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PAGE TWO Every Chronicle Newsy ‘Out To Annual Contest ENTHUSIASM MOUNTS IN THIRD WEEK Contestants Divide City Into Six Areas For Campaign “Out to win' 1 15 thr byword of •11 Chronicle Newsies a.« they enter the third week c*f their contest with triple vigor. Detroit ha« beer, divided for CO% te*t purposes into six districts, soe eifically: West side, headed by Mrs Betti* EUingum. 5242 Vinewood; Mrs, Rumford. 5392 Scotten; Mr. Logan. 6074 Woodrow. The East side has been divided into three contest sections these be ing: (•> tne Uptown area. Canfield to East Grand boulevard: <bi Lower East side area extending from Gra tiot to Jefferson: Central East area, extending from Gratiot to Canfield. Mr. James Colvard. 2000 Superior, manager of the contest and circula tion manager of the Michigan Chronicle is emtest manager m tnese areas Mrs. Mary L Beasley. 1533 Alger •venue is contest manager in the North area, this territory being north of the boulevard and south of Davison avenue. North End Pharmacy is the head quarters for the Davison avenue area. This area extends north to Six Mile road. Mrs Lelia Hendricks at 18774 Gallagher avenue is heading up the newsies of the Conant Garden dis trict. Newsies' Standing* —To date, because of -pa rtial dis trict report*, the Chronicle will list this week reports of the first week of the contest. Festa Trice is leading the West side with Richard Brown, second and William Hogan, third. Leading the Uptown East side area is Wilbur Edgar. Jules Houze, third and Benny Moss, second. Lower East area has James Turner ' in the lead. George Williams, sec- i ond, and James Davis, third. Charles Welsey leads the Centra! East area with David Scales second and James Thigpen running a close third. Howard Shannon is in the lead in the North End area. Albert John son. second ar.d Willie Winchester. • third The Davison district lead * held by James Alton Hunton with Wil liam Curry second, and Garvey People*, third. In Conant Gardens. Harry Chat man holds the lead with Henry Waddles, second and Willie McGow an. third More about prizes and standings next week. Only five more weeks left::: Church Os Cod Sunday school war opened at 9:30 a m.. at the Church of God and was presiding Elder T D McGhee. 1 partor. opened the morning services, at 1130 a m Five o'clock session featured the Young Men's Bible class B Y P.U , under the leadership of Mrs. Effie , Rindc'.v :s holding TrrreTTTTgs tacTS Sahday evening! The pastor preached the closing sermon of the day at the 8 pm. yerv.ee.'. —Mrs. Janie Hair, church Second Baptist- Church The pastor. Rev. R. L. Bradby. who has oeen trying to get a much needed rest will return to the city •nd fill his pulpit on Sun day. July 16. The morning service starts at 10:30 a. m.. promptly The evening service during the rummer months is held from 7 to 8 p. m. Visiting friend; are cordially in vited to Aorship with us. REWARD Suitable reward will be paid ♦or The apprehension and convjction of parties who held up and assaulted pay station collector. Fri day, July 1. 1939 on Hast ings street MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. CALL CHERRY 9900 EXTENSION 2449 First to go In for the new sport of archery at the Great Lake* Country rlub are these ".Modern Sergeant — (Continued from Page II wh.'.e waiting for a traffic light: near the scene of his "error.'' The case presents quite a com- ' plicated affair since neither Mr. Marsh nor Sergeant Slater imme-1 and r:« lv rfcognizcd each other at the) time of the alleged flirtation, since] tirey both are members of an or- j gamzation formed here last winter | known as the Crime Prevention, Clinic, composed of leading citi-| zens who are doing a fine piece of, I work in reducing ihe tendency of < juveniles to commit crime to a mini-: Mr. Marsh occupies a seat direct-1 I ly behind the sergeant at the clinic, vet both failed to recognize each! ether immediately at the sceen of; •he misdemeanor, according to the | sergeant. Mr. Marsh was first to recognize his colleague in crime become panic-stricken. Faced squarely by an interviewer or. what bearing the membership in j the same social agency would have With her prosecution of Mr. Marsh, Sergeant Slater said she was sorry. I of course, but her duties are spe- I cific and that she could not show ; favoritism on that account. | The case of the commonwealth: against Leo B. Marsh has been set ; for hearing on Tuesday. July 25. j Accounts of the arrest of Mr. ! Marsh were withheld from the To- ; ledo Blade. Toledo Times and the two local papers. Toledo Press and 1 Toledo Voice, but were published according to the relord in the Mr. Marsh, it was said, became excited upon seeing [ \ the particulars of his arrest had ' gotten before the public and left a copy of it for Sergeant Slater; ! to see w ith instructions for her to i [call him. Xt»£.. sergeant did not state whether or no: she called i —Paul Bioch. publisher of a large two outlet in Toledo in the Toledo! Blade and Toledo Time*, is a heavy contributor to the Indiana Y. His donations amount to as much as SSOO in a lump sum at a time. The gag was put on Raymond M I Jackson, editor of Toledo Pres;. 