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VOLUME MAX
Postal Zone No. 7
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1945
NUMliER 15
Marv
nd Joe Divorced
Vlemocraey at Front Colored Troops Smash Through, Capture Nazi
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Louises Separate Peaceful Settlement Mark Couple’s Parting
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CHICAGO, 111., March 27.Mrs. Marva 1’rotter Lotus, 29 ’years ohl, was granted a di- ; vorce today from world heavyweight champion, Sgt. Jot Louis by Judge John M. Star baro in Superior Court on th. ground of desertion.
Mrs. Louis, represented by Attorney Aaron Payne, vvagiven custody of their child, Jacqueline, 2 years old, $200 monthly child support and a personal property settlement. She already was owner of a? apartment building at 432f Michigan avepue. This city, and several other pieces o’ real estate from which she de rives income, it was reported. Joe is permitted to see his daughter whenever he wishes. A trust fund will be created
s^r. p.iui Southe rn, who has for her, the decree provides. spomiinj; ;i two weeks’ tm- Sgt. Joe, stationed at Camp ieninh with his nmther. .Nfr^- Mary Shanks. New York, was present at Senithern .inei family, lias retnm- the hearing. Marva charged Je)t eel tee Hines, ill., where* he* ts a deserted her in October 15143. hm l»aiie*nt at Vaughn General lietspi- the marital troubles of the famous taL Sgt. Southern eiife*ie*ei the couple had been veering toward.'•nned forces in Mare*ii li»43 and the rocks for some time before went overseas in Jan. 11*44 ane! She sued her husband for divore*e served with the 1314 Keg. rie*gi. in 11*41 charging cruelty, but th* one* year. He* was wounded in'case was patched up under the Franeh and wn^ returne'd to this tartful persuasion of Joe's manag country in Fe*h. lie* was a Se nmr ’ ers, John Roxhorough and Julian at Attacks high schoed. While* Black. Pi'omofer.‘‘Uncle” Mike Ja .he*re*. Sgt. Senithern was ente*rtain- cobs, and friends of the couple.
e*d with many social e*eniilesies.
’fy intuplets Succumb Shortly After Birth WASHINGTON, .March 2S tpiintuplHs - till girls - were horn in Mrs. Ada II. Turner las* night h*M all had died by tliis inoitiing. The* .‘M*> vcar-eihl \ve»nan is the* mother of eight other children, the youngest 10 months. Physicians attending Mrs. Turner said the births were two anei one-half mouths ptemature and all were hilly »letelopeel except one stillborn and weiglmd Yrnm on<‘ to one-and-one‘-lialt poinids eadi. l>elivery was made within !7 minu*es, heginning at 10:40 pm, at the Kreedmen’s hnspital. Pr. A. I*. Allen said prenatal examination iudieated file petssihili. ty of multiple birth, hut only twins were e.xpeeted. Mrs. I'nruec hail walked h» th<- hospital earlier in Hu* evening with her husband. Marold Turner, also 3fi. a rereiving clerk at the f. S. Bureau of Standards. Awakening at ? a. ni. by a re*pe*i*t«*r. Turner said, “I ean't helieve it”. fwo of the Turners’ eight children are twins. MTIITK HAS NAKHOW IJSC’API: NKW V* »RK. Mar. h 13* -- Tin* .\.\A< I* < ill jee ie*ei i\ cel Worel Moll-", • l:i v I hat \\'.i|ie*r White e-M-.ipi-ei in , jury exe'ept lor minor hniise*s when tile* tr.inspart |)!aii|. in wide it lie* was a passemger mesial ovi*r after i inndiug in the- i'hilippiue, to acoiei j a hospiial plain- heading !ilte*r eas e*S. i
MAYOR NAMES DR. FURNISS TO HEALTH ROARD
! WASHINGTON, D. C. (NN PA)—Negro infantrymen who volunteered for transfer from service troops to combat infantry and are serving side by side with white troops on the Rhine did a “magnificent job” on their very first day in the line, according to re-
. f ,nT.Jio-rr ports reaching here from their
iii ihe* nrne tiie* of medicim*. was battalion commander, Lt. Col. a]aiednleel <*ne <»!' the five me*mleers \orman Moore. Moore Cl’ed"i' tIh n< ‘ u ' , ' 0:U ' ,, ol h< ‘ iuth ited them with saving a com-
H- pany j n a tight spot .
