Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1940 — Page 29

FUNNY SIDE UP =. By Abner Dean | “OUR BOARDING HOUSE ; Loge : = ; 7 NICE OF YOU, HOOPLE, OWNIN' '/// EGAD, OFECER MADBEN 00 MEA T Ml = =====—"[ THAT NIGHT BOSS on LAST NIGHT BOSS. ro BREAKIN’ THE GLa55u X & 1S ww SPUTT-TT/ “DO YOU MEAN =e —_—=-| WE ARS SMOKED TeIgD Si BUY ME- } AND THANKS FOR THE 1.50 DAM- %) SAY THAT THE BALL. WHICH CAME ole = = GLASSE AGES «wa BUT TILL TAKE ANOTHER J} THROUGH THE WINDOW ALSO DESTROYEDY \ GANG CANT TELL UNCER TARER AN YE $12.50 NOW TO COVER THE SECTION § ALL THOSE DISHES AT THE SAME TIME 24] © IE HES AEE A Lo Rae" h OF CHINA YOU BOMBARDED WHEN | WHY, MADDEN, THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS? 7] nN ORY WIL BE a z : { THAT FAST BALL OF YOURS CAME | FATE IN HER DARKEST MOOD SURELY 15 2) 7 7 IN | \ CALLIN’. A CHIROPRACTOR! 'W..H. PEARS— ) TT wo of | Hso@r—6| [\ THROUGH THE WINDOW / 7/ NOT PERVERSE ENOUGH TO HAVE WISHED 4] “ : | FER | THiS BABY! We « EAN : / 1. | HSN ye : TRE ))- | 4 ALL THIS MISEORTUNE ON ME INONEFELL] | : : 1 / rn IN los ; /\ SWOOP/ seu Wily OF, VERY weLL/, ~1

cas? OF CHARACTERS FRAN WESTON— voice and ambition to El he bo GUSTY GAIR—ga hani ho ean give out on a oa oe Bs ¥ JERRY FINNEY--Movicland'y youngglamour ma

RDAY: * Jerry Finney tives nele a “rush,” takes her to lunchn and for a drive in the eyening. || en Jerry kisses her, Francie is | | / ed, but something is! lacking. In|. J studio. the next day, Francie ‘meets usty, trying to get in to see Koon. She bs Gusty. and ‘he watches her leave, ed by her failure to recognize him.

FRANCIE danced lightly over the st of the day, her head in the ds. Gusty. Gair, after a few irs of remorse, had become a wy figure outside the shimg fringe .of her dream world. erry Finney brought her back to : : gow late : Saturday Sfietuoon, ; : : AY al 1 \ 74 7 © YY : : , it e walked er room, Francie| | 7 ; play BC. i. 6 a ; : EE ~~ : . . ht herself thinking that Jerry ” — ZT NEE NEE > & [| CASH AND, ~ z a } MN i % a / CARRY= ) COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, ING. THE BLINDERS. : RWS 0)

n't even wished her good luck. : a : ] > A : HRA . ad been too busy talking about 3 i} &/ 4 Ti J ; | CORR. 194¢ VICE ! Xa % a ; J | THR U8 PAT . Bis own part in the -broadcast. i P=) | EBC /. hints ro ; ; . =—By Al Capp !

to SE oat ON ais got “Can you rey me to draw reasonably exact tacsimiles of box-tops to ps ! Af dens (yenlo en ZZ) | ¢ ‘THE WHITE HOUSE

eived a telephone call. He went enter in radio contests?” : : ; A 4 t in a rush and I haven't seen ; =r Be : ; Og . ho Vie Z . zr Z WASHINGTON , D.C. since. New who in the world] HOLD EVERYTHING By Clyde Lewis tf : Wr “Hl oian vis. Sou ag

uld call him here?” - Francie had a cold feeling in the : Qttun. et | THE PRESIDENT WISHES ME TO INFORM Jou

t of her stomach. “I — I don't] ’ Cm, E : how, Aunt Hat, unless , ,.” ; : endow -§ ; COMI OLIGH Yt Y SHORTLY, TO, Fou. thinking of Gusly again.” ; A PERSONALLY A TEND TO THE DEC VERY OF, YOUR t Hat accused. . : : ‘ | .

