The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-15

| Blessed Saints, A letter from
my old side kick and pal-LeRoy
Flash Collins. -. Back from
Spain where he served with the
Lincoln Brigade. Flash Is now
serving as public relation counsel
I for the Gardner Tours Agency -.
which calls 10 mind that Gardner
Is James "Chappy' Gardner. -.
one OF the ace public relation
counsels Flash writes 10 tell me
that he will room in on Detroit
within the week Well. the boys are
waiting for you... II must he hot
ter than HOT In New York with
Flash Collins. Ted Yates. Billy
Rowe Bill Donaldson. Chsppy
Gardner and Allen Mcmillan pound
INK the HARLEM pavements TO beat
The other fellow in promotions
Msbls Franklin. The song and
dance girl A. the Cory Corner. 10
a sterling worker. and does a rou-
tine that jerks plenty Of plaudits
from the freQuenters 81 Mack
l,eys hol spot Prospects look
very bright for Mable Johnnie
Mae Allen Il doing an excellent
piece Of work with Charlie 'Bris-
tol. Betty I.ogsns singing 10
soothing 20 frsyed nerves
Grayce l.. ssdler postcards from
Tuskegee that the famous Alabama
institution Is Just one grand place
As told her. Dorothy OAR
BY made successful parachute
jump in Atlanta Sunday before =
large crowd Moves on to Ala
bama FOR more jumps next week.
McKinneys Cotton Pickers move
into club Plantation Friday night.
and Don Albert. ending an extreme
~ long run. opens IN Fort Wayne.
Ind. And Catherine Regland
vii accompany hi mas vocalist.
Teddy Blsckman. ambitious
Young producer. is now in New
York. having departed from the
city last week Harold Hardi-
man. relative OF Walter Norwood.
is now manager OF Club Planta-
ton Alan and Anise. clever
liiiie dance team opens return
engagement A. tllh Plantation
Friday night They have only re-
Gently returned 70 America from
soiourn IN the land Down Under
Australia Capable little Canolia
Mci.inn has been resting for the
past four weeks came home III
from Chicago. And vivacious sis
Ter Essie sugar Rrownl McIinn
il making night club freauen'ers In
Toledo emoie with Teasing shaking
O, her svelis figure .
Desoree Alexander is one ~ the
most s'fable persons you will meet
!. BENNY Goodman played Bill
Nckinneys famous recording one
night last week. but although Nc
kinney was sitting by his radio. he
did not hear l'........ .Goldie
walden formerly society editor Of
the Chicago Defender. il spending
few DAYS here Shed some
tears whom she heard o' Dewey
Roscoe Jones death Dewey was
one Of The finest fellows q was ever
nv good fortune 70 meet.
Since Curt Lewis has been at the
r and G club business has perked
.up....cnrt is a gracious chap. and
ALWAYS has big smile Tor the Gus
toners And likewise jimmy
Johnson. crony OF many years
standing I'm verbally spanked
ny Muriel Todd when this column
does not appear. -. Romano Johns
will he busy next week when The
big bridge tournament starts at the
Frogs club. $3.50.
haven't seen Bill Kyle for
long time Lloyd A. LOOMS ia
going 70 he the principal speaker
At banquet OF lawyers in Cleye-
land next week The fellow Is
gaining national prominence.
Arthur II don't Want ANY Publ
city) Caruso Is now resting his
vocal chords after some loud o.
hortinE during the recent political
campo Ign. Little Arthur Is pre-
pairing himself for the fall cam
paign Petry Fisher has bloomed
forth with new gas buggy OF
fashionable design and heavy price
UncOnhrmed rtmors have n thar