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- READ THE OMAHA GUIDE - . . — — — — _ _ — — — .^a. .^a. ^a. ^a. -^a .^a .^a. .^a. .^a. .^a. .^^a .^a. .^a. .^a. .^a. .^a. .^a. .^a ^a .^a. .^a ^ ^ Dinah Washington Headed To Be A Best Seller Chicago — Buxom, bold-eyed Dinah Washington, who became the new darling of the hi-fi set owners, is featured in the No vember EBONY. The Dinah Washington Story has all the Ingredients of a best seller. Born 32 years ago as Ruth Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the singer was reared in Chicago where she changed her name and switched from gospels to blues. A four-time loser in marriage, Dinah told EBONY that: "When I marry a man they think that's a signal to sit down and let me take care of them. I ain’t going to hold still for that no more!” Two sons were born to her, from her second and third hus bands. The boyi;, George Jenkins, I 10, and Bobby Grayson, 8, arc photographed for the first time for publication. Dinah, who has parlayed a sul try voice and a reputation for ec centricity into a $100,000 al year personality, tells in EBONY how she pulled a pistol on her fright ened boss, bandleader Lionel Hampton, when he wouldn't let her sing the numbers of her choice. Persuaded by the busin ess end of the pistol, Hampton released her from her contract and Dinah struck out on her own. “I knew I was going to be the best singer in the business,” she says in EBONY of the incident, “but I wasn’t getting anywhere at all with Hampton.” — Utattramely mountainous gorfos tad old lava de Tha Bad amendment limits grata dents ad the United Statee te tarn Delaware la tha aeeowd amalleat ■tata in the Union Directs Democrats Charles J. Wartman, execu tive editor of the Michigan Chronicle, charts intensive cam paign after being named cam paign assistant to Vice Chairman William L Dawson of the Dem ocratic National Committee. SUBURBAN Grand Rapids real* dent demonstrates where he and his family found shelter In the Boathwest corner of his basement after anally hearing a tornado warning on his radio only two mlnotes before the twister atrack at 7:1* p m. ltcda photo: A tornado dipped out of a mur ky, yellow-green sky at supper time on April 3, smashing the Michigan communities of Hud sonville, Standale and Comstock Park near Grand Rapids. It did tremendous damage, Eighteen were killed and 94 hospitalized by the twister, which also destroyed 329 homes and damaged 172 along with 396 business and farm buildings. But it also taught a dramatic lesson on what an alert and well manned local civil defense can do to save lives in the first crit ical hours before outside help can arrive. Within 24 hours, some 1,000 CD volunteers were on the Job, headed by Tom Walsh, Kent County CD director. • • • THE DETROIT NEWS, In Its coverage of the tornado said: "The efficiency of the CD volun teers was Immediately apparent "Kent County's (Grand Rapids) CD organization was at work before the tornado struck. Its men and equipment were at the scene in Standale and Com stock Park within 30 minutes after the twister left, and those men were there 'furstest wltt the mostest.' "Within 20 minutes, 17 Ambulances And 22 station wagons were at tbe scenes of the devastation ... In addi tion, more than 100 blood donors were on their way to Grand Rapids hospitals to await the arrival of tbe wounded — a plan prear* ranged by Dr. Wlnthrop Prothro, Grand Rapids health officer who heads the CD medical committee. , "By 9 p.m., less than two hours after the storm, emergen cy housing for 500 had been ar ranged at downtown hotels and school gymnasiums by Rupert Kettle, regional director of the State Welfare Department. He also is CD's housing and relief chief. • • • '•WHEN SURVIVORS returned the next day to begin salvage operations, they were amazed to dnd more than 200 pieces of hesvy equipment had been assem bled by Jack Barnes, head of a 1 Grand Rapids construction firm, who Is CD's chief of demolition and clearance." Ita this the /%friotism\ voting \™y ■ picture of your block? . , . X's and excuses on November 6 - Here is the way an average block in a typical neighborhood reacts to Election Day. Half the people get out and vote. But the other half take their freedom to vote for granted. They ahrug off making that little trip to the polling place. This means that half the people in this country determine how every body shall be governed—and as few as one-fourth can elect the President of the United States! Isn’t it time to change all that? Isn’t this the year for everybody on the whole block to vote? Talk if over with your neighbors. Deep down, everybody really wants to vote. Often, they re just waiting to be asked, and all they need is a little encouragement from folks like you. Let’s go to the polls together on November 6. Every single vote is vital see you at the polls Nathaniel Russ Nathaniel F. Russ, Jr., age 2 months, of 3241 No. 26 PL, ex pired Thursday October 4, 1956 at a local hospital. He is survived by his parents, Sr., sister, Debra; grand parents, Rev. and Mrs. Malcom Cham bers and Mr. and Mrs. David Russ, all of Omaha. Funeral services were held Saturday October 6, 1956 at 10:00 a.m. from the Myers Funeral Home Chapel. Iterment was at Graceland Park Cemetery. Myers Brothers Services. Don't Lot Muddy When mud gets on your younjp den’ or your own shoes, don't kit tt dry on before brushing it off. Al though dry mud comes off more easily than wet, experts advise that mud stains leather, and the longer It stays on, the worse the stain may ho Wallpaper "Pictures” Steal Wall Scenes Some of the world’s prettiest scenery is to be found in current wallpaper “pictures”. To add drama and an illusionary space to small rooms, homemakers are finding it a simple trick to “hang” a beautiful landscape or an ocean view on one wall of the living, dining or bedroom. These are not expensive “pictures”, but regular wallpaper with a scenic pattern repeated strip after strip, so cleverly sketched as to draw the eye into the distance—even to fooling the view er into thinking he or she is looking through a window. It’s an outdoor-indoor living effect, in many instances—all at a relatively low price. Ignorant Drivers Of the 80,000,000 ear drivers in the country, not more than 18 per rent ever had any formal training in driving. To train the new genera* don of drivers, 8,000 high schools gave driving courses to more than 700,0000 students last year. It’s Your AMERICA v FREEDOM OF THE PRESS " Editor, jown peter zenger, jailed with out TRIAL ADR CRITICIZING THE ROYAL GOERNOR OP NEW VORK, SPENT TEN I MONTHS WHISPERING EDITORIALS* THROUGH THE KEYHOLE OP HIS PRISON DOOR TO HIS WIPE, WHO CONTINUED SECRETLY TO PUBLISH HIS PAPER EACH WEEK. ,0 L THE MAN I WHO DARED Andrew Hamilton, RttKlNff HI6 REPUTATION, PEPYINkr THREAT6,CARED TO DEFEND ZENOER. Hfi FORCED ATRIAL ANP WON Z6N£ER'3 FREEDOMS. AmrtN BBS—A _I PATRIOTIC AMERICANS TODAY CARRY ON IN THE SPIRIT OP ZENCER AND HAMILTON FISHTINS TO UPHOLD THE INALIENABLE RktHlg OP ALL. 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