Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-06-09
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Anyone besides Archie Givens no
tice that when Cleveland beat the
Twins the other Sunday the win
ming pitcher was Grant, the start
ing pitcher for the Twins was Lee.
Current gag about Phips Grocery
store on Fourth Avenue near
Franklin Ia about the guy who left
a note for the miIlxman reading:
Please leave two bottles Of milk
and my wife alone"
The situation in the South IL
well covered in the front pages
but consider the plight Of an Ala
bama businessman who earns his
living selling souvenir copies OF
the Constitution OF the United
States f. A person could get aw-
fully lonesome down there too,
reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance
on the Bill of Rights.
Take the following as pure gos-
sip but who knows sometimes the
truth comes out Of the gossiple
truth.
OF course the dailies have al
ready mentioned that the Elliot
Roosevelt family now resides in
Minneapolis and what could be
better. i
But a little bird (forgot his
name) whispered the news that
Elliot Is listening to old friends
and many new ones about running
against DIR. Walter Judd in Just
another year.
Just as there Is no room for
racial prejudice in baseball, has
ketball or any other sport, the
Professional Golfers Association of
America learned a bitter lesson
the other week in Los Angeles.
1t had to drop Los Angeles as
the site of its 1862 PGA tourna-
ment because it failed to strike
the Caucasian only, clause from
its constitution.
One by one each city and state
are learning, but the hard way.
A woman came into Cassius Bar
and asked for Mr.. Cassius. She
wanted to get a legal paper not
arized and since Brutis Cassius is
a notary, he checked it and stamp
ed it. He asked her what had hap
pened The woman said a drunk
driver had struck her car. Cassius
asked if he'd been arrested. ooh
yes" she replied, land his drivers
license was provoked tool"
..-s.". ..a.
CHIT CHATS: I'm surprised
that Harold Stassen didn't return
to our city to run for Mayor
Overheard: MY kids getting
ready for summer camp. She just
hired a telephone answering serv-
ice At Freddie's there are q
couple of head walters who a year
ago ran their own places And
to think was Just getting used
to Jackie's OLD hairdo Al
ready at our house they're talking
about Fathers Day It some
times worries me. I'm afraid I'll
get something I can't afford
If only half the people who have
Romeo Riley signs out on their
lawns vote for him he'll win hands
down I like Frank Adams for
his School job =. he's one Of the
grandest The main thing Is
to get out and vote right OF
wrong a strong vote means inter-
est The Shinder Brothers are
both back on 9Th & Hennepin and
looking once more in the pink OF
health .. Parting thought: Soon
election will be over with and the
end to the snarling.
Last Saturday night Emile Grit
fifth must have made many new
friends in Los Angeles, when he
defended his welterweight title
against Mexico's Indian ortega.
The champ is that kind Of fella,
sweet and friendly like Only
when he Is in the ring he's diff
ferent.
For the first time in the cele-
brity-conscious history of whats
My Line ?" next Sunday night, a
Negro viii sit on the panel--in the
person of Harry Belafonte.