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LOCAL NOTES Mrs Warren Alston wishes to thank those who called t<w see her o while ill and also those who sent cards Thanks Mrs I-ydia Alston 1 For OMAHA’S •■i FUTURE St Hf BH WF B For Airport Bonds to Improve and Repair Our Municipal Airport ▲ 1 A_ m m m • It Will NoT* ’ Bring Any Increase t o the Present Tax Rate Mrs Henry Thomas of 2S74 Ma ple street, left Tuesday May 8. l»4i> to spend "Mother’s Day” with her daughter Miss Kozella Thomas in New York Miss Kozella Thomas is attending the Lincoln School of Nursing in New York City Mrs Thomas plans on stopping over in Detroit, to visit relatives a few days on her way home The Neighborhood Grocery seems to be a very busy place Mr Car ey is always on the move. He has a nice stock of groceries and the store is very sanitary. Miss Carey Correction Mrs Creed Harris of Paris. Texas visited in the homes of her three brothers> Hanley. Webb and War ren Alston from the 15th until the 18th of April daughter of Mr Carey has lived in California for the past two and a half years nd is in our city indef initely Miss Carey reports that she admires California very much Miss Margaret Brown of Little Rock, Arkansas is visiting her sis ter Mrs Channey of 2T05 Ohio St Mis* Brown says she likes Arkan sas because It is her home There is plenty of work there for every one She will be in Omaha one month after which she will return to her home 2851 known as the One Horse Store seems to be very busy Mr Carlson has many customers and ! all seem to be well pleased. Mr I Carlson has been in the store for 15 years and hus made many friends Everyone knows him as "Butch One customer said the only fault that she could find with the store is the shortage rf meat. He says tic uni-t have his meat Mr Hill of 2766 Grant St., says te weather is so cold the people won't come out, but he says his business is moving along fairly well He reports that • wnen the weather gets warmer you will see his business move up He carries a line of pop and ice cream. Mrs Ellis of 2530 Maple St, and her daughter left last Saturday for Halls, Texas to attend the funeral of her brother who has been con fined to his bed for sometime This is the second time this year that Mrs Ellis has attended a funeral for her relatives in Texas. Rev 1’ S Robinson of Gary, Indiana is here visiting his father in-law who has been ocnfined to his bed for 4 weeks Rev Robin son is pastor of one of the largest churches in Gary, and has a mem bership of 1100. He likes our city | fine. Mrs Holliday of 2820 RR ave i reports that she is very sick at this | writing Mr Holliday is also con ; fined to his home and has been for some time. We hope for them a speedy recovery Mr and Mrs James Freeman of 2S18 RR avenue, have a family of five children, four girls ,and one boy Mr Freeman is working at Armour Racking Plant and lias been for 8 years Since there is only two children in school. Mrs. Freeman is kept quite busy at home Mrs. Dodd of 2805 R street has four children, all girls Only one f the children is in school and there fore Mrs Dodd is kept very busy i with the children. Last Monday I the baby had the misfortune of fall ing off the bed which caused an in fection in her head The Dodds were compelled to call the doctor Mr Cecil Leroy Smith, propriet or of the Loganette Lunch Room, located at 24th and Charles streets. | has just received a letter from his brother Bdgar W Smith from Bremerton. Washington, who had a narrow escape from a sinking ship and convoy in the South Pacific wag one of the survivors who have returned to the States for fifteen days to attend the funeral of his brother who has a family living at 9230% Pace avenue, Los Angeles, Calif Mrs. Mabel Jaco of 1003 South 13th St , had as her guest Sunday. Msr. Gladys McCurry We had a happy repast Dinner was served and everyone had a good time Mr Jaco has worked for the railroad for 18 years. Mrs. Bivien Hill, who just re cently finished her beauty culture course and successfully passed the Nebraska Cosmetology examinat ions, left last Monday morning ac companied by her little son, Millard for a brief vacation at Valley Mills and Post, Texas