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paign in Readers Digest Con
the obnoxious radio CONNER
llls) is one of the most in
structive critiques in ages. :.
See Here. Private Hargrove" by
Marion Hargrove Of the Army
he's a Corporal now is an
amusing book. The first re-
ports about the author didn't
reveal that he is no stranger to
putting down words He was
a feature editor on the Char
lotte IN. c. News The
Washington press corps couldn't
get the President 10 be explicit
when he PANIED certain column
lists and radio commentators at
a recent press conference
They have a pretty good idea
whom he meant, though
Kaltenborn's pronunciation OF
Russia always tickles these ears
"RuSs-ee-yuhhh". And his
Issue" comes out "iss-ee-yoo"
=. For the first time. we think.
the newsreels didn't blue pencil
the damns and bells In the
current shots OF the American
Flying Fortress crews they use
those words. but so does Mr..
Bard of the Navy Dept when he
cusses about your complacency.
THE FACT THAT Admins
traitor Leon Henderson continu-
ally sings "Amapola" and knows
only the title-word of that ditty.
endears him all the more oylW
at this desk. That's the on
word we can remember OF IL.
too That delightful record
ing of Irving Berlin's Army show
tunes lets you all the way down
when it fails to include This
Time" the most marchy OF the
score Fifth Avenue. between
42nd Street and 58th. after mid
night would give sky invaders
the shivers-so BACKED out is it
But not near the Plaza
where, for some reason that
eludes us. the street lamps are
fully on until dawn You can
always tell when it is 6 AS a. m.
In midtown New York Th7.S
when the first of the transport
planes roars Westward Every
time you see bananas displayed
on the fruit stands 1t means that
some freighter was lucky {.
Praise the Lord and Pass the
Ammunition. inspired by a
fighting Chaplain at Pearl Har-
Dor. is a holy-roller honey.
ONE THING that dcpreSSes
lie is watching a comedian who
s Hopping But not when he
blames ii on the spectators
You know the type. He says:
What 's-a-matter? Can't you
hear me out there?" That's
the trouble. The local acoustics
are too good One drama
page. reporting on the Drama
Critics Circle elections. listed
Brooks Atkinson "of the Herald
Tribune" All, we'll =. F.. p. A
once said fame was as fleeting as
a ferry boat shine.
I KNOW THAT the song.
Wonder When Ny BabY.6
Coming Home" isn't what
Army prefers the troops to ~
melancholy about. but IL is
tuneful thing The last time l
saw Lord Louis Mountbatten he
was unhappy over his recall to
London. Because he was 10
serve at a desk in the Admiralty
a.. He didn't know then he was
10 show the Commands the
way-so ..As~coast Of France =.
That ad Of the banks urging
saving must have pleased the
local innkeepers. 1t contained
a sketch of group having a
good time in a restaurant and
noted that this was a waste OF
money, etc. Hmf. Motorists
might be happier over this
news: There has been no gas
for civilian use in Sweden for a
long time, yet there are $4,000
vehicles in daily use there. Pro-
PEELED by gas generated by
charcoal or wood Feel bet
ter? Robert Noble, who got
only years for reasonable
utteranceS. is this sort OF punk.
His dishonorable discharge from
the Navy vas framed on his