Brownsville Weekly News
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1941. a FLINT BROWNSVILLE NEWS, FLINT, MICHIGAN. New Bar Head H Epes Int Euelid Taylor, Youngest Prexy, Named In Ark.: Are ~ Broken Through Varied Career CHICAGO (ANP)~ The National Bar association elected to office at Little Rock, the yotirigest president ~in~ its long history when Atty. Sidney R. Redmond, St. Louis city prosecutor and retiring president. Jyhanded the gavel to Atty. Euclid Louis. Taylor of Chicago. The new ~president is cOnsidered one of the most. successful.. lawyers in the country. ~Born in Coffeyville, years ago, his father, Kans., 35 died when Euclid was one year old ang his Choetaw Indian mother had to eke out a living for hint and his sister. ~In Lavenworth, Kans., the mother worked in a laundry and later did sewing for the townspeople. Young Taylor helped his motker at this work and at the age of nine was sewing gingham dresses. From this work he proceeded to be a cobread winner with his mother and secured employment on Wagon on Saturdays and Suridays. His work as a youngster took in such tasks as drug store porter, bootblack. window-washer and fuse lighter at a rock-quarry. STUDIED MILITARY TACTICS His mother married Sgt. Augustus Brown of the 10th cavalry and young Taylor became interested in military tactics. He was the first Negro boy to receive an ROTC commission in Leavenworth and spent his vacations in camn with the soldiers during their manuvers. erestin ~| He attendeg Kent College of Law an ice. He rode Scribe~ during ~ these manuvers from Fort Riley to Fort. Leavenworth,. a distance of 175 survived his boyhood for he introduced the sport. of horseback riding to the elite of Chicago~s South side when he built the Kelley~s Riding stables. He is an able equestrain, and owns a_#highfaiteqd riding horse named Bud. In 1924 Taylor left Kansas to make his home in Chicago. His first job was as bus boy at the Hotel Sherman. He worked there until he was appointed ~ mail clerk in the Chicago posi office. school after M. to 7:30 A and * Chicago J.aw working from 11 P. M. He became interested in politics | and was @ co-worker and persona! | friend of Octavius Granady who | was murdered by political assassins | when he was a candidate for the | office of the ward committceman. | Euclig Louis Taylor was ridirg in the automobile with him at the time of his death and was she? five times. In the face of coercion and intimidation Taylor, as a witness in the murder case, stood up so sternly that Silas N. Strawn, ex-president of the United States Chamber of Commerce and former president of the American Bar Association, became personally interested ~n him and aided him in finishing his | education. Through ithe years | Taylor and Strawn, who is head of the middle west's!argest law firm~Winston., Strawn and Shaw, have been personal friends. TO STATE POST Upon his graduation from law scheol Taylor was appointed assistant state~s attorney and served with distinction as head of the habeas corpus and extradition de- | partment from 1929 to 1933. During his tenure of office he handled many famous cases among which were the extradition of S?muel and Martin Insull from Greece ang Ernest Levy from Germany. Atty. Taylor was the first colored as ~criminal cases in the new Criminal sistant state~s attorney to prosecute ~ Industrial Fish and Poultry Market Cor. Industrial and Dartmouth FISH FROM LAKE TO PLATE CHICKENS DRESSED WHILE-U-WAIT Ph. 2-9054 ska oe WHY. NOT. PATRONIZE YOUR, FRIENDS! ~ HERRL CUT RATE DRUGS BEER - Cor. Saginaw and Court Sts. (Kitty Corner From Court House) You cannot buy cheaper anywhere in Flint~ We meet all advertised prices of our competitors, We will not be undersold ic WINE ife Court Building. Not satisfied with his LL.B. degree Taylor resumed his legal education and won his master of laws and his doctor of civil laws degrees. He broke precedent. when ~he was school. He taught there for three years. He was appointed special leet at the John Marshall Law "He is former vice-president and attorney for: the Cook County Bar association. He is special attorney for board of election commissioners. He is former attorney for the Chicago Defender and is at present public relations counsel for the Pittsburgh Covrier. Atty. Taylor is general c> =7~l for several powerful labor ~ions. His firm, Prescott, Burroug.. and ~Talyor. | oeeupies one of thie finest downtown suites of offices in, Chicago. Personals I was talking to Atty Joe Birch last Saturday and he was telling me of his recent trip to Quebec City, Canada. Joe says he went to see his wife there. Well, you know how I-believe that. Maybe you do, eh? The way the Lawyer describes his visit in that, far off Canadian City makes me want to go there too. Take me with you next time, Joseph. Last Sunday ~Elder Moton, the Radio Pulpiteer in Windsor, Canada, made a very interesting impression on his hearers by preaching on the subject ~Little Foxes~ in God~s Vineyard. As I listened. to him I gleaned that he was talking directly to a group of Gospel preachers who had: gone there~ to listen to the philosophy of _ this representative of the Kingdom of God. Well, I believe he made all of | them happy except those who were themselves little foxes in God~s Vineyard. You know, we have a whole lot of little foxes in that they have come into the ministry just in order to get away -: from hard labor or from some industrious oecupation; looking for an easy way to get along in the material world. Those are the little foxes in the Kingdom. I would say: We have some of them here. You can sometimes hear one of them say: Man! we sho~ had. a great time last Sunday morning in. ka pom we took up $50.00. AN EXCURSION TO CANADIAN COUNTRYSIDE Nobody would have. enjoyed it any better than I did: In fact some SUL Tate SUPRA | Se the Rev. Jenny Johnson had a certain fellow to take her by Motor to her old Stamping ground in Chatham, Ontario where the folks at home were celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the founding. of that little church familiarly known as the Prince Edward Baptist church. Two other persons went along from Flint, first deciding that they would stay in Detroit until we had ~| returned, from the Tenth Conces sion meeting. Weil, these two young seo FLINT eas Did You Say~ Flowers by BUCK~S. i110 South Saginaw Street I said FLOWERS by BUCK~S aRE FRESHER... MORE FRAGRANT | WE PeLives. oven ye gd and Te ~ 9 pm Vrs. ee ee Phone 2-3824 Sanitary All Kinds of Laundry Work All Possible Care in the Handling Of All Cleaning PH. 9-3732 For Prices on All Classes of Work Lanaiiey We Use Niwead le Etons 5S 3 PAIRS 69~. Gay new stripes to brighten the first days of school. NEUMODE 505 South Saginaw ~ Street~Flint | RTI be at #310 ~Andrews Street. It will be. entertained by Mrs. Taylor. After the meeting adjourned, a lovely luncheon was served. There were two new members taken in. They were Marjorie Jackson and Mildred Stinson. All members are invited to be present at the next meeting. Julia Alexander, p~ Willie waged reporter. a ee eee Flint Visitors Mr. and Mrs. J. P.. Bryant are the happy. hosts to relatives who are spending tow weeks here with them: Among them are Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Geddis and their baby, of Chestertown, Penn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hamilton of.*Y. City and Mr. and.Mrs, I, E. Glover,. of Faletteville, N. C. Mrs. Glover is the former Miss Gwendolyn Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Bryant. Mr. Glover is a professor of science at the State College there. Mr. Hamilton of New York |~ is-a@ member of the recreation force in that city. Rev. Geddis is minister at Jane~s Methodist Church in Chestertown. All of these people are relatives of the Bryants and this coming together amounts to a. family re-union. Mrs. Bryant will take therh to Detroit, Idle Wilde, and Chicago before they return to their respective homes. NEWS BRIEFS Guatemala has produced the exportation or reexportation cof