Mrs. Abrams og 1814 North 28tli Street seems to be busy washing clothes She has five children who keep her very busy at all times Her husband is yet in the army and she says that she might visit him soon Mr Abrams was here on furlough not so long ago and she wants to pay the visit back Mrs Manella Hunter of 941 N 27tli St , has 4 children, all of them toys, two are in school Mr Hun ter is working at the Metropolitan as a janitor. He has been work ing there for 9 years. The Grace Grocery Store at 1314 North 27th St., seems to be doing a nice business. Me Grace the prop rietor hardly has time to tell you good-morning at times. He has a very nice little, neat sanitary gro cery Mr Grace says that his bus iness is fine and many thanks to his many friends and patrons. You are always welcome in our place of business. Mr. and Mrs. Washington, of 1714 North 2Sth St., failed to attend Church last Sunday They are members of th7> CME Church but they say they will attend next Sun day. Mr Washington has been with the Pullman Co . for 19 years and says that he likes his job fine Mrs Davis of 2414 Indiana Ave could not attend Church Sunday on account of illness Mrs Davis is a member of Pilgrim Baptist church and she admires her church very much. She is feeling much better now. Mrs. Dozier of 956 North 27th St reports that there was a meeting in Dinyoln of the. District Workers be* ginning Monday. April 30th and will close the 6th of May We are ex pecting to have a grand time. You are welcome. Mrs. V. C. Snowden of 2903 N 30th tS ' is very busy stretching a table cloth Mr Snowden just ar rived front work and began work ing in the garden Mr Snowden reports that hi.s garden is doing very well but the weather is cool at the present Mrs Snowden says she attended Church last Sunday and enjoyed the service/ all day Mr and Mrs Morrell of 2304 N 29th St . is making some very nice improvements on their home Mr Morrell purchased this home about a month ago and began immediate ly to improve it Mr Morrell is employed by the Railroad after be ing discharged from the army Oh boy! that home looks nice Mrs. Rollerson of 2913 North 30th St., has five children Three are in school Mrs Rollerson reports that she attended Church last Sun day and Oh, 1 was happy all day Mrs. Rollerson says she has not missed attending Church this year Council Bluffs N—E—W—S Mrs Daisy Williams of 1100 13th Avnue, has a nice home. Mrs Williams has a cow, three hogs. | chiekens( butter, eggs and every I thing that one's heart could wish I for Mrs Williams has three lots with her home She believes in living and she is a wonderful wid ow "Look out yon old bachelors’’ -Mrs Williams has been a widow 22 years. Airs Thomson of 1410 South Sth St has been sick for two years She reports that sometime she feels pretty good and at other times she feels very sick and weak: however I am doing fine by the help and grace of God Spiritually 1 am a well woman, the spirit keeps me a live and I am encouraged at all times Thanks. Mrs Era Lytle of 14'IS Eighth Avenue reports that she is expect ing her brother to visit her from Louisiana this summer He will stay indefinitely. Mr and Mrs Lytle have a nice home and both of them work everyday. Mr Phillip Ford, of 19 South 14th St., seems to be holding his own, considering his condition He has been sick since the 2nd day of Dec He says f me days he feels fairly good then he drops back: however he is holding his own. Sgt Wm. Douglas of 1204 Sth Avenue, is stationed in Staten Is land. New York but is now home on furlough visiting his wife. I'm quite sure he will make good use of each of his 15 days Mr. Douglas reports that he likes army life fine. This is his third time he has been home on a furlough Airs A AI Grady of 1402 Sth Avenue, reports that her husband is in the hospital in Kansas and has been for 18 months. Mrs Grady says she has been confined to her home for a few days with illness but is proud to say that she is able J:o be up again . Air and Airs Freeland of 1402 South Sth St , have lived in Coun cil Bluffs 2S years and are members of Bethel AME Church They at Mever Must Be a Loncj "Time ' Remember when Daddy went away? He told us to take