Around New York by Ted Yates and Big Band News
A string of showbiz notes from midwestern and northeastern venues. Todd Rhodes and his band score big at the Trocadero in Columbus. Sonny Thompson thrills Sag inaw promoters. Tiny Bradshaw tours the Midwest with strong box office at Detroit’s Paradise Theatre. Billy Eskstine auto crash rumor denied. Joe Thomas comments on NY weather while a cold spell hits. Dick Boone reports on Joe Louis fighting prospects and possible comeback against Walcott and others.
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Todd Rhodes
Trocaveria
Columbus
Ohio
Sonny Thompson
Saginaw
Michigan
Sonny
Tiny Bradshaw
Midwest
Paradise Theatre
Detroit
Billy Eskstine
Cleveland
Collim
Joe Thomas
Dick Boone
Joe Louis
Louis
Charles, Walcott
Dinah Washington and Earl Bostic in Fort Lauderdale show
The December 17 City Auditorium concert headlines a racially inclusive event with free admission for Negroes. Dinah Washington and Earl Bostic Orchestra will perform while the Whites fund the attraction. Other notes include Roy Brown feted in three cities and Stork Club discrimination report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Dinah Washington
Earl Bostic
City Auditorium
Tiny Bradshaw
Earl Theatre
Phiia
Roy Brown
Kansas City
Kan
Evansville
Indiana
Omaha
Nebraska
Arnett Cobb
Harlem
Apollo Theatre
James Moody
Tab Smith
Roy Milton
Joe Liggins
Midwest
Eddie Vincen
Allan MacMillan
PAL
Sudan
Johnny and
George
Cafe Society
Dooley Wilson Stars in Harvey at Lane College Jackson
Dooley Wilson headlines Lane College’s artist series touring Harvey as Elwood P Dowd the famed six foot invisible rabbit. The production joins a distinguished list of actors who have played the role since Mary Chase's play debuted in 1944. Lane College will host an instructors recital on January 25 as the next college attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fay
James Stewart
Joe E. Brown
Burgess Meredith
Rudy Vallee
Bert Lahr
Stuart Erwin
James Dunn
Bert Wheeler
Sid Fields
Jack Buchanan
Barry Gray
Wilson
Harvey
Lane College
Land Grant Colleges May Get ROTC Unit
The federal Office of Education ruled that Negro land grant colleges must provide military training to receive federal funds. A state by state survey is underway to evaluate compliance. States operating separate White and Negro land grant colleges include Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ANP
Federal
Office of Education
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Beating The Gun and Garden Histories Recalled
New York readers learn of Madison Square Garden’s lineage from earlier Gardens on Madison Avenue. The piece notes Barnum’s Hippodrome era, Gilmore's Garden, and Stanford White designs, with references to Morgan and Mills. It also revisits boxing figures like Clarence Henry, Archie Moore, and historical baseball scenes from 1910 15 including Dizzy Dismukes and Jose Mendez in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
ANP
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Joe Breen
Madison Square
Madison Avenue
East 26Th Street
New York and Harlem Union Depot
Phineas T. Barnum
Gilmore
Harlem
Obidiah Green
Willrose Musical Club
Clarence Henry
Bob Baker
Henry
Cannonball” Green
Obie
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Ted Yates
Becaus
Independent Press Service
New York 14
N. Y
Stork
N.Y
Josephine Baker
Monaghan
Miss Baker
Stork Club
Benjamin B
62Nd St
Miami
Fia
Doley Wilson’s
North’s Travel Bureau
N.W
3Rd Ave
McQueen
14Th St
5Th Ave
Cigers Cigarettes and
Miami Times
Cannonball
Thompson
Archie Moore
al Weill
Rocky Marciano
Moore
Joe Maxim
Yesteryear
C. J. Taylor
Indianapolis Abc’s
Pittsburg Pirates
Howard Camitz
Dismukes
ABC
Jose Mendez
John McGraw
Brooklyn
Giant
Islanders
McGraw
Mendez
Christy Mathewson
Nap” Rucker
Havana
Cuba
Almendares Club
NY Times
Mathewson
3Rd Avenue
Eaery
Kotex
Mexana
Bayer
Johnson
Johnson’s Baby Oil
Carter
Yardley Soap
Bond Street
Yardley Hand Cream
Yardley Night Cream
Yardley Foundation Cream
Yardley
King’s Men
Fostoria
Corey Percolator
Cologne
Page Boys
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