Smyrna times., 1940-10-24

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yums paragraph about the Amer
ican Flag display last wk.-Always
willing to help, say we!-By the
way, S. w. c., don't you think it
would be a grand idea to take the
flag in every sun set and not al
low it to stay in the kind of wealth
er that we had Sat. mite?
Eunice Sparks and family uproot
and move to Wilmington in Nov
Now won't that jar the certain
Middletown lad I've say "oie"!
Ye Ed has been informed that
the paragraph about Janet Keith
and Ray Smith has antiqued. We
knew that but it was good
burn. Its Dave Thornton from
NIiddletown, now.-As if va didden
know!
The Selective Service cards state
Garry With you at all times. =
Even when you take a bath !?
The swing fans mite like to
know that Gene Krupa and his
gang start a wks. engagement at
the Earle Theatre in Philly begin
ming tomorrow.
This took place over the sum-
mer.-When Guy Edmondson and
KAY Nichols were nearing their
finis.-Guy tells Kay that she
shouldn't date other fellows when
she's in Smyrna. Kay asks Guy
why not and tells him that he
dates other gals. Well Guys an
swer is that this is his territory
and he has the right to date other
goilies but when Kay is in Smyrna
she should only date" him.-"Oh
yeah" sez she.-"You're Crazy!"
say Hen-ree. "Nuts!" thinks R. c.
-"Ha, hal" snicker wel
THE MITE OWL:
Matt Whayland with Mary
Louise Hurd in the Wagon Wheel.
Ben Still dancing with Hilda
Davis Sat- nite.-The weinie roast
at Walt Downes' past Friday mite
with everyone fighting in the
straw stack Snaps a dead place
Saturday mite Henry Custer turn
ing his car over last week while
taking that gal from Magnolia
home. ToughI-Rod Schuman and
Booty Burrous, Lotus Gardening
together last Thursday mite.
This one "haw-hawed" Prof. G.
Wright's bookkeeping class last
wk.-About the Army captain ap-
preaching a buck private and in
quiring, Private Smith, tell me
how you spent your last months
salary. The private thought a
minute and then replied, We'll, sir,
I spent about one-third of it on
women, one-third of it on drink
and, by gosh, wasted the other
third"
Seen at the Delaware-Ursinus
foot brawl: George Coach" Rec
ords and Lew Carey, two former
grid mates at Delaware U.-F. B.
Gebhart, Fred Williams, and Bob
Dunning trying to purchase hot
dogs" at the half.-Cal Boggs and
a Dover bunch sitting in the Ur-
sinus stands.-Woody Branner up
from Middletown.-The dog on the
field, holding up the game until
players and officials could coax him
of. Sarah Ellen Wright and John
Talbot freezing in the stands.
The Hi School Civics class is
preparing a mock" presidential
election with campaigning. speech
es, ballyhoo, etc. with Adeline Hill
yard and Bob Bell Chats mel as
candidates.
LITTLE BITS:
Marylander, Charlotte Everett
viii attend the coming Princeton
Rutgers football tustle.-Adeline
Hilyard and Ben Still will be to-
gether at the Caesar Rodney form
al fall dance tomorrow nite.-John
Melvin, Tracy Ennis, and Hank
Thompson are dating three gals
from that locality for the same
Hutchinson and Doris
Pyle will date for the Lotus Gar
dens tonite to enjoy Harold Haines
band.-Buck Scorah and wife are
now living at the apartments next
to Colonial Hotel on Commerce
Street.-Bill Melvin writes that
he'll be home Xmas if nothing in
terferes-The diversified General
Message sent to Lee Slaughter by
Shap with messages from all of the
hometown gang A novel idea of
Snaps.
Well, ye ed, hears that Bob
Jacobs came through and fulfilled
his bet in Snaps Friday mite by
dancing with Helen ]. Stevenson.
says there was nothing
to it after he got started.
Mr.. G. Wright opinioned that the
best photo of the recent school
photos was Rod Shuman's.-And
why not, say we and all the girls !?
WORTH HEARING:
Guy Lombardo playing Cole Por-
ter's latest, Lets Be Buddies," and
another newy, did Anyone Call ?"
Dorsey's That's For