New York Amsterdam News — 1963-05-15
1963
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6 • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat, May 15, 1963
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4/ G€0R6e PALME
(ice, I almost missed the deadline. But, when our
>C R .let set down at Idlewild from Miami Beach, Ela.,
ie land of sunshine, where we attended the Annual
lecting of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America,
nc , my boss and I didn't even stop for red lights as
,e headed straight to the office to keep the press roll-
ng. It was a wonderful four days, but more about the
appenings next week.
OUR NEXT CAMP FUND AFFAIR WILL BE
1ELD IN THE LA FAMILLE. 2017 5th Ave., ON MON
DAY. MAY 27. HOSTESS FOR THE EVENING WILL
JE ELAINE GRAYSON.
Sunday was Selbra Hayes’ birthday, and a lovely
ime it was at the Midway Lounge. If you missed the
•elebration it’s still not too late to gu by wish her
nany happy returns.
Round-Up From Last Monday Night
The amount taken in at the Gold Brick Inn was
178,00. Added to our old balance of $2,891.03, there is
low a total of $3,079.03 in the Camp Fund.
WE RE HEADED DOWN THE STRETCH FOR
THE CAMP FUND, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE
FOUR CONTRIBUTION, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE.
DO IT NOW . . .
Donors
Stoney Harris, Car Traders — $6.00; Linnette Phil
lips, Linnette’s Lounge — $5.00; Dorothy Crawford,
Bird Cage — $5.00; Ike, Dot’s Red Tip Lounge — $5.00;
Natalie DeLoache, Lenox Florist — $3.50; Benny Ash
burn. Dewar’s White Label — $3.00; Selbra Hayes,
Midway Lounge — $3.00; Ralph Bastone, Palm Cafe —
$3.00; Martin D. Liss, Cutty Sark Scotch — $3.00; A1
Denham, Ballantine Scotch — $3.00; George Brandt,
Canadian Club Whiskey — $3.00; La Famille — $3.00;
Dawn Cafe — $3.00; Dorothea Hoskins — $2.00; Herbie
Walker, Golden Eagle — $2.00; Louise Speller, Dawn
Cafe — $2.00; Mary Lee, Central Park Lounge — $2.00;
Frieda Harris, Fantasia Bar — $2.00; Louise Patterson,
721 Bar ~ $1.50.
Madeline Jones; Jean Phillips; Hank Bach, 7
Up Bottling Co.; Robert Logan, Pepsi Cola Bottling
Co.; Dr. A1 Robertson; George Todd; Paul Price;
Peter Harrison; Clarice Palmer; Dan Pervis; Lewis
D. Jefferson; Bob Early. Old Smuggler; Irene
Cobb; Joe Jackson; Rose Timmons; Joe Wells,
Wells Music Lounge; Winnie; Lou Stevens; Ray
Clark; Jimmy Rowe; Earl Edwards; Obera and Charles
Jones; Phil Gordon; Minnie, Dante’s; Sandy, Dante’s;
Johnny Williams, Salon Of Tomorrow; C. Kennedy;
Evelyn Davis; Johnny Rockett; Jimmie Beard; Lt. Gil
•lard Thompson, 369th. Jr. Guard.
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Prize Winners
1st.—Louise Speller, Cutty Sark Scotch; 2nd.—Lewis
Jefferson, Martin’s WO; 3rd.—Dotty Crawford, Pint
Flask of Dewar’s White Label; 4th.—Jimmy King, Cutty
Sark Scotch; 5th.—Dr. A. L. Robertson, Canadian Club
Whiskey; 6th.—Ray Arrington, Pint Flask Dewar’s
White Label; 7th.—Jimmy Rowe, Cutty Sark Scotch;
8th.—Earl Edwards, Canadian Club Cocktail Glasses;
9th.—Winnie, Case of Pepsi Cola.
IN N.Y. DEBUT — Giant bass-
baritone Valentine Pringle is
making his New York debut at
the Village Gate where he open
ed last week along with blues
singer Sam “Ligbtnin’ ’’ Hop
kins and organist Jimmy Smith.
This trio remains there-through
June 2.
30 Make Semi-Finals
In Tip-Top Talent Hunt
Singers
voting as
were chosen to complete a list
of 30 acts advancing to the semi
final round of the Ward Tip-Top
Talent Hunt.
again dominated the. Apollo. To the runnerup will go
the final group of 10 a Fisher hi fi stereo phonograph
with stereo radio. Third prize
will be a Revere stereo tape re
corder.
