The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 4, 1930 Page: 4 of 8
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THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1930
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
de Walter D. Hall, 2220 Dowling St.,
this on the sick list this week.
Henry Mann, who has been ill at
%. his residence, 2508 Lamar Avenue, is
th much improved.
7 Miss Bertha Sanders, 907 Rhode,
returned last week from her vacation
‘tspent in Los Angeles, Calif.
I Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jeter, 2623
1 Stevens, had as their guests Sunday,
‘ Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Tyler, Hearne.
Dr. R. F. Ferrill, physician and
surgeon, has removed his office to his
building 2322 Dowling Street, corner
Mellhenny. Phone Preston 1184.
Mrs. F. L. Dearborn and little
daughter, Norma Jean, 1716 West,
are spending two weeks in Alexan-
dria, La.
Miss Milora Lee McWright, 2623
Stevens, was home for the week-end
but returned to her school work at
Huntsville.
Misses Jewell McDade and Estelle
Dixon, 1112 Valentine, motored to
Waco and Dallas last week. They ex-
pect to return soon.
Dr. F. F. Stone conducts a special
eye, ear, nose and throat clinic every
Tuesday and Friday, from 9 a. m. to
noon, in room 406 of the Odd Feb
Iowa Temple.
Mrs. Idella Griffin, who has been
in the city for the past two weeks, is
the house guest this week of her sis-
ter, Mrs. M. Shackelford, 3010 Anita.
Mrs. R. N. Jones, Richmond, who
has been, spending the summer in the
city visiting her sister at 1116 Mc-
Leary Street, left this week for her
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. 0. James, son-in-
law and daughter of Prof. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. JohnO. James, son-in-
Tuesday for Los Angeles a to make
their future home.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
Miss E mily Langham......an artist and
teacher at the Museum of Fine Arts
will lecture on the Harmon Award
Art Exhibit at the Y. W. C. A., 506
Louisiana Street, Friday, October 3;
at 8 p. m. This lecture will enable
all persons attending to appreciate
and better understand the Negro
paintings, which will be shown at the
Museum of Fine Arts Sunday, Oct.
5, 8-10 p. m., and Monday, Oct. 6, 7-
10 p. m.
Committees have begun to work all
ready in the Y. W. C. A. baby contest
with a hope of realizing at least $1,-
200. This contest is one big financial
effort sponsored by the branch each
year and we are asking the coopera-
tion of members and friends to help
make this project a success. A com-
plete list of the babies entered in the
contest will be given in next week’s
issue. ,
THE POLKS ENTERTAIN
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Polk, 2618
Holman, entertained a few friends
Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Williams, Washington,
D. C. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Hobart Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sanderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Macklin, Mr. and Mrs. S.
B. Williams, Miss Lillian M. Jones,
V. C. Henry and the guests of hon-
or, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams.
A delightful evening was spent in
cards and dancing; a very appetizing
repast was served.
BORREL HOUSTON VISITOR
A. J. Borrel, prominent New Or-
leans insurance man, spent a few
days in Houston this week visiting
friends. Mr. Borrel has toured, in
the past month, Mexico, and the Rio
Grande Valley of Texas, where he has
been studying the farm problem as it
affects the Negro. “The valley,” says
Mr. Borrell “offers to progressive
Negro farmers a splendid opportuni-
ty to achieve independence through
agriculture.”
SYLVAN TERRACE
OFFERS YOU MOST
MODERN HOME SITE
CLASSIMIED ADS
LOG
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WHITE MAN SHOT IN
---------MELON PARTCH-RAID
SALESMEN
Now is the time to have your chil-
dren’s eyes tested and tonsils and ad-
enoids removed. Examinations free.
F. F. Stone, M. D., Rooms 406-7 Odd
Fellows Temple, Phone Preston 6958.
NOTICE
J. E. Williams and Thomas U. S.
Reedy have been discharged from the
services of the company and have no
authority to collect, receipt or act in
any way for Universal Life Insurance
Company.
J. H. COATES, Dist. Mgr.
Theo Woodfox, 1307 Ruthven, died
September 9, and was buried Septem-
ber 11. Mr. Woodfox is survived by
his wife, a son, three sisters and two
brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Fisher, 1311
Press Street, celebrated their first
marriage anniversary last Thursday,
with a number of friends as guests.
An enjoyable time was had.
