THE VOICE
A NEGRO WEEKLY
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the cultural, social and spiritual
life of a great people”
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Miss Anderson Commends
Robeson's Decision
by Charles Washington
The favorite Negro spiritual
of Marian Anderson, world
great Negro contralto, is John
Payne’s arrangement of the
“Crucifixion,” she revealed Tues
day when in Lincoln for an
evening concert at the University
of Nebraska coliseum.
“The sentiment of the scene of
Christ suffering agony and pain
upon the cross without saying a
‘mumbling’ word has always
been a source of encouragement
to me,” she stated. “If the whole
world could catch the signifi
cance of this song, what a better
place it would be to live.”
Her voice, she believes, is a
“direct gift from God and my
singing a religious experience.”
You could see a devout responsi
bility passed over her counten
ance as she added, “When a
person comes to me after a per
formance and says ‘For awhile
tonight I forgot everything a
round me,’ I feel that I have
succeeded in projecting my
message.
It was her opinion that Negro
history should be given more
space in the American history
books and not taught as a separ
ate subject. “When we ask that
the history of our race,” she
exclaimed, “be studied apart
from the history of America, we
are merely asking that our
achievements be segregated from
those of this country.”
She thought that Paul Robe
son’s decision to quit the concert
stage after this season and tour
the country making speeches in
the interest of better race re
lations “is an excellent choice.”
“He has busied himself trying
to find out the conditions of the
rank and file of the race and is
in a good position to be of great
help,” she concluded.
Teen Age Chatter
Reporter Dotty Greene
Asst. Ruby Lee Harper
Asst. Loretta McWilliams
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We had the pleasure of attend
ing a concert given by the great
contralto, Marion Anderson, Tues
day evening. I’m sure those who
heard her enjoyed it very much.
* * * •
Phyllis Holcomb journeyed to
Kansas City recently. She had a
most fine time.
• • * *
The Teen-Timers Club is mak
ing plans to charter a bus and go
to pioneer park for an evening
picnic.
* * * *
Joy Night, which will be pre
sented at Lincoln High School,
April 17-18-19 has a big treat in
store. Some of the teen-agers
to be in it are Bob Graham and
Arnold Walker in Boy’s Glee
Club; Phyllis Holcomb in Rapsody
in Tumbling G. A. A. and Elbert
Starks in the House of Blue
Lights. I
* • * *
I hear Birdie Powell made
quite a hit with Miss Anderson.
(Good work Birdie.)
* * * *
The Mystery Person of the
Month Contest
The reporters of the Teen-Age
Chatter are sponsoring this con
test. Any one is eligible to enter
this contest that lives in Lincoln,
with the exception of the teen-age
reporters of “The Voice”.
We will give you a description
of a girl or a boy and you are to
write to 2221 S Street if you can
identify this person. The prize
if you answer the description the
1st week is $1.00, if you answer
it the 2nd week it drops to $ .50,
if no one answers it in two weeks
the money will be added to the
next month’s Mystery Contest.
If $5.00 accumulates it will be
turned over to the Scholarship
award.
Mystery Person for the Month of
April.
First set of clues—
1. She wants to learn to drive
a car when she arrives at the
age of 16.
2. She goes with a well known
Lincoln Boy.
3. She is slim, trim and cute.
The letter with the correct
answer and the earliest post
mark is the winner.
* * * *
Question of the Week was—
What did you think of Marian
Anderson?
Peaches Winston—Marvelous
Tony Smith—Wonderful
Birdie Powell—Out of this world
Vonna Finley—Nice
Doris Powell—Swell
Lopy Finley—OK
Susie Mae Whitehall—Allright
Lorretta McWilliams—Fine
Betty Wilson—Wonderful
* • • •
Bye Now,
Dottie, Ruby, Loretta
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ZEPHYR EMPLOYEES
INJURED. APRIL 3. 1947
Crew members injured in the
wreck of the CB&Q’s Twin Cities
Zephyr on April 3rd are showing
some improvement, it was an
nounced this week by E. T. Bell,
General Chairman of Local 311,
UTSE-CIO.
Thomas Davis is confined to
the Hinsdale Sanitarium, Hins
i
dale, Illinois, with pelvic fracture
tnd leg lacerations. In the same
hospital is John L Owens, Presi
dent of Local 311, suffering inter
nal injuries.
Eddie Rice, leg injury, D. Stoher
and Delos Taylor, bruises and cuts
were able to leave the scene of
the accident and are at their
homes. All of the men reside in
Chicago.
Owens said that he is lucky to
be alive on two counts. He had
just turned from L. W. Wright,
who occupied the first seat, when
the car plowed into the Downers
Grove station killing the passen
ger instantly. Everyone in this
particular car would have been
electrocuted had not a diesel engi
neer arrived on the scene by
chance and cut off the generator
a few minutes after the crash.
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Newman Methodist News
During the recent 55th anni
versary of the church a fine var
iety of programs was featured.
Choirs from Christ Temple and
Mt. Zion sang, while Rev. Trago^
McWilliams, Jr., Rev. B. T. Mc
Daniels and Rev. J. S. Favors all
brought inspirational messages.
Miss Freddie Powell, Miss Mat
tie Sue Nevels, The Woman’s So
ciety of Christian Service and
the Curtis Club also hel^d with
the programs. Miss Powell, the
Sunday School Superintendent
will be guest speaker at Quinn
Chapel A.M.E. Church Sunday,
at 11:00 P. M. She has, under
the helpful leadership of Rev.
G. W. Harper, made the Church
School one of the best with pro
gress and increased enrollment
reported in all departments. 9
The Baby Contest sponsored
by the Steward Board, Mrs. Dora
Hubbard chairman, was closed,
netting $163.42. Each baby was
given a cash prize. Reports were
Marilyn Jones, sponsored by Mrs.
Dora Hubbard, $37.50; Willine
Anderson sponsored by Mrs. Mary
McWilliams, $15.61; Claudette
McWilliams sponsored by Mrs.
Cora Gomaz, $12.95; Donal Ray
Collier, $6.00; Lois D. Shepherd
sponsored by Mrs. C. O. Shepherd
$91.50.
Dr. G. D. Hancock held his 4th
and last quarterly conference. To
tal raised $314.83.
Rev. Harper left Wednesday
morning for St. Louis, Mo. to at
tend the Annual Conference at
Union Memorial Church, April 16.