Judge, 1930-08-23 · page 5 of 36
Judge — August 23, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine **Top Cartoon ("If It Happened Today"):** This appears to be a satirical crime story about a "beautiful blonde" named Little Bo-Peep who reports stolen sheep to police. The humor derives from treating the nursery rhyme character as a real crime victim—detectives investigate, suspect a criminal named "Dope" Bluefish, and assure her the stolen sheep will be recovered within ten days "as in the case of stolen automobiles." The satire mocks contemporary police incompetence and the prevalence of auto theft in the era. **Bottom Section:** Contains unrelated humorous verse ("Starting Them Young") and a cartoon showing a woman holding a large fish, apparently discussing a "G.B. Knox & Company" business, with a caption referencing "twenty points" and a "merger." The specific business reference is unclear without additional context.
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JUDGE If It Happened Today How the Newspapers Would Report It A BEAUTIFUL BLONDE, describing herself as Little Bo-Beep, walked into Headquarters today and reported the loss of several sheep. Sergeant Burns of the Detective Division as- signed several of his best men to the mysterious case, and the police are watching local butcher shops. Six shepherds, arrested on suspicion, were later released. Police aver they would like to loca Little Boy Blue and question hi bout his recent activities in the sheep ket. He has a police record, and ] | his right name is said to be Harry | “Dope” Bluefish. ] Miss Bo-Peep was much upset over ' | her loss, but consented to pose for | photographs. Police consoled her by saying they expected to pick up her F lost sheep shortly, Nine times out of . ~ i ten, they claim, in the case of stolen | ( ! automobiles, the cars are abandoned | \ and thus are recovered. ‘The same —t thing should be true of lost sheep. = \ 5 4 With these words of encouragement \ Miss Bo-Pcep left the station house. confident that her sheep would return, \ “wagging their tails behind them.” as she humorously put it. (Other pictures on page one.) “Hey, come back here, stupid. The comic section is missin’! \G.B. KNOX > COMPAN Starting Them Young ketene a Rock-a-bye, baby, E In the tree-top; You'll make a record If you don’t drop. And of all the people who have chosen stunts to test their endurance, those who picked sitting in trees seem te have chosen the most appropriate way to make monkeys of themselves. The only thing full-size about a miniature golf course is our score. Some fellows, after a swim, go home in barrels. That's better than being rolled over them. A Scotchman went to sce “Hold ything” because, as he said, he wanted to find out how to do it. And take any wealthy bootlegger. There are probably many people who knew him when he didn’t have a crock ke home brew in, RC. O'Bries “Down twenty points! Well, I warned ‘G. B.’ about that merger!” s comicbooks.com