The Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1946 Page: 3 of 16
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VOTE
YOUR SELF
A VOICE
II YOH
STATE
GOVERNMENT
VOTE FOR
Charles
Murphy Jr.
State
Representive
Position
NO. 1
“You Deserve A
Fair Deal” -
Third Ward
Civic Club
Hold Meet
After the general opening pro-
ceedings, tce president, R. R. Gro-
I vey, made a political pep talk in
which he said “our progress in
1 the political world will depend
upon what we do on July M. The
Negro becoming a factor ia pol-
HOUSTON - The Third Wardj ities is more important than an-
Civic eub held its regular meeting thing e’se. Heretofore we have not
Monday night, July 15, at Trinity been sought by candidates MU to-
East church, St Charles and Me-day the Negro vote is in the lime-
Gowan streets
The People’s
Choice
ELECT
BINK
WEST
YOUR
CONSTABLE
Precinct No. 1
WIN WITH WEST
Trained To Do The Job
THE INFORMER, Saturday, July 20, 1946
Pa
light. In regards to candidates we
are concerned only as to their re- M
sp.cl and consideration for us and ■
our community."
Mr. Grovey is giacely anxious a
as to how the Negro vote is counted’ B
in this election. Or July 16, a H
mouse to house pe.sumai campaign B
bezan The purpose c? which is to a
follow up those leders that have a
been and are being sent out to 2
qualify Negro voters. Some vital
questions pertaining to the execu-
tion of the ballot will be asked
each voter and the vcter is asked
to cooperate with the worker. This
is an effort to help those who need
help in carting the ballot in this
coming election.
J. E Robinses chairman of the
United Citizens Committee, was
present and introduced by Mr.
Grovey. Mr. Robmaicon said that
these 32 civic organizations of which
hr is chairman are attempting te
unify the Negro vote. He urges that
voters concentrate on the princi-
ples of the candidate and his atti-
tude toward the welfare of the Ne- !
gro and his community.
Rev. John D. Moore was appointed
judge of the ballot box and the
mock election was on in full sway.
Some 150 citizens and e salified
voters were present and wicaessed
the demonstration as te bow te
mark the bailor the correct way.
The audience was interested tram
beginning to end and it is felt that
much help and good was done tc-
Kitty Laundry And Cleaners
Above is pictured the employees of the Killy Laun-1 thy Boatman, Luberta Bell, Aleen Thomas, Leona
dry and Cleaners, 3932 North Main, who were re-1 Partley, Mable Brown, Henderson (Tack) Leaks,
ciplents ef a watermelon party given them by Mr. Dora Mae Gilder, Dorothy Summons, Ivory Coney,
Knight, employer, Friday, June 21.
Among these pictured are Edna Mae Fields. Eula estine Williams, Marie Noble, Vilean Faulty, Beatrice
Vaughn, Maudester Gordon, Wilson E. Thomas, Dere- Bradford, Mary Joyce Scott and Vivian Washington.
Mandy Noble, Henrietta Cheeks, Louis Randal, Ern-
Memorial'
Commencement
Speakers At
P. V. Acaounced -
By R. V. HILLIALP d
PRAIRIE EW, Tex—Mrs. G %,
Banks w.k deliver the summer com,
mencement address at Prairie View
August 7, at 8-00 p.m. Mrs. Banks
delivered the commencement ah
dress at Texas college in May. Wg
leads all campus speakers in the
number of addresses throughout the
state.
The summer graduating clause)
(bachelor and master) will numb
approximately seventy five. 3
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Men Disagree
Da Operation writer
Df Machine . gio
NEW YORK, N. Y.— (Calvin’s
News Service >—The Lions of Vir-
ginia dedicated a beautiful mem-
HOUSTON—An assault to mur-
der charge resulted Monday after
two men couldn’t get together on
Tablet Honors
hew to operate a machine on their
job, police sand * ..
Police officers questioning Rob-of James Bland
ert Kelly. 38, of 2/13 Drew, in Jef-
ferson Davis hospital with a possi-
Me skull fracture, said it was re-
vealed to them by Kelly, that Henry
. Breedlove, 33, 2302 Tierwester. had
ward affecting the Near vote for struck him on the head with an
the coming election. iron bar. Kelly told police that
Every qualified Negro voter is Breedlove had become angry when
cordially and heartily invited •• he (Kelly, attempted to show him
_______how to load a complicated piece
last and of machinery.
Breedlove was arrested snid
charged with assault to murder in
join the Third Ward Civic club next
Monday night, July 21, in a
final struggle for a unified Negro
vote.
ELECT
C. L. DEAKINS
For your Constable of Precinct 2 1 have
been a resident of Harris County for the
past 40 years. I have lived and worked
with laboring people and understand their
problems and will give fair, impartial
and fearless law enforcement to all. 1
am a member of organized labor and also
a member of the Young Democrats of
Harris • County. Your vote and support
will be appreciated. A Precinct of labor-
ing people should elect a laboring man.
