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ftatered as Second-Class Matter at The Post Office^ Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, March 22, 1941 OUR 14th YEAR, Number 1—City Edition, 5c Copy
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DON’T FORGET THE...
Uernon Brown Benefit Dance...
(BY CHARLES WASHINGTON)!
On Monday night, March 24,
there will be a benefit dance held
for Vernon Brown, Tech Hi athlete
who was injured October 8, 1940,
while practicing football at Tech.
It wih give the Negro citizens of
Omaha a chance to help this brave
boy. .The proceeds of this dance
will all be used for Vernie’s wel
fare Last Monday night there
was a dance held in his honor at
the Central Club. These dances
are under the sponsorship of some
of Omaha’s distinguished citizens.
Some of the sponsors are Skip
Palrang, Creighton U Football
coach, Clitron Brome a well known
attorney, Joe Stolinski, County As
sessor and Bert Murphy, automo
bile dealer.
Vernon has been bedridden since
his misfortune, but his spirit is un
daunted. He has the mental
strength to endure this suffering
with patience and courage. Any
one who would walk into his room
at 2616 Burdette, will at once feel
sad to look at him lying in his bed
but after hearing him talk, they
will feel astonished at the courage
and determination he has. Vernon
can now raise his left arm between
four and six inches, and movement
seems to be coming in his right
arm too. He is improving fast,
but will have to remain in bed for
sometime. This doesn’t bother
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HARLEM TO HEAR SENATOR
NYE AGAINST WAR
New York, N. Y.—March 17 —.
The opening un in a new campaign
against involving the United
States in foreign wars will be fir
ed Friday night at the Golden
Gate Ballroom in Harlem by Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye of North Da
kato, and John T. Flynn, Chair
man of the Keep America Out of
War Committee. Other speakers
wil lbe Rev. A. Clayton Powell, Jr.
pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church and J. A. Rogers, noted
historian. The meeting is spon
sortd by the Negroes Against War
Committee.
Senator Nye has been long nolr
ed for his consistent campaigning
for the rights of the common man,
and his unalterable opposition to
the armament profiteers and war
mongering imperialists. He is es
pecially famous for his conduct of
the investigation in to the munit
ions trust and its international
ramifications. He has been in the
forefront of the fight to keoD A
merica out of the present war. He
and Senator Wheeler led the fight
against the so-called Lease-Lend
Bill which forced important am
endments to it. This is Senator
Nye’s first appearance in Harbm
and a vast turn-out is expected.
John T- Flynn is a well known
economist and a vigorous oppon
ent of involving the United Star
es in foreign wars. He is one of
the country’s outstanding orators
and is well known for his best-sell
ing book: “Country Squire in the
White House”. Rev. A. Clayton
iPowell, Jr., is the militant young
pastor of the largest congregation
in the country. J. A. Rogers is
well known for his newspaper ar
ticles on the Ethiopian war and
for his numerous books on Negro
history.
Harlem has been chosen for the
opening of the campaign against
war because of thevital interest
of Negroes everywhere in the cur
rent imperialist struggle.
George S. Schuyler of the edi
torial staff of the Pittsburgh Cour
ier, and Business Manager of The,
Crisis will preside.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF
PARDONS
Attorney H. J. Pinkett was in
Lincoln, Nebraska on Wednesday
March 12, representing Melvin
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Sick Woman Dies At Police Sta.
/A DIVORCE COURT...
WIFE ALLEGES HUSBAND
SPENT 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS
OF HER PERSONAL FUND
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CAREYS ARE
RECONCILED
A motion has been filed in the
case of Carey vs. Carey to dismiss
on the ground that the parties are
now reconciled and are living as
of yore.
Cook, before the Board of Pardons
and Paroles, seeking a release for
him under a sentence of manslau
ghter of Ora Starnes. The board
took the application under advise
ment.
LEGION POST HONORS 27
NEGRO SELECTEES
Twenty-seven Negro selectees
who ware inducted into anny ser
vice Saturday, were guests of hon
or at a meeting of Roosevelt Post
No. 30, American Legion, at an
public entertainment Friday at
8:30 p. m at the Legion hall, 24th
and Burdette St. Ralph Under
wood was chairman of the comm.,
and William Peebles is Command
er of the Post.
