Miss Olive Willis and Mr. Harold BogguslJoined In Holy Matrimony Chatter-Box & "A Youthful Column” (by Doris Ann McGill) Hello Kids! let's have some fun -.don’t turn the page. I’ve just began like a beaming star out not so very far! -...the Dillihger struck again for the last time (if you were there I need not explain)! ZIP! Who lockeeg themselves in a bathroom in an attempted suicide ???? next week answer! FLASH! the dance Monday at the Grove was a good deal altho many didn’t turn out . what few Jitterbugs were there had a grand * time. While on the subject of dance« . the Y had a dance also everyone had a niee time! LOST TO lT. S. Lost to Uncle Sain S. A. was O niaha's famous football player at Tech high. He is now in the navy and has been there for quite | some time. He Is now Stm 3-c Sam i Vealand, known by most people S. A. Vealand as S. A. He was home on leave about 4 weeks ago and lookin’ great in his uniform. He’s now stationed some where overseas (Shoemaker, Calif). HAVE YOU HEARD! 1490 Swing Club Around the Clock Jay Foster Til the end of time! John Faison Got a penny? ’TUlle I told you so Cleveland Oh! my aching back! Barbara S. 1 got a letter today Naomi V. Take it easy Kenneth Powell It's love love, love! Operator! Aw! please be quiet! GIRLS! Basketball will soon be here, so let's see what the Bobcats colors are this year they had a very good team in '44 so let's sec what they will do for '45! ARE YOU READY'? are you ready for the formal party given by the Canteen? If not. start to day it comes the 23rd of this month! BACK! . Ask Dorothy YVatson, Urel if she enjoyed her vacation with her hub by? She is back now. ' We want you Hepcats and Jitter bugs to know that Von Trimble is doing fine! Kenneth is here to prove it. In the Music department we find Willie Davis who really plays the sax; Kenny on his drums and J. C. on the piano. What certain farm lady ig sell, ing eggs for 35c a dozen and will she be caught? Wait until the hen finds out! Boy, oh boy! Walter (Frank Sinatra) Harris, had the girls swooning when he sang “If 1 Lose A Friend ToMor row! Now it is much cooler out,, he’ll have to sing "Stormy Weath er”. ha! ha! VICE PEOPLE TO KNOW are Nolean Whiteside; Raymond Metoyer. Ervin Poindexter, Earl Hunnigan, Robert Reynolds, Cleo Bell, and Kathryn Prayer.. If you missed the smiling face of Vergil Mitchell should I tell you he's gone and is now stationer in Md. SOMETHING NEW! thingg over last week end, ended up sharp! A tea Revel given by Mercia Hunter for the Tomorrow’s World Club wag great everyone there seem ed to have been having fun.we were very proud of how it turned out. Club members as well as hon ored gueBts. Jack West. President; Doris McGill, Vice Pres.; Noleau Whiteside, Secretary. Wonder why all of the boys are joining the ROTC? at Central Hi boys you know without a girl the Military Ball won’t be a sue. cess! 1. Fashions for the tall girls ! Cosetta Eubanks 2. Fashions for short girls . ..Ruth Curren 3. How to have lovely hair .. . Lorraine M. 4. How to lose weight . Louise Perkins 5. Whom should I marry? . Evelyn Butler 7. Information Desk . Chatter-Box 8. Yams (Legs to you) .. N'adine Manley .Barbara Waldron ... Loig Brown 9. Captain Football .. .Cleveland Marshall Bobby Owens 10. The Great Lover .-. . .Bill Jacobs 11. Uncle Sam's Man . .Billy Cunningham 11. Putting On the Dog . Kenneth Graham Geraldine Slaughter 12. Cutie Face . 13. Fast Working Hands . .Bobby Owens 14. Heading for a big Feast . . Thanksgiving! THE LATEST WRINKLE! . HEY!!! an empty table! Leading in from the football game for the drugstore booth is MARGARET FOWLER wearing her tailored yellow suit with fine check, me neckline Is a Chinese fashion and the skirt ha3 a deep pleats, flying behind her are Dor cas and Gloria in their just alike and guess what for Get-outs . the skirts are pleated and the jac kets are tailored. Heeving a sigh of relief FLOR ENTINE CRAWFORD sinks into a waiting booth. .she sheds her coat and her lovely blue jacket with her red skirt blossomed out the skirt is pleated all around. it's a very charming outfit. LUCILLE FOXALL waves a wild goodbye to the crowded table as she dashes off to catch the street car in her light blue sweater with her brown skirt and lovely brown sport jacket. ___ In the back of the drugstore we find little MARY CURREN buying all the films in the department She wear3 a lovely 3-piece lite blue suit with dark blue accessories ... boy! what a lovely combination . Having unloaded a ton of books on the unsuspecting solda fountain DELLA JONES and YONDA MONT GOMERY wander off towards the magazine racks. Della’s Blue out fit is a dream of many a soda sip per it has a zipper style jump er with it she wears a long sleeve blouse. Yonda's ensemble Is some thing straight from heaven! . Worried over the selection of a present RUTH FAULKNER is Stan ding at