tn I'm not!” Francie denied| THE. PRESIDENT “ALSO WISHES TO EXPRESS ’ HIS. \ GRATITUDE FOR THE PRESERVED TURNIPS, HE 4 SAID

: L With far more emphasis than was THEY AWERE DELICIOUS

; ssary Ls a “At 7 0 ‘clock Aunt Hat said,| | ME ; : wil Sever shall we do, Francie? Do N70 , Tedd Se | ; ; At 4 ere Ly u think anything might h ; : \ a. 2 { ol anything “might have] |, \ : ; ; ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO

ed to: her?” 2 5 3 : ? Air poems ose she "| (AND A d | FE 7 | THE FREIDENTS SHORE TARY,

But as it drew near 7:30 Francie Bei ¢ nl —— gan to share her aunt’s nervous- 2S. | HOW 1s SALOMEY 2

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by calling a cab. COME BACK IN HERE )Y 8uT THEM ROBBERS I yr HIM Gon TOOK, RED? The driver let them off at a door is i = ‘HONEST "JOE === ¢f GOT ALL THE GOLD | NOT T° E OuT/S our >i 2 THEY'LL KILL YUH? THAT WAS RIES WITH COME Sy ) LAWS

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nd Mr. Sn will interview after om. h e broadcast.” ie 2. {A second boy said, “Come this hg : : \ y¥, miss,” and led her to the stage ere- nearly 50 wide-tyed youngters fidgeted. # Francie seated herself and tried appear self-possessed. She wasn’t Breen” like the others, she told jerself. She was a personal friend Jerry Finney. ” » ”

ABOVE and on either side of the $40 BY NEA SERVICE INC. TM. PAT. OFF, : 628 ge was a glass-fronted booth. In

ine of these sat a group of people “He won’t mix with the others at all—I think he’s an introvert.” ‘evening elothes. In the other,

our mén hovered around an instru-{ gl APPER FANNY oN By Sylvia Troe Ses VERY (== i / HERE -- BOY, ; oo pane » : TT SILLY =+- BUT — 0 : KEEP THE n stage there was a bustle as : cre ey : CHANGE, YOU'VE e orchestra seated itself and : Le o i SAVED ME MISSING ; ed up. The announcer frowned SHARES aE 1 I dl FE A BIG DEAL! saver his script. - 1 : . The curtain rose, revealing a mass upturned faces. Francie's heart ; eck. . - To. be singing -before-all || - § people!’ ‘The announcer stepped forward d introduced himself, - He joked th the dudience and told ‘them ° jopisud, He glanced at Ae electric. clock, then Back at at || i * the sign that said “Stand By.” Two!| _____ : “minutes. One minute. The clock POSITIVELY = Wl 77 hand made a slow circle. The let- a Ca : J : fi ; nul BptuNatetin ues tude “ters on the sign changed to “On the . HO TALKING TO HF : : a dr martt BPS pris do IRs wi] : fan : gv 2 THE LIFEGUARD {| ‘WASHINGTON TUBBS II g By Crane | Ee he SONI) Shoat Fie oan oT SX ) ON DUTY. 3 NEW ORLEANS J BOYS, THERE'S A BUT WE' THEN WE'LL HAVE TO SEARCH roo UNDERSTAND THE \_ | MEAN- HER \ DEES REFUGEE, EASY, \ Amt ) finger down in an arc. The an-. g , \ off in LEAK SOMEWHERE» SEARCHING HERE! A TIP HAS JUST IMPORTANCE OF CATCHING © WHHL ES Px. NAME 1S | DEY ALL HA PASSPORTS T THINK E © nouncer spoke into the microphone|| ( A £ FOREIGN AGENTS ARE. |ALL INCOMING J |[COME FROM WASHINGTON THAT | THIS NOTORIOUS SPY AND | INV\ BELGA / VET DEY SNEAK NTO | 1 BO A in low, pleasant tones. “...and|| “f ! : POURING INTO THIS ~~ / SHIPS, JOE NONE OTHER THAN NELGA | | SABOTEUR AS SHE ENTERS 4 | DE COUNTRY. I DON’ 7

a ; \ N OLFE 1S TRYING TO GET N!| | THE COUNTRY, RATHER THAN , UNNER now, ladies and gentlémen, I'd like || . COpTRY ER aR Ww RR Yan Tar Ne, 2/80N ERSTAN' IT

