Nebraska Newspapers

    WILLIAM R. BROOKS
The question of whether a name,
hitherto unknown in politics, can
upset one which has been before
the voters for nearly a decade will
be answered in the April 11th pri
maries. William R. Brooks, who
has never before been a candidate
for political office, has filed for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor against Dwight Griswold,
whose name appeared on the bal
lots twice unsuccessfully before
winning the governor's post for the
last two terms.
Although a newcomer in politics.
Brooks is well known throughout
the state for his activities in the
Reserve Officers association. He
n iw holds a commission as Lt. Col
in the reserves.
He was born and reared on hts
father’s tgjmestead three miles from
York. After mushing Y'ork High
School he took a course at York
Business College.
During his residence at York he
learned telegraphy while employed
by the Chicago X irthwestern Rail
way, afterwards serving as opera
tor.
He -niisted during the Spanish
American war in the 1st Nebraska
Infantry Regiment in which he was
a member of Company “AT Served
with this regiment in the Philip
pin- Islands until transferred to a
Signal Carps with which he re
• mained until mustered out of serv
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FOUR EVK SPOTS SCORE IS WEST
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The celebrated Four Ink Spots who have been a solid headliner with the famed Big Three Unit cn a
icur of theatres and ballrooms for the past three months. After dates in Kansas City, St. Louis, To
peka. Oklahoma City and Wichita, the boys head for ’Frisco and then Los Angeles.
Others in the unit are Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Swing; Cootie Williams and His Famous Or
chestra with Eddia Vinson, blues song stylist; Ralph Brown, sensational flash dancer; plus, of course,
Mcke and Poka.
ct». Returning to York he again
entered the service of the Chicago
Northwestern Railway as cashier
and operator until he moved to
Fremont with the Consolidated Fuel
Company of which he later became
manager. While residing at Fre
mont he organized Nebraska’s first
Signal Corps. Later moved to Lin
coln where he engaged in the whole
sale coal and salt business. Dur
ing World War I Brooks was com
missioned Captain in the 622nd
Field Signal Battallion with which
he served at the Signal School at
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, until
mustered out of service.
Returned to Lincoln in 1918 and
during the following year he moved
t :■ Omaha where he became state
manager for the Morton Salt Com
pany, which position he still holds.
Is a member of the American Le
gion. Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Spanish-American Veterans, Rotary
LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY
When you cast your vote April 11 for
W. R. Brooks, you’ll be voting for good
government for Nebraska ... and far
upholding Nebraska tradition.
Nebraska's governor has served two
terms. Nebraska now needs a full time
I governor whose interests are in Nebras
ka .. . and not in personal politics. Vote
April 11 for good business administration
for Nebraska, Nominate W. R. Brooks.
Republican candidate for governor.
• For a Full Time Governor
• For Efficient Administration
NOMINATE
Be Sure to Vote!
REPUBLICANS:
VOTE TO KEEP YOUR
CONGRESSMAN
E o w a r el Buffett
On the Job
IN WASHINGTON
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY
DISTRICT APRIL 11TH
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Club, and is a past president of the,
Nebraska Society for Crippled
Children.
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L. B. JOHNSON
Mr. Johnson, former state treas
urer and now republican candidate
for register of deeds in Douglas
County, is well-fitted for any county [
job. His experience and good judg- |
ment are well-known and appre
ciated by his friends.
He did a good job as state treas
urer and says he will do a good
job for the people of Douglas Coun
ty if they will elect him to this
important office which he is now
seeking.
Mr. Johnson has lived in Omaha
for many years and is favorably
known throughout the city, having
been in business here for a long
time.
Mr. Johnson's ability as an exec
utive gives him knowledge for al
most any job he would seek, and
his past experience gives him the
ability to make a success of any
financial or complicated office
Mr. Johnson is a quiet, unassum
ing gentleman and his friends re
spect him highly. He will appre
ciate your consideration of him for
the office of register of deeds on
primary day, April 11th.
RICHARD “DICK" BERGER
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
Richard "Dick" ’ Berger. Republic
an candidate for Register of Deeds,
is one of Omaha's old time Republic
an leaders. Mr. Berger’s record of
service is as following: 23 years in
the cil business: 3 years in a railroad
office, and in a County- highway dept,
a number of years. He has been
close to County affairs for many
years. Mr. Berger is a brother of
the late Miss Grace Berger who was
in the County Clerks office for 25
years. Mr. Berger has been a loyal
supporter to the Republican party.
He has been in Omaha since 1883.
