Judge — April 1938 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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IN WITNESS Reader Proffers a High Hat Sirs: I can't resist congratulating you for being a thoroughly clean humorous magazine—today the only one that I can leave about for my family to read. f I had my way I would award your High Hat to THE Junce itself. Mrs. A. L. GARDNER Seattle, Wash. Brickbats Sirs: Cancel my subscription. I can’t stand see- ing a “funny” magazine taking pot shots at the New Deal and at President Roosevelt, the Breatest President since—and including— Washington. Morton WALLER Upper Darby, Pa. Sirs: After trying all the advertised mouth washes, I still can’t eradicate the bad taste left by your obviously pro-New Deal propaganda. A ditty trick to play on an unsuspecting sub- scriber, so strike my name from your list. AMBROSE KoRWAN Winchester, Mass. . We Will Try Sirs: Do you know of any business that treats its patrons like lepers or pariahs, insults them when they try to buy, and as often as not turns them away angry and disgruntled? I do. I went to a theatre box-office yes- terday. The show had been widely adver- tised and 1 wanted two $1.65 or $2.20 seats —a big enough price to pay for any enter- tainment today, I think. The man in the box-office sneered at me, and all but kicked me in the face before he finally offered me two $3.30 tickets. And when I dared ask where the seats were lo- cated—ye gods!—he almost had a fit. So I gave him back his tickets and we went to a movie. Can't THE Jupce do something about this disgraceful situation? Morton Rortu, Brooklyn, N.Y. This letter was received two days after we sent to press the article by Carroll Case on The Theatre on page 30. Court Calendar Sirs: The word of THE JupGE is sure making wise the simple. As a reader who looks for- ward each month to his next copy (and wishes you were a weekly), I wish you all success and prosperity. By way of comment, may I say I like many of your features, especially your Court Cal- endar. No New Yorker, to be sure, I never- theless enjoy your pieces about the city that certainly is the center of everything American. James P. FARWELL Boise, Idaho Sirs: Your magazine is improving and I_ hope that it continues to improve. However, it still has its faults, so don’t get too cocky. For instance, your Court Calendar is not a guide to Movies, Theatre, etc., but a second- hand history. J. R. Crane Camden, N.J. 36 Cover to Cover Sirs: Remember when THE JupGe was about a foot square? I do. Along with Puck I sold THE JubGE on the trains when I was a news- butcher, and I sold a lot of them. That was back in the eighties. It’s a long time back to then and since that time THE Jupce has weathered storms that have wrecked most of the other comics, and has developed into a realiy interesting maga- zine that one reads from cover to cover, and then lays away for future reference. The cartoons are the best ever, and here are my best wishes for a long and prosperous fu- ture—with no axe to grind. E. A. WAMSLEY Santa Monica, Calif. . The Landon High Hat Award Sirs: Your award of THE JuvGe's Top Hat to Mr. Landon is something I got into an argu- ment about—and came out without having my opinions changed in the least: THE JuDGE selected a man who stands at the head of the country in his reputation for quiet, genuine good humor, and honest gen- iality. He's a Boe target for THE JUDGE to point his humor at. Mackay MILs, Trenton, N. J. Multiple Readers Sirs: You probably wonder sometimes how many people read every copy of THE Junce. 1 got mine yesterday, took it home and last evening five people read it. I suppose my copy will be read by three more persons. I presume that is typical of the average copy. E. W. McCreery, Conshohocken, Pa. WHEREOF Are You Sure? a Sirs: That Tosca is by Verdi And Aida by Puccini Will surely be surprising To Madame Tetrazinni. HENRY BRrYLAWSKI, Washington, D. C We occasionally indulge in just such print. er’s errors in "Are You Sure?" to see how alert our readers actually are. The results are highly gratifying; to date: eighty-four com- plaints, only one in verse. That's Why We Gave It Sirs: We have had a lot of trouble down in Geor- gia trying to get everybody to believe that Dr. Crawtord W. Long, a Georgia doctor, was the first to use anesthesia in the history of the world, which he did at Jefferson, Geor. gia, March 30, 1842. I was delighted last night, in looking over THE JuDGe’s calendar for March, to find that you were giving this date as the date of the discovery of anes- thesia, which is absolutely correct. F. K. BoLanp, M.D. Atlanta, Ga. Junior's Brain Children Sirs: I just want to say that as far as I am con- cerned, some of Judge, Jr.'s brain children are probably old enough now to go to kinder- garten. Marvin BARNUM Evanston, Ill. Juniors brain children have been in the kindergarten for the past five years. We regret to add that Junior's brain children were born posthumously, “NEVER MIND WITH THAT REASONABLY ACCURATE FACSIMILE, ELMER —THE CONTEST Is OVER!” comicbooks.com ry