The- ne*w hoard e re*aie*ei by the r- This heroic performance oc- <•: iii Gem*rai Asse mbly merges the curred about the same time fonne-r lily he*alrh he-arei with the* jim-crowed, Segregated . mC 92nd Division—all-Negro exti..iis. Four of the iive* m*w mem cept its top command of white i ••is aiv Re*|)iiii>iicaits The* law pm officers and staff—was being vided ihat two of tin* maligned in the white press I... jindue 1 i'll on the 1*0.rd ..tv mest . . f nr p S^ conferhe* a Negro doctor. Lionel F. Ar 1 as rehlul 01 a P. ess conTei ns. manage*!- of the- i.o<keiie*id *;ar ence in Rome with Truman d<-n< wa- the e-oh.re-ii niemhe*r of k. Gibson, Civilian Aide to ii.e forn-.e-r b<*a ref. ^e Secretary of War. Gib-othe-r m<*mbers of the new heaii'e son was quoted as saying the
boarel are* Mrs Roberta West Ni« l.olsoii, Frank Itairel. IToward T. Griftith and I*r. 1.. A. Fiisiiduger. Ur I-'urnlss is natiirnal lie j ael >f a Masonic order and fornv-r n:om
Negroes of the 92nd “melted away” in the face of combat
fire.
Thomas R. Henry, war corres-
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Evening Star, reporting the praiseworthy performance of the Negroes,
said:
"I checked the situation in two divisions today. .The best story is that of an infantry company getting a platoon of colored men. mostly Sicily and Africa veterans
( PL. TUCKER WOUNDED
Release*!! by U. S War Department. Bureau of Public.- Relations EASTER PRESENT FOR HITLER—Technician Fifth William E. Thomas, left, of 3i;G N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Atlantic City, N T . J., and Private First Class Joseph Jackson, of 18 Seventh St'eet, ( larksdale. Miss., prepare an Eu ter present foi Hitler. Members of an artillery outfit in Germany, they are going to drop their Jittln^ijorket of l. r >r> mm. “eggs” on Dw I’ujhrer on Eas’^r morning. We hope it’s truly “Happy Easter, Adolph!” (U. S Army Signal Corps photo from Bureau of Public Relations.)
('orporn 1 Ward Tucker, 21. se*n nf Mr. auel Mrs. James H- Tucket, 1 srrj Si*. Keyste ne ave.. is now a patient in a hospital somewhere in
Frame*, having been we uneleel it j in behind-the-lines jobs, eager to n tioi: in Italy I-Ybruary 10. an an-' prove their worth as fighting solni.ume*nit‘id by the War Depart idiers. The colored platoon rrainmiiit sail ibis we-ek- ed hard for months for the new*
« 'l»! Tucker was inducted into' *oles.
the. se rviee* De n. i;»4” iinel \va> | ‘ The white regiment was stalle*d se*nt o\e-rse-as- a ye-ar ago with an j before high [ground commanding infantry outfit. He is a graduate of a PP roac bes to Honnigen. Germany Aftucks high where lie* was tak-Gts advances in the previous J4 ing post-graduate work Jt‘. time 1. '! hours had cost a high price and
ids )pelu«-rion. A brother. Harvey fucker is servinj- as <*ook in the N.-ivy in the Senttl! Pacific area.
