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Nat Towles Headed For Big Time Nblbert Towles, known to the dame world as ‘‘Nat” Towles was bom in New Orleans, La., where ha attended public school, later en tertag Xavier university where he took an extensive course in music WlAa there, he became a member •f the school band and proved to he very versatile on the string in struments. Roar years ago, Mr. Towles started a band of his own, playing hia ftrst enagagement in a night ot^ at Duven(port, Ok la. After two years of independent working, ha employed the service of a book ing agent, thus enabling him to appear at various leading clubs including the Casa Loma, Tulsa, Okkx, College Inn, Dallas Texas Texas Centennial. He has travelled extensively in the East and all parts of the country. Mr. Towles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Towles of New Orleans, La. Mr. Towles’ father is one of the leading building con tractor of the South. The band has been working out of Omaha since 1936 and has made a wonder ful record as a dance band, as may be recognized in their ever growing popularity. Among the outstanding social events for which Mr. Towles and his band played are the Yale university students ball in Omaha ad the Spiners Ball. Mr. Towles is reported to have been selected ta play at the Music Box, an exclusive downtown night apot^ for an indefinite egagement beginning January 1st. Members of this musical aggregation are as follows: Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Siki Collins, alto sax; C. Q. Price, alto sax; L. H. Talley, tenor sax; Nat Williams, drums; Casey Smith, guitar; T. W. Pratt, jr., bass violin C. A. Stewart, piano; N. R. Bates, trumipet; Weldon Sneed, trumpet; Harojd Johnson, trumpet; Archie Brown, trombone; Lorenzo Coker, trombone; and Duke Groner, vocal ist. -o IMPORTANT NOTICE I Notice to Subscribers— Please notify the Omaha Guide office, by mail or telephone, as to your change of address. The post al authorities make a charge for the change of address when we are not notified, in time to prevent de livery to the wrong address. The Omaha Guide will be forced to charge a small fee of five cents for each change of address with out notice. Please call WE 1517 or mal bs a post card with your new address on it, at one week before you move. This will prevent a du plication of papers and the five c< nts charge. Thanking you for your cooperation in this matter, TUB OMAHA GUIDE PUB. CO. -o new Xavier unive.rsitf libr ary ak New Orleans is a two story *t mature, containing main foyel, art exfcibit room, museum, seminar rooaa% main reading room, science library, periodical room, and a s'.aafc room with capacity of 60, •Oa volumes. WJVVWdW.V.V.V.W.V.V. CHAMPION Always Leads Track Odds Show Parlays CHAMPION | CIGAR STORE 2047 Ho. 24th St JA 4777 VWWWVWWWMWW ■ 1 Entertainment Whirl By JIMMY "EVANS Stepin Fetchit, billed as the luz iest man in the world, aroused from bis lethargy long enough to marry Winnie Johnson, beautiful chorus girl last week.The bride is re ported to be 19 years old and has been acclaimed by the columnists as being the prettiest of the Harlem chorines. Recently she appeared on Broadway in '‘New Faces” and is said to be in reheasal for a new edition of that production. Fetchit, by the way, was in another accident last week but managed to walk away from this one..The last time out, Fetchit tried to wrap his car around an elevated train post and for some time it was thought that he would answer his last cur tain. SHORT SHORT STORY He is recognized as one of the best and fastest piano players in the business.His engagements | at the best night clubs always bring the patrons out in droves.'His records are listed among the best sellers and to top it all, everyone likes him... .What makes him news is this... He was born blind but refuses to have anything done for his sight.He says that evidently the Lord wanted him to be blind and that the Lord’s will be done.... ..Every night then, he goes on making music and smiling all the while.Of course you’ve heard of him..His name is Art Tatum. FLASHES from the MOTION PICTURE CO. All of the movie picture outfits I are releasing pictures shortly with colored talent. From their sched ules, we give you their line up: In “Conquest,’’the Napoleanie picture, Noble Johnson will be seen in sup port of Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer.Louise Beavers is fea tured in the “Last Gangster,” with Edward G. Robinson.Miss Bea vers will also be seen in an all-col ored film titled, “My Sons.” Willie Best, film comic, has a part in the football flicker “Satur day’s Children.” The Eddie Cantor film, ‘Ali Baba Goes to Town” fea tures Jeni Le Gon and several se pias in many sequences... .