Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A Chicago Merchandise Mart anecdote contrasts Anteroom A and Bb where salesmen face a long iron spoon bound to their arm. Failures starve while successful sellers share morsels, feeding each other to stay nourished and healthy.
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Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate, Incy
Theatre anecdotes and a lightning conductor tale
The piece recalls D W Griffith claiming 50 000 Civil War extras in The Birth of a Nation with real bullets sparking questions on cost and solvency. Tallulah Bankhead, backstage with Private Lives, was kept awake by a metal wire piece she found by her window. She stored it under her pillow and later learned it was a lightning conductor.
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D. W. Griffith
Tallulah Bankhead
Noel Coward
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
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Livestock Report From Indianapolis Market Slows Across Boards
Hog steady to weak with loads around 21.50 to 22.25 and heavier weights 25 to 50 lower. cows and calves show limited activity. Cattle open very slow with few sales, yearlings and steers trading unevenly and beef cows steady at weak.
Market Report Shows Tight Range Dealers Active
The notes indicate a 1.50 to 2.00 decline with dealers active and a steady to 50 higher movement. Good and choice items command full advances at 33.00 to 36.00, reflecting strong demand and selective pricing.
Four High Totals Made by KEGLers at Linton Alleys
Four bowlers cleared 600 in Linton alleys events led by Rex Shonk 649 and Harry Tryon 615. Also listed Waldon Jones 614 Clem Haffley 613 with other scores including Haffley 618 Moody 559 Alkire 470 and Domie 543. Team results show 3 wins 0 losses while Wolford Flower Gardens went 0 3 with Tryon 615 Jones 614 and Hartman 550 Collins 558 and Fitzpatrick 484.
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Linton Alleys
Rex Shonk
Harry Tryon
Waldon Jones
Clem Haffley
Little Betty
Haffley
Moody
Alkire
Shonk
Domie
Wolford Flower Gardens
Hartman
Collins
Fitzpatrick
Tryon
Jones
Parking Violator Fine Tops Wilkes-Barre Patrol Drive
Wilkes-Barre special patrolman Michael Reiser who is leading a drive on parking violators was fined one dollar for parking overtime in a metered zone.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Michael Reiser
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