The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-25
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By
RUSS COWANS

and those OF EdWaIu WHIee.
William Howard, and Ben F. Jones
are no exception. Classmates al
Hampton before the first Worid
War, their roads have crossed sew
eral times as they went ABOUT
churning the events Of he. or
instance, White. who served as
member Of the Detroit Police Dc
partment for Is wears before taking
over his present duties OF mouse
detective at the Gotham, studied
plumbing at Hampton in between
the hours he was bowling over the
opposition as a member OF the foot
ball eleven +. DIR. Howard was
studying painting before he be-
came interested in the treatment ot
molars. and Jones was an excel
lent carpenter prior TO lifetime he
lei some -nff-tfIe old Detroit
Independent get mixed up in his
blood< He's,pow worker in the
compoSiTg Groom OF the Chicago
Defender, ~
Lillian (TiIhe) Mcdonald has 20
winters behind her. and two
grown children but shes doing
her share in helping to win the
war Eight months ago she hired
out as cab driver for the Courtesy
Cab COMPANY and now she's doing
a regular chore behind the wheel
OF a taxicab Grayce L. Sadler
reminds me that Langford James.
the photographer. was the first
composer 10 write song about
Marva Louis. He titled Il MAR
veIous Marva." turning II out In
1886 I'm not certain about the
success. Incidentally. Marvellous
Marva comes to town next week.
Nellie Watts. who is sponsoring
the appearance Of Dorothy Maynor
at Masonic Temple. April I. has
been in the promotional field since
1913 Her first venture Was in Feb
ruary of that year when she spon-
sored the recital OF Marian Ander-
son. then unknown. al Orchestra
Hall. now the Paradise theatre.
Since then she has brought 10 De-
troit such stars as Paul Robson.
Clayde Barnes. Hazel Harrison,
Anne Brown. Eugene Cash. and
Bernard Mason.
The ST. Antoine branch YMCA
the DAYS back in the early 1905
when II occupied one room at 1892
/ st. Antoine street The first secre-
tary was Henry s. Dunbar. fol-
lowed bys the late Wilbur c. Wood
son Prather J. Hauser Is present
secretary BY the way, I must drop
II, on the new secretary, man who
made n fine record in Evanston
] wonder II he knows Willie Hoard!
Robert Fletcher Jr. is just five
wears OF age. but he's a veteran OF
The Republican Party, But Robert
was peeved the other evening at
the Republican banquet in the dim
ing room OF the Gotham hotel
Sitting adjacent 10 his father. Rob-
ert felt that he had been sighted
when the waitress removed his soup
before he had finished . bringing
on some tears from the grand little
Republican. And three-year-o Did
Shirley Coulter. while desperately
N love with her five-year-old sis
ter. Joyce. is not averse 10 lending
hand when Joyce violates one Of
The rules laid down by their aunt
Mrs Ora Cummings As the verbal
chaStisement begins. Shirley usually
INTERRUPTS in this manner: Yes
nam. that's right Mrs. Cummings
DO YOU want the stick"
The branch office OF the secretary
Of state at st. Antoine and Vernon
Highway does a quarter million
dollar business during the year
Al Burns Is the manager Al and
his competent staff had some diff
cult davS during the recent rush OF
motorists for licenses but they
weathered the storm of problems In
volving lost titles. transfer o. titles
mutilated titles. out of state owners
and thousand other perplexities
that sometimes threaten to upset
the calm and TRANQUILITY OF the
office Working with Burns are
James Greenwood. Mrs. Lillian
Rreazili, Mrs. Cecilia Brown, JuIiu.
Dempsey. Mrs. Mary Alice Burns
Mrs. Lois Greenwood. Mrs. Virginis
Edwards. Mrs. Ruby Johnson, Mrs
) Elaine CONWAY. and Mrs. Ruth
; Jenkins, and Mrs. Carrie Curtis -,
; Just happy family. "
Elsie Roxbo~ough more glamor
Gus than ever will be scurryins
back TO Hollywood soon Jus
came home TO see Brothers Johr
and Charles before they left 10 be
come members of the armed forces
Elsie is working for one OF III
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, Wartnan is The newest member o
, tho Chronicle staff A formc
, member of Virginia State coller,
faculty Duke recently received
discharge from the army. And i
{ might interest YOU 10 know tina
= ne Chronicle Offices are getting
. facial thanks to Longworth Quinn
! .. Ro,lo s Vest head Of the Roll,
/ $. Vest Enterprises. but now serv
t ing rs a member OF Uncle Sam
e forces at Camp Stewart. Ga. il
preparing 10 stage a show for IN,
soldiers. and he's hoping he'll dis
cover some talent he can sign 10
contract for future engagements.
He also writes: Guess this give
YOU an idea. but in case il docsn't
here arc some figures. This is m,
Sind day in the army. my Or,
= in Camo Stewart my third weel
~ training and my fifth dav il
tho hospital Il have gone rs day
without smoking have had thrc
shots. and one vaccination. ant
have taken six pills thrown W.
away and duckcd two Have writ
ten letters 10 n people and hav
received 60 from 20 How's TIA
Tor keeping army records"
Marcellus Wilson. producer an,
omcec ut Club Zombic is nov
enioving tho warmth Of tho weathc
IN Mexico City. and sending card
TO his friends Ramon Scruggs wa
already 10 jump into CT uniform
when the examining doctors sale
No Won can 90 back home"
Some of the boys now state en-
phatically that a Detroit doctor
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