Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-03-19

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Things Fe,O Ne,u Workers
Kno,U about Ne,U York:

bottom of the East river. The treas
ure was aboard British ship that
sank there in 1870. Many attempts
have been made to recover the mon
ey, but they all failed The
Bronx has its own flag Every
body knows that the Statue of Liber-
ty carries torch in her right hand.
Know what she holds in her left?
It's book representing Law, which
has on it in block letters the date,
July 4, 1776, signifying liberty based
on law Next time you pass
Grants tomb and you want to show
your friend how much you know
about New York, raise his eyebrows
by pointing out that the generals
body is encased in three collins.
New York has SO buildings that
are SO stories high or higher. There
are only 20 such buildings in the
rest of the country. (Yes, the Big
Town has the big buildings, the big
heads-and the rest of the country
has most of the big hearts.)
The first New York census showed
that it had 1000 people and 20
houses In the early 18th cen
fury, South, Water and Front streets
were covered with water, and Broad
street was an inlet used as canal
City Hall park is now gather
ing place for mendicants and pretzel
statesmen, but it's rich in history. 1t
was in that park the Declaration of
Independence was first read to the
American army In the early
days of New York, the political big
shots used to tax the Indians for
protection" $50 you think racke-
teering is something new, eh?)
The Staten Island ferry opened it's
run in 1713. (And through all those
years it has been woo-underful!)
. During the Revolutionary war
the first attack on battleship by a
submarine occurred in New York
harbor .. They used to hold steam
ship races on the Hudson, by
cracky New York city owns
and operates a fleet of ferryboats
. No wonder Mayor LaGuardia is
pugnacious. He has even had a
punching bag installed at City hall
Incidentally, Fiorello has til
ger skin and head in his home, as
mark of his victory over we olde
Tammany tiger.
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A prof at McGill university has
discovered some vitamin pills that
are death on hangovers. The pills
aren't ready for the market yet .
One of the middleweight fighters is
in the bastile. Got leave, came
home to see the wife and kids and
refused to go back One of
the lovelier Irish femme movie stars
of only few seasons ago is broke
in town That Morgan fellow
on the air is refreshing relief from
most comics. Frinstance "The Japs
may be clever in initiating the pro-
duction of all nations, but I'd like
to see 'em come out with an almond
shaped monocle!"
Radio Row is giggling over a re-
cent broadcast from West Coast
hoosegow. One of the inmates war;
bled: eve Did 1t Before And We
Can Do 1t Again." Life and
Time are rumored due for a shake
up among the stats Clare
Boothe's trip to India is to inter-
view Nehru. She read three biogs
on him before departing How
ard Hughes, the fier, may become
chief of the Air Training Cadets of
America, which is being privately
financed by Govt okay Anne
Shirley - the ss-divorcee-and
Roger Pryor (being melted from
Ann Sothern) are salving each 9TH
er's wounds.
Typewriter Ribbons: Christopher
Morley There are some literary
critics who remind me of a gong
at grade. crossing changing loudly
and vainly as the train roars by
H. w. Beecher: Tears are often the
telescope through which men see far
into heaven . . Henry Youngman:
just taught my wife how to drive a
car. Next week I'm teaching her
how to aim it! Lester Rice:
The crowd as one person patted
him on the back with their lungs
James Cannon: He's one of the
old sons of New York Vina
Delmar: She was exquisite. She had
the face of the month Faith
Baldwin: She had that special bloom
which only women in love are per-
mitted; happiness was luminous in
her eyes, arrogant in her walk, and
shaped like kiss upon her mouth
Charles Barnet: One of those
sappy DANES who parted her hair
in the muddle T. Dorsey: If
we don't get some harmony soon
we'll all swing! u. . General Mac
Arthur: Only those are fit to live
who are not afraid to die.
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Man about NeU York:
A new system of protection against
saboteurs is being installed in many
defense plants by Stromberg-Cari-
son engineers. APPLY enough, tests
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