ASK WAR DEPT. GRANT REVIEW OF WAG CASES
The couple was married in Sept lfi37 two hours before Lotus’ sensational victory over Max Baer in New York's Yankee Stadium. Sinceihat time, according to Attorney Joseph Clayton w-ho representeei Louis in the divoree proceedings Marva has done well for herself exploiting her husband's name to add thousanels of dollars to her personal funds. About a year ago she was successfully launched on
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 20 a career in cafe society as an enPossihle suspension of tlie year-af-'* a * n( * r " i'b initial appearances hard-labor sentence of the four af several iamous New York night WAC’s convicted by court martial spots. for defiance of orders at Fort Dev- Louis, as unperturbed as ever ens. Mass., may result from the* when facing a disagreeable situaInferest of Mrs. Mary McLeod Retlt- tion. did not say what Ids futur** tine in the case. Mrs. Bethune has plans were beyond resumption of asked Secretary of War Stimson to his army duties. The War Departrevievv personally the court martial ment recently refused him a comrecord and verdict and to grant mission as a lieutenant, although the National Council of Negro Worn- strongly recommended by influenen. of which she is president, op- >> a ’ persons who admire Joe's un fiortunity to’ investigate the mat- selfish contributions to the nation’s ter. cause.
Atty. Charles Houston, prominent attorney in Washington, will
represent ihf* NCNW if permis- ||i ■ ILIIL, iULMUIl { sioil to review the record anei talk I ■■If I" lll^laKII »
11/ tin* girls is grant eel.
JURY FOR SECOND TIME REFUSES TO CONVICT YOUTH OF RAPE
Puhtie* sympathy and offers of HMpl>ort from tin* NAACP, Con-gre-ssmen Powell and Marcantonie* <*f New York, and the Workers Defense* League*, have deluded tin* girls because of their “Patrick Henry courage" in defying even death 'Cor the sake of democratb-
prine-lpTes
BELIEVE NEGRO HAS CHANCE FOR FDR SECY JOB I WASHINGTON. D. C., March 2d |—The possibility of the appoint
Phe' White* House has been try-’ment of a Negro as aelministrn ing to' get Mrs. Bethune to in- Hve assistant to the President h spe*ei WACs throughout the conn- broad us Presidential Secretary try She is also the only Negro .Stephen Early was named to the mem lx*:* of the National Advisory vacancy created at the White House committee of the WACs. - by the death of Secretary Pa' '. . — j Watson, anei the* moving up of Jon sy nrn j -ttlian Daniels from administrative Cacje /i)(J convicts assistant to the regular job ol Bent On Race Riot !"XlS!r a pp„.n, ra ,«,„,„ N -.. SAN ENTIN. Calif March 21* j gro tey the job might he the ou - Aulheifiti**.-* of Situ Quentin pris- growth of the support Negroes gnVenn. by placing T.'n* white e*onvie-ts (j, e i>resident during the recent in solitary e*oulinemctU with it i'*'- election campaign. Prominent strietiun to »*ne me*al a day. oe- an , on <r tfiof-.e whose names are he* iievetl tluit they had siiecessfitjly J j n g whispered for the job are Mrs • ptedle-el an incipient rae-e* riot whie-1. .Mary jVJe-Leod Bethune. president (,t iiroke e*i*t last we*ek witett Ne*gn* ,i M , National Council of Negro prisoners were permitted to en.je*y Women; Theodore ••Ted” Poston, tm-illlies on espial busts with white*. ( -pj H f 0 f Negro New’s Desk at
IMshe*y. tin enps. knives, forks,
Mitel spe>**its sailed through the ttlr
in the* orison me*ss hull us white prisoners ohje-ctesl to e*<-iting iti thesame* tne*ss hall as Negri*es. ns .-t
result e*f tt res-ent ruling of tinCaHfe*rnht Adult unthority grant,
ing e*qual lights te* Negro inmates. The- elemotistratlon of protect was stoppe*el by six guards firing a
NLMCASTL1-7. ,'nd.. March 27— iy after the iitlack, saiel she* elhl , •— 1 — ———
lor Il.e* secemel time, a jury ln*}tr- not know the lelejiitity-of l.er nssiril-1 ♦’»» .'<>'1 ib<- n-uli of the We ; ehd*< ing tin* e*vitl»*nec* 1*11 a e-harge* of ant. wheihe-r he* was while* <*r e**l | * ul '- 1 be ehdeneianl woi.ld ita\ i* iift-n
la)*!* against Jose*])h Crawforei, *>reel. Wit nesse-s for the prose*e-ii MMii(‘ie*. I ml., has iaih-el to re*ae*h j tiem teslifieel the*y tlmugin tin* a.
a verelie-f hes-atise of elisagreeiiitMil- ttie-ker a Ne*gre*.