—Paid Political Adv.
Re-elect Your Sheriff
NEAL POLK
Sheriff Of Harris County
NEAL POLK
Neal Polk stands fur fair and impartial law enforcement for all citizens,
regardless of race, creed er color. Clean, law-abiding communities with
adequate police protection far everyone in al sections of Harris County
is his only purpose in office.
Neal Polk has in the past and will continue in the future, to hire Ne-
gro deputies.
*
Re-elect NEAL FOLK for Sheriff
*
Judge Wallace C Ragan’s court.
Cooper
Mrs. M. A. Moore and Mrs. C.
Ray were visiting in the city of
Jefferson, recently.
(Paid Poltical Adr.)
Of
orial tablet July 15 to the memo:
Ing as Dr. Cooke has always been
very interested in Negro folk mus-
ic,'and in preserving it. As editor
of the Elude, he has given a great
deal of space to Negro music and
Negro musicians and has been a
crusader in his beliefs that our
folk music should be continued by
us, rather than by foreigners.
, famous Negro
composer of "Take Me Back To
Ole Virginny " The tablet, of Barre
granite, eight inches deep and
eight by four feet, was dedicated
in the little cometary of Merion,
where the body of Bland has been
buried for many years.
Dr. James Francis Cooke, editor
of Etude Music Magazine, is per-
sonally responsible for digging up
the material which led to the
place where Bland's neglected
srave was located. Dr. Cooke was
therefore asked to make a speech
on the occasion. The Governor of
Virginia and the Governor of Pen-
nsylvania also made speeches at
the grave in memory of the corn-
DEATHS
I Malinda Woods, 19, died at her
residence, 2912 Sauer, July 9. Fu-
nneral rites were held at St. John
Baptist church of which Rev. S. A.
Pleasant is pastor. Survivors are:
Two sisters and two brothers. In-
terment was in Paradse cemetery
with McCoy and Harrison funeral
home in charge.
Wallace Ray Jackson, 12, died
July 12. R mains were carried to
Addicks, Texas, overland, with the
Johnson funeral home in charge.
Survivors are: Five brothers and
two sisters.
poser. 1 Jasper Darret, III. died at his
Dr. Cooke, on first seeing the residence, 3320 Clinton Drive, July
,. grave, wrote friends that it was 14. Funeral service was held at the
,nk Bolding. Gallay Griffin, and covered with poison ivy. His act- Church of God in Christ of which
Pon Rushing an new readers of ions towards finding the real spot
the Informer.
Fay Woolley Says He Will
Employ Rill-Time Deputies
HOUSTON — Constable M. L. the United Citizens for Democracy.
Fay Woolley, candidate for sheriff s, federation of local Negro civic
of Harris County, told members of organizations Tuesday night at the
Pilgrim building, that when elect-
ee he would consult monthly with
leading civic organizations and com-
riunity leaders on law enforcement
. - . J Elder Gamble is pastor. Survivors
where Bland lay were not surpris- are: Wife, Annie Bell Darrell, and
four children. Remains were placed
in the Paradise cemetery with Clay
and Clay funeral home in charge
M. L. “FAT" WOOLLEY
I Banks Speaks
1 At Langston
By B. W BILLIARD
' PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas.—Prin, W.
| R Banks delivered the commence-
> ment address at Langston univers-
ity. Langston, Oklahoma, July 19.
He has made two and more college
commencement addresses per year
for the part decade. He will deliver
a special sermon to the summer
graduates at Prairie View August
4.
problems in the county that affect-
ed colored citizens. He stated fur-
ther that he would employ two full
time Negro deputies an voiced his
opposition to stool pigeons and
police characters having so much
influence in the county.
“Whether you vote for me or not,
I certinly want your veto—I want
to urge you to go to the polls and
vote. It is your civic duty as citi-
zens to do so and if you do not you
are not entitled to have the right
te.” he stated.
Earlier he had addressed the
Fifth Ward Civic Club at their reg-
ular Thursday night meeting. He
urged them 'to vote and told them
of the large number of qualified
voters in precinct 48. He told of
his record and answered questions
lin a forum that followed. He prom.
Vised to pay more attention to the
solving of crimes involving Ne-
groes, hire two Negro full time dep-
uties ano t< check with community
organizations and leading citizens to
see if law enforcement invol-ing
Negroes was being efficiently car-
ried out. He told of his friendly po-
sition towards union labor.
After the Tuesday night meet-
ing the United Citizens for Democ-
racy voted to endorse him on their
slate of candidates to be submitted
to Negro qualified voters for sup-
port. The Fifth Ward Civic Club
took no action but the favorable
response of the members present in-
dicated that Woolley won many
supporters by his frank and open
discussion of all questions.
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HAIR DRESSING
I WORK—VOTE—ELECT
WM.A. (Bill Miller)
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Na. s 1
Member First Christian Church
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RE - ELECT
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Chai
.Plowden
Resident of Houston 48 Years
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