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BOBBING ALONGWith♦Bob Williams4 MA REVERSE LATERALCRAMERwhen he left his delivery truck to rush into a burning building onQuincy Avenue (a couple years ago) to rescue five little Negro children from almost certain death, has returned on leave from fightingm fronts. We saw Ted, who has become a lieutenant, and his formerW nn the truck standing at thlt;» rpfroshmpnt at thp Arena.in uniform.tlSay sergeant,” Ted s former helper commanded. “Straighten your you look like a bum.” “Why you™” Ted started, all in fun, ofcourse, and then on second thought, Wait until I get you out of that officers uniform—will I drop that hard work shuck down on you,” snarled Ted through his teeth.” “And in the mean while, his pal, the looey grinned back, You'll continue to take orders from me, Sarge.”HAPPY BIRTHDAYCAESAR DAMERON, his wife, Juanita, Handsome Harold Arnold, the alto sax artist of Frazier’s Caravan, and James Hawkins, tenor sax man formerly with Hubert (captain) Kid at the Gardens cele-brated their birthdays last Monday, March 4, at the Dameron home on Westchester where they were all able to serenade each other, each being an artist in his own right (Juanita plays piano and sings). We regretted the Sugar Ray Robinson fight in Pittsburgh kept us away from this annual champagne occasion .....1HAPPY LANDINGMRS. JOSEPH ALLEN was shopping for # layette, downtown the other day when the saleslady inquired, “W'hen are you going to have a baby?”, to which she exclaimed, “Who, me? I’m going to have a grand baby.” Mrs. Allen, boasting that the baby will have the best of everything, is the mother of Dyrithe Enoch, the wife of Tommy Enoch, top notch trumpet player, who'll have something to blow aboutnext September......“And if it's a boy it*ll be named Tommy JoeAlien, after both pop and grand pop, grandma brags. We’ll call himT. J Which, therefore, will more than likely have to stand forTheresa Jean......BY THE WAY, the Joe Allens celebrated the advent of grand-parenthood, and Handsome Harolds birthday at Frazier’s Caravan, Sunday night, and along in the party were Mrs. Samena Frazier,£ James Frazier himself, Ted Williams, assistant police prosecutor, his wife, Irene, life of any party, and oh yes, we had a sip, but that Fra-(aier hospitality would floor us.....lt;(TED WILLIAMS, we predict, will retire as police prosecutor, in the not too distant future, and take up private law practice, probablyb Summer.....IU. S. DEARING, genial manager of Blue Grass Club almost lost his car to the police tow truck the other day during rush hour in front of Carnegie Hotel, where he let it stand after getting a rush hour ticket ..... Ed Browm, who plays the Solo Vox at Carnegie Hotel, and Caesar Dameron had to pull their Great Dane pups apart af-% ter an impromptu meeting in the close quarters of Caesar's auto.....Sweet Josephine Staples at the Douglass Club, and Hamilton Allen aeem to be really that-a-way about each other.... Ham plays mad piano at Ron-Day Voo for the Rolehcabs matinee sessions on Sundays „....Evelyn Freeman and Tommy Roberts, a new combination, are leaving with the Wings Over Jordan” choir, as arranger and vocalist, respectively, on their triumphant tour following the choir's returnfrom overseas ... r.,vYOU OUGHT TO SEE Olive Thompson, featured vocalist for the 3Tohn Howard Choir, clown and cut the capers on Saddidy night last at the American Legion Club at E. 38th and Central... Hazel Pullenhas moved from the back bar at the Carnegie Hotel, to the front bar,where she can meet more people She’s like Mary Scott, supervisorof the Majestic Dining Room: They’re both happy as long as they'reworking with people By the way, we've got to get acquainted withMonie Wright’s new' crop of brown gal waitresses at the MajesticLounge Bar .....fp-PRIZE WINNERSWEDDING ANNIVERSARIES are occasions when your friends come to wonder how did you manage it, and congratulate you for being a great soldier, or great—period. So last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams, he’s