Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-19

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An Innocent Bystander:
The conflicting stories from Iran
recall a quip that was popular with
overseas newsboys during the war:
It concerns the Ministry Of Infor-
nation carrier pigeon, leisurely fly
ing to its destination, when it was
jostled by second pigeon that
shouted: "Get a move on. I've got
the denial"
A N. Y. editorial writer stated
that Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. can
not hope to be President because he
was born in Canada and a Chief
Exec must be a native-born Amer
lean.
Overwhelming weight of legal
opinion: Anyone who is born Of
American parents in foreign coun-
try and properly registered can be
President. :. Ho, hum. Any other
questions?
Another reason for our tense rela-
tons with Russia is that the Amer
leans Russia respected (and trust
ed most) can no longer help us Iran
out differences: FDR, Harry Hop
kins and Wendell Willkie.
1t happened at the Brooklyn in
come tax bureau recently. Two
men named Thomas Mentally and
Joseph Sweeney were having their
tax forms filled out by an agent
when they suddenly began speaking
to each other in Yiddish. {. Cues
toned by the startled income tax
agent Mentally and Sweeney ex-
planned they were Dublin-born Jews.
Talk about blazing red faces: A
few days after Lord Halifax public
ly opined that Goering was anxious
to prevent war-Goering testified
lat the war crimes triaD and took
every opportunity to praise Hit
ler-the Nazi system-and every
thing the Nazis did.
A quip causing tee-hees in some
of the back rooms in Argentina con-
Germs the recent incident when Mrs.
Peron turned up at social soiree.
{. During the evening one of the
guests turned to his neighbor and
remarked: well, there sits Argen-
tina's First Lady,
That's no lady," was the retort.
"That's his wife!"
The State Dept has been showed
around like revolving door. But
now it has been complimented-the
Rankin Committee plans to probe
the SD. Rankin's witch-hunt-
ing spree recalls the time Dies
Committee member (Cong. ]. Par
nell Thomas) ranted that the WPA
theater was a "hot-bed of commu-
nism" and demanded the investiga-
ton of play titled prologue to
Glory"
The play concerned an American
named Abe Lincoln.
Quotation Workmanship: John
W. Raper: A man picks a wife the
same way an apple picks farmer.
D. Yates: Bold as the bark of
a puppy. . . Voltaire: The ear
is the road to the heart. . Muriel
Gaines: His wrinkles are overload
C<J
Sal: The only difference among
women is their faces. James
Kelly: She walked as though she
were carrying chip on her hip.
Nancy Donovan: An actor,
full of hamilton. . Chinese Prov
erb The broadminded see the truth
in different religions; the narrow
minded see only their differences.
-. Seaman Jacobs opinion of a guy
with no initiative: He's always in
there catching. VIM. Schiller:
Our friendship with Russia seems
to be strictly platomc. . Eileen
Deneen: War do we 60 from here?
Sailies in Our Alley: A Broad
way Snowman walked up to new
comer-lovely last night and asked:
want 10 work in my night club as
a showgirl?" To which her
companion (agent Paul SmalD said:
II offered her a receptionist's job
only today at S25 week and she
laughed at me-" The Snowman
Indignantly rejoined: You're not
offering people S25 week these
days?" who are you to talk?"
barked the agent. YOU'D offer it
to start" Ozzie Nelson says
when a shows a success the pro-
Queer knocks wood. When it isn't,
he knocks critics
Midtown Vignette: At the Ber-
nard Baruch dinner for Mr.. Church.