Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1949 — Page 34

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Dewey wag

“ Robert Q. Lewis called him “the

any wooden dimes,” was the sub-

~ player off the job.

schoolteacher, leaped out of a

“around without clothes on. . .

+ Brilliant young Indidnapolis pianist,

Truman

., But Dewey Concedes

aia

isn’t Succeeded

: By Earl "NEW YORK, Jan. 1--As

—you “The Best Laughs"—1948 edition—and it's clear that “the history of the last six months ‘could be compressed

into three or four gags.

The wits at the Democratic Convention in July voted| Harry Truman “the man most likely to be succeeded.”

But at dawn Nov. 3, the! day after election, they had| switched, “the -man most likely to concede.” Bob Hope sent the

. President a one-word telegram,

“Unpack.” Groucho Marx decided! that the only way aRepublican]

~ could get inte the White House,

would be to marry Margaret. | Never was there such--confi-| dence as the Deweyites had. They sald after he won the Republican | nomination that his managers. “were so efficient, théy could! have put Tafe-over.” People even, remembered when Dewey was President — the night before election. OR : And some others of the

last

July LEO DUROCHER became manager of the N. Y, Giants, and

league's most voluble player.” ...

A Giant fan said Durocher’s com- |

ing to the Giants was their “Pearl| Harbor.” . . . Was that an earthquake in Japan—or just Gen

MacArthur, ‘learning he hadn't been nominated? .-. . “Don’t take

way riders’ gag after the fare rose. . . . Fred Allen didn’t think Dewey could win: Petrillo would never let them take a union piano

- . ” August THIS WAS the month that Mrs. Kasenkina, thé Russian

window, Russia had its consuls removed, and Consul Lomakin went back to Russia to the theme song, “Red Bails in the Sunset.”

and - Thomas E.|

~1October

CLEVELAND WON the World| |

‘November

Wilson I have for four years, I bring

o ra ¥

Earl's Pearls - Doe ‘Rockwell reports meeting a chorus girl who was try- | ing to make a capital gains | marriage. . . . Doc declires so few people go to:church that | instead of asking them, “What church do you go to?” you | should ask them, “What church do you stay home from?”

[prices and said the way to send|

them down was to send somebody | up, : . . Tommy Morton: “A yawn, is the only way a Russian can open his mouth pgafely.” . George Lewis quoted a pixyish dentist who said: “Your teeth are all right—but your gums willl have to come out.” med + |

Series, beating the Boston Braves, and not one. observer failed to

“When a Feller needs a friend.” : + Fred Allen: Trouble with television, everybody on it looks like Milton Berle and probably 18.7... Newspapermen were wondering whether a N. Y. Times “mistake” wasn’t Intentional ‘in

icampaign train said, ernor shouts farewell, ahd then the train pulls out, usually with a jerk.” - ”

ROPER AND Gallup retired to

of ‘New Year's. . . Thomas was nominated by Coleman Jacoby for All-American Kickback of 1948. , , .. Red Buttons said Hollywood business was

. +» Hollywood's slump inspired the Robert Monroe observation:| “Business is so bad you can hear a kin drop.” . . . New York so hot that even men were going

I was growing a Dewey mustache, just in case, and mentioned to :

didn’t like mustaches. “Of course not,” he sald. “They don’t look them.” » » .

{Getting the money put up, they would start counting, “1-2-3-4-|.

{duty is only

80 bad that cowboy heroes now) killed villains with the first bullet,

would bet a sucker they could run 100 yards in 9 seconds!

ete,” while sitting still tH! the other party would protest. Then they'd say: “Pay me, in 8 seconds, I'm going to run 100 yards.” .

