Miss Miller and Mrs. Rogers Period Leaders OTHERS CLOSE UP IN STATE WIDE SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE - Great Interest Created As Hundreds Of New Readers Are Added To List - The first periods of The Leader's State-wide Subscription Campaign in which a "Miss Louisville Leader" is to be crowned in the Blue Grass and West Kentucky sections came to a close Wednesday evening. The reports from young ladies who are candidates for the honors and the cash prize made records which greatly boosted the circulation of the paper in all sections of the state. When the votes were counted Wednesday night, Miss Mary Miller of Lancaster, Ky. was found to be the leader in the Blue Grass section. Miss Georgia Smith of Burpin who led several weeks, was in second place and Miss Marjorie Boyd, another Lancaster young lady, was a close runner-up, third, Miss Georgia Riffe, Lexington, was fourth; Miss Elizabeth Kohler, Paris, fifth, with good reports coming from Misses Julia Powell of Cynthiana; Anita Hayden, Eminence; Bernice Gentry, Richmond, and Mrs. Willa Conda, Frankfort. In West Kentucky, Mrs. Zelma Rogers, Paducah, regained first place; Miss Birdie Hallison, Paducah, moved back to second place. Miss Rosebud Dewey, Henderson who led two weeks ago, is third. Miss Juanita Farley, Marion, fourth; and Miss Caledonia Wilson, who led last week, fifth, with others close up. In the Mountain section, first, second, and third places are retained by Misses Lillian Donohoo, Pikesville; Virginia Lackey of Somerset, and Emily W. Smith, London. Miss Shirley Mae Love, Barbourville, also retained fourth place. Miss Roberta Howard Kenvir moved into fifth with Miss Sweetie Simmons, Lynch, sixth, and others close up. See votes and standings as the first period closed Wednesday night on page 7. LEADERS [Photo] MISS MARY E. MILLER Lancaster First Period Leader in the Blue Grass Section [Photo] MRS. ZELMA ROGERS Paducah First Period Leader in West Kentucky
Jas. W. Johnson Dead James Weldon Johnson Fatally Injured In Grade Crossing Crash
Jews Pray For Louis Victory
MORE BLUE GRASS [Photo] MRS. GEORGIA SMITH Burgin A several weeks leader in a small community [Photo] MISS VIRGINIA HAYES Lexington Popular and will be heard from later [Photo] MISS MARY CROCKETT Lexington Also has many friends and is energetic
Honorable Rev. Glen T. Settle, director of "Wings Over Jordan," and his party, Cleveland, will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Mack, Sunday, July 10.
SAYS BARKLEY FRIEND TO WORKING MAN AND WOMAN Chandler An Enemy Of Labor; Gave Negroes No Credit In His Race [For?] Governor By William N. Wasson (Associate Director of Publicity[,?] Colored Division Barkley Campaign Committee). Shortly after his inauguration as governor, Mr. Chandler [hied?] himself to Hot Springs, Ark., [to?] take a rest. While there he gave words of comfort to the hords of Negro haters, disfranchisers and lynchers, by telling them that he would have been given a much larger majority if so many Negroes had not voted the Republican ticket. As a matter of truth, Chandler won his primary nomination over Thos. S. Rhea mainly through the loyalty of Negro Democrats, and in the general election he received the largest Negro vote ever given a Democrat in Kentucky. With these facts before us, and knowing as we do that he could not be fair enough to do us justice and give credit when due, as Governor of the state, how can any Negro be foolish enough to expect him to give us any credit if we elect him to the United States Senate? Everybody knows that whenever Chandler leaves the state, he never goes to any of the more highly civilized parts of the [country?], but always down in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas or Texas for rest and recreation. He finds his greatest pleasure and comfort in the company of those kinds of men who trample under their brutal feet all the sacred rights of Negro men and women, and who, in all their speeches; indicate that they do not regard Negroes as worthy to be considered as members of the human family. It is utterly impossible for a man to wholly escape the effects of his environment--so much a long communion tends to make us what we are -- such company cannot by any means dispose his mind toward sentiments of justice and fairness, or to give him a disposition to look with generous feelings upon an oppressed and despised race. Chandler's friendship with Negro haters can bode no good to any Negro and we would not be surprised if ever he should get to (Continued on page 4)
James A. "Billboard" Jackson Gets Honorary Degree of LL.D.
[Photo] Miss Julia Fisher Danville First Baptist Church favorite; watch her
MORE WEST KENTUCKY [Photo] MISS BIRDIE HALLISON Paducah Energetic in church, civic and social activities [Photo] MISS CALEDONIA WILSON Providence Crowned "Miss Rosenwald" last year and very popular [Photo] MISS MARY D. BOWLES Madisonville Fine girl of 16, and very much liked.
Wagner Opens NAACP Conference New York Senator, Anti-Lynch Leader, Keynoter Delegates From 27 States At Annual Meet In Columbus
CRAZED MAN SHOT IN CAFE IN CRITICAL CONDITION John Brown, known as "Pork Chops", is in a critical condition in the City Hospital as a result of pistol wounds he received in a cafe brawl after he had cut Lawrence Rivers, Mrs. Eugene "Skippy" Williams and another unnamed victim during a temporary fit of rage. The shots "Pork Chops" received were inflicted by Eugene Williams who was later arrested and released on $300 bond. The story goes that Rivers had extricated "Pork Chop" from his knife play, claiming that he caused a panic and did much damage. Instead of "Pork Chops" staying out as he had been requested, he returned, looking for trouble, witnesses say. (Continued on page 8)
[Photo] Miss Bernice Gentry Richmond Attractive, popular and usually a winner
Mrs. Louis Stays Home; Wins $60