good care of Mommy, ’n’ when he got back, he’d take us fishin’... he’d build a boat that’d really sail . . . take us for walks in the woods so you could chase rabbits ... ’n’ we’d pick flowers to bring home to Mommy. When the w ind blew, I w as scared ’cause it howled ... ’n’ you craw led under the bed ... but he said not to be afraid . . . wind was made just so little boys could fly kites. When he came home, he was gonna make us a kite ’n’ show us how to fly it on the hill. Now Mommy says we don’t have a daddy any more like other kids ... he won’t be home to tuck me in at night... or take us all on Sunday picnics ... or hold Mommy’s hand by the fire when he thought I wasn’t lookin’. * When Mommy told us Daddy would never be home . .. ever again ... she cried. Never ... that must be an awful long time. * * * Have YOU bought a bigger bond in the Mighty Seventh War Loan? NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY tend Church regularly. Mr. Free land has worked at the Milwaukee Hound House for 2l years and likes his job fine They own their own home and live very comfortably They have no children. Mr and Mrs. Massey Switchler, of 815 FiPfteenth Avenue have liv ed in the same place for 5 years They are both members of Bethel AME Church and attend Church regularly Mr Switchler has work ed for the Union Pacific lor four years. They are both enjoying health Mr Switchler has a gar den and has a lot of beautiful chickens. :_t WAITERS’ COLUMN BY DEAN H. W. SMITH WE. 6458 —lrtW lifUut James Robinson the streamlined UP lunch car waiter on 24th and Rake Street with a large sack of empties. Mr. Dorsey the combination cook and waiter doing the honors at the Highland Country club. Gabby Watson at home after a minor operation at Doctors hospital i H. W. Smith and Mr. Villia. a brother to the famous Indian figh ter enjoyed a purchase from a riorthside business house that serv es goods in glasses. The Waiters Club or Key Club ex tends a welcome at all times to the many friends to enjoy a quiet af ternoon or evening. RR boys topping the service on wheels. Field Club opening in the mak ing. - --- Paxton crew and headwaiter on the up and go. Blaekstone waiters out in front and going good and the stream lined room service man motored to the airplane town of Wichita, Kan Eas and returned by plane a short time ago. . Fontenelle hotel waiters serving with a smile. Waiters at the Regis hotel and the White Horse Inn serving with a smile. Waiters at the Hill Hotel on the job. Read The enlarged Omaha Guide and follow the crowd. The NAACP Branch of Council Bluffs, Iowa sponsored a very in teresting program Sunday after noon May Gth. The principal of the Council Bluffs high school was the guest speaker and he.made men tion of some very important items which were uplifting to the race The president, Mr. Cooper has used many efforts to keep the branch on the improvement line and the co operation and help that the good citizens are giving will always build a large membership and a working group of officers as there is much to be accomplished for the good of the race THE WEEK 40 delegates attending a Mission Conention in Bellington. Washing ton, were made ill by food which was served at a luncheon May 3rd A NY Central RR train was de railed in Rochester, New York on May 2 on a downtown overpass— the engineer was killed and 40 per sons were injured. President Truman had his second news conference on Wednesday, May 2 at 3 pm. Miss Alma M. arvis the founder of Mother's Day was 81 years old on the first of May. She lives in Westchester, Pa . and is totally blind. She receives truck loads of flowers. Read The Omaha Guide for all the latest news and you will be well posted. The FEPC Bill will be up in the U S Congress on May l lth and we all should send letters and tele grams to our Congressmen and our Senators to support it. A 12 years old girl was struck by an automobile while running a cross the street in front of her home at 31st and Charles street on Tuesday May 1st Her condition was reported fair Wednesday May 2nd at the Methodist hospital where she was taken The House Appropriation Comm ittee of the U S. Congress recom mended that all