See Spivey Printing Co. for guor
printing. Phones Preston 9352, Fair-
fax 0539; 3320 McKinney. Reason-
able rates. Work called for and de-
livered promptly.
Dr. and Mrs. 0. T. McCann, Whar-
ton, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.
B. Williams, 1412 Cleveland Sunday.
They came in to see Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Williams, who are in the city
from Washington, D. C.
Miss Florence Bandy 3219 St.
Emanuel, left last week to take
charge of the library at Samuel Hus-
ton College. Miss Bandy took a sum-
mer course in library work this last
summer at Morehouse College.
Mrs. Josephine Curette announces
the marriage of her daughter,
Majoria Augustine, to John Estorge,
Jr., Wednesday morning, October 8,
at 9 o’clock, at Saint Nicholas Catho-
lic Church.
WASHINGTONIANS GUESTS
- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams,
Washington, D. C., were the dinner
guests Wednesday evening of Mes-
dames Pinkie Yates Bridgman, Zur-
line Sharkie Harbor and Rachel
Jones at the Bridgman residence, 1318
Andrews Street. A delightful five-
course dinner was served. A small
number of friends were present in-
eluding old friends of the Williams.
Mrs. Clara V. Hood, a former Hous-
tonian, but now of Los Angeles, clev-
erly surprised relatives here when she
arrived in the city without notice last
Saturday night. During her visit she
will be at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Mary L. Jones, 310 Ruthven Street.
Other relatives in the city are Mrs.
C. N. Love, sister; Mrs. Eureka Tuck-
er, Mrs. Clara L. Butler and Miss
Mary L. Jones, nieces. She expects
to remain here about a month.
LOCAL DETECTIVES HONORED
City Detectives Pete Clay and Jim
Thompson, were agreeably surprised
last Saturday when they were called
and presented diamond studded badg-
es by Chief of Detectives W. F. Kess- .
ler. The badges were donated by
Pink Stevens, local taxi company
owner, out of appreciation for the
splendid service rendered to him and
to the cause of law enforcement in
Houston by these two able officers in
solving the mysterious jewelry theft
in which he lost $2,500 worth of jew-
els, and in arresting the thieves and
recoverying the stolen porperty.
CARD OF THANKS
Friends are jewels rare.
We take this method of expressing
to you our deepest gratitude for your
prayers cards, telegrams, beautiful
florals and tender words of sympathy
during our trial over the loss of our
son and brother, Aubry Williams.
(Signed) Mrs. Lila Williams, moth-
er; Princella Williams, Alveretta Ed-
wards, Ethel Harkless, Hilda Mason,
sisters; Leonard, Vernon and Thel-
bert Williams, brothers.
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of my dear sister, Miss
Varree McBride who departed this
live October 9, 1929, Texarkana, Tex-
as, 1016 North Street:
There is one whom we miss,
Still remains beneath the clay;
But she will not be forgotten,
From this time ’til judgenient day.
Her kindness is linked in our hearts
like a chain,
And grows from day to day;
Steal from our hearts in tears and
sorrow,
We hope to meet her on that bright
tomorrow.
(Signed) Mrs. Ruth A. Giles and
family, 1501 Sydnor Street, Houston,
Texas.
PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL
(Wilson and Cleveland Streets)
J. I. Donaldson, Minister
Sunday 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.,
Holy Communion. At the morning
services the minister will speak on
“Man’s Part to Remedy Evils of Our
Country.” At night he will speak on
“How Man’s Moral Likeness to God
Is Restored." The repairs and up-
keep committee of the trustee board
put in a beautiful pulpit set of chairs
and altar table in the church last
week. This is attendance rally month
and the church is arranging to gather
up a forward step for a larger Sun-
day School and church ingathering
and a larger outlay of service to hu-
manity.
WANTED
To employ a woman as Society
Editor of
THE HOUSTON INFORMER
Persons interested will either write
to the Editorial Committee, The Hous-
ton Informer, 409-411 Smith Street,
Houston, Texas, or call the General
Manager at Preston 1243 and ask him
to arrange a conference with a mem-
ber of the staff.
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ON SALE
IN HOUSTON:
2608 Lorraine St, 2004 Dowling
St., 701 Prairie Ave., 705 Tennessee
Avenue, Palestine, Texas.
J. WALKER, JR., MFG.
3614 Calumet Ave. Chicago, III.
Agents Wanted Everywhere
Liberal Commission
S.
