The Omaha guide., 1941-06-21

and we hope to have him in our
yard very soon. As it seems that
his comedy daughter, who is a Co
ed at Nebraska and also a U. S.
Defense worker. Thinks He
should have a set of Golf Clubs
for FATHERS DAY. Now he
doesn't know anything about her
plans, as she intends to surprised
him, if and when she gets the
clubs. So you must promise to
help me keep it a secret SO Faith
er Davis will be real surprised
like. SO that leaves only Mr.. j. D.
Every time anybody says any
thing to him about golf, he starts
to multiplying, subtracting and
dividing figures to himself out
loud. Its really hipnotising like
You should hear him sometime.
You see, he is the mathematical
and financial expert for the G. G.
J C. Club; but, Golf is thicker than
water (meaning nothing in gener-
al and nothing in particularly so
we expect to see him out real soon
'whanging" away. Remember
them lines, Jess used to have him
drawing on the test. Well
anyway, He would draw the line
one way and knock the ball an
other. So he finally hit upon the
idea Of drawing the line the way
he DIDN'T want the ball to GO:
and he got to be quite a golfer
too....And by following the Court
House Gang up a floor, we Find
that Lovejoy fellow-he borrowed
my seasons pass in 1924 and amt
returned it yet....no kiddin', and
who is that guy rite up the hall
from II; banging the stuffins out
Of that tipping machine, his mug
looks familiar-poor tipping mach
inc. And them, my trans, is the
Court House 'Quints'. Now let's
cross the lawn to the City Hall
Jess Hutton, he is one of the Vets
and a darn good golfer too. The
Dubber dropped in at Jess's resi-
dence one Sunday afternoon ard
they couldn't get him the Dub.
ber' out Of the Basement. You
probably have seen those Auto
matte Furnace Advs. in the Mag
azines and newspapers about
Transform Your Basement into a
Recreation Room with a Bar and
so forth: Well the Dubber found
the Bar and hat was AS Far as
they could get him. .Allergic to
Pars but not to Bars.
And speaking of conventional
ity, Lonnie Thomas, Lincoln's Star |
golfer and Society man, has al
ways took great pride in his in
formal attitude towards life, like
that time he kept us and Harry
waiting up in Minneapolis. Well
anyway, the Dubber went him one
better a week or so ago, when
Lonnie was in Omaha with quite
a bit Of loveliness, he dropped in
at the Dubber's house where
Mama Dubber and Little Dubber
greeted him and his "Lovi-dovi'
But Pepper Dubber was no where
around to be seen anywhere. |
But pretty soon he Pepper Dub
ber' came sauntering carefree ike
up the front steps and into the
living room. without a sign Of
shoes on; only his Sockins (shure
| can't spell MI. Linotipo, but it
is still Sockins) Yass, he didn't
have a sign Of shoes on, So Lon
ME trying to live up to his reput-
alton, Says "Haw, Haw, Haw (the
way he says Haw Haw Haw) and
his "Quite a Bit, not knowing
what it was all about laffed TOO,
and Lonnie, continued by saying
"Gabby and Lawrence told me
they were going to beat the sbo-
es off of you the next time they
took you out to Elmwood." The
Dubber looking Blank Like, rep:i-
ed "Beat me?? Huh, them guys
can't even beat Milton Wilson or
even %Southpaw Terrell"
So Mama Dubber being a little
embarrassed in front Of the out
of town lady and not caring who
could beat who; insisted:
"Well where are your shoes, fer
goodness sake??"
The Dubber still unperturbed:
answered:
ooh, they are in that chair
there, pointing towards the chair
the strange lady from Lincoln
was sitting in. The Strange Lady
jumped up sudden like. But the
Dubber soothed her ruffled sense
Of security by saying;-
"Aw don't mind, Miss, l was GO
ing to have them shined tomor-
row, anyway.