members receive S2.300 expense allowance tax free on May 3rd A Council Bluffs. Iowa policeman rendered service to a mother who gave birth to a baby girl in a cruiser car on the way to a hospit al on May 4th A gas tank expoded on a U. S blimp in Santa Calif. Friday May 4 —8 men were killed and one injur ed . A U S bu.s car and an auto col lided near Fort Knox. Ky . Friday May 4—6 soldiers were killed. James W Hall a cab driver, charged with six slayings went on trial in Little Rock. Arkansas May 7—he claims that he is innocent Harry L. Hopkins special assist ant to President Truman told re porters at hte White House, he did not want any influence drawn from that. Canada will declare a holiday when the war with Germany ends. South Dakota has a state general fund of over 7 million dollars—a big increase over last April and a new high in the balance on hand. The NAACP is represented at the San Francisco conference by three of the very active and wide awake people of the Negro race and we are quite sure nothing will be over looked Mrs. Mary McLeod Beth une, Mr. \V. E. B. DuBois and Walter White. It was revealed in Hollj wood on May 6th that four comedians will go overseas to entertain—they are Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Bing Cros by, Ed Gardner Victoria Torrence an acrobat with the Ringling Brothers Circus lost her balance and fell to her death as she was descending by a rope Larry F. White a sailor was kill ed when a rock tumbled from a canyon into a window of a passen ger train near Greenwood Springs. Colorado MOTHER'S HAY by Dean Smith We find ourselves on one of the most important days that we should give the highest honor— MOTHER'S DAY', and may we at all times show our very highest respects as it was through her suffering and pain that we were brought into the world She fac ed the ordeal with a smile, feeling that what she was undergoing was . true love from the bottom of her | heart. And let us keep in mind to i give in return more love and at all times cherish all of our very sweet smiles that will remind her that God will take care of His own Funeral! Eulogy, Touched by the Hand of the Darh VIalter.. MEL W. HOLLIDAY HIES Mr Mel AV Holliday. 54. died Sunday, May 6th at his residence. 2820 R Avenue after an extended illness. Mr. Holliday had been a resident of Omaha 31 years and was employed by Wilson & Company He was a member of Clair Chapel Methodist Church He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tola F. Holliday, three sos, Mr Herbert H Holliday, Mr Orville M Holliday, both of Los Angeles. California. Baker Sec ond Class Mell W. Holliday. United States Navy, one daughter, Miss Almeda Lou Holliday, Omaha, two brothers, Mr. A W Holliday, Los Angeles. Calif , Mr Vandroth Hol liday, Atlanta. Georgia, aunt, Mrs. Emma Blue, Atlanta and other rel atives . The body lay in state at Thomas Mortuary until the funeral hour Funeral services were held at two o’clock Thursday afternoon from Clair Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. C C. Reynolds officiating, assisted by Rev. J B. Brooks, Rev M. W. Williams, Rev. A. L. Hooks Rev. J E. Wade, Rev. E. F. Rid ley. Pall-bearers were Mr. Aubrey Wise, Mr. Mason Deavereaux, Mr Herod Longmire, Mr. Edward Beas ley. Mr. J. C. Collins, Mr. A. Phi fer. Burial was at Graceland Park Cemetery. RESIDENT OF OMAHA PASSES Mrs. Ada Hopkins of 2203 North 29th St., departed this life at 1 ;20 May 6th. Mother Hopkins had been sick for five and a half years, a portion of the time she was con fined to her bed She was first slrickened with a stroke, placed in a wheel chair and confined to her home and finally death came Moth er Hopkins was loved by all who knew her and came in contact with her. The community has lost a I true friend and a Christian neigh bor She died at the age of 82 years She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Mattie l'erguson,' Mrs. Daisy Love, and Mrs Lucille Avant now stationed in England; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one son, Mr. T. A Hopkins living in Chicago, three son-in-laws, Rev. C Ferguson. Mr. G. A Love and Mr. Emmett Avant. 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