His experience proves his qualific
ations for the office of Register of
Deeds.
JOHX SLAVIK FOR
COUXTY CLERK
Since his term of office he has in
his employ, two Negroes on regular
payroll and six as extra help.
He is a member of the Urban Lea
gue. NAACP, and Interracial Coun
cil.
He deserves your support in the
coming elections.
MFLUIX KEXXEDY FOR
fUXICIPAL JUDGE
Mr. Kennedy has won fame among
his friends for 15 years by being fair
honest and faithful to those whom ht
comes in contact. Mr. Kennedy i
faii to all and partial to to owe. A
man who will protect and render jus
tice according to law to all America!
ci* yens. He worked as a teller of the
First National Bank for 4 years. Hr
will appreciate your consideration a'
the ballot box.
AXXOUXCEMEXT!
Bill's Loan Ektnk formerly locatet
' in he 1900 block on North 24th St.
I wants his friends and customers tf
I know that he is still in business ant
VOTE FOR
ALVIN E. JOHNSON
DELEGATE, 2ND DISTRICT
Republican National Convention
Qualified by 30 years of
Chic and Business Leadership
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A LIFE-LONG REPUBLICAN J
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c Easter Soloist -
- Dorothy Maynor sings songs of
the season on “The Pause That
Refreshes on the Air” Sunday
afternoon (4 JO EWT) over CBS.
The brilliant soprano will be back
in New York for the broadcast
after a coast-to-coast concert.tour
of 25 cities. „_ C
giving the same courteous treatment
and selling the best merchandise ob
tainable at 519 North 16th Street.
AbMY PROVIDES FREE
HOUSING FACILITIES FOR
NEGRO TROOPS IN T4L.A
DAS SEE
Lamp Jordan Johnston. Fla. April
8 t A N P i W ..-time increase in the
p pula; on of Tailaha.se:, Fit a-ii
i.e !. ck of r oming hou-.-s and i:o
tvls tor colored people crvte.I a
grave situation for Negri troops
die pital city
dee i_g with n* c v i It- r- u-t
i • ■: > Lt. Cel William A. Munroc
awl Li Donald \ k '•uT’X *>1 the
post special service office, completed
plans to alleviate week-end housing,
problem number one facing colored
troops on pass from the army service
forces training center here. Two
sleeping barracks have been turned
over to special service office to allev
iate this condition.
According to Lt. Col. M unroe, the |
barracks will offer sleeping, showers
and latrine facilities.
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DEAD. NEWSPAPER
l i B LIS HER ENDORSE
COLLEGE DRIVE
New York—Congresswoman Frau- !
cis F Bolton. William Green and Tra
F. Lewis this week added their ec-.
dorscirtents the marv p- urirrr r>tc
the -.it.ces of the L'nit^i Negro Li
lege Fund at 58 East 57th St.
Upon learning of the cooperative
campaign of 27 leading Negro priv
ate colleges to raise Si .500.000 in
their first annual drive for mainten
ance expenses. Representative Bolton
i called the ilea of the drive an excel
lent one.
"I am quite certain that if it can be
brought to the attention of the white
| contributors that Negroes themselves
are making a very real contribution."
she said, “it will do much to bring
generous giving from them.”
Ira F, Lewis, president of the Pitts
burgb Courerr Publishing Company,
declared that it was high thought and
belief that “this ettort of unity on
the part of the colleges is a most com
mendaMe undertaking and will of it
self appeal to the country at large.*'
\\ illiam Green, president of the A
ire near. Federation of Labor, saki
that the drive "deserves support from
all right-thinking people.” and called
it a "most advancel step in the right ‘
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Released from their chores as members of labor battalions. Negro
troops stationed in the South Pacific emerged victorious in their initial
skirmish with the Japs. "
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- Cooperating with the National lrban League's Twelfth Vocational
Opportunity Campaign, the Bine Network feature radio program,
"lour War Job." sponsored by the War Manpower Commission, paid
tribute to Negro war workers and heroes recently in a broadcast from
New lork and Washington, featuring John B. Kennedy, noted news
commentator, and the orchestra of Lionel Hampton ... Secretary
Henry L. Stimson should have been ‘an invited guest' to that one.
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In another three or four months publicity committees representing
both the Republican and Democratic parties will eye the Negro vote,
but we won't be forgetting Senators Rankin. Bilbo. George, Connally
and the others, including Senator Richard Brevard Russell. Jr„ Demo
crat of Winder. Georgia, who introduced an amendment to the Inde
pendent Offices Bill which he announced to the press as an attempt to
“wipe out the Fair Employment Practice Committee.”
