Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-20
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THE NEW YORK SCENE:
MemOs of Midnighter: Click
for April will Exclusively report
that Russia will shelve Hitler for
Churchill Oh, Mr. Secretary
of the Navy Frank Knox! Have a
new word Navyation-or Navya-
tor James Mckinley Bryant
(who keeps company with seven gals
all at once) finally explains things
How do you manage to keep
so many women interested? Don't
you get tired now and them" he
was asked :. eyes, l do" he said
blandly, 'but what else is there but
Love? It keeps you alive-young-
and foolish"
Broadway Ticker-Tape: Quent
Reynolds affectionate description Of
Their Majesties to the boys over at
the Foreign Press Assn: 'To the
people they are simply George
and Betty Windsor" The
networks are discouraging the repe-
tition of "Jeanie with t.l.b.h." It's
about time -. The feud between
Lucius Beebe and Ben Hecht lover
well-dressed dudes) has the mid
towners a-ga-gog. The controversy
has rocked New York like nothing
since laced shoes came in.
WilIkie, in supporting FDR's for
eign policy, has been practically
communicated by the COP. for
putting the Republic ahead of the
Republicans Wilkes support
of the President surprised many Of
his hackers, who find it hard to I'M
derstand how man would rather
be an American than a politician
When a few New Workers are
shot in the streets by gangsters it
occasions universal indignation
But thousands of people are killed
by dictator in the streets
of England, and you find many
Americans with a so-what attitude
about that FDR's physician re-
ports that his health is the best it's
been in years -. So is Americas.
Faces About Town: James J.
Walker and George Jessel, twin
toastmasters at the dinner for Jim
my"-both in excellent form. And
the way the ex-Mayor parted di-
vorce reports, to wit: Life would
be very dull if Jessel and I didn't
marry someone every once in
awhile" Mrs. F.D.R., Jr., at
Copacabana ringside with her
pumps comfortably kicked off-and
munching on a maple Ger
trude Lawrence, a bundle of talent
from Britain Winthrop Rookie
Teller. The lowdown on why he en-
listed as buck private: He has a
tremendous youth plan in the max
ing. To keep finger-pointers from
saying: "He was rich so he got a
good job during the war;" he enlist
ed. He could have had big Govt
| job-he's an oil expert.
Orchestra Pilot Sammy Kaye al
leges he overheard this repartee-hee
in Lindy's the other midnight. Two
| Broadwise-guys were mangllng
herring in contemplativs silence
when one suddenly started dreaming
out loud "Boy," he unused. 81
wish / were at Hialeah where it's
nice and warm. We'd play the races
and plunk some dough down on an
8-to-1 shot. The nag would win and
we'd bet the winnings on a 6-to-1
to win. Then for the third race;
we'd take the winnings and bet on
a nag running at 4-to-1 And then
we'd"
buddy, 81 think we oughta skip the
third race-I don't like that horse
at ALL"
NOTES OF A NEW YORKER:
Man About Town: The Book of
the Month Club has selected 'Blood.
Sweat and Tears" (Churchil's
speeches) for April Petain Of
Vichy sent the Warren G. Pershings
a wire of congrats on their recent
Blessed Event The femme edi-
tors of two smart fashion magS are
sizzling at Moss Hart for his show.
Lady in the Dark" Dorothy
Thompson, as limited here long ago,
will be divorced by the Herald Trib-
une as of March 16. Her new syn.
dictate may land her in the Post on
the 18th c. Vanderbilt Jr. just
sent Lindbergh an umbrella with q
rattlesnake wooden handle From
evidence in the hands of Federal
men, Princess Hohenlohe will be
asked if it isn't true that the proper
ty confiscated from her was first
taken from Max Reinhardt because
he was Jewish.
A fellow who knew the late F.
Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood recalls
a chat with him. 81 have no talent"
confessed the novelist, sit took me
ten years to discover that l didn't
have any,"
well" said the man, "why didn't
you quit writing them"
81 couldn't" Scott said, Il was
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