Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-12-20

Bein' that this column will come
out in the issue just a number OF
days before Christmas, Sal doesn't
intend taking up too much of your
time. We know you are busy as
can be with your last-minute shop
ping, wrapping and unwrapping
and, last but not least, getting
ready for some of the mellow
Christmas parties and festivities
next week. SIR NORMAN
Light, LOUIS MASON and
CHUBBY BRADY are getting
some fine Christmas presents this
year. At commencement exercises
in the very near future, these three
swell fellows will receive their
Bachelor degrees from the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. Ger - that
doesn't necessarily mean they're
going to stay bachelors" all the
rest of their lives, thOughD
Jacks and Jills Round the Two
Towns: JUANITA WALLACE
and MARY LEWIS, still full of
Christmas pep, gazing at this and
that in one of the department
stores. puddle" LEE, look
in quite the sophisdcate at one of
the Twin City night spots last
weekend. BARBARA Nc
CLURE, dreaming at the Dream
land and at the same time having
that Irene Rich appearance (you
know, all streamlined, etc.. .
The C. WOLDRIDGE MASONS
greeting and jibing friends at
Bells Cafe. What Minneapolis
lass was trying quite hard to i'm
press BOB PIERRE with her
come hither" look, at a certain
cafe last week? Who has been
nicknamed "Droopy Tess" of St.
Paul? Well, anyway, she's a GER
tain Rondo Avenue gal who Grapes
herself around the nickelodians at
various cafes and sings and puts
on a "Ain't l Sharp" act every
where she goes. NJ. and D. of Min
neapolis told me they hope she
quits, cause she's a "putrid" sing
er and, as for looks, she'd stop even
the best of clocks!!! HELEN
MANN GALLOWAY had loads of
fun last Saturday evening at one
of the night spots discussing
Christmas and what she hopes San
ia would bring her this year.
Saw ANDY NEAL lookin' all in
telligent and quite unruffled over
the Christmas rabble and dabble.
=. BOB SHOFFNER and ALVIN
HARRIS were among the shieks
who were out Staging (no, not
staggering) about town last Sat
urday night, and were they having
a ball. DICK WILLIAMS was
the host to a group of Chicago bas-
ketball players last weekend and
was he showing them the town.
Strange as 1t Seems
A certain farmer in AnOka Co.
says he's not going to buy any
brandy cherries this Yuletide sea-
son, for last Christmas he bought
a large bottle of them and after
the cherries were eaten the pits
were thrown out and the chickens
greedily ate them all up. In a
short time the Missus found her
chickens, apparently, all dead, SO
she told the old cook she could picE
of the feathers and put them in
her feather bed. Night came on and
the farmer and his wife were sore.
ly grieved at their loss. At early
dawn they were alarmed at hear.
ing the old rooster Growing loudly
and the hens cackling. Judge theiI
surprise when, on opening the
doors and looking out, they saw
every hen and rooster, young and
old grave and gay, struttinl
around, cycling each other will
suspicion, many of them entirel!
naked, while only a few had wins
and tail feathers. You see, tn,
cherry pits had made them deat
drunk, and the cook, following tn
Missus' orders, had picked all thei
feathers off!
This Weeks Cupid Victims
LOUIS CASON and VERA CHAN
DLER, who have been SEEM quit
a bit of each other. =. The WAL
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