“Holly wood Hotel” will show Jeni Le Gon and feature the music of Benny Goodman. Picture fans will then get an opportunity to see this fam ed quartette with Lionel Hampton, and Teddy Wilson at work. “Manhattan Merry Go-Round” will feature the music of Cab Calloway, the hi de-ho king Also keep a wather eye out for “Ballots with Bullets” starring Ralph Cooper. BITS and HITS Lucky Millender and Mai Hallet will engage in a battle of jaz.7. at j the Penn A. C. in Philadelphia, Nov. 26th Johnny and George, a piano playing with songs duo, are in the show at the Yacht Club in New York.Bobby Short, is also playing his piano but at the Fro lics Nitery on Broadway.... Duke! Ellington and his outfit played the Metropolitan in Boston last week ... The Edward Sisters, the Two Zephers and Fats Waller’s band headlined the show at the Palace theatre in Cleveland.Last week, Harris and Howell were at the Ly ric theatre in Indianapolis.At the Empire theatre in Kingston, England Snakehip Johnson and his band are going great.Nina Mae McKinney is still in Australia. Louis Larsen Garage For service and number one repair work Batteries and Tires Come to Louis Larsen’s Garage 8014 No. 24th St. JA 9220 Mm • m #■'« 99999 ■— ■ —- • • - e e «,,» ,« m • ■— Carl Nigro Shoe Repairing Best Materia] Expert Workmanship Service 3118 North 24th Street - - m-.T i t t-e t » > » r e e I 2^ lU GO TO ’*■*2 ; Tuskeoee; ^ us they Gor —* l.*> SOMETHING TS t -i? 1 -* At th e NEW JERSEY TRACK MEET hMiVitun \ GlftfcS WON THE NATIONAL A A O CHAMP/ONSH/Pf JN SPECTACULAR FORM. 'THEY PLACED TN TEN EVENTS OUT OF ELEVEN WHICH GAVE THEM THE NATIONAL CUP.'i Nashville Starts New Community Center Nashville, Oct. 28—Fisk univer sity Sooial Settlement opened in the Nashville slums October 18th. It repnesents an experiment in so cial work precedore aimed at pro viding a wider service to the com munity. The program of the Settle ment as developed by Dr. Charles S. Johnson, Director of Social Sci ences at Fisk university, incorpor ates features for community ser vice aside from educational and so cial services provided for the in dividual. To the customary recrea tional and social activities have been added a Pe»ples College, a Children’s Intitute, and an active relationship with classes in the so cial sciences in the University. The program of the Center is based on a study of the area it serves and will bo adjusted to the needs of the community avoiding the impos ing of foreign and artificial activi ties. The People’s College has a cur riculum divided in two sections of fering practical education for adults. The first section offers: 1. A course in elmentary science bas ed on health principle and practice 2. A literary course based on letter writing. l.A history course based on southern and national Negro history as related to American his tory generally. 4. A psychology course based upon the care of chil dren and parent education. The second section offers formal courses for more advanced adults: 1. History—American and Negro; 2. Literature and art appreciation; 3. Mathmetics treating family bud geting, the problems of small con sumers, insurance and savings, or ganization financing, and elemen tary social statistics; 4; Contem porary Problems. Practical classes in the college will be suplemented by motion pictures, forums and lec tures. The Social Science Faculty will serve as consultants and ad visers to the instructional staff. The Childnen’s Institute will in augerato services providing clinics, recreational activity, and the nur sery school in a scheme Resigned to offer greater efficiency in pre school education for the children of underprivileged families. Dr. Horace M. Bond is consultant and advisor to the