Life — May 31, 1928 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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HARDWARE 8.sMiTH NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Baltimore Beat Ritcute, our genial Gov., will have to wait until 1936 by the looks of things and Al Smith. ***Jim Tully, from out Hollywood way, was in our midst figuring out a motion picture with Sara Haardt and_ greeting old friends in the tap house. The way Jim talks is a caution. Henry Mencken, the Hollins St. fashion plate, wore out the suspenders be- queathed him by the late Rudolph Valen- uno, and is sporting a new pair of blue silk with red dice embroidered on them. Look out, girls. ***Frank Kent can’t seem to make up his mind whether he is for Al Smith or Herb Hoover or either. ***Willie Woollcott, brother of Alex and more famous as the original author of “[ Am a One Hundred Per Cent. Amer- ican,” the new national anthem, is ailing. ***The boys and girls are keeping com- pany in the park these balmy evenings, and our gallant constables are looking the other way. **Chum McLaughlin, our — smiling theater prop., is fixing up to go to Venice in June. “Don’t take any wooden nickels” is what Chum hears on all sides. & Logan Clendenning, M.D., who wrote the popular family doctor book, over-ate at the Rennert Hotel last wk. Gilbert Kanour. Seattle Pror. J. W. Horson, out at the University of Washington, recently had a mushroom named after him. Nice going, professor. ***Mayor Bertha K. Landes was an in- terested spectator at Schumann-Heink’s farewell concert a few days ago. Madame Heink has been to this fair city on fare- well concerts before. & A young man at the Mecca pool hall sid Saturday that our ball team has not lost so many games this week, because it was raining all the time. His com- Panions showed him the error of his ways i no uncertain terms and in short order. ***Chief of Police Searing is wondering what he will do when Frank Edwards, our new mayor, goes into office. Rumor has it that he will quit. ***Miss Nancy Ann Miller of here was uictly united in matrimony to M. In- lore, out-of-town man, according to sev- eral. The young folks sure kept it quiet. Sid Patzer. Indianapolis Crean-up, Paint-up Week, conducted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was a big success, as was Music Week which followed. Other “weeks” will be an- nounced as they occur. ***We listened with pleasure to Dick Powell's new record of “Coquette.” What kind of cigarettes do you smoke, Dick? ***Several readers have inquired as to whether Kenyon and Meredith Nicholson are any relation to each other. No, they are no relation. Kenyon is a playwright and Meredith is a Democrat. *°*Our efficient postmaster, Robert Bry- son, says that this year’s postal receipts are greater than last year’s. We just wonder if Bob reads all the postal cards. *°°We saw the recruiting officer at the corner of Illinois and Washington Streets talking to a young fellow the other day. They say jobs are getting scarce again. &% Police have been having a hard time tracing hit-and-run drivers with nothin; to work on, so Claude Worley, our efh- cient chief of police, asks that persons who are struck by autos kindly take the number of the offending car. Henry Alfreds. Toledo Saxespeare’s birthday was celebrated quietly here. *°°The weather has been causing quite a lot of discussion, some saying it 1s crazy and a lot of others contending on the other hand that it is terrible. There is much to be said on both sides, say we. *°*Mrs. Felkley, Pres. of the Women’s Association of the Third Presbyterian Church, has appointed Mrs. J. C. Moore chairman of the committee on suppers for this year, Mrs. Mary Shephard chair- man of the committee on cook books, Mrs. Earl Harpst chairman of the com- mittee on vanilla, and Mrs. Margaret Baird chairman of the committee on devotionals and publicity. Congrats, girls, and listen, Marg, any time you want some space in Neighborhood News just give us a call. We aim to please. ***Connie Curtis was crowned “Miss Toledo” the other night at Madison Gardens, she being judged the most beautiful girl there. ***Edwin Markham was the guest here recently of Dr. Elwood Rowsey and spoke at Dr. Rowsey’s church, Mr. Markham is the author of an original poem en- titled “The Man With the Hoe.” «&* The Knight Cab Co, wants twen cab drivers at once. Must be married, the Knight Co. says. Drivers who are betrothed or undecided need not apply. —Advt, Everybody is proud of how the new Union Station tower sticks up in our skyline. When it comes to skylines we don’t have to take a back-seat for any- body. Old Subscriber. Boston Jas. J. Precan, the head man down at Hornblower & Wecks, is back from a trip to Europe. He reports a good time in spite of an unnecessary amount of rain. ***The Back Bay station, which recently suffered from a conflagration, will have an information booth, slot machines and thes big improvements when it is re- uilt. ***Clement E. Kennedy, the popular prop. of the New Ocean House at Swampscott, has sent to London for a new pair of patent leather shoes. Clem likes ‘em with a small military heel. u? A new filling station was dedicated in Dorchester last week with appropriate ceremonies. ***Several of our ministers are revamp- ing their summer sermons on the scan- comicbooks.com