Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-07-16
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Private Papers
OF a Cub Reporter:
Right now the darling of the slo-
cancers is: will Russia make a
separate peace?" Like it or
not, Russia has the best record Of
any of the major nations for keeping
its woodland Germany, as every
body knows, an unbroken record for
never keeping its pledges One
analyst the other morning was
chuckling at Goebbels' funeral
speeches at the burial of the Raj
victims. He followed the usual line
of damning the British and Ameri-
can aviators (for their terror raids)
and in the next breath threatening
that the Germans would do the same
thing, only dirtier, when they got
around to it Silly, isn't it?
Just the same, even that idi-
ocy has its repeaters over here
You hear whispers deploring the
ravages of the Allied airmen. 1t is
remarkable that not a peep came
out of the same mourners when our
side was running second.
Some of the Italian soldiers, how
ever, know better During the
recent Tunisian campaign one of
the American boys talked with a
captured Italian soldier, who once
romped with the New York mid
night set "Well," comforted
the Yank, you're in good hands,
nobody'll hurt you."
Thanks very much" was the re-
ply between giggles, "but don't feel
sorry for me. I'm going to Ameri-
ca. You're going to Italy!"
One of the dramatic stories
brought back by recently returned
war reporters is about the soldiers
in German town executed for dis
tributing pamphlets which read:
1--WE must avenge the needless
deaths of the heroes at Stalingrad
by assassinating Hitler!"
When the Nazi commanding Off
Ger of the firing squad gave the or
der to fire he "sympathetically"
said: Aim at their MEDALS"
At the recent Food Conference,
where all the nations made tremen-
dous demands for food-the biggest
applause greeted China's delegate
Liu In his speech he astounded
everyone by stating: my country
does not want food from the United
States. All we ask is the necessary
equipment to help US grow it."
Jim Farley was asked to unravel
the numerous rumors that Q) He
would run with Bricker (2) With
Dewey (3) With Willkie (4) With
Hull and (5) With Macarthur {.
as there anything to any of that?"
we asked.
Hes stuck with me-" said Mrs.
Farley, land that's enough"
That story about the sailor who
recently got up in the House Gal
lery . He was fed up with all the
oratorical bigotry during the poll
tax debate And he interrupted
by shouting: ''Mr. Speaker, I would
like to know why a man must pay
tribute for the right to vote when he
can fight without doing it," {.
Guards seized him. A psychiatrist
looked him up and down And
then he was released To which
Newsweek delightfully."- observed:
1.-THE sailor paid the inevitable con-
sequence of asking a sensible ques-
ton of Congressman had his head
examined"
Fuller's Thesaurus of Anecdotes
includes the one about Will Rogers
spurning an invite to dinner by say
ing: 1--WE already ct"
You should say" said the friend,
"have eaten"
WELL" drawled Rogers, 81 know
a lot of fellers who say have eaten
who amt ell" So that future
historians won't be misled, what
Rogers was criticized for was say
ing "ain't" his answer was:
II notice a lotta fellers who amt
sayin' amt, amt eatin'!"
The Magic Lanterns: The last
chore Leslie Howard performed, be-
fore dying in a plane crash, was
to star in picture honoring the man
who gave the Raj the Spitfire fight
er. "Spitfire" is the films name, a
story never much on bang-bang, but
with heart as big as the house,
and some incidents throwing more
light on the Nazi plot against world
peace. David Niven and Rosamond
John provide the chief support
"Aerial Gunner" tells, with exciting
kodakery, how the flier up in the
air gets a bead on a Jap, even
though shooting is too good for him.
Chester Morris, Lita Ward and Rich
ard Arlen are the players, but the
military roapeuyers ara tho rooat