Volume I, Number 21 Lincoln 3, Nebraska February 28, 1947
Local Negro Newspaper Week Broadcast Tues.
DOCTOR MAY CHOOSE
LINCOLN
Lincoln had as a week-end vis
itor Dr. Porter E. Barber, an in- I
tern at the Homer Philip hospital,
•st. Louis, Mo. The purpose of his
visit was to look into the need of
a Negro physician in the commun
ity and of what were the possibil
ities for one.
According to Courtland Bivens,
t his official host, the doctor was ‘
favorably impressed with the city
and showed an interest in the
need for a Negro doctor. He is a
cousin of Mrs. Vernon Layer, 824
“C” Street.
Dr. Barber graduated from the
Meharry Medical College in 1946.
Since his graduation he has been
interning in St. Louis.
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LOCAL EMPLOYMENT
SURVEY REPORT TO BE
! HEARD
Reports of a survey made of the
employment status of the Negro
in Lincoln will be heard at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Social Action Council Monday
I evening, March 3rd, at eight
o’clock at the Methodist Student
House, 1417 “R” Street.
The survey was made by bi
racial teams who interviewed
Negro households. It took two
weeks. Other minority groups
will be interviewed at a later date.
The SAC hopes to get a picture
of the employment situation exist
ing in Lincoln and its effect upon
the different minority groups,
^formation secured will be used
as a basis for the working out of
difficulties existing.
Thursday evening the executive
council met to discuss plans for
Monday evening session.
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SPECIAL GUEST AT COUNCIL
Dr. and Mrs. Aaron M. McMill
ian, missionaries for 18 years to
West Africa, will be the guest of
the Lincoln Council of Church
Women at special Race Relations
services Tuesday, March 18th, It
was learned this week from Mrs.
Jennie R. Edwards, co-chairman
of the Race Relations committee
of the council.
Mrs. Edwards said further an
nouncements of plans for the
meeting will be made soon. The
l^Millians, who are ona2^ year
furlough, will be in the city from
March 18th to 20th, she stated.
Dr. McMillian was a former
member of the Nebraska House of
Representatives
REPUBLICAN FOUNDERS DAY
Several Negro Republicans from
Omaha and Lincoln have made
reservations for the Founders Day
banquet Thursday evening, March
6th, at 6:30, in the ballroom of the
Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln,accord
ing to the committee in charge of
arrangements for the day. Main
speaker for the banquet will be
Senator Owen Brewster (Rep.,
Maine). Additional reservations
for the banquet are being taken
at 718 Security Mutual Bldg.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
The tentative program for the
day shows a general meeting at
10:00 a.m. in the Persian room
of the hotel and a meeting of the
State central committee at 11:15
a.m.
A men’s luncheon will be held
at 12:15 in the Georgian room.
Speakers will include members of
the Nebraska’s senate and house
delegation. Mrs. Martha Taft,
wife of the Ohio senator, will
address a woman’s luncheon in
the ballroom.
Young Republicans will hold
their convention, and banquet on
Wednesday, March 5th.
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"OUTWARD BOUND"
AT MUNY HALL
“Outward Bound”, a three-act
serious drama, is being produced
at the Muny Recreation Hall,
2300 M Street, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, Febr. 28th, March
l and 2, 8:15 p. m., by the Circlet
Theatre players. It will also show
the week end of March 7-9.
Tickets are 90c, tax included,
and may be bought at the box
office on the evenings of the per
formances.
While the cast is entirely of the
white race, their director is
George Randol, Negro actor and
sipger. Randol, recently of an
“Anna Lucasta” company, came
to Lincoln in April, 1946.
Casting for the Theatre’s next
play, “Lady Winbimers Fan”,
will begin Sunday afternoon,
March 2, at 3 o’clock at the Re
creation Hall, Randol announced.
He explained casting will be done
according to ability and not to
race. Anyone interested may
attend the castings, Randol stated
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OFFICERS ELECTED
The Mary Bethune Literary and
Art Club held its election of off
icers at the Urban League recent
ly, at which time the following
persons were elected: Mesdames
ards, president;
vice-president;
son, secretary;
sistant secretary;
, treasurer; Viola
Coulter, Chairman of the program
committee; and Rubie W. Shake
speare .chairman of entertainment
committee.
Among activities scheduled for
the club is a flower pageant which
will be presented during the
spring months.
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MAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK
‘ Mr. Grover Cleveland Walker,
60, 2023 Charles, Omaha died sud
denly of a heart attack February
20th, at his home. Mr. Walker
had lived in Lincoln twenty one
years and was employed by the
Burlington Rail road. He /was a
member of Quinn Chapel A.M.E.
Church of Lincoln joining this
church under Rev. Mary Evans in
1918, serving this church as a
Steward and Trustee. In 1938,
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The Hub of Harmony, local
Negro male chorus, will be heard
Tuesday evening, March 4th, at
10:30 p. m. over Radio Station
KFAB, operating on 1110 kilo
cycles. in a special broadcast in
connection with National Negro
Newspaper week. Also on the
program will be Charles Washing
ton, University of Nebraska journ
alism student.
Composed of students of Nebr
aska U and Union College, the
chorus has appeared in concert
at the Lincoln Urban League and
in Omaha and Topeka, Kans.
They are heard on weekly broad
cast every Sunday morning at
8:00 over KFOR. Frank Hale is
the director of the chorus.
National Negro Newspaper
week, February 28 to March 7,
will mark the 120th anniversary
of the founding of the Negro press
in the United States. Washington
! will give a brief sketch of the
contribution the press has made
to the Negro civilization.
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