Chatter-Box "A Youthful Column (by Doris Ann McGill) HI it’s me again with the latest gossip! ^Christmas Eve is just arouud the comer Kids! so remem ber the date....Wens. Dec. 19th.. Cocoanut Grove Ball Room _ Jammin’ the Blues ALL NIGHT? BOOM! who is the certain H°p Cat v/ho says he only goes for the slender, tender and tall type? GONE*** Well girls Bates lei Wensday.will be missed by alii Hay R. W. Correction—Back for nd STILL a great FAVORITE Since 1864 Say “BOTTLE OF METZ PLEASE” ftftiz mWINO COMPANY. OMAHA. NtltASAA good, no can do! ha! ha!> ' Play boys of the Week! Rodge3 and Sara Lee. Slang! you’ll be good! Have you heard? There will be a Tacky Dance. Prizes to the tackiest dresser. Watch this col umn for other information. Hay, Dick! Back from the Attack! . . Mr. Fine is back looking great, or shall I say Pvt. Frank Cottrell. His Xmas suit is a lovely Khaki! good deal Baby Lewis. WHAT’S between our great friend A. M. and I. P. ?I wonder? Old love lingers long! M. C. have you finally decided which one it will be? You know Xmas is right around the corner! you better think fast! The Opera at Central (friday) and satday nite was sharp! every one had a nice time, ha! ha! So I hear! No, didn’t go! Outstanding Clubs of the year... Tomorrow’s World Club! Every thursday nite at the Center. REMEMBER!. It was very wise of Norma Thomas to start a memory book fy • for all the vJ* family... BRAINS Store 1415 HARNEY ST. cccwreNPcctfite • The Best Place in Omaha to Buy Your Bottled Goods is..... Hotel Loyal’s beautiful new. WINE & LIQUOR Store We’ve got the finest and most complete assort ment of Nationally Advertised Brands in the city. We carry a tremendous stock of all the famous Whiskies, Gins, Cordials, Wines and Champagnes and you get these with courteous service and low prices. HOTEL LOYAL __16th St. at Capitol--Adjoining Hotel Entrance Latest Hot Race Records... “20-20 Blues” “Cold Winter Papa”—Delores Brown ... “Hey Boogie” -|05 Cecil Shant . “You Gonna Cry” *|05 “Cecil Knows Better Now” Cecil Shant.. “Standing at My Window” ! My Mama Don’t Allow Me’ by Roy Crudap ! Ed. Patton Music Co. |i “Headquarters for Race Records” j| 1916 Farnam Street J A 4779 Don’t Let GRAY HAIR Gossip About You Gray, drab looking hair is an enemy of your charm and youth. It says to people—“She’s losing her beauty .. . She’s beginning to look old.” Stop this unfair talk—take a new lease on youthful looks—by giving your hair rich, natural looking color and beauty with Larieuse. LOOK YEARS YOUNGER I Color Your Hair This Easy Way lo give your hair new, rich, natural-looking color (black, brown, blonde) start using Gode froy’8 Larieuse Hair Coloring NOW . . . Acts quickly—goes on evenly, easily—won’t rub off or wash out—unaffected by heat— permits permanents and stylish hairdos . . . 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Dick Powel ..James Forest Shirley Temple .Erma Smith Veronica Lake Amelia Orduna Jessie James Kenneth Graham Lana Turner .Pearl Faulkner Gabby .La Rue (Feet) Rog Rogers .Jackie Champes Gang Busters .The Midnite gang SIDE WORD ...are you foolin' ZOOM! Have you noticed the fine hat aBrbara Scott is now wearing? zoom, boom! what hap pened to it Monday on the Cross town? Also lack of sleep... DM. The Club House Cafe is mighty sharp so I hear.wonder why 5 certain Centralites go in every ev ening after school? Wonder do they buy anything besides Pop ?.... NO! experience ans. THE UNSEEN. What certain gangster gave a criminal 150 days to live and about 5 minutes later took about 10 shots? (P. M. of course) ha! ha! Old Timers are: Donnie Davis, Toykeo, Lawrence Gregory, Alice Holcomb, Dorothy Hill. Little Jean Reggins and Smilin’ Jack! Only 11 more days til Christmas and Old St. Nick will pass me up once more! Another year of cheer Charles Washington is back lookin’ nice! A RE BOUP! Again the mighty Bob Cats will strike BC vs. South Omaha Mon day night. Spring is spring, Fall is fall. .. Winter’s comes, It’s cold as usual! I’ll never for get the first cold day in Decem ber! I LIKE TO FROZE! Smile! PICK— Kathyrn Wilburn, Lorrain Jack son, Lucille Foxall, Marcelline Floyd, Velma Watkins (at school mon.) and Ruth Booker! in your spare time see them! ZIP! wonder what’s up Itchy’s sleeve.is he really going to kill our good friend tracy or is that just a gag? Poor thing! The jump on the hill Sunday nite was a good deal! the flock at the Rock is st’ll cal! ' (miw paui Robeson) Author of the recently ,pubushed"african journey" WHICH WAS STARTED IN 1936 WHEN SHE AND HER SON PAUL!TRAVELED THR0U6OUT AFRICA AND WAS NINE YEARS IN THE WRITING ONCE WORKED AS A TECHNCIAN IN Surgical pathology at the. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN N.V., SHE IS NOW STUDYING FOR HER PH.0 DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY. WHO WAS THE FIRST NEGRO ELECTED ASSOCIATED JUSTICE OF THE MEW YORK CITY COURT AT AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $11,500*STARTIN6 JAN 1944-FOR A i TEN YEAR TERM-WORKED HIS WAY f THROUGH YALE BY WAITING ON TABLES ' WASHING DISHES‘AND COLLECTING / BILLS AND WON HIS PHI BETA KAPPA'^f**5^ ! KtY *. _ C«wH Lumber Col £ Always Gives More than $ £ the Mere Commodity for X > which You Pay. X :;KE-5811 24th & Boydf IT UL GREEN AND HER ORCHESTRA MAKES BOW ON SOUTHERN TOUR | _ 111 v\ ^ ,\'" o° cf V* / ^ ' IPS Photo Exclusive to Ted Yutes PehllcsHoue Lil GREEN, the blues queen, one of the top ranking Bluebird and Decea recording artists who on her Initial appearance in New York played the popularly frequented Blue Angel nitery- She was held over for six weeks and since that time has been a sensational singing star. The star debuts with Her 15 Rhythmas ters—playing key southern cities commencing Octo ber 26—going on location at the celebrated Willie Davis "hot” spot in Miami. Florida, for ten days enroute. After playing the Deep South Lil will lead her musical men through the Southwest playing Texas, and Oklahoma on a one-nighter jaunt that should prove highly entertaining to music and dance lovers. Itinerary calls for dates in Asheville. N. C.; Macon, Ga.; Atlanta. Ga.; Columbus, Ga.; Columbia. S. C.; Birmingham. Ala.; Panama City. Fla.; Mobile. Ala ; Pensacola. Fla.; Jackson. Miss.; and Monro*. Louisiana. Other dates call for *PPearanc“ y Shreveport, Pa.: Baton Rouge, La.; Biloxi, Mia*., and Alexandria, Louisiana. f , To Re-open Famed Cotton Club In Harlem > IPS Photo Exclusive to Ted Yates Publications Andy Kirk and His Orchestra with Beverly White will re-open Harlem’s newest, smartest nitery Club Sudan. The hot spot now owned and operated by Negroes will cater exclusively to the exclusive set Kirk's band will feature new compositions and give to New York diversion seekers the best in muslo both sweet 'n' hot Formerly the Cotton Club the nitery has remodeled and redecorated and according U oredictions will "out-smart" other cabarets in gay Manhattan Dark brown!; Eyes, Jap brown shape! We’ll leave it up to you feet about 5 1-2 (perty big my opinion) I think she’s swell. At tention, if you find this description j taken it’s because you’re slow. You know Norma Thomas, Jerry Graham, Mary Carter, Costetta Eubanks, are finding something to do.what? you said it! Hurrah! Central's first game was last thursday in Basketball .. .score 45, Elkhom 37, nice game Reynolds. Is aby Doll still carrying the torch for our Cave man, R. C?. your right!!! LOADS OF FUND! Haddie and Gladys Williams, Loretta Prager, Darlene King, Ethel Burt, and field mouse! DID YOU KNOW Dillinger the 2d is J. L. F?' WONDER—why a certain fel low around town calls himself the Honey dripper? If its the sami person I think it is, please return by comb! You’ve had ;t 3 week: now! PDQ, (smile). FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! The Grand opening of the teen Agers lounge opens the 15th Heat music and food.what else could you want at the Snack shop. Mr. Davis propr., says come in and lounge all day.no cover charge! Don’t forget Grand Open ing December 15th. .Latest Records—Cottage for Sale; Leap Frog Blues and Around the Clock! Bealie’s Boogie! SUPPLIZED... P.F.C. Homer Swader was here in the fair city for a few days lookin’ fine as us ual left for home, Chicago last tuesday nite! Stationed in Calif ornia, good deal Homer. GUESS WHO? ?? Age .17, Weight 112, Height 4 ft. 11 inches, Ambition . Love, Hair . Coal black. Eyes Dark brown, Hangout Home ? Pep Peeve . Girls Smoking on Street, Complexion . Teasing brown, Nickname ...tillie! Last Week’s Guess Who was William Harrison. CHOSEN PRESIDENT JACK WARD, North Omaha i Appliance dealer, was chosen j president of the Electric Appli ance Dealers Association at a meeting of the group December 7 in Omaha. Other oficers are Leo Unger, Council Bluffs, vice-president, and Joseph Brehm, Omaha, treasurer. Elected to serve as a board of directors were: John Kresl, F. E. Maxson, Glen Miller, and George Roth of Omaha; John Wack of Council Bluffs; Les Strain of Lin coln; and Carl Kohlmeyer of Fre mont. Previously elected board members who will also serve are E. W. Bause and Frank Resnick. The Association is an affiliate of the Nebraska-Iowa Electrical Council. It is operative in Nebi aska and western Iowa. HOT UPS PAGE TOP DISC ARTIST Oran "Hot Lips" Page, the ace of the trumpet, has been listed as the top record artist by diversion seekers frequenting the ‘hot’ spots along the Gay White Way. While playing the Onyx Club he receiv ed a scroll from a group of Colum bia University students acclaim ing Page "their choice as the top record star of tomorrow.’’ Formerly trumpet artist with Artie Shaw and His Band, Page now leading his own ork, has wax ed three tunes that are top sellers. ‘Paging Mr. Page” and "Uncle Sam Blues” for Savor Records and "Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You” for Commodore put the bandlead er vp there with the leading maesj tros. GOOD READING every week ★ The GREATER Omaha Guide On Sale at Your Local Drugstore.