The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
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and hoy There's Nary. :
live cutie Who vas al tho Jon
re some months back Cecc ia
t.'e oldest "a government en-
u'ayoe in Chicago. nome Town 4
tHt Scots. and Cora a prc-meoiC
student Jessye has appeared
in most ~ '1c swsnk n.Eht clubs
in America e. srd Mckee
IN addition - 2 trip 20 Furop<
with the Cotton Club show
Bill Grshar business mana-cr 90
gorgeous Na.ya LOUIS. has signed
Mimic Ca'o and cprirc hl'
visit here las. week BIZ revealed
ths; nc pc'ra' cal WI. soon be
getting some fne book ne
Roger Price. bowling. NlleN and
tavern mogul and his friend Dick
Douglass. were in from Cleveland
for the Illinois Michigan football
game at Ann trhor SATURDAY,
other. CleVelandcr> here for the
game were Ralph Tyler. DR. n. JET
ferSon and Louis Jones, former
spouse 81 glamorouS Lena Horne
CHICAGO sent Harry Fields.
Clarence TAYLOR. George Dennison,
advertising executives Of the Chi
caso Defender, Charlie Cole. Har-
rison Pitts. Louis Lemley. and DIR
Chauncev J. Morton Joe
little Zirgyl Johnson was host
Ing the Chicago party Gerald
Inc Young. pretty little coed
from Illinois. accompanied Clau-
dine Young. twin sister Of Claude
Buddy Young up from UrbanA.
M Geraldine u no relation
"a the famous youngs hut
shes Ruddys little bundle 81 in
spiration
Nathan Green owner Of the FL
Cairo club in Columbus. Ohio. was
IN over the weekend 10 scout for
talent for his floor show .
preparing for tho Ohio State
Michigan game in the Ohio city
come Nov * TIC Royal Blue
tavern out on Russell street is up
FOR sale and you can &c, II
for is grand And YOU can
buy a LIQUOR license for 20 grand
~ you're interested Ben
Henderson an excellent beer sales
man Of few years back. has taken
charge q, the dining room in the
Gotham hotel and IL he con-
tinueS 10 serve the same type OF
food as that dishcd up Saturday.
along with the service. hell be a
success Ben declares that he
will
That was Fletcher Henderson
talking To John Dolphin In the
dining room Of the Gotham Satur-
day Fletcher was here for .
me day stand with his orchestra
. and will return In January
Warren LaRue. manager Of
Ciub n. and C.. Is resting In the
[ University Of Michigan hospital
while the medicos give him the
once over A card from War
rem states that he's feeling fine
And Al Wallace. former
Chronicle scribe. writes fro'S
France. where he's helping to chase
the Boches, about another trip to
PARIS ana he esnSinues -
rsys .b:u. the Cav CITY
Haven't heard from Sgt. Fred Dur
rette since he made the jaunt up
Go Paris Chester Nappur Is
turning In . good jcb rs Hsnager
Of the cocktail lounge at Paradise
Bowl Lulu Lewis Is not con-
siderinx q return 70 floor shows
Likes her defense Job .
When Katherine Durham opens
q, the Cass theatre with her Tropi-
cal Revue next week. it will mark
her hrst visit 20 Detroit in four
years Last time she was here
she was part of Ethel Waters show
which PLAYED at the same
theatre II was those Michigan
Chronicle pictures. showing the de-
plorable conditions OF the Welfare
Shelter which caused health and
welfare officials 10 order cleansing
Of the place after an investigation
Of the premises Monday Cliff.
ford Russian is readying hotel
at Garfield and John r for occu-
panry soon q. You NAV not have
heard about IL. but there was
plenty Of sugar lost on the cleo
ton last week A number OF
the boys believed Dewey would
win. and wsgered good iron men TO
support that belief.
Robert King. dance promoter and
sponsor IF beauty contests In the
Motor City. was In CHICAGO this
week visiting his brother,
Andrew. and also irving TO buy .
home on the Windy City's teeming
West Side A large delegation
81 Detroiters will be in the stands
In Cleveland SATURDAY. to get an
other lookser at Buddv Young A.
Illinois tries TO smear Ohio States
unblemished record And
there1l he a large number ~ De-
troiters in Columbus when Michi-
gan soes 10 the Ohio capital 10 play
che Buckeyes And therell be
msny who will not he able Ia ret
tickets That ticket count for
the Jake LaMotta George Kochan
fight was correct and every
thing Is all right the soldiers
who had been admitted free had
not been included in the count
also q large number If Italian sol
diers from Fort Wavne.
Nsrcellus Wilson. formerly emcec
~ Club Zor-bie and now producer
and erncee al new club N Flint.
was down for 4 few hours this
week =. 70 chat with the bows and
look over some new talent Joe
Little Zigcie) Johnson will soon
become part owror ~ swank
night spot Charles Siarks mem
Der % the Criv-r0tv ~ Illinois
football team. is brother - Eliza
both McKirrev (wife - BIZ Nc
Kinney ~ Cotton Picker fame, and
1sbelle Starts fhev're % the
Charleston. W Va Siarks Isa.
belle Destin waS down from Ann
Arhor whe~e she's busy work ino
on her roas'e-'s degree - me Uni
versi.y ~ Ni~Ni-ar Pu-rors are
jn the air FRAT A',v Cecil Powle'te
will get sn appointment n The
Common Please Cor-t bench
However ~ stated ma he knows
nothing about any -u-h appoint
rnent
Youth Meeting