Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-25
Jack Pickering
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correspondent says tndt out
IL Kelsey-HayeS they have tor
had Gagged posSum which
somebody had caught "
IL was more fun. especially
when the men noticed that every
newcomer leaned over TO look at
the possum. Then they'd swat
the bending-over person with a
fiat board on the obvious place.
June Quinn writes that If she
were rich she would spend the
money equipping as many hospi-
tails as possible with air-con-
ditioning.
do you think that would be
appreciated ." she asks.
Yes. ma am. i was in hospi-
tai once.
Sidelights on the draft-from
the lips of one of the officials:
THE Negro lads give us the
least trouble. Nine out Of 10
say. 4 don't want to 60, but II
they needs me, go""
One Of Joe +. Browns favorite
stories is about his blind brother,
George. George is an accom-
plished organist and, on the side,
baseball fan even though he
can't see.
He was in Detroit while Spike
Briggs was still tending the
Tigers, and Spike gave him "A
season pass. First time he used
IL, George sat In "A box next to
Spike--and rooted for the other
side because he was n friend of
Fred Haney. boss of the Browns.
His loudest protests were over
a close play al home plate, and
after the game Haney took
George 10 meet the umpire who
had made the decision.
Even this fellow knows you
called IL wrong" said Haney,
land he can't even see. Amt
you ashamed OF YOURSELF"
Scenes around Detroit: The
Worgan grinder with the pet
monkey that tips It's hat. col
lects dimes and wears a pair of
glasses The window dds
covered by Eddie and Lenore
Lennane) full Of bright-colored
nose-bags for horses The
growing number OF heavy planes
roaring over the city Diane
Rowland and Cha1naine, making
the blondeSt twoSome in De-
troit Steve Ernst and his
wife on buSman's holiday.
visiting Lowell Bernhardt's club
Another elderly newsboy
with a fun beard. Must be two
OF them in tovSn.
Idea for somebody: One thing
soldier likes II To hear
voice from home. know Of
one soldier In England who got
n photograph record Of his
parents voices and played IL
until IL was worn out and he had
TO throw II away.
Lou Salesin told me the
other day that Grinnel's would
be willing 10 lend and install
recording equipment and sell
blanks at cost If some re-
sponsible organization wanted 10
set up booth and supply some
body 20 take charge Of the
booth and equipment
Perhaps the records could be
soid at cost, or perhaps IL n
profit were made IL could go 10
Army Relief, Navy Relief. Red
Cross or some other fund.
How about IL. USO or Army
Navy Recreation League or any
OF the organizations that. al
ready doing so much. might still
do a little more? There's the
idea If you can put II into
action.
SQUIBS: Jack Hurford can
! sell a charity ticket 10 Arley
, Fleming any time. Ask him
why Sally Field passes along
a letter from Capt. Matt de
Kiewit. the former catering
manager at IDe DOok-0dOllldC
now IN the army. Guess what
he boasts about. That's right
the food in the army . Card
from Connie Barleau OF Macki-
nae The man who is copy
righted-Jim Welsh. whose pro-
fessional name of the Old AAA
Traveller is surrounded with
copyrights tighter than the bolts
on last years license plates.
Note from Harry Bell, Of 4346
Trumbull avenue, points to the
plight OF men around 90 (he'll
be 90 in OCTOBER who still want
10 work.
I'm not kicking" he writes.
''but what about us oldtimers
who can't pass the physical
exams? Why don't they let us
sign a release so that the gov
eminent or the company Is not
responsible I'm case OF sudden
death while we are at work:
We could still give lot Of
service TO our country"