St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-04
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High and Lowdown"
BY BAIL.EE THOMAS

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High and Lowdown"
BY BAII.EE THOMAS 81
HE SPOILED EVERYTHING: |
Current LOOK Magazine reports:
Egyptian strongman Moham-
med Naguib. to peasants rcceiv- |
Ing land title deeds: do not think |
just because you have become
landlords you are rich and can
marry an extra wife"
ADD TOPS: That Hamm's |
Brewing double page ad in the
September 7 LOOK The |
music Of Count Basic and band on
the Hoagy Carmichael Tv show
recently. 1t listened like the Count |
was on his way back to the top. |
The way the sepia boys are play
ing ball all over the big leagues,
especially Jackie the Robinson
and that boy Camp-Nella Camp |
anella) whatta competitor and
have you base ball fans noticed
how the Saints cast-off Pendle-
ton is doing over there with the
Milwaukee Braves. He hit three
home runs in one game Sunday.
Speaking of home, ,uns, is II
true that the Milwaukee stadium
has one of these Minneapolis
Miller short fences?
RADIO & Ty: Wonder II all of
the brownskins who have been
complaining about the lack Of
Negro talent on the radio and Tv
waves ever write a fan post card
or letter to program that DOES
use Negro performers. Fan mail Is
the barometer to which sponsors
of air programs look to for signs
of programs or performers
success with the listeners or
viewers. It's like applause in the
theatre.
Many persons VINO complain
about Negro performers not get
ting n chance won't spend two
cents for postal card and a min
ute In time to tell the networks
what they like.
From reports from the two
Twin City dailies most of the OBJ
jectors to the press running sum-
maries Of the Kinsey Report had
read every line of the articles!
NO GOPHERS; Grantlan d
Rice's Football Forecast for 1858 |
in September % LOOK does not
name Minnesota's Gophers among |
the top 20 teams of the coming |
season. It would be rather nice If
Fesler's boys would fool old man
Rice and his board of experts.
Come on guys!
The Joe Louis Story" featuring
Hilda Simms is scheduled for Its
world premiere the third week in
September in Chicago. At least
that's what the Boss Man was
told Wednesday. We just over
heard.
TALL TALES: A. 3. Cassius,
the popular Minneapolis cafe man
is rapidly becoming legendary as
raconteur. They are telling as
many tales about what Cassius
said OF told as they tell tales
about Poor ole Jim" Williams,
st. Paurs famed bar proprietor,
operator of Jim's Place.
They say Jim williams Is veal
thy but many will agree that he
would probably be a millionaire
if he had not been so open-handed
in the depression years when he
handed out money to the needy for
necessities. right and left. He was
apt to scare a guy who put on the
bite to death. by loud talk, but in
the end he would smilingly and
quietly slip the fellow enough
bucks to tide him over.
HAD VOC NOTICED: There
are two Humphreys in the nation
al political news. One is Mime
sofas Senator Hubert II. Hum
phrey and the Eisenhower secre-
tary Of the Treasury George
Magoffin Humphrey Of Ohio. II
you are not careful the news
paper headlines will get you con-
fused about which Humphrey Is
DONG what.
The Minnesota Senator himself
gets balled up sometimes in the
name mixup. His most recent
newsletter observes:
Humphreys on both sides Of the
political fence have created some
what Of a mixup at times I'm the
Capital. Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey and ] have frequently
received each Others mail, phone
calls. brickbats and bouquets.
While I was opposing some Of his
finance policies Of scare money
and higher interest rates. news
paper headlines added 10 the con-