The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-20

three funny fellows at Club Congo.
were at the same spot last March
leaving the Cab Galloway
Revue which was at the Paradise
theatre They arrived this year
with the Cab Galloway Revue and
once again they're at Club Congo
Last year the late Slim Jones
hired the entire Cab Galloway Re-
vue including Honi Coles. the
Cotton Club Boys, and Anise and
Aland Aland is now II the
army Billie Holiday was head
lining the show She recently
closed at Club Zombie and the
Cotton Club Boys have dissolved
their partnership Eddie Nor
ton, a member of the trio. is one OF
the bartenders at Club Congo
J. c. Heard, the little drummer who
went 10 the Big City and made good,
is back home with Cab Calloway's
orchestra at Paradise Theatre
Viola Kemp, the little contortinest.
is still getting big play from a
certain admirer who sends her
flowers and candy each and every
day Ruth Holiday. whom I've
not seen in some time. is thinking
seriously Of taking defense job
like her friend. Chocolate
Rucker who is now employed at the
Ford River Rouge plant
BOBBY KEYES is back as en-
Gee at the B. and c. club i.
which is very pleasing to the patrons
OF that night spot where genial
Warren Larue is manager Ruth
Cooper. waitress at Paradise
Lounge. was formerly married to a
ball player-Anthony Cooper-but
is not interested in the ame
Fannye Small is hack at work after
a plane trip 20 Chicago this past
week end 70 visit very sick rela-
tive Tommy CANDLES game Of
bowling Is improving and he
is anxious to roll against Romano
Johns. Ted Pons and Rich Rice
Bill Miller is back from Hot Springs
with plenty Of news about Detroit
ers who spent their vacation there
Met Jack Tsnzy, the race track
follower whom I thought was in
the army Chester Rentie.
mayor Of Paradise Valley. will not
return from Hot Springs until next
month. according to reports from
that city Joe (Broadway)
Brown is not worried about the
rationing Of shoes II only had
one pair q year any way and
three will be a luxury" Lulu
Lewis teamed with Louis Brown,
OF the team Of Brown Twins, in the
show at Paradise last week 4.
Kay Tibbs is one OF the younger
glamor girls Theresa King is
finding II hard to determine jus,
what job she should accept .
So many are being tossed in her
lap.
ISAAC PETTY Is plugging away
and making the Jeep club a success.
Mary Glover Finley Is eivins
fine assistance with her big smile
while serving drinks from behind
the bar Bill Donaldson who
was front man for one of the biz
bands. was grabbed by the FBl
while here and returned TO Cincin.
natl as a draft evsder Bill wa.
held in the county Jail here FOL
three or four days before he was re.
turned to the Ohio city and
then the band disbanded The
King kodak band. featured al Club
Three Skies for some time. is using
the old bus formerly owned by Joe
Louis Brown Bombers. for tranSpor.
tation -. The bus vas purchased
by Chsuncey Hyland, manager oil
the band II made a number oil
persons happy to see Billy Burke
back on the job as ID waiter a,
Paradise Lounge x. Billy had
been felled by a seige OF illness
Fred Durrette. who goes up for in.
duction this week. was doing the
town with Alice Clowers member
OF the Virginia Dare bowling team
Sunday Fred vas rejected las,
summer, but Uncle Sam has made
another request for his service
Emmett S. Cunnin CHAM, recently
elected president OF the Michigan
Federated Democratic clubs, is very
happy because OF his elevation tc
the Office e. Emmett thinks II
was an expression OF confidence by
the members Of the club and
he intends 10 maintain that coma.
dence by giving them the best he
has
THERE'S A YOUNG chap, flush
in his salad days. who is hitting the
hioh snn.s with reckless abaDdI 4