the Jewelry counter she wears a blue pleated skirt with a white sweater and a red blouse . it's large, floppy hair clamp match es the red ribbon in her hair . she is joined by DELORIS JACK SON in her beautifulp black ches terfied coat with a black velvet collar..... Now back at the postage stamp department iR BARBARA SCOTT, in her grey pin stripe Bport dress. .. .she wears a silver pin showin’ her cupid in the act of mailing a letter with Ruth giving advice on the fastest pony express ...also Is ANNA MAE BUTLER in her brown checked skirt with a dark brown blouse and sweater. GERRY SLAUGHTER popped up to inform us our bus was due, so with a backward look at her white V neck ribbed sweater and plaid green skirt, we rushed out the narrow door colliding with BUCK NER in her lavender sweater and lavender skirt. off they have gone, BYE NOW! til ESS WHOUt Age. 15, Weight ...130, Height.. 5ft. 7 inches. Eyes Black, Hair ...Black » Activities ... Baseball, Pep Peeve You are so right! Favorite Son Induction Blues, Amibition Beauty Operator, Nickname Jerry. Last week’s “Guess Who” was. ANNA MAE BUTLER! • Read The Greater OMAHA GUIDE Every Week We don’t HAVE to have Bilbos, and Rankins., and Eastlands! But we WILL have as long as senators and representatives from poll lax states can be elected by a vote totalling only one-sixteenth of the state population. Contrast this with non-poll tax states where vote totals are more than one-half of the population 3,000,000 Negroes and 7,000,000 whites in poll tax states are “represented by congressmen and local officials in whose choice they have no voice whatever. That must not be! It isn’t democratic! It isn’t American! It isn’t decent! WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT IT? MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY! m The National Committee To Abolish the Poll Tax deserves the support of EVERY American This appeal Is spon «ored by the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association a THE POLL TAX MUST BE ABOLISHED IN THIS CONGRESS... BUT GETTING RID OF IT, DEPEND! ON YOUR HELP! • Write vour senator demanding that he vote tor cloture when the inevitable filibuster assails the Anti Poll Tax Bill. • Help kill the poll tax with your contribution, however small or large. Send it TODAY! — — — — — B M a m m m mummmmmmmmmmmmmm* I """ Mrs Katherine Shryver. Executive Secretary. National Committee To Abolish the Poll lax 127 B Street. S E.. Washington 3. D C I I Enclosed Is my contribution of $ • Name .... I Address ... I City and State . I 0 JOINED IX HOLY MATRIMONY j AT HOME OF MH *XD MRS. 1 JASPER URDU X Th» spacious and lovely home o' j Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Brown wag tile , scene of a picturesque wedding ‘ Saturday. Nov. 9 Miss Olive Willis I the daughter of Mrs. Oliver Willis j and the late Mr. Oliver Willis, be | came the bride of Mr. Harold W. j Boggus. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Boggus. The bride j was given away by her uncle. Mr. Jasper Brown. The Lohengrin Wedding March was played by j her sister Mrs. Richard Graham. Father Sanchez of the Episcopal Church read the wedding qerem I ony. of which it was followed by a reception. The popular young couple were highly honored with beautiful and useful gifts and al so showers had been given in their honor. Out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Austin Serrant of Chicago, an , aunt and uncle of the bride came i for the wedding. j 28 SOCIAL CLUB ' The 28 Social Club gave an Aut umn Tea at the YWCA. The table was beautiful in fall colors. The candles were orange and green. The refreshments were also harm onized with fall. The tea was large ly attended for which the club mem bers appreciated very much. Mrs. Francig Cloud Sponsor, Mrs. Donaldson, Reporter. HONORED GEEST Mrs. J. D. Thornton Jr., was the honored guest at a luncheon at the home of Mrs. H. L. Embrey. A de lightful luncheon wag served and the evening was gpent in playing | games. The guests present were:_ Mrs. Ethel Jones, Mrs. Nellene Don aldson, Mrs. Francig Cloud, Mrs, Leona Lee, Mrs. Hilda Austin and Mrs. Thornton, Sr. CONVENTION GO HANG, TO BE PRESENTED THERS., FBI., SAT. DECEMBER «, 7, 8TH The Muse Drama Guild presents) Convention Go Hang, a three-act j farce of gaiety and merriment for ■ your pleasure Thursday, Friday an j Saturday, December 6. 