the cop, and no relation to us, had ^ their 15th occasion to marvel and receive crystalware gifts, which flowed like molten metal, and of so many descriptions that we doubtIf Richard will know what use is meant for each unusual piece.....Confidentially, there’s always the store with the three balls hanging over the door.i11*5BUT SERIOUSLY speaking, they had a grand time at Richard’s lovely home at 10905 Massie Avenue, and it was also the birthday of their little seven-year-old Ann, whom Richard gave such an expensive gift that Frances protested—until she learned he had ordered a ’46iDesoto for her, awaiting delivery Beatrice Lynch, of Youngstowm,was responsible for a sumptuous repast, while James (Scotty) was capable mlxicologist at the third-floor bar.....More than 200 came and went during the night of open house ,,...RUMOR CLINIC grinds out a good one about Buxom Connie Clark, former photographer with Dapper Louie Moffat when he was at the Blue Grass, has pushed Y. Z. Ferry out of the picture at Perry-Fayne Photographers Bernard Harris, third member of the original Perry-Payne combine, is reportedly, the power behind the new.Aer’i-B.*: ' 'Vi,V.-/- '■■■K 73iQUERY CLINIC provides us with these two stumpers: Why does not the Future Outlook League move out Glenvllle way and open up some of those jobs in the many stores out there, where the patronageis now predominantly Negro......and the help is not......Why shouldthe waitress be required to sweep the floor and wash the service booths in the Carnegie Hotel Dining Room.FREDDIE GRA1R, dapper president of the 12 Counts, fell into the Cedar Gardens at the matinee dance and jam session, and with him was lovely Mattie Tubbs, who smiled at the gentlemen, but wouldn't dance, but not because, as someone said: If Freddie won'tdanet, she’d rather w*alk alone Freddie was out for the first timefrom several w'eeks of seclusion 1ST. SGT. EDDIE MYERS wasmalso on hand at the Cedar Gardens matinee jam session, and the former bass player w as welcomed by many of his old gang of associates, he* •sporting a not too badly injured leg. received in Paris...WANDA GROSS and Gloria arrived at five, to really start the Jive as most colorful couple, regular visitors. Also, in fluttered Helen 2oleman (Madam Peacock), Chuck (Baggy) Brown, also back from service, but still in, to join in a mad opening jam combination with Harris Duling on the bass, Bobby Smith, the mad drummer, Saul Lucas, the rippling pianist, formerly with Duke himself, Handsome Harold, Arnold, Glamorous Caesar Dameron, alto and tenor sax, re- | | ipectively, to make up the original combination which swang during the peak of the Cedar Gardens night club era, and whose departurelignalled it’s end ......,MEISHALA Leibouby, (You pronounce It) West Indian dramatist, srovided the amazing high spot of the jam session at the Gardens last Sunday afternoon with his costume interpretative dancing, one of chose diaper acts, you know, and featured an interpretative effect ofwhat a “Lost Weekend” docs to folks He'll appear again at theGardens this Saturday night, and again at the regular weekly jamif•easipn and dance this coming Sunday afternoon ......; *KING KOLAX ARRIVED late, in keeping with other scheduledappearances in Cleveland, to play for a dance at Carpenter's Hall at E. 135th and Kinsman last Sunday night, with a variety of what it akes and some mad blues numbers sung by Cleveland Vocalist Ray-mond Reed, but the real feature of the evening being King Kolax himself on the trumpet., 1■ lt;:§BILLY ECKSTINE and his band will appear at the Public Auditorium next Wednesday, March 13, and the Atlas Club, promoters, sre conducting a talent audition to discover hidden genius. They are, Raymond Grair, pres.; Oscar Taylor, James R. Brown, John Lawrence, Orlando E. Johnson, and Joseph A. Lindsey B.W.
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Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Mar 09, 1946
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