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ROUND TRIP TO
DALLAS
FOR OCT. 20
ACCOUNT
‘ “NEGRO DAY”
DALLAS FAIR
FOOTBALL GAME
Prairie View
Wiley College
Tickets on sale for trains ar-
riving Dallas prior to noon
Oct. 20. Return limit to leave
Dallas before midnight Oct.
20.
Low Fare From
Other Stations
Go on this big time excur-
sion for a day packed with
fun, thrills and interest!
Southern
Pacific
City Ticket Office
913 Texas Ave.
Phone Preston 1811
In this day and time when every
upstanding, forward looking colored
man and woman is trying to find a
place to build a home where he or
she can live in comfort, with all mod-
ern conveniences right at his door,
the offer being made by the owners
of Sylvan Terrace Addition must
meet with a hearty response. Out
there the streets, all shelled, are wide
enough to give you ample room to op-
erate your car without fear of run-
ning into ditches. The land is well
drained, and everything has the ap-
pearance of being designed for a
neighborhood of homes.
Those who are seeking a real home-
like environment should see the agent
for this lovely addition. If you are
not ready to build, you can purchase
a lot and build later. But above all,
get you a lot in “the city’s best col-
ored addition for the city’s best peo-
ple.”
These lots are being sold by J. H.
Robertson, 3302 Pierce, Phone Pres-
ton 9216.
TRAINING SCHOOL
BEGINS SESSION
WITH FINE FORCE
Huntsville, Texas.—The Houston
Industrial Training School is now in
its second week of this school year,
after one of the most auspicious open-
ings in its history. The faculty seems
to be especially strong, its members
coming from such outstanding insti-
tutions of learning as Howard Uni-
versity, Bishop College, Wiley Col-
lege, Prairie View State College and
Tennessee State Normal and Indus-
trial College.
For the first time in the history of
the school the freshman college course
is being offered, and a great many
students who finished their high
school work last year have returned
to take advantage of this new oppor-
tunity to further their education.
Coach Bennie Carl Murray, former
Bishop College football star, is in
charge of the football squad, and it
is expected that he will produce one
of the fastest and smartest football
teams seen in this section for many
a day.
Branch’s Business
School Opens Its
Fourteenth Year
Select the school that gets results.
Enroll now for the fall classes start-
ing Monday, October 6, 1930.
Branch’s Business School, 2403 St.
Charles Street, Phone Fairfax 6938,
has been operating in Houston since
1916-1930 and is now 14 years old—
11 years under the tutorship of the
(deceased) Prof. J. C. E. Branch, and
3 years under the tutorship of Mrs. C.
E. Edwards. She is one of Branch’s
1919 graduates.
Mrs. Edwards goes East every sum-
mer to get new business to put in the
school to make it a success. And is
now appealing to all professional men
and women who are in need of typists
or those who have women or girls
that don’t know how to use a type-
writer so as to give you sufficient
work,send them to this school and
they will leave here with a speed of
50 words a minute with accuracy. All
spelling correct, shorthand taught and
mastered with a speed of 100 words a
minute—Gregg’s standard system.
Our students get the better posi-
sitions because they are thoroughly
trained by competent instructors. Call
or write for particulars.—Adv.
HELP WANTED—MALE
DETECTIVES-Travel, make in-
vestigations. Experience unnecessary.
Particulars free. American Detective
System, 2190-D, Broadway, New
York.
AGENTS WANTED
AGENTS-DEALERS.$20.00 daily,
selling Negro Dolls. Lowest Prices.
Write Standard Company, 222 W. 133d
Street, New York.
WANTED TO BUY a half or whole
interest in paying barber shop busi-
ness in Houston, by reliable and ex-
perienced barber, who wishes to move
to Houston. Houston Informer Box
BOYS WANTED
One hundred boys wanted at once,
to carry newspaper routes. Apply to
circulation director, Houston Inform-
ar, 409-11 Smith Street, before 10 a.
m.
MASTER MECHANICS. Thomas
and Crecy. Auto Repairing, Expert
Acetlyne Welding, Radiator Work,
Fender Straightening, Washing,
Greasing and Tube Repairing. Road
Work a Speciality. 2609 Dowling St.
Phone Preston 8348; night Phone
Taylor 6484.