1 when he lost the case in which he ' was named defendant in the first ■libel suit to oe tried in Tol«6 ‘courts in 40 vears, Mr Marsh, it j is understood, was a ring-leader in i bringing about, this trial. It is ;aid ! that he even told Jackson that Atty. i Emmet Wheaton volunteered to 1 prosecute Jackson for libel at ar. indignation meeting held by Marsh , and others to put a slop to attacks i made upon the conduct of children : at the if and other places which provoked a threat of the Commun : ity Chest to stop their allowanres Mr Marsh told Jackson that it Was firs*, decided to take the ir..'u tant editor for a ride ar.d a g >d ! beating when Mr Wheaton said : prosecute him for publishing a con ton) was dishonest. At the trial. Mr. Mar.-h. a Witness for the state, said he had read 'he article concerning Mr Wheaton and that the leac'.ion he received was that "If what Jackson's paper said about Mr Wheaton were true. Mr Wheaton was a man to be avoided.” The Toledo Voice is in its in fancy, having gotten out its 15th issue last week. The Chronicle Blessings For All .... PROPHET G. W. HURLEY THE COD OF THE AQUARIAN ACE WILL DEMONSTRATE HEALING AND BLESSINC ON THURSDAY NIGHT July 27,1939, 8:30 P.M. al 944 Napoleon Street The spirits that are passing through this month do not pass but once a year Your burdens are never too heavy for them to move through the black Cod of this age If you miss this meeting you will miss a treat Come Unto Me. All Ye That Labour and Are Heavy Laden, and I Will Give You Rest—Matt. 11 -2# THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY; MODERN DIANAS Adelaide Jones, who is a house guest of the Misses Blount, and Mrs. Alda Thompson Hodge. Dianas." Left to right: Mrs. fiewge Kmedley, MU* Constance Blount. Miss Mildred Blount. Miss In Pleasant Sunday Pleasant Sunday will be observed July 16 a; follows, at the following churches: Messiah Baptist Senior choir. Paradcna avenue, Fcrndale. Mich . Sunday at 3:30 pm. Corinthian Baptist Senior choir will sing at Connors and Delmar street at 8 pm.. Sunday afternoon. have charge of the colored churches t-i—Deli«»ii -ttHiD-iy—St-. Benedict—the Moor and the Church of the Sacred j Heart, and the recently organized \ Mission of the Holy Ghost, have: under their care in the United I States 54 parishes and missions de voted entirely to colored Catholics with a membership of 35.714. CITE PROGRESS OF RACE IN CATHOLICISM ! That the Catholic church in the J I United States is laboring for the; ! spiritual and temporal welfare of j I the colored people is shown in an ! j article in "America." a Catholic re- . | view of the week published by ' the Jesuit Fathers. In this article? 1 j the Rev. John T. Gillard. of the Society of St. Joseph, who has lab j ored for the past 16 years among j ! he colored people of the United 1 i States, review s the history of the | | first Catholic colored church in the I I United States dedicated in 1864 and i Known as St. Francis Xavier's* ■ church He then gives the follow .ng statistics of the activity of the church in behalf of the souls of ; the colored people: | "Today, from the Rio Grande to j ! the Hudson and from the Atlantic ' i to the Pacific, the Cross of Christ | .-unmounts 175 parish and 75 mission churches for colored Catholics.: I These churches range from weather [ beaten chapels on the prairies to j the gigantic structures in the heart j of New York's Harlem, and their , j congregations vary from 12 dozen ' lin Wichita. Kans. to 12,000 of the j Corpus Christi church in New Or- j and energy to the woik being done • ! in these minor units are some 350 1 i priests belonging to 16 religious orders and diocesan clergy j "The Society of St. Joseph, whose ' members are known as Josephite I she Negroes of thi; country: and 1 ra-UwaUv they have ihe largest nTJTrr- ' | her in this field. 