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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1942
DETROIT °Q<ixAs
Letter Contest Aids
Soldiers In Camps
By LARRY CHISM
AVeed* wf are receiving word
from very much pleased soldiers *■
Fort Custer for the way this de
partment's -Write Our Soldier*
eampaign is progressing with the
aid of many of our loyal and patr;-
To date we have received sev- ’
•ral letters from young women who i
are anxious to do their part towards
aiding soldiers to have pleasant
thoughts during their solitude ' and
eVth"' * VariOU- Camp * thro;, * h -
Another letter follows:
"Mr Ch.sm: I read your article
Concerning -he "Write Our Sol
diers" campaign. I agree with you'
the campaign is grand, not for the
prize but for the morale of our
Wen in the service.
I think the idea is grand, because*
trv husband is in the service h it
I'm not just thinking of him. but j
o*hei* as well as he.
i my head up proudly, for a soldier'*
girl am I.
i I truly hope you "Write Our
Soldiers plan work* out lovely
i Sincerely, Merdeli Day. 3488 Brush
'street, apartment 7.
Write Our Soldiers
I So hurry along Miss and Mr*. Sol
dier and let those letters to this
department and our soldier boy* fly
: right along. Don't forget that
I theft's a cash prize awaiting the
winner of th.s month * contest for 1
the "Write Our Soldiers campaign
Already tvjo letters have been'
published and the writers are oil- I
gible for the prize. If you have a
j soldier friend, lover, husband or son
1 in the armed forces, don't forget to
1 write him a letter.
BARTENDERS
CONTEST
I visited Fort Cus'er one week
•nd; I was surrounded by the boys
from Detroit, wanting to know what
*a* gomg on here I saw how
Much they enjoyed talking about
home and a letter woulcjgbring just ,
• s much joy to them, where it
would only take a little time to
vrite a letter, it would bring joy
to the soldiers for days. , ;
. Writes Muhhy natty
The soldier doesn't make much
•nd they can't come home due to
the conditions of our country And
• ?ter their day's work is done all
tl.ey have-To do is sit around and
Worry anflfdream. Tha' is when a !
letter, nice and long, from some-!
one would come in handy to cheer
the r lonely hearts.
I write my husband every day and I
I hope every woman and gul wii.
Cruder letters to the*b.oys m sen.ee
Theses anew thrill in my heart !
*hrn the flag fl es high and 1 lift
I '‘A!" Baker vs. Shorty Bronson 1
beginning Thursday. March 19 un-
April 9 Thursday nights only, i
Time 9 until 2am At Turf Bar.
{March 19: March 26 Blue Bird Inn:
_Ti- f Club. April 2; Blue Bird Inn..
' Apr.l 9.
Black Avs Baker will win. Doc
of Turf club says Shorty will win
Who do you say will win that SSO
I Come out and see these speedsters
I A’. Baker and his supporters are out j
to swamp the Turf club on the 19th
and bring the bticon to the West
| Side.
a training craft deigned in the United
TREE: j o»°j«sT.. .ii 2soo - /
IbfilK &
Charlie Morrison
PRESENTS
Parisian Nightmare
A REVUE DIRECT FROM
THE CRAND TERRACE CHICACO
PLUS
CLAUDE TRENIER
AND HIS
'Bama State
COLLEGIANS
ORCHESTRA
8 Sepia 'Dorables 8
DETROIT'S LARGEST CHORUS
HARLEM HILANDERS
★ CHOCOLATE AND MUTT
★ peaches McKinney
★ SAM FOUCHE, M.C.
★ TARZA
AND OTHER ACTS
-PETROrrS riNFST TBF \THE TMIARET
-666 EAST ADAMS * * RA. 2673
ENTERTAINMENT! EES
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
DINE-WINE
At "Southwest Detroit’s Only Black and Tan”
FEATURES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT
VISIT WITH US A WHILE AND BE ENTERTAINED
H&I INN CABARET
729 So. Solvay Street Vi. 2-9153
Direction: West Jefferaon to So. Solvay See Sign
HOSEA EWING. Proprietor JOHN PALMER, Manager j
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - . K RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
SENSATIONAL
■ w||
J jJ .' t
P ;*$ I
CIIOLI.Y AMI DOTTY
and a military number that U
will be presented until March 30
at which time Reed's second
North-end production will have
its premier.
—Dancing stars of Leonard Reed s
-Another Dav" case miisirxle. at
Broads Club Zombie. They sins,
dame and spread personality all
over the place. The show features
Reed's song by the same name
‘Swinging
With
Nitelifers'
I'M GONNA MOVE
I'm gonna move
Cause I don't want‘no dizzy women
Always.hangin’ 'roun.
fm gonna move
Way out on the outskirts of town
' Are 'bout to get me down.
