The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
SWINGING WITH
NITELIFERS
By LARRY CHISM

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always meet old friends out Club
Zombie way where big name acts
were always on review IL
Horsemen was having weekly cele-
brity night affairs with J. Daven-
port as host How monied cats
always tried to Guido each other
in seeing who was first to roll out
in the latest short" some pre-
ferring Cads and others going for
Packs
When Pls and their girls al
ways spent off day Thursday at
old Turf Bar Roy Lightfooi
could DC depended upon 10 see
that needy folks had their annual
Christmas baskets When biz
ness men. Pls, racket folks. all at
tended the gala parties down at
Congo with Slim Jones during
holiday season Studio club
catered TO show, film and stage
stars, after-hours. with such per-
sons as Lionel Stander and Mar
tina Raye spending some time
watching \the Valleys Passing Pa
rade" with Earl Walton Poll
cy Men making the common Cats
jealous with envy when they corr
raled sllthe slick queens for their
own /bilch'
CHESTER RENTIE was big boss
al that upstairs club on Gratiot
where digit boys rested between
their play collecting chores e.
l.. p James was leading pix
snatcher in town with a studio up
Warren avenue way Sunnie
Wilson proudly boosted OF owning
longest bar this cocktail lounge)
in town James Davis and his
boss giving those fine show parties
for name bands" every week at
Little Sans Bar.
Ben Shock used 10 welcome the
press and musicians in their base
ment clubhouse on E. Adams
Sportreee Jackson first came into
the business scene by taking over
Tropical Bar and making il a pay
ing proposition and how he was
always sure 10 have the best
stocked bar in town Yours
Truly opened a program at Para
disc Dance hall nov Club Three
$685. and made weekly awards OF
hats. gloves. etc, TO charming
young ladies for Jap Sneed and
Stutz Anderson.
Thank 10 our old friend Bill
Houghton for suggesting this Re
membering' colym stuff.
NATHANIEL LANE. popular
sportsman. spent 'fun-haVing"
hours for several weeks in New
York. but is glad to be home with
Round Table boys 49, Rufus Will
liams and George Staplenton are
fine fellows working to see that
patrons at Sunnie Wilson'S lounge
arc kept peaceful and happy to-
gether Henry Black is the
nj ght manager at this same spot
Mrs. Wash G.. Hardy (wife Of the
detective) spent a month in Hot
Springs with Mrs Maceo Reed and
Mrs. Robert Burton
OAKLAND BAR. where JEFF Pos
or and Charles Murphy have a
host OF friends is rapidly becom-
ing Jump spot COR the neighbour
hood drink lovers. A few OF last
weeks guests were Mildred Bpown
lack Griffin, Mack Griffin and
Ms. Henrietta Collins.
A new wrinkle in man-wife set
up is for wife TO fle a divorce
suit Gust 20 scare hubby so that
he'll "strai ghten up and ny rite"
Word comes that Marge Davis
is telling friends here she has
signed a contract with M-G-M for
a film. VIII have 10 check with
Stutz Anderson He should know.
. o.. Another local fellow enjoy
ing gay lie in ". Y. c. was B & c
John Randolph Bottom.
. Also Charles Alexandcr.
So SAWS he spent IL Iavs EetLgg ,
acquainted with spots IN the City
Of Happy Revelers Dug Cab
Calloway'S music n stuff on
Brachs Swing program Monday
night. 1