The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

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torney Oscar Russ J. Cowan
Baker Jr.. will
file the appeal
One Of the most priLed pos
sessions of Leroy Dues, hefty
coach Of Miller High school
track team. Is a letter he re-
ceived recently from Bill Mar
caux, former Cooley hurdler
now serving in the Navy
In the letter, sent air mail spe-
cial delivery. Bill congratulates
Dues and the Miller thinclads
for winning the city high school
championship. the first city
crown 10 be won by Miller
He ends the letter by saying: eff
had been there I would have
helped the boys carry you of
the field" = Cooley was the
defending champion.
CRYSTAL LAKE. where the
Cousens fund is considering as a
spot 10 build homes for Negroes.
is the place where members Of the
Oakland County Black Legion
flogged Walter Hardin. former or
ganizer for the UAW-CIO. after
kidnapping him and two white
men from their homes in Pontiac.
This was back in 1892
Hardin was ordered To leave town
at the time but he's still
living in Pontiac The Peters
Sisters. currently appearing az the
Bowery, left Toledo al I o'clock
Monday morning but did
not arrive IN Detroit until 9 am.
They had three bloWouts
Leaving here. the famous sisters
Matte. Anne and Virginia. will
90 to Cleveland and then TO
Hollywood for a picture.
MARY ANN HICKS. one OF
the nine girl honor graduates at
Wayne. Is the daughter Of Vic
tor l.. Hicks pardon 10 Mrs.
HickSl. clerk i'm Circuit Judge
Guy NJ. Miller's courtroom
which accounts for Vic thump-
ing his chest in the Tarzan man
ner Just plain proud Of
the little girl When Anne
Brown comes here 10 sing In the
American Negro Music Festival
at Olympia. July IS. II will
mark her third appearance in
Detroit She was intro
duced 10 Detroiters In Perry
and Bess." the stage production
in which she co-starred with
Todd Duncan.
MRS. ELISE MANN and Mrs.
Alma Ward are very close friends
and both OF them have been vic-
TINS OF automobile accidents
Mrs.. Mann was injured last July
and Mrs Ward in March.
Mrs. Mann is just recover
ing. while Mrs. Ward is still in
the hospital The 26th ami
vecsary OF Plymouth Congresa-
tional church. held last month,
vas tribute 10 Mrs. c l..
Thompson, mother OF VI Stewart
Thompson. the certified public ac-
couniant . II was in the home
of Mrs. Thompson, go Melbourne
avenue. that plans for founding
Of Plymouth Congre tlonal
church were made p. This was
May 4. 1919 and thoSe-epreS-
ent we're f. VI Dale. Mrs Th.omp-
son. NJ Stewart Thompson NJ c.
Graham. Thomas Benjamin. Thel-
ma Benjamin. Mrs. Alike Harris,
Joseph Shannon and J. c. Farley
The name Plymouth was
suggested and accepted The
chapel Of First Congre gaiional
church was made available 10 the
members after meetings had been
held in Mrs ThompSon's home
and then a frame house al
the corner OF Antietam and ST
Aub!n streets was purchased
SERVICES WERE held there
for over FIVE years From
there the church moved 10 the
Masonic Temple on Livingstone
street II was under the
leadership Of the Rev. s. L.
Laviscount. along with the help
Of the Rev. l. w. Stuart. super
intendent Of the Detroit Congre-
gational Union, and q large
number Of the present members
Of the church that the present
edifice was bought The op-
eninE celebration was Nav Is.
1927 with dedication Serv-
ices on Oct. Is Of the same year.
The following ministers
have served Plymouth COngre-
gational: william SpaightS. X.
w. Brooks. II. VI. Kingsley. di-
rector Of Negro Congregational
church work in the North: s. l..
LaViScOunt. A. Peters. william
n. King, and the present pastor.
Horace A. White The
Founders Day program was
prepared and sponsored by the
WOmen's club Of Plymouth
and Mrs. Atholene Fairbanks,
vice-president. prepared the his
torical information.
1T SEEMS LIKE II vas only
Yesterday when chattcd with the
Rev Mr.. LaviScount the Rev. Mr.
Kingsley. the Rev Mr. Peters and
the Rev Mr.. King But time
flies so fast