zinc, aluminum, nickél, copper, manganese, tin, tunsten, iron and steel. _One cf the newest electric refrigerators includes a sel~ starting electric clock to automatically defrost the refrigerator at set times. ladies got a new idea when they got to Detroit; and it turned out that they went to Canada with us. We got to the church before time for service. So we made some very interesting acquaintances among the people already there. Among them was_ one elderly gentleman who was delighted to tell us of his recent fortune of having two fast flowing Gas Wells on his property. He was one of the typical members of that community and I think he was very pleasant. The name was Richardsoh. He is the father of two sons and daughter, the latter having many children. The Church services were devout and stirring. Mrs. Johnson was one the happiest ones in attendance. I can realize how she felt, because she is was who founded this great years ago. Those people were her old acquaintances and friends, the older ones, I mean, So Mrs. Johnson was at home. Her spirit was felt audience and peaple appreciated hér presence. After the afternoon session, those good. ladies-of the church served the visitors a very delicious luncheon and bade us farewell. Mrs. Johnson stoppéd at. Windsor where she took part in the proceedings of the. Eastern Star ceremonies there. But when ready for home was held over and away from Flint on account of transportation troubles in Detroit where the Strike is or rother was in progress. But she returned = Flint safe and sound, but tired. She expects to tage @ rest by vacation soon. SURPRISE VISITORS FLINT, Mich ~Mr. nis, Jr., of Holly, Michigan, has returned from* a three wecks va. cation in Maine with Rev. Lane Barton of East Orange, New Jersey. Mr. Ennis was surprised to fing his daughter. Mrs. Fannie Ss. Mosley, of New York City, and Miss Clara ~Belie Henry of Hot Springs, Va., the niece of. Mrs. Bessie Ennis, visiting them for a short stay. MRS, J. P. BRYANT Is To BE HONORED: Mrs.-J. P. Bryant, camp chair. man for girls, and her committee are to be congratulated for a splendid job they have done to make it Possible for forty-eight girls. to spend two weeks at the YMCA Camp. Mr. John Harper whose. left knee was operated on two weeks ago, had. a slight set back because of infection, and he was re-operated on. 1209 State Street Sweet Milk, Buttermilk, Chocolate Milk ~ -(ottage Cheese and Butter < he - -e i nt a e. ~ einai: = NORTHTOWN DAIRY ~Flint, Michigan Goodwill 3104 ST. JOHN ST. Mondays and Tuesdays Specials: Ladies~ Tailored Suits, F&F.. Men~s Suits (two pants). | sts at ae i. pco a ts 3406 St. John St, We Specialize in the Very the KELLEY~S LUNCH eel Eats. It~s the Talk of | Hamburger - Hot Dog Ham - Chili - Chicken Dinners..., Short Orders - Everybody Welcome MR: a toe get ~ KELLEY | ~ Flint, Mich.. Ham.and Eggs Fish one throughout the. W. Dz. En-} Cleaners PHONE 0-7434 rls Vie Cea ~AT. eb PRICES g - Altering | New York. The group, headed by They~ Aré ~Doing Alt Right. Al Making their debut cver the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company on August 6. last, thus the Roval Harmony of this city (Jacksonville) have really got on ~big time~ in the ~Big City~ of Charles Newsome, are singing nightly at the Up-Town Society Cafe, being FLORIDA~S ROYAL HARMONY BOYS featured with Teddie Wilson and his band. This if addition to their and the East. Singing songs wie a ~Southern Air~, these boys have really become a~ ~ to all New York Much credit should go to Mr. Jack Dew, of the Southern~ Dairies, here, for having played the leading part for the success of these boys. presidiare tion, will ap, member of the " executive t fill the unexpired term of ti Dr. R. E. Beamon convention a Pein ae Wm. Carlock of ville se: Rev. A. C. Stk Ge Ones ve Rev. T. R. "Lyson,. and | ay Price of Wasnington, D4 J. E. Holmes of New Rev. and Mrs. at Nee Creed Re ville, Georgia: Rev. and xe W. Reid of Atlanta; ia; Geo. Peace of Port Cc ie Rev. and Mrs. ae bi