staff of the Chil dren’s Institute. Development of music activity as a major feature of the recreation program will encourage the organi zation of folk singing, community choruses, band and orchestral groups. Professor John Work is consultant and adviser on the mu 8io program. Courses offered in the social sci ences at Fisk university will use the Settlement as a laboratory in a plan which will give students valu able experience and assist the set tlement’s program. The staff of the settlement con sists of five full time workers and thirty part time workers in addi tion to consultants. Hold Last Rites For Rev. F. J: Grimke Famous Pastor WASHINGON, D. C., Oct. 28 (ANPh—Final rites were held last Thursday at Fifteenth street Presbyterian Church for the Rev. Frances J. Grimke, widely known clergyman and civic leader and for more than 50 years the pastor of Fifteenth Street Church. The pre sent pastor, Rev. Halley B. Taylor, officiated at the funeral and the principal eulogy was delivered by Dr. Walter H. Brooks, pastor, Nine tcenth Street Baptist Church and a friend of Dr. Grimke for 71 years. Burial was in Harmony cemetery. Bom a slave, and serving as va let for a Confederate, of'! e.1 during ♦ he Civil War, T'r, Grimke was Deed in the general emancipation. He came to Massachusetts and la ter attended Lincoln university, graduating in 1870 as valedictorian of his class. He was graduated from Princeton Theological Semin ary in 1878, came immediately to the pastorate of Fifteenth Street church. Aside from his leadership in the church, Dr. Grimke took an active part in civic affairs and all matters pertaining to the uplift and pro gress of his race. He was a noted orator and writer, and was one of the organizers of the NAACP and the National Negro Academy, and a staunch supporter of the Associa tion for Study of Negro Life and History. Dr. Grimke was a brother of the late Archibald H. Grimke, Spingarn medalist and former member of the San Domingo di plomatic corps. Big, complete, full of pictures. Tells you what you want to know , ; about your signs, dreams, future I and what they may mean to you, what may happen. IFQPP Write for free dream rltCC book offer and get big money-making agents' proposition and free samples of skin brighten* I ing face powder and hair-straight* j ening pomade. Write Lucky Heart Co* Dept.l 11 26.Mcmphis, Tenn. 51 Congressmen Are Watching Wage Bill New York, Nov. 4—In response to a letter from the NAACP, a total of 61 congressmen have writ ten the association that they will keep a careful eye on the wages and hours bill when it comes up in the House at the special session of Congress to see that it does not contain any differential so far as Negro workers are concerned. Replies from congressmen aro continuing to reach the NAACP and indications are that any at tempt to enforce a differential against Negro workers, either in wages or hours, will have opposi tion. The NAACP points out that the wages and hours bill will have a lasting affect on hundreds of thou sands of Negro workers in the South and, thereore, any attempt to frame a law fixing sub standard wages for them should be fought vigorously. The wages and hours bill is one of the main purposes of the spe cial session which opens November 16th and the voters at home are urged to keep in touch with their congressmen, for the bill already has been passed in the Senate and the big fight is expected in the House. ■-e Flush Poisons From Kidneys and Stop Getting Up Nights HE HEALTHIER,” HAPPIER LIVE LONGER When you can get for 36 cents a supremely efficient and harmless stimulant and diuretic that will flush from your kidneys the waste matter, poisons and acid that are now doing you harm, why continue to break your restful Bleep by get ting up thru the night. Just ask your druggist, for Gold Medal Ilaa'lem Oil Capsules—but be sure and get GOLD MEDAL— right from Haarlem In Holland Other symptoms of weak kidneys and irritated bladder or backache, puffy eyes, leg cramps, moist palms burning or scanty passage. 8c SHIRTS 8c When Finished Out of Any Family Service EMERSON LAUNDRV ZORIC DRY CLEANERS 2324 No. 24th St_WE 1029 —- flQ VOD KNOW WHY r»-Toa Cat Ataost OrttrahM I fofinffttt hi Tin DlctimryV _ir— WTiii niw ly AMTi -^ \smtu Vasa,-) SIT) f~0 ("•;»^i«o> (saarl i # VXliT^l ! ah^owhI*] \ what lTW***® (t; Ll-jJ —>. I 1 J «* *r. 1 , *• ^ A•.