The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-22
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CH0WDER
by RAINIER


Montreal yesterday revealed THAI
AL Palmer, erstwhile Citizen staff
ster, is now Whiting for Les1Petite
Journale in Quebec. That Queen of
LeMay case gets, as Alice In
''Blunderland'' might put it, Sou
riouSer and curiCuser. 9ts.
Jack Delaney lodges dates by
the score. Don't get us wrongs
it just happened that the office ca
lender, whipped by the breeze
caught him on the cheek as he
went out the door yesterday after
noon. Date with a plane was
caught by Wayne Ciaxton, fondly
known as ''Gramma, when she
took off for New England Thursday
afternoon. Yggy Carbonell was see
ing Leonard Allen, Paramount Pic
lures publicity man off for Allan
ia, Ca, and l was helping. so
we sounded claxtons in salute for
La Claxton'S adios. Reason for lea
wing Key West was due to illness
in the family. Nayme was one of
the Cant Take 1t With You
menage in the Caroline street
apartment OF, Betty French's mo-
Their, Mrs. Helen WinninghamfiiQf
the, winning ways. Sample eef a
QUIET afternoon; Rae, Waller ne
aearsing songs and lines, foas her
! part in Hands Across The Sea 80.
Mrs. French doing dishes, Ed Sta
ley trying to write a letter on his
clacking typewriter, Jack Talbot
using the sewing machine and a
spaniel and Siamese cat playing
hide and seek around and arGalnd
the room. All we needed was Rita
Hayworth singing that song she
made famous, Don't Blame May
me"
PARTY LINE: That should be a
hundinger of barbecue at the
Raoul Garcia home this afternoon
and this evening if ! can judge by
the preview last Saturday. press,
secret service, williamsburg and
independence to keep things lively.
Line of the times: And LET me
tell you something, you're wasting
your time. There are more
| ways than one to unfold daven-
port. Funniest is the one in a re-
cent cartoon series with the TN
folder ending up in python-like
| Jack knife wrestler's hold. .Jere
| Snader claims be is magnificent
| in the Tennessee Williamsss play,
Last of My Solid Gold Watches.
And so he is. The other night q
| ady tourist asked him what part
he played and he answered
promptly, "A travelling salesman. !"
Just as promptly she said, u
might have known it, Well that's
another busy signal on the cid par.
i y line. M
DON'T BE SURPRISED il king.
size Dan Hedin (NoT headen, but
Haydeen) is tabled Rudolph" Ru
dolph is the name of Great Dane
dog mentioned in the current come.
dy, Hands Across the Sea-" in
lit of bedlamite dialogue delivered
by Ccmdr. Hugh Bredin in bis role.
Frank Merlo who was in the audi
ence barked with laughter. .Presi-
Dental Secretary, Joe Short, re.
minds me of a ring master the way
he cracks the whip when enough
pictures have been taken atVthe
press conferences. Everyone
falls back with alacrity. The. only
time the method failed was llas1
fall when photographer from Ia
yana who didn't understand Eng
lish continued to take pictures to-
an extra five minutes before beips
practically dragged, out of shpotlpf
range. Wonder of the weeks lshs
way Jim Mclaughlin negotiateE
cigarettes, a drink and British
accent, all through false beard
Nostalgia view: looking al picture.
J of party taken when Becky cuth
Erie was still in town and Charlis
Gossett photographed the gang Il
safari outfits. Capt. Ed. Millel
skipper of the Williamsburg hai
reported no catch, but he wen
fishing Friday. Most consistent an
glers are the White Htuse Pres
men who toss bait and try to catci
the outcome of whether or nc
President Truman will run agar
: for reelection.