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Hazel Scott to be Featued in Gershwin Film PuMIthadln Mil* (pact •wry waak - ^ ■ r TIM (TtaUSt star of tbs tcmil Something Art is on the way from M-G-M. ★ ★ ★ ★ For “Swing Shift Maisie” is a sizzling picture. ★ ★ ★ ★ With Ann So them as blonde, beautiful Maisie! ★ ★ ★ ★ And James Craig as her tall, dark mili tary secret! ' Look in—as Maisie leaves the show business for the main business... and goes to work in a war plant! ★ ★ ★ ★ She gives full time to Uncle Sam on the assembly line. ★ ★ ★ ★ That leaves her time-and-a-half for love. ★ ★ ★ ★ And makes a wonderful time for you. ★ ★ ★ ★ Maisie shows you what it takes to quick change from overalls to glad-rags—from welding to wooing! Not all of Maisie’s defense work is re stricted to her job! ★ ★ ★ ★ She's been fighting off males since she was 14. * * ★ ★ Get to work—on a good time. Date yourself up to get in the swing, with ‘‘Swing Shift Maisie”. ★ V * * P.S. Put your dollars to work, too. Back the At tack—with War Bonds. $ H llywood—The talented Hazel Scot; acclaimed the nation’s most pouplar entertainer of her litre signed a contract here this wxk to do a featured specialty in "RHAPSODY IN BLUE”. The film will be a musical biography of the late George Gershwin, com poser. In a Parisian night life setting Miss Scott will chirp and play her own piano accompaniment both French and English versions of Gershwin’s “The man I love”. Others in the cast are Paul White man, Oscar Levant, Robert Alda and Joan Leslie. MURIEL RAHN CONCERT AIDS GIRINS St. Louis, Sept. 7th:—The St. Louis YWCA, through its Branch Executive, Mrs. Anna Lee Scott, announced in a letter to Dick Campbell, New York Concert Man ager, that more than forty young women had been granted summer vacations at Camp Derrieotte near here as a result of funds accrued through presentation of Muriel Rahn, New York soprano, in a re cital here last May 14th. Miss Rahn was presented in in interracial concert by the St. Lou is “Y” purely as a cultural contri bution to better race relations, and not to make money. The concert however, proved such a financial success that the Committee found itself with several hundred dollars on its hands afterwards. It finally decided to use the money for sum mer vacations for underprivileged young women of the city. RABE’S Buffet for Popular Brands Of BEER and LIQUORS 2229 Lake Street —Always a place to park— Just wait till you see HEAVEN CAN WAIT! It's got that delicious ERNST LUBITSCH touch, plus DON AMECHE, GENE TIERNEY and CHARLES COBURN at their very best! And it's in Technicolorl W W - W ■HI MONTY WOOLLEY and GRACIE FIELDS HH bring you something new in screen teams in IH HOLY MATRIMONY/ How you'll howl! - CLAUD IA is on her way to give you one of your grandest, A happiest screen experiences, with sensational new star DOROTHY McGUIRE, ROBERT M ‘ YOUNG and INA CLAME! H From the campus of fighting Texas A. & M. they come thousands strong—hard-hitting, straight-shooting Americans who are out to show the sneaky, treacherous Japs the kind of stuff that Texans are made of I Here’s the spine-tingling drama of how Americans wreak their vengeance on the> Japs —for Wake Island, for Bataan, for Pearl Harbor! It’s the picture that will show Hirohito that his days are numbered—that he’d better get ready to join Mussolini and anyone else who dares defy the fighting spirit of Texas — and America! I Every red-blooded American must wM RICHARD QUINE. ANNE GWYNNE, NOAH BEERY, JR., MARTHA O’DRISCOLL, Hairy davenport, Wifflam FRAWLEY, Edgar BARRIER, Bob MITCHUM and BILL STERN Scram Play by Normae Radiy Rain* and Nick Drtedo • Directed by JOHN RAWLINS • Predated by WAITER WANCU * A Unrvartol Picture SEE IT AT YOUR LOCAL THEATRE— J ASK YOUR LOCAL THEATRE MANAGER WHEN THIS ( PICTURE WILL BE SHOWN! BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS! I Tie WAITERS’ COLUMN (BY H. W. SMITH) WE. 6458 James Robinson, Earl Richard son and H. W. Smith have a very friendly meeting in a northside business house. ***** James Donley on 24th and Lake St. ***** Many waiters are working for Uncle Sam. ***** Theodore Thomas has a differ ent look as to what he had in Chicago and Little Rock. ***** Dudley Anderson always has a smile. Capt. Langley always on time. As he knows all about the skip stop. ***** Capt. Ed Buford a real fashion plate. ***** The Fontenelle Hotel waiters are on the job on fine service. ***** The ■ Paxton hotel with the race horse headwaiter and