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    Volume 1, Number 37 Lincoln 3, Nebraska % June 26, 1947
* Veterans Report
Veterans in Nebraska, hasten
ing to beat the August 1 deadline
for easy reinstatement of Nation
al Service Life Insurance, have
regained policies amounting to
$17,008,500 during the past four
months, it was announced today
by Fred Waggoner, the VA’s re
gional insurance officer for Ne
braska.
Waggoner said this figure repre
sented 3,066 veterans’ policies, all
of which have been put back in
force since February 3, when VA
launched its G.I. Insurance infor
mation program. Up to and in
cluding August 1, he added, World
War II vets may reinstate lapsed
* term insurance without physical
examination upon certifying that
their health is as good as it was
when their policies lapsed and
upon payment of two monthly
premiums.
Renstatement figures by states
for the four month period are as
follows: Minnesota. $52,091,000;
Iowa, $37,533,000; Nebraska, $17,
008,500; North Dakota, $9,188,000;
South Dakota, $8,224,000.
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Three Day Conference
The pastor and officers of New
* man Methodist Church are mak
ing preparations for the three
day meeting of the National Rural
Life Conference of the Methodist
Church which will be held here,
it was announced by Rev. G. W.
Harper. The dates set for the
meeting will be July 29, 30, and
31. The conference will be held
at the University of Nebraska
with more than 1500 delegates
expected to attend. Rev. Harper
is making an appeal for housing
during the three-day session. The
delegates will pay $1.25 per night.
Chicago's First Negro Priest
The Rev. Herman Porter, of the
Society of the Sacred Heart, was
ordained in Chicago at St. John’s
Cathederal by the Most Rev.
Moses E. Kiley, archbishop of Mil
waukee. Rev. Porter, one of three
Roman Catholic priests slated to
be ordained in the United States
■f this year, offered his first solemn
high mass Sunday at St. Eliza
beth’s church. He is Chicago’s
first Negro Catholic priest.
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Mrs. T. R. Clair Returns
Mrs. T. R. Clair who has been
living in Flint, Mich., for the past
few months will return to Lincoln
this week. Mrs. Clair has made
no statement as to her future
plans but it is believed she will
operate a Beauty Shop at her
home address.
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Bishop Washington Speaks
Bishop Wm. A. Washington
was guest speaker Wednesday
evening at Christ Temple, Church
of Christ (Holiness) of which Rev.
Trago O. McWilliams Jr., is the
pastor. Bishop Washington pre
sides over this District with head
quarters located in Los Angeles,
California, and he will preach a
series of sermons at the regular
Holiness Camp Meeting to be held
here.
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Men's Club Organized
Under the direction of Mr.
Benjamin Jefferson a Men’s Club
was organized recently at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, 12th and F
Street, for the purpose of supply
ing whatever need that may exist.
Robert Letcher was elected pres
ident; J. B. Bond, Secretary;
Sherman Berry, Vice President;
Benjamin Jefferson, Treasurer;
and J. T. Wright, Chaplain. Rev.
B. T. McDaniels, pastor of the
Church of God, preached the in
stallation sermon.
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Amaranihus Grand Chapter
The Amaranthus Grand Chap
ter O. E. S. which met in Omaha
June 19 and 20, was a great suc
cess and acclaimed one of the
finest in years. The ritualistic
sessiop opened at 9 a.m. Wednes
day morning with the appoint
ment of committees of the Grand
Officers. The Chapter of Sorrow
under the direction of Grand
Lecturer Blanche Moore followed.
The Youth Fraternity was un
der the direction of its sponsor,
Vera Harris.
The Floral Degree was exem
plified by the Lincoln team at
7:30 p.m. with Worthy Matron,
Izetta Malone in charge. This
was followed by the Queen of
the South Degree by the Omaha
Team with Venus Starnes as the
Queen of the South.
Thursday final reports of all
committees were received and a
brief address from visiting dele
gates were enjoyed, among them
being the Grand Master of the
Nebraska Jurisdiction, Paul Clay
ton Lewis of Lincoln.
