The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

~ wehs an Russ Cowans
signed her to contract :. Sa-
vannah is not only good looking.
but she has most pleasing per-
sonality j.. and she CAN sing.
REUBEN RAY and Lionel Hamp-
ton have formed company to pro-
duce records contracts were
signed last week while Hampton
was in Detroit =. . Paul Rose
mond Davis has seen one prize
fight in his life-the Joe Louis
Abe Simon championship tussle at
Olympia. back in l94l A
disgruniled wife was the cause
of number OF those raids by
police last week Suspecting
that her spouse was playing poker
with the boys. she gave the gen.
darmes the address OF every place
where the gang usually played -.
and a large number OF the boys
were nabbed while looking for top
card TO match the one in the hole.
A CHICKEN amt nothin' but a
| bird. probably was the ditty run
ming through the mind OF a chef
last week when an order came
back TO the kitchen for an order
Of fried chicken Instead OF
tossing in some limbs from the
BARNARD fowl. the chef grabbed
couple OF legs from duck ana
eased them into the hot grease
only the timely arrival OF the pro-
prietor saved the day.
1T. WALTER GREEN, now serv-
ing in the South Pacific, will re-
ce!ve a letter soon. and in il will
be a picture of his wife wearing
that grass skirt he sent her .
the picture was made by Cecil
Boykin. an amateur photographer
who anticipates devoting more time
10 her hobby after Hitler and Hiro-
hito have surrendered The
wife Of CT Joe is ready TO ask
legal separation She has been
consulting her attorney during the
mas, week and therell be
some explosive charges in the bill
OF complaint,
There is one family in Detroit
that almost missed a chicken din
ner Sunday II happened IKE
this The mother went TO the
poultry house early and was one
OF the first 20 In line > After
gaining admittance. she placed her
purse on box while selecting a
fowl When she reached for
the bag 10 get the money to pay
for the chicken. the purse was
gone but fortunately the
owner had closed all doors to keep
the laundering crowd out
and the woman with the purse
vas nabbed al the door The
owner refused to prosecute
LETTER comes from Charles
II. Tinsley. top kick with Co. G.
3l8th Med. Bn.. way out in the
Dutch East Indies Here's
part OF Charles letter: boy. you
don't know just how happy your
letter made me-thanks a million!
Well. let's 90 10 press-Flash: One
Teddy Fields waded ashore on this
ISLAND somewhere in the Neither
lands Dutch East Indies day be-
fore Yesterday with the news that
he had Just left Rollo S. Vest at
rear echelon. Rollo will no
doubt send his LOWDOWN from
the Pacific Detroit is well repre-
sented in these parts ! have met
large number OF men who knew
me in the city, but | was not well
acquainted with them. There's one
thing funny bout this war business.
II man. or should | say soldier,
can call the name OF a street IN
YOUR city. or know just anybody
that YOU know. that soldier be-
comes a very valuable piece OF
friendship.
Yves. i've been keeping up with
the boxing world II seems only
yesterday when 7 wa Lending
council 10 Emmett Grier-now he's
among the headliners Helluva
number OF my ole Y gang are max
ing fine records in the army all
over the world.
Sometime ago noticed In your
paper a picture Of Marie Mitchell
saw hello 70 Marie for me. Some
few wears $50 Marie and I ambled
the halls OF Deah Ole Nawthern and
in those days Marie was known
to the male students as one OF the
most charming girls in the whole
metropolitan school system.
well, Russ. button Up your
overcoat and be sure to stay on
the alert for I'll Be Seem You
Signed. Pistol-Pack'n Jap-Huntin
Tinsley'
WHICH REMINDS me that Dan
Burley, managing editor or the
New York Amsterdam News, has
been alerted and will soon be on
his way as war correspondent.
Robert Nolan. the young musician,
likes 10 sip coffee late in the eve
ming as he muses. over the pro-
grams he's arranged J.. Albert
cGeechie) Pakeman declares there
is no truth in the rumor that he
anticipates moving 10 Chicago
and little Arthur Caruso was en-
phatical in his denial OF the charges
that he was returning 10 New
Eolh But Joe (Broadway)
Brown is yearnlng for Hot Springs
now that his old crony and friend.
Claude McCary, is at the Arkansas
Spa But Charles fSharp)
williams encountered serious diffi-
Guilty in getting room when he
arrived in Hot Springs Fred
erick Byrd. superintendent OF
Parkside hospital. is a proud papa.
as Mrs. Byrd presented him with
a baby last Friday.