Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-25

yesterday Dragging about the love
ly weather there. "Tis said" he
remarked, chat the squirrels are
scurrying around stacking up their
acorns, etc, for an early winter,
but they must have made mis-
take" It's evident out here in the
West, too, that they aren't getting
chilblains in their tootsies yet.
Last Monday night the radio au-
dience was treated to an excellent
piece of acting by one of "our
greatest actors, Leigh Whipper.
The Characterization was that of
"Uncle Bill" in ''The Little Rebel,"
starring Shirley Temple. We re-
member Bill Robinson had the
screen role. Orchids to the Lux
Theatre and Director De Mile for
extending such opportunities to
"our" actors. Mr.. Whipper has
starred in many Broadway produc-
lions, the most noted being "Porgy
and Bess." He, also, stayed at the
Phyllis Wheatley House while in
the Twin Cities a number of years
back.
Twin City Heartbeat: Have you
heard of that certain out-Of-town
down home" boy who is very serl-
ously i'll and isn't expected to live?
Well, anyway, when he arrived In
the Twin Cities two years back,
one of the first girls he met was a
certain well-known siren about
town. She led him around on a
shoe-string and then turned him
down, telling him he was not her
type, that he wasn't handsome
enough nor built along the Tarzan
lines. He foolishly thought that he
could improve his physique and
looks, and started taking some
medicine some "quack doctor" from
another state would send him with
instructions for Being handsome
and getting the girl you want." "
He's been taking the junk for a
number of months until he suddenly
became violently i'll. If that siren
sees this we hope she will repent
and help to bring this fine boy back
in line again.
Wedding Bells: Are ringing for
FREDDIE WESTON and BEE
BILLIARD who were just recently
married.
Snapshots of the Alpha Phi
Alpha's Mixer at the Sterling Club
Last Week: The music was quite
mellow and the orchestra's synco-
pated rhythms made many a sedate
person go into a "jitterbug
frenzy. Did you notice that
young man who is called "The
Frenchman" by his friends going
around with an Alphabetical note
book in his hand, getting addresses
and telephone numbers from all the
attractive girls who suited his
fancy? This SYLVIA ROSS
RUFUS WEBSTER twosome
looked kinda steady didn't it?
By the way, who was KENNETH
MASON so interested in? E.
ELIZABETH MOORE came to the
party with ASHMORE STOKES.
.. BOB GARDNER seems to think
that certain st. Paul gal is OK,
doesn't he? =. What out-of-town
lad had been SEEM a little too much
of the bar? You should have heard
him talking away; he thought he
was Alexander the Great. Sir
N. Light was, as usual, the idea
Alpha host; ditto, JOHN LAW,
RENEE. : What Minneapolis
Lady about town was so enamoreC
with a certain St. Paul lad thai
she ran up to him and kissed hin
square in the middle of his head
WAS he ever embarrassed.) >.
RAY HARRISON seemed sorts
confused and lost, / wonder why
Could it have been the absence o:
F. G. that caused that look?
LAWRENCE BROWN came to tn,
party with liz JEAN PETTICORD
JIMMIE BROWN an,
GLADYS WHITE were trying on
some sorta new jitterbug step
whatever it was, it was kind
cute-for a jitterbug dance.) .
The following sheiks about tow
were yerv much in evidence IAN