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That evening President Roosevelt-squired for the first time by his new bodyguard, Thomas Quakers, successor to Gus Gennerich-attended the semi-annual Gridiron Club dinner and show. There he and Alf Landon sat at the head table, both made satirical off-the-record speeches and newshawks to their surprise agreed that Alf Landon, in wit and composure, came off by no means second best as after-dinner speaker...
...East Room of the White House a small mountain of flowers was banked between the huge portraits of George and Martha Washington. Before the flowers the ornate South American coffin of Gus Gennerich lay in state. Over it a Lutheran minister read the second funeral service for the Presidential bodyguard who dropped dead in Buenos Aires. Among the 300 listeners seated on gilt chairs were George and Augustus Gutrie, bereaved brother-in-law and nephew, Cabinet members and their ladies, Vice President & Mrs. Garner, Mrs. Roosevelt, the President himself, sunburned, leaner, refreshed from 28 days absence, by 12,000 miles...
...first entered Franklin Roosevelt's life in 1929 when he was assigned to act as bodyguard whenever New York's new Governor was in the city. So great a hit did Gus's good nature and love of horseplay make with all the Roosevelts that he soon was attached to Albany, went everywhere with the Governor. In the winter of 1933 when the Roosevelts moved to Washington they got Gus a 60-day leave of absence so that he could technically complete 25 years on the force, retire on a $1,500-a-year pension. These qualifications...
Newhaven: Just as the cheap and therefore inconspicuous night boat from this port to France is about to sail, Mrs. Simpson arrives in the Buick the King gave her, accompanied by his bodyguard, a secretary and chauffeur. In a private cabin she tosses for four hours on a medium rough crossing. French police shoot her baggage through the customs unopened. The Buick roars away and at 3:30 a. m. it brings Mrs. Simpson to Rouen for the night. She telephones King Edward who has just had another night session with Mr. Baldwin, this time at the snuggery, from which...
...French actress who recognizes Mrs. Simpson and tries to Kodak her gets a blow from the British bodyguard knocking her camera from her hand, her hat from her head. The Buick speeds in a westward zigzag around Paris, trying to throw newshawks off the chase. When Mrs. Simpson reaches Blois for the night the United Press correspondent blocks her Buick in the garage with his car, which he locks, and feels safe in dozing off in bed. But the Buick and Mrs. Simpson extricate themselves, speed on. She buys a French newspaper with the headline "King's abdication seems...