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...Navy is still trying to discover the author of "Sea Breeze," and rumor has it that one of the men suspected of writing the column has been restricted purely on the grounds that he is considered as a likely author of the barb in the Navy's side
...York Herald Tribune's veteran, witty Ed Angly fired a barb: "It is possible that the British and American Governments should be grateful to the Russian foreign office for making sure that there will be no casualties among correspondents...
Laski's final barb: "It is marvelous-in a perspiration of passionate excitement Johnston has rediscovered Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, which dates from 1913." But Johnston sneaked in the last word: "It is not Woodrow Wilson who discovered it; it has been the ideal of man since he crawled out of savagery into civilization . . . and you know...
Also showing is "Hello, Frisco, Hello" with Alice Faye, John Payne, and Lynn Bari. The costumes for the lavish Barb'ry Coast shows-within-show are designed for technicolor, to say nothing of Alice's blue eyes, which regularly fill with tears. "You'll Never Know" is on the musical bill of fare. The talent is rationed...
University Hall, peacetime home of undergraduate fears and records, has become a wartime target for poorly-aimed student distemper. Since the College geared itself to the war program, almost a year ago, the Deans and administrative staff have been the butts of many a confused barb, ranging from the usual Joe College stuff to sincere criticism of what the various offices have done to guide and advise the future soldier in his last months at Harvard...