Volume 1, Number 32 Lincoln 3, Nebraska May 16. 1947
Graduates with Class of '47
Rev. Alfred A. Newton, retired
from the Beatrice Post Office,
will complete his four years work
•at Bishop William’s School of
Religion at Western University,
Quindaro, Kansas, May 29th.
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WINIFRED MAI WINSTON
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Winifred is the 13 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Winston, 1942 “S” Street and is
known best for her musical abil
ity.
* She has been a piano pupil of
Miss Ruth Breamer for seven
years and has studied voice for
two and one half years under
Miss Edith Lucille Robbins.
Winifred will appear in a con
cert at Hastings, Nebraska in
June, under the auspices of the
A.M.E. Church.
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REVIVAL
Elder R. B. Lane, Evangelist of
St, Louis, Missouri is conducting
a revival at the Church of God.
Everyone is invited.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY
^ Bicycles numerous. More and
more the bicycle becomes a men
ace. It is sort of an orphan that
nobody cares for, and must look
out for'ilself. Let it obey vehicle
laws.
TOWN MEETINGS
“We the Consumers and the
High Cost of Living” will be the
third in its series to be discussed
at a forum held in the Y.W.C.A.
Cafeteria Room on May 20 at
8:00 p.m.
The readers of The Voice are
extended a special invitation to
attend.
This subject is of vital concern
to all of us. Four speakers and a
moderator will discuss the sub
ject, and a period of questions
from the audience will follow.
Dr. F. K. Beutel, Dean of the
Law College is moderator, and
the following speakers will dis
cuss this problem from these
angles:
For the farmers, Stanley Mat
zke, farm editor of the Journal
Newspapers; for the professors,
Merrill Koser, manager of Fair
mont Creamery Company; for the
retailers, Milton P. Beechner,
owner-manager of the Beechner
Groceries; for the wage earners,
Kenneth P. Lewis, secretary of
the Central Labor Union. There
is no admission charge; the forum
is arranged as a public service
by the Public Affairs Committee
of the YWCA, Mrs. M. C. Leon
ard chairman. Miss Katherine
Thompson is on the committee.
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COLORED METHODIST
CHURCH ORGANIZED
At an impressive setting Sun
day afternoon at the Lincoln
Urban League. The C.M.E. church
held its second quarterly confer
ence, with Presiding Elder R. A.
Simpson of the C.M.E. church of
Kansas City, Missouri in charge.
After a very inspiring message
both the pastor, Rev. G. E. Biv
ens and the Presiding Elder
stated the position of the church
in this community.
Rev. Simpson said it had been
their policy to follow their mem-'
b.ers where ever they went and
that the church was not estab
lished to injure any other church, j
but to serve the people who were
without a church home.
Rev. G. W. Harper, Pastor of
Newman Methodist church was
presented and, he pledged his
wholehearted support.
I AM AN AMERICAN DAY
Sunday, May 18, will be “I Am
an American Day” this year; and
churches, patriotic groups, and
others are being asked to honor
Lincoln’s “new” citizens who have
reached 21 years of age or have
become naturalized this year, ac
cording to Chairman Arthur E.
Perry of the Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce Citizenship Committee.
Congress set aside the third
Sunday- in May for this annual
observance in 1940, and special
attention has been given to it
each year in Lincoln, Perry said.
This year, ministers are being
asked to dwell on the privileges
and obligations of citizenship in
their sermons on May 18, and
patriotic groups are being asked
to feature the ‘I Am an American*
theme in their programs.
All of us may renew our appre
ciation of American privileges
and responsibilities by observ
ing this day.
The Chamber’s Citizenship
committee has been active for
many years in this field. Each
year ,in December, it is host at
a dinner to all persons who have
become naturalized during the
previous twelve months.
Morris N. Adams, who remains
on the committee, was chairman
for many years. Other members
are Edgar A. Cole, Wayne O.
Reed, Wendell Groth, Grace Mc
Caslin, Norma Carpenter, Ruth
Segner, Betty Ann Dixon, Nor
man Cromwell and James R.
Critchfield, secretary. C. W. D.
Kinsey, Chamber vice president
in charge of. the public affairs
division, is a member.
Membership of the committee
LEROY CARTER INSPIRES
N. A. A. C. P. MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE
Leroy Carter, Regional (4)
Secretary of the N.A.A.C.P. ad
dressed an interested group at
the Urban League recently. He
told them many interesting things
about this organization which is
the strongest one of its kind that
champions the cause of 13 mil
lion Negroes in the United States.
The present membership is about
550.000 and the slogan for 1947
is “Let’s Make It a Million.”
Some of the most interesting
things that Mr. Carter said were;
The N.A.A.C.P. was organized
in 1909 by liberal whites and Ne
groes who had vision and cour
age. .
The N.A.A.C.P. has been be
fore the U. S. Supreme Court 24
times and won 22 favorable de
cisions; the two losses were
proved to have been mainly in
lack of preparation of the cases
rather than to the cause.
The famous Sweat Case in
Texas is yet making progress.
Just think! The University of
Texas has a chapter of 124 mem
bers of N.A.A.C.P., 65% of the
teachers and 82% of the students
nave no objection to having Ne
gro students. Now there are
100.000 registered Negro voters
in Georgia.
In older to be prepared for any
local emergency or to help our
brethern elsewhere, let’s have
your membership now.
is drawn from the Women’s
Division, the Junior Chamber
and the Chamber itself, Perry
stated.
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