The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
WALTER WINCHELL
Continued from Page Six

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penitentiary asking her to helI
him get out!
Nixola Greeley = Smith Horace
Greeley's granddaughter went tt
THE Mrs. Astor's home for an in.
terview. After waiting and wait.
ing, a butler informed the news
sal that Mrs. Aston would be I'M
able to see her. Then he handed
Nlxola $500, explaining Mrs.
Aston was paying her for the time
she had spent waiting.
Nixola Greeley Smith exploded.
Tell Mrs. Astor," she beloved,
that she not only forgets who
am, but she forgets who she is.
Give her back the two dollars and
tell her that when John Jacob
Astor was skinning rabbits, my
grandfather was one of the fore
most citizens of New, York;
Women reporters are now more
generously paid. When Irene Kuhn
scooped the town several decades
ago she was given a boost in pay
. . Her salary was raised to $25
Per week, by heck!
Despite the hurly-burly and keer
rivalry which a neWsgal encoun'
ters while competing with male
colleagues, love occasionally
blooms. . Helen Nolan first me-
Eddie Neil when they yer report
ers from opposition gazettes Gov
ering the same yarn. She scoop
ed him-and several months later
they were middle,aislers.
Two male reporters we're sick
ened by the signt Of an execution
at Sing Sing several years ago. .
They were revived and taker
home by a woman reporter who
had also seen the execution.
But that wasn't all. The gal also
penned their stories for them.
N. Y. Times editor Carr Var
Anda was reluctant about hiring
women FOR his reporting staff. .
When asked to explain, he said he
wouldn't think of sending a WON
an on an assignment after dark
Winifred Black got an exclusive
interview with President Benjam
in Harrison. . When the othe1
newspapermen asked how she
achieved this feat Winifred ex
| planned the President okayed hel
request for an interview after she
made him laugh-by telling thu
| Chief Exec a risgay story.
Probably the youngest of al
neWsgals was Minrie Langstadter
She became a reporter FOR a Oh
gazette when she was only Is.
Before the telephone and moto1
car were born. lady society re
porters covered their beat on
party to party in search OF news
|. When they came across
Juicy item at a social function the
gels frequently hoped on thel1
two-wheelers and raced back tt
their offices in an effort to get
their news into print first. The
races resulted in many spills ane
bruised torsos.
Oh, you kid! Twenty-three
skidoo!
Newsgals and men compete or
equal terms nowadays. But bach
in the 180os there was chivalry
galore in newspaper offices. .
When a charmer named Sally JOY
worked for a Boston gazette the
men in the office lined the foo1
with paper so the hem OF he1
lengthy skirt would not pick W
dust.
Famed West coast eoltof Fle
mont Older had his own methof
OF hiring femme scribes. Whel
they asked FOR a job he told then
10 sit down and write their bog
raphy in not more than a Thousand
words. If Older liked what the,
turned out, they were hired.
Coolies Shaving in the journals
tic salt mines have tangled Will
numerous difficult assignments
But the toughest was the on
handed reporter Mabel Greene.
She was assigned to rewrlte tn
Bible.
A shortage Of Vitamin A IN the
diet weakens eyesight and m
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