The 30 acts are being re-broad
cast now over WWRL on the Hal
Jackson Sl«ow oS the biggest am
ateur talent search in New York
in recent years nears a climax.
From the semi-final broadcast
competition, 15 acts will be nam
ed on the basis of balloting with
Tip-Top product labels to ap
pear on stage at the Apollo Thea
tre Monday night, June 3.
Heading the Group C band of
10 qualifiers was singer Johnny
Hicks of 71 W. 131st St. with a
total of 11,945 votes. In second
place were The Centrellas of 27
Summer Ave., Great Neck, L.I.
The Centrellas, a quartet of girl
singers, finished in front of an
other singing group, The Casta
ways of 102-36 43rd Ave., Corona.
Others to qualify were:
4. Barbara Davis of 724 Col
Grond Prize
umbus Ave.
Grand prize- in the Talent Hunt
is a year's recording contract
and a week’s engagement at the
5. The Starliners of 3303 Great
Neck Rd., Amityville.
6. The Keys of 337 Powell St.,
SHOP TALK—When a group of
salesmen get together the talk
is strictly business, even at the
Monday Night Get-Together
where there is always the
night-life chatter..From left:
Herb Nash, Vat 69; Marty
Liss, Cutty Sark; Warwick
Sealy, Seagrams Distillers;
Wesley Powell, Peerless Im
porters; and Dan Arrindell,
Cutty Sark. (Photo by Gilbert)
Brooklyn.
St., Hempstead, L.I.
7. Eddie Banks of 52 Clinton
Alfonzo Scott of 112 Remsen
Ave., Hempstead, L.I., with 5,-
305 votes, headed the list. The
8. Kathryn Lawrence of 118-23 5 first 10 to gain the semifinals
204th St., St. Albans, L.I. in voting were led last week
9. The Dynamic Four of 21-10 J by a female vocalist, Lena Cox
2nd Ave.
of 610 E. 11th St.
10. Patricia Batson of 112-36
205th St. Hollis, L.I.
Another “singing single’’ pac
ed last week’s 10 acts that quali
fied for the semi-finals of the
Tip-Top Talent Hunt.
Second in the newest group of
10 qualifiers were The Heartbrea
kers of 33 Cecil Ave., Glen Cove,
L.I., who trailed Scott by less
than 50 votes. Close up in third
place were The Persians of 106-
56 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst
They were followed in order by:
The Lovells of 67 Summer Ave.,
Brooklyn; The Larks of 1473-5
Fulton Ave., Brooklyn; Juanita
Gray of 56 N. Oxford Walk, Brook
lyn; Carolyn Bolling of 142 W.
133rd St.; Jimmy Wonder of 121-
19 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica; The
Dynamics of 704)1 70th St., Glen
dale, L.I.; and Vinny and the
Del-Fi’s of 132-05 Metropolitan
Ave., Richmond Hill.
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Apollo Show
To Benefit
N.Y. CORE
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Tom
Poston, Rudy Vallee, Jimmy
Rushing and Clark Terry will be
among the headliners at special
performance for New York
CORE at the Apollo Theatre on
May 31 at midnight. Dick Grego
ry will entertain via long distance
telephone from California. Hal
Jackson will act as emcee.
Part of the proceeds from the
benefit will be given to a trust
fond for the children of William
L. Moore, the CORE member
who was murdered in Alabama
while on a Freedom Walk from;
Tennessee to Mississippi for inte
gration.
Among the other stars who will
appear at the gala midnight
show are Tito Puente, Ray Bar
rett o, Marie Knight, Tert Fran-
cis, Marie SimmoM, Jean Shep
ard, Curlie Hamner, and Her
man Foster.
RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL LOUNGE
CHINESE-AMERICAN CUISINE
BUND
DISHES
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' Showtime Friday & Saturday featuring
KIM IRWIN
Dancing Wednesday thru Sunday to
RUDY MANTY'S ORCHESTRA
NEVER A COVER CHARGE!
THE EXCITINGLY "NEW" AND FABULOUS
JOE WELLS-Garden Supper Club
extends you a warm, and cordial, invitation to
something extraordinarily "DIFFERENT"
A GALA
"CARIBBEAN NITE"
DATE:
8HOW TIME:
FEATIRfRiC,
Appearing NHely
and Hit Trio
Memorial Dny "EVE” May 29th. 19«J
10:04 P.M.