7, Sth at j 8;30 p. m. At the Urban League Center, 2213 Lake St. Be sure and come early, for you don’t want to miss one scene or act of this howl ing, rip roaring, funny bone tick ler, for in Convention Go Hang! you find comedy at itg best. Why should I tell you more? See Con vention Go Hang! for yourself for i an evening of fun and frolic Take | your best girl friend and follow the ' crowd, for everyone is going to see Convention Go Hang, December Sth, 7th and 8th. ' —-> McDonald Reporting Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Sutton who formerly resided at 3110 Corby St.,' have moved to Fort Worth Texas » » ' to remain permanently. They were a very fine Christian couple and will be greatly missed by tlieir friends and the community in which they lived. Mr. Edgar Wiley of 3163 Evans street is still confined to St. Cath erine's hospitals but at this time, is somewhat improved. Mrs. Lillian Pitts and children have been indisposed for the past week. Mr. Barry Blow of 2802 Nortn 30th street, has worked for the Safeway stores for about 4 months now. He formerly worked for the UPRR. Mr. Blow has a family of five. Mrs. Blow says she has to stay home and take care of the kid dies. The two babies names are Helen and Sue. both are fine heal thy babies. They have a real nice home and are getting along nicely. Mr. Lerov Wade of 1615 Izard » street, was formerly on the Police department. He served as a detec tive for 6 or 8 years. He then de cided to go into business for him self and today he has 10 men em ployed and he is prepared to move anything from i00 pounlds to 10^000 He has a transportation system, Second to none in the state of Neb raska and can move you anywhere, anytime. He has made rapid pro gress in the way of wealth for h has been very prosperous and suc cessful in his venture. | Mr. George Cox. druggist on 4136 Grand avenue, has a nice business and seemg to be kept very busy. Mr. Cox hag the leading drug store in that locality. You can buy anything from a line that is found in a first class drugstore and you are always welcome in his place. The Crisswood Shop, 1420 South 60th street, hag one of the leading Grocery stores in the city- Mr. Ashley a native of Texas came here Some years ago. Since moving to our city, he has made many fr:ends and one would not wish to meet a more friendly an,j courteous gen tleman. I wish we had more like him. He also has a store at 40th & Farnam streets. Florence Radio of 8507 North 30, has a very nice business and they | are prepared to take care of your , Radio troubles .when in Flor i -*nce stop in and look him over. Mr. J. H. Price hag lived in Flor ence lor 40 years and has one of the best Hardware stores in our city. Mr. Price says when you're passing through Florence and need anything in the hardware line do not fail to see him. He has every thing from a bolt to a tractor or cultivator-his business is a cred it to the community. Another nice, up-to-date place is Mr Rubles’ Drugstore.a nice store and well stocked.has any thing you wish. He always has in stock, a fresh line of drugs and sundries. He can take care of your subscriptions anytime. When in Florence stop by and get your soda cream and cigars. Mr. Ben at 30th and Tucker, says that he’s always prepared to take car, and if it won’t run, stop at my place and I will look it over for you and send you on your way run ning smoothly—Give me a chance to demonstrate. Florence Super-Service Station Mr. Quinn owner and manager, has been in thig location for 14 years, and has made many friends and filled thousands of tanks with gas. I can also furnish you oil, water, and air. I am always glad to see you at my place and you are al ways welcome, go when your car is in need of anything along that line I would advise you to stop off at 8510 North 30th and let me look her over. I am always at your ser vice. At 1819 North 16th street. you will find the old reliable Storz Brewery, which has been in your community for many years. They are known throughout the country as the old reliable. He has a slo gan of not hwo much, but how good.the public in general says that it is a very good and a most dependable product which has with Stood the tests for years. Mr Tom Goodwin, Ike Goodwin, Alvin Goodwin left for St. Louis on last Friday, Nov. the 9th to attend 1 the funeral of their brothers' wife, j Mrs. Wilber Goodwin, who died on last Thursday. Nov. 8th. Mrs. Watkin Goodwin has two boys who are now serving in the army and one of them came home on a furlough. \& **** + « * Occupational Cancer (by Dr. John E. Moseley, Assistant Radiologist at Mt. Sinai and Sydenham Hospitals> Chairmn of Harlem Committee, American Cancer Society. ) Lying on the beach enjoying the invigorating hot sun, one would hardly sus pect that overex posure to these wonderful, life giving rays could result in a skin irritation which, in some people, might lead to : cancer. Nevertheless cancer or the skin is most frequently found in people who work long hours out in the sun and wind. It is common among farmers, particularly in the Sunny South. In the North, the in cidence of shin cancer is much low er. Standing or working, without shade, in the open sun, sun bathing for ong periods and overexposure generaly to the direct rays of the sun, should be avoided. Certain occupations have long been known to carry with them