CLEANERS AND DYERS—Ever
Ready Cleaners. Let us dye for you;
Cleaning and Pressing; Ladies’ work
a Speciality; Repairing and Altera-
tions. 2610 Dowling Street. Phone
Preston 9685. Pop Wilson, manager.
SERVICE STATION—K. G. Thom-
as Service Station. General auto re-
pairs, tire service, gas and oils. All
mechanical work guarranteed. 2409
Holman Avenue.
CAFE—Jack ’Yates Cafe. Regu-
lar meals and short orders; fish and
oysters in season; barbecue . . . chili
. . . cakes . . . pies . . . cigars and
cigarettes. The best coffee. We de-
liver day and night. Phone Preston
8847, 2218 Dowling Street. B. N.
Powell, proprietor.
ROOMS AND BOARD for girls
and boys, one block from Jack Yates
High School, 2 blocks from Black-
shear School; on carline, 2600 Hol-
man, Hadley 0095; Mrs. E. M. Rob-
erts.
FOR RENT: Neatly furnished rooms,
all modern conveniences. Board, if
desired. Men preferred. Mrs. Sin-
gleterry, 817 Rosetta, Fairfax 0672.
ROOMS AND BOARD: Neatly
furnished rooms; light and airy; on
car. line. Meals if desired. Mrs. L.
Lemons, 1607 Dowling St., Phone
Cap. 3546-J.
BATTERY SERVICE: Byars Auto
Electric Co. Automotive Electricians.
Starting, lighting and ignition ,sys-
tems repaired. Batteries recharged
and repaired. 101 W. Dallas Street.
Phone Preston 9864.
CAFES: Ever Ready Cafe. We
serve regular meals for 25c. Our fish
and barbecue is the best in the city.
We deliver. Oysters in season, € Mrs.
Stella Johnson, Prop., 2617 Dowing.
Phone Fairfax 3937.
CAFE: Proctor’s French Cafe. Reg-
ular meals and short orders. Chili,
fish and barbecue. Oysters in sea-
son. Real French coffe. Soft drinks,
cigars, cigarettes, cakes and candies.
Mrs. F. J. Proctor, Prop., Dowling at
Leeland. Phone Preston 9715.
PULL FOR YOUR BOYS
WILL IT BE WASHINGTON
WHEATLEY OR YATES
SEE NEXT WEEK’S HOUSTON
INFORMER
AND
ON THE SCREEN AT THE
LINCOLN THEATRE
CURB SERVICE
DELIVERY SERVICE
Metropolitan
PALACE OF SWEETS
HOME OF RICH MAID ICE CREAM
SANDWICHES—FINE CHILE—COFFEE
OYSTER LOAVES
EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY
2611 Dowling St.
Phone Pres. 7721
$ “HOUSTON’S FINEST COLORED LAUNDRY” 5
: JONES’ LAUNDRY .
TAILORS---CLEANERS---DYERS s
• I We Specialize In One Day Service—Four Delivery
‘ Trucks Serving all Houston
$ PHONE PRESTON 8064 3301 PIERCE AVENUE Ji
$ PAYNE’S
T As Good As The Best
eer CLEANERS AND DYERS
DELIVERY SERVICE
Phone Pres. 8617 1202 W. Dallas Ave.
WOMAN HELD UP
BY WHITE MEN
According to a statement to The In-
former by Mrs. Mary Chambers, she,
her mother and grand child, and Eu-
gene Harrison, the driver, were rid-
ing along the Brookshire road when
they came upon a car crossways the
road apparently stalled. When they
stopped, four young white men step-
ped from ambush and, with pistols
drawn, robbed Mrs. Chambers of $75.
Finding no more money or valuables
after a careful search the bandits
sped away in the car that had block-
ed the road.
Mrs. Chambers states that she did
not get the license number of the car
nor could she identify any one of the
quartet of thugs. Consequently there
will be no police action.
Mrs. Chambers supports herself
and three children by selling ready-to-
wear in and about Houston and the
money taken from her represented
her entire capital.
, MADAME WALLS RETURNS
Madam S Walls, prominent beau-
ty culturist of Houston, who operates
a beauty culture school here, has re-
turned from Chicago, where she has
completed arrangements for an ex-
hibition of her products in the com-
ing World’s Fair and Exposition to
be held in that city. • Madame Walls
states that this is the first step in
her program to market her goods na-
tionally.
