Volume I, Number 22 Lincoln 3, Nebraska March 7. 1947
Missionaries to South Africa to Speak
HENRY POLK TAKEN
BY DEATH
Henry Polk, 56, died Monday
morning at the home of his broth
er, Felix, 544 No. 22nd. He was
a porter at the LindeJl hotel. A
former Lincoln resident he had
lived at Lake Village, Ark., and
had only returned a year ago. He
was for 11 years, a member of
Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church.
• He is survived by a son, Henry,
Alexandria, La., two brothers,
Julius and Ivory, both of Lake
Village and his mother, also of
Lake Village.
VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
CAMPAIGN
The Lincoln Urban League will
begin its Annual Vocational Op
portunity Campaign week start
ing March 16-22. This is a
National observance and other
leagues will be holding their pro
grams at the same time.
On Monday the 17th, a dinner
will be given for Junior High,
High School and University stu
dents with a program following.
Dr. Leslie Chisholm, professor at
the University of Nebraska will
speak on Vocational Guidance.
Miss Marie Gies will appear on
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RED CROSS WEEK—GIVE GENEROUSLY
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TUSKEEGEE, ALA., MAY, 1946—At the Tuskeegee, Ala., Vet
erans Hospital, Red Cross Gray Lady, Mrs. Olivia Clark, Tuskeegee,
assists Charles H. Elliot as he writes to the folks at home in Decatur,
Alabama
CIRCLET THEATRE PRESENTS
THREE-ACT DRAMA
Final showing of the Circlet
Theatre’s three-act drama, “Out
ward Bound,” will be March 7-9
at the Muny Recreation Hall,
2300 M Street. Tickets may be
purchased at the box office on
the evenings of the performance.
The play begins each nite at 8:15.
Director of the production is
George Randol, movie actor and
singer who appeared in “Porgy
and Bess” and “Green Pastures.”
He is now a Lincoln resident.
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Founders' Day Speakers
Express Views on Vital Matters
by Charles Washington
Anti-poll tax and anti-lynching
legislation will pass the house of
representatives this session; but
jinless the senate votes to limit
Rebate, they will be filibustered
jo death in the senate, was the
goinion voiced by Congressman
a. L. Miller of the fourth Ne
braska district Thursday in a
press conference.
He also said he was in favor
of strengthening the civil right
laws so that the federal govern
ment will be given more power
to see that citizens are not de
prived of their civil rights.
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LB 421 HEARING SET FOR
APRIL 4
Public hearing by the labor
committee of the state legislature
on LB 421 has been tentatively
set for Friday afternoon, April 4.
This legislation introduced by
Sen. Harry A. Foster, ammends
another Foster bill passed in 1943
outlawing racial and religious
discrimination in the employment
of labor in military and naval
plants.
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Full Schedule Planned for
McMillians by Council of Church
Women
Many engagements have been
arranged for Dr. and Mrs. Aaron
M. McMillian, missionaries for 18
years to West Africa, during their
visit in Lincoln Mai rh 18-20.
On Tuesday the McMillians will
be the guests of Mrs. C. B. Rem
ington, chairman of the Race
Relations committee of the Lin
coln Council of Church Women.
Dr. McMillian will be the guest
speaker at a 11:00 a.m. service
sponsored by the council at the
East Lincoln Christian Church,
27th and “Y” Streets. Mrs. Izetta
Malone, Co-chairman of the Race
Relations Committee will preside
at this meeting.
Mrs. Jeanne R. Edwards, co
chairman of the race relations
committee will be the host on
Wednesday. The doctor will be
honored at a noon luncheon at
the St. Paul Methodist Church on
Wednesday. At 6:00 p.m. he will
be the dinner guests at the Uni
versity International House. That
evening he will speak before a
public meeting at the Urban Lea
gue sponsored by the Men’s Club.
He will be introduced to the
state legislature Thursday morn
ing and at noon will be a lunch
eon guest at the YWCA. Mrs.
McMillian will speak at a public
meeting Thursday afternoon at
2:00 at the Urban League. It will
be sponsored by the Mary Beth
une Literary and Art Club.
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