125 in all. of which j - "The. -gathn-R '..f Ihe Tlivine Word i and the Holy Ghost Fathers ar: i , .he next most numerous. The litany j i of. laborers continues. - -with thaj Franciscan;. Benedictines, Jesuits. j Vincentians. Passiomsts. Domini- i i cans. Oblates. Sar.guimsts. Edmund : ites, Capurhins. Redemptorists. Holy ! Cross Fathejs and African Mi.ho.i rrs Among the diocesan clergy j there are 55 giving their entire tim» • <o The colored churches and as many • ■more pastonng white parishes to which are attached mission's or l.chool* for the colored." j Father Gillard doe* not go into detail concerning the hundreds of i educational and institutional units ' served by nuns from more than 50 • ‘iMef hoods m whieh feeoy thousand j colored children are being cared ' or Then too. there is to be taken I ir.to account the institutions of j training for missionary priests and : ■ istors among the colored people the four ..Communities of Col • • red Sisterhoods m the United 1 The Holy Ghost Fathers, who endeavo’-s to publish the news as ; position in life and w ithout fear or favor Erie Coal & Ice Cos. 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Vernor Highway Phone Randolph 6777 Used Cars as Low as $lO Down NEW CARS 1939 Chrysler ~.5199 00 down 1939 DeSoto $199 00 down 1939 Plymouth $l5B 00 down TERMS TO SUIT EDWARD DAVIS Ceneral Man,ge, I AMES WEATHERS Sale, Manager Morten, candidate for governor, 100 votes; Alberta Gaston, for queen, with 50 votes, and Doris Butcher, for "Miss Detroit." with 25 votes. j Members of the West Side In spirational Singers and the East Side ■ Inspirational Singers, Providence! Gospel choir, the Lomax gospel* choir. Chapel Hi! gospel choir, and 1 the St. James gospel choir are asked to hand in their reports before the Saturday night meeting. A joint picnic was sponsored by the Michigan Gospel Choral Union and the Chatham. Ontario. Union, July 4 Mrs. Irene Vandusen is to be complimented on the lovely way in which she and her workers enter tained the Detroit union. GOSPEL UNION HEARS WOMAN PREACHER The Gospel Choral Union was graced with the presence of the Rev. Mrs. Braxton of Philadelphia. Sunday, July 16. this group will hold a monthly inspirational meet ing at Providence Baptist church. 1039 Benton street. Rev. J. L. Lewis is pastor All singers are asked to ,be there at 3 p m We are asking all the choirs to have their candidate for governor and queen contestant, and the young lady running for "Miss Detroit” present at th.3 meeting. This drive has been extended to July 26 and further, details will be announced All singers and friends who are planning to go to East St. Louis, to the national convention are asked to get their names in by Wednesday. July 19. so that ample time can be given to make reservations. Satur day night will be a big night for -"• candidates Reports are as follows: Second Baptist. Ferndale: Sloane Martin, candidate fur —gm-emor,—hits—soo- - Davis, for queen, with 270 votes, and Jennette Hillman, for "Miss Detroit." with 300 votes. First Baptist, Ecorse: Maurice BUYER'S GUIDE and SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTO REPAIRS L. L. MINTER Guaranteed Auto Repairs Welding, Bumping, Painting | West 8-Mile Rd., at Glenledge Ferndale, Mich. BARBER SHOPS Service Barber Shop 4446 Brush Street Terrace 2-8770 OPEN 7 A. M. TO 12 P. M. WANTED EXPERIENCED BARBER Apply ELIOT BARBER SHOP 3515 Hastings Street BEAUTY SHOPS RITZIE BEAUTY SALON Expert Operators Susie Thomas Ella Cobb. Ruth Boyd Ethel Stinson. Hazel McTyree 607 E. Forest TE. 1-4727 Rosa Sims, Prop. Lamay Beauty ShopDe 7— Expert Operators —7 4714 Bcaubien, Nr. Forest Terrace 1-1541 Anna Mae Crockett, E. W Craig. Props. Particular Women Cos To MADAM LULU’S BEAUTY SALON Try Our Special Guaranteed Hair-Crower 530 E. Forest, Nr. Beaubien Temple 1-0404 FLORA’S BEAUTY SALON Individualistic Artists in Beauty Culture 2016 E. Davison Flora Teasley, Prop. LA ROSE BEAUTY SALON ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIALS 1427 Riopelle Marie Cibson, Prop. BON MARCHE BEAUTY SALON Mrs. Alberta McCullough, Prop. Francis Brayboy, Asst. Mgr. 4518 MILDORD AVE. 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Albert Jetton, 23 of 2068 Cody walked to Receiving 'hospital lasty-cek for an emergen-i j cy operation. 1 An examination by hospital at ' tachas d;sc!- sed tnat a bullet was I protruding from the wound. A ; steel jacket was removed from the upper part of the left arm, a report | disclosed. TUTHILL’S SPRING SERVICE "THE OLDEST .SPRING SERVICE IN DETROIT" 300 Mt. Elliot Fi. 3290 MISCELLANEOUS JOSEPH COLE STUDIO OF MUSIC 290 E. Vernor H’way CL 3468 Instructions in Voice, Piano, Theory—Reasonable Ratea Interviews by Appointment Only JACK ELLISON’S MOTOR OIL 3-Quarti, 25c & up | Cold Drinks & Ice Cream 10121 W. 8 Mile Read ETTA DAVIS DRESS and HOSIERY SHOP Street Dresses SI.OO j House Dresses 50c Children’s Dresses 25c anti up 21053 Mitchelldale St. Dr. Frazier N. Moore DENTIST Hours: 9 to 12—1 to 5 6 to 9 Sun. by App. 7068 Michigan VI. 1 -2076 AGENTS WANTED Sell Distinctive Toilet Requisites Liberal Commission MONROVIA PRODUCTS 2130 John R. 261 E. 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