The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
SWINGING WITH
NITELIFERS
By LARRY CHIsM

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months OF long-time-no-seeing HIM.
. Ni,elifers are crying cause
there's no first rate nitery inviting
them TO come in these days
Clubs offering weekend entertain
ment are Sensation, Enrico and
Owens. However, neither boasts OF
first class foorboard offerings for
the public First club to add
top stars TO their billing should
reap a harvest and earn the graft
tude of nitelifers of this Frantic
City"
CLUB OWNERS and drink dis
ponsers are asking. Whats hap
pened 10 all their drink users?" A
walk around OF the drinkeries
shows that folks are doing a good
job Of staying away from taverns
and such places Could it be
they're having old fashioned"
home parties and taking in dough
that belongs to innkeepers?
Anyway John Drinker is much abb
sent these days.
Will the wife OF Pfc. Milton
Groggins contact this department
tie l-4877, Theatrical EDITOR at
once? II is important.
Albert Richardson. the buttonalGe
and flower seller in the Valley.
has colorful story. if only some
one would take time to write IT.
Baby Brother as the folks call
HIM went to school here with some
OF MichiganS great athletes in days
gone by Broadway Joe is another
Valley character needing some ink
on his life story d. d. SO does that
big. always smiling and hefty
flower selling lady. who can usually
be seen peddling her wares in the
Turf Bar or Sunnie Wilson's lounge.
Arthur CaruSo someday will
open up and give out "sensa-
tional' story. so the grapevine is
saving Claims he got raw
deal" weeks ago in SUGGEST OH
ST Aubn, with Judge ruling
against him . Chester Rentie is
aiding the ballyhoo to give Chas.
Hill a scat al the Council Table
among the City Fathers A GER
tain female singer is giving herself
a BLACK eye" with the public
whom she constantly lays out
because they aren't attentive as
she thinks they should be. How
ever, she's been singing long
enough publicly not TO pay the
noisy ones any mind when they
igg her efforts.
Certain club members are still
whispering and waiting to see a
change In the policy Of a prOmi-
nent clubhouse bout town
Paul Edwards Is one reason for
the success of the cocktail parties
at Civic center where he Is the
ma jor- domo Oliver Halves
and Onslo Parish are the guiding
lites for the activities Of the CEN
ter. where more plans to benefit
the race are dreamed OF than
Dctroiters realize.
Chief Petty Officer Irving Fem
Ster is back in town and renewing
old acquaintance. Looks the pic
ture Of health. Lawrence Free
man. blowing borrowed tenor sax
lifted the roof off the - Horscmen
Sky room Sun back and started
the Joint rocking with some fine
melody AS Johnny Miller and his
bows gave out with music note
beats 10 the delight Of all present.
Robert Count BaSie) White
says that since much experience III
playing in local uitelife spots he's
now a polished pianist and is ready
10 head out to the Coast for some
fine bookings.
Drink spot scene. There were
Ave of them seated at table.
Easy laughter flowed from their
red lips between sips Of the stun
in glasses. Two Of them belonged
10 the AYT attractive yellow
TALENT class. The other three
were winSOme SBTS (Sweet
brown talent. Their ready laugh
ter. manner Of leg crossing to
show well filled nylons and the
eager light reckoning for invites
in their eyes showed only too
we'll that they were frantic. fruity
and had that SO unnecessary
feeling" In their collective minds.
They were strictly wolf bait, but
definitely. And how the wolves
did howl!
Certain mattresses Of a popular
club are rather heavy fingered
when il comes TO adding up a pa
tron'ss guest check Better fly rite
gals or else some drnker might
believe that since he's paying for
your fingers he should take ther
home when he goes. Now, girls.
unI rrn1ldnI Like having a finger