Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23

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Samples: From Cap =. ". CIT
fon OF Consolidated Yacht
Sales. Dear Pick: When did
they store and seClude artists
models in the City's pumping
station. or MAS the man just
taking her in for a bath
From Joseph +. Miller. out
AT Michigan Gear: Dear Jack g
What's going on" Are people
moving their Objects dart tn
safer hide-outs ."
From Dr GeoFgN G. Hopkins:
Dear Pick: shades az Hip
pocrates. 1 thought the man
WAS carrying a sail for AN ice
hoat. hut when he got caught
in the wind and the traffic
Jam We saw that II was an oil
painting OFF all things these
chilly mornings a life-SiZe
nude"
All right, fellas. ! traced the
mystery Cand the painting Of
the LADY, 10 It's lair. The man
with the picture is Steve
Ernst. and he was surprised
when he heard how many peo-
pie were worrying about him.
He runs the Sand Bar. and
thought the picture would look
nice over the bar. So he car
ned 1t from his home on Mar
quette drive The picture was
painted by the late Matthias
!. Alien. and Steve bought il
IN Grand Rapids. and Aliens
work is quite we'll Known, and
three of hts eanvaSeS- are
owned by Mrs. Ralph Booth.
And the nude got caught in
the wind because il is so big
y BY IS inches and that's
all there is 10 II. Except that
Steve tried 10 save time by
cutting across the corner Of
WaterworkS Park. and was
stopped by one Of the guards.
But the guard decided that
The painted lady wasn't a
fifth columnist
II you'll promise not In tell
Judge Ferguson that YOU saw
this In the column. I'll tell YOU
what's on his desk.
Witnesses find this motto.
In huge letters. under the glass
top:
"Oh. what tangled webs
We weave
When first we practice 10
deceive"
We're not supposed ia tell
anything that goes on inside
the grand iury-so remember,
not word 10 Ferguson about
this.
Note from a grandmother
who signs herself Just a
Little Girl Grown Up Il
Just had 20 write and tell YOU
about my experience this
week. I met my husband down
town and took HIM up in
department store toy depart
ment. We stood about - feet
from Grand Dada Santa. Well,
my husband and ! were wait
ing 10 see the children 20 see
him, but Santa metioned TO us
10 come over We shook hands
and then. 10 and behold he
asked me what | wanted for
Christmas -- me-. a grand
mother. / told HIM and said.
] don't know whether III get
everything. bur III he salts
fed Then Santa said 10 my
husband. You know. We fell
lows have 10 work together
! think he's grand
Fred Black got q present at
the Ford party Al the Masonic
Temple, a model from n down
town store window. aud the
dummy was decked out Inv an
evening gown. Black put his
arm around her and carted
her away.
The dummy broke i'm half
While Black walked OF with
thu upper half, the poor girls
legs remained standing there.
For another executive. they
bought 4 horse. a dealer had
one that me glue factor, had
offered SIS for The Ford pro-
pie bought tho horse for $40
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the horse would be gwen back
So into The Temple paced
the white horse. There was A
carpet for MN 20 walk on.
The spotlight followed him
bathing him ina ~hat must
have seemed 80 the horse 20
no fame for = ofI.Dtef,f Ito