After ehdiherating for more titan Mis. Anna Hill. 131.". Him-s si . Id lionrs. a jury of 12 tite-n reporre‘d with whom Crawforei lived lesti to Judge* Joint Morris of the* Hem- heel that l In* young tnan was .i> iy • ii'11 it eotiri where llie* •■jim* hotue* at tin* time <*! tin* alleged
was .rie*el that no agree-nmut e-otth! attaek upem VIis. Igttna\ .
be teae-heel.
The* ilroseeutfion r<*lie*il lu*avil.y aie*lv l'* montlis sii*ee* in- attest
Evidence in lie* case* was heard ttpntt tin* r<*st inn my *»f Irvem Rus 1 |'e-os**e*uior Guy M Ogle* failed to l ;,< t ' v '**‘k alter nearly two days se*ll Winslow, of Anderson. 1ml.. | say wlnl lur or not a tliiiel trial were spent in oh! lining the* jury.- a win* said Crawforei iinule a <<*ni- * would be* '^oiigln.
proe-ee-eluie whie-h exh.-ilistesl two ph*te* e-onfe ssion to Idm while* hotli l*e< ial venires. . wi i r«* in tin* same* jail cell shortly j < rawforrl was elmrgeel with at- afte*r the* eh*fe*liehint's artvsl. anil j lacking anil e-riminully assaulting that the e-emfe“ssn»n was o\e*t;he*ard J Mrs. Glndv-s La may. young white l*y l\v<* Mutnie* ele*tt < - l ive s.
'Vonmn of Miineie* on the* night of
Janunry 215, 11*44. Following his Attorney Henry, in an elniiuelli arr»*st several elays later. **xposition <*1 tin* growth of social ford suhaiitteul te> a lie*-ele*te*e*tor ^ rol,< ‘ justie-e* asserted that j t**st in it eJiati.-tpolis whi< li indie-a " nlv 'b«‘ racial ieh-ntily < f the* ele- ! *'I his i'iitieM*e*ne*e, the* evidcm-c loiieliiiil was ri-spniisii.ie* for his ar
howcel. te*st a ml two trials tipotlihe- eh*nu:it- | Porters may lose
strahly we*ak e-ase* presenl<*el iiy tin* rights when sal
V* ater Co. Employe Retires After 30 Yrs.
1 u rneel loose by tin* ol! we-! > \v In * would have* bent lln-ir etiort' to appre*iM*ml ain*l lu*r man - * ••it ittn nitig from tin* jink fo|l->witig tin*
l n.lal a.tlaek .... tin- y*.m,g ubif ;l „!< tuner *.f tin .V'Hii.ii. . . !*"i»e hiy'iig i-i.'w of the* Ineiiai.apo
( rawlord was eiiel -red retittiu-'l ;
. , , n-- vvater eeunpany, re*ttre‘il .Maredi
to tin* n't orma t <*rv at Ti-nelmlon . . .
3 CONVICTED ON LOTTERY CHARGE
the remaining men were exhausted. The colored troops were sent in with no idea of the job ahead. They took off through the woods, their objective a Jerry machine: gun nest which had pinned the
company flat.
"Sparked by Pvt. Janies Oliver of Nyack. N. Y.. the new men slivered up in back of the enemy guns and captured them with their e*rews intact. The platoon'then was fired on by a 20-millimeter flak gun. The men QUIETLY deployed and concentrated their rifle fire on i the Jerries. (They did not break : or run.) They threw grenades and j sprayed machine-gun fire from ev- ; ery position. They captured the ack-ack position with four prison-
| ers.
