Ex-Store Clerk Is Operator of Stork Club
George Tucker profiles Sherman Dillingsley, Oklahoma born ex-store clerk turned owner of the Stork Club, detailing his rise from prohibition era speakeasy to New York’s famed nightclub. The piece recounts his ventures, partnerships, and key moments shaping the club’s prominence.
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Stork Club
George Tucker
York
Sherman Billingsly
Oklahoma
the Stork
Sh. Regis
el Morocco
Stark
Billingstey
Sherman Dillingsley
Will Rogers
Hazel Donnelly
Billingsley
California
Omaha
Toleday
West Virginia
Detroit
New York
Brnox
Billingsley Terrace
Sherman Garage
Oklahama
Stork
West 5Ath Street
East 51St Street
Hillingsley
Texas Guinan
Walter Winchell
Winchell
New
East 11St Street
Repeal
East Sard
Local Men Aged 18 to 20 in 5th Registration
The Star begins serial publication of 694 Hempstead county men listed in the Fifth registration for Selective Service dated June 30. Questionnaires are sent as men reach age 20, covering ages 15, 19, and 20, with names published day by day. The list includes many individuals by name and number, reflecting the breadth of local enlistment activity.
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The
Star
Hempstead County
Selective Service
Bob Sterling Enlists With Quiet Resolve
Hollywood actor Robert Sterling, age 26, joins the armed services after a personal decision made last May 16. Described as boyishly handsome and popular with fans and colleagues, Sterling explains there was a job to do and he chose to serve. He has long aspired to be an actor, but now commits to service with straightforward, serious resolve.
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Hollywood
Bob Sterling
Miami
Bob
Columbia
New York
20H
Metro
Ann Sothern
Bob Taylor
Garbo
Gable
Lana Turner
Tern
Robbin Coons
Flo
Robert Sterling
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Sama Ag
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Sol Durwood Barnard HL
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Fernest N. Jones
Williamn J. Cox
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R. C
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Doyle Marvin Deane
Clarence Williamson
Fielden
Donaldso Jue
Nathan Thomas Sam E. H. Williams
Robert Alexander
Melvin R. Parsons
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Mack McCoy, Jr
Calvin Kirk Thomas Brewer
James A. Collier
Robert E. Ll. Aaron Shredreck Thorntor
Henry C. Murphy
Miles F. Lisenby
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Marvin Q. Honea
Kestion B
Clark
Menagriz Howard M. Jones
Jerry Jefferson
Phillip B. Knight Or
Lee Evans Lee Wyatt Ray T. Wilson
George Howard Bennie B. Gilmore
Henry W Walker
Elvin May &. F. Sullivan, Jr
Ervin Daniel Lomous McCough Cay Howard Cleme J. D. Duke
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J. Lencey
James Stuared
Geo. T. Sampson
Jolly Witherspoon
Dudley L. Stephens
Cletus B
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Frank Turner
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William Glenhann
George Delaney
Kenneth L. Harmo
Glendon R. Frentz
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Huntington
Ind
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Hope
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Patmos
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White
Emmet
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Wan
Hope, Ark
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Col
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Ati
Hone
Fulton, Ark
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Washington, Ark
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