Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21

HFln ,. CooD s,. .,,..5 49,
long after the lighting ended in
1918. Makes mt think Of . coll
ored labor battalion who went on
the loose at Brest on Armistice
day.
A hard-boiled top sergeant round
ed them up:
Get to work on dem freight
piles" he commanded.
But de mess all done over" de-
elared a spokesman. "And US boys
only enlisted fur de duration Of de
war;
'Lissen," barked the sergeant
''de war may be over. lax you spe-
ciaes, but fur sich ez you de dura-
tion amt hardly started"
Woes Of French Hotels
IF, OVER the woes Of the French
1 resort hotels, anybody catches
me shedding a tear. itll come out
. Of an eyedropper and mo- from
the heart. I'm thinking particular
~ Of the romantic and soulful Riv-
jera. which. under the surface. Is
Just as romantic as an adding ma
chine and soulful as cash regis
ter
. There. where E. Phillips Open
helm once delighted % Sop ard
the Yankee suckers rushed IN.
ready for their skinning- and never
disappointed-is the original home
Of the def shortcomings and the
mastodonic overcharge. There I've
seen many a mistake made in the
bin and never yet one IN favor Of
the customer.
FIRST cracked an ear drum.
CCries Of "Whose?''l Then this
clinging California influenza moved
slightly south by west within your
correspondents area. So now I've
fallen into the hands Of a throat
specialist
A fine fellow-but easily satisfied
in the matter Of entertainment. His
idea Of a sprightly conversation is
to hold down my tongue with q
spoon and have me say ''ah. What
/ claim is, when you've heard one
''Ah," you've heard 'em all. But
be fairly hangs on my words.
There's a gleam in his eye don't
like He's beginning TO craye my
tonsils.
Taking Political Side.
TODAY some entirely fair-mlnded
i patriot who Is snuggled 70 close
to the throne or hopes soon to be.
proclairns: 'Landon Is as synthet-
ic as a rubber duck. Roosevelt is
the only hope Of an impefiled peo-
pie. What price a constitution when
we can have frankfurtars2"
Tomofrow another gentleman.
who likewise is as unhiasef IS 4
spite fence, bursts forth with some
thing like this:
;',Re-elect Roosevelt and your
forever is wrecked Lam
don alone can save our Threatened
A real statesman. He
eats IA the kitchen and hates 70
wear neckties"
Meanwhile. Mr.. Roosevelt re-
mains calm and seemingly eonh-
dent Governor Landon remains
calm and seemingly hopeful
The Two Opuosinr Camna
CN THE Republican side there
~ temporarily is q lull lnuredi-
BE though It sounds. Col. Theodore
Jr., is dot getting ready
10 run for anything. Later reports
may change this.
Organizing the speaking bureau
lcr the Democrats, Chairman Ray
burn does not list among the ehos-
N orators the name Of his most
fellow Texan. IN
vaudeville Il breeds q laugh when
he second half Of the sketch makes
he wrong answers, but politics Is
something else again. Can Il be
hat Uncle Jack Garner has become
he Gracie Allen Of Ms sex7 Only
hey do let Oracle talki
A writer who isn't taking sides
wonders at length whether the
lomespun suspender-wearins qlnli-
les Of Gov. Landon can oyefbninnca
he melodious and linpid '1as Of
Roosevelt For this prob
EN- the appropriate mnsioal &C.
would seem 70 BE,
Poet and Peasant
IRWIN s. COBB.
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