Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-01-25
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Midnight in Manhattan:
The Big Parade: Fannie Brice's
son, Billy, is an accomplished artist.
When he finishes Is canvases he will
hold q one-man exhibition. He's
done a dozen to date. Mary
Ellin Berlin, 19-year-old deb daugh-
ter Of the Irving Berlins, has lots
of beaux, but the most ardent ap-
pears to be socialite Murray Nc
Donald, kin to H. Ford II.
Sallies in Our Alley: Jackie Glea-
son and Vince Curran were swap
ping puppies at the 6s Club in the
Village. II see," said Gleason,
where Mayor-elect o'Dwyer Is
making some alterations in the May
or's official home" MATCH"
said Vince, hes replacing the
brass fire-pole with stairway"
-. At the 400 they were panning
a well-known drunk, who was re-
ported suffering from a brain con-
cussion. wonder how that hap
pened?" someone asked. II
think" said Fred Allen, che was
hit on the head by falling napkin"
Midtown Vignette: It was at "21,"
the veddy swanky delicatessen on
West Sind Street. Milton Berle
says it happened to him, and you
know how reliable he is. :. . Tenny-
rate, after he dined the waiter
amazed Berle by whispering: II
lost your check and I can't remem-
Der everything you had. Can you
recall7" "Of course" obliged
Milton. II had shrimp cocktail,
vichy-swah, roast beef, cherry tart,
demi-tasse and two glasses Of wa
ter" Thanks" said the wait
er, "but you didn't have to mention
the water - we don't charge for
1t any more"
The Late Watch: Claudette Col
bert, who wears $1,000 platina fox
coat in Tomorrow Is Forever" got
the coat as a bonus when the film
was completed. Bob Hopes doc
tors have warned him to take it
easy. Seven contribs sent in
this one: "Fortissimo means loud
music; pianissimo means soft mu-
sic; and Petrillo-no music!"
Times Square Ticker: Duke Ell
lington's 8 new melodies, which he
will introduce at his Carnegie con-
cert on Jan. 4. A newsmag
states that badness indicates viril-
ity. Doesn't that clash with the
legend of Samson? Vincent
Sheean told chuns that at the time
Of the landing on Salerno, Doug
Fairbanks and John Steinbeck
missed kidnapping Mussolini on the
Isle of Ponza by Is minutes.
During the war American soldiers
stationed on an island in the South
Pacific attained the true Christmas
spirit: The Brotherhood of Man.
The chaplain there has reported:
Their religion had no sects. Catho-
lie, Jew and Protestant alike went
to one another's services" And
on the flap of the chaplain's tent
there was sign reading: "When
you're in trouble, ask the Lord for
help. He's very generous with it.
While you're not in trouble, cult
vate His acquaintance and talk
things over with Him. And when He
does something for you don't forget
to thank Him. He appreciates that"
Sounds in the Night: At Theo-
dore's: "Lissen, you, one more
quack like that and you're a dead
duck!' In Ruban Bleu: HE
counts his girl friends by the
doesn'ts. Veriwell, doctor, III go
quietly" At the Carnival:
Someone oughta dot couple Of
his eyes" At Pelham Heath
Inn: boy, is she ugh-ly!" At
Leone's: HE says his wife has a
terrible memory - remembers ev-
erything!" In the Stork: Money
is the stuff I spend like I think
have it" :. At the Zanzibar: Hes
one of those commands that fought
the war from behind desk You
know, a NARROWER" At the
Golden Fiddle: "America now has
two disgraceful attacks on Pearl
Harbor. One by the Japs and the
other by the Rspublican'ts!" .. At
Howie's: "She's a peach. Very
smooth-with heart of stone"
PostmasterGeneral R. flanagan
is sizzling at the absenteeism among
Demmys. He will withdraw sup
port for reelection of those whose
records reveal mot showing up" on
important measures beneficial 20
the Administration. Jesse Jones'
"power" is still potent in the Capt.
tol behind the scenes. Lord
Halifax's resignation is now ex-