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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
BY GEORGE W. GADpY III

EAST LANSING. Mich.
Wright. Mercury.heeled Wayne
university freshman should be
happy young man today.
It's not every year that O fresh
man athlete is the winner OF three
frsts and one second place in the
Michigan intercollegiate outdoor
track championships. That is just
what Wright did out at Michigan
State college Saturday afternoon. a.
LORENZO was also high point
man for the meet, as he garnered
10 Of Wayne's 28 points in leading
the Tarters to surprising third
place finish. But is he happy! Well.
he just does not know.
You see. Lorenzo had his heart
set on .eoualing or lettering the
state broad jump record at East
Lansing.
Wright got the record breaking
idea last season while winning the
Metropolitan. Detroit broad jump
championship for Miller high with
leap OF 81 feet and nine inches
This was at least six inches better
than his best previous jump. He
was inspired in his title winninl
attempt by his high school coach
Leroy Dues.
COACH DUES holds both the
state inter-scholastic. and inter
collegiate shot put titles. Lorenzo
who Is nearing draft age. wanted
10 set record in the inter collegi-
ate meet as tribute TO his former
coach. since he may not be around
for ~ next track season.
Wright entered Ave events. He
did not place in the high jump. the
first event on the program. In win
ming the l00-yard dash he finished
just three seconds of the record
as he negotiated the distance in ten
seconds fat. on sosgy track. He
won the 220-yard dash in his next
outing.
After three tries at the broad
jumping pit. his best leap was just
three inches short Of the record
distance Of % feet. seven and three
fourths inches,
In his ANAL race Of the day
Wright was OF to bad start. being
nth in a field OF eight at the 20
yard marker. He brought the spec
tstors to their feet as he passed
runner after runner to finish Sec
ond, just q step behind the winner
ALTHOUGH he failed in his
quest of a track record, Lorenzo
set one mark that will probably
stand for some time With the end
Of the war in Europe the collegiate
eligibility code will probably be
strictly enforced next season, and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
FLINT SOLDIER
DIES IN GERMANY

Pvt Make J. Harris. the son OF
Mrs Lula Simpson of 1900 Harri-
son. is the second Flint soldier to
pay the supreme price for freedom
and democracy in World War II.
An Official statement from the
War Department dated April o to
his mother, stated that Pvt. Make
]. Harris died April IS in Benin,
Germany.
A graduate of Flint Central, the
1888 class, he was working in a
war plant here when he was in
Quoted in l94l. He was with the
qusrtermaster's corps and had serv-
ed in England and France for al
most three years before going to
Germany.
SERGEANT HERE
Sgt. Memory A. Wright who has
been in the service since 1913 is
here on furlough from Camp Nc
Quaide, California where he is
stationed with Ninth Service COM
mand. His wife. Mrs. Marie
Wright. the daughter of Mrs. M. F.
Ford OF Kennelworth avenue, is
prominent in religious and educa-
tionsl circles here. Sgt. Wright
left for camp Wednesday.
ARMY ENGINEER
MEMBER HERE
Cpl Thomas Silks, the son-in-
law OF illus Smyers Of State street,
was here recently on furlough. He
was indicted from Arkansas in
l943 and is stationed at Fl. Nc
Clellan, Alabama.
MOTHER RECEIVES
JAP SOUVENIR
Mrs. Sarah Enos OF Wellington
street received last week in time
for a Mothers Day present two
souvenirs from her son, T-4th CAL
vim Enos, who is stationed some
where in the Marianas, S. Pacific.
One was Jap bullet pouch con-
tanning two small packages OF
small white crystal blocks similar
to sugar; the other a cross made
from the shells OF the beach in
the s. Pacific. T.-4th Enos prom
ised his mother he would send the
name Of the crystals in his next
letter to her. Mrs. Enos considers
the cross the most valuable and
appropriate gift as Mothers Day
surprise.
GEORGIAN HERE
Mrs. Florine Wynn arrived last
week from Dublin, Ga, to visit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Wright Scores Three
Firsts In State Meet

