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...humanitarianism's most heartening success stories, got started because high-strung, pint-sized George Williams was no help to his stern English farmer-father. When he upset aj load of hay, his disgusted family apprenticed him to a small-town draper (drygoods merchant). A natural salesman, George Williams finally rose to ownership of his own draper's shop...
...weren't on the hay-ride! That was your mistake . . . hereafter follow your Social Committee's advice. Sixty couples made the trip to Norumbega Park and had a great time, despite such minor (?) inconveniences as cool weather, hayless wagons, and a lack of muleskinners on the return trip. If you didn't attend, you missed: Al Bizal, he of the mispronounceable name, making his Boston debut and being received with open arms by the girls from Endicott. Ed Clark, sitting comfortably in one corner of the wagon with a happy smile on his face, shouting, "Neckst." Dave Clevenger, discouraged over...
When war comes, Conscientious Objector Tone is assigned to pitch hay. The rest of the cast disappears from the picture almost entirely, coming back occasionally for family meals. Tone's brother (John Sutton) is an R.A.F. officer who commutes from the family dinner table to an airdrome hidden in a nearby pasture...
...Franchot's girl (Veronica Lake), a refugee with a hot-potato Austrian accent. She is a good pastry cook and Nazi. Between cakes, Veronica sneaks off to plot the destruction of the airdrome and Tone's brother. At long last, Veronica is seen igniting a hay rick to guide the Luftwaffe. Promptly Tone strangles her, joins the R.A.F. When last seen he is high in the air, grinning like a Hollywood Japanese...
...course the Hayride and Picnic will highlight the coming weekend. So far, about 1520 people will be aboard Don Brown's hay-carriers as they head for Norumbega. The trip, Braz Pryor claims, will be inspiring because of its patriotic flavor--no gasoline, no rubber, no canned goods--and if Cowie has its way, no horses. Oh well, I'd sooner oat 'em than ride 'em. All itinerary of the route--both to the Park and to the wagons will be available upon request. Please see Brother Jaffa. The first hayburner will start on the historic journey...