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[[preprinted]] Page 3 [[/preprinted]] [[begin column 1 of 3]] [[rectangular box with title]] BACK STAGE IN PEORIA By William C. Clay [[end box]] Much praise has been showered upon the orderly prosperous city of Peoria without much thought as to the cause and reason why visitors may come and go without being robbed and molested and the citizens may rest in peace and con- tentment. Behind the scenes the efficient police department is the cause and reason, playing as an important role as any department in the country. During the present administration crimes has been greatly lessened under guidance of one of the young- est and versatile minds in crime de- tection, Chief Fred Naussbaum. Sergeant Harley Cole and "Boob" Smith are two of the main cogs in the machinery of the department. Since this column is based on nite life, entainment, radio and etc. it is interesting as to why they are privileged to en- joy the freedom of their desires with- in the law without fear. St. Louis extended a most cordial invitation to two of Peoria's most popular citizens, Mr. and Mrs. "Briss" Collins. So Briss and his side kick, Margaret, accepted the invitation and were kept so busy attending fights, Ball games, nite clubs and dinners that they didn't hardly had time to breathe. In- quiries were made about some of Peoria's internationally known citi- zens: Joe Allen, Son Glass, Bob Dar- den, Jim Carter, Ted and Lawrence Boyd, Troy Palmer, George Green and others. It seems that this click is known everywhere. Peoria welcomes back two of its former citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Browne. Next month's column will give its space to the popular and beautiful girls of Peoria. [[end column 1 of 3]] [[preprinted]] THE SHOW-DOWN [[/preprinted]] [[begin column 2 of 3]] [[rectangular box with title]] Muggin' in Cleveland's Green Pastures With BUD DOUGLASS [[end box]] Well after last month's initial crack at mag writing, after all these years of rag writing, I expected to get a flock of letters telling me to stick to newspaper work. However since I didn't get the aforementioned letters and pleads to quit, I think I'll try it again. First I want to pay tribute to my fellow scribe, Rollo S. Vest. Thanks Rollo for the honrable mention. Well let's see what the news is here in the Forest City. At present we are getting a break by having Auzie Dial with us. She is at the Elite Club and though she was handi- capped for a while by not having an orchestra behind her, she made so many friends that she is staying even though the summer weather has just about knocked all the nighteries off the midnight map. We are going to lose quite a few familiar faces around here. Baby [[end column 2 of 3]] _____________________________________________________________ [[Picture of Cab Calloway, Bud Douglas, and Duke Ellington at the bottom right-hand corner of the page. They are smiling at the camera]] [[picture caption]] CAB CALLOWAY, BUD DOUGLAS, and DUKE ELLING- TON, talking politics -- maybe. [[end caption]] [[being column 3 of 3]] Hines is going to leave after many years of continuous success. She is to open at the Plantation Club in Detroit in September. We'll miss her but Rollo will take care of her. Sherinda Walker is pulling out after playing at the Cedar Gardens since January. She and her orchestra had become one of the landmarks in Cleveland. They are bound for Little Harlem in Buffalo where Emory Evans is holding forth. Leav- ing for the same place at the same time is Metty Harding, who is go- ing back to her hubby. The old town will be rather bare with these old friends gone and I am sure that they will be missed. Maybe fall will bring new faces that will help us to forget. Booking all sorts of entertainers in Cleveland and throughout this state and Pennsylvania is a former mixologist of Erie, Penn., Eddie Coleman. Eddie has some of the country's leading bands under his direction. The green Green Pastures are looking dismal and burnet and so un- til next time when I hope things will be greener, your Green Pastures correspondent is signing off ... [[end column 3 of 3]]