"These men deserve mention as colored heroes of war; Willie Pace of Columbus. Ga.; Prestou Williams
, , , ,,, 1 all e*r ui.*n* limit ;’.(* ve>ar: of s.rv- o1 ’' inv. stigniot < hil iho ImHs j 0 f Mobile. Ala.; Ellis Butts, Smithvv he* re* m* Ims I'ce-n iild cteproxun- i<>( , stuimg with th-- company inl'T'' "bon information sui*plie*d b> field- Ya.; Robert Decasseres, New
mil. Liggiiis advatici*il from lahor i’’"'Ui li«'lj***(l secure* 'he i-onvie-i ii*n 1 York City; Harold Robinson. Buf-
ci- ).» gang li'iielcr. but was irans 1
PULLMAN SALE MENACES UNION
!e*rrcii -in niglit w ati iun.i n altet an .1 it-iel* *nt six t e e*n y«.its ago Re t-eo : ring in min. m* ;.«>k his litaei- again aelive-iy flu-lpiiig day mw waie*r mains. He- sli)*|ie*d e.n seeim* nm Iasi winte r and has sim-e* l*e- n nnaleli* lei re ljitti |e) the- .je<ll.
WASIHNCTON. D. Mareli 2d The* Brotlmrlie/otl of Sh-eping Cc'
its bargait it; ■ of tlie* Pnllinat*
lie- is matiie-d ami live*s with hi-' w ile*. Clai i. at 2 i(>4 Nen tli *»\lenei '!. Be.rn in Pi im-e tmi. Inei.. I.ig;iti.s i' t nmmli.-r e*f SI. Patti AM !. e-llllle-ll, M,*|sei|,s. ailel t *ele I fe *1 loW s 11KIg'e-s. tie* i' also pre*siele’nt of tl.i* i»i i c,hI W .*eeel lvc|uiltIie-a II e-Iiili
if t vei ine*n ami a wemian e»n a falo ; Harold Shaw. Canton. Tex.; ■barge of combining Ha* sale of j Raymond Randsom. Detroit; and •lack, market e*igare*1ies with a Donald Skeeters. Baltimore, baseball pool ticket iottcry. "That night, two had more imJinlge* J.-lm L- Me-Ndis. viupici portant business—Arthur Holmes.
pal Court Room t*»lei the- OPA re pre*-e'iitativ<*s iml ]*olie-e' Wexlnes lay morning tlmy lunl made* a "per
former night-club entertainer, and Tom Williams, both of Los Angeles. They led a squad THROUGH
I De*f<*tise Attorneys \V. S. Henry, state- | < in se*rvicing lmsim*ss is (on -iim : Itteliaimpolis. Paul B-*iish*i of N»*w-j This iTsnlted he*i-.-iitsi* a se |ie*e»l ••f male*el as orelen-d by a fe*ile*ral i(> :i j< asili* anei Yie-tnr Britedl of Mun thought. In* said. "Ihrowgh wliicit I in IMtilaeii'lpItia. t *|-", at ir.g rail | cie*. uni'ig .■nlmissiems from prose* the* Anii*rieai* \i*gn* has hi i-n ili<*jroads may buy th, servie-e*. Only, ‘■’Uing witnesses tlait prior to the grenlesi vie-litn. Imei it' l*i rt ii. | Jite* white* brot herliomls iiav,- lur eie-tendunl's arrest tin- white* w om g r •* w t h and pre*pagai ie*n in the gaining agreotm ni s with tin* o;> ! ■ in li.id givin llie Mitncie* pulie e* a laisoin of slaverv iMiimly, thni Ne j''rating railroads.
'•euuplete* ele-se-ription of lie*r assail- gro ui**u ate* insanely eh*.sirous of i Bright spot in the* piedtnm is Pvt. i.ee* M. Yews,uu was \voUlieie*(l ,lil wliie-h. Hu-y atteiilptcel to show while* woniiut. wliie-h is elisjniv«*il li\ ;tlie* ry*e*ent Supreme* Cevurl victory ' m .-u-lion in Italy l-'el*. 27 and L ‘ltd not coiTespotifl with t'rawford. the i million mullatoe-s born in ''Veil by Ally. Charles Houston in t(n j < e-oyi i in** in an Italian !h*s
"lie* offe-r^el r ian aliln to prove lie Anieriea in the* Iasi so years. | the* Tttnsfall and St**ele* eas.- 1 " ""is not at the* scene of the* crime* 'i <*ii ge*nt le-men. know that is There*. i|k> coiti t li*'i,| that a ueio'i
AN PERSON (.1 \V<H \ PEP ANDERSON: 1 ml.. Mareli 21*--
teet ease" *n Mtu-oveting evidettee* INKY DARKNESS and disposed that the de fVmlants we*i-e violating i of three Germans with knives he- , >PA regulations by using "e-in fore the rest fled. (They did not agreements. break "especially in the darkness
of night.”)
