The guardian., 1953-08-29
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about.
WALKING around the streets of NEW YORK from AoENC
20 AcrNcy letting the publicity know that I'm win
ing for THE GUARDIAN and would like them 10 'H" w. 49,
advance notices about acts coming up oui ""S g..
mass It on to you funny but since ue Su'"'
ncrsosed to FIFTEEN CENTS here everybody mas uoov
od walking is good the health and ous rloes Sio
ond.rtr The NICKEL and DIME is thing of the past
New York.
about. .,,.,c.o
rr,,ns MISS LOUISE c. benson of JAMAICA
Tne s a+orv in the Office of ACTORS EQUITY its tne
Arst time colored person has been employeo ~ 1n ~
Sanitation in other positions This definitely conceSon
to the growth of membership
about. t......
the controversy going on about WILLIE @ s1 "a AN croan
inc his hat in the political ring for the post OF couhca
the nonuar disc Jockey bandleader ana snowman
for been active on conteen h Senenf Us @
PAL THE BOYS CLUB, and many other youth movement
groups If the length of the list of names OF supporting
committee members is any indication OF SucceSS UN"
WILLIE is insured victory
about.
seeing FLYoD sNELsoN, veteran publicity man Tor many
top performers, who handed me copy OF tne IaIesS
Guardian and told that he worked on the same
paper forty ago and sent MS REGARDS 10 D all"
MRS. STEWARD, and 'sHAG" TAYLOR
about.
making the rounds again, stopping at the APOLLO BAR
TO see LEE (BooTs) MARSHALL who was still talking
about the birthday party for IDA FoRsYTHE who cele-
her 73rd birthday party and broke up tne snow
dancing with more energy than the young chicks to the
applause performers who turned out to help
DELTA RHYTHM BOYS now assistant manager tnere
the celebration e.. KELSY PHARR former singer for
the DELTA RHYTHM BOYS assistant manager there
also CHERRY RED, blues singer and FREDDY
WASHINGTON and his orch. at the BABY GRAND
BEN SMITH AND beginning their third year and
ANNESTEAN ALLEN, the real gal who stayed there
six weeks along with PRINCESS RWANDA and THE PER-
RENAL NIPSEY RUSSELL left to make way for young
lady who made such hit at WALLYS PARADISE last
winter PHYLLIS BRANCH the BA- -BA-LU gal in the
lounge the WILLIE BRYANT-RAY CARROLL broadcast
still goes on at the PALM CAFE it's the EVELYN
SUGARS SIS ROBINSON-JACK WALKER program over
WLIB am guestng the BUDDY BOWSER-SARA LOU
HARRIS HOUR, O. the station Thursday AM,
downtown it's BEEFsTEAK CHARLES where the elbow
bending gathers to discuss the latest and in
cludes we'll known commentators AL CBASS) HALL
SPECS" BEENlAN, ERNEST COLEMAN, THE TWO BARONS
(RONNY & RAYMOND, TOMMY EDGAR BATTLES who
along with STUFF SMITH record
pany CHICO TARARRATS and TEDDY MITCHELL local
organizer the REDU. 1899 the topic OF the day???
what else but the KINSEY REPORT then to THE
EMBERS on E54th to and hear favorite daughter
musician in BOSTON, who did LIP gig Qong playing
at the DARBURY ROOM bass playing BONNIE WETzEL
who has joined the BERYL BOOKER TRIO
about
meeting 50 manv former BOSTONITES like MRS. LULU
BELLE HIILIARD employed in the very fabulous SALON
DE ETIENNE in the HOTEL THERESA where they
sell the mostest in mjladies fashions and MIKE HE'D
IY manager of SUGAR RAYS who still has a lot Of fam
ilv there and buddes and tho he busy and on the
way to the bank time to ask about BosonS own
WARREN GRAY and JUMPER miXologiSt at the HI-HAI
and later at LUTHER (BIG STEVES) STEVENS truly
snot the TRES AMSTERDAM AVE. Where
eli the GLAMOUR GALS are be it was quite
coincidence to that wel-known sportsman wv r.
who said it all right to print as his WehereapouCs
were known wouldn't be news in BeanoWn, (hearo
another popular man ABOUT town mere last
week but since I didn't see him, can't call names
this seems be the for the NEW ENJLANDEtS
and so hoping get back in time for the REDTOP DAVIS
fight at the GARDENS this week it's still THE GUARDIAN
GIT fremont Street Boston -. jb