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SMILE AWHILE 41 ST ONE L’ It had been the Toughest and mostuncorofor table ride on a train that the passenger had eve experienced, and when it neared the next stop he had made up his mind to ret off and hire an auto mobile to take hifei the rest of the way. Just then the conductor came through the coach annount - ing the name of the next stop 'We are now entering the town of HEIL." he said. The passeng er mistaking the word for one that adequately described what the ride I Johnson Drug Co. 2306 North 24th FREE DELIVERY * We, 0998 ! BOWELS SLUGGISH? • Feeling like you lost your best friend — headachy—dull—ali because of sluggish bow els? Why put up with constipation misery? Chew modem FEEN-A-MINT. the pleasant - t a sting chewing-gum laxative. Chew FEEN A-MINT tonight at bedtime, taking only in accordance with package directions. Next morning—thorough, gentle relief, helping you feel swell again Millions rely on FEEN-A MINT. Chew like your favorite gum. 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Mary told me yesterday that after her father had taken him into the kit chen he pot stewed!” • •••* “No, no, darlinp, just because it’s a black sheep doesn’t mean we have to sell him on the black mar ket!’’ HILL. GOV. GRISWOLD GAVE NICE TALK AT POST No. 30 In connection of Negro History Week Program. Gov. Dwight Gris wold gave a nice talk at Theodore P.oosevelt Post No- 30. Thursday evening Feb. 17. Without script he stood before those present and talked as persons have a way ot doing when talking to their friends and have no other desire than to make clear the subject they are discussing. And he did that much to the pleasure of those in attend ance. Others who spoke on the pro gram were County Attorney Kelso Morgan. Bob TrOyer. County judge Attorney H. J. Pinket*:. Attorney W. B. Bryant, Charles Washington, editor of the Omaha Star, J C. Carey. Commander Roosevelt Post No. 30 and the Past C.immanders of the Post And C. C. Galloway editor of the Omaha Guide, who introduced the Governor. Charles Washington and the of ficials of the Post were lesponsible for the Governor’s presence to ad dress the nieetin in connection with its Negro History Week program FIRST COLORED NAVIGATORS FETED AT BANQUET AND BOND RALLY (continued from p 1) their race as ther withstand thc:n MeCiOy touched upon *.he army’s mter'acial :*oli«*y. its efforts to ml the spread of race prejudice and the necessity. to adhere to a policy that will permit the form aiop of an efficient fighting organ ization. "There are many C->- -munities in which the camps u.e utuaied that hold finally to •» tradition of s. p arte facilities and the absence of all social relations between the Negro and the waite," he s.;*d. "The army depl <rod the many harsh practices to which at-n-e its soldiers are subjected t. s-ur.e of these communities. Even on arm>' posts. I regret to say. there have been instances of Uiacrimioations which ar Completely nt -ary 10 war department policy and direc tion. "We attempt to deal with the. both by general directives and dis ciplinary action when they arise. No amount of orders or directives are going to eradicate even within the army deeply rooted and open sincerely held beliefs on which are based some of these practices, hot we can and do deal with these a buses in the army,” McCloy l re vealed. Members of the army’s first el:> s of colored navigators are Arnold W. Galimore, Celestine S. MOn le va, Leroy F. Gillead, George W Pricleau, Alfonso C. Toler, Wend ell R. Smith. George McDonald Jl Edward Pressly, Thomas W. Gid dings. Jr., Wardell A. Polk. Kerini: G. Bailer, Arthur Robinson, Ever ett E. Richardson. Richard B. Carter Francis B. Collier, Eugene L. Runyon. William A. Harrison. Harold E. Ward. Reginald A. Fre^ man, Joe Witten Connolly. Will iam M. Heyward and Walter A. Arrington. 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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD QUARTET New York, X. Y. (Press Photo Service ) Pictured above is the famed United States Coast Guard Quartet. Headed by Homer Smith, Boatswain's Mate 2-<who led the noted ‘ ‘ Sout hemaires ’ ’ of XB(' fame, the quartet sings regularly over the net works and is probably the best known of the service quartets. Other members are (left to right) Smith, i Thomas Loekard, Storekeeper 2c, Los Angeles Opera I ' ompany star; James Lewis Gunner’s Mate 3c, whoi was starred in Bill Robinson’s “Hot Mikado”; ] and Martin Bougham, Yeoman 3c, Gilbert and Sull-i ivan Opera soloist, who for several seasons starred with the < ’hieago Opera Company. ' , ju nmi cxmfhgtcgr*- rx'0~r'rTn~trrr-Ttmmmm 1,562 HOLLYWOOD ACTORS, ACTRESSES TRAVEL MORE THAN 1,000,000 MILES 1 9 i MAKE 12.619 APPEARANCES IN 2197 PATRIOTIC EVENTS Visiting every American military area of the globe and every s-otor of the home front. 