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"(For ANP)
Remember on our far-flung fronts
This Fourth of July,
Soldiers of democracy
Guard our earth and sky.
Those of us who stay at home
Have grave duties, too:
The WAR FRONT
Depends on
THE HOME FRONT—
The HOME FRONT is YOU!"

"The reporter who wrote up the disturbance on July 4th at McKinley Park (for Negroes,) when a car of whites went out of their way to molest a picnic group, deemed it funny or a joke, when we give it a very serious ratinng. To begin with it was not a…

"This gigantic affair will be one of the greatest ever held in the state of Kansas for the Negro. This mammoth occasion will be led by a large parade, starting at McKinley Park. The parade will consist of the usual attraction: beautifully decorated…

"WASHINGTON, (ANP)-The mobilization of “manpower” by the new board, headed by Paul V. McNutt, brings to the fore the part women are to play in the present world conflict in relieving men for active way duty and military assignments.
According to…

"Exercising the democratic rights afforded them under the Constitution, the “March-On-Washington” committee held an historic meeting in Chicago Friday night.
The event brought 12,000 people to the world famous Coliseum to give a deafening ovation…

"TUSKEGEE, Ala. – (ANP) – Threats and ruses were being employed in the little town of Tuskegee, investigators found last week, to prevent witnesses from testifying when the grand jury looks into the Fourth of July slaying of Walter Gunn by a deputy…

"Just as those of the very young giggled when someone more or less tunelessly burst forth with the song, “The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be…,” and just as those of my generation have recently been tapping gloriously happy steps to the…

“Wham! Bang! Boon. Firecrackers, torpedoes, flares and what have you? … Radeo thrills, chills and just plenty spills. Picnics, a la country style, open pavilion danves, and so another July 4th passes. Independence Day, and what have we but several…

“SCRAP RUBBER AND RELIGION
Independence Day Sermon Delivered by Dr. G. Wayman Blakely, Greater Bethel A. M. E. Church Little Rock, Sunday, June 28.
Rev. 2:1-5 These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in…

“Mrs. Dr. Arthur Hicks has just returned home from a very pleasant vacation. She spent two weeks visiting friends and relatives in Fort Smith. Ark. and Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Drs. J. V. Jordan and H. A. Powell and Mr. Louis Gray of all Little Rock…

“One More Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is a blessed day and symbol in the history of this nation. It is indeed the favorite of our national holidays, for were we not able to celebrate it we should scarcely have occasion to commemorate other…

“FETED ON BIRTHDAY! Master Lonnie Mayfield Jr. 1122 College was feted with his seventh birthday anniversary party on Saturday afternoon, July 4, with thirty five guests present. An enjoyable evening was had by all, with ice cream, cake, and sunivers…

“COMMUNITY: We see many young men here registering for draft and their faces are bright and seemingly their hearts are light. Let us who remain behind the lines strive to keep these boys light-hearted. There is a part for each of us by putting the…

“Sunday School attendance was announced as eighty-two last Sunday, with eight teachers and three officers present, and a lively lesson discussion, generally on the effects of alcohol, with a special lesson review by Mrs. M. Foots. The pastor Rev. C.…

"Most people can’t be independent on Independence day - but Americans can. Boys on the firing line, girls in the canteens, men in the shops and we women in our kitchens are all doing our share to retain our independence
Say, women! How about serving…