' Gonna buy my own gin
■And drink it every day
So when the chioks come
They'll leave rignt away.
While I move
! Way out on the outskirts of town
| And there won't be no gimme ga.
Always hangin 1 'roun.
LARRY CHISM
This N That
What ex-newsman was seen using '
a gal friend s powder puff to g \o
his face a cleanup” . . . The Para- i
d.se theatre w,!l
Apr.l 9 till mid October for a face
| lifting . . . The gal came CO D
Aas the experience of a certa.n "12"
j Horseman last week. . . . People
' are wondering when we sleep. We
I don't 'Ha. ha > So watch your *tep.
... A bunch of the ayem creepcra
I were made weary and anxious Mon
day whi'e waiting to face the judge
for loitering in a place of illegal
occupji.on 'blind pig* on Hendrie ;
street. They go; a break and didn't |
nave to face the judge after all.
What a break for the camera-man '
and an ex-pug. There were only j
cr ■* rrtr name at that cangpr.ta! j
• - n d fly right floor manager at Onk
interested in "another' 1 man. . . .
What wanress Is "hot'* with the boy* '
of a popular club?
More Stuff
Two numbers men are bigtime
playboys and give the playgals a
pa.gn to get the club owners to "flv
j right" with the-working press to
-1 success Tne press is receiving more
■, wogo to work on the "cheap'
entertainers. Wonder jf they ran'
! be educated too" . . . Sl.m Jones'
; The last Sunday of each month [
, beginning on March 29 will be "for
; ma! attire day" at Club Congo's:
] "Blue Hour " Formal attire isn't !
i necessary for admittance, but it is
! requested that all drees thia way, If
possible.
BFJECHWOOD
THEATRE
5008-10 W. Warren Ave.
AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
ALICE TAYE in
"Week-End In Havana”
"SEALED ITpS"
CARTOON, COMEDY tnri NEWS
Tuet 'and*WVd*T.Marrh*24-M
IRENE DUNNF in
"Unfinished Business"
"Unexpected Business”
CAESAR ROMERO in
"A Gentleman At Heart”
MARX BROS A TO MY MART IK l>
"THE BIC STORE
I Our Natal Day Approaches
I All you playgals 'free hearted
l-tne hepped one*), and those
[railing themselves my ideari
friends, can rise to the occasion on .
| Sunday, March 20 and aend mar
•or give us a birthday present. Ok
Huh?
I.ate Discs
! "Worried Life" by B g Maree . .
Take Me Back, Babv." sung by
J.mmy Rushing . . . "Big Fat
Mama" by Art Tatum . . . "Saxa
I Woogte” by Lou Ml Jordan . . . . ‘
. "<iue S s HI Be On My Way by Mills .
Brothers . . . "Blue* In The Night
j'part two) by J.mmie Lunceford
. . "Moonlight Cocktail" by Hor- ;
Champion New Theatre-Bar
Oakland, cor. Holbrook TRINITY 2-8655
ON PARADE With An ALL STAR SHOW j
FEATURING L
NEHI BERRY, Comedienne
WILLIE MAE FREEMAN
LITTLE BUNCH OF DYNAMITE
BROTHER FREEMAN
KING OF TAPS
MUSIC BY—
"BILL” MOORE and his “MAD RIFFS”
COCKTAIL HOUR - Sunday 4:30 To 7:30
Announcing A NEW SHOW
STARTINC MONDAY, MARCH 23. 1942
PLENTY OF SEATS PROMPT SERVICE
LOUISEBEAVERS
AND SHOW HERE
WITH HOPKINS
Louise Beavers, famous for her
many role* on the motion picture I
screen and tha popular orchestra of I
Claude Hopkins, together with a !
number of outstanding acts, com-1
prise the stage ahow coming to the
Paradise theatre, week of Friday.'
March 20
Miss Beavers, in addition to her j
( repertoire of songs, will present a '
! dramatic scene from her recent Fox
! picture. "Belle Starr." Many movie
fans will recall her great impres
sive appearance in "Imitation of
Life," but she also has appeared in
"Young America” and "Reap the
j Wild Wind' 1 which are to be re
leased shortly Other film appear
ances include "Vanishing Virgin
ian." "Parole Fixer." “After the !
Thin Man" and "Brother Rat. 1 * I
Immediately after her Paradise
theatre appearance Miss Beavers
will return to Hollywood where ahe
will begin work in anew picture
with Bing Croaby.
Claude Hopkins who presents his'
orchesira on this bill is celebrated :
as a pianist, composer and arranger J
of distinction. His keyboard work!
is known to radio listeners through- ,
| out the land Among hit better!
isissippi River,' "Harlem Serenade.'
