Show New York Newsboy When Irene Kuhn who has covered covered covered cov cov- ered everything from fires to murders murders murders mur mur- ders began her exciting career a wise newspaperman gave her this counsel Get around town town find find i out what people are talking about I Give ive your readers a little daily dally jolt jolton on something they are gabbing about at home perhaps and can gab about some more Controversial stuff stuff stuff-so so they can argue The big idea is this Make half of them happy and half of them sore Newspaper men and lance free-lance I writers have a tough struggle to tomake tomake tomake make a living The pen may be mightier than the sword but hunger is mightier than both The best description of a scribblers scribbler's plight came from a soap king named Lord when when he gave a job to toan tonn I think an nn unlucky novelist I III dont don't you will regret going into business I Isaid said Lev literature is a avery avery i ivery very nice ornamental walking stick but its it's a poor crutch II He Ile was one of Marshal Fochs Foch's assistants assistants assistants as as- in the first World War Var and was presented with the Croix de deGuerre deGuerre deGuerre Guerre with 13 palms when it ended ended ended end end- ed In the second World War Var he was the only plane manufacturer who thought more of his country than of profits and he did his best to aid the cause of France He was out of the country on a Government mission when the Battle BattIe of France came to its tragic end He re refused refused refused re- re fused to take advantage of the opportunity opportunity op ope to flee to the United States Instead he returned to France where he was promptly jailed The charge Trying to escape His friends are trying to aid his cause but Justice is looking the other other other oth oth- oth- oth er way these days His name Paul PaulL L L. L W Typewriter Ribbons Cosmo Hamilton's Hamiltons Hamiltons Hamilton's Hamiltons Hamilton's Ham Ham- ilton's He shut himself into into his room to work until the fingers of dawn turned up the veil of night D. D Boones Boone's There was a time when Maine was thought to be the pulse of the nation but there have been indications during the last couple couple couple cou cou- of elections that it is just lust a hardened artery The Village Press News-Press Prop and Editor W. W Winchell Ye ed just read in John McManus' McManus piece about Johannes Steel getting off a pretty good saying The washy Vichy-washy French government By heck that's taking the words right out of ye eds ed's desk What the City Slickers Are TalkIng Talking Talk- Talk Ing big About How George Abbott and Marcy Wescott who once were smitten smitten smitten ten hardly talk now mostly because of a part in his new show The White Haired Boy Samson new play about New NewYork NewYork NewYork York drama critics Seems that Sam is going to make a composite character about the sinful on goings-on between an actress and a critic who is a married man My goodness Betsy Berkeley of Billy Roses Rose's girl-factory girl and Bill Kelly the cameraman who flew down to Washington to become cameraman cameraman cameraman cam cam- and wife Bob Ritchie and his writer Fred Finklehoffe almost almost almost al al- al- al most coming to blows over the casting casting casting cast cast- ing of their new play Gen Gen Gentlemen The new baby girl over at Mr and Mrs Sam Grafton's Graftons Graftons Grafton's Graftons Grafton's Graf- Graf tons ton's house who has been named Abigail Alice The one about the Nazi spy over here who just got fired by Mr Goebbels because he was sending inaccurate information information information tion he pilfered out of New York Old Guth McClintic wont won't have any truck with the Fifth Filth Columnists in our midst Guth has a sign posted posted posted post post- ed on his office door where he hires It says No UNo Communists Communists fists or Nazis Need Apply Only Folks Who Are Axe Loyal Americans That's tellin em I The Village Press News-Press hears about a lot of famous draft dodgers who are using pull to get jobs in the plant plans Ye ed was criticized recently for suggesting that school children stop saluting Our Flag with the outstretched outstretched out out- stretched arm like the Nazis do Seems as how the school board considered considered considered con con- it a good Idea however according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the stories in the papers I They ordered pupils to salute the way the soldiers and sailors do do- do fingers to their temples when the Flag passes by Miss Zorina the actress has left the bed and board of Mr Balanchine Balanchine Balanchine Balan- Balan chine her husband by moving into the Ritz Towers hotel Joe Kennedy our ambassador to London isn't at odds with our dent Joe will resign and become chairman of the defense commis commis- I sion lion This ought to set at rest the talk that Joe and F. F D. D R R. have I fallen out By the bye ye ed is to be exposed exposed exposed ex ex- ex- ex posed again in a book soon The writer is a banker we writ up recently recently re re- as being a big bum This I is to tell all aU our subscribers anytime anytime any any- time they read or hear anything about us it is most likely true |