Sick jokes and Hollywood satire spark underground humor
NEA columnist Erskine Johnson reports comedians adapt to taboos by slipping sick jokes into a modern speakeasy style. Jerry Lewis contends humor remains strong inwardly while outward restraint grows. The piece cites zoo quip, TV plans, and celebrity dating tidbits as evidence of a shifting, sharper humor era.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
United States
Jerry
America
San Diego Zoo
Speke Jones
Frontier Bookkeeper
Bing Crosh Peat
Prinz
ABC
Perry Como
Bim
Groucho Marx
Ing Koko
Lord Homer
College of Musical Knowledge
Jack Narz
Dollo
TV Academy
Arthur Godfrey
Ellerton Birthday Notices Across Frederick Area
The Ellerton community marks birthdays this week with gatherings and visits. Charles R. Gaver received fruit baskets from stepdaughters Mrs. George Korrell and Mrs. Robert Fry of Frederick, with many relatives visiting in the Gaver home and other local households reporting celebrants and birthday plans throughout the week.
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Roger Moser
Ellerton
Charles R. Gaver
George Korrell
Robert Fry
Frederick
Gaver
Korrell
Fry
Melvin Schnearing
David Zim
Edgar Leatherman
Fay Moser
Douglas Leatherman
Charles Brandenburg
Dennis Elwood
Leatherman
Frank Harshman
Marshall Leatherman
Tommie Grossmickle
Lawrence Lewis
Debbie
Douglas
Ralph Naule
Jefferson
Carroll Mullendore
Brenda Mulendore
Rohrersville
R. J. Moser
Benjamin Gouker
Elmer Gouker
Ralph Boward
Hagerstown
Atlee Gouker
Myersville
Wilbur Bere
Nicholas Green
Grayson Cline
Jana Raetta
Clarence ‘Lewis
Middlepoint
Elwood Green
iMyersville
John Bussard
iMrs
John Harshman
Eugene Palmer
North East
Cyrus Palmer
Robert Martin
Robbie
Michael
Gregory
Jeanne Sue
Bruce Palmer
Waynesboro
Bud Keyser
Gene
Kenneth
Lester Gross‘nickle
Orville Keadle
Boons'poro
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Henry Hunsberger
Mercersyburg
Grossnickie Church of the Brethren
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Harry Harshman
Wness
Charles Cartee
Washington County Hospital
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Register of Wills
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