Show r d j J Tales of the Town This story has never ne been printed I before we arc are told How Vice President Henri Wallace scared his staff during the Chicago convention He left word that he was not to tobe tobe be awakened until 8 a a. a m. m His secretary rapped on the connecting door and and getting no answer opened it and looked in He was alarmed to see two boys asleep in inthe inthe inthe the twin beds The secretary hastened to spread the alarm He finally located the Vice President In the lobby reading a book Wallace Vallace explained At 3 in the morning two soldiers had knocked on his door while looking for someone someone someone some some- someI I one else He learned they had no accommodations He insisted insist insist- ed d they take his room Then he went downstairs and sat ip all night reading t ft Col James Roosevelt is supposed to have told this to friends He had just returned returned returned re re- re- re turned after considerable action in the South Pacific when he lie was stuck on a coast highway lie He e started to walk back to his camp Along came an army truck Colonel Roosevelt Roose velt using the hitch hikers thumb sign stopped it The Sergeant driving it welcomed him for Cor a lift lie He didn't recognize recognize rec rec- the Presidents President's son and started griping about his luck Colonel he said it sure is tough that two fighting men like us cant can't get into the Big Show instead of oC motoring along alonga alongI I a peaceful highway like this Yes it is said Roosevelt's boy but orders is orders the Yeah said the Sarge trouble with men like us Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel is that we dont don't know the right people most 01 wan bYLL treet ree nas neen Deen Keeping Keeping Keeping Keep Keep- ing a watchful eye lately on the Fisher Brothers who are prominent in the automobile industry One of the Fishers was motoring through Manhattans Manhattan's industrial area recently recent recent- ly when a tire on his car blew He stopped near a small factory where he went looking for a phone He went to several places looking looking looking look look- ing for a booth and was recognized by the owners of small plants in inthe inthe inthe the neighborhood The eyes of these excited minor tycoons popped as they saw him He must they reasoned be inspecting one of the factories And that is why the stock of a relatively minor company jumped 2 points The epidemic of suicides who have been committing sidewalk was stopped by a newspaper pho pho- A woman frantically telephoned a newspaper and said that her girl friend who lived around the corner from the paper had just phoned that she was going to La jump from her window Please It she urged do something to stop her The editor assigned assigned assigned as as- signed a photographer to the scene Instead of phoning the police this hard-boiled hard thinking only of getting a good picture talked his way into an apartment across the street and got his big camera ready The would-be would suicide climbed out on the ledge Just as she was about to jump he yelled Make it good lady I gotta make a living Go ahead She was so furious at this invasion invasion invasion in of her privacy she climbed b back ck inside side and d changed her mind I about the whole thing And you think you have it tough huh Along Melody Lane he heis heis heis is rated as a kid with a real fu fu- fu- fu ture Lure Before he was drafted into the Army he was the conductor of the New York City Symphony And so the Brain in khaki made him a band leader The last time he was home on lea leave ve vebe be was guest conductor of that august august august au au- au- au gust group of long hairs when they held beld their concert at Carnegie Hall When he returned to camp he was summoned by the CO and handed hand ed the bawling out of his life Because he failed to make a satisfactory satis factory marching arrangement of the Ute waltz Carolina Moon Intimates will tell you that they are beyond hope of reconciliation tion They no longer speak to each other or Dr look at each other without gl glar glar- r ing big He is well known in the theater and so is she They decided decided de de- de on an eventual divorce about a year ago But because of the exasperating apartment shortage both refuse to move out for each other They are keeping their theire e estranged interlude as much to as possible possible just just so they can have a place to sleep I IThe The Broadway Express Col Elliott Elliott El El- liott Roosevelt will marry into a publishing clan which bitterly opposed opposed op op- posed his pops pop's re first public appearance since the welcome home parade will be beEn beIn bein In En Washington within 4 weeks and not at the Dinner The rhe buzz persists that Steve Early press chief will resign after the Ute Inaugural to to make a decent liv liv- ing 1 James the brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- Washington newspaper man predicted Deweys Dewey's electoral vote closer than anyone v c f |