Word: ken
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years ago the Courier defeated a Lincoln mayor when he disagreed with it on parking meters. Now it is thumping away at an airport for feeder lines, a war memorial. It still puts out a lively, fortnightly tabloid, with pinups, for local boys overseas. Executive Editor Ken Goodrich prods news out of 19 rural correspondents, runs locally-written guest editorials. His five full-time staffers write on copy paper of different colors, so that he can tell at a glance who wrote what...
Lettermen who voted for captain were: Bill McDaniel, Bob Kennedy, Don Swegan, Paul Champion, Dave Mackintosh, Lou DiLuzio, Bill Fisher, John Coan, Howie Foster, Chester Pierce, Ed Dewey, Frank LeBart, Mal Allen, Bob Faber, John Grady, Paul O'Leary, Charlie Roche, Bill Jackson, Peter Harwood, Ken O'Donnell, Herb Fritts, Marvin Jenkins, Bill Mielke, Hal Miller, Cowen, Tom Tennant, jack McDonald, and Manager Bob Palmer...
...other day I ran into Johnny Field, who played bass with Bill Davison's all star crew at the Ken in 1943. Personnel included the late Rod Cless, clarinet, James P. Johnson, plan, Kaiser Marshall, drums, Sandy Williams, trombone, and Bill himself on cornet...
...informal atmosphere at the weekly Sunday afternoon jam sessions, where one could walk around with a drink in had sans the bother of officials attempting to enforce Boston's Sunday liquor laws. Everyone in jazz, even those in service stationed nearby, was sure to drop in at the Ken. PeeWee the Great came in one Sunday and stayed for a few weeks. Three or four Pepsi's flavored by the smoky atmosphere were sufficient to send Mr. Russell to dreamland, so the drummer invested in a small bell which gave with resonance when tapped by a drum stick. When...
Unfortunately, "Jazz Band Ball" and the blues have been replaced by a nickle serenade, and jazz no longer reigns at the Ken, nee Theatrical, Club. Next week this column will discuss the Savoy Cafe (before and after), and we're happy to say that there is an after at the Savoy with Frankie Newton opening there this coming Monday. Incidentally, the above mentioned PeeWee Russell will also soon be back in Boston: Sunday afternoon at the Jazz Society's concert in the Copley Terrace, 30 Huntington Avenue...