The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

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OF the mem. a
bers with the
c o m 1lzs -
pllShments OF Russ i. Cowans
the committee
and only.s few more weeks
to 20 before the desdline.
CAPT. CHARLES THOMAS.
only Negro TO win the Distin-
guished Service Cross. will not be
among those released under the
point system Figuring MS
points last Saturday night, the
young Detroiter could muster only
"a, III short OF the required IS.
JACK NORRIS has . distinct
dislike for dogs the dislike
stemming from an incident early
In his life. according 10 Joe
Brannam. the milkman II
seems that an old hound dog
owned by the Morris family,
slipped by Jacks grandmother
one sultry day. padded into the
kitchen. grabbed hambOne
stewing In the pot. and then
made a Decline for the wood
shed. where he ruined Jacks
dinner You may not know
II. but Ben Gotham dining
room proprietary Henderson was
known to intimates NJ Bunny
Duck during the days when he
was a yOungster and scampering
around the streets Of Little Rock,
Ark.
HISTORY REPEATS For
instance. approximately 20 years
ago. Mrs. Green. elderly woman
who eked out living selling
newspapers in Paradise Valley,
lost her life in fire that de-
stroyed . frame dwelling that oc-
cupied the same site where Club
666 now stands Mrs. Green
came out OF the house after the
fire had been discovered and
then rushed back into the flames
in futile effort TO rescue her
LIES savings -. Last week Cur.
lis Roberts, bartender at Club 686
lost his life while attempting to
save some valuables he had left in
the club And Andrew H.
Sneed. owner OF Club 868. is won
dering how long the ink will pur.
sue him A few weeks before
The disastrous Are destroyed hi.
club. Sneed caught his right hand
in an electric fan. and, while he
didn't lose any fingers. several oil
them were severely injured.
THE DOPE. Is that Snowder
Williams, one Of the victims Of the
recently exposed 100000 ywindle
went to Friedrich r. Stevenson
home the night before Stevenson
disappeared. and demanded the
return OF his money Steven
son. according TO the story, prom
ised TO pay the money the follow
ing day Now Williams is
kicking himself because he didn't
call the police at that time i.
And a prominent doctors bemoan-
ing the fact that he gave Steven
son $500 10 have some repair work
done on his home.
NIMROD CARNEY. he OF the
deep and dramatic voice, called
and dished up the information
that the Paul Robson Players
will re-organize soon and
will include In Its activities all
phases Of Negro culture
The Players were first organized
In 1885 with Robert Hay
den. now an instructor Of Eng
fish At the University of Michi-
gan, director Ralph Caz0rt,
one Of the original members. Is
now studying medicine At Me-
harry Medical college ;. and
John Frazier. another OF the
original members. has completed
his stint with the armed forces
and Is now studying embaiming
in Chicago Mckinley Will
son. who married Necia Hark-
less, Is now In the European
war theatre Both Necia
and her sister. GwendOlyn, were
In the original Players and
ID. Ponsells CazOrt. another. il
back from the South Pacific,
where he was wounded,
ONE OF THE best letters from
son in the armed forces VAS re-
ceived by Mrs Roxie Stovall, OF
1892 McGraw avenue. from her
son. Pfc James w Stovall. out in
the Pacific Said Son James:
Il want you 10 know always that
my love for you is eternal =.
Gosh. how | miss you. Nom! {.
God has given me the best little
mother IN the whole wide world
and pray Him daily 10
watch over YOU. Dad and Sis, be-
cause my little family is all in the
world that matters to me"
George Womack and Irene Dick
ersOn wanted q marriage that was
just = little bit different from the
uSual SO they chose . tavern
for the ceremony and the
Rev y w Childs tied the knot al
Jskes Tavern Monday afternoon
followed by q round OF mer-
riment that made the biStro ring
Grayce l. Sadler is becom-
ing an accomplished speaker on
sundry and varied subjects 4.
For instance. she spoke 10 the res
ident girls at Lucy Thurman
branch YWCA Tuesday. discussing
travel attire and manners &.
and the next day discussed bust