Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

D ecember, 19 4 4 19 T* their simple course on how to make a doll . . . Sounds good, doesn't it? All one must do is to purchase an E-Z-2-make doll set, then arrange to meet any of the above girls for your initial lesson. IMAGINE— you can brighten your CHRISTMAS stocking with your own original doll. Be the envy of your block ... Do not hesitate . . . Start now. After FRANK JETER sold his home, he decided upon an evening of festivities . . . and the following morning his wallet whispered that he had spent the entire kitchen! This cigarette famine is really serious. The other day ROSE ROBINSON remembered her L.S.M.F.T. but forgot her purse on one of the studio benches . . . And PAT McFALL is all puffed up because he gets his smokes by dating various cigarette girls at different drug stores. Girls and smoke get in his eyes . . . (Ed. Note: Jokes like this get in our hair.) EDWARD CHARLES LESLIE is ill and very sick about it. As a Christmas present to all of us, will you please return very soon. We are very anxious to see you up and around again. DAVID ROTHCHILD's latest hair cut puts him back in the draft age again. It makes him look soooo young. Snow white "HAIRY WILLIAM TAYLOR" reports that he has sold his car to J-U-N-K-Z spells J-U-N-K-Z. Silly isn't it? But Harry did add, "If they fill the front and rear seats with T.N.T., close the doors carefully, attach to a B-29 plane and then release over Japan, it would make the first block buster with a windshield wiper." FAWN FARRAR surprised to learn there are 7000 islands around the Philippines and 2000 of them are still un-named. Imagine all these extra islands and only one DOROTHY LAMOUR. Those wearing purple marks on their right shoulders are FRED DANASHEW, ELVEY WILLIAMS, ROBERT TUCKER and HUGH FRASER. These men with the Home State Guard received black and blue bruises when attempting their first target practice on the beach at El Segundo. Their enemy that day was that kicking rifle against a tender shoulder. HENRY WEBER believes there is a Santa Claus and that is why he is buying a bottle of liquid stockings to paint above his fireplace, so St. Nick can fill them to the top with invisible goodies. LOUIS HEIFETZ trying to figure some way to keep these story writers, those pounding out correspondence, those filling in gas applications and this columnist from using his newly overhauled typewriter which sits in his shipping room. The old gag of leaving a half-typed letter in the machine doesn't work, Lou, unless you paste it against the roller. Although I didn't read your last letter with both eyes, I did find it most interesting. Thanks again, Lou, for the use of your machine. That used electric refrigerator JAMES GIBNEY just purchased vibrates so much when the motor turns on, that his milk con tinually turns into butter and his jello always shimmies into yesterday's corn beef hash. Maybe you have a model T motor in that box, GIB! STUART BARNFIELD throwing a huge deer barbecue for the entire printing department, following his hunting trip to Utah. Everything was lovely until Barney's ration book dropped from his pocket and fell to the ground where everyone could see that the entire page of meat stamps had been used from his book. DEE POTTER complaining about his cleaners shrinking one of the breasts of his new double-breasted suit. (Ed. Note: blue pencil this one.) Those tiny brown crumbs in the laps of FRED BURNWORTH, JOHN PENNISI, NEIL ROUNDTREE, and LEON ROSEN are tobacco left over from rolling their own smokes. Then they walk around looking at the sky, while inhaling, to keep the makings from falling out of the bottom of the cigarette. My, what a beating! Former Pfc. WAYNE MILLER, with his honorable discharge, purchasing new civvies for his LAB job, which almost resemble those he wore when on New Guinea. Very, very becoming too, Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM GRISSELL leaving a Hollywood Theatre, following a preview of their son's picture. As an added feature. Director WALLACE GRISSELL gave a dinner in honor of the forty-first wedding anniversary of his lovely parents. May the LAB add their congratulations to this very happy family. Well. Here we are at the bottom of the column and at the bottom of the calendar. After using the words, "Here's wishing you," all year long in reference to birthdays, promotions, and etc., I want to use "Here's wishing you," once more this year and in this way, HERE'S WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THE GRANDEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR. Charming RUTH FOX, Intermediate Librarian in the Research Library, is one of the many Navy wives on the Lot. RESEARCH NOTES By RUTH SWARZCHILD With due apologies for a bit of playful plagiarism, may we suggest that our boss's trip back East be entitled, "A Tale of 'Five' Cities." We're happy to have FRANCES RICHARDSON with us once again, even thought she still has that far-away look in her eyes. MAUDE CLAGUE bade us all a cheery farewell recently and went to Buffalo, New York, for a vacation. A distressing letter arrived, however, stating that due to circumstances beyond her control — inability to get reservations — she'd be away two weeks longer than anticipated. Here's hoping the additional vacation won't cause her too much concern. A telephone call from her "best boyfriend" In San Francisco Informed RUTH FOX that the Fleet was In. Consequently, Ruth took a train trip North to join "Friend Husband" for a few days. Recently, ANNETTE DRENNAN spent a few days in the Library, helping us out. After learning of Maude's dilemma, Annette has returned, until Maudle is back with us. It seems like old times having her with us again. BOWLING ALONG As the Bowling League goes into Its seventh week, the BETTY GRABLE Team Is still leading by 3 games with IKE DANNING's Powerhouse FIVE LITTLE FOYS holding second place. Say, by the way, where is that mighty LTTLE FOXIE team — don't tell me they aren't leading the league again this season — but who knows — maybe the second half will tell the tale again this year. Think the MACMURRAY BOWLERETTES will give the FOXIES a good race for their money this season — How about that, PHYLLIS? Some of the Powerful bowling this week: High Team Series — BETTY GRABLES 2966 HI Team Game — LE BARON'S BARONS 1003 Women's Hi Team Series — BOWLERETTES 2634 Hi Ind. Series — RALPH HIOKEY . . .619-54—673 HI. Ind. Game — M. M. FOX 232-14—246 And some good bowling by — HAL BOW— 210-202-225— 637; RALPH HICKEY—2 1 61 92-2 I I— 6 19; IKE DANNING— 206-224-188-618; H. BUSBY— 1 951 74231 — 600. Good games from — RAY FERREL— 232; M. M. FOX— 232; ARMAND ALLEN— 226; MILT JOPLIN— 213; BILL PETERSEN— 21 1.