The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-07-14
Bulletin Board
By Ulysses w. Roxkin


THE SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS
ST. Louis, the home of the st Louis Blues" is really
on the beam This great railroad center has tempo that
sort of gets next to you The of railroad tracks
the great Mississippi river the fine homes the snatches
Of night life the sophisticated clubs sharp street
cars that should make DSR commissioners hang their
heads shame Forest Park and nothing but brick home
ana the Homer G. Phillips hospital and Poro college all
contribute to the citys greatness
They say it's the people that make the town and ST.
ois has the people Hospitality is the one word that
they believe Some of the folks make lasting impress
sion Take example Leroy Tyus owner of the Ant
Ter Bar Franklin street Because friends of
h old school pal Joe Neal everything on the house
think the next place 1.-The Riviere or S O m e.
thing like that, where spotted Mrs. Jerry Wells De-
school teacher, visiting the city of her birth Miss
Dungec, River Rouge school teacher taking months
vacation and Flora Sullivan, assistant USO director
at Camp Leonard Wood Seeing folks from home does the
old writer good We found that Spicy Garfield
c ceremonies at Of the ST. Louis's smartes supper
cluns Joe Neal uso-SA regional supervisor host
and he saw TO il that saw as much of the great gate
Nav TO the in short hours Carr Square Vii
age Federal project is St Louis's to the hous-
ing blight Met the entire staff behind the big project
The mother of Detrots adopted boy, Otis Hemingway.
4 Is in charge of recreation at the project.
something that reminds us of home. The St Louis
elite moving into the big old mansions being deserted
BY the rich ofay We finally getting little bit of
heaven right here earth.
Here's a toast to the Spirit Of Saint Louis
JUMP MUSIC
The s5lst swing band at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo,
Is hand to watch This aggregation made up of two De-
and the finest musicians from all over
Z the country, is directed by Cpl William Blocker of Los
Angeles. This war is going to present some new blood in
the amusement field.
NOTES-A card from our pal, Eddie Lemmonte Ed
die IN Alaska with a USO show Eddie writes that
everything chicken but the gravey We going over
biz bu it's cold as Eddie is the comedy star that first
gave Peg Leg Bates his start.
Heard from Harriet Robinson former city editor of
the Tribune She is getting ready to finish her schooling
this semester Al present she is planning her
eato4 punching the clock at Wright Field They tell me
thai, she's time too Conrad Robinson is living in the
Wherefore called Xenia with our friends DR. and
4 Mrs Marshall.
II WADE BoYKIN is now playing at the Dexter Bar
n called OLarry's..
NEW YORK LISTENING POST reports that Cole,
man Hawkins who opened the Downbeat Room SIND
street there on Decoration Day will hold at the spot
until early July, pulling out then for date at Ciros IN
Phay The Hawk will be followed by Art Iatum Benny
n Moion's band and the Loumel Morgan Trio.
Billie Holiday. rumored earlier to have taken i'll
enroaie to Manhattan from the west coast dispeed the
go by being hand her opening at the Downbeat
4 whore she shares billing with the Hawk
IN CALIFORNIA--They report that American Re
cordng Artists new platter firm formed there last year
by Boris Morros has signed two OF the foremost Jazz
panss Art Tatum and Earl Hines, under exclusive con
tracts Bob Crosby and Louis Jordan nave Jusr waNyu
number called "My Baby Said Yes and one called our
y Socks Don't Match.
SOUTHLAND-Bn Ecksten. band leader and sing
has recovered from that recent illness whcn conI
southern tour The band viii make thirteen states He's
go two new recordings Cottage for Sale ana b'hy
lonesome Blues
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This weeks personality IS SONNi
BROWN, of the team of Sonny and Cat A
v The has been currently appearing M&M
al Broads Club Zombe. This past week IN
Sonny purchased a 500 war bond he Is X<xt
an ox-serviceman having spent 4 months MxX
in the South Pacific. He says that this was "a &&enpu
for the boys who keeping on the Joo Ne w ~RM
Sunny and Cat have done USO shows ana k9 a
include in their travels such spots as the sonny n
Club Aabam in Los Angeles; Simms PARADISE ~ lilly
the Cedar Gardens in Cleveland and Dan montgomery
a supper club in Buffalo
DR.. A. L. Jackson, DDS. is back on the Joo aver
a check up Mt L. of NJ. hospital 80, , = c,nh
Warren IaRue, former manager OF the Is q = oluu,
stopped in his Detroit friends last week arIen pans
to spend several days in the University hoSp'"' " W