LARORST AfTRBDfTBD NFCRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY_
0”“7 Saturday, September 16, 1939 ~~ZZZ~
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Are you perfectly heal.hy? If
you are, how did you know it?
Have you seen your doctor late
ly? Of course not, you just guess
ed you were. You know that you
aro feeling fine most of the time
so you have just come to the con
clusion tha>t everything is ‘okey.’
We are going to run a series
of health d!| .missions fcfr your
benefit. You will learn about
milk and its uses. You will learn '
what saliva is and are any per-;
sons immune to seasickness, also
why the partially deaf person
places his hand behind his ear.
You will learn about whooping
cough and at what age it may oc
cur, and many other questions of
importance. Watch the OMAHA
GUIDE for all the answers.
Mayor Welcomes Urban League’s
New Secretary To Omaha See story below
You Can
Move To
Liberia
The Weather
Weather outlook for the Period
September 18 to September 23.
Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys and Northern
and Central Great Plains, some
what warmer beginning of week
and temperatures mostly above
normal thereafter; week dry in
^ general.
Cop Kills Negro
Worker and
Commits Suicide
St. George S. I. N. Y.—Fifteen
minufUfa, after a charge of homi
cide h*d been placed against him
in connection with the fatal shoot- !
ing of ,a Negro waterfront work
er in Port Richmond, Patrolman
Lowbs Pensa, white, commtted sui
cide Friday evening in his cell in
the police station here.
Pensa had been permitted to
change into civilian clothes after
arrest and then deprived of
his belt and necktie as a precau
tion tore his undershirt into
strips to make a cord. Putting the
noose around his neck, he attach
ed the other end to an iron cross
bar in the cell and stepped off,
the prison cot.
An attendant found his body
hanging from the bar and called
Dr. Anthony Constantino from St.
Vincent’s Hospital, who after try-.
ing to revive the prisoner pro
nounced him dead. It was the
same doctor who earlier in the
day certified the death of the Ne
gro victim Louis Hall, 53 year
old resident of a shack at the 1
foot of North street, Port Rich
moml.
The fatal shooting for which
Pens* had been locked up took I
place shortly after 1 p.m. when j
x during his lunch hour, the police- j
* man, after imbibing of intoxica-1
ting liquor in his free time went
to the junk yard of Morris Feld
man and Son at the foot of North
Street, made a target of white
paper and placed it against a bale
of burlap bags on the wall of
tho shack.
Using his service revolver, Pen
aa fired three times at the tar
get two shots finding their mark
but the third passing through of
the building. Hall, seated at a
table inside was struck in the
back of the head and killed.
Workmen who heard the shoot
ing, found the Negro workman 1
dead and called police. Acting In
spector James McGrath arrived
with a squad of detectives and i
|two radio cars. Pen.sa was taken
to St. George police station j
where, after examination by Dr.
William Davis, police surgeon,
was pronounced unfit for dut>
4no to an intoxicating agent. He
was suspended on orders of Fifth j
Deputy Police Commissioner Mar
tin H. Meaney and a charge of
homicide lodged against him af
ter questioning by the District
Attorney’s office.
Pensa. who was 43 years old
had been on the force for fifteen
years, was married and had two
children. Hall leaves an 81 year
old-mother in Georgia to whom
he had been in the habit of send
ing half of his weekly wages.
Says America Should
Not Be Drawn Into War
Negro Youth
Brutally Attacks
White Girl
R. L. Williams
Regional Director
Nat’l Bar Ass’n
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RAY L. V. illIAms
Attorney S. R. Redmond, Presi
dent of the National Bar Asso
ciation announced the following
program of ten objectives which
the association plans to accom
plish during the year ending Aug
ust 4, 1940.
1. To obtain increased represen
tation for Negro lawyers on the
state and federal judiciary and on
thu legal taffa of federal, state,
county and ci:y prosecutors to
insure the partial administration
of the criminal law.
2. To obtain an increase num
ber of appointments of Negro
lawyer-; by the Courts as Receiv
ers, Administrators, Attorneys
for the Officer.-', Guardians ad li
tem, and assignments of counsel
to represent indigent defendants
in criminal cases.
3. To obtain increased repre
sentation on all juiie;.
4. To wage a vigorous campaign
in every community for equal
fducational opportunities for Ne
groes from the grammar school to
the highest level.
5. To put forth the united
ftrength of the NATIONAL BAR
ASSOCIATION and through its
agency the strength of the entire
race to fight for the passage of
the anti-lynching bill
6. Publication of a law journal
(Continued on page 4)
Crocery store Held
Up in Broad Day
light
In broad day light, Monday,
Sept. 18, about 1:45 P.M. two
Negroes walked into the Shapiro
Meat Marker and Grocery Store
at 2518 Cuming St., and asked the
lady in charge for steak. When
she went behind the meat counter
and inquired of what kind he
wanted, he said he had changed
his mind, he wanted cigaretts.
