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Girls In The Omaha Guide’s Scholarship Subscription Contest Off In A Jump * Dorothy Lawson Dorothy Wat- two Dorothys are sponsored by win the first prize in the Omaha Mrs. Marie Parker and assisted by Guide’s Scholarship Contest. The their friend, Mattie Station, son off in a jump on their way to BRYCIE DORRIS Miss Dorris is the daughter of Mrs. M. Nivens, 2511 Corby St She has been a Girl Reserve since the age of 10. She is a member of and a messenger of the Saint John AME. Church. Miss Dorris' ambition is to become a Nurse. ****** ALMIRA KING Miss Almira King is also a member of Saint Benedict’s church and a former Girl Reserve, and was president of the Juioor-Scnior Girl Reserves Club she was the Treasurer of the Inter-Club Coun cil of the C entral YWCA, and is a former member of the Junior Auxiliary of the Urban League. Miss King is the daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Giles, 1814 North ‘iGt.h St- She is a member of the Eitre Nous Club. Miss King is a grad uate of Technical High school. During her senior year at High achoil, she appeared in the Sneior Play, “Stage Door’’. In Jun3 of 1940, she was a Duchess in the Coronation Ball. At present Miss King is Girl Scout Instructor at the Urban League. MARGERY JOHNSON This young woman is one of the most typical American Girls in the U. S- She is quite '‘Air-minded”. Her chief ambition is to pilot her own airplane. Miss Johnson is a sophomore at Technical high school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson, 2306 Seward Plaza. Her nterest are also dramatic. Her hobby is reading. Miss Johnson is the grand-daughter of Mrs. Edna Me Caw who was a graduate of Wil berforce University. ,The desire of Mrs. Edna McCaw to send Mrs. Andrew Johnson to that same uni versity will be realized in the fu ture attendance of Margery John son at Wilberforce university. Miss Johnson is the grand-daugh ter of the late S. T. R. Melvin Me j Caw. PORTIA I KUELOVE Miss Truelovo is a graduating Senior of Cental High school. She i.< the daughtrr of Mr- and Mrs. W. J. Truelove, 2864 Lake St. She i> a former Girl Reserve. Miss 1'iiielove’s ambition is to become a teacher of Foreign Languages. She is a member of St. John AME Church. MISS ALICE SIMMONS Miss Alice Simmons, daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Allen Simmons. Mr. Simmons is shipping clerk at Super-Craft Garment Co., at 13th and Fnmam. Miss Simmons lives with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gol die Davis at 2402 1-2 Patrick ave. She is 17 years of age and starts her Junior year at Central high school in September. She is also a member of the Optimist Club at the YW( A. Her ambition is to become a stenographer. ****** WALTERINE WRIGHT A Girl Reserve of the Gross Kicks club. Miss Wright is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A Lewis, 2229 Ohio St. She is a member of the Red Cross and Mo tor Clubs during her school car eer. While a member of the Gross Kicks Club she served in the cap acities as treasurer and reporter. She is a member of Zion Baptist Church. Miss Wright’s ambition is to become a Costume Designer. She is planing to atend the Voc ational YWCA- School in New York. This School is an institu tion that is owned and operated by Negro women. JUANITA KING Was an HONOR STUDENT while attending South high school. Miss King is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence King 2816 Mi ami St At the age of 13, she en tered South High school. While at that school, Miss King was a- I warded a musical scolarship to Piney Woods School in Mississip pi. During her atendance at that school, she became a member of ' the “International Sweethearts of Rhythm”, an all-girl band which originated from that school- As a member of this band she travel ed quite extensively. Miss King graduated from Technical High school on March 2, 1941. During her school career, Miss King serv ed in the capacities as Represent ative for the Library and the Red Cross. She was also chairman of the Seholarsip Committee and ollme Room Reporter. Miss King is a member of t* Saint Benedict’s Church and a forer member of the Girl Reserves Club of the YW CA MARIAN LAWSON Miss Lawson is the daughter of; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lawson, 