freshmen will not be eligible for
the state intercollegiate varsity
meets.
Thus Wrights record Of three
victories and a second place finish
by q freshman athlete will 60 un-
challenged.
MURRAY JACKSON. another
Wayne freshman and former North
ern high student. competed in four
events. He took second in the shot
put with heave Of 48ll feet. Jack
son failed to place in the high
lump. javelin and discus throws,
finishing nth in the three events.
George Sellers entered three
events. the 100. go. and 440 yard
dashes. James Williams, Wayne
distance man, competed in the mile
and half mile runs. Both runners
failed To place.
Charles Hsckley, Western Michi-
gan freshman, took third place In
the $50 yard run. Hackley won the
state inter-scholastic $50 yard
championship last year while a
student at Kalamazoo Central high
school. Henry Smith of Michigan
State college finished fourth in the
100 yard high hurdles. He also won
the second heat of the 200 lows. and
finished fifth in the finals. Smith is
former all-sround athlete at Flint
Northern high school
The Western Michigan Broncos
rallied in the final three events TO
win their hrst Michigan Inter-
Collegiate track championship in
Is years.
THE BRONCOS. heavily laden
with naval Viz trsinees, placed
point winners in IA OF the is events,
as they smassed a 6sla point VIC
tory total. The defending cham
pion Michigan State Spartan squad
took second ahead of Wayne, with
STU points.
j Other colleges in the meet An
ished in the following order: Alma
~ points. Central Michigan 3. and
Albion 2l7. A three-man Hillsdale
squad failed to score.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
AsheuiUe Blues
Setting Pace In
Southern League
BY J. c. CHUNN

ATLANTA. Ga.-(SpeciaD-The
Asheville Blues set the pace in
the Negro Southern League in its
first week Of activity. The Blues,
under the leadership Of their own
er and manager. c. L. Moore. won
four straight games without q loss
The Chattanooga Choo Choos
were the victims. They returned
home and will meet the Asheville
team in four game series this
week.
THE NEW ORLEANS Black
Pelicans proved to be the second
best choice for the week by win
ming three straight games from the
Little Rock Black Travellers with
out loss at present time.
The Atlanta Black Crackers
we're upset at Knoxville The
Grays proved to be powerful in
the Anal two games Of the series,
although the Atlantans easily cap
tured the first two games. winning
by safe margins. John Sadler and
Melvin Coleman were the winning
pitchers for Atlsnta's frst two
games. Manager Henry N. Lewis
and McKinnis proved too much
for Atlanta in the last two games.
The Nashville Black Vols. who
were unfortunate enough to get
rained out in their opening game,
played 500 ball with the Mobile
Bears, with one loss and one win.
Nashville will open up the ls45
season with the Black Crackers in
Atlanta this week.
The highliehts OF the coming
week will put the Nashville Vols
against the Black Crackers. the
Asheville Blues with Chattanooga
Choo Choos. the Knoxville Grays
with the Black Pelicans in New
Orleans and the Black Travellers
against the Mobile Bears.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Suicides Body
Sent To Seattle

The body of 25-year- Walter
Coleman, who jumped TO his death
from the ninth floor Of the Water
Board building on We Day, was
identified by his wife last week
and shipped to Seattle, Wash, for
burial.
Coleman left his wife at 1890
Tuesday morning, presumably TO go
to the show. and went directly to
the Water Board building, where
he leaped to his death at 1925 pm
Mrs. Coleman did not know Of
her husbands death until Chronicle
reporters went TO interview her
three hours after the tragedy. Cole
man was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Coleman Sr.. OF 6l3h Jackson
street, Seattle, Wash. He had been
in Detroit less than "A hours when
he decided 10 take his life.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
YANKEE SHIPS
TIGHTEN LEAD
IN HOUSE LOOP

The high-flying Yankee Chips
and the Doctors continued their
domination Of the Palmer Bowl
House League in Wednesday eve
ning's matches.
Topping of a N3 series with a
s0l single. "Bud" Forrest. led the
Yankees IN their sixth straight
three-gsme sweep The league lead
ing Yanks submerged the tsil-end
Composite club, ISIS TO 1852 in the
series
Y. G.. ROBIN SON and Bill
Slaughter. shsrpshooting Doctors
keeiers. paced the leagues pin bus
tiers for the night as they rolled
zoo and S6S series. respectively.
Slaughter isillied the nights high
game of Pas. while Robinsons
highest single was 22l. as the Doc
tors crushed Jones Cleaners in
three games. 2674 10 22S3.
Capt William Wright rolled
$50 series in leading his Victory
Five 10 a two n one win over
Northeast AC. 2272 10 22so This
was the closest series 81 the night
A. Singleton raped out 202
game in a 53s series as Club Deliese
took two out Of three games from
Highland Park. 1855 10 1909
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Dismiss Pandering
Charge Against z

A pandering charge against a
couple was dismissed last
week for insufficient evidence when
a 2l-year-old girl refused to answer
questions and was cited for con-
tempt Of court by Recorders Judge
John p. Scallen.
Miss Katherine Newman, 4l9 z.
Euclid street. refused to testify in
the trial Of Willie B. Skinner, 80.
and his wife, Lucille. II, Of the
Euclid street address.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Va. State Prepares
For Graduation

