The White Falcon - 02.12.1944, Blaðsíða 3

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-THE AMERICAN SCENE-
GI’S DENOUNCE COWARDS SLAP
AT BROOKLYN, CHURCH CALLS
HOPE GAGS 'ARTFUL FILTH’,
MICKEY ROONEYS 'EXPECTING'
rrohibition went down to a smashing defeat in ..ebreska v;::in only th-
ree of the 93 counties in the ctate went cry in 1 he recent elections.
Ir, the photo above, barkeeper .carry nale if Omt: a joins with i.is custo-
mers in tearing up a sign warnin' of the "Evils of rrohibition."
Noel Coward, the British actor and playwright,
has been invited to a "vegetable and egg dinner
with fruit desert," a STARS AND STRIPES report-
er wrote this week.
The invitation, issued by Brooklynites of the
35th Infantry Division, fighting somewhere in
France, followed Coward's aspersions to their
fighting courage as printed in his nev; book -
MIDDLE EAST DIARY.
P*vt. Julius Rapp, who was wounded at St. Lo,
said, "Coward wouldn't need no mess gear, eith-
er. '.Ye'll hit him right in the kisser wi-
th 'dinner.'"
Pvt, Charles Zurns, also wounded at at. Lo,
said, "Coward wouldn't fight his way into nb-
bets Field with nine tickets and he's knocking
guys fighting their way into Berlin."
At the mike is ;«alcom iYallace, Student President anc an ex-marine,
addressing students at the University of Texas during a meeting called
to protest the ousting of Dr. homer P. Rainey, university president,
ihe "ateverison" referred to in the placard is Gov. Coke Stevenson, who
tolc stueents he would confer with them later on the question.
Short, sweet and app-
ropriate is the nickna-
me given Columbia star-
let Adele Jergens - be-
tter known as "The Lye-
1'ul." (Left.)
Tan PILOT, official organ of the Catholic
Diocese of boston, editorially criticized the
"offensive" and "artful filth" of Comedian Bob
r.ope's programs at service installations, while
at the same time paying tribute to the actor's
activities on behalf of fighting men.
The publication expressed concern that ser-
vicemen, because of the programs, "may face
their God unprepared for the reckoning."
hope replied that he was "astounded" at cri-
ticism and said that, while he does not wish to
enter a controversy with the church, he should
know after 20 years in show business what con-
stitutes good taste.
Betty Jane Rase, 17 year-old wife of mickey
Rooney, has disclosed she will become a mother
late next summer. Rooney, she also revealed,
is now overseas, he hopes it’ll be a boy.
i-ickey and his wife - miss Birmingham of
1944 - were married after a week-1 on-' courtship
when he was stationec at a nearby Army camp.
The youa, private was divorced from actress *va
Gardner in 1943.