NORTH 24TH
The staff and volunteer workers! |
of the Nroth 24th street USO, work I
ers are called upon to render all 1
types of service. At the present j
time they are busily engaged mak
ing 24 pairs of drapes for the day
room at Fort Crook.
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The following persons are work
ing on the drapes: Mrs. Jamie
Chandler, Pauline Hawkins, Cirace
Bradford, Ruby Jacobs, Lula Riv
ers, Ruby Reese, Miss Lydia Mont
gomery.
PRESENTS CORSAGE
At the beautiful New Years parly
given by the USO for the service
men and friends the Junior Host
ess presented to Mrs. Ruby B.
Reese a beautiful pink coronation
corsage.
The corsage was presentad by
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Mrs. Loubella Wilkins, Misses Lv
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LOCAL NOTES
CHRISTMAS PARTY
On the 27th of Dec. a Christmas
party was given at the residence
of Mrs. Julia Pharr by the Dea
coness Council of the New Era
State Baptist. An exchange of
presents and a delicious repast
was served. The State President
j Mrs. Cora aHynes was presented
i a beautiful Bible. Those present
! were: Mrs. J. Reed, Mrs. Gilden
| and Woods of Bethel Baptist, Mrs.
IV. Beasley Moore of Mt. Moriah
Mrs. Ella Cochran Cook, Nash, L.
Gray, C. Brown, D. Rhoades of
Zion, Mrs. F. Rogers and Pharr of
Pilgrim also State President Mrs
Cora Haynes.
IN CITY TO BURY
HIS FATHER
William Burns, U. S. Navy came
to the city from Chicago to buiy
his father, Louis Burns, who died
in the tailor shop ruti by Mrs. M.
L. Williams, 2022 North 24th street
where he had been given a home.
He was buried last week from The
Thomas Funeral parlor, 2022 Lake
St- He formerly lived in Lincoln,
Nebraska and was a life-long friend
of this reporter and family. Wil
liam Burns left Tuesday night Jan
uary 4th to return to the Great Lak
-es Naval base. When at home he
lives at 2442 South 9th street, Lin
coin, Nebraska.
PROMINENT CITIZENS
Two of Mr. Nicholas Patton's
brothers are prominent citizens in
their respective home towns. Mr.
A. L. Patton is a clerk in the Bur
eau of Water, City of Chicago and
Treasurer of St. Mark Methodist
Church of the same city. Mr. John
A. Patton’s Funeral Home in In
diaanpolis, Indiana and member cf
the general board of the Methodist
Church with offices at 150 5th ave.
New York and Treasurer of tnc
Lexington Annual Conference of
the same church.
MRS. MANOIR BRADFORD
LAID TO REST
Mrs. Manior Ellison Bradford
wife cf Mr .Herbert Bradford, 2S21
Seward street, was buried in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery last Tuesday
afternoon. Funeral services were
held at the Zion Baptist Church of
which she was an active member.
Mrs. Bradford taken suddenly ill
on Christmas eve., and on Dec. 27
was rushed to the hospital, but
Here Is PROOF—
Nebraska Power’s
Business Management
Makes Electricity CHEAP!
Since 1932, the Nebraska Power Company
has furnished electricity for Lincoln's water
pumping plant located at Ashland, Nebraska.
The only reason Nebraska Power Company
electricity is purchased, according to the
manager of Lincoln's publicly-owned electric
plant, is because Nebraska Power's elec"
tricity costs less than the city's own electric
plant could produce it. Also, Lincoln pays
less for Nebraska Power electricity than it
pays to the state hydro-electric system for
power to supply the Lincoln air base.
That s the best proof that Nebraska Power's
experienced business management means_
to you—good electric service at low cost! It's
another good example of what is meant by
the statement:
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died on the way.
She leaves to morn her loss be
sides her husband, one daughter,
Mrs. Ora Lee Thomas, one sister,
Mrs. Georgia Spicer of Berkley,
Calif., one niece, Mrs. Faye Russell
also of Berkley, one cousin, Mrs.
Marie Dunn, of Mercedes, Calif ,
and two grandchildren, Samuel
and Manior Lee Thomas.
Mrs. Russell, and Mrs. Dunn left I
Saturday evening for their homes.
