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Veronica Lake, her temper a shade frayed by a thumb broken at a Chicago bond rally, engaged in a shouting contest with a Boston gallery that heckled her soft-spoken plea for the Fifth War Loan. Said she of the extra-long bob: "Who are you? bobby soxers?" Said they: "No!" Said she: "Well, who do you think you're listening to, Frank Sinatra?" A happy ending to the squabble came with the purchase of a $100,000 bond which included the privilege of having Veronica wash dishes at Mayor Maurice Tobin's luncheon...
Freed from the Fascist muzzle, Rome's journalists went on a publishing spree. Among many new periodicals, dyed every shade of political opinion, appeared Voce d'Operaia (Workmen's Voice), self-styled organ of the "Catholic Communists...
Both brothers are still active pilots but have shown special talent for organization and administration. Both are bighearted, good-cousin Texas types, with a slightly fatherly air toward young airmen. Barney is a shade more demonstrative, Benny a shade more reserved. They like the same recreations-bridge, poker, hunting-and enjoy a companionable highball, although they have shocked their Texas friends by developing a mutual preference for Scotch over bourbon...
That's That. In Trenton, N.J., the State Supreme Court thought & thought, finally announced that orange was a shade of yellow...
...York Democrats gathered at the National Democratic Club in Manhattan to celebrate the 201st birthday of Thomas Jefferson. At least 201 times in the three hours of oratory, the shade of Jefferson was invoked. But not once did State Chairman James A. Farley, or any other speaker, so much as mention the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt...