The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

little waitress :. sz. ~
but before he
could say Russ J. Cowans
word, she said:
I'VE have no more pigtails and
beans" Nov. what | want to
know" said Washington, is how
the little girl discovered that I'm
from Georgia.
LARRY STEELE'S appearance
at the Paradise theatre last week
recalled to the minds Of night
cIubbers the day when the late
Ben r. (Sliml Jones was Operat-
ing Club Congo and Steele was
producing the shows =. Inei-
dentaIly, Steele Is doing very
good for himself on the stage -.
Attention Chester Rentie: Joseph
broadway Brown Is organizing
a campaign TO run for mayor OF
Paradise Valley -. There's just
one little bug In the ointment:
Tie boys in the Turf Bar have
put Joe on probation for two
weeks because Of certain shenani-
gans last week The Pekin
Cafe. the oldest restaurant In
Paradise Valley. Is getting a face
lifting.
Def. DAVE MARSHALL is dis
playing physical evidence that he
GOT his man Arrestlng a man
sought on a fugitive warrant by
one OF the southern states Diet.
Marshall handcuffed the prisoner
10 his left arm and started for the
patrol box As the two stepped
off the curb. the prisoner made an
effort 70 break away causing Mar
shall TO twist his left leg /. but
he was able TO drag the fugitive
10 the box and call the police car
Now Marshall is walking with the
aid OF cru;Ches Martha Robin
son. modest and mild-mannered
wife OF viii Robinson. Courier and
teacher AZ Miller high school, for
merly worked as secretary OF Cou-
rIer Pres dent Ira Lewis.
SOME WEEKS ago Edward J.
Myer. the Chicago portrait painter,
was comm issioned 10 do a painting
OF Lena Horne =. Miss Horne was
appearing in theatre in New York
at the time :. So Myer travelled
10 the Big City. determined To do
his work back stage between shows
But the glamorous Lena was
so busy. however. with benefit per-
formances and other ENGAGEMENTS
that the artist was able 10 do only
a rough sketch Of her during the
entire week she was there. He fol-
lowed her to Philadelphia and
then TO the Paradise theatre here E.
In each town Miss Horne was in
such great demand, plus illness
that hampered her work, that she
could sit for Myer only a few min
utes a day -. Two weeks ago IN
Chicago. Myer finally completed
the painting tina, took him 10 New
York. Philadelphu Detroit and
back 10 Chicago.
OVERHEARD at the corner Of
Adams and 81. Antoine streets:
Hitler committed suicide be-
cause he had been told that
American troops had planned to
paint his face black and force him
TO live with Bilbo and Rankin In
Mississippi" ;. Before We
Day I was her pumpkin. the APP
pie Of her eye. but since that time
I'm Hitler In her eyes"
THERE WAS business meeting
o. Red Cap Local 1902, Clio, Tues
day night =. and President EN-
nett Curry congratulated officers
and members for their cooperation
in the building fund which went
over 100 per cent i. Speaking OF
red caps reminds me that lsiah
Cheatham and Harry May are the
two oldest members in he point Of
service at the Michigan Central
station Chcatham has 81 years
Of consecutive service 10 his credit
-. starting on his job when the
station was at Third and Fort
streets -. May started at the same
time -. but took out sufficient
time to help Squclch the world
conquering efforts Of Kaiser Bill
in 1918 g.. Veteran taXicab drivers
Ike Arthur Norman. Neil Camp.
bell and Walter Hcider never heard
OF Jesse Boston go. the soldier who
was convicted OF crime in the
South Pacific 49,. Boston told Army
officials that he was former De-
troit taxicab driver.
~
called by the Civil Rights Fed
Grafton and scheduled for Sun
day. Nav 81. promises 10 he one
Of the hottest conferences vet
held in the Motor City The
Rev. Charles Hill, chairman ~
the Citizens committee and can
didate for the Common Council,
and Atty. Edward Simmons dis
cussing the coming election nj
lunch In the Lucy Thurman
Branch YWCA =. and Joe Cole
giving an attentive ear To what
was said The publicized cut
backs in war production and the
subsequent lay-offs pending re-
conversion. has caused more
sober spending by the boys and
gals.
TEDDY FIELDS writes from
New Guinea, requesting newspaper
clippings about the United Nations
conference in San Francisco
Said Teddy The boys out here
arc kccnly interested in tho con.
ference. hoping that they'll find 2
way To keep the peace .. This is
tho first We Day for the Michigan
Chronicle and Detroit Tribune
Both were born long after the Firsi
World War . and the SepIa sheet
that was published when ArmiSticc
Day was rung in back in 1918 has
long since folded up under finan-
cial difficulties Don't forget
shat the Allies have the Jans 40
&nip bSIofe thefC ii 'nc complete
peace,
ruary "a and March 3 VI this Ne.
30 Jap soldiers and 8i civilian,
have been nductcd to come out of
J hiding and surrender.