Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-11-26
This World
GOSSIP COLUMNS.
Cecil e. Newman

Most sepia sheets have the Walter
Winchell bug. Even the localities
use number gossip items with IS
sprinkled thruout Formerly we went
in for the same type of stuff. All of
these so called gossip columns must
use names and in small community
like this We columner soon runs out
of names. Use Of the names of wo-
men who are not public figures is bad
taste and even some of the males
grow purple with anger when their
names are recorded-at times.
We shall never forget the success
and failure of former HERALD fea-
ture, Small Talk" 1t got along
grand until malicious puns sent in by
correspondents were printed, while We
ed was out of the city, on several oc-
casions. Immediately storm broke
about our heads and we swore off of
gossip columns foreVer-personally.
No pencil pusher can. roam around
two cities like st. Paul and Mime
apolis without discovering many in
teresting personalities. Yielding to
the temptation to return to old habits
we get slightly personal this week;
Orchids to: The Minneapolis City
Association of Women's Clubs for
presenting its president Mrs. F. M.
Shanks appropriate tokens of esteem
at its recent annual meeting. -. Uni
versity Artists Course for bringing
Roland Hayes again. Scallions to:
The three young st. Paul "politicoes"
who in making business out of shak-
ing down candidates do not obtain
enough to pay the HERALD that old
past due account. "A bouquet to M.
Rogers for an excellent address be-
fore the Minneapolis Sunday Forum
-. "A bow to: Miss I. Myrtle Garden
and Mrs. George Brooks for their CO.,
operative inter-city spirit. John R.
Lawrence, one of Minnesota's most
promising young men,. Sympathy
to: Chas. Buggs for Herbert Hoover's
defeat. =. lad Miss Helen Waters and
numerous others who had faith and
voted for the Grand Old Party
straight-without sugar. Congratu-
lations to all who took part in the
recent political campaigns without re-
gard for filthy lucre and with desire
to better the status of the colored peo-
pie. "A wag suggested that maybe
Roosevelt will appoint Daniel L. H.
West Ambassador to the Court of st.
James. >. Brother West will probably
be satisfied with the Ministership to
Liberal! :. No city could have more
chiselers than Minneapolis. For
mer Pullman conductors who lorded
over to 10 Pullman porters are now
noticed selling insurance, vacuum
cleaners and pencils. :. One of the
Negro employees at the state capitol
is scheduled to join the army of un-
employed. What formerly promi-
nent young man was given money to
leave town and failed to do 500.
What engaging young widow who
looks best in black has a number of
SWANS all hot and bothered?.. What
pretty young brownskin stole the heart
of the most famous local theatre or
chestra conductors p. What lady is
going to lose her husband If she
doesn't learn to cook breakfast every
morning?. :. The Andrew Owens cele-
brated another blessed event on Ar
mistice Day. Baby girl and mother
are doing fine. -. This Jean Galloway
person, personable and engaging had
two score males all bright eyed dur
ing her stay in Minneapolis. Person
atty, plus, that girl! They are hold
ing benefit for Arcola Hill in Kan
sas City. The former popular mite
club figure and entertainer is i'll in
hospital in that city. her home town.
Every other immigrant to the Twin
Cities claims Kansas City as his or
her home. Popular town to be-from!
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