PETERSBURG. Va.-At the six
tieth annual commencement exer-
cises OF Virginia State college.
which will be held Monday. June
4. l8S seniors are candidates for
graduation with the ABB or BIS.
degrees. and thirteen graduate stu
dents are scheduled to receive the
MS. degree.
DR.. Jackson Davis. associate d.
rector OF the General Education
board, New York City, is TO de-
liver the commencement address
and DR.. Marshall l.. Shepard. pas
tor OF Mount Olivet Tabernacle
Baptist church. Philadelphia, Pa,
will deliver the baccalsureate ser
mon on Sunday, June 3.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
hit that RHEUMATIC PAIN
RIGHT where IT HURTS
And Look at tho Nvv Linanu IN Toss OGouds AZ pui,

The big idea is that you want
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you suffer from muscular aches
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

T e IL 8 louS I'M
p r ov e m e n Is
here, a m o n z
which is the
new c uric h
edifce program
which is we'll
on the road to
realization. He
is a religious
and civic work.
er known not
only in the city
but throughout
the state. He is
the head Of the
Ministerial AL
lance of the
city. B efore
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

He was lnduct-
ed this year.
Pvt. w a I kins
was stationed
at S h c p h erd
Fields. Texas;
upon expiration
Of his furlough
he returned TO
duty at an air
base in Dayton,
Ohio. He is a
mechanic with
the gr o u n q
ere w Of the
4 r m y A ir
corps. He has a
brot her, Sgt.
E w ard Wat
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Virginia Teachers
Exhibit Art Work

PETERSBURG, va.-Miss Amaza
L. Meredith. head of the depart
ment OF Fine Arts at Virginia State
college, and Miss Helen Cornele
Cuyjet, instructor in the depart
ment will give an exhibition Of
their work May rs through June
4, in the Art Studio in Virginia
Hall. with the formal opening on
Saturday evening, MAY 20.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
NEGRO SOUTHERN LEAGUE
George Ingram
In Fourth Recital

George Ingram. s-baritone.
was presented in his fourth annual
recital at the Detroit Institute OF
Arts Tuesday to capacity audi
ence. The program was we'll
selected. presented a wide range
OF numbers TO meet the tastes OF
any listener. and was enjoyed
by those fortunate enough to at
tend.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

Ol Zufo w mans,
Mrs. D. Jack
son Of 2029 Ait
kens; and r.
Tolbert of 1879
Croker street.
Cpl. T o ! bert
is being enter
tanned by many
Of his friends
and kin here.
AS a very big
surprise on ar
irving IN Flint
on his furlough
the corporal's
p a r e n I S, Mr..
and Mrs. John
Tolbert OF Rir-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
NEWS OF FLINT

her husband, Will Wynn Of $40
Falkland. and her son. James Co.'S
well. also Of the same address. Mrs.
Wynn stated that she may decide
to become a resident of the city.
SIXTH YEAR AS PASTOR
Rev. r. r. Turfin passed the 9Th
year mark as pastor OF the Mt.
Olive Baptist church the frst Sum
day in this month. He has been
accredited with many outstanding
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

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First bottle purchase price of
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

Mrs. Leola c. Moron, candidate
for the master OF social work de-
gree from the Atlanta university's
School Of Social Work, was APP
pointed case worker with the Bos-
ton, Mass. metropolitan chapter OF
the American Red Cross Mrs.
Moron is native OF Baltimore,
Md
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
5EGiI
And Your Strength and
Energy 10 Below Par

II may he caused by disorder Of Kid
nsy function that permits poisonous
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people feel tired, weak and misera HE
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There should be no doubt that prompt
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

header, Sunday. May n. and Chi
cago Brown Bombers and Toledo
Cubs will play q double-header at
Red Bird Field in Columbus Ohio.
on the same date.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
PALMER BOWL LEAGUE
STANDINGS
len b find &
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
SERVICEMAN
VISITS PARENTS

Pvt Richard Watkins was here
recently visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Wilson Of 8O2 Pingree.
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

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

kins with an ordnance unit OF the
army in Germany.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

mingham, Ala. were also visiting
here. Cpl. Tolbert is stationed at
Camp Shelby, Mississippi with the
l69th Eng. Bn. He has had four
years service with the same unit.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

Coming 70 Flint as pastor OF Mt.
Olive Baptist church he was pas
tor OF a church in lie Roy, N. Y.
for more than Is years He is mar
ried and has two sons who will
soon complete their professional
education
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19
VETERAN SERVICEMAN
VISITS HERE

Another soldier seen around
Flint recently is Cpl. James E. Toll
bert Of 2046 Winans, who is visit
ing his sisters and mother. Mrs.
K. Green and Mrs. E. Brown, both
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-19

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