Tims,, eonviedod were. Archie (Jnke*ri Young. <»2.’» Bright st.. pro prietor of the iune-hroom at 40> Indiana ave.. and Arnold Bryant. 724 Blake si., charged with keeping a room for basediall pool ticket seli-
"The next day the colored men were given the job of flushing out two houses suspected of harboring German artillery observation posts, this under murderous artillery fire. They advanced up fhe hill to their
mg anei ope»ra( ing a lotteiy scheme 1 0 b^ ec ti V es. peppering the target and gift emierprise. .*nel Miss Dor- j with their rifles. They took 26
lilal. wlie-ri*
was awarded lit**
acting as bargaining repiesenintiv.- i’nrpte* Ili*.irl. A native* **t An.ie*r-
• it tlie* time of the* allege*e| attack, tin* defend.ml and the* oio-.eenil ing Through .‘mother \viiie*s'. Ator- belongeel to Hie* same* racial groups
ney He*nry hre>dgltt out tlie* te*s| i- . t lie* te*l.-il laek of ielettl ilie-al'oil of I lie j of law must repre*sem ail m* in «■’ • j army • igblee t: jm'iitiis, seven mony that Mrs. I^tmny, inminliap.*. ile*feiiei.*ml l*y tin* ele*seri,i1ions giv of the* eraft wit bout discrimination I vv Ide li he has hern ov e*rse>:is.
*t hv Harvey. 1)42 Wt*s!- Twenty
fifth st.. ehargee! will, operating a
loliety am! gift enterprise. Judge MeY'elis said he would pro-
nounce* se-nte'iu-e* nos’ r l'ne*sday and permitteel tin* ihTemelants tlteir lile i rty nnder bond until that time.
prisoners and a signalling set.’
Charges Street Car Service Is Slowing War Effort
of a e raft or class m d,*r authorb' ^,in. I’vi \ewM»m lias been in tli*‘jTln*y face maximum penaIties of
8500 and siY iiu-nths eaeh-
An OBA investigator said lie nn. coven-el the* se-ln'tiie when he enter. e-d the* iunelirootn amt asked for a
package of e-igarette-s.
An ( >I’A im e*stigatoi\ seeking the trail of a large quantity of black market cigarettes said to have fle>oele*«l Indtaiiii avenue, said lie e-n-ie-re*el the* lune-hrooin and asked for a package- of cigarettes and was tolei by Bryant be would have to first pure-base lottery tie-ke*ts for
NEGRO HEALTH WEEK APRIL 4-8
OUT; and Dr. Channing Tobias, secretary of Negro work for the
national YMCA.
HAS 15 SONS IN ARMED
FORCES
Thousands of citize*ns. many of in Hie ir trips to and from work be* them elefemse plant workers are lie-i eause most of tin* day cars were*
MERIDIAN, Miss. (ANB)- A Clarke e*onuty ftirtner. Amos Crows
volley of warning sheds ove*r the (i7. r<*e*e*ntly de*e-lar<Ml that in* htis j eel by Starling W. James, piesidem heads of the rioters. lb sons in tli(> arnnd force's- Of j of tin* Fe*de*ratie,n of Arsociitred
mg serieuvsly lianelicapiie-i 1 bee*ause» of e*xtre*niely poor servie*e* on tlie Columhia avcnue*-\Ve*st stree*t trolle*y Inis line, represent la live.; e*f tin* Cottne-il of East>iele* t'ivie- cluhs told e»fi'ie*ia Is e»f the I nil uma pedis Railways coinpany at a e*onfe*rene*e
Thursday.