Mrs. Spicer will remain over for a
few days.
BLESSED EVENT
A baby son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard and Emma Turner,
2227 Ohio street this week.
PASSES
Mrs. Grace Wheeler, wife of
Compton Wheeler, passed away at
5:30 pm. Tuesday. She was rec
ently brought to Omaha by her
•husband for hospitaliation in hop
es of obtaining a cure for her fail
ing health. •
Funeral services were held at
Myers Funeral Home at 2:30 pm.
Friday. Besides her husband she
Jeft to moan her passing, four
cousins, Mrs. and Mrs. Aaron G.
Glass and Mr. Theotis Glass, live
grand cousins and the friends she
made during her short life in O
maha.
MUST CLOSE AT 1 A. M.
Night life on 24th street has been
curtailed considerably by a police
order forcing the Lounge and the
Elks Club to close at 1 am. instead
of three or four am. in the morn
ing. This order takes effect im
mediately.
RECOVERED
After being confined to his bed
for quite awhile sifffering from an
attack of flu, Detective P. H. Jen
kins has recovered and with his
wife attended Urfion Services at
St. Johns AME. church Sunday,
January 2nd.
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. D. St. Clair, Pastor
The past year was very success
ful from every viewpoint for the
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church under
the Pastorate of Rev. David St.
Clair. Through his intelligent
leadership and guidances we have
realized a lovely church auditorium
that we all are proud of. $10,700
was raised by the Church as a
whole for the year. Of this am
ount $3,062.58 was raised by the
auxiliaries. '62 members were add
ed to the church for the year
Rev. and Sister Clair extend the
seasons greetings to all and their
appreciation and thanks to the
members and all who helped to
make the past year a success.
Private Joseph C. St. Clair who
is stationed at Cam pLeJeune,
New River, NorMi Carolina has f
been home on a 15 lay furlough., j
He has enjoyed his visit very
much with his parents, wife and
baby daughter, Jacciuelin
Mrs. St. Clair left' Tuesday even
ing for Liberty, Missouri to attend
the funeral of her brother Mr.
Herbert Stewart.
RETURNS TO WORK
Mr. James Beanes, who received
severe burns on his feet Oct. 12th.
1943 while on his job at the Steel
plant, 28th and Leavenworth sts.,
has been released by the doctors
and he returned to work Monday,
Jan. 3rd, 1944. Mr. Bsanes has
been employed at the plant for 18
years.
MUSTERED OUT
Willie Richards, 1911 North 25th
streets, a former employee of this
paper and recently of the arm>,
was mustered out of service be
cause of ill health. He was sta
tioned at Camp Phillip, Kansas.
INJURED CHRISTMAS DAY
Miss Kate Wilson, operator of
the California Beautv School 33»-d
and California streets, fell and
broke her leg Christinas Day. She
was taken to the Methodis: Hos
pital where her leg was placed in
a ca-st. She will return home in a
few days.
AT PILGRIM CHURCH
Union Services will be held at
Pilgrim Baptist Church. 25th and
Hamilton streets this coming Sun
day, Jan. 9th. 1944. Reverend Rid
ley, pastor St. Johns AME Church
will be the speaker and his choir
will render the music.
IN HOSPITAL
Miss Cleo Mortenson has been
reported in the hospital with
pneumonia.
BURIED FRIDAY
Mrs. Grace Wheeler, wife of
Compton Wheeler, was buried Fri
day Dec. 31st, 1943 in Prospect Hill
cemetery. Service for the deceas
ed was held at Myers Funeral home
Reverend Anderson conducted the
services with vocal numbers by Mr
Myers. She left to morn her pass
ing her husband, Compton Wheel
er, her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Aaron,
G. Glass. Mr. and Mrs. Theotis
Glass, five grand cousins and the
friends she had made during her
short life in Omaha.
HEARD SON PREACH
Mrs. Cleo Vance, mother of Ret -
erend Goodlett, Pilgrim Baptist.
Church attended Union Service on
Sunday January 2nd and heard her
son render an inspiring sermon.
FIRST ONE THEN THE OTHER
First Mrs. Maggie Roundtree
was taken down with the flu, then
her oldest daughter. Now her son
has it. We sincerely hope that
her baby girl does not take it next.
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In that period America has fought five wars.
