LANCASTER GIRL "MISS LOUISVILLE LEADER" MISS MARY MILLER IS CROWNED AT FRANKFORT Campaign In Mountain Section To Close In Middlesboro, August 8 Miss Mary E. Miller, energetic young lady of Lancaster, Ky., was crowned "Miss Louisville Leader" in the Blue Grass section after the votes were counted Monday night in Frankfort, Ky., as the candidates in the contest and a large crowd of friends, returned from a delightful boat ride on the Kentucky River. Miss Miller was crowned and presented a check for $50.00 by Mrs. Penelope Adams of The Leader staff, while her admiring friends who journeyed with her from Lancaster, cheered. The second prize of $25.00 went to Miss Georgia Riffe, popular Lexington girl; the third prize of $15.00 to Miss Julia [Fisher?] of Danville, active in Sunday School work; the fourth, $10.00, to Mrs. Georgia Smith, business woman of Burgin, and fifth, $5.00 to Miss Marjorie Boyd, of Lancaster, young school teacher. Mrs. Willa Conda of Frankfort; Misses Beatrice Gentry, Richmond and Virginia Hayes of Lexington were among the other candidates who made good reports as The Leader's state-wide subscription campaign closed in the Blue Grass section. In The Mountain Section "Miss Louisville Leader" in the mountain section is to be crowned in Middlesboro, Ky., Monday night, August 8. The prize awarding and reception for [the?] candidates will be held in the Ashberry Hotel auditorium. While good reports came from the candidates in that section this week, there was no change in the standing when the votes were counted Wednesday night. Miss Emily W. Smith of London -- [Photo] MISS MARY E. MILLER Lancaster, Ky. Crowned "Miss Louisville Leader" In The Blue Grass Section and awarded $50.00 in Frankfort, Ky., Monday night. -- continues in lead, with Misses Virginia Lackey, Somerset; Lillian Donohoo, Pikeville; Dolly Mason, Lynch; Anna Dickinson, Middlesboro; Mrs. A. B. Patterson, Lynch; Misses Shirley Mae Love, Barbourvile; Willie Jean Pursiful. Pineville, close up. in the order named. Turn to page 7.
MRS. LENA YEAKEY PASSES AWAY Mrs. Lena Yeakey, 650 So. 21st Street died Friday, July 22, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Broadway Temple, where she was chairman of the Stewardess Board. Mrs. Yeakey was born in Nelson County and had been a resident of this city for more than 30 years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Gilbert Elmore of Tacoma, Wash.; a son, James Weathers, of Chicago; a brother; Mesdames Abbie Hayes, Amanda Thomas. Susie Lee and Rebecca Garrison, sisters; and Dr. T. Lomax Nich- (Continued on page 4)
WINNERS [Photo] MISS GEORGIA RIFFE Lexington, Ky. The winner of the second prize, and who was awarded $25.00. [Photo] MRS. GEORGIA SMITH Burgin, Ky. The winner of the fourth prize, and who was awarded $5.00.
EDGAR BROWN AND OTHERS GIVE SUPPORT TO O'NEAL Labor, Race Record Commended By Government Employees President Among the correspondence received in Louisville this week in support of Congressman Emmet O'Neal, candidate for re election to the House of Representatives from the 3rd District, embracing Louisville, were letters from Hon. Wm. B. Bankhead, speaker of the House; L. E. Whitter, chairman of the Kentucky State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and Edgar G. Brown, president of the United Government Employees, Inc. Mr. Brown, writing on the "Labor and Race Record of [Congressman?] O'Neal", says as follows: "The United Government Employees (U.G.E.) organization represents the majority of the colored government employees in Washington and twenty-two states of the Union, including a large number from Kentucky who have passed Civil Service examinations and are now employed in the several departments here of the federal service. The U. G. E. maintains [permanent?] headquarters in Wash- and [keeps?] an accurate record of [the labor?] votes of all [Representatives?] in Congress. [Congressman?] O'Neal, of the 3rd district of Kentucky has won our whole-hearted gratitude and commendation for his 100 per cent labor record. Mr. O'Neal has done more than vote [right?]; he has championed the cause of the low-paid workers in the government service. The unprecedented wage victory in 1937 and 1938 for 2400 National Park Service employees in the buildings and maintenance division of the Interior, and 15,000 in the War, Post Office and Treasury Departments would not have been possible without Mr. O'Neal's support. Congressman O'Neal is a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives where the annual wages of 800,000 federal employees, and the billions of dollars for the running of the U. S. Government (Continued on page 4)
[Photo] MISS ROSEBUD DEWEY Henderson, Ky. The winner of the fourth prize in the West Kentucky contest, and who was awarded $5.00.