December

ERROL FLYNN kicked a cop

notice that the time had come! §

forecasting things like the date} . J. Parnell}

Loew's Theater, starts with the victory the Civil War. Union Col, Owen Devereaux ord) ordered the massacre of a' Rebel corps | which starts his best friend, Capt. Del Stewart (William Holden), wondering about his. mentality. Dev. ereaux places Sgt. Jericho Howard (James Millican) under arrest when he finds a seniry post

jolowing (Glenn

. During a holdup of the is wounded and drops his butt . points accusingly to brother. Devereaux promises to wait until Del finds Jericho, but when Del gets back with Jericho's confession, Johnny has been hanged—and Jericho swears vengeance. Del resigns as marshal, accusing Dev-

ereaux of an insane blood lust.

1,750,000 Shiver and Gape

tet savas coer swans AA} ROS@ Bowl Parade

Hot Water Bottles Are Extra Equipment

On Floral Floats; 4 Die of Heart Attacks : PASADENA, Cal, Jan. 1- (UP) |goose-pimples to some of- the % .

Characters of storybook fame|thinly-clad beauties on the floats. When one of the girls shifted her

were portrayed in multi-hued

floral artistry today in the 60th|

annual Rose Parade which was

witnessed by 1,750,000 spectators. e : Four elderly Tne rar tiful entry in the commercial class dead of heart attacks during the went to “Circus Days,” entered

in N. Y. and the cop learned that aestro Toscanini laughed “at

MITCHUM'S marijuana-smoker startled! wit defined

Story going around was that |

a man a into a southern grocery to up all the “What's up? Do you ay y throw them at Henry Wallace” asked the grocer. “No,” said the purchaser, “I am Henry Wallace.”

Draft headlines again-—life just.

one spam thing after another.

+ . - Hank Sylvern rioted the high

~ FABIENSEVITZKY

“Conducting the INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY Murat Theater

TODAY, 3 P. M.

Boloist, Pianist

Joseph Bloch

in ‘concertos by Bech & Roussel Also Handel Ofgan concerto, Orchestra! Kreisler-Bevitzky; Praeluditim &. Allegro; <Glazounoy sMoyen, Age Suitd” ||

ON SALE MURAT

RI-S606, at 11 A M $1.80, 52.40, 53, 53.60, 54.00 Tax Incl

+i colloquy.

at to a trumpet player:

Koussevitsky's remark that music| Gabriel,

would bring peace to the world. Philharmonic,” he said. . . , John C. O'Brien reported this political “You're a 1 party man, aren't you?” . .. “Yes, but this year the staunch is worse than usual.” . . Peter Donald: Many times a guy builds a better mousetrap because he is a bigger rat. . . . Gene Williams’ epitaph “This time

he really blew.” 2 Forty-eight really “blew, too] Here's - to '49 outside. HAPPY NEW YEAR! |

i |

Said That?” television show about a college student undertaking to interview the late Hendrik Willem

Van Loon, I'm from Ohio. . . . Van Loon stopped him short with:

ging about it?” brother.

That's Earl,

7:30 Till 12:36 TRASK'S NBC-WAW Orchestre 80 FI 8 PM~81 After

5Y2 DAYS BEG. MON, EVE., JAN. 24 Three Matinees—Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

NO SAT. NIGHT PERFORMANCE

BIGGEST HIT EVER WITH N. Y. CAST

Salesny, 18 5 Rows, ¥3.001 5 ALL

NIGHTS: Mala Floor, 14 30 Bows, $4.30: Last 14 Rows. $3.00, »

* MUSICAL SHOW EXTRAORDI

WEDGE 4 Rows, $3.40: 4 Rows, 31.80.

