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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1975
Page
4
A Friars Club event in New York honored comedian Redd Foxx with a stag lunch. Foxx delivered a speech while the audience endured his risqué humor as he joked about aging and his career amid the club’s mystique.
Film and TV world chatter cover Redd Foxx tribute, Cosell praise, and show business moves in New York. Pat Henry touts Howard Cosell, Sheila MacHae plans Sheila’s Club, Daltrey tour incident, Minnelli and Haley Jr. in Chicago, Hemingway honeymoon talk, Huston marriage note, and Weissmuller legacy remark.
Geraldine the ostrich escaped from Kenneth Thompson of Hinckley late Friday and has since been sighted in three counties. The bird bolted the six foot cage after a lawn mower accident and now evades capture as Mrs. Thompson notes no one can outpace her.
Asbury Missouri reports the annual Southwest popcorn harvest underway with about six million pounds from 1700 acres. Growers promise no repeat of last year’s shortage as the crop looks exceptionally good near the Missouri Kansas border. Estimated 50 million barge bags produced, but demand exceeds supply as Americans eat over one million pounds daily.
Coriander’s Bob Kasparian mocks slow mail after receiving a wedding invitation for a couple already divorced. Punch magazine riffs on Kissinger trips, Dewar quotes warn about revealing truths, and Marty Ragaway jokes about high bills. Wry snippets reflect the column’s playful satire of everyday annoyances.
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