Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13
Inquisitive Sal
By Helen M. Scott.

Hello Everybody:
Gee, it certainly seems as if /
brought back this freakish, rainy
weather from Baltimore to you,
doesn't it? / heard one boy about
town remark that if he could ice
skate he'd really put on a pair
and skate to and fro to school,
cause he was tired of creeping
along like a grandpa. And speak
ing of learning to skate-MARION
ZEALEY, ''the Southern Prof."
says that he had as one of his New
Years resolutions, BE it resolved
that before / leave Minneapolis I'll
know how to skate" (Let's hope
he keeps his resOlutiOns.)
They tell me LIZABET
M00RE'S tea on New Years Day
was just a too swell occasion and
that the girls had a grand time.
Thanks for the invite, Elizabeth,
but bein' that / wasn't in town l
couldn't make it, WALTER DOB
SON and JEWELL MANN are
SEEM the town these days. Did
you know RED" BRUCE is in
town again? Red says he's so in
love. Il guess it is an Iowa girl
now.) B. w. seems to have a
permanent seat in A. H. of st.
PauPs cute car these days. AL
BERT HARPER and MABEL
HICKMAN are still signing and
holding hands. Did you know
JUANITA MITCHELL has dashed
on down to Washington, D. c., to
attend a conference being held
there?
Sparkle News: DOT CARTER
received too sweet diamond ring
from DREXEL PUGH. (They plan
to tie the knot some time this sum-
mer.) DOLORES GREVER is also
sporting an engagement ring from
what man about town? What
prizefighter, who is in the Twin
Cities at present, does all his
cOurtin' with a ukulele and his bass
voice? Qf you happen to hear
uke round and about your neigh
bOrhOOd you'll know that he's got
his eye on one of the gals nearby.)
Saw AUGUST PIPER the other
day escOrting MARTHA WRIGHT
along the icy pavements. Qcy or
not, Piper was enjOyin' himself.)
Did you know JIMMIE GRIFFIN
of st. Paul has Joined the House
of David B. B. team? Jimmie was
asked as to the whereabouts of his
beard and he said he just had to
shave it off for the Xmas holidays,
but he was letting it grow again
now.
While visiting in the East we met
young girl from N. Y. who was
Dragging about her new minister
there. On asking her what he
looked like, she said, "Well, 1 really
don't know yet. All during the
summer he was taking his vacation
and when fall came he started on
his Evangelistic tour, but we all
hope to get acquainted with him
some time this winter" Have you
heard of the Battling Five" of
the 4th Ave. S. district? Well,
anyway, there are five boys who
seem to get quite a thrill out of
picking fights with other folks.
The other night, so it's been said,
the five bein' in fighting mood
happened to pick on the wrong per-
son who was just about as large
as the five put together. I've been
told the five were given quite a
setback by this "brave boy" and
that our Battling Five" have sort
of slowed up on the fight picking
Did you know: CHUBBY
BRADY just returned from Chi.
cagO after a short visit with his
heart beat. (By the way, did you
see the candid camera shot Of
Chubby in the Chicago Defender
last week?) ROBERT MARSH
ALL is leaving soon for Kansas
City for a Golden Gloves contest
CThey tell me Bob is planning t.
stop off in Omaha, Nebraska, TO
: a few days bein' that he has I
heart interest there.) d. of st
: Paul is still corresponding will
that certain Washington. ID. C.
!, man about town.
Well, I'll have to be dashinI
along, folks, but I'll be lookin' you
way again soon.
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