Smokin' My Pipe" and "I Would J
Do Anything for You."
; Completing the performance are
: the Three Reeve* Sister*, whose
rhythms and harmony have been
( featured at the Apollo theatre in
New York, the Howard in Washing- j
ton and the Savoy in Baltimore, j
i Burns and Gibbons, a famous two- i
1 man comedy team, present an up-to- |
; the-minute soldier routine and Belle j
Powell, vocalist, is featured with'
Claude Hopkins orchestra.
ace Heidt. . . . "You Made Me
Ix>ve You” by any Race band. . .
"Jersey Bounce” by Benny Good
man. . . . ‘ Deep In Heart of Texas"
by Alvino Rey.
Entertains Press
Doc Washington, owner of Uncle
Toms Plantation. 8 Mile road
played hoet to the press at his ,
cabaret last Saturday black with :
William Fletdher doing ihte honors
•*f receiving tbe pres* group. Show '
Producer Bolbbie Davis Introduced
the newsmen via the mike. Thus
Doc Washington. William Fle'tcher
and Bobbie Davis deserve our
thanx. In the party were Uly Boy
| kin, Cecil Whittaker, Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Searcy, Claude Harvard,
Reva Wood, Yours Truly and wtfe.
Many Thanx To Club Owners
i Must now express the thanx of
the theatrical working press to Slim
Jones 'Club Congo). Ahe Broad j
'Club ombie) and Doc Washington j
TUlflC Toms Plantation) for their j
generosity to the press . . . Won
der what club owner is next on !
our "fun for us” list?
LARRY CHISM
A* Club Plantation
Spotlite honor at Plantation goes
j to Van Epps and Gertrude Calloway
j for their rp.ohe akit which js filled
’ with much realism of a pimp and |
hit roller as they carry on in tra- ■
J ditional manner.
Bobbie Davis is emcee mistress [
and does several songs for your en- |
joytment tnd introduces Matxie 1
Green, shake mistress and tap*
• <Vsncer. Tweed Herd and hns little f
Tweed tea furnigh the miunr for the i
occasion. This band lacks “umph,"
"verve” and musical punch. ... I
Possibly frequent rehearaal could!
• correct this. Van Epp* should do :
HENRY’S BAR-B-Q
1700 ORLEANS STREET
A SHOW EVERY NITE
Joe Helm Present* PRISCILLA DEAN
DIXIE JEAN * LA-MAR LYONS
LORETA REED CARROL LEE
JOE HELM AND HIS BAND
WEDNESDAY NITE JAM SESSION
BEER-WINE-LIQUOR
NO covr* OR MINIMUM CHARGR
TRY HENRY'S FAMOUS BAR-B Q
CLIFFORD 1279 HENRY HARE. Pioprielor
THE NORTH-END "IS” BIC TIME
THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING ABOUT
L ««” D “ANOTHER DAY”
A L»vi»h Uniqug Caf# Musical#
NEW SHOW # GHOLLY a DOTTY
• DAI PEARL
Mond „ M . rth , 0 • NORTON 6 MARGOT
Miss IT • MARCELLAS WH-JON
O • LOUIS SIMMS
ATTENDANT TO • THE REEDETTES
PARK YOUR CARS e CECIL LEE'S ORCHESTRA
BROAD'S Detroit’s Oldest Black and Tan”
Club ZOMBIE
8825 OAKLAND AVENUE TRINITY 2-9032
Singing Emcee
added in the persons of Helen Wiles !
and Lariss Maxim.
[ "Down Argentine Way” is the
punch line gag of the current show (
at this P V. Theatre Bar . . . -with 1
Marian Abernathy, Sparky George,
Bobby Key, Moore Sisters, Helen
Wiles and Larissa Maxim showing
off tneir wares. . . . Marian Aber- .
nathy. billed as queen of blues, dug
up Daddy" for her best offering '
of the week. Larissa Maxim says :
"I Cried For You" to make your I
heart weepy for someone t?) and i
| the Moore Sisters still deal out the i
same set of tap steps . . . Sparky
| George Sparkless Plug George,
comedian and gag-man has mixed a
! saw new jokes with the old ones !
and makes some of you laugh i?>
... Emcee Bobby Key, sing.* and
i whistles “Sometimes" and the wom
en wonder i?> sometimes . . . A1 j
Holmes' boys are on the bandstand !
Cuff Note*
She took a bottle of beer to the
ladies’ room Returned, got. her
coat and took It to the ladies 1 room,
then a few minutes later sne came
out smiling. What went on in there? i
. . . Jimmy Anderson says he's !
severed pleasant relations with a
club and may now be found at
Turf Bar. . . . Shorty Bronson is !
going to be surprised one of these
days when his spiel is capped dur
ing rush hour at Turf Bar. . . .