Sister Eva Smith of San Diego,
Calif., remained throughout the
session. More than 300 persons
were in attendance, 25 from the
Lincoln chapter.
Cloma H. Scott, Omaha, was
reelected Grand Matron, Floyd
Buckner, Omaha, newly elected
Grand Patron, Mayme Houchins,
Lincoln was reelected Grand
Associate Matron, Orlando Beck,
Omaha, newly elected Grand As
sociate Patron Josie Moore, reelec
Grand Secretary, Margaret Moore
Omaha, reelected Grand Treas
urer, Maude H. Johnson reelect
ed Grand Trustee, Richard G.
Huston, Lincoln, was elected
Grand Sentinal, and Izetta Ma
lone, Lincoln was elected Grand
Ada on the Star.
All officers were installed iin
mediately by Grand Patron D.
W. Gooden of Omaha.
The session closed in formal
Ceremonial Rites to meet again
in June 1948.
Favors Vacation in West
Rev. and Mrs. John S. Favors
have been enjoying a very pleas
ant vacation in the west. They
spent three fine days in Salt Lake
City, Utah at the home of a young
minister friend of the Rev. Fa
vors, Rev. Jerry Ford.
At present they are vacationing
in Oakland, California. They have
enjoyed visting San FYancisco,
Berkley, and Sacremento, Calif.
Thus far, the National Sunday
School and B. T. U. Convention
has been a great inspiration to
both Rev. and Mrs. Favors.
From Oakland and on the re
turn trip they will visit Los An
geles, California; Phoenix, Ariz.;
Juarez, Mexico; El Paso, Texas;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, To
peka, Kansas and then on to Lin
coln, Nebraska.
DRAMATIC ARTIST
Mrs. Wilie H. Gerald Jackson,
dramatic artist and Hawaiian
guitarist, appeared before the
Christian Workers conference and
Camp at Mathew academy, Cam
den, S. C., recently. Mrs. Jackson
has been acclaimed by critics and
artists from coast to coast. Her
repertoire of verse includes such
selections as Edgar Allen Poe’s,
“The Raven” and “The Bells;”
Thorpe’s “Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight” and poems by Kipling,
Dunbar and other celebrated
poets. She will be heard at State
A and M College. Orangeburg,
S. C., on July 8. The artist is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W A.
Gerald, Marion, S. C.
Jolly Playmate Club
by Winifred (Peaches) Winston
Pictured above is one of the
Playmate Club, Beverly Brown,
age ten, who resides at 528 North
19th Street. She will be in the
fifth grade this year, which will
be her first year at Elliott. She
has many hobbies consisting of
books, school, riding in cars. She
is also very fond of piano lessons.
Her closest playmate is Leona
Jennings who lives at 1928 S St.
Her most cherished possessions
are her bicycle and desk. Her
most exciting moment was when
her baby brother, Norman Jr.,
was born. Her most horrible mo
ment was when she rode on the
“Pretzel” at Capitol Beach. Her
ambition is to be a teacher.
She is pictured here at the age
of seven years.
Other new members this week
were:
Pamela Frances Tapp
Herman Franklin Tapp
Patricia Rae Adams, Nebr. City
Jo Ann Jefferson
Benjamin T. Jefferson Jr.
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NEBRASKA CITY NEWS
Louis Smith son of Mrs. Jose
phine Smith came down from
Omaha to bring Paul Louis Fields
to spend the summer with his
grandmother, Mrs. Josephine
Fields.
Mrs. H. Grinshaw, Mrs. Mildred
Woods and daughter, of Phoenix,
Arizona stopped over in the city
to see Mrs. Lucille Miller, they
are enroute to Peoria, Illinois.
Mrs. Josephine Fields is rais
ing White Giant ducks that she
ordered from Zeland, Michigan.
Mr. Alonzo Adams has returned
home from Vets Hospital in Lin
coln and is looking very much
improved.
Our citizens of the city are to be
commended on their yards, with
all the rain and bad weather it
is wonderful to see how well they
have kept them.