1562 Hollywood actors and actresses traveled more I than a million miles to makj 12, i 619 appearances in 2197 patriotic events in the second year o* the J Hollywood Victory Committee’s watime program, according- to the ed today. These figures nearly double J th# ^ > m m m iip r m ■ J . use of $1,200,000 worth of war I bonds, said P ,L. Prat.fis, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Courie-. | who was toastmaster. The 24 navigation cadets, who \ will soon complete their navigation ! training at Hondo Army airfield, wer accompanied here by their white officers and crew members with whom they will work Buffett Corn Picking Campaign Bearing Fruit The campaign of Howard Buffett backed by the entire Nebraska del egation, to get more com pickers for the 1944 season is bearing fruit. Letters to Buffett from the var ious machinery manufacturers give the following information: | Tile International Harvester Co. j originally allotted 225 corn piek-rs to X braska and has now assign led 185 additional from their supple | pienta! quota. In addition. Inter ; national Harvester Company ex pects to recommend that the War Food Administration allocate 5G to Nebraska from its 20 percent reserve. Os-ere and Co.’s percentage of the corn-picker machinery busin ess of the country is about 20 per cent and Deere is allotting 20 per cent of its entire production to Nebraska. Minneapolis-Moline Power Imple ment Co. originally allotted 46 j corn pickers to Nebraska for 1944 an dhas now allotted 55 additional from supplemental production, j Oliver Farm Equipment Comp any has allotted Nebraska 10 per | cent of its production of 320 sup plemental corn pickers. The Ford Motor Company (Har ry Fe-rguson. Incorporated! writes Buffett. "Under our normal dis tribution pattern. Nebraska rates | high, and we are sure that, with the 20 percent reserve. Nebraska I will receive machinry somewhat relative to your own ideas '’ The initial allocation to Nebras ka this year amounted to 8S4. as compared with an allotment of 1.131 for last year. From the sup plemental reports received from the War Food Administration and Servicemen’s Friend One of the most outstanding war workers” in the women world is Mrs. Marie Trotter (Marva LoUjs sis) who is the program direct,,.- of Chicago's Servicemen’s Center X 3. locate at 62 E. 49th St. Hei work which includes the super vision and direction of 1000 Junior Hostesses places her in the number one popularity position due to her daily contact with hundreds of servicemen from all parts of the world. Through her generosity and persuasion servicemen write their families from the center during their stay there. the manufacturers, however, Buf fett expects that the total corn pickers for 1944 to Nebraska will exceed 1,500. Mr. Meeker, of the War Food Administration, advised Mr. Buff ett that WFA. would allocate the 20 percent reserve shortly and thal Nebraska's needs wc-uld receive recognition. READ THE OMAHA GUIDE Weekly - fciTY CIGAR STORE t [2510 N. 24th .. 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Giving shows in huts, on top of tanks and in jungle clearings, and visiting wounded in tent hospitals close to the front lines .these stars played to audiences ranging from 40 men to 19.000. Players covered every theatre of war—North Atlantic bases, the United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East. India. China, Central Sovth and Southwest Pacific, Alaska and the Aleutians. In the continental United States 128 players made extended tours covering 930 military installations of all branches of service and 615 camp shows were given on on. night stands in Southern Califor nia. “On these tours.” the report stated, “the stars have christened bombers, led community sings, au tographed everything from dollar bills to G. I. underwear and ylas ter casts on broken legs, dance 1 with soldiers, sailors and marines, helped peel potatoes, listened and talked. “One young star played e'ght fift\ -minute shows in a day in r-tie big camp. A well-known cornel ian averaged 16 appearances a day for two weeks.’’ In sending players to camps ov erseas. the Victory Committee co operated with USO Camp Shows. Inc., the organization officially des ignated by the War Department t., provide entertainment for the a'm ed forces. Highlighted by the Bond Caval cade. which played to 415,000 bond buyers in 15 cities and brought in more than a billion dollars. Holly wood's activities for the Treasury Department were cited as an im portant contribution to the nation al war effort. The report also list ed 72 broadcasts. 28 transcriptions i and 108 rallies and other person il appeearance events in which mem bers of the talent pool partieipstod | for the War Finance Committee. Meeting- an ever increasing de mand for recorded entertainment for American force® oversells. Hollywood stars created 506 tran scribed programs for the Armed Forces Radio Service in the 1' months covered by the report. Oth er transcriptions and broadcasts for government and relief agencies brought the year's total to 1041, re presenting 2589 individual appear 1 ances. In other Contributions through the Victory Committee .top rank ing personalities aided the Rod Cross, National War Fund. Army, Navy nad relief agencies. Infantile Paralysis foundation and various United Nations relief campaigns. The Hollywood Victory Com mitte for stage, serpen and radio js. a non-profit organization re presenting 21 entertanment ndus try gulds and assocatons. Organi zed shortly after America entered the war. it combined the patriotic efforts of all branches of the indus try. with support of film studios r - 1 k Here's the story behind the A headlines of Yanks bombing I Tokyo — taken prisoner by ■ the Japs—tried for MURDER! I DARRYL F.ZANUCK’S thrilling Production of THE PURPLE HEART f You'll bum with rage! You’ll thrill with pride! 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