Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1921 · page 59 of 68
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This page contains three gossip items typical of this 1920s satirical magazine: 1. **The Kenyon Divorce**: A humorous marital dispute where both parties claim the other deserted them—he says she was unbearable; she says his leaving was his only "manly act." The joke highlights the absurdity of their conflicting narratives. Mrs. Kenyon's history of multiple divorces adds to the mockery. 2. **H. Waters Incident**: A Hollywood scandal brief: a scenario writer found unconscious and bleeding outside a hotel after a party. Names are withheld—typical of the era's gossip columns protecting "picture folk" (film industry figures). 3. **Navy Fleet Complaint**: Satirizes government overreach. A Pacific Fleet docked in LA harbor since September undergoes federal inspection, forcing hosts to maintain decorum ("keep the milk on the table and cover the Victrola")—meaning no wild parties. The writer mocks this as overly restrictive. These items reflect 1920s celebrity scandal culture and anti-government sentiment.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 57 at night and she upbraided him concerning the matter, he said he would have to live his own life and if he couldn't live it there, he would have to go somewhere else. Therefore, Kenyon deserted. Kenyon, on the other hand, said that his wife deserted him because her actions and treatment of him made going away the only possibly manly act. Quite a paradox for you isn't it, Judge? Mrs. Kenyon has previously divorced two husbands. It is said that Kenyon remained a bachelor several years while he waited for the present Mrs. Kenyon to free herself from her last husband and marry him. * * * H. WATERS, scenario writer, was found clad only in a suit of pajamas, the other morning just outside the Hollywood Hotel. He was unconscious and bleeding profusely. The names of the other picture folk who attended the party have been kept under cover. * * * OUR Guv'ment's too annoying! The whole blasted Pacific fleet has been back in Los Angeles harbor since September without a movie guest aboard! You see there's some sort of a board of inspection from Washington going over the nuts and bolts, and its been considered tactful to keep the milk on the table and cover the Victrola!