2214 North 29th St- She will soon he a sophomore at Technical High school. Her interest is Vocational Miss Lawson is a member of the Church of God in Christ. ***** EMMALYN WASHINGTON Was the first young woman of color to have charge of a girl scout troop in Omaha, Nebr. Miss Washington is a graduate of North High school. She is the daughter of Mrs. Julia Wasington, 2037 Florence Blvd. For two years she sang with the Svmphonette Trio She is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and a mem ber of the King’s Daughters a Church club. At present she is working on The Worker’s Service Project. ****** MISS HELEN NORMAL KING Miss Helen Normal King, daugh t er of Mrs. Eddie King, 2502 Lake Street. Miss King attends class 10 B at St. Benedict High school. Miss King is 16 years of age and will graduate in two years. Miss King’s ambition is to become com petent stenographer and engraver in the service of the government. Miss King also sings in the choir at St. Benedict’s church. ***** NONN1CE WILLIAMS A recent convert and member of the Pilgrim Baptist Church- Miss Williams is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Williams, 2816 Blondo St. She is a graduating I Senior of Technical High school. During her school career, she was a member of the Red Cross and Motor Clubs. Miss Williams is al so a member of the YWCA. Gross Eicks Club. Her chief ambition is to become a Social Worker. + *•»•*♦* LEONA EDWARDS An HONOR ROLL Student of Central. Miss Edwards is a grad uating Senior of Central. She is the daughter of Mrs. Bobbie Car ter 2919 Erskine St. At the YW CA. she is the president of the Gross Eicks’ club. Miss Edwards is a member of the Inter-Club i Council, Jr-, Chairman of the Car eer Conference which is particip ated in by many young women of the city. She is a member of the Zion Baptist Church- Her hobby is music and she is an assistant of Mrs. Flora Pinkston. Miss Ed wards’ ambitinos is to become a Nurse. BERTHA DAVIS This young woman is one i f four Negro Baton twirlers in the Junior Band at Central High School. She is the daughter of Mrs L. Davis, 2530 Grant St. Miss Davis will soon be a Junior in High school where she is also a member of the Senior Glee club. She is a member of the Optimist Club of the YWCA. At the Zion Baptist Church, Miss Davis is the pianist for the Junior Church and serves in the capacity as a Secre tary. She is also the pianist for the BYPU. Miss Davis is the Treasurer of the Red Circle Girls, a Missionary Society. She is also Secretary of the Sub-Deb Club. Her ambition is to become a Con cert Pianist. She is a pupil of Mrs. Flora Pinkston ****** VINETA SWANCEY' Miss Swancey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swancey, 709 South 30th St. She is a grad uating Senior of Technical High school- During her school earoer, Miss Swancey was a member of the Girl’s Senior Glee for three years. She is a member of Zion Baptist Church. She is active: in Lrban League clubs, is Sergeant of Arms of the Girl Reserve Club of the YWCA of which she has been a member for three years. She is a member of the Inter Club Council of the Central Y'.VCA. Fro two years she was a member of the Girl Reserve’s Glee club. At present she is an active mem ber of the Briggs Choral Ensem ble. Miss Swancey’s interest is musical. MRS. HATTIE IRONS DIES Mrs. Hattie Irons, 3018 Lindsay Avenue, age forty five, resident of Omaha 15 years, died Monday, May 26th at a local hospital. Mrs. Irons is survived by her husband. Mr. James Irons, one son, Mr- Ray Wells, both of Omaha. Funeral services were held 2 p. m. Thurs day from Paradise Baptist church of which she was a devoted mem ber, with Rev. C. Adams officiat ing. Burial at Prospect Hill cem etery, arrangements by Thomas Mortuary. MRS. ARRIE WRIGHT PASSES Mrs. Arrie Wright age seventy five years, died Monday evening May 19th after an extended illness at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Jones 2840 S. Street. Mrs- Wright had been a resident of Omaha for 25 years. Her hus band Mr. Mark Wright having preceeded her in death seven years ago. She is survived by two aaughters, Mrs. Viola Washington Mrs. Nettie Jones, three sons, Mr. Albert Wright, Mr- Clarence Wright, Mr. Char’33 Wright all of Cmaha. Funeral services were held Wednesday rftemoon from Mount Moriah Baptist