NARY *

thood Memories.” {Virginia Bower, surrounded by TODAY'S BEST LAUGH: her court of six princesses, was Kraft of Indianapolis was elected | pyttonholing voters in the dormi-

mes Thurber told on the “Who|0D one of the floats. Forty bands ,..qident of the central midwest tories. of the parade that

parade. Arthur Smith, 72, Sani by the Standard Oil Co. Then en-shin-deep. . . | Pedro, was stricken in a grand|stand; Peter C. Walwick; 77, $an]) dropped dead while. The city of Glendale’s “Alice Inf walking from his car; Martin J. Wonderland,” -a--floral dramati-| “It didn’t even bring peace to the|Schadeck, — St. Paul, Minh, ization of Lewis Carroll's fantasy, % a. king , won the prize for best depicting] Mrs. Emma C. Warpy, 1 Bakers- ine parade theme, “Chilhood Mémstaunch | field, Cal, fel to the sidewalk |, jog” i

in the crush of the crowd. Long - Beach city's float, por-

Ler throne and borne on a “fairy barge” that was propelled by six blue-winged sprites, won the

; won sweepstakes prize among the -66| .. 4.4 vearly to the best entry| Washed up, at least at Cornell.

from Pasadena.

lavish flowerdecked floats. * American Legion Commander erry Brown Was the grand marshal of the pageant of beauty which had as its theme, “ChildRose Queen

were “part went along a five-mile route.

| ~The throng of gpectators, who ternity, for the coming year.

|busy. tan emergency hospital.

|parents.

The chilly weather brought

ROUGH RAFT Tangles with KILLERS!

8 ceonge RAFT “Witt BENDIX - MARILYN MAXWELL

“RACE DORE SCHARY In charge of production Produced by 0 NT + Glocted Sewn May by tT

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{ Lost Night— = : Movie Preview: ‘The 1948 Gags Have Political-Flavo

“The Man from Colorada,”. o

compan 's

ohnny, Jericho's younger

ing Friday at: Ee celebration

unguarded.

safe, Jericho J ard” on the

- escape the pursuing posse. In a rage

rumor that he is abusing Caroline. Certain

: walks. into the trap

and is placed in jail.

._. Times Amusement Clock

=H > ON

te MURAT - Indianapolis Bevitzky Bloch, soloist, pianist, at

CIRCLE “One Sunday Afternoon,” with — Dennis Morgan and Dorothy Malone, at 1:05, 3:20, 5:40, 8. 10:15 and 12:40, ESQUIRE

“ »

Well-Digger's Daughter, 1, at 1:45,

with Raimu and Fernande 3:50, 5:595,°8 and 10:05.

position, a hot-water bag fell] INDIANA down the side of her float. “The Paleface,” with Bop H | Grand prize for the most beau-| ao Jane 10:30" at 130,344, 3.5,

traying a fairy queen riding on oN Trophy awarded jn College Election |for the most effective use of roses. eg |The Pasadena Water Department, ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 1 (UP)—IGo Wash Your Face.” ! “I really don't see the connec-| {tion,” she confessed, sam The movement and tem | json of “Boss” Ed Kelly of Chi-|the dance are reminiscent of the Walk’ \

: mae Icago, took seventh place in the classic minuet , : Gerald Kraft Elected jelection of ‘a freshman class pres- simple, ‘the emphasis being on

As President of AZA

Van Loon. The ent said, “Mr Started to gather “in the chilly, y i Jaent si Mr predawn, Kept ambulance crews|three-day Kentucky,

They responded to 30.calls, ana AZA conference.

“My God, man. you're not brag-|3nd 115 patients were a |restored 21 lost children to thelr!

COGS gf OPO TD yy FIO yyy ig Pry WO,

try was a series of circus wagons i © LOEW'S Pu a4 . “Words and Music,” with an alled by an elephant star’ vast, -at 12, 2:24, 4:51, 7:18 | and ¢: = 1 5 LYRIC a “Northwest Stampede,” with Joan nd J Oralg, at 1:51,

LE. row.

3 KEITH'S “Mexican Hayride,” with Abbott and Costello, at 13:15, 2:15, 4:15, 6:15, 8:15 and 10:15.

< a ames $42. 7:33 and 10:24. “Homicide for Three,” with Audre Long and Warren _ Douglas, at 12:35, 3:26, 6:17 and 9:08.