FINED $25.00 AND COSTS
Charged with being the keeper
of a disorderly house, Mrs. Willie
Simms, 2423 Erskine Street was
fined $25.00 and costs in Police
Court Monday morning, March 17,
by Judge Palmer Several pers
ons arrested at the house were
charged with being “inmates” and
were held for a blood test
SUES UNITED CAB—
Mrs. Alima Miles, 2930 North
28th St., recently filed suit against
the United Cab Company for $5,
000.00 damages. She charges the
cab driver slammed the door on
her hand.
TUSKEGEE MOURNS
EDMUND H- BURKE
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Edmund H. Burke, beloved sec
retary of Tuskegee Institute, who
died Friday morning, the result of
a stroke suffered the night before.
Mr. Burke was a fine force for
good in both the official and stu
dent life at Tuskegee.
A former auditor for one of A
merica’s most important firms, he
went to Tuskegee as comptroller,
his unusual ability winning for
him the post as secretary.
Srevices were held in Tuskegee’s
chapel. (AMP.)
.POPULAR FIREMAN SUED
FOR DIVORCE
Mary Greene vs. Robert L. Greene
Petition—
Comes now the plaintiff and frr
cause of action against the defend
ant alleges:
1. That the plaintiff and de
fendant are residents of Omaha,
Douglas County, Nebraska and
have resided in said county sin^e
their marriage at Lihcoln, Nebras
ka on September 10th, 19—; that
the charges of cruelty as hereiig
after set out all occurred withiB
this state. J
2. That there have been bolfi
no children as issue of said mar
riage.
3. That the defendant is an
habitual drunkard; that he has
failed to provide for the support
and maintenance of the plaintiff#
that he has appropriated to him
self from the plaintiff’s personal
funds over One Thousand ($1,000)
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MRS. BESSIE MAE WEST SAYS
HUSBAND HAS BEEN COLD
AND INDIFFERENT TO HER
Bessie Mae Cobb vs. Burney Cobb
Petition—
Comes now the plaintiff and for
cause of action against the defend
ant, alleges;
1. That plaintiff has resided in
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
for over ten years last past, and
that the defendant has resided in
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
for the past 3 years.
2. Plaintiff further alleges that
on or about the 10th day of Octo
ber, 1040, she was married to the
defendant at Papillion, Sarpy
County, Nebraska.
3. Plaintiff further alleges that
she has always conducted herself
since said marriage, as a dutiful
and chaste wife toward the defend
ant and that notwithstanding the
same, the said defendant has been
guilty of acts of extreme cruelty
toward the plaintiff such as to des
troy the legitimate end and object
of matrimony.—that the defendant
has been cold and indifferent to
ward the plaintiff; that he has fail
ed and neglected and refused to
support her or maintain or prov
ide a home for her.
4. Plaintiff further alleges that
no children have been bom as a
result of said marriage to the part
ies.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays
for a decree of absolute divorce
from the defendant and that the
defendant be required to pay at
torney fees for her attorney, and
costs of suit; that her maiden
name of Bessie Mae West be res
tored to her and for such other
and further relief as to the court
may seem equitable and just
Signed, Bessie Mae West.
State of Nebraska)
County of Douglas) S. S.
Bessie Mae Cobb, being first du
ly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is the plaihtiff in the a
bove entitled action that she has
read the foregoing petition and
that the contents therein contain
ed are true.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 7th day of March, 1941.
Notary Public.
OSick Woman Taken To The Police
Station When She Should Have
Heen Taken To A Hospital
What the Records States—
Abenda Flowers, 35, 1212 North
26th St., who was found lying on
the Kellom school grounds Sun
day morning, died at the Central
Police Station at 6:40 a. m.
