Evening star., 1961-12-20

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three sides of the typewriter
and they are anything but
junk. Memorabilia, perhaps?
No? Okay. In any case, they
are about to be filed, or
tossed in the basket.
There is an honorary life
time membership in the In
ternational Boating Associa-
ton. A birthday card says:
Happy Birthday. Son." There
is a bill from McCue's Dairy
for $3.50. An autographed
picture of Admiral Arleigh
Burke. A pocket edition of
Richard Joseph's World Wide
Money Converter.
Another card saying Hap
py Birthday, Son" but it is
dated 1860. A book marked
Report on Intra- Union Panel
to Determine Whether Local
l07, Philadelphia, Pa, Will
Be Placed in Trusteeship"-
the hottest title of the year.
A photo Of lingo Johansson
boxing with me. I'm sorry
now that I took it easy with
him.
AN ANT TRAP. How can
the ants find it under all
those papers? Standard &
Poor's Annual Forecast on
stocks. The Air University
Quarterly Review for last
year. A BOAC boarding
pass. A sweet note from
daughter Gayle. A postcard
from Governor-elect Richard
Hughes. An owners manual
for the RCA ship-to-s shore
phone. Some new snapshots
of Karen and Kathleen.
A booklet called How a
Ballistic Missile Works" It's
must reading for some of
our missiles. An annual re-
port of a charcoal briquets
company. A list of Christmas
suggestions from Hammacher
Schlemmer. A bill from Reus-
sille's jewelry store. A letter
from a credit bureau asking
about a former housekeeper.
Some Christmas stamps
from Boys Town, Nebr. A
note to myself to phone Sid
Goldberg. Thousands and
thousands of words from Blue
Cross and Blue Shield telling
how we'll they protect them
selves from me. A TV script
on dogs. A note from Ray
Josephs about the work of
the Educational Alliance on
the East Side of New York.
Some suggestions from
press agents. few Of them
person. A 10-ruble bond is
sued by the Car of Russia
a long time ago. Should I
send it to Mr.. K. for Christ
mas? A brochure from the
Jack Tar Grand Bahama
Club. Such memories!
Lovely note from Sister
Mary Edward of Mercy Hos
pital. An air map of a flight
to London. A reminder from
Sal Santora, who helps me
around the house. An old
package of cigarettes. A wall
let photo of little Jim Freci1l'
cite. Two ballpoint pens, not
working.
A diners club card which
expired last May. Gayle'S lob
report card from Star of the
Sea Academy. Two ants, red.
A letter dated June 26, 1928,
recommending me to Edward
Griffen of the Elizabeth Daily
Journal for a job.
A letter from Don Quinn,
who wrote the Fibber Nc
Gee and Molly show for so
many years. Bill from Music
Shop for $26.88. A beer bottle
top. Two books of matches,
empty. A collar button. A
collar button? A card from
William Ohst, piano tuner.
A barometer returned from
a relative with a notation:
What a crazy clock!"
A SUGGESTION from a
Los Angeles undertaken that
it's later than I think. I
had an answer for him, but
I forget it. A cork key ring
so that if you drop your
keys in some ocean, they'll
float. Three old pencils, one
chewed. A photo Of Away We
Go w cruising at high speed
with floating log dead ahead.
An antique map of a malar-
ial swamp in upper Malaga.
Phil Regan'S private phone
number. A rare letter from
my brother, in which every
thing is fine. A bill from
Tiffany's for an item I don't
recall.
Now that all Of this has
been moved to the secretary's
side of the desk, I can re-
lax from a job well done.
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