The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-12
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The weekly papers In 81. Clair
Village are soiidly behind the VII
lage Commission In its efforts to
keen out the new owners of the
Blossom Heath club. For In
stance, one Of the sheets has this Ia
say about the legal procedure: II
appears that the Village position has
been altered and the defense az the
commissions action In refusing .
license Is set up because Of building
code noncompliance. in MIR. Fran
els answer filed with the court In
the humble opinion Of this news
paper. we believe II good policy tn
adhere Ia the contention that the
local authorities have the right To
decide what type of enterprise they
will license. This stand was hrst
upheld nv Judge Noe" But
the state Supreme court. In de-
eiSion two weeks ago. proved that
conte ntion was just 80 much eve
wash and had no legal hearing
on the case.
jay White. with ~ .X;Grc ~ grey
hairs = his black locks; came roar
Ing down from Hamilton. Ont. 70
shake NE cars 81 Johnny Washing
ton. Berry Ormsby. and others
about his travels and also 20
remind me that have = ION a. coal
coming d. Jay recalled nat !
had defeated HIN IN a lOo.ysrd
dash n Sugar Island many years
ago. and the winner was ~ get =
ton az coal Would that coal
company kindly come Up with the
cosl'
Little Arthur Caruso. the rasping-
voiced little eander dancer. IL puz- !
sled. Four wears ago Caruso
attended the National Democratic /
Convention in Chicago and
did not return home until two
months later and all his clothes, !
radio. and other things were safe. !
This wear he spent three days !
NJ the convention and when |
he returned home his radio was
missing. James =. TAYLOR. the !
veteran motorman. who retired last !
December after spending IS years
operating q street car In Detroit. Is
carrying out his ideas Of a complete
rest He's now In Woodlawn,
NJ trying to induce some Of the FISH
10 nibble on his bait He will
return to Detroit some time in
September.
Bill Lang. who does the advance
work for all JAW conventions. has
core a magnificent JOB recently.
Lang has procured the cooperation
Of all Grand Rapids hotel tavern
owners 10 IL. the racia! barriers
during the convention which con-
venes there Sept IL During
the recen; State CIO convention
ore OF the hotels refused 10 accept
some of the Negro delegates
ard was later brought in court on
a charge Of violating the Digs Civil
Rights law. A large segment
Of Detrolters are confident Sen.
Charles c Digs will be acquitted
IN the graft trial now nearing COM
pletion. The story is that A
soldier returned home Unexpectedly
. and when he Knocked on his
door prominent elderly Detroiter
answered the door and decked
out IN the Gil. Joe's psiamas.
Nope, GIL Joe didn't start a fight.
f.. Instead, ne left and reported
the case 10 the elderly mans wife.
Patroiman Larry Bleach. former
captain Of the University Of Detroit
Basketball team. was one Of the ON
GERS sent Ia Philadelphia 10 study
tn, racial disorders springing from
the hate strike staged by transport
tation workers In that city. Of
course Larry had 10 go on 10 New
York. his former home. 10 spend n
few days with his parents
Bobby Keyes. singing emcee at the
b. and c. club, was among those
who Joined church last Sunday.
He's now a full fedged member Of
Ehenezer AME church. Lou
Owens. the affsble bit Of feminity,
has taken up calypso and will
include this West Indian art in her
next engagement.
Laura Cosion Ferguson. who came
here 10 live some months ago. fol-
lowing her marriage TO a Detro ter.
has been back in Chicago for over
a month. She refused 10 COM
nent I'll have 10 attend that
tenth birthday party Of my little
friend. Shirley Vest come this
Wednesday, Aug. l6
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