Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-03
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THE VILLAGE NEWS-PRESS
(Prop. and Editor, W. WincheL)

THE VILLAGE NEWS-PRESS
(Prop. and Editor. w. WinchelD
Katie Hepburn of these parts ex-
poets her new gentleman friend, who
not long back stopped his car on
lonely road (at midnight, near Santa
Barbara, out California way) and
on Bonded knee asked Kate to be
his'n His name is Carson Ka-
min, who directed many good NOV
les, such as "The Great Man Votes"
and "a Man to Remember. 'Tenny-
rate, the young man is now flying
East to ask Katie's kinfolk for her
hand in holy matrimony.
Wilkes new Main Street head
quarters are in Frank Campbell's
deserted funeral parlors at Sixty
sixth street. When We ed laughed,
fit to kill, Willkie rooter observed,
''Wal, it's the first time anything
alive was there!"
Ex-Gov Al Smith is wearing a
Willkie tie G. ] Nathan, after
10 years, will do drama criticism
again for the American Mercury.
Besides his chores for Esquire and
Liberty. Must be payin' a mighty
big income tax.
Heard a good one last night over
at George Kelly's Tavern. Seems
they all were talking about the fail
ure of theatrical man, who lost all
his millions that he made produc-
ing attractions. ''He was bad egg,
but nobody seemed to think $3.50
long as he had money" said George
Naturally" replied Charlie Adj.
Ter, who is quite philosopher, "like
most bad eggs-he was all right
until he was broke"
Joe DiMaggio's admirers have
nicknamed him Bucktooth MCGEE
. Talk about town that Joe Ken
nedy, our ambassador, may be COM
ing home in about two weeks.
Madeleine Carroll is pretty sad
young lady these days. Her maw's
letters tell of the terrible air raids
over her house near Dover, and
Madeleine hasn't heard from her
gentleman friend in long time, too.
The reports about a new fance are
poppycock. ,
Ye ed recalls that our state dept
a few weeks ago made it clear that
any foreign diplomat in the U. S.
(who interfereS with our internal af- !
fairs) will be considered persona non
grata. Well, Newsweek reports that
the NJ Y. Italian Consul Vecchiotti
is taking very active part in our
Pres. campaign. How about that,
Mr.. Hull?
New Workers Are Talking About:
Fay Wray's GREATNESS romance with
Clifford Odets The fact that
Herbert Hoover in 1923 said he was
ready to support Coolidge for third
term! Raymond Paige's legiti-
mate squawk: That the list of re-
cordings distributed by the Natl
Comm. for Music Appreciation to
''foster American culture by means
of American recordings for Ameri-
can listeners" does not contain one
American work! The rumored
Carol and Lupescu arrival soon via
Clipper. The lines local offices got
a message stating: completing
royal reservations" Dietrich's
next flicker, "Seven Sinners" in
which Marlegs will not only cover
her glammer-gams in pants, but she
will also shoot pool. Have cigar,
lady?
They're Also Talking About: Mrs.
H. Payne Whitney and that attentive
sculptor The separation of the
David Bruces. She's Melons
daughter. He allegedly took the
London Red Cross post to forget . .
Walter O'Keefe's gag about Mary
Pickford buying the Gen'l Motors
and Ford exhibits to use as book
ends in her den. And the gag about
O'Keefe hooking up with the G. O.
P. 'to get back on the air-waves!"
Haw!
They Do Say, Too: Parents mag
azine's annual award will 60 to
Katherine F. Lenroot, chief of the
U. S. Children's bureau. At the Ritz
on the twenty-third. Mrs. F. D. r.
got it last time How Ralph
Ingersoll's enemies are trying to get
his hackers to divorce him. Be-
cause he is prof.. D. R. Mar
shall Field III, his biggest hacker,
is a Repub, and will not desert him
A. A. Knopf's regret about not
carefully reading proofs on Warwick
Deeping's novel, which contains
three offensive lines that may result
in a terrific boycott by various
groups.
How'll Bergdorf-Goodman explain
that one? Henri Unterman's quiet
arrival on the S. S. Iroquois two
weeks ago. He's King Carols biz
adviSer-and advance man here?