© to. introduce that brilliant young] | . > ig ‘actor and comedian who tonight : = A ! 2, AFTER N 2 Saysack, ~ will be our master of ceremonies— 3 : f 4 ) Ei \ Jerry Finney!” v . “derry ran on stage, smiling and : bowing. He read his lines with the - assurance of a veteran. He intro‘duced the first participant ° the _ “Parade of American Youth” t-sad-cast. He stepped away from the microphone and a lank-haired young man began to sing “Roses of Picardy” in a shaky voice. Jerry stood only a few feet from : qe i Francie. Bagerly she waited for him ‘ ’ own up, then willya save my life?” i ap : Ee : "to pick ber out of the crowd, to Well, when 1h sv B® 3 y — Maa mB — pfinile encouragement si her, bu; hie THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson NT I EVEN SAY GOODB! WHY. ,I PLANNED © BE" AT J KNOW. BUT : [Tag oye TY Lor ns Suiene hi ; Re - y Jusm EF JUNE WITHOUT Mou y IM AFRAID. : THE Tel J = MY FAMILY WiLL With her lips she formed, “Hello, TEeety =u gat PLOWING ME 3 ; ut Ng 0 al ox i (

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He ‘turned with a frown, nodded £5 LEE | i ih: ’ Vv AR : S _ priefly, then moved away from her. |, \ a Tn bel : 3 hy . Francie clenched her hands.’ She fult gs if Jerry had stabbed her in : the heart. +. A page boy tapped her shoulder. “Francie . Weston?” She nodded, 1 hn heart pounding, “Your father’s

back here and wants to sec you.” ~~ “But I can’t leave now. My name : may be called any time.” : 9.4 'The boy shrugged. “He says it's a : matter of life and death.”

»* HW FATHER stood just offbE a his face set and grave. ; . : ; FR —— — : z + “Pops” Francie cried, “What's ; = 1k Ron ee On, 1 DONT TAR HINO A TEAGRER w WHATCHA CON’ TH\S | “happened?” ee - ) TO BOTHER WITH 1 Pe © NOTHIN 2 SWELL L HOW ABOUT NOW 1 “He mews of Gusts? ho sa | _emmm 3 — Le EE ; ri SHEAR EELS STURN Am ERR nL thotight you ‘Ought 10) “we. es CURR : Wo A OAIE. . NA

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3 ’ wes AN VAL : ¥. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. OFF. K Sy R ‘ i a ed. “3 know, Francie. 7 : : : SUSY STAND This is important, too. Gusty'’s in| DETROIT TIGERS { n : \ g > FOR. S50 ‘e-hospital, seriously injured.” : HAVE NEVER. y “Oh, no!” -Francle’s eyes were | PINISHED THE A MERICAN

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: “H3w—what happens?” omen‘farily Francie had forgotten the ‘Broadcast, forgotten Jerry—every-

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did that » Francie’s eyes Jar with tears. “Yes, Francie, you can. But first, |/ “Yes, dear, ‘and he needs you They stood in silence a moment. Gusty sent something to you. He now.” ° the stage the orchestra stdpped {had the nurse call all’ the hotels to| Jerry Finney's voice was louder, g Jerry Finney's voice car-|find me. - He wanted you to have |a little irritated: “Miss Francie . Francie: “And now, ladies !this.” Weston, please.” gentlemen, a ¢lever little lady | Francie stared. _ “Tt—it's his wal-| Just a few quick steps would take tho sings them sweet and hot— let.” her back into her bright world of is Francie Weston.” “Yes. He never discovered the Samo. “But if Gusty died as she Pops! That's me! It's my turn|loss of the ticket.” sang . ’ sing!” Francie- was pale, breath-| “And—and he wanted me to have| -, ‘(To Be 8: Continued) ’ kp -Gusty soon: ” Francie “" § 3 1 id ri as soon it." F hosed, After the way (All events names and rs in this