A call was received at the Sta
tion, on Sunday morning at about
6:16 a. m. stating that a woman
apparently drunk, was lying on
the school ground. The person
calling did not give their name. A
police4 car arrived at the scene
shortly after 6:15 and the woman
was taken to the police station and
booked as “Drunk.” Officers not
ed the woman breathing heavily
and called a doctor. When he ar
rived at 6:40 a. m., he pronounced
the woman dead. The body was
removed to Myers mortuary at the
request of the family.
Mrs. Flowers had suffered with
epileptic fits, and had been confin
ed to the County hospital several
times, and according to relatives
her fits were so severe that ihey
could have caused her death. She
had last been seen by Ace Down
ing, 2210 Nicholas St., and Rue
ben Pierce, 2532 Parker St., who
had been drinking with her from
about 10:00 p. m. until midnight.
The doctor who examined hor
found her death due to cerebral
edema and acute yellow atrophy of
the liver.
A. P. OF L. PRESIDENT TO
ADDRESS COLORED FIREMEN
Mr. William Green, President of
the American Federation of Labor
will address the Colored Firemen's
Conference to be held at the Gar
nett Patterson Junior High school
in Washington, D. C-, Friday oven
ing, March 28th, it was announced
at the Western Headquarters of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Proters, 4231 Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, by A. Philip Randolph,
International President.
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$ On Saturday night, March 15th
} at about 8:00 p. m. Lucille Sum
mers, 2511 Lake St-, was cruelly
beaten by Charles Smith, an ac
quaintance of hers who had been
molesting her for some time.
The following is the story as
she related it to the Omaha Guide
reporter.
‘‘I met him at Saint John’s Bap
tist Church where I had been at
tending1. Often he would follow
me to the car-li&e as I started for
home. He would call me on the
phone, but I would refuse to talk
to him. He had made threats
but I did not pay any attention to
I them, thinking that he did not
mean them. His attentions became
so annoying that I left that church
in order to avoid him. Somehow
he found where I lived and on Sat
urday night he called me on the
phone. 1 had told Mrs. Rogers,
(with whom 1 stayed) that when
any man called me that I did not
want to talk with him. When he
called I refused to talk to him.”
At about 8:00 o’clock of the
same evening, I left my home to go
to the grocery store at 24th and
Lake Sts, I thought I had seen
him pass, and I crossed the street
in front of the house thinking the
darkness would keep him from
seeing me. When I knew anything
he had me. He asked, “Why didn’t
you talk to me when I called
you?” I told him that I didn’t
wbnt to talk to him and asked him
why he kept calling me and why
he kept bothering me. He hit me
over the head with his cane and
knocked me to the ground. When
I tried to get up, he hit me again,
but somehow I managed to get up
ond I ran across the street to the
house in back of mine (2514 Ers
kiiie SL> and fell up on the porch.
He kept hitting me with the cane
but 1 raised by arm to shield piy
face. My feet were hanging off
the porch and my head was on it.
He had a knife then, and I could
tell that he was trying to reach
my throat. I raised my arm, and
he cut it. Somehow I managed to
push him off, and I got up and
ran around to the front porch. He
ran off, I don’t know where. That’s
all J remember until I eaW home
from Nicholas Senn hospital where
the ambulance took me.”
ROBERT LAFAYETTE ALLEN
FORMER WELL KNOWN
OMAHAN. PASSES—
Robert Lafayette Allen, a form
er resident of Omaha and who has
of late resided in Langston, Okla.,
passed away on Monday, March 17.
He leaves to mourn his loss, four
daughters, Alma, Hallot, Louise
and Bonnie Jean, three sons, Clar
ence of Omaha, and Frank and Ar
thur of St. Paul, Minn. He also
leaves behind two brothers Arthur
Allen of Omaha and Ambrose Al
len of Detroit, Mich.; Sisters Lou
ise, Katie, Willa and a host of oth
er relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday of this week at Lang
ston, Oklahoma.
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Miss Marian Anderson wants to
give some worty, talented boy or
girl a chance to make good, so she
announced on Tuesday, March 18.
that she will give $10,000.00 to
make it possible for someone to
have a chance in Ffe’s journey,—
someone who is talented but who
would not have a chance otherwise
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