Word: kross
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Dates: during 1937-1937
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...salary of the stage were gnawing memories. He renewed his siege of Actress Green. When he put his name over her doorbell (so he could have mail delivered there), she went to the police. Month ago he was hauled to court for disorderly conduct, paroled by Magistrate Anna M. Kross so that probation officers could investigate his case, find...
...friend found Spit a job fortnight ago with an ice cream manufacturer. Salary: $15 weekly; first duty: to bring a nanny goat from New Jersey to Manhattan for the manufacture of goat's-milk ice cream. Last week Spit's case came before Magistrate Kross for disposition. Swaggering, Spit announced he had turned down the job. Said he: "I told the guy I'd shove the goat down his throat. Goats stink; the salary stinks, too. It was a publicity stunt. I can get better jobs than that; besides, I want...
Magistrate Kross decided Spit's criss-crossed viewpoint was the result of having left the slums for a brief taste of fame. She requested Playwright Kingsley, as the man responsible for the play, to report to her chambers. Wary Playwright Kingsley pleaded pressure of work, invited Magistrate Kross to visit him at his home where "we can discuss this issue rationally, as two human beings interested in a third. . . . The only real blame I have is that the play didn't run forever. I will do my best to remedy that the next time." Magistrate Kross adjourned Spit...