Beatrice Poole OBT and BSG) has
been in mourning for her mother, (
recently deceased. . . . Beatrice
Parker is the newest addition to
the ”12” Horsemen's club staff. . . !
These boys can surely pick SBT
talentjo work with. ... If it’s fun
you seek, glamour gals for com- j
panionship and some good fellows
to drink with, jump on down to'
“12” Horsemen s club some day.
\ ~ mk l
f
BOBBY KEYS
Who slnga and whistles and Intro
duces the floorshows at P.V.’s
Club B. and C. down In the heart
of Paradise Valley the jumping
spot for all lovers of good enter
tainment. Key* Is a versatile sing
er and I* making a big following
for himself among the nitelife
lovers.
which he goes over withs bang. (
More Followers Than Ever
‘Another Day " Reed's
offering at Club Zombie is creating
more followers for this Oakland!
avenue nitery. . . . Clicking but I
solidly and jumpin’ fastlike this I
show should be a "must" on your
seeking fun list.
Soft shoe dancers, singers of pop '
*ongs, a hepcat emcee, a sophisti
cated dance team and six dhorus j
gal* .are all made to order for the I
"Another Day" opus.
Spotl.te honors go to the six
Reedettes for their grand drill rou
tine Next in line for” honors are
Gholly ar.d Dotty, for the way they
put over the dance and jive and :
personality plus stuff on the floor- |
boards. Norton and Margot, ball
room dancer*; Louis Simms, soft
sho* artist; Rave Pearle, song de
lineator and that capaibie producer,
1/eonard Reed, give the show all
that's needed to make It a grand
sueee*.
Cecil lee end hie too hepped
music note readers are still carry
! ing off the musical honors in grand
style for your toe tapping pleasure,
j Aba Broad says; “Come early, stay
, late and best of all have yourself a
Write Our Soldiers
Watch for
Grand Opening
DAVISON
THEATRE
Your Neighborhood Show-House
1708 EAST DAVISON AVE.
NEAR RIOPELLE
SHOWING
BIG FEATURE PICTURES
SHORT SUBJECTS - NEWS REELS
CARTOONS - SERIALS
Complete Changes of Pictures
WEDNESDAY - FRIDAYS - SUNDAYS
MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY, SUNDAY
AND HOLIDAYS, AFTERNOONS
BIG MIDNITE SHOW
EVERY SATURDAY NITE
THE PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
POPULAR~PRICES
Write Our Soldiers
New Faoe* Please Patrons
Coupled with the old familiar
faces often working hard for your
approval at Roy Lighbfoot's Club '
B and C, two new ones have been
DINE and WINE
AT
Sensation
BAR
1300 OWEN
At Cardonia
CHOICE FOOD AND
DRINKS
UZZIEL LEE, Prop.
CLUB B and G
PARADISE VALLEY S ORICINAL THEATRE BAR
Best Show In Town!
SEE THE REST
BUT THE B-C IS THE BEST
NO JIVE!!
FEATURING
Marion Abernathy
”T1 N , W ,! L “. >■**'»* maxey
Demand Song and Dance Artist
SPARK PLUC CEORCE
MOORE SISTERS
BOBBY KEYES. M.C.
Club li Avail.ble For Private Cocktail Partiea
Call Cl. 1730
PAGE ELEVEN
Nite Club Jive
By ROLI.O 8. VEST
DETROlT—Charlie Morrison who
came into his own as recent pro
ducer at Chicago's Grand Terrace
Case this week makes his bow to
Detroiters at the Club Three S.xes
Morrison will have the support
lof Claude Tremer and the 'Bama
[ State Collegians Princess Orelia and
Pete. Chocolate it Mutt, Peaches
K.nne.v, Sam Fouche a line of alght
! girl* and a couple otheT acts in h;s
' first show v.-hich premiers this
j week.
It will mark the beginning of
j shows at the Sixes, which until now,
has been offering the vaudeville
style of pre.-entat.on. The place
| opened last October with Ralph
j Cooper and Doc Wheeler
BLUE BIRD INN
JIMMY CALDWELL
Coming Soon
ELLA BEAUTY; LEE
Al Tobin
Th /l a^cV.V *' H.n*s .mo n f ' r o'" a’ . W 1
Specializing In
AMERICAN O CHINESE
FOODS
Southern Bar-B-Que, Steaks
and Chicken
WHISKEY—WINE—BEER
BLUE BIRD
INN
5021 Tireman—Ty. 4-9539
H. H. BLACK. Mar.

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