Only during wartime has there ever been any
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Mb. F. B. Clay and daughter
Fredrica and Agnes of St. Louis,
Mo., are here visitingg her parents
at 228 Willis avenue.
SS ALLIANCE TO MEET
The Interdenominational Sunday
School Alliance will meet Sunday
January 9th at Hillside Presbyter
ian Church, 30th and Ohio streets
at 3:30 pm. All church schools
are urged to attend and take part
in the Bible Quiz led by Reverend
Blackmore. You may also get
your copy of the new by-laws. We
hope that all Sunday schools will
take advantage of this opportunity
to consolidate the home front in
Christian Education.
A. R. Goodlett, President, Ger
aldine Davis, Reporter.
OMAHA NEGRO YOUTH
COUNCIL
The balloting for the election cf
high school students t° the posit
ion of representatives and alternat
es of the Omaha Negro Youth
Council wlil continue through Jan
uary 5. The Council will meet on
that date at 7:30 pm. at the North
side YWCA t° hear the results of
the election and to continue the
planning for a "Stars of Tomor- i
row” talent show to be held soon. '
The election of officers will prob
ably be held at the next regular
meeting on January 19. Misses
Jeanne Rudd, Marjorie Phillips and
Messrs Warren McGee and Marcell
Johnson served as the election
committee.
FIRST OF UNION SERVICES
BEGINS LAST SUNDAY
The first of the annual winter
Union Services was held at St
Johnson AME. church Sunday Jar j
nary 2nd with more than six hun
dred in attendance. Reverend F.
C. Goodlett, Pilgrim Baptist, con
ducted the services with music by
the Pilgrim Choir. He preached a
sermon that left nothing to be de
sired in the way of spiritual enjoy
ment. As for the choir, it sang
as though spiritually inspired.
An excellent choir as it is, Sun
day evening it was unusually su
perb in its rendering of hymns and
spirituals so well known to Church
goers. It may be that the very
popularity of the numbers render
ed had something to do with the
pleasing way in which those pres
ent received tem, yet, had they not
been so beautifully rendered by
Pilgrim’s choir ,it is hardly likely
that this writer would have heard
so many words of praise for it
when leaving St. Johns Church af
ter services.
ROOSEVELT POST TO SPONSOR
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
Roosevelt Post No. 30, the Am
erican Legion will sponsor a Pa
triotic Program to be held at the
Cleaves Temple CME. Church 2oth
and Dtcatur street, 3:15 pm. Sun
day January 9th. Mrs. Anna Mae
Kennedy will be Mistress of Cer
emonies, Mrs. Cloma Scott, the
Worthy Grand Matron and Mr.
Russell Reese the Worthy Grand
Patron. The following program
will be presented:
GOD BLESS AMERICA,
(Congregation)
TALK BY RUFUS LONG
(Stresing a Bond Drive)
RESPECT TO OLD GLORY
(Mrs. Anna Mae Kennedy)
RECITAL AND SOLO
(by Strgeant Bivens)
BRIEF TALK
(by Sergeant Bivens)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERING
"God be with you until we meet a
gain.”
BENEDICTION.
Reverend T. J. Douglass, Ppstor
of Cleaves Temple
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CORNBREAD, PORK AND GRAVY
ARE SIMPLY MADE FOR ONE ANOTHER
There are some foods which
have an affinity one for the oth
er, just like moon and June 1
Coinbre''',1 pork and milk gravy
ere a i that appear together
in peri harmony. We think
that a nice pot of greens go well
with this group, if you’d like to
make it a quartet.
You probably need no advice
on the pork n’ gravy but just in
case you do, here’s how. Fry the
I pork until it is well done and the
extra fat is thoroughly cooked
out of the meat. Remove the
meat from the pan and pour part
of the fat into your fat salvage
container. Then here's a trick to
make the gravy witl rut a lump.
Put the flour, salt and pepper in
to a small jar and add cold milk.
Cover and shake vigorously un
til the flour is thoroughly blend
ed. Pour this mixture into the
drippings in your frying pan and
stir until thickened.
Perhaps you have a favorite j
cornbread recipe but we’d like '
to have you try this one. It is
made with whole wheat flakes,
the kind you eat for breakfast to
give you pep. This vitamin for
tified cereal adds a swell nutty •
flavor and extra vitamins too!
