The St. Paul Branch of the NAACP presented “Top Flight, a Musical Fantasia” on October 25, 1944, in the theater section of the St. Paul Municipal Auditorium.  It was described as a vaudeville arrangement with:

• Twin City talent
• Stars from Chicago
• Snookum Russell and His Hollywood Orchestra
• Vocalist Iona Wade

100 seats were given away free to purchasers of $25 war bonds.