Coral Gables Historical Archive
Coral Gables Riviera-Times
Monday, December 15, 1947, page 7 (of 8)
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On Your Radio Monday Evening.....
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HAROLD TEEN By Carl Ed
WELL? CALL ME A TAXI! MY GAINTED AUNT! MY PACKAGE!! PICK IT UP! QUICK!! PEGGY-PLEASE- BUT-UNCLE BRICK, IT'S WONDERFUL! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US? SURE-IT'S NOTHING T'BE ASHAMED OF! I'M NOT EXACTLY ASHAMED-BUT I DIDN'T WANT YOU KIDS TO KNOW I MADE A LIVING-DESIGNING WOMEN'S DRESSES! PEGGY, NOW THAT YOU KNOW I'M A DRESS DESIGNER, LET ME DESIGN A GORGEOUS GOWN FOR YOU! UNCLE BRICK! YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE THESE 'NEW LOOK' CLOTHES I WILL NOT WEAR LONG SKIRTS! THEY'RE UNCOMFORTABLE-UNSANITARY-AND WHY SHOULD I COVER MY CHARMS? WAIT, PEG! I HAVE A SOLUTION. STAND WHERE YOU ARE WHILE I DASH FOR A BOLT OF CLOTH. AHHH! NOW, NOW-PRETTY, MISS? OHH?-I CATCH-AS YOU YANKEES SAY!
BARRY NOBLE By Chuck Verral and Al Plastino
PEANUTS! AN' ... AN' TH' DICK! BUT... BUT HOW.... NEVER MIND HOW, BENNY. YOU'D BETTER TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE! IF I SQUAWK, WEASEL'LL SPILL EVERYTHIN'.... I GOTTA KEEP MUM! TH' TRUCKIN' JOINT'S IN THE NEXT BLOCK, TONY. KEEP THAT HEATER HANDY, SLIM. IF ANYTHIN' GOES SOUR, I'M SHOOTIN' MY WAY CLEAR! YOU'D BETTER TELL US WHY YOU BROKE IN HERE, BENNY, AND WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT! I AIN'T SQUEALIN' ON NOBODY, YA LOUSY DICK, YA! HMMMM. TRUCK'S ALL LOADED WITH RADIOS. WORTH A LOT OF MONEY ... I THINK I'VE GOT IT FIGURED. YOUR JOB WAS TO UNLOCK THE DOORS SO SOMEBODY COULD COME IN AND HI-JACK THE TRUCK, WASN'T IT, BENNY? HOW'D YA KNOW.... I MEAN... I TOLD YA I AIN'T TALKIN'! CREEPS! HE'S... HE'S GUESSED IT. (GULP) AN' TONY AN' SLIM'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE!!!
WINNIE WINKLE By Martin Branner
POOR BILL, I KNOW HE WAS SAVING THAT $20.50 FOR THE KIDS' CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, BUT THESE BILLS MUST BE PAID!! OF COURSE, I COULD HAVE TAKEN THAT $18.40 I'VE SAVED FROM MY HOUSE MONEY-BUT I'LL SURPRISE HIM WITH IT JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS! SAY, HONEY-THE PLUMBER'S HERE AND WANTS THAT EIGHT BUCKS WE OWE HIM!! WELL, I'VE HUNTED AND HUNTED AND I STILL CAN'T SEE WHERE WE CAN SAVE ON ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS MONEY! YEAH-THAT MERCENARY, MONEY-GRUBBING MASON MUST HAVE HIS $36.!! -BUT, BILL-- AND THAT PARSIMONIOUS, PENNY-PINCHING PLUMBER DEMANDS HIS $44! AND THAT EXPERT EXTORTIONIST ELECTRICIAN INSISTS ON HIS $82! YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM, DEAR/ IF SOMEONE OWED YOU-- SAY! LOU LARSON OWES ME THREE BUCKS! IF HE DON'T PAY UP NOW, I'LL PIN HIS EARS BACK!!
SMITTY By Walter Berndt
HERE'S ANOTHER GUY WHO IS ON THE BOSS'S CHRISTMAS LIST! WHAT DO I WANT FOR XMAS? THAT'S RIGHT! JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND SANTA CLAUS MIGHT BRING IT? LEMME THINK- C'MON, DUMMY! DON'T TAKE ALL DAY-USE YOUR HEAD! PFFT! PINFT! USE YER FEET, HE SAID! THE FLOOR WELL, BOSS, YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST IS COMING ALONG FINE! GOOD! THIS WILL BE A PERFECT SURPRISE! MY EMPLOYEES DON'T KNOW I'M THE SANTA CLAUS! GEE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SMITTY'S OWN XMAS LIST! YOU LOOK LIKE SANTA CLAUS, BOSS LOOK SMITTY--THE POCKET COMB I ASKED FOR-DID I SAY I'D LIKE THE DIAMOND STUDDED KIND?