Both ordered one package of Luc
kies, one of Old Golds, and one of
Camels. When she attempted to
collect for the same, they rushed
her in an act of an attack with
a club. When she screamed, they
ran out the door, down Cuming
St. and turned the corner east
on Cuming by Jepsen’s Grocery.
They then turned north on 24th
St. and disappeared in the alley.
The proprietor came to the
owner of the Square Deal Poultry
nexi door and asked for help to
catch the burglars. He made an
attempt to help locate the two
holdup men but was unable to
get any clues.
Mrs. Shapiro said she couia
easily identify them if she ever
found them again. The proprie
tor of the Square Deal called po
lice headquarters and asked for
Detective Birch. He said that if he
could get hold of Detective Birch
i he would have them in thirty
minutes. When the Omaha Guide
reporter left the Square Deal
Grocery, ho was trying to locate
Detective Birch.
—FLASH—
The two burglars who held up
the grocery store at 2518 Cuming
St., were apprehended by De
ATTACKS HOT TAMALE MAN
Comes Back to
Town ; Arrested
Louis Parker, 2111 Grant St.
who jammed traffic on 24th St. on
Sept. 10, at 1914 N. 24th St., by
using his knife on tihe hot tamale
man, went to Souix City for a
few <fcys. But he seemed to think
everything was blowing over and
be came back to Omaha.
Detective Sergeants U. S. Mat
thews and C. C. Dudley nabbed
i him. He was given ninety days
I for his attack on the hot tamale
I man. -
WHITE GIRL ATTACKED BY
COLORED BOY
Monday evening, September 18
a negro boy ^attempted to attack
a white girl as was empt
ing trash in the lot next to her
homo 2227 Giant. The boy came
through the alley from Burdette
St., behind Dreamland Hall. When
he saw the girl, he ran to her
and threw (her down. But the girl's
screams drove him away. The boy
hasn’t been caught.
Mr. Koenig, her father stated
to the Omaha Guide reporter that
it was a little past 8 o’clock when
it happened. It was dark. He said
that it was all done so quick.
When the girl fell to the ground,
the man ran and she did not get
a description of her assaulter, and
for that reason she felt it was
useless to notify the police as it
would be imposible for the girl
or anyone at the house to posei
ble identify the assaulter. Mr.
Koenig did not want to cause
anyone to suffer thut was inno
cent.
Mr. Koenig is employed in the
finance department at the City
Hall under Commissioner Knud
sen. _
tectivo Sergeants C. C. Dudley
and U. S. Matthews.
The two burglars were not
satisfied with the job on Cuming
Si. They went to 1513 N. 2>lth
St„ The Adlers Delicatessen Store
and pulled oil another stunt. John
Henry Brooks, 2913 Grant Street
was given thirty days and Edward
Robinson, 1633.. N. 23rd St. was
-turned over bo Juvenile authori
ties. Ho happened to be in bad
company.
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BEAUTICIANS ELECT MRS. C.
C. JOHNSON NATIONAL
PRESIDENT
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 21
(ANP)— Mrs. Cordelia Green
Johnson, widely known beautician
of Jersey City, N. J. was elected
president of the National Beauty
CuRurists league at its recent
convention held here at Municipal
auditorium. President Johnson
was formerly treasurer of the na
tional body.
As a result of the persistent
efforts of C. H. Newsome, At
lantic was chosen as the 1940 con
vention city. Mrs. Marjorie Ste
wart Joyner of Chicago, the re
tiring president, had served for
two years.
5LEADERS POINT OUT BENE
FIT OF WAR FOR NEGROES
SOME OPPOSE SEPARATE DI
VISION
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A Few Believe U S. Can Remain
Neutral in Latest European
Conflict >
Chicago Sept. 21 (ANP)—Still
more leaders of the American
Negro, continuing the symposium
* begun last week by the Associat
ed Negro Press, are certain of
the racial benefits to be derived
from the present European war,
while some are of the opinion
that the United States can re
main neutml. All, however, are
deeply opposed to any plan to use
Negro soldiers exclusively as
stevedores or work regiments.
Among tho=e believing Ameri
ca will remain neutral is Dr. A.W.
Dumas of Natchez, Miss., new
president of the National Medical
association, who says "the lesson
wo learned in the recent World
war will act as a detering influ
ence in keeping uu out of the
! present conflict. Since we have
not recovered from the after
math of this war, knowing full
well its implications, it would be
foolhardy to take any part in it.
