Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-29
It's News
To Me
By O. ]. Pecmd

Despite fact that there is lot of gloom in this best OF all
possible everybody WELL nearly everybody likes good
old fashioned belly laugh
The big trouble with humor is that difficult find
the Mccoy gags they cook for light
entertainment sometimes fall flat particularly wnen
the weather lately and you're too busy
wpng perspiraon appreciate corny air borne jokes.
having delivered myself of these world moving SEN
ments, am about to slip formula that neveE wel
hardly elicit few hearty chuckles provided you
and don't believe everything read Ladies
gentlemen refer to the greatest single source OF amuse
the American that great bypoduct OF adVerls
ing; great defender and of freedom liberty and
democracy that of truth undeedhe great Aner
daily newspaper.
Now mind YOU there are ways and ways reading
paper If you looking for humor don't think that you find
the that tell about polio being taken TO e
hospital the brutal assassination of YugoSav priests or union
officials being under the TaftHarey law or the
Motor Co raising the price its or the great prop
ery damage the latest storm the United States
falling settle the Greek problem while you wait
isn't found the comic in the Bertie
McCommc antics of the ageess Orphan Annie or the stupid
assnny of Lii Abner 1t is found IN the real meat OF e
daily newspapers without which there could be no byproduc
Look the advertising oh you who hunger and thirst for
comedy, high ow and middle and will find it by heaps
and gobs and torrents
THE STOCKHOLDERS
Without going into too many ad that ap
peared recently in lot of newspapers around country
bought and paid for by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Captioned Thanks Labor-we Borrowed Your Sign" the
ad depicts reasonably we'll dressed worker maybe profess
sona model carrying sign over his shoulder which carries
UNFAIR TO
STOCKHOLDERS
Notice that the labor is crossed out
Now you interested and just little you?
So let's read Says the ad:
Employees get help to meet increased prices
Those who supply materials ask for get it
The tax collector gets
Only the stockholders squeezed"
In brief, the Pennsy building public opinion that
they the Commission which governs freight
and chiSel nice fat increase in their hauling tariff
NOT FUNNY
But" you but whats funny that?" nothing
exactly unless, like humor perverted
that know how the railroads have gypng everybody
the public their employees bond holders stockholders and
everybody they could get hold still years
shake stick at. ~
When you know the history of American railroads and
realize they got their some of
barons land and thevery that scandal
that shook the foundations of When
have followed this history through the conniey stock mani
pulation stock watering and devious financial political and
tear forced from tear glands by grief and
the carriers but because good old
fashioned belly laugh mentioned there the begin
ming of this stint.
Now please misunderstood is not my purpose
ridicue criticize the railroads. business
Guiding newspapers which making their daily contribution
the confusion the people is effort
and threats of violence hievey murder larceny
petit and grand and all the other attributes go make
this vale of tears
good friends is dead On the other
hand is in good supply All need the most
of life and enjoy its laughs both big and little measy little
five cent piece
you five cents if you need a laugh walk
the newsstand There if insist you
purchase the greatest joke America day by daythe
American daily Read it
but for the real the advertising
used by the daily press for its existence.