The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-26
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WILLIAM SHERRILL. just back
from the United Nations Confer
ence in San Francisco, is still puz-
cling over a card handed him by
K. ". Magyar, member of the dele
cation from India /. Following a
conference with Magyar, Sheriff.
asked the Indian for one OF his
cards a.. and Magyar gave him one,
but Sheriff. has not been able to
read il because il is written in
language OF the Arabs :. . But Sher-
riii. who was an unofficial represent
tative OF the UNA F.. just as he
was 10 the League OF Nations back
in 1923. had a big thrill the morn
ing he walked into the Mark Hop
kins hotel and had an opportunity
10 shake hands with Anthony Eden
Or was that thrill bigger than
the one he received when he was
introduced in the Flamlngo club
and a Duke Ellington recording
was played =. featuring Sherrilrs
daughter, Joya =. incidentally,
Joya is an improved singer since
joining the Duke and his orchestra.
MANY CHANGES occur In .
city over a half century =. and
these changes were noticeable To
Mrs. Jennie Davis. 58-year-old
matrOn who returned last week
10 the Motor City, the place Of
her birth Mrs. Davis left here
81 years ago and has since
been living In Fort Worth. Texas.
When she left here there were
less than FIVE thousand Negro
residents Of Detroit the major
portion of them living in the area
bounded by Beaubien, Adams.
Lafayette. and Hastings And
the Stonestreets. Stones. RoX-
borOughs. JOhnsOns. and Wiliises
were some of the prominent
names here.
THE FOLLOWERS OF the Rev.
Charles Hin. candidate for the
Common Council are working hard
to select a campaign manager for
the aggressive member OF the Clothe
and what good job good
manager could do :. Hotelman
Kirk Lewis is bothered VIA re-
mcmbering names Of friends whom
he has net When unable 20 re-
call the name, Kirk usually num-
bles few words and let Il 20
But he couldn't get away with
the mumblng the other day when
he met fetchinsly attired little
miss Realizing that she vas an
Old acquaintance whose name he
could no; recall, XIX, in a nom
chalant manner. mumbled sone-
thing and was ready TO forget It.
. But not the young woman
She came back With What did
YOU cali me- d.. and Kirk Was
stopped cold .. Now. you know
! know your name. but right now
! just can't recall H." he declared
as ne made = hasty departure.
A POST CARD arrives from
Deputy Sheriff Sonny Edwards
post marked Cincinnati :. where
Sonny had stopped enroute to
Lexington, KY. with some pris-
oners Sonny made inquiries
about John r. Woods. . former
colleague. only 10 learn that he
left the town \ few hours
later \ letter arrives, informing
us that Woods Is now managing
taNA
in Columbus Our own Henri
Lewis, who was with the Fix
delegation at the san Francisco
conference. was listed in a news
reel as coming from New York.
-. For fear that posterity MAY
he miSled. let il he made known
right here that Mr.. Lewis IL one
Of our outstanding attorneys -.
4 member Of the firm Of Lewis.
RovIette and Brown the old
est firm Of Negro lawyers in the
country.
IANGSTON HUGHES YES the
Gotham hotel a Big plag in his
Chicago Defender column thus
week and Owners John White
and Irving Roane are dcSerN NJ
.. likewise the staff OF employee
= The hearing on the Detroit
,cdmStcrS. slated for next week.
promises 20 be one fillcd with eX-
pioSlveS Readers Of that little
Squb about Mrs Green in this col.
umn last week want Il known that
the house whore she lost her LIE
was once owned by the BledSoe
family mo, Harold +. BlcdSocl
and one OF the daughters married
+ b Dudley. former manager OF
the old koppin theatre
The Ulysses Wilhelm Boykins are
expecting an addition e.. and Uley
Is packing a smile every day .
\ big story is on the verge OF
breaking . and will make head
lines IN every Detroit sheet .
Every housing project for Negroes
in Detroit has met stiff opposition
with the exception Of Brew
,tcr =. and some owners OF prop
ertv condemned for the erection
OF Brewster made futile fight
The FILA has selected a number OF
sites 49,. but each one was opposed
BY whites 49,. just like II was with
the SoJourner Truth project.
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