Caribbean filar • and Entertainment
Vln strnnf—Panama Combo
I.anre Horen from the Rahamaa
Loola Ray—Famana Calypaanlan
Mallele Rla, Mlatreaa of Ceremonlea
^REFRESHMENTS "FREE" (CARIBBEAN STYLE)
' DELICIOUS ISLAND DISHES
Came and meet new-fonnd. and old-loat frlenda at JOE WELLS, Garden
Sapper Clnb, 2249 7th Arenne. New York City.
PHONE: AUdubon 3-9197 for Reservations
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PARTY TIME AT THE
IN THE HEART
OF HARLEM
<K209 W. 125th St.
MQ 2 4362_____
VISIT OUR SPACIOUS and LUXURIOUS
RESTAURANT AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE
DELICIOUS LUNCHEONS AND DINNERS SERVED DAILY
FEATURING NIGHTLY
FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE
CURLIE HAMNER
AND HIS ALL STAR BAND
£ 55 # &
LEN FONG RESTAURANT
3533 BROADWAY
NEAR WEST 145 ST.
NEW YORK 31, N. Y. - AU 1-7270
authentic Cantonese Cuisine and good American Food
SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL OCCASIONS
BANQUETS • RECEPTIONS • DINNERS
Cocktail Lounge and Air Conditioning
Orders Prepared To Take Out
O'
RESTAURANT A BAR
Amsterdam Ava. at 158th St.
"INSOUCIANTLY YOURS" WA 3-9749
____DINE
at TONY ft ASH STEAK
HOUSE
MERENDA’S " /W
Couplet* Inoiktooi - Dinner
154th St. A 7th Ava.
Ain Corti
AD 4-9739
GOLD BRICK INN
Mtaibir Aaitrkaa liyrnt I Oiaar'i (lab
FINEST FOODS SERVED AT ALL TIMES
Chinese American Cuisine
The Place To Go Before And After The Show
1702 AMSTERDAM AVL at 144th ST. AU 1-6161
DAWN
TOP CLUB
354 WEST US STREET
Rl 9 5200
HARLEM'S NEWEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE RESTAURANT AND BAR
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AU 3-8792
CHINESE-AMERICAN DINING ROOM ,
AMSTERDAM AVL at 157th ST.
"SAVE WHILE YOU RAVE"
MADRID BAR & GRILL
1902 7th Avenue near 116th Street
UN 4-934S
NOTED FOR OUR
DELICIOUS STEAKS, CHOPS
CHICKEN and RICE DINNERS
SFRVEO DAILY
At Bar — NORMA ELLISON. LUCY FONTF AND BROTHER BRAXTON
"VISIT OUR COMFORTABLI LOVE SEAT LOUNGE"
MEET YOCR FRIENDS AT THF
Now Available Far Receptions, Cocktail Partial,
Meeting Roam, at Attractive Rates
GOLDEN Grill C,‘r,: X,A..
PATSY. Trap
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CHOP HOUSE &
SEA FOOD
313-315 WIST 125th Street
Rl 9-9146 -9116
CHOICE WINES
&
LIQUORS
SHOWPLACE ON THE HILL
FORMERLY "BRANKERS"
92 St. Nicholas PI. at 155th St.
Featuring, 'The Gloria Coleman Trio’
with Exotic Dancer Princess Tamara
Every Sunday - Matinee 3 Til 8
Presenting, 'The Car, Perkins Trio'
PRIVATE ROOMS AVAILABLE for CATERED AFFAIRS A DANCES
Visit the Colorful Haitian Hut — Fri. & Sat.
CARLO'S
BAR & GRILL
3910 WHITE PLAINS ROAD
Between 222 & 223 St.
Formerly from Ringside
169 St. & Brook Ave.
222 W. 116th St., N.Y. 26 UN 4-9213
ARROZ CON iPOLLO 0 PAELLA VALENCIANA
Open 12 Naan to 1 A.M. — Friday ft ftatorday Open Until I AM.
WE'RE FAMOUS FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
But still doing hutinnu at the
SELBRA'S MIDWAY LOUNGE
415 W. nsik Stn.1
To Serve You, Beatrice, Rom, Roberta, Lonnie $ Leroy
UN 4-9220
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