WINNERS [Photo] MISS JULIA FISHER Danville, Ky. The winner of the third prize, and who was awarded $15.00. [Photo] MISS MARJORIE BOYD Lancaster, Ky. The winner of the fifth prize, and who was awarded $5.00.
GIVE MARRIED TEACHERS OKAY The Board of Education, Tuesday, sent out 1,500 letters to [that?] many teachers in the city school system notifying them of the board's recognition of the married teachers' act as passed by the state legislature last spring. Under provisions of the bill, teachers having been in service for as [many?] as five years may not be dismissed for marriage. The act has nothing to do, it was explained, with the yearly appointment of teachers on an annual contract, as is the custom -- Mr. Omar L. Thomason has returned to Flint, Mich., after visiting his wife and son, Mrs. Theresa Thomason and Walter Omar L. Thomason. He was heartily welcomed by his family and many friends.
BIG VOTE FOR BARKLEY PREDICTED CHANDLER'S ATTITUDE IS REVEALED BY WRITER Cites Him In Action In Montjoy Case, Anti-Lynch Bill, And College Merger By William N. Wasson (Associate Director of Publicity Colored Division Barkley Campaign Committee). It is the general opinion among the political leaders that more than nine out of every ten votes cast by the large Negro constituency of the Democratic Party in Kentucky will go to Senator Alben W. Barkley, Saturday, August 6. It is not so much what Senator Barkley has done for Negroes, and yet he has done many things of interest to them, including his great fight for the passage of a Fededal anti-lynching bill, as it is what Governor Chandler has done to the Negroes. In the case of Pete Montjoy, for instance, of which so many doubts of his guilt existed that the Attorney General recommended clemency, supported by hundreds of leading white people of Covington. Governor Chandler resfused to commute the sentence of Montjoy to life, imprisonment, for which he met the  [strong?] condemnation of the Civil Liberties Union and was criticized by Negro groups. And we ask the question--Will any Negro vote for him for that? Opposes Lynch Bill When the Negro-hating southern senators were in the midst of their fight for the passage of a Federal anti-lynching bill, to save the rights of the South to take Negroes' lives without judge or jury, Chandler came to their rescue--giving southern senators at Washington the assurance that there was no need for an anti-lynching bill and no agitation for it among the Negroes in Kentucky. When, as a matter of fact, every church, school, lodge, and civic organization in the state was imploring our senators to fight the battle to the bitter end. Every Negro paper in Kentucky was urging the Senate to pass the anti-lyncring bill. Chandler can comfort himself over the fact that he gave encouragement to those human fends who lynched two Negroes this month.-- Will any Negro vote for him (Continued on page 4)
C. M. E. DISTRICT CONFERENCE HEARS LOCAL BUSINESS MEN By Penelope Adams An entirely new feature of the Louisville District C. M. E. Conference covening at Miles Memorial Church Wednesday was the business and professional night. With Presiding Elder R. D. Stoner in charge, A. D. Doss, agency director for the Mammoth Insurance Co., acted as master of ceremonies. Rev. M. V. Allen, pastor of the church gave a warm welcome which was responded to by M. Christman, [district?] manager of the Domestic Insurance Co. Mr. Christman emphasized the strong relation between the church, home and school. Rev. R. D. Stoner introduced Editor I. Willis Cole who made the principal address, a layman's sermon, subject, "The Church and Race Consciousness." Mr. Cole paid high tribute to Senior Bishop C. H. Phillips, who was present and then built his address around these main points, viz. The church leaders whose mission is to look after the well being of the people economic as well as the spiritual s  hould take up where the leaders of business and otherwise leave off and teach the masses of the race: 1--that they have a part to play in the scheme of things. 2--that God drew no color line, but created them equal; 3--that they should (Continued on page 4)
J. MAX BOND, DILLARD DEAN Dr. J. Max Bond of Knoxville, Tenn., has accepted the deanship of Dillard University, New Orleans, La. Mr. Bond, who is the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. James Bond and brother of Mrs. Lucy Bond Tinsley and T. M. Bond of this city, will begin his duties September 1. Mrs. Bond, his wife, will be remembered as the former Ruth Clement, daughter of the late Bishop George Clement and of Mrs. Emma Clement of this city.