(WOMENS HISTORY) Program for the Joe Louis Service Guilds Pa

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(WOMEN'S HISTORY.) Program for the Joe Louis Service Guild's "Parade of Movie Stars." Illustrated. [28] pages. 4to, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, printed blue wrappers, minor wear, mount remnants on rear wrapper; minor toning to contents, light vertical fold. Chicago, 5 May 1946

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The Joe Louis Service Guild was a women's club founded in 1942 to support Chicago's Black servicemen, and became a general civic and charity organization after the war. The great boxer's on-again, off-again wife Marva Louis was a founding member, though no longer active in the club by 1946; she is featured on page 4. This program was issued for the club's "Parade of Stars," which featured members and friends portraying famous film stars in scenes from current films: Ruth Toles as Lena Horne, Lloyd Washington as Charlie Chan, and dozens more. Marva Louis made a very special appearance as Marlene Dietrich. Much of the program is devoted to advertisements for Chicago's Black-owned businesses. None in OCLC.