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Volume 1, Number 16 Lincoln 3, Nebraska January 24, 1947
The Hub of Harmony Chorus in Concert
Julius Cowan, 59, Dies;
^ Lived Here 41 Years
Funeral service for Julius Co
wan, 59, who died suddenly Sat
urday night was held Thursday,
2 o’clock at Umberger’s Funeral
Chapel, Rev. R. E. Handy, offici
ated and Mrs. Izetta Malone fur
nished music.
Mr. Cowan was born in Junc
tion City, Kansas, and had lived
for 41 years in Lincoln. He was a
member of Cornhusker lodge No.
579, of the Elks. He is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Caraloyd Custer,
of Leavenworth, Kansas.
He is also survived by a half
brother, Pvt. Jason J. Jackson,
New Brunswick, N. J.
^ Mr. Cowan, who was born in
Junction City, Kansas., the son of
Mrs. Mary Jackson Cowan, had
made his home with Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Dean, 1018 Rose Street for
25 years. He was employed by
Jack Gore in the Sam Lawrence
Hotel Bldg., for 35 years. He was
married to Miss Mayme Coil of
Lincoln in 1906, to this union was
born a son, both of whom pre
ceded him in death.
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Joe Lewis Honored as One of
Ten Young Men of Past Year
CHICAGO—(ANP)— Heavy
• weight Boxing Champion Joe
Louis was one of ten young men
honored here Wednesday night
at the Morrison Hotel during the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce banquet.
The ten were selected by the
Jaycees, an abbreviation of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, as
the Nations outstanding young
men of 1946. The banquet was
held in the Terrace Casino. Only
men between the ages of 21 and
31 years of age were selected by
the eleven judges, who consider
ed candidates in professional
fields from sports to politics.
Louis’ award was for “stimula
ting goodwill and bringing to the
boxing ring the respectability it
• presently enjoys.” Awards of gold
keys, scrools and the Distinguish
ed Service award of the U. S.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
were presented by Atty. Senden
Waldo, Gainesville, Fla., national
president.
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United States has:
6% of population
70% of Automobiles
50% of Telephones
45% of Radios
34% of Railroads
Uses:
56% of all silk produced
53% of all coffee
51% of all rubber
It produces:
62% of all oil
53% of all corn
50% of all cotton
34% of all coal
32% of all copper
30% of all Iron
No other Ism but Americanism can better the above standard.
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Rev. R. L. Moody Attended
National Youth Fellowship
The National Youth Fellowship
of the Church of God, met at Bir
mingham, Ala., December 27th to
29th, 1946. Young people from 15
states were present at what is re
ported to be the best Inspirational
convention that has been held.
This convention is held at this
season each year.
Although Rev. Moody was the
lone Nebraskan, the Middlewest
was well represented. Two train
coaches left St. Louis on Christ
mas night. These contained a
whole chorus from the church at
East St. Louis and delegates from
Topeka, Kansas City and St. Louis
There were also delegates from
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Ohio, and Michigan.
Rev. Moody, a native of Birm
ingham, Ala. was delighted to
attend. He was honored by being
assigned as presiding chairman of
each night’s session.
After the convention, Rev.
Moody spent some time visiting
relatives and friends. He made a
trip to Tuskegee to the Booker T.
Washington monument. Dr. Geo.
W. Carver Museum and the new
Veteran’s Hospital.
Rev. Moody gave generous
praise to the sections which he
visited for their admirable pro
gress. /
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Seek More Negroes For Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—(ANP)
—In an interview with spokes
men for two liberal student or
ganizations, W. J. Bender, Har
vard university, counsellor for
veterans, stated that his office
had never discriminated against
Negro applicants for admission to
Harvard. Although Mr. Bender is
responsible for veteran admissions
only, and therefore could make no
official statement on the univer
sity admissions policy as a whole,
he expressed complete confidence
that there was no quota system
operating at Harvard.
When pressed for an explana
tion of the very low number of
Negro students at Harvard, Mr.
Bender pointed out that very few
Negroes apply for admission. This
he attributed to the existing social
and economic position of the
Negro people in America.
The two students who inter
viewed Mr. Bender, Harold Bach
man of the American Veterans
committee and Harry Mendelsohn
of the Harvard Liberal union, are
now drawing up proposals to pre
sent to their organizations for
concrete measures to raise the
number of Negro students at Har
vard. Both students expressed
the conviction that the cause of
democratic education would be
advanced by the presence at
vard of a large number of-Nejjyw
students.
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- The Hub of Harmony Chorus,
an organization of ten young
men is a new feature in the his
tory of Lincoln, and for it to lend
its talent toward the establish
ment of a scholarship fund, as a
project, is worthy of generous
support. •
The thing uppermost in their
minds is the benefit concert which
will be sponsored by this chorus
of Union College and the Univer
sity of Nebraska at the Urban
League Community Center audi
torium, 2030 “T” St., Sunday,
February 9, at 8:00 p.m.
These young men have sung
and will continue to sing all over
town at various churches, and or
ganizations. Their schedule is
quite full for the remainder of the
year including out of town en
gagements.
On January 11, 1947, this or
ganization took first prize and
grand prize for having the best
number on the program in an
Amateur Hour Contest held at
Union College. There were 48
contestants in the contest.
The members of the chorus are:
Vertis Barnes, pre-dental student
of Kansas City, Mo., Welcome
Bryant, a pre-business student
from Omaha, Nebr., Davis Butler,
pre-medic from Washington, D.
C., Lecount Butler, ministerial
from Washington, D. C., Andrew
Donelly, pre-dental from Topeka,
Kan#., Arthur Hobby, pre-dental
from Kansas City, Kans., Roy
Matthews, pre-medic from Kings
ton, Jamaica, B. W. F., Gaines
Patridoe, education from Omaha,
Nebr., James Valentine, pre-medic
from Kansas City, Mo., and Frank
Hale, pre-dental, who is the di
rector and arranger of the chorus,
from Topeka, Kansas.
The Lincoln public which has
already heard them sing will no
doubt want to contribute to the
success for their first public con
cert and the purpose for which it
is being held; and those who
haven’t heard them may expect
an evening of rich entertainment.
Sec. 562, P. L. & R.
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