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J Kennedy virtually true as to the theode ode tode although it leaves open y that Kennedy may may not have made The day Pay earl arl Harbor Jim Farley graphed the president of- of ing to serve In any capacity The answer was Ine in inlet let e t Thanks I knew I could end sends on you Farley has hu hasper hur r per heard from him since JoHn Jonn J J. J Bennett with a billit bill bril- 1 it military record in the last r f one of the foremost Amer- Amer Amern ii ci n experts on aviation today eyed ered his services to the army his term expired as at- at general of N. N Y T. state r a polite ement lob Hope little Linda and sc ool chum Carol Thomas fighter of film producer Bill I Ir Xmas r s were being driven to ool by Mrs Mrss Hope who still over the little girls' girls a M My My father said Mid Miss Hope the studio M My father went to the studio said ald Carol Yes Yea said La Hope but my d makes pictures pictures' NoT corrected corrected Miss Thomas y daddy makes the pictures it li daddy only works In n them Be Berene rene Haber would have you eve eve she overheard this on a adison adison dison avenue bus when a ank anky anky overbearing dowager got fussing and fuming over the If seats eats She finally an- an shored herself next to a weary workingman After a few moments moments moments mo mo- mo- mo ments of restlessness he tapped her on the shoulder houlder and said Madam would you mind getting get get- ting Ung my foot Why dont don't you put your bigfoot big bg foot toot where it belongs belong Dont tempt me madam he I bristled DONT TEMPT ME METhe ME- ME The passing of Houdini's reminds us of the time the late ate headliner famed for his talent of breaking in and out of anything or anywhere met Dr Bodle Bodie a magician who specialIzed specialized special special- zed in remarkable tricks with electricity Houdini was with a professional proCessional wiz called Datas who was expert at remembering remember remember- ing dates and figures They were appearing on the same vaudeville bill and all aU three were living In the same boarding house Leaving a cafe one night together to together together to- to gether Bodle Bodie volunteered to drive them home homeL but the car lights wouldn't work After Dr Bodie Bodle tinkered with the wiring for tor an hour they abandoned the car and started walking Then they found that Datas couldn't remember the street they lived on When they finally located located lo lo- sated the spot they were so 80 late the the landlady had locked the thedoor thedoor thedoor door and gone to bed You guessed it And Houdini couldn't get Into the house The stage was all set for the dress rehearsal of the president accepting the first 1943 19 Red Cross button Mrs Dwight F. F Davis F DRs DR's D Rs R's former former former for for- mer schoolmate was ready button button button but but- ton in hand waiting for the cameras to grind N But the tables were turned Mr President reached for the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross emblem and pinned it on Mrs Davis explaining that as u president of the Red Cross it was his right to make her the her the first contributor The British correspondents Inthe in inthe inthe the United States wires H H. Hutchinson chairman of their committee regret that you should have given publicity to the draft-dodging draft slur implied by your comment in the column I am sure you were not aware of the fact that nearly every British correspondent now here either came after the war began or has been home since and that all came here with authorization authorization tion of appropriate military au au- tics All AIl gave pledges to return whenever called I hope you will set the record straight for the benefit of readers and British newsmen here Mutual friends arranged a meeting with the vice nice president the other morning As we entered entered entered en en- his office he walked over hand extended trying to suppress sup press smiles which broke into laughter Im very happy to meet you you we said but why are you laughing My goodness said the vice vica president laughing louder and feeling both sides of our head where are your horns 7 |