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Recommended: The Negro Slory Magazine, an unusual periodical
dealing with Negroes that possesses an appeal to all real Americans.
Alice C. Browning and Fern Gayden are co-editors. 1 ou would do well
to get a copy and 1 suggest that you write the editors: 4019 Vineenne*
Avenue, Chicago.
First of the Nazis to meet his ordained fate at the hands of the
X nited Nations is Genera! Louse, historic conqueror of armies, who is
being appropriately executed in a newly designed lethel gas chamber
of plywood.
General Louse, alias The Cootie, was fabled in song and story and
ribald jest of World War I. "Shirt hunts” were a standard idle hour
pastime of Johnny Doughboy. Sr. But the General is no joke; he's a
problem child. Besides the discomfort he causes tired men who have
troubles enough, he is a notorious carrier of typhus. His work un
checked is more deadly than heavy artillery.
The new plywood chamber is in its entirety a fumigation chamber
devised by the Quartermaster Corps in its Research and Development
Branch under the direction of Col. George F. Doriot. has many advan
tages over previous equipment. In the last war and at the start of
this one. sterilization of clothing and bedding was done by steam
which shrank woolen clothing so that it no longer fit its original
wearer. The equipment was heavy and clumsy and not easily trans
ported. Previous attempts at designing chambers for sterilization by
gas were not too successful; the equipment was heavy, weak and diffi
cult to set up and transport.
The outstanding feature of the new plywood chamber is that it is
demountable, readily assembled or dismantled, and two complete units
can be loaded on a 21* ton, 6x6, cargo truck. A crew of six men is
assigned to each chamber, and they can erect it and have it in op
eration within fifteen minutes after it is unloaded. It actually does
away with insects of every breed that are to be found in the various
war theatres. Yes, General Louse is on his way out . . . next comes
Hitler and Tojo.
» A peace-time use for the chamber by furriers and laundries is pre
dicted. too. r vv^. ...
Z— At a special chapel program held last week. Tilbcrforce bade fare
well to members of the first ASTP trainees who have been called away
by the government for service elsewhere. The soldiers presented an
impromptu program which captured the hearts of everyone.
Sr The ASTP unit began on December * of last year when a small
number of trainees were sent to Vilberforce University after the- had
passed their camp classification tests. The unit generally grew until it
reached its present number of 68 trainees and a cadre of seven com
missioned and non-commissioned officers. The ROTC unit opened at
the university in 1916 will continue to function. -
ROLAND HAYES DONATES
CONCERT PROCEEDS TO
CARVER FOUNDATION
Boston. April 6 (AXP Another
musical triumph was scored by Rol
and Hayes, internationally famous
tenor, when he appeared at the Bos
ton Symphony hall in a recital in be
half of the George Washington Car-!
ver foundation last week and gave j
the entire proceeds of the concert to j,
the foundation, which is dedicated to ;
tixitinue the scientific work of the ’
eminent scientist.
Accompanied by Reginald Board
man at the piano. Hayes rose to the
height of his musical career as he
direction.” He pledged his cooper -
"to the extent of -try a-;!;
Patch Will Replace
Patton
Scundphoto—Maj. Gen. Alexan
der M. Patch (above) replaces Lt.
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., who
commanded the 7th U. S. Army in
Sicily, according to an announce
ment made by the War Depart
ment. General Patton has been
given command of another army,
name of which has not been dis
closed. Gen. Patch holds the Dis
tinguished Service Medal and N'avy
Cross for his work in the South
West Pacific campaign and com
manded U. S. Army forces in Gua
dalcanaL
Walter Reed will be the guest
star of Producer C. P. MacGregor
on Hollywood Radio Theatre over
WOW. Tuesday, April 11th. Reed's
starring vehicle will be an original
radio drama entitled. “Hand On
My Shoulder."
sang his own arrangement of "Oh Gi'
Me Yo' Han' " "Way Up in Heav- ;
en‘,r "Lit’l David" anl “I Can Tell
The World” an Afro-American folk j
song.
Recording now triumphs in one of
the busiest periods of his career. Hay
es has made tours of England. Scot
land and the United States, from
Baltimore to Seattle, from Boston to
New Orleans and from Memphis to
San Francisco, with some 25 cities in
betwene. An army bomber winged
him across the Atlantic to appear in
two historical concerts in London's |
Albert hall before audiences of 10.000
each on iast Sept. 2S and 29. On his
return to the states, his recital in St
Paul. Minn., was prefaced by the ex
ceptional incident of the entire aud
ience rising to greet him.
