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("Ya hear that, kid?" says Joe as he gazes as at tiny, red-faced, wriggling Leonora. "'At Leo, he's fightin' f'ev'y incha groun'! Jus' like'at Irish guy t'Russians is got fightin' for 'em!" "What Irish guy?" wonders Sally, as she prepares to do what mothers do with babies." "You know," replies Joe. "'At one t'ey was tawkin' 'bout onna radio las' night. Tim O'Shenko.")...
"...as she prepares to do what mothers do with babies."
Kudos Lizzie, that is a very '40s vernacular way of describing it.
...A three-man censorship board will decide whether the Star Theatre, Jay Street near Fulton in Downtown Brooklyn, is permitted to resume the presentation of "girlie" shows following its summer layoff. Following a public hearing last night in which religious, fraternal, civic, and labor leaders took opposing views concerning the theatre's request for renewal of its operating license, License Commissioner Paul Moss declared that the decision will be made by a panel consisting of Borough Attorney John G. McCormack, Harry Zeitz of Martin's department store, and John G. Wilcox of the Variety Revue Theatre Association, whose members include representatives of the five remaining burlesque theatres in New York City. Commissioner Moss stressed that if a license renewal is issued, it will cover a period of three months only, with renewal depending on the reports of investigators....
You said "girlie show."
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(The restaurant season is back in full swing. Start making your plans for Thanksgiving now!)...
Any chance you remember who won the prior two years in the annual Fedora Lounge 'Best-Value' Thanksgiving Dinner contest? I think H&H in '39 and '40 and a Chinese Restaurant in '40 were near the top, but that's all I got.
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(I hereby declare the start of a campaign to get Fred Fitzsimmons elected to the Hall of Fame, gawdblessim. WHO'S WITH ME?)...
I'm with you, Lizzie, lead the way! If not the HOF, how 'bout a real street in Brooklyn. Freddie Fitzsimmons Avenue (formerly Flatbush Avenue) has a ring to it - no?
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(You wait, there's gonna be a big push for Fitz. Mr. Lee better stock up on Stylish Stouts.)...
Now Lizzie, after yesterday, doesn't Fitz deserve one fat-joke-free day, even though we all know how jolly "those" guys usually are.
We've all read Page Four and know what goes on in the fashionable neighborhood of Park Avenue; hence, we know what Sparky is really going to be seeing a lot of. Sparky, when he is, umm, "finished," say hi to Tommy Manville for us. Also, Sparky, I know you're all about finding Sue, but if you happen to see a Jinx Falkenburg running some bath water, you might want to hang around a bit to take a look see.
Tuthill's seemingly "simple" illustrations of Jo's posture and facial features are actually incredibly nuanced and say more than the words in today's strip. The man is a talent.
Now shouldn't Oakdale and Peggy be deep in their honeymoon or are you saying Peggy and Oakdale "honeymooned" before they were married so Oakdale is already stepping out on her?
It isn't clear why the US has stopped using the radio station as it seems the Nazis bought it hook, line and sinker. It can't be because of the trial as that could have been held in secret (or some such machination) as the radio station, at this moment, seems much more important than trying these spies. Feels like an unforced error by the US.
Spot on Lizzie, there is no mob/criminal gang in the recorded history of time that would let this guy keep the money or that would even have paid it to him in the first place.
The applicable strategy here was explained by Michael to Kay in "The Godfather:" "Luca Brasi held a gun to his head, and my father assured him that either his brains -- or his signature -- would be on the contract."
Can't resist: Judas has a Judas in his midst.
Caniff is way too professional a storyteller not to subsequently let us know who is sabotaging Judas' tanks. Pat? Hu Shee? The DL? Burma (as @Harp suggests, I agree as she has to try to redeem herself)? Or is it Sandy trying to get a job offer?
"Snif! Snif!" Ed is not being particularly subtle with what is really going on here. These guys had some creative ways for working around the censors.
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