Aside from this, Madame Walls
took some advance work in beauty
culture at Moler College, which in-
cluded a complete course in finger
waving. She intends, in the near fu-
ture, to install this course in her lo-
cal school.
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Fall classes in Business Training
are now forming. October 6 is
the date for new classes in Gregg
shorthand, typewriting, bookkeep-
ing, salesmanship, higher account-
ing, business administration and
commercial law. Enroll today. Day
and night classes. Reasonable
rates. For information communi-
cate with—
WALTER E. JOHNSON
Fairfax 3273 1910 Pease Ave.
Houston, Texas
New, startling, amazing—410 to $25
Pohca City, Okla.—(INS)—The old a day easily earned. Home protec-
■ tion $250 to $1,000 at death; ages 10
fable that only Negroes like water-
to 80. Not an insurance company, but
a society furnishing protection at
melons well enough to steal them was
definitely exploded on ast Thursday - ----------= 6 . h
when Ted Shore, local white employee! SahaeWiti Amorkiadesprineniera;
of an oil company, was shot to death
by guards of a watermelon patch a
Ill.
few miles from this city. J. H. Bar-
low, one of four white companions of
Shore, all of whom were engaged in
the melon thefts, was shot in the leg
and only slightly injured.
IF HEALTH, HAPPINESS
AND SUCCESS, IS NOT
YOURS, LET ME
HELP YOU.
R. MOJO RIFLE
Psychologist and Druggist
511 Prince Bldg. 304 Fannin St.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
800 People Working for You
1930 ATLANTA LIFE’S
SILVER JUBILEE
YEAR
SIXTY DAYS MORE
And Then—
What 50 Workers will come FREE
to the Home Office?
THE ATLANTA LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
T. H. OLDEN, Dist. Mgr.
1213 Bagby St. Phone Fx. 9620
Houston, Texas
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% charged from the services of the Universal Life Insurance Company, 5
5 are going about on the field making false representations concerning %
$ the said Universal Life Insurance Company and attempting to switch iJ
• policies from the said company to a mutual association in violation %
E of the state laws and without license from the Commissioner of In-
% surance of the State of Texas. $
J Fifty ($50.00) dollars cash reward is offered for evidence which »J
% will lead to the arrest and conviction of such criminals. Anyone hav-
s ing been a victim of these criminals will please communicate with J.
% H. Coates, Room 222, Pilgrim Bldg.
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HOLT PHARMACY
24 Years in Business
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McKinney & Dowling
MADAME WALLS’
SCHOOL OF BEAUTY
CULTURE
Special course in finger waving.
Classes now forming for our fall
term. Certificates issued to grad-
uates. Over 100 graduates now
operating in Houston.
In connection with our school,
we maintain a Modern Beauty Sa-
lon, with, trained, efficient opera-
tors.
Had. 0054
3203 Dowling St.
Madame S. Walls, President
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And Invest Your Money
IN HOUSTON’S PREMIER COLORED,
HOMEPLACE
SYLVAN TERRACE
THE CITY’S BEST COLORED ADDITION
FOR
THE CITY’S BEST COLORED PEOPLE
Sylvan Terrace makes it possible for you to live in a home-
place which is something far ahead of any colored residential
property offered in Houston. Your home in Sylvan Terrace will
be served by the best of improvements, including shelled streets,
' water, lights and gas, concrete sidewalks, sanitary sewerage, and
all other conveniences of a firstclass residence place.
Now is the time to select your Sylvan Terrace Lot. You can
build your home today for less money than at any time in the past
twelve months. Or, if you prefer to build later, your Sylvan Ter-
race lot will be one of the safest investments you can make. Act
‘ now. Follow the lead of satisfied Sylvan Terrace owners.
THE SQUARE DEAL
Has always been the policy of Em-
bry & Gillette during twenty years
of dealing with the colored public.
Embry & Gillette sell you your lot
and build your home on exactly the
same margin of profit as they have
in their white additions. The inter-
est rate is exactly the same. The
colored publi’c confidence in Embry
& Gillette proves that a square deal
ALWAYS WINS!
CALL OR SEE
J. H. ROBERTSON
GENERAL AGENT
3302 Pierce Preston 9216
OR TELEPHONE
EMBRY & GILLETTE
Preston 1568
OWNERS * DEVELOPERS
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