The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-11
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The late Rev. william II. Pee
having served the Methodist churc
for IS years. and the members Q
our own Bethel AME church sine
1929. has gone on 10 has Just re
ward. end in his passi-A De
troii is the loser A gentleman
20 the manner born. a coaraGcou
minister and a model husband. th'
n.ld-manncred pastor made a con
tribution 10 humanity which vii
1--we LONG IN the minds 81 his fellow
men !; was = real pleasure
Ia have known him. 10 have talked
with him. and 30 have listened "a
the wisdom Of MS years HIS
death leaves q void which viii be
hard 10 FIJI
A letter from SGT. Eddie Cum
mingS. now serving with the armed
forces In France. vas received by
John Gotham Hotel White \ week
arc and Eddie told his good
friend John 90 give his mother,
Mrs. lola Oliver Cummings. Sl0o
for him. the money 10 he used 10
buy herself something for Christ
mas Eddie wrote the letter
October 81 John received II
October ~ and Mrs Cum
mings died October IS And
there was the letter from sgt
Al Wallace. tn. CAV Young blade
who formerly toiled for the Michi-
gan Chronicle hack i'm the DAYS be-
fore the war clouds were hanging
over the world Al tells about
q trip IN Paris and what a wonder
fu, time he had in that CAV city.
Ben Linton. owner Of the Motor
City Giants. IS still telling friends
about The visit his uncle. Egbert
Linton. MADE here from Chicago
last month 10 see the world series
firmly convinced that the Detroit
Tigers would oinch the American
league title only 10 learn
after his arrival from Chicago that
ST. Louis had won the crown and
the nigh; 10 represent the Ameri-
can league Every editor OF
q newspapers is beSieged by would
be photographers these days who
clsmor for press pass 10 cover
fights but never come up with
any pictures, The boys are usually
three deep in seeking the passes
Jesse Owens has been designated
X one OF the Negroes TO tour Eu-
ropean war fronts with a group
OF athletes including Leroy (Satch-
ell Paige and Josh Gibson.
Eleanor Jackson and GLADYS
Happy Farley had 10 hasten down
20 Akron last week because Of
the illness Of their mother &.
Who Is improving And friends
of Jimmy Johnson will be happy
70 learn that he is improving in
the hospital at Ann Arbor where
he has been for a number Of weeks.
While speaking about Ann Arbor.
u will he the place to inject the
Information that a large slab Of
Detroiters will be there Saturday
afternoon 10 watch the Illinois
Michigan football game and
10 take . gander at those Illinois
scat backs" Buddy Young, Paul
Patterson. and Don Groenw God
Please don't ask me for q ticket
Neither for the Ohio Mich gan
game later this month.
The OPA is ready 10 crack down
on dealers using scarce cigarettes
es bait for -tie-in" sales The
dealers. in number OF commune
ties. are compelling customers TO
buy some other article. such as
candy or cookies. before selling
them a package Of cigarettes and
the ciggies in some quarters have
Jumped 10 as high as 25 cents a
package And there was the
siorekeeper who was selling chew.
Ing gum for IS cents a package.
Our Frances Leonard comes up
with the information that some
OF the gals are smoking cigars
Carl Dewine Purdy. who Jus,
turned IS last June. has his greet.
ings from the President. and will
report for induction on Nov. II