The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04
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Robert Cruzet spent eight dollars
on long distance telephone calls 10
hft wife in Columbus. O.. the nigh,
Before he leaped 10 his death IN the
Detroit River Bob. a lacks-
CLASSICAL fellow during his younger
days when he was playing basket
ball with 81. Matthews and Brew
ster. pleaded in vain for a recon-
Citation, but she was adamani in
her resolution that another recon-
citation would not stay put
These calls were made from the
home OF friend where Bob had
gone early in the morning.
Bernard OdelI did not know that
his cousin, Chester Oden. wax In
Father Fianagans Boys Town
school untii he saw his picture In
the Michigan Chronicle Oden
Is reserve guard with the football
20 N and played In the game II
briggs Stadium. Oct % Dwight
Nuttall IN hack home on q short
furieueh following % months In
thf South Pacific Dwight Is
with the Seabees and has seen
wpch 81 the islands In the Pacific
-. and Marvin Coker, q most
tHeabIe fellow. was graphing with
sems feed at Paradise LOUNGE the
seher evening n he told Of his ex-
pertences Tn the navy 4. and how
he bad seen much Of the world
during the 10 months he has been
away from home.
Roschild Hurst and James r
Bray, two young foremen al the
Ford Rouge plant. are not letting
any grass grow under their feet
-. After laying aside their instru-
ments OF labor. the two rush home
snatch some food. and then head for
the University OF Detroit where
they're enrolled in the college OF
engineering Both are gradu-
ates OF the Ford Apprentice school
In metallurgy :. Hurst is married
and the father of three children
-. and Bray recently spoke his
marriage vows, as the society writ
ers would say.
That Negro policeman who al
LEVIED himself 10 be put In an en-
bsrrssstng position 1t the Gray
etsne BaIlreem last Friday night
o.. may net know ID, but he was
violating the law when he stopped
Negroes and told them they
cssldn't enter because the dance
was for whites He should get
seme instructions about the Civil
Rights law Duke Ellingten's
orchestrs was playing D.. and some
g the advertising. inadvertentlv,
had been placed In Negro neish-
berheeds attracting . good'y
number :. two or three were able
t. get tickets and get In before the
alarm was sounded They were
refunded their money.
Marva Louis Is headed for Hol-
lywood She'll leave for the
--etassna capital Nov. 10 and the
possibilities are strong that she'll
Be seen Ia . flicker soon Rob-
lert Crump. who beat out news for
The Associated Negro Press for O.
long number OF years. il proudly
sporting q smile because his son Is
back home after completing
course In dentistry at Howard uni
versity Marcellus Wilson, en-
Gee at Club Zombie for long
number OF months. is now produc-
ing the floor shows at the Royal
Garden club q swanky night
elub in Flint Chauncy Downs
orchestra Is furnishing the music.
-. Leon Van Vyne Is nresident OF
the club: Thaddeus williams, Sec
retayr. and Virginia Warren, treas
urer.
The club, according to announce
ment. win contribute 20 the USO.
-. Emmett q. CUNNINGHAM. who
N assisting In directing Democrati"
activities I'm Chicago. will not hes"
fer home after Nov. =. Instead.
Emmett a1d the wife. who will be-
gin her vacation at that time. Will
hasten down 70 Oklahoma and paw
q visit 70 Cunnineham's relatives. |
n Frank Sinatra believes he's |
The only guv capabIe Of DELIVERING
knecksut blows to bis followers.
tier ne sheriA be told rsght now
t&At ne has seriows opposition from |
Count Basic :. The Count and his |
bend were playing the Apolio In
New York recently. snd when the
fellow broke cut with q rash Of
god Hitting swinx, one Of his fans,
sitting I'm the balcony Of the the
ater. arose during the midst Of the
tsrrid session. flunK his arms In the
air and shouted: There's nothing
r>ere 70 live for" .. and leaped
- the main floor He seriously
injured two women before he was
arrested and carried TO court
The following DAY the Judge SEN
fenced him 10 60 days. which caused
A.sother Count Basic fan 10 smile
and exclaim: Lets see any Sinatra
fan beat that
Jimmy johnson. who suffered .
cerebral hemorrhage . few weeks
sgs. In on the read TO recovery,
- spoke his brother, French John
son, after visiting Jimmy at the
University Of Michigan heso.tsl IN
Ann Arbor this week That gal
who had been guiding since early
Morn and was saturated with booze
when nv eyes fell on her late In
the evening. was embarrassing to
her friends In one Of the juice
ielnts the other evening An
drew II. Sneed, manager Of Club
ees. felt his blood pressure room
ing the other evening when one
Of his friends Of many years was
attempting 10 convince Sneed that
he should be permitted 10 enter
the club without paying the nomi-
nal door charge.
Lester MCCALL can be riRhtfully
labeled the TOP SPORT fan Not
only did he see the major portion
of the home games Of the Tigers.
but he is a constant onlooker al
the college and pro football games
and sometimes sharpens his
appetite with high school game.
>. Lester. II you recall, was
pretty good football player al
Northwestern before he went 10
Morehouse to star
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