE speakers will address the meeting. EE EE There will be cigars and refresh- == EE ments and music by Desdunes’ Orchestra. | BE SURE TO COME AND | | BRING ALL YOUR FRIENDS | liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil =iniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii = u E VOTE FOR | I Amos P. Scruggs) REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR Public Defender E Who believes in efficiency and economy in public office; has E § practiced law here for six years; was weights and measures = E inspector for two years. = Primaries April 20, 1020 UlltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIllillilillllllllillllllR A Y | VOTE FOR ! JOSEPH W. MORROW I BAILIFF OF DISTRICT COURT For Police Judge ‘f Republican Primaries April 20, 1920 Saturday for Houston. Mmes. L. D. Cook and Jessie Pur vey were colored applicants for teacher’s certifisates last Friday and Satuiday. Mr. Geoffrey Scheimack has pur chased a new Ford car. Splendid Easter services were held at the various churches here last Sunday. News came to town on Easter Sunday that Mr. Virgil McLothin, living near Sandy Point church, had been stabbed to death by his young er brother. Miss Mary L. Price visited in Smithville last week. Mr. W. E. Phearse has opened up a confectionery and grocery business at his home, Mr. Henry Franks has made im portant changes in the appearance of }iis store. Mrs. Emma Fields is doing a good business at the old stand. Rev. A. M. Mason held regular services at St. James M. E. church here last Sunday. Revs. Mr. Tillman and Mr. Slaugh ter held services out of town Sunday. Our sick are: Mesdames Polly Smith and Lovie Simpson. Monday morning the residence oc cupied by Mrs. Clementine Riley was slightly damaged by fire. A defec tive flue caused the fire. _ PALESTINE, TEXAS. In spite of the inclement weather all the churches had good services Easter Sunday. There are seventeen churches in this town and they are all well attended. They all rendered appropriate programs Sunday eve ning. Any time the churches call the people respond. Mr. M. M. Haynes, editor and i manager of The People's Mouth | Piece, Austin, Texas, was in town last week on his way to Crockett, on bus iness for his paper. Mr. T. W. Thomas of Austin, Texas, was in the city last week. Rev. B. E. Simpson of Jackson ville was a visitor to the city last week. Mrs. Rebeca Henry of Oakwood was here last week on mission work for her church. Rev. B. F. Wallace was in the of fice recently on business. Rev. B. F. Wallace was in the of fice recently on business. Rev. A. W. eKith is on the sick list. 1 Mrs. Josephine Butler died sud denly last Saturday and was buried last Sunday. Mrs. Bland had charge of the funeral, which was held from West Union Baptist church of which she was a member. The Rev. Boli ver Davis, her pastor, preached a noble sermon on her life as a Chris tian. She leaves a husband and a Ijhost of friends to mourn her loss. Mr. B. ivf. Fedford of Brenham visited his sister in this city last week. Rev. J. E. Ellis, pastor of Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, is making things look good around his church. TURKS BEAT FRENCH ARABS BOYCOTT Beirut—Emir Feisal, th^ newly elected king of Syria, has declared a boycott against countries occupy ing territory of Arabs—France and England. The Syrian congress signed 000000000000000OOOO+0OOOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO | Colored Commercial Club Bulletin f i OOlitlOiQOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM a decree asking foreigners to evacu ate that region. French forces have been repulsed and compelled to re treat from Urfa. The entire Adana section is in a ferment and the roads are infested with hillmen co-operat ing with the Turkish Nationalists, who make the position of the French forces extremely perlious. It is pos sible that the whole French force may be wiped out. Remember the poor. They may be the rich of the future. t- . .. .. THE TALENTED NIGHTINGALE IN SPRINGTIME MUSICAL AT COLUMBIA HALL 2420 Lake Street Thursday, April 22, 8 p.m. Under the auspices of Swatiska Art and Literary club of Mt. Moriah Baptist church. Admission, adults 35c, children 15c. Tickets for sale at Williamson Drug store and the Peoples’ Drug store. T. H. TRACY! REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE £ FOR | County Commissioner f ? FIFTH DISTRICT $ Primaries April 20 * A A A A A A A A A A * • A. A A. .♦* A^A vvvvvvw/vvvvvvvVWVvvvvVvvvvvvvvvvvv ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I COME! I ♦> *:* $ Help us Go Over the Top ❖ t ❖ =========== t ❖ % | The Brown Boys in Khaki Brown | | gave a good account of themselves | “over there”. Show your apprecia- £ | tion of their heroic services and pat- % X ronize them in ? I A Grand I ! Musical Concert? I i | Friday Evening, April 16th | | at St John’s A. M. E. Church f ❖ f ❖ - t ❖ f £ GIVEN BY THE £ & AMERICAN LEGION | f ROOSEVELT POST, No. 30 % f ± ❖ ========^=^=== f ♦♦♦ V f ADMISSION ... 50 CENTS v Y Y COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB. The public meeting held at St. John’s A. M. E. church Sunday night brought out a good audience. The program as advertised was fully car ried out and the aims and objects of the organization clearly stated. Are you wearing a CCC button yet? Why not? For Commercial club news read this bulletin each week. The Commercial club meets every Thursday night at 8:30 at the Com munity center. Mr. Club Member, have you paid your quarterly dues? Overlooked It, eh? Didn’t the secretary send you a notice? Subscribe for The Monitor. •x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x ? y X VOTE FOR t I ROBERT SMITH I X y | F0R | I Clerk of the District Court i x ••• “As some Irishman has said: *s* X “When you hear somebody lying <• v about him, just remember that •{• it is a lie.” | -X-X~X-X“X“X~X-X“X~X-X-X-X VOTE FOR F. L. BARNETT Republican Candidate for State Representative Subject to action of Repub lican Primaries, April 20 SMISOR, Jeweler 24th and Lake Streets OMAHA Business Phone Residence Phone Webster 4620 Webster 49X5 .V.V.V.V.V/AW.V.V.VW/.' I- AUGUST YOUNG } J PLUMBING SERVICE l| 730 West Broadway *■ Phone 4623 Council Bluffs, la. ■wwwywwwwwWdvuv 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ■ M § MRS. C. M. McFALL E | HAIR DRESSER E The Denova System E E First class work guaranteed. E E Your patronage solicited. 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