Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-22
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bination of war correspondent
and an actress usually means a
very successful marriage.
At any rate IL did for Rich
ard Harding Davis when he
married Bessie Mccoy, the
"Yama Yarna" girl.
Guthrie McClintic, play pro-
Queer. His wife Is Katherine
Cornell. Please note we do not
say he is Katherine Cornelrs
husband"
Mr.. McClintic and his charm
ing and brilliant wife follow out
a modified version of the "sepa-
rate apartments" idea. They
live in the same house but on
separate floors.
A s FOR this matter OF young
"A women closing their eyes
while kissing. Is II habitual or
does IL require unusual inspira-
tion7
In any event in a news picture
of Lana Turner kissing on the
cheek an elderly purchaser of
a lot Of war bonds, I note the
young woman has her eyes COM
pletely closed.
I have heard Il said women
sometimes close their eyes while
kissing some men SO they can
imagine they are kissing some.
body else.
I will have to instruct our
horses and women department
to look into this matter.
GIRLS with noses that turn
" up slightly make good wives
but you have to make them
think they dominate you.
Fellow was just telling me he
found a $40 bill on Madison
avenue, Manhattan. I never
found anything Of value in my
life. One time a bank teller
gave me 500 more than he
should have but when I returned
il he hardly thanked me.
Liquor II only served 10 SOL
diers i'm the Hollywood bars be-
tween 8 and 10 at night" states
a contemporary who seems to
think this isn't fair.
During World War / IL was
against the law to serve strong
liquor to a man in uniform at
any time. Soldiers shouldn't
imbibe strong drink too freely.
Good soldiers never do.
They know too much of the
laughing water makes a man
loose tongued.
Brooklyn always tops every
thing. l reported that a Los
Angeles medico had delivered
his own first child. A Brooklyn
lite writes:
"My husband, q doctor, deliv-
cred his own first two children"
Allow about Eddie Arcaro?
VI Isn't he a better jockey
than George Woolf?
A-Mr. Arcaro is a fine fell
low, a kind husband, a loving
father and a good jockey, but he
just can't ride like George
Woolf. And that's not just an
opinion; look at the record.
Q-What is the first joke you
remember hearing in vaudeville?
A-Well, 1 remember when l
was in high school I heard a
fellow at the old Orpheum in
Brooklyn crack to his feminine
partner:
"When married you
thought had married an angel"
And the wife replied:
az guess that's why you never
bought me any clothes"
TITLE OF a play produced In
Il London In the Nineties was
"Cryptoconchoidysphonostoma."
This Is the longest play title on
record.
Married on Monday. honey
incoming on Tuesday, a widow
on Wednesday. That's what
happened to Violet Booth OF
London, England. who married
an Raj gunner. Her married
life actually lasted only 4S
hours.
The majority of the world Ia
non-C Christian. There are about
1 $50, 100000 Christians as
compared to 500, 400, 900 Chris
tians.
The largest group Of non
Christians Is the Confucians.
who number about 350, 800. 900.
AS for the Christian groups
there are about 331 500, 900 Ro-
man Catholics and about 206,-
100000 Protestants.
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