Try And Stop Me Try And Stop Me
A chaotic collage of humorous vignettes from midcentury nightlife and sports lore. Fragments describe hospital chaos, a debtor former millionaire spiraling into gambling and liquor, and a gag about Yogi Berra’s early pro days. Quotations and jokes mix with short anecdotes about money, marriage, and mischief.
Drawingboard Beckons Again After Ten Years Away
Maud Pestana, a North Dakota native and former commercial artist, plans to return to freelance work from a home studio in response to her children Connie and David growing older. She paused after marrying Melvin Pestana in 1930 and expects to rebuild her portfolio while continuing wife and mother duties. She previously studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and Morgan Commercial Art School and provided bulletin covers, Christmas cards, and Brownie Scout posters.
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Maud Pestana
Washington Manor
Oberlin Ave
Connie
David
North Dakota
Melvin Pestana
East Bay
of Drawing Board
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