JOHNNY HAZARD By Frank Robbins
TRY GROUND-LOOPING ME, WILL PAL... OUT OF MY WAY, MEDDLER... OR YOU DIE, TOO! BETTER DROP THE SILVERWARE, CHUM...AND TALK THIS OVER! ALL! YOU'VE KILLED HIM! ALL! YOU'VE KILLED HIM! QUEEN, FOLLOW ME...BEFORE THE POLICE COME! WAIT A MINUTE... CAN'T LEAVE HIM LYING THERE LIKE THAT... DON'T BE A FOOL! HE IS DEAD, I TELL YOU...THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU TO DO BUT ESCAPE! YEAH...MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT... LEAD THE WAY, HONEY... STAY CLOSE, SENOR, AND TORRIDA WILL SAVE YOU!
THE GUMPS By Gus Edson
WHAT TO DO! OH, WHAT TO DO!! WITH MILLIE'S HEAD TURNED BY THAT FORTUNE-HUNTING ARTIST, AND ANDY KNOWING ALL ABOUT IT! IN A MATTER OF HOURS... MAYBE M-MINUTES, BIM'LL KNOW, TOO... AND THEN... OH, IT'S TOO HORRIBLE TO CONTEMPLATE! I KNOW! I'LL GO AWAY!! RING! RING! ANDY? WHAT?! Y-YOU'RE IN JAIL? I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN! UNCLE BIM! THE OLD LADY JUST FAINTED! UNCLE BIM! W-WHERE AM I? OH, GREAT HEAVENS! I-I KNOW, NOW!! LET ME TALK TO BIMBO! I CAN EXPLAIN-- MAMA! MAMA! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? HE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM ANDY AND RUSHED OUT! WE'VE GOT TO WORK FAST! ANDY SAW YOU IN THE ARMS OF THAT NEWTON FIGG! HE WAS SNOOPING RIGHT BEHIND ME, OUTSIDE THE STUDIO WINDOW! WHAT? HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF SUCH A THING?! SO YOU'RE GOING TO BRAZEN IT OUT! HM--ON SECOND THOUGHT, THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA--NOT BAD AT ALL! MAMA! SOME DAY YOU'LL GO TOO FAR! I'D LIKE TO NAME THE DAY, AND THE DISTANCE!
PUZZLE
By Lillian Howell ACROSS 1 Proficient. 6 Old fashioned wearing apparel. 15 Immature. 16 Political acceptance address. 17 Egg white. 18 Subscriber. 19 Equestrian. 20 Garment. 21 Exploit. 22 Minerva's shield. 23 Osseous tissues. 25 Vaticinator. 26 Dry, like wine. 27 Backgammon piece. 28 Cares. 30 Trappers. 32 Clipped. 37 Musical group of eight. 38 Carried. 39 China clay drying frames. 42 Affected religious devotee. 44 Cheer. 45 Building site. 46 Contend. 47 Asiatic inland sea. 51 Birthmark. 53 Lubricates. 54 Wooden bowl for washing out gold. 56 Lip. 57 Chair back upright. 58 Unsubdueable. 60 Key city in battle of the Bulge. 61 Vexation. 62 Fury. 63 Secular odes. 64 Unsightly plants. DOWN 1 Assailant. 2 Assiduity. 3 Wipe out. 4 Touts. 5 Teutonic war god: var. 6 Sliding cylinders. 7 Negative ion. 8 Petty fault-finders. 9 Large vat. 10 Amalekite king. 11 Guitarlike instruments. 12 Worn away. 13 French pastry. 14 Craftier. 23 Legal profession. 24 Male descendant. 27 Rhythm. 29 Asiatic country. 31 Scarlet. 33 Cooking vessel. 34 Prerogative. 35 Stored fodder. 38 Haters. 40 Operated. 41 Frozen delicacy. 42 Small ornamental feathers. 43 Aegean island. 47 Borders on. 48 Hindu first tract. 49 Flower perfume. 50 Rental contract. 52 Lithuanian capital. 53 Think. 55 Verily. 57 Chopped cabbage salad. 59 Chalice. Solution to Yesterday's Puzzle: ADD MELLOW TALL TEER ENARA ETUI ARAR REROB LUNE MYRIARCH TIPPET MITRE AL AGARIC BULLETIN RATED SULU TARO ALL EMPRESS PAN EAM IRIS ARETE ASSASSIN CLARET ROOT SLAM SPHINX GARDENIA CANE AGUE SANG GARB INES TENT ANTA ELUDE SEER | Copyright, 1947, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.