“He delightel the audience and that;
included the cheering chorus.” said
the London Daily Express of his
first Albert Hall concert. "His voice
has a fine, spun silk suality.”
The second Albert Hall concert was
reserved for allied service men and
women and military and diplomatic
chiefs of international importance. "I
felt there was inspiration in the fam
ous Royal Albert hall tonight as
there was last night." said Maj. Gen.
John C. H. Lee, of the U. S. army,
when he addressed the chorus and sob
ist from the platform. "This hall has
seen many kings and queens and many
great artists have performed here.
But your performance will live long
in its history and in the memories of
all of us.
"Negro music did more last night
than 100 pop talks ever will to ce
ment the comradeship-tn-artns of the
service men and women of the united
nations," declared the Daily Epress.
a Londoxn daily. "It was a concert
in a language of simple faith anl fer
vour that is international.r
The eminent tenor was welcomed by
Lord and Lady Astor when he ap
peared in Plymouth. He also visited
Manchester. Glasgow. Edinburgh,
various service camps, and appeared
* one of the famous noonday mor
ale concerts given in the National Art
gallery- of London, where Dame Myra
Hess was his piano accompanist in his
group of Schubert songs. His most
cherished souvenirs of his visits t ■
England and Scotland are said to be
letters of appreciation from Ambas
sador John G. Winant and General
Jacob L. Devers.
Bv kclaring the proceeds of the
concert to the George Washington
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“SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS'<
Consenting for their photo to be
osel as "Chin-up" for the boys, the
lovely Brok tyins. Cefcstine and Ern
estine of 52.17 S. Wabash Avenue,
added that they are single, hostesses,
at Chicago's Service Center No. ■’
and rar workers. Daughters of Mrs
Christine Brooks of Chicago Heights
the twins are 100', out i r a speed}
Victory'. ( Press Phi *a Service >
Carver foundation, Roland Hayes
honored the memory of the greates
scientist of his race, bat also one of
the world's most brilliant pioneers in
agricultural chemistry, and contribut
or of enduring benefits to the Amer
ican fanner
The George Washington Carver
foundation is dedicated to the pro
gress of humanity through the appli
cation of science to the problem of
the farm and toward the end of mik
ing available to mankind in general
the opportunities and necessities that
applied research can provide.
BEX XV GOOD if AX GIVES
UP BAXD
Vexed by draft depletions and con
tractlal difficulties, Benny Goodman
*•>»»»»*
tills saics
■vary ass*
Tlu snatss:
star sf tks
“The Heavenly Bc»y” will soon be
on display.
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It's a starry eyeful with
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William Powell as the Star-gazer!
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Hedy Lamars as the Heavenly Body!
M-G-M is the pro
ducer of this happy
hit;
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You'D be dazzled
by the beauty of
“The Heavenly
Body” and get a great laugh as tne
story merrily unfolds'
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This film is sure to become your favorite
sight.
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And sure to chase those blues away!
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Hedy was never more ravishing.
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Bill Powell was never more amusing.
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And James Craig. Fay Bainter. Henry
O'Neill and Spring Byingtoo add to
this great entertainment!
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“The Heavenly Body” is all about a
man (Bill Powell) who was looking for
a star in Heaven—and found one right
here cm Earth.
w it + it
And you don't need a telescope to get
an eyeful of beauty.
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Directed by Alexander Hall, produced
by Arthur Homblow. Jr. MGM’s “The
Heavenly Body” is also a Heavenly Hit'.
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Lto says —See
for yourself’
P S- Keep the
Bonds you Buy.
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has tocred his clarinet into its case
and said so-long to his band for
good. The “King of Swing's’' decis
ion has caused the nation's hepcats to
shed tears and sing the “B. G. Blues'"
Goodman, 33. completed his
movie and left for New York 2:1c a
vacation.
WAYNE
•^••HAYWARD
THE SOHG OF
BERNADETTE is the
miracle picture of all time!
JENNIFER JONES contri
butes a great and unfor
gettable Academy Award- !
W*nr’ng performanee as
FRANZ WERFEL'S loyely |
heroine!
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The thrilling behind-the-hecdiines story of Yonks
bombing Tokyo is thrillingly told in THE
PURPLE HEART! It's DARRYL F. ZANUOC S
greatest production and the greatest picture to
come out of this War!
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Don't miss CANADA LEE'S great performance in
LIFEBOAT!