Boss Kelly's Son Fails

Santa Ana's “Remembering,”

the Challenge Trophy rhe Kelly political machine is all

Stephen E. Kelly, #18-year-old|

{ident at Corneil.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1--Gerald

spent two weeks campaigning and

regional AZA, Jewish youth fra- were short lengths of green” ribbon worn in the lapels

From Colorado’ Rough and Ready Drama

Devereaux and Del are both in love with Caroline - Emmett (Ellen Drew). They each propose to her at the victory ball. She decides to marry Devereaux. As the climax of the evening Devereaux is appointed Federal judge of the Colorado territory and Del is made his marshal. Jericho-and another soldier escape from the jail. When Confederate major accuses Devereaux of murdéring troops, Devereaux shoots him. .

Devereaux takes:the law info his own hands and is about to hang several of Johnny's frjends. for com. plicity. Del makes a last minute rescie’and they all { revenge, “Devereaux sefs a frap for Del by ciréulating the

rumor is a lie, Del still decides ¥o investigate, He

Miss MacLean, {know whether she was named for the steak or the operd,’ s the Meutschi Putz Di is a Swiss folk dance that was California and brought eas the hotel man; Conrad Hilto

grace and rhythm, “Hard-working Kelly supporters dancing apart most of the time.! | The only varfition . from patterns occurs at the very end! Kelly's campaign insigna of the number, when the: “lead” “Kelly grasps his partner at the waist.

Feta AA WA %:

Del, certain that Devereaux is mentally ill, faces him with the facts: concerning his marriage to Caro--line. Devereaux becomes irate and. a fight ensues. Del is still determined to stand by Devereaux even after Devereaux ides in favor of a big mining |

company over the mining claims of war veterans. . Jericho organizes the ing claims,

veterans to fight for their min-

SUNDAY. JAN 2 1000 Brings Praise ©

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Bloch Excellent As Piano al

The hero of last night's Sym-

phony concert undoubtedly was the late French composer Albert

Roussel. . ; That's not décrying Joseph Bioch’s excellent performance as piano , soloist in Roussel's concerto in C, which will be heard at 3 p. m. today. agai the Roussel work certainly justifies the reported reverence French musicians have for the

{ composer. It's a fine example of

the kind of modern writing that treats harmony as process rather than status. ~~ 5 _—A-chord.is not just a chord, as hillbilly music. "It's something sulting from the simultaneous movement of several melodies: If. the melodies don’t happen to get together so as to sound like Ethelbert Nevin, that's just too bad for the uninitiated. listener. Not a Display Piece’ The Roussel con 0, written with great skill, is nything but a display piece for piano. - And if Mr. Bloch, who last night drew from listeners a rousing welcome to his home town, seemed more effective in the Roussel than in

“Tthe Bach F minor concerto; that's

partly because he seems more interested in music than in playing. There’s a distinction. Most

<virtuosi are what Irving Kolodin.

‘some time ago in the Saturday Review of Literature described as “hired chauffeurs” of massive instruments. They're like Speedway drivers trying to outdo each other, Mr. Bloch, by refreshing contrast, plays piano ensemble style. So if Bach and Roussel both seemed more important than Mr. Bloch

riam {Edgar Buchanan) visits Del in jail, smuggling him a gun. Del escapes. Caroline, now completely disillusioned, also aids his escape. They take refuge in the miner's section of town. Devereaux sets the whole town afire to drive them into the open. Jericho and \ - Devereaux are killed in a fight in the flames.

t the

«ee wee It's the Latest Dance Craz __|\__ Title Means ‘Lassie, Go. Wash Your Face’; \_ It Started as'a Swiss Folk Rhythm

On the excuse the law requires a medical ex- | amination “for all. condemned prisoners, Doc Mer- |

did, that’s a tribute to Mr. Bloch's |intelligent and discriminating | musicianship. One of Kreisler's. Best {— Dr. Sevitzky and thé orchestra opened with the Kreisler-Sevitzky “Praeludium and Allegro”-—cer-