•' £r ^ iV-^'t—J L'r^. J/ -*• ^ CAiffoox CO.,: ».?7 jftjf W 4 • "• m <mnm m ^ m i<i»u< ♦<»» m • m Clarinda, la. News » «■■»..#»« .»..».■»■>■ i>. ««««■«.»» The Second Baptist church school was in high Sunday with Miss Ra ehel Oason presiding. All reported having n grand time at the Hal lowe’en party Saturday night. Miss C. Baker was the unknown guest at the party. Miss Bas. was a vi‘ sitor in the Sunday school, Sunday morning. Morning service was well attended and tho pastor brought a temperance message. Subject, ‘‘Worldly Pleasure.” The Mission Circle had a wonder . ful program in the afternoon. Rev. R. Cooper of Omaha brought a stirring mission sermon. Subject, “Mission Labors.” W'e were pleas ed to have him with us. Evening service was the spotlight service of the day and a large at tendance with many visitors pre sent. The pastor brought another wonderful message. Subject, “Save the Minutes." Asthma Cause Fought in 3 Minutes By dissolving and removing mucus or phlegm that causes strangling, choking. Asthma attacks, the doctor's prescription Mendaco removes the cause of your agony. No smokes, no dopes, no Injection*. Ab solutely tasteless Starts work fn 3 minutes. Bleep soundly tonight. Soon feel well, years younger, stronger, and eat anything. Guar anteed completely satisfactory or money hack. If your druggist Is out ask him to order Ueudaoo for you. Don’t suffer another day. The guarantee protect* you. yJVWWWA'AWWWWAIWh COFFEE JOHN’S | } 111 So. 14th St. £ ■ I Biggest 10c Meals In City £ £ Everybody Welcome .WWWdWJVWWWWVW’ VISIT THE New Elite Bar 2423 N 24th St. Drinks Of All Kinds At Moderate Prices Spe:i tl Courtesy to Ladies Direct Wire On All Sporting Events ( Christopher ft McGill, Props. .— Love Your Neighbor In business do you love your neighbor. Do yon seek to manage your affairs so you will reap double value the value from a just and valid service rendered, and. accruing good will which comes only if y<*ur motives are right? The second value is based on the first—costa less but is worth far more. On the accumulation of the sqg ond value depends your chance to grow and expand. : Negro business needs more good will It needs to grow and expand. We urge Negro business men to render service at a profit, but aiso to love their neighbor. (In other words, COOPERATE!) NorthCarolina Life Insurance Co. Durham, N. C. C. C. SPAULDING, President An Investment in Life Insurance Is an Investment in Personal Security THE OMAHA GUIDE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL .. DIRECTORY.. Save time, worry, confusion and money by consulting this complete Directory of Neigh borhood and City Business places. CHRISTINE ALTHOUSE 2422 No. 22nd St WE 0846 ( STEPHENSON BEAUTY SHOP 8037 N. 24th StAt 5810 CHARLENA LEWIS BEAUTY SALON 2856 Maple St. JA 6116 ECONOMY TAILOR Ohaa. M. Simmons, Prop. We Cat, Trim Make Suita to Order Make all kinda of alterations for Ladies and Gents. Cleaning; and Repairing; 1918 No. 24th St. American Wiener Shop 2609 N. 24th Street KINO YUEN CAPE 2010% N. 24th St Ja. 8678 CHARLIE* PLACE 1602 N. 24th Bt_Wo. 4019 ELITE CIGAR STORE 2812 N. 24th St Ha. 4228 HOUSTON’S GROCERY 2114 No. 24th St JA 3643 Our Sausage a specialty Free Delivery JOHN80NDRUG 1904 N. 24th St We. 0998 DUFFY PHARMACY 24th and Lake We. 0609 RABE’S BUFFET 8426 N. 24th St Ja. 9196 N0RTH-8IDE TRANBFKK 8414 Grant St We. 6866 L. BERMAN, TAILOR 1408 No. 24th St. AT 1196 Special November sale. Any coat relined for $4.00. Electrical Appliances DONAKOO A HOYLE Norge Appliance Oo. 2423 Farnam St Ha. 0600 Graders W. F. HOCH Grading and Excavation 4606 Ames Ave. Ke. 0811 Grocery Stores HERMAN'S MARKET 24th and LakeWe. 6444 Laandries EMERSON LAUNDRY 2824 N. 24th St_We. 1088 EDHOLM A SHERMAN 8401 N. 24th St_We. 8068 Monument Maker* HEFT A NOTES 48th and Foraat Lawn Ka. 1W Prodnce Markets METROPOLITAN PRODUCE 1818 N. 24th St We. 4787 BEN A KERMIT ANDERSON Painting, Wall Washing and Decorating 23 Years Experience Estimates free Work Guaranteed 2801 Miami St 2872 Binnr St Phone WE 6826 J. B. CLEANERS and TAILORS 1808 No. 24th St WE 6181 We do all kinds ef work.