But tihe Negro, if called up to
shoulder arms in defense of oui
democracy, must accept the chal
lenge and fight in the interest of
(Continued on page 4)
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St. Paul Gets Post
/
al Foreman Clerk
St. Paul, Sept. 21 (ANP)-Jose
H. Sherwood well known St.
Paul postal clerk and widely
known in fraternal circles, has
been made a foreman by Post
master Arthur A. Van Dyke, (ef.
fective Sept. 1,) the appointment
marking the first time a Negro
has been so honored in the local
postoffice.
Sherwood, a veteran of the ser
vice, has served under six post
masters, and was made a special
clerk on Postmaster Otto Itaths.
Postmaster Van Dyke stated that
the promotion was ba«ed on merit
alone, and he recognizes neither
. race, creed nor color among em
ployes of the postoffice.
Long a fraternal leader, Sher
wood has served as grand master
of Masons in Minnesota, as grand
high priest of Royal Arch Masons
of Iowa; grand commander of
Knights Templar of Missouri, and
grand master of the grand en
campment of Knights Templar
(Prince hall affiliaton) of the U.
S. and Canada.
Sherwood has also held num
erous offices in the A.E.A.O,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in
cluding that of deputy imperial
potentate. He is a 33rd degree
mason and deputy of the state of
Minnesota.
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Food Show
13TH ANNUAL FOOD SHOW
UNDER WAY
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Omiu'a’s Guide' 13;h annua!
Food Show un ‘er the auspices oi
three of Omaihu’s leading go get
i‘ organizatons will open Or. 2r
and close Oct. 28. Eight busy
nights with many big prizes. Ge
your free tickets from your fa
vorite grocery store. Watch ivext
week’s paper for futhr r announce
ment.
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Still King
JOE LOUIS KNOCKS OUT
PASTOR IN ELEVENTH
Joe Louis retained his heavy
weight boxing championship i.i
Dettroii Wednesday night, Sep*
20 when he knocked out Bob Pas
tor in the eleventh round. The
challenger was floored four times
in the first round, and was down
for a nine count in the second.
Pastor, a New York university
football player, was badly hu t
His eye was full of^blood and he
* said thai he didn’t see that fatal
| punch.
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ANNOUNCING THE
MARRIAGE OF MISS
LUCAS & MR. CRAIG
We are hapyy to anounce that
on Tuesday. September 12, 1939
Miss Gertrude Evelyn Lucas of
2863 Binney, Omaha was united
in marriage to Mr. Walter Craig
in Des Moines, Iowa.
iFORMER AMERICAN SEEKS
TO FORM COOPERATIVE
COLONY IN L BKKlA
Project has Approval of Lberiau
Government; Settlement to
Occupy 64 Squares Mile*
of Virgin Fund. Bor
dering on RiVer
Colonists Need #.>00 to
Join Community Project
New York, Sept. 21 (ANP) —
Waite* P. Walker, consul general
i of the Republic of Liberia with
office; at 277 Broadway, thia city
gave coof.rotation thia week to
the report that there is a definite
plan afoot to establish a coopera
tive community in far-awajr Li
beria.
Know as the 1mm grants Co
operative SetJement sc home, sb«
project is being directed by (1.
Henry Ricketts, former America*
who has lived in the Island Re
i public for nine years, and k re
portedly the proprietor of the only
I electrically-operated bakery in L.
! be rib,
, Dusciseing his plan recently in
Monrovia, Ridkeftth had this tt>
say: "The whole plan is worked
out on the theory that ;*v»r«i!
single units are capable of bear
ing collectively more strain and
have greater endurance capacity
than one, or even a few persons
working together.
"My plan is to encourage 290
families to come to this country
and to develop an entirely new
settlement all by ourselves,
Continued on page 8)
Welcomed
MR. BROWN
At a reception at the Urban
League Community Center Tues
day, September 19, 1939 at 8 o’
clock Mr. Raymond R. Brown, the
new secretary of the Urban Lea
gue, was honored.
When Mr. Brown was aRked to
speak, he said, “It is somewhat
unusual and it taken the words
out of my mouth to express all
the things I had to night. All
of the things that have been said
of me remind me somewhat of
the way that a little boy must
have felt. Hits mother had trained
him for one of his 1st programs
at church to say; ‘Be not afraid.
It vs I-' Almobt everyday and
every evening she would ask him
his lines and he would say, ‘Be
not afair. It is I.’ Well, the night
camo and, as I am appearing to
night, Johnny went to the stag*
somewhat hesitantly and quaking
ly. He glanced around with hi»
eyes big and said. Be-Fhe—Daa’t
be seared. It ain’t nobody but
me.’ That is the way I want yoa
to feel about me.”
Mr. Brown went on to say, "I
am a part of the community now
and I expect to be if you permit
me." He also said ‘‘The people hi
this section of the country ari
noted for their sincerity -■’»**
(Continued on page 4)
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