Me tnla-rs of tin* committee, head-
An emergem-y meeting was held
tliis wee kby Warele*n Clinton Duffy te» canvass oilier prise*n ofi'ici.-tls for
a solution to tin* i»rol»lcui.
lli(*se 14 are in the army while one Clubs. Inc., told the* company ofi'i is a sailor. Four of his If) girls ‘ cittls colored residents of the* Eastare in ele-IVnse* work. Crows was i side ami flie North’West slreel dtsniarried three times. j trie-t were being seri-msly deltiyed
iM'ing run onlv at long intervals r riie*y sahl service* was misiioer'during rusii hours front 7 to *.» ant. anei 4 to 7pm. ami very poor in he twe*en. From Dpin. ti!i 11pm. when mnnv w<*r ( , going t<* :vml lelurning from di*fe*!,se plant jolts si*rvi<-<* was alniost at st stand-dUl tin-y said, tifter whieh is cettseel eeunp!e*tt*ly until bam. the m xt morning, they saiel Spokesmen for the group e‘\pre*sse*(l the* eipinion that there was on this line <tn umlm* si*areity of trolley husse** - ,, anei the* service now provided was entirely
.Timlespiate to meet (lie* deniamls^ —
j m:.,.* f« x.,
|ie*ve* tip- aeltnilleel shortage of op I
era tors.
Comipnny oflicials said that j» in'-i iltg outciune* of lie-got i;it ions lie j tween e»ffi<*Ials of the* AIT- mtioit to w iiieh bus operators beleing and til,. FF.BC .tin- e-,iiiipany is re-eeiv ing applieaftons from Ne*groea sis Inis drivers. Me'.amvhitf, Hie officials sissure-d the e*ommitte‘e, sin inve*st ig.aI ion of tlie car se*rviee*s would he made for the* purpose of re*iiie*dying the- situ
a tion.
NEW YORK. March 21) A si.122 donation to the* WTRkie* Memorial bttilding ftim! from the 22ml Spe-e-ial I • S. N;*vy* Cottslmetiott harfsiliot! rei*re*,se'ut cel a elonsitiou of sit least 81 or tiioi\* fiom “steal nn-mber of tin* Si-ahee* hstl fsili,iliThe* fund vvill lie* it.se-el to purchstse* ami rettiiMh-l a ouiiuuig in ill,- .Midtown stre-.a. eh*ilie-ate*il to tin* IsTt** We-mlell L. Wiltkii- ami the e:iuse-s
for vvliie'h he stood.
The thirty-first annual National Negro Health week vvill be celebrated April 1 to 8. inclusive, the Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency announced this week. The 1945 program will
stress family health.
Dr. Booker T. Washington began he National Negro Health week in 1915 at Tuskegee Institute as a means of combatting high death rates and preventable disease
.... ... -i , T .among Negroes. The program emWinch he S„.„l he 1-ahl M,SS :p,- I year-round plan of health vcy 2.. cents plus ,„e pnee of the* Unction and service. It is an ' 1 r-Iut-dn Felw-ird Rouls mrmed ! aCtivity of the National Xe ero (apt.mi Lin aid Kent > .mneu ^^ a , th movemen( organized and with si scsireh wsirmnt. biter raid- ,. . , , .. o .. ... . , f directed by the Public Health Serv-
eel th,* place and found in si safe | . ce J
,.pem*el by Young. IS policy books. ! >2 ti , N Health w*eek will 73 hsisehstll imh.I ticket hooks and -Yational Negro Health week will ooo in C.,sl,. Youn-r denied tlu.1 ’ ‘STtS he had tickets or parMoh >" cooperation wi h offlc.a health , , . . 7 „ . 1 .. . department, voluntary health agen- |. : .t*.l in a lottery. Bryant said he : 1 relegated or-ani/ations had never seen the investigator he- an<1 rele & atea O . ro " z . ano " S Q j. r s ” The programs are designed to give
"\V. n,ester Hihhitt. In,linn, Dlh- “jr!,’- f , h,,rClM t
irlct Ol’A representative, said the .ndivHiuals an opportunity to learn
. , . . . more about the health problems of
M-A is n-ak nu an ,n e„s,ve dnve | hpl| . ,. omm , in , t1es a J , he s erv "* ••*•“•'••"»<'*>•■ «"« **f ices availahle for health improve-
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