the stream lined crew are very much out in front on quick service at all tim M. ***** The RR boys are tops on service on wheels. ***** The Omaha Club waiters are on the up and go with Capt. Earl Jon es and Mr. Virgil Shobe, Mr. Frank Buford and Mr. Dave Stevens and the rapid fire bartender Mr. Brooks who can make a highball rolling on the grass. ***** THE WEEK All street car lines in Chicago ordered to give transfers. ***** U. S. Senator McNary of Oregon predicted Congress will act to de clare an American Post war for eign policy. ***** 38 fire victims of a hotel in Hous ton, Texas were buried in one grave. ***** Bathing beauties present a show for servicemen in Atlantic City. * * *** 1 Wm. T. Coleman is ono cf the group charged with the shooting of Pvt. Wm. McRae col ored chauffeur. ***** Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis is in Washington to help prepare anoth er large air Unit and says I think no other unit ever went into com bat better prepared. ***** Money Wagon of Rubinan Cher ry Shows was robbed of $20,000 af ter leaving the Minn. State Fair. Taxi Cab driver Of Washington, DC., aids in the arrest of three counterfeiters. They were sent to prison. ***** Rev. Ralph J.Hair of Alberque, New Mexico says ranchers and cowboys of the west are not of the shooting type.They like good preaching and good music. ***** One hundred civil patrol fliers bombed Peoria, 111., Sunday Sept. 12. ***** W. W. Stephenson shoe ration ing executive of Washington, DC. told Colorado shoe dealers there would be ample supply of shoes this year. ***** Indians on the west coast a«k that liquor be sold to them and they be allowed to drink at any time. Read The Omaha Guide for late news. ***** 4C Credit Union held a very im portant meeting at the Urban Lea gue. Rev. Story of Cleaves Temple 1o leave Omaha. ;; NO MAN—NOW IS TW£ TIME i! TO GET YOUR SHOES RE-i | ;; BUILT. !; I ! | Quality Material & Guaranteed '< Quality Work ! J FREE DELIVERY Call AT. 7060 The LAKE SHOE SERVICE J. L. TAYLOR, PROP. To My to Lincoln ‘U’ TO HOP PLANE FOR LINCOLN “U” Jefferson City, Missouri—The soc -ially prominent Mercedier Cass andra de Freitas, 661 East Mar quette Road .daughter of Drs. Cle ment and Bernyece de Freitas will leave her Chicago hmoe on Sept ember 19th by plane for Lincoln University. Mercedier is an hon or student here and is president of the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta. Her father is a Captain at a British base hos pital in London, while her mother practices in East Chicago, Ind. Miss de Freitas will enter Harvard University Medical School after her graduation. She was rhe Snakes Club’s last season “Deb” and is currently employed as a clerk at Provident Hospital. ***** Executive Board of the NAACP held a very important meeting. ***** John Dotson and his broth 5r .n law on the finish with the crop harvesting. ***** T. P. Mahammitt always building up the boy scouts. ***** Mrs. Jewell visits her son J’:n mie at Fort Leavenworth. ***** Are you a member of the NAA CP? A membership drive is now on! ***** Dr. Gooden very quiet and unas suming at all times while Mrs. Gooden is very busy with the T. . S. Bond and Stamp drive. ***** Raymond Brown a very promin ent member of the Urban League Secretaries. ***** W. W. Gray the wide awake in spector of weights and measures, always gives the correct report on testing scales. ***** Jack Hall the star Zion Baptist Church usher, very much on the job at Edholm and Sherman laun dry. ***** Bill Roundtree the veteran pri vate car man of the Burlington RR. holds his own in a very large way. ***** Pvt. James Love of Hastings, Nebraska in Omaha. ***** Ten thousand persons toured the Nebraska ordnance plant at Meade, Nebraska Sunday Sept. 12. ***** Prank H. Bruce and his mother of 3120 Willis Ave., were injured in a wild auto ride Sunday Sepl. 12. ***** Penn. RR Bond St. Station in Philadelphia destroyed b yfire last unday, Sept. 12. ***** James Griffin and Wm. Branch on North 24th Street. ***** Ed Killingsworth and his littie niece in Paris, Texas. ***** Mr. McGowan the high powered life insurance man very busy at all times. ***** Mr. Harold Carr of 2623 Burd ette St, visiting in KC„ Mo. “NEW WORLD A-COMING”, A GREAT BOOK TO READ Houghton Mifflin Company have printed 20,000 copies of Roi Ottley’s “New World A-Coming”, the book that recently won their $2,500 Life In-Amireca Award. The work of a distinguished Ne gro journalist, “New World A Coming” is the story of Harlem, the