The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
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vacation! Well. IL would be
nice to get away for a short time
and let your hair down. -. But
II would be good advice TO those
would-be travellers TO consult the
little woman who had 10 stand all
the way from Chicago 10 Detroit
After being squeezed flat as a pam
cake in the press Of the mob in the
LsSalle Street station. she was AL
most trampled 10 death in the wild
rush for the remaining seats AFTER
the members OF the armed forces
had been passed through the gate.
With big tears yelling in her
eyes, she said: If can just get
back home again, they'll not De
bothered with ne again" But
Esperan and Fife Brooks have
found the solution for the travelling
problem. They spent vaca-
ton IN their back yard. With
heaps OF fried chicken and other
food, the Brookses and their friends
spent the time in between meal.
playing gin rummy Ana II
was a good three-dsy vacation.
Gertrude Saunders. the sophisu-
La Rue's h. and c. club, Is . veteran
trouper who has been starred In .
number Of Broadway productions
like shuttle Along" Run
ming Wild" and Lew Leslie's BLACK
Birds" Her frst trip TO De-
troit was back In 1919 when she
Played the old Koppin theatre
long since demolished to make room
for the widening Of Gratiot avenue.
Frank Owens is president OF
the Transportation Employees club
OF the DSR and was talking
about the new club rooms the mem
oers have recently purchased at PA
East Vernon highway formerly
the Labor Temple The boys
Will have their official opening Fri
dsy night. July 7. Booker
Kelm, the thin man whose cartoons
appear on the editorial page OF this
publication. IS going down TO the
old home town in Illinois twell. I've
warned him about trsvelins) and
try and get sone new ideas while
playing around with youngsters.
Walter Perry has already started
beating the drums Of publicity for
the Emancipation Day celebration
In Windsor.
Eddie Tolan, mercury-footed rum
ner whose speed carried him TO q
double victory in the 1892 Olympics
at Los Angeles. is a close follower
OF the track achievements OF Claude
| Buddy Young sensational l8-year-
old University OF Illinois sprint
champion. Eva Campbell was
showing friends the letter she re-
Gently received from her sister IN
Atlanta. Ca. in which the writer
said The Negroes in Atlanta will
not be allowed TO vote in the pri-
mary july T. They have been sent
notices 10 alfSachurches, warning
Negroes 10 stay of the streets on
the night OF July ;. and don't at
tempt TO vote" And Eva and
her sister are very, very angry. be-
cause they have three brothers
overseas, ready TO give their lives
| for democracy.
| France that he has been advanced
10 the position OF warrant Officer /.
and he likes France very well.
! Eugene Boynton, who has been OPP
Grating DSR bus. likes 10 keep
well posted on spots OF interest IN
| the city and this has won for
HIM number OF letters OF COM
/ mendation from the passengers who
have asked for information.
When Bishop George Washington
Baber unlosdS the rcSpons bIhty OF
the pastoraie al Eoenczcr AME
church. come the hrs, of August.
| he viii immediatcl, take over his
/ new duties as a bishop pre-
/ pairing 10 sail for his new post IN
| South Africa next spring pro-
! vidng however no unforeseen DIM
! caitlcS crop Up. He will be
accompan. ed 10 South Africa by his
! family giving him the dS,nc-
ton Of beng the first bishop 10 take
! rs family tn that distant land.
And well mss the good bishop be-
cause OF the contribution he has
made 10 the spiritual and civic life
OF The community.
Those pictures OF Prophet Jones
! and his home. which appeared IN
papers all over the country. were
MADE last year by Photographed
! Sonny Edwards but he didn I
| gel the credit Those newSmen
! taking part IN the bull session" al
the Gotham hotel. Saturday night
were Bill Num-. managing editor OF
he Pittsburgh Courier, Wendell
| J., O.. Il Nf h.
! sheet Jonn r Williams. editor OF
/ the Detroit edition OF the paper:
/ Bill Robinson OF The Courier: Frank
| A. Young. sports editor OF the Chi
! cago Defender Charles Wartman,
! Clarence Jackson and yours truly,
all Of the Michigan Chronicle. .
! And one woman had 10 listen 10 all
the blowing about fights. baseball
! games, track athletes, and numerous
| other sport events . and she
KEEP, her ears keenly attuned 10 the
rapid flow OF 1--WE for three hours
without lod 2lng complaint. She
deserves medal for valor
The chap who met me At the Hi
| rois Central station in CHICAGO,
Tuesday morning evidently saw
some hayseed on my shoulders. .
He made desperate effort 10 con-
vince me that | should buy one OF
the infamous gold bricks Be-
cause | acknowledged his saluia-
tons IN modest manner. he imme-
d.ately arrived at the conclusion
that ! was stranger and had never
heard about Father Dearborn
Evidently the boys have been ind
ING some good pickngs among the
newcomers TO the Windy City.