Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
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Mr.. Joe Turp Writes
From Brooklyn

when / got home from work
my wife Ethels second cousin
Jerry was there in his army uni
form and I ses hello Jerry hows
things over at Dix2 He seS just
fine Joe and Ethel Ses don't you
think he looks cute in those
clothes? ] Ses well he looks okay
except the pants seem TO lit him
too soon and Ethel ses yes but
Jerry ses that's very fashionable
In the army.
SES Jerry are you getting
along all night now? Ses IL
seems TO me l heard you was
having plenty OF trouble get
ting used 10 the army and that
they had YOU in the guardhouSe
q couple OF times. Jerry ses no
! was only gigged once. Every
thing Is fine nov. Ethel Ses yes
Joe Is getting along wonderful
since my Uncle Ben went over
there and made a connection
for him. Jerry was telling me
about 1t when you came in.
ses what do you mean n
connection? ses you talk like
the army is run like some
political machine and Ethel ses
well mean connection.
That's what Jerry calls 1t. He
is in a hurry TO go now so he
can take his girl Fredericka
down TO Coney and If you will
just lend him two dollars ! viii
explain after ne goes Joe He
has a couple OF dollars himself .
but he needs more than that 10
buy her something TO eat
so I gave Jerry the two dol
lars and he left and Ethel got
my supper and then she Ses now
] will tell you about the connec-
ton my Uncle Ben made for
Jerry. ! ses / suppose II was
with some war department or
some general Ethel and she seS
o no Joe. That kind OF a con-
nection would not have done
Jerry q bit OF good. The war
department or general have
not got anything TO do with the
army. / SeS no / guess not.
Ethel Ses / mean as far as Jerry
and fellows like him are con-
cerned. Ny Uncle Ben told me
all about IL. l got hold OF him
when Jerry wrote me what a
hard time ne was having and
wanted Uncle Ben TO see PreSi-
dent Roosevelt about Jerrys
case but Uncle Ben seS that
would just be wasting time. He
ses he would find somebody who
would be worth six President
RooseveltS to Jerry. They
laughed at him for wearing
pajamas Joe.
1 ses wait a minute Ethel
Ses don't get me mixed up. ! Ses
who did they laugh at for wear
ing pajamas7 She ses why
Jerry OF course. He had some
beautiful pajamas with his in
itials on the pocket that Fred
ericka embroidered and they
made fun Of him. He had lot
OF other hardships too Joe until
/ told Uncle Ben about II and
he went to the camp right away
and looked up Jerrys first SER
geant. That is the one he made
the connection with for Jerry
and now Jerry is doing fine.
I ses well you haven't ex-
planned how your Uncle Ben
made the connection yet Ethel
and she Ses why he just took the
first sergeant to Wrightstown
and they had many beers to-
gether and found out they had
been in the other war together
and wound UP wonderful friends.
They sang songs nearly all night
long and my Uncle Ben told the
first sergeant TO look after Jerry
so everything is all right Joe
my Uncle Ben ses the first SER
geantS run the army and that
they are the only ones that have
any sense.
1 ses what about the pajamas
Ethel? l ses was your Uncle
Bens connection strong enough
to keep them from laughing at
Jerry for wearing those things?
Ethel ses o Jerry stopped wear
ing them of his own accord. He
ses IL Is too much bother putting
them on and taking them off in
the army but that they are good
70 clean his gun with. He ses
not TO tell Fredericks because he
doesn't think she would like hsv
doesn't think she would like
having her embroidery used 10
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