capital of the Negro world, and i a vivid picture of life “inside l Black America.” In addition to its divertng and amusng scenes, it deals with problems that are oge ol dand universal problems of race prejudice, labor, religion, national ism, and war. To gather material for his next book, Mr. Ottley will shortly set out on a round-the-world tour. In a recent interview with the New York Times, he explained: "I’ll be j gone about eighteen months—six j months in Africa, six months in India, Six months in China. I don’t even want to try to see the glamour people, the folks who are running things. I couldn’t add a thing, I believe, to what has been said about them. But I mean to find out what the working people expect, and what they are hoping for. I mean to dig in wherever I can and stay until I get to know some of the people real well so that I can find out not so much what they are talking but what they really think and how they feel.” ... ■gJMIMIHIM LOCAL NOTES SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH I The Revival got cff to a good start at Salem Sunday with E\an gelist O. R. Short of Bonham, Tex as, delivering two powerful serm ons. His 11 a.m. text Psalms 9:8 10. His 8 p.m. text St. John 4:1. Preaching each evening at 8 p.m. Rev. Fort and several of the mem bers was out of the city attending the National Baptist Convention in Chicago, 111. The BTU closed its Study course with the last lesson preached by instructor, Wm. Cooper who will leave Sept. 25th entering the arm ed forces. You are always wel come at Salem. -- CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 1906 North 24th St., Rev. S. K. Nichols, Pastor Rose Oliver, Reporter Sunday school_...._..9:45 am. Morning Service ......11:30 am. YPPU. __. 6 pm. Evening Service ...._..7:30 pm Wednesday night Service 7:30 pri: 1 Friday night Women''s WOrlc . | . . ... ..8:00 Pm 1 The Women Work of the Church ! cf the Living God CWFF. met the home of Vice Pres. Mrs. A. Oliver 2424 Erskine. The Miss’o:i was entertained by Mrs. Packie. All members being present the Women Work gave a Baby shower for Elder and Mrs. E. Clark’s new baby boy He received many use ful gifts after which a prize cake was cut. Sister Brayboy won the prize precedent set a goal for the women to work up to. The mark being $100 by Nov. 1st. Two new members were added to the Women Work. The next meeting will b, at the home of the Treasurer Iks A. Brayboy. Our beloved pastor gave a wonderful talk on the Con vention and what was done the-" After calling the roll the meeting adjourned. Com leet us resolve to gether. All are welcome. VISITING RELATION AND FRIENDS Mrs. Aliie Mat Jones, 2427 Ohio street, is spending the holiday week-end in Clarinda, Iowa, vis iting relation and frier ds at the old home town. She said she didn’t know whhp she would return home It I will take me some time to get around to all the invitations that have been extended to me. PVT. VISTS HOME Pvt. James Nelson, who is sta tion d at Tuskegee Army Air field has returned to his post after spending several days visiting his » * ^ ANNe , ciwyMMe / T<3&£\4coLL ' i an& T&CMAfcD ’ QLHNG. the STUDENT BODY,7695/ STRONG,OF TEXAS AA M., I THE TAMED TEXAS AGGIES, WILL CONST ITUTE THE ' MOVIES’LARGEST CAST I IN universal's I "wEve NEVER BEEN LICKED* i» AROUSING DRAMA OF tHk AMERICA'S LARGEST OFFICERS? TRAINING ‘SCHOOL, IT WILL HAVE g/ $l)T THREE WOMEN IN 7 ITS CAST: MISS GWYNNE, MISS O* DRISCOLL ANT) | REVEILLE, THE LATTER THE ' MASCOT WHO HAS E?EEN "BARKING WITH THE "BOGLE/ I PARADING, EATING,EVEN i EUNKING WITH AGGIES TOR 12 YEARS. *-S / ^NoAf-V^ BEEgy, Howard ,Tuskegee and Wilbcr force Universities (in the order named) have produced more Negro officers for the U. S. Army than any other colleges in America. Texas A. & M. has a similar record among whites. “WE’VE NEVER BEEN LICKED’’ is centered a round life in this great Texas in stitution and action in this groat war. It will play your local thea tre soon. -~ — wife and relatives while on a con valescent furlough. Mrs. Nelson recently visited Private Nelson in Florida. During her vacation she also visited relatives in Chicago, and was highly entertained by for mer Omahans, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ClowerS. ASSIGNED TO DUTY Fort Desmoines, la.,—Sept. 10 — Pvt. Alpha Agnes Burry, 2836 R Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska is in cluded in the group of Negro mem bers of the Women’s Army Auxil iary Corps assigned to duty