College Park, Nperhicy Hatch, Mrs. amie Te regular radio broadcast. Recreation Council News The City Recreation Department playground will close Augus: 29th thus, giving the youngsters but ~ a tew days be7: re they return to the clyss~ room. The Elm Paik playground planned. the following events for the pleasur: youngsters and adults. August 27th will find the youngsters engaged in their final show ps ay Sl 8 pm, on the en OB ground, e orchestrs, assist in eritereainiliy those who | attend. Mrs, Ethelyn Reid, playground supervisor, and Mrs. Mazélla Enos, instructor in Music, ate in charge of the program. We are extending an invitation to the géneral public to attend this last program of the summer season. Thursday, August. 29th: Mrs, Reig assisted by some of the members of Home-Makers Club No. 5, will supervise an excursion to Detroit Zoological Park. About forty has closing of the youngsters wili leave via Blue Goose bus 9 am. and will return about 6 p.m. St. John payground has planned the following closing events. next week: Thursday, Aug. 26, wil! find the youngsters providing an evening~s entertainment in a playground~ show oct: the beautiful outdoor theater. The WPA. orchestra will furnish the music assisting Mrs, Mazella Enos, music supervisor, Mrs. Qdell Broadway, Dorothy Green and Dorothy Verdun. The general public is inviteq \ to be present, Thursday, August 28, 10:30 A.M.: A tacky party will be the closing special event at St.. John with the. morning workers in. charge. prizes will be awarded for the funniest. and most original costumes. Refreshments served free. Mrs, Odell~ Broadway, ~ Vivian shat Bi Rachel hte tomy =! nie spe By ihe 30 ters will finish the @ Paddle ~Tennis and ~Marble contésts. The girls will engage in a Jack contest as final events. Miss Dorothy Green and Miss Dorothy Verdun and Miss Myrtle Duckett, supervisors. The Health Clinic held at | the Clifford Street Center last week, sponsored by the Homemakers Clubs, was very successful in that all kinds of babies took advantage of this treatment. Dr. Bradford worked untiringly doing his bit for the community. Nyrse Jackson and Nurse Knapp were certainiy on the job along with Mmes. Timmons,: Wilson and Brady. Keep } ISADORE GREEN population is concerned. | Named In Indictment _ HAMTRAMCK, Mich~(WNS)~Isadore Green, erstwhile political boss atid former Mayor Joseph A. Lewandowski under whose -adminis~tration Green is reputed to have held full sway, were indicted befére Judge Homer Ferguson's one-man grand jury on charges of obstructing justice by permitting vice and gambling to operate in Hamtramck. LAr oe ee ee ne Soe See Ot es Se Here JOS. LEWANDOWSKI a a Rose Mayo and Moore of Nev. le; R:. McDuffie of Orlena a. B. Jonson and D. Kelso of ville, by irs.~ serine % beg Camp To Remain Open For Farmers: gy) gd and.Bensly of = oe FORREST. CITY, Ark~SOIL oe, Soar gig CONSERVATION SERVICE. has|%5~ ~ he Nee) Yorke Ci authorized the continuation of;=- 3B. Too 4 pia! - 4 Forrest City CCE Camp through|4. Me Morris. si. the current period which expires | ~f Citicinnati, Ohio October 1, Congressman ~E. C.| Hagood, Maty Robinson, Gathings notified authorities here.| mith of Asb wile.~ N. The camp has been one of the|Pete Gains ~nd J. foremost factors in aiding farmers | Greensville, N. C.;. of the South Crowley Ridge Conser- | Simmons of Chattanc\Za; - vation District in their conserva- | Mr. and Mrs. L. Benhett of tion practices. -:, 2 ee good work. up ladies and we | pe for a bigger and better time. ee $8.95 and $10:95 Mente Gabardine. Suits $5.95. All white shoes and twos} tones... Cleanup ig ~ $2.95 "Any straw hat in- me Store 95c: At Joe~s Place _ i 2917 Industrial Avé., Fat ~ JAMES MADARAZ ahs Fancy Groceries and Meats _ Beer and Wine _- oie $020 St. John Street ~he ~JOHN FOOD MARKET Cor. St. John and Easy Sts. Fine Food Commodities dities Low prices and square deal in Dy us if apa _. not ~yet, _8 _ ~Dependable and FUNERAL. Ss 83 ) PINGREE
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