Pep Cornbread
1 cup millc
3 tablespoons sugar 1 cup flour
2 eggs, well beaten 3 teaspoons baking powder
V/i cups vitamin fortified whole V2 teaspoon salt
wheat flakes Vi cup yellow corn meal
Blend shortening and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs; beat well.
Add vitamin fortified whole wheat flakes and milk, let stand 10 min
utes. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cornmeal together. Stir into
first mixture; mix well. Bake in greased pan in moderately hot oven
(400F.) about 30 minutes.
Yield: 9 squares (8 x 8-inch pan).
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DON
REDMAN
LEARNED
MUSIC
BEFORE
. WALKING
By
TED YATES
Don Redman today is a great musical star, leader of a famous
band, and creator of some of the country’s top tunes and ar»
rangements, but it all came about through Don’s father who
did it in self defense. Redman, Sr. played in a well-known
traveling street band originating from Piedmont, West Virginia,
and owned 30 expensive musical instruments. When the tiny
tot of two, Donald, started monkeying around with them, dad
decided something had to be done. So he bought young Redman
a trumpet. Before he was three, Don was a child prodigy.
At the exact age of three he gave a public exhibition of his
trumpeting prowess at a hometown musical, and eight thousand
folks, the entire population of the town, turned out.
An expert at the trumpet when
he was three! Then, it isn’t strange
at all that Don could create music
al arrangements when only twelve
years old and play every instru
ment. His first job was arranging
for a seven piece band in the local
theatre.
At High School he played in
the school band and starred on
the football team in his spare time.
During his second year they made
him a school teacher in the music
department. The Boston Conserva
tory brought out his real talents.
He took three years of counter
point and harmony, and in 1922
returned home to Piedmont to
form his own dance band.
Don’s association with the
Broadway Syncopators from Pitts
burgh made it possible for them
to be the first colored band to in
vade Broadway. Fletcher Hen
derson was the first to recognize
Redman’s genius. Henderson mak
ing records and playing club
dates was just coming up big.
The Henderson outfit, which num
bered 11 pieces and Redman at the
arranging end, were leaving the
Columbia recording studios when
a passerby stopped the boys and
tipped them to auditions at the
Club Alabam (where the Stage
Door Canteen is now). They piled
into a taxi, rushed over to audi
tion and landed their first real
bigtime job.
Redman stayed with Henderson
until 1927, then he left to assume
charge of the country’s top outfit,
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers. In
1931 Don organized his own crew
and opened at Harlem’s Famous
Connie’s Inn. It was there that
Redman reached his musical peak.
He clicked solidly with such song
hits as “How’m I Doing”, “Wasn’t
Told To Me 1 Only Heard”,
“Cherry,” (which is still going
strong) and dozens of others.
At the height of his success, the
unpredictable Redman suddenly
retired from bandleading chores
to arrange for Fred Waring,
Charlie Barnet and the Dorsey
brothers.
Nobody knows why suddenly
on July 8th, Redman decided to
come back into the fold. He
opened at the Zanizbar, has been
there ever since with a coast to
coast wire, and doubling in
theatres.
Don is an accomplished master
of the classics and his real ambi
tion, he will confide, is to tour
Europe after the war with a 27
piece outfit that will present *
concert style of Negro Jazz.
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Questions when you
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Ques. What is the name of a lax
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take. Ques. Is Black-Draught satis
factory in action? Ans. Yes, it usu
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I Black-Draught comes in powder
ed or garnulated form. Many say
the granulated is even easier to
take. 25 to 40 doses cost only 25c
Caution, use only as directed. Get
Black-Draught from your dealer j
today and have this “friendly lax- •
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Occasionally, i wake up in
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It sometimes wears off along the
middle of the forenoon, but I don’t
want to wait that long, so I drink a
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In just a little while I am feeling a
lot better.
Sometimes the week’s ironing tires
me and makes me sore and stiff
Then its ALKA-SELTZER to the
rescue — a tablet or two and a little
rest makes me feel more like finish
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And when I eat “not wisely but
too well,’’ ALKA-SELTZER relieves
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follows.
Yes, Alka - Seltzer brightens my
day. It brings relief from so many
or my discomforts, that I always
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