at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., She received her WAC traiinng at First WAC Training Center, Fort Desmoines, la. Elk News The Grand Lodge will be held in Chicago next year—1944. It is ex pected many will attend from Iro quois Lodge, Drill Teams, March ing Clubs, and the Drum, Bugle Corps. Committees are working to that effect now. So meet Omaha in Chicago nex't year. ***** Col. Amos Thomas is making plans to entertain the Major Gen eral Benjamin Pollard of the An tler Guard this fall. He is making plans to have all uniform ranks and units ready for inspection and review, witlj a fine program to be rendered by these units and clubs. Watch for the date. ** * * afc G. M. S. Marching Club Girls in Omaha, Nebraska are progressing extensively, and has added many new members to their staff and club. L,t. Armelia Allen is doing great work in recruiting new members, and they intend to be in Chicago next August, at Grand Lodge. Also the midwest conven tion in Denver, Colorado in June. ***** G. M. S. Marching Club Girls are beginning their fall activities by telling the public to watch for a date to be mentioned for a big auc tion of boxes with plenty of food in them, and a lady to help eat the contents. A very fine party is be ing planned. A pre-Hallowc’cn dance in October is also on the fire. Just a tip on this dance. Get “IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL" MAYO’S BARBER SHOP Ladies and Children’s Work A Specialty 2422 LAKE ST. (Johnson Drug Co. I 2306 North 24th f FREE DELIVERY 9 t We. 0998 f " ^ ~*-*•:0t*0T-0^0'-0*0r00 0 j[[j If You Suffer From CONSTIPATION! Try This Famous British Medicinal Salts Now Being Made in U.S.A. In a glass of hot water put one teaspoon ful of Kruschen Salts and drink about half an hour before breakfast. 15 to 20 minutes later follow with your usual breakfast cup of hot coffee or tea. Usually within thirty minutes you get prompt and effective relief and should begin to feel bright and re freshed again. Be sure to follow the simple easy directions. Now keep this up for 5 straight days— Just see if you too don’t discover why thou sands have found hot water and Kruschen Salts so beneficial in relieving that dull con stipated *‘out-of-sorts’ ’ headachy feeling. Get Kruschen Salts today—at all drug stores. •it USO News Miss Dorothy Smith of Hunting ton, Long Island, N. Y. was mar your aprons and Overalls clean be cause you got to husk some corn. ***** Exalted Ruler Charles F. Davis i returned from the Grand Lodge in 1 Pittsburgh, bringing with him re ports that were very interesting. t When he visited other Lodges in Pittsburgh and Chicago he found that Omaha has a Lodge to be very ( proud of. It was stated in Grand I Lodge that Iroquois Lodge No. 92 I is the leading Lodge in the West ^ today. RALPH BATES MARCHING CLUB NO. 367 The Ralph Bates Marching Club No. 367 hied election of Officers Tuesday September 7, 1943. The Club elected an entire new staff. Officers elected were: Herbrt Rich ardson, Prsident, Ernest Richie, Treasurer, Charles Simms, Secre tary, Business meeting was con ducted and the Exalted Ruler. Charles Davis made a visit with many members present. He gave the group a wonderful lecture and pep talk. All enjoyed his visit. ***** Daughter Ruler Clara Campbell returned from the East after vis iting Grand Lodge in Pittsburgh. She returned with a fine report for Bhe was kept busy while attending sessions in the Grand Lodge. She also made visits and stops in Chi cago, Detroit, and Cleveland. After visiting there she returned home. She finds Cherokee Temple out standing in evtery respect and hop es to contihue to build a larger Temple. I iried to Mayo Clark S 2v Sailor from the Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebraska, last week. On Thursday Sept. 9, we had a convoy of 82 soldiers from Brunn ing, Nebraska. Saturday ,Sept. 11, a convoy of 175 sailors from Hastings, Nebr. 24 soldiers from Harvard, Nebr., and 20 soldiers from Grand Island, Ne braska. On Tuesday Sept. 7.th the USO. started to open daily from 12 noon to 11 pm. Pfc and Mrs. Milton Deslie the USO’s first bride and groom, were the week end guest. Miss Helen Price is offering her service as Acting Secy to Mrs. Reese. The Gold Service Pine were a warded to all members of the exe cutive board at the last meeting. Things are booming at the USO. Stop in and visit with the boys. We are still taking applications for Junior Hostesses. 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