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Locke Warwick Hits High: Spots'. fJohn Hanover Warwick and Ms four sons—Locke, j Gawge, Beb and Jdvell—operated a barber shop on j Third street near Perry, where business men dropped in to enjoy the quaint philosophy of the former slave. John Hanover’s oldest boy. Locke, was not keen for the razor, bein’ handier, with the banjo, and one day he hopped an .-east-bound freight for Chicago. Locke returned a few years later, pi lied on the-posters as star end-matt of the famous Georgia minstrels. When he stepped along in^the street parade all the cullud gals and boys lined the streets to greet Locke, and Pap Warwick was the proudest man in town- When j Locke sang These Bones Shall Rise Again/’ at the ; Burtis, the cuilud folks nearly raised the root There J wasn’t a coon In nigger-faeaven thdt evenin', sport—! they were boldin’ down reserved seats to show Locke they were strong for him.We had our George Washington In them times, too. George done whitewashln*-and calmmihin’, and j was the first cuHud brother to marry a white gat. George lived near Ninth and Hanrison, and on Sunday afternoons fee dolled up . with plaght. and linen duster, Mrs- George wearin- her big .flowered hat, and when they paraded toe streets they set a hot pace for cuilud society. . *v v. Charlie Gifford with his big white hat and happy smile was a familiar figure. Allho Charlie never heard anything about “mammy* songs, he spilled % j nasty ienorAojuld roll the hones and call for little Jo. with Alonzo Twiggs, Mose Patton, Gus Paine, Billy' Messenger or any of the young sports that inhaled I bean soup at Mistah Hill’s quick lunch counter.A splendid old landmark of the Colored fraternltv was Milton Howard, who worked many -yesfrs for Uncle Sam at the Arsenal and later retired on a j pension. Uncle Milt was a-gifted linguist, havin’ ). fnastered several languages, and with'his- stories I '• from slavery days to the present time he could j| always interest a crowd. j;Henry McGaw lived on Fifth street, where the ! Rock Island station now stands. Henrv introduced J night janitor service for the leadin' doctors and I lawyers, and his'two boys, Scott and Ed, were weli j known arorad town. . ^ , 1Aleck Roberts was one of the beat known boys in \ cnllud circles, and’ in the old days when the Kimball 1 house was the big spot around here. Aleck done J the train ballyhoo act at the Rock Island station/and J later at the big hotels. His foibora voice was familiar to all the travelers of the “Middle West-Happy Day* for Buiejr Boy*.Then there was -that happy trip—.Jake Busey and his brothers, Tom and Jerry. Jake was educated
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Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Sun, Jul 16, 1922
Page 16
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