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Hewwwpßiam' the International Con- Removed from That Company Vanderbilt Clan, in Which Fixtures POR Federation Of MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI. FLORIDA U.S. REFUSES BARBA DOS SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1952 PAGE SEVEN them plenty of cash Confidentially For thousands have bought It and America read it. LEADERS, APOLOGIZES Their work is a great education By ANDY RAZAF FOR ANP In how to spread hate through KINGSTON, Jamaica (ANP) of the nation, —-The United States government, oles and Lynn Hope’s crew drew Two writers deserve lots credit very 8,000 admissions Beach. With nothing to say, and they It’s most Confidential and a few days ago, apologized to the at Carr’s essential . Maryland recently . said it, Government of Barbados, 8.W.1., Theatrically Yours Dinah To who' mie-information. Washington just clicked at Bird- Their book, full of trash brought all love for detention of, and subsequent By LARRY DOUGLASS refusal of entry to the U.S. of land . Ben Smith, his sax and going strong Grantley Adams, majority party his band still at Harlem’s Baby Grand . Singer leader of Barbados House of As- NEW YORK (Global) Tin sembly. Wynonie Harris is reported to Pan Alley rumors are that Henry have bought a trailer that once Bound for Berlin to attend a Glover of King Records will be belonged to a member of the meeting of HewWWPßiam' the International Con- removed from that Company Vanderbilt clan, in which fixtures POR federation of . Dave Kapp Free Trade since was fired . Unions, Eli . alone are worth over $15,000 . pal Adams sought passage through was fired as head of Victor Rec- Joe Louis is now spiring a singer New York. On arrival at New ords . James Moody Band and named Dorothy Parker. He’s her York’s Bab embarked on a 12- International Air Port, he Gonzales personal manager . MGM re- . was detained by immigration of- weeks nation wide tour . Jose- cording artist, Billy Eckstine is ficers who informed him he would phine Baker knocking them cold reported cancelling SIO,OOO worth . be herded off to Ellis Island. in South America . Billy Eck- of dates to play in the Negro Adams askdd to be sent back to stine, currently at New York’s Co- National Open Golf Tournament Canada where he boarded a plane pacabana, has bought Adam Hats in August in his home town, for Berlin. for all disc jockeys . MGM re- Pittsburgh. cording artist, Tommy Edwards, J Barbados protested through the 1 | clicking Broadway’s Para- ' British government. The secre- is at Roy Campanella to record a distilled m . Louis I tary the mount theatre That Joe baseball 6ong for Savoy Records DAT GIN M of state for colonies got ago New g party two weeks at . in depart- Eartha Kitt still at the Blue touch with the state Plaza, introducing Washington York Belmont Angel . Joyce Bryant clicking ment in and the Co- Kentucky new bourbon . lonial Attache to the British Em- Joe’s at La Vie En Rose Eddie Hey- bassy. whiskey, was really great. Joe wood, the MGM recording artist, yet! . Bourbon is the best . The A^r, Later, the Barbados government Louis still at the Embers Club $125 Bryant *i= Willie Boatride is a must 1 received from the American con- "V . Jimmy Munday at Gi a full apology from the U.S. Billy Daniels at the Roxy Arranger sul sings Kentucky Party government with explanation Theatre . Norene Tate at Louis’ Bourbon . ‘.he Bon Soir in the Village . Catherine Basie (Count’s wife) FSjJI that the incident happened Lexington avenue two through misunderstanding. The Slim Gaillard still clicking at walking up • • GRAIN . weeks ago with her daughter. FROM AMERICAN 90 PROOF. consulate also said an apolo- Broadway’s Downbeat Club FIRST GIN DISTILLED IN AMERICA DISTILLED that is CORPORATION, PEEHSKILL, N. Y gy was being sent direct to Kay Starr’s latest release with- THE FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING Adams. out a doubt blues. This writer is , wondering whether or not her A barrister at law, Adams is recording company will put her FIRST NEGRO the distinguished coloured West in the '‘rhythm and blues” de- MARINES Indian who around 1949, raised partment, since she is not a Negro. a rumpus at the Paris Confer- ASSIGNED TO Enjoy your favorite ence of the World Federation of Billy Bowen, the new MGM re- Trades Union, in defence of cording artist, and his Butterball CONN. BASE beverages beneath American and United Kingdom Four, guest the will be artists on LONDON, Conn. moonlight palm foreign and colonial policies. He Herb Show, NBC-TV on NEW and Shriner (ANP) Eight Negro marines had struck hard against the So- Tuesday, July 15,* at 12:45 p.m. in taking . intentions and was recently set a precedent trees at viet Socialist . The Inkspots story concern- by Russian a new post here. as a result, dubbed ing the rift between co-owners are the satellites, of the imper- The tan leathernecks “a tool Charlie Fuqua and Bill Kenny first of their race to be assigned ialist powers.” broke last week in the press duty at the U.S. Naval Submarine throughout the country . Lar- feeling ran high base here. In Jamaica, ry Darnell and Wynonie Harris this week, against the frequent at Harlem’s They and 21 white marines re- West were a sensation insults being meted out to Apollo last ported for duty here to replace by theatre week. Indian government leaders the a similar number of marine vet- U.S. government. Norman Wash- for discharge in Balladeer Harry Belafonte went erans scheduled ington Manley who himself was August, Capt. James T. Cronin, into the Alhambra in Cleveland pushed off to Ellis Island on a clicking USMC, commanding officer of the couple of years for two weeks. He’s there Barracks, visit to America Coleman Base Marine announced. Roy Eldridge and ago, the British Embassy new contingent, recent blamed play together as The Washington for not making Hawkins set to graduates of the recruit training in Boys will front a rhythm sufficiently stern representations a team. at Parris Island, S.C., will BHADDIE WARD, PROP. on road dates. They center U.S. officials against these section their undergo a one-week indoctrina- to set to go into New York’s FOR 19 He added that the im- are tion course here. After their YOUR HOBT atrocities. Hot Lips various Birdland this month training they mem- migration officers at the few sides for King will serve as YEARB Paige cut a bers of regular detachment, ports of entry in the United he left for Eu- the BHADDIE “DADDY” WARD distinguished for Records before doing guard and police work. States were rope. toughness than for intelligence. Other sources here feel that the Joe Holliday just closed the right government was to de- . and U.S. Birdland . Charles Brown tain every leader of political his band at Farmdell, Dayton, O. Caribbean, that . thought in the as August 11-17 . Wild Bill Davis would bludgeon them into ac- clicking at Pep’s in Philadelphia a cep.ing federation and self-gov- . Paul Williams Ork, the Ori- ernment in the Caribbean area. & & D H Construction0 HAS MOVED TO THEIR NEW LOCATION When In Need of .. IN LIBERTY CITY AT DRIVING SCHOOL SERVICE Call For The Best I*• 6306 N.W. 15th Avenue CALL—LIBERTY CITY OFFICE— 84-7032 I _ jjjjr MAIN OFFICE— 48-1119 And will now take contracts and guarantee completion on all types of homes, stores, and buildings in Liberty City, Brown Sub and Coconut Grove. If you have a lot in Liberty City with a SO* frontage we can get you FHA financing. Prices are at a very low level and now is the time to build. We can get you a First Mortgage. 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