’

as By HENRY BUTLER =

|tainly one of Fritz Kreisier's best

|essays in ‘antique style, done over for orchestra in brilliant, some{times heavy fashion. They con’ tinued with Sir Hamilton Harty's

— |version of the Handel D major

_ [Ever Try Mootsie Pootsie?

concerto, with Clarence Elbert at (the electric organ. :

The program concluded With

Glazounov's “Moyen Age” suite, which, like the Kreisler-Sevitzky Itranscription, is among the In|aianapolis Symphony's records ings: < ”

NEW YORK (UP) Jan. 1—Society is going ga-ga over a dance AQ ‘Resolution’

{lifts her a few inches from the

by (to quieter dancés,” she said.

Title Startling \ |neurosis.

Im down.” e said the nation reacted the way over World War I. of was all the rage. The steps are memberx’ oh IHGGGOGOHG

with couples 3

the '&

helOf his workers. He Was Indiana Jeidgate 30 0, Kelly got only -34 votes out of

a total of 806.

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OPEN TEAS

THRILL TOPS THRILL!

A Great Outdoor Spectacle S ”

e Lambeth Walk,

~ They've had enough} She said the title, when trans-|Jitterbugging and high lated into English, means “Lassie, ox

living. ere seems to be & real desire to

SPGGGGGHOOH ICG CHOBE SCCSSGSG

creation called” the “Meiitschi Putz Di,” according to béauteous Mignon \MacLean, 'a dance instructress whose entire -clieritele ‘is listed in the Social Register. = : Miss MacLean insists the Meutschi Putz Di (pronounced Moot-: sie Poot-sie) soon will be moré popular than th which swept \the nation in the —— 1930's. N “It's amazing. the way the floor and after one quick whirl ficer Clinton C. {dance” has caught on,” she said. Sets\her down. l«Tive never -seen- anything like it.” Miss MacLean, who taught police emergency squad, "Patroldoesn’t dancing to U. N. delegates at man Rosebrock was injured Fri{Bretton Woods, in 1944, says a day in a traffic accident for the {similar -danece called the Varseujvienne also is gaining popularity. introduced inl “I'm not surprised at the trend yesterday, Officer Rosébrock said

Run Down Early It's getting mighty dangerous being a policeman in Indianapolis. | If you don’t think so, ask OfRosebrock, 36. of

724 E. 52d Bt. A member of the

third time in two months. :

{he would endeavor to start the

| “Folks are getting over their war |New Year minus accidents. His latest mishap occurred at

the intersection of Alabama and Market Sts. when a car ‘driven by {James McGraw, 19, of 45 N. Hamilton @ve., crashed into the police station wagon. The other officers,

“Then,” she said, “the ‘Castle Jacob Foxworthy and Cecil R. Re- Vinson, were treated at General

tHospital-and released.

Our pledge for ‘49 is fo continue fo merit what you ae now felling your friends, "You'll

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theater: “A large popcorn.”

4 y JACQUELI} to her former for a goodnij ner date: “I've kissec lot of differe: for old time’ Barbara St turning down “I would rt band than si

1 ANN BLY mermaid, be stairs by W scene in “M Mermaid,” a son's great “This is 3 away: to be |

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when he was ference with made a good turned to the “Give me make a men 1 i Groucho. | = Hollywood: to keep the their Joan Cra she's the bra: by. inviting bands, Doug Franchot To Noel Coward Jimmy Cay “Some peo] of acting. I living.”

i BEST RE wood divorce Kid Leo Goi _why he and yvorce: “Shi goes to th week end to so I stay hon When Iva alie Draper to Howard about then ting, in his tion the lady back: “Congratul married Miss

= . MOST con iF ner Brother “One Sunday make of which was Sunday Afte Ed Gar “Lauren Ba

drinking a | that you do Hattie Mc] shé* has her out” Tt will) "Well, I'v ~but a Harp.”

BLACKBOA LONDON; County educ announced boards” will “greenboard to be more

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