Church with Rev. F. P. Jones officiating, burial at Mount Hope cemetery. Arrangements by Thomas Mort uary. Charles F. Davis, Atty at Law .. PROBATE NOTICE In the District Ccurt in an.l for Douglas County, Nebraska Dora Harris, plaintiff vs. Leroy James Harris, defendant. Dock et 357, Page 179—NOTICE TO-Leroy James Harris, de fendant, address and place resi dence unknown. You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of February 1941, Dora Harris, as plaintiff, filed a petition against you in the Dist rict Court in and for Douglas County, Nebraska and there index ed in Appearance Docket 357. Page 179, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a decree of absolute divorce from you on the ground of extreme cruelty and non support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 14th day of July, 1941, or said petition a gainst you will be taken as true. Signed, Dora Harris. | Flush Poisons From Kidneys and Stop Getting Up Nights Be Healthier, Happier—Sleep Better When you can get for SB cents an efficient and harmless stimulant and diuretic that should flush from your kidneys the waste matter, poisons and acid that are now doing you harm, why continue to break your restful sleep by getting up thru the night ? Don’t be an EASY MARK and ac cept a substitute—Get Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules — the original and genuine. Look for the Gold Medal on the box — 35 cents. Other symptoms of weak kidneys and irritated bladder may be back ache, puffy eyes, shifting pains, burn ing or scanty passage. WHY AN URBAN LEAGUE FINANCIAL DRIVE? . BECAUSE. 1. The Urban League is faced with the possi bility of closing its doors. The Northwest ern Bell Telephone Co. officials have given us the use of this building for nine years without any cost and have paid the taxes and insurance on the structure; but business expansion has caused them to put an end to their generosity. They need the building and have requested that we buy it and pay one thousand dollars ($1,0001 down by June 1, 1941 or MOVE 2. The community cannot afford to lose a serv . ice that means so much to the youth of this city as well as to adults. Nearly 2,000 boys and girls felt the influence of the Urban League last year and about 600 adults were interested in its community center activities, not to mention the 1,500 persons who have filed application for em ployment here. 3- The youth of the community cannot be neg lected. Each year the number of youth com ing out of school is increased and, with it, more problems of health, recreation, unemployment, and delinquency which the Urban League has met with well-planned, supervised activities. The loss of our community center would throw us back nearly 15 years when the juvenile delin quency was nearly 4 times our present rate and we had no community center. 4. There is only one way to meet this crisis which faces the Negro youth of this city and that is for you and everyone in this community who can to give your share toward the $1,000 necessary to save this work. 5. We must continue to: (a) Decrease juvenile crime through our work with boys and girls in character building activities. (b) Provide health, educational, and recrea tional programs to youth and adults. (c) Care for the neglected and under privil eged children who need our agency’s adjustment services (d) Make employment opportunities available for Negro youth and adults and protect the jobs they now hold. (e) To build for better citizenship, better neighborhoods, and a more coordinated commun ity. ' THINGS YOUR $DOLLARS$ WILL DO 1. Your ^dollars? will continue the proper sup ervision for basketball teams for our youth. 2. Your |dollars$ will provide a meeting place, chairs, lights, and necessary accessories for adult community center activities. 3. Your $dollars$ will permit us to keep the ping-pong tables, basketball games, dramat ics, club meetings, Girl Scouts and other activit ies going that have proven so valuable to our children. 4. Your ^dollars! will keep open our auditorium which has proven to be a center of the com munity activities. 5. Your $dollars$ will continue to keep these facilities for the public’s use available. 6. Your $dollars$ will keep the faith and confi dence that Omaha’s youth have now in their adult citizens. SUPPORT THE CAUSE