the risk of cancer. Many different sub i stances have been found to produce cancer if they are allowed to irrit ite certain organs of the body These substances include by-prod, ucts of coal, such as tar, soot, pitch and anthracene; petroleum and its products, such as arsenic, dyestuffs, x-rays and radium. Workers in industries using tar pitch an50 Fifth Avenue New York Citv » NEBRASKA TUBERCULOSIS ASSN TO JOIN IN SPONSORSHIP OE SCHOOL PRESS PROJECT The Nebraska Tuberculosis Assoc iation will join in the sponsorship of the School Press Project carried on for some years by the National Tuberculosis Association, its affil iated orgcnizations and the Colum bia Scholastic Press Association so the Nebraska Tuberculosis Assoc iation announced. All Nebraska high schools, both public and parochial, have been of fered the opportunity of participa tion in the project. There will be a choice of two themes. "Tubercul osis Control is a Problem for All Nations” and “How Christmas Seals Protect the Health of Our Comm unity." School papers submitted to the contest ma y include news paper stories, feature stories edit orials or cartoons on one of these topics. To each school agreeing to participate in the project, the Ne braska Tuberculosis Association will send interesting and informa tive source material. Papers from all Nebraska schools will first be sent to the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association offices, 500 Brandeis Theatre Building, O maha, 2. Nebraska, where they will be judged by a committee consist ing of a physician, a newspaperman and a school representative. Nine papers will be forwarded to the Na tional Tubercuh^sis Association Headquarters in New York to be judged for National Awards. Prizes offered by the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association to Nebras ka schools are: Fi rst prize_$50.00 worth of needed equipment for the school pa. per. Second prize_$30.00 worth of needed equipment for the school pa p£r. Third prize_$20.00 worth ol needed equipment for the school paper. In each case the student submit ting the prize-winning piece will receive a $25 .00 Victory Bond. Papers will be judged on the bas is of student participation ana re search, accuracy of facts, goodj journalistic presentation, original-. : ity and an intelligent grasp of the i subject selected. ] Further information on the con test may be secured from Nebraska high school principals or journal ism advisers or the Nebraska Tub [ erculosiS Association. All papers must be submitted to the state of I fice by January 1. 1946. dike Williams comes to xy. •‘ANNA LI CASTA” COMPANY FROM CHICAGO CAST AS GOOD SAILOR, ACTOR SHOWS ARTISTRY IN HIS WORK New York. New York Duke Williams who had played the Good Sailor in Company No. 1 of “Anna Bucasta" now playing in Chicago, is now a part of Comapny No. 2 which is starring the versatile Val erie Black here at the Mansfield Theatre. When Duke returned to New York he was welcomed by the cast here and felt at home on the Mans field stage where he began with the first Company. He was with the Chicago Comp any for 4 weeks and in the Press comments about the entire produc tion_all of which were most fav orable_it was said often that even the “Young Sailor” (that role por trayed by Duke) was very good Duke puts himself in to the charat. ter in such a way that anyont would believe him to be a “real' sailor. Another of the “Anna Bueasta' family to return to the Mansficlc was Georgia Burke, xvho plays thi j WALL WASHER & PAINTER ALSO DECORATING (DROP ME A CARD) John Williams 1904 Oino St. » - oMJ^S.MARY MCLEOD A iotimm WHO WAS AWARDED THE THOMAS fifej JEFFERSON MEDAL FOR BEING {« NAMEDTHE "OUTSTANDING v WOMAN OF THE YEAR* N 1942- Wk ONCE WALKED BAREFOOT ACROSS W PLOWED FIELDS T06ET HER FIRST K BOOK'LEARNIN6'lN THE RURAL SCHOOL ■ FOR NEGRO CHILDREN NEAR MAYSVILIE, V S0.CAR0LINA .LATER WITH DETERMINATION ' ANDASOAP60X FOR ADESK-SHE ^ FOUNDED THE MOW FAMOUS BETHlM-^fe COOKMAN COLLEGE IN DAYTONA BEACH,*" PLT.'H. ARTHUR VTRUMRfo* THE FIRST NEGRO PHYSICIAN TO BE COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES GRADUATE OF MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE, LT. THOMPSON LIVES IN DETROIT MICH. -«=► •p»ri«M »ua H O—I- U* mother. SEAMAN JOHN COOK HOME ON Ft H1.0I CH Steward's matej John Cook came home on a 30-day furlounh from the Navy Saturday before last to an overjoyous mother and father. Mr. and. Mrs. Russell Cook of 2001 Florence Blvd., John served n. board the U. S.S. Murray, a much decorated and commended vessel. both in the European and Pacific Theatres of Operation. Mll.I.XItl) T. WOODS HOMK Mr. Millard T. Woods, former ex ecutive secretary of the Lincoln, Nebraska Urban League, came home from his Red Cross work in the Kuropean Theatre of Operation last week end. 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