Detroit evening times., 1942-12-05

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FIVE gallons? Or was II 10 gal
Ions? -. Beg pardon? ? What did
YOU say? oh. all right, I'll
stop talking about 10 gallons IN
such a casual voice.
Girls in slacks, babushkas
and fur coats Where else
hut in America could that hap
pen: Wish babushkas were
worn by men. Nice for big ears
like mine .. How do those high
school girls do it--going around
bare legged? Who said the de
trocrscies were soft: But
whAt's happened 10 the old-fsAh-
toned snow man. Don't the Kids
build them any more:
A girl coming out OF Hamll-
ton avenue grocery with her
arms full OF bundleS-she's $ Chi
nese, and wearing one OF those
long slit Chinese skirts Bill,
the statler bellboy SAYS Charlie
Spivak. the band leader, chose
the right name-Splvak means
singer in Bohemian But Spi-
wax cant sing and ne isn't 30
hemian CrchinS Salvagina
old boxes and crates from Wood
ward avenue markets, and using
the wood 20 make toys for ne
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4 htter from Eloise Martin
dale. home in Detroit between
writing assignments at Metro
Goldwyn- MAYER, takes exception
10 the idea that Hollywoodites
ara snohhish The favorites,
among those She knows well are
Eleanor Powell. Hedy LAMAR
f"the most beautiful actress
a lovely girl but reserved } ana
Ann Sothern.
NmouV the men. Red SHELTON,
Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy
or Skclton: His many ACTS
~ kindness 10 those less fortu-
nate than himself are known to
only a few ... And we kno" ana
understand possibly more than
apT one else about the trounle
in Reds and Ednss marriage
Add two more famous names
that are s'ill being used There
a Molly Pitcher AZ the tniNeF-
s.ty of Michigan and a Phil
Sheridan holding q government
lob Bay City used 70 have
George Washington and II seem,
20 uc that his wife was nan1ed
Martha Or am ! mistaken
Speaking ~ names did
some city Official have his
tongue IN his check when he had
. street sign put up on that alley
that runs from GriSwold street
20 the Federal Building the
sign reads Federal Court
The progress Of the s"clai
amenities. In city this stze'
the oppression. Lets have lunch
together some time" IL the only
way friends get n chance To see
each other Nobody who ever
lived in n small town ever gets
really used TO living in big
city.
Come 10 think Of II. guess III
call I'D jim You could throw
baseball from my office 70 his.
but we never see each other.
Sure. lets 60 down TO China
town. Fried shrimp and pepper
beef
What were YOU saving about
fuel -rationing. Jim That
YOU can remember living In one
ROOM Yes. probably a lot
Of people can remember 80 years
ago when nobody thought any
thing Of staying In the kitchen
because the coal or wood range
kept II warm but gas
stove doesn't seem to have the
same personality I can re-
member wrapping a hot brick In
flannel TO get my bed warm.
though Maybe that wasn't
such a bad idea, either. Not bad.
Well let's eat Plum and mus
tard sauCe-boyl Jim wants
Chopsticks .. All right. I'll use
ON. too.
And that was when u hap
pened-thP waiter came up,
scowled At my chopstick grip
and beamed at Jim's. Hold like
this:" he said. pointing at Jim.
II can't" said. II learned
this way when was IL years
old, and can't change now"
The waiter shook his head
sadly.
That's the skeleton In my
closet. A Japanese gentleman
taught me 10 Use chopsticks over
20 wears ago. II didn't make any
difference till nOw-but the Chi
neSe and japanese. II seems, do