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Last week, in Las Vegas, Nev., his photograph was taken standing in a fond attitude in front of a clergyman with Act ress Ina Claire (nee Fagan). Once glorified by Florenz Ziegfeld, later an able comedienne, she had gone to Hollywood three weeks before to make a picture...
Author Crosby is not specially fond of little boys, nor has he one of his own. Skippy is mostly himself as he remembers himself, and as he still is. Born in Brooklyn 36 years ago, he started out to do serious painting. He cartooned at the front during the War, began Skippy in Life...
...world's fairs, gang-wars, tallest buildings, youngest university presidents, blatant mayors, model department stores, bursting progress. Having made a mark on both edges of the continent he now returns to the middle, where he was born 52 years ago. Chicagoans will find him cheerful (Christian Science), fond of checked suits...
...this he told. Then he gave his body measurements and concluded, for whatever use it might be to Medicine: "I have been fond of music and literary work. Poor in mathematics. Not much given to sports. Have not used tobacco, alcoholic liquors or narcotics...
...came to no good, bringing up in a police station whence he had to be rescued by his father's secretary, J. L. Thornton, who bustled him to the capital. Senator Heflin awaited his boy's homecoming on the station platform. Instead of "hell," he, a fond parent, gave his prodigal a full-bosomed embrace and loving forgiveness. The reconciliation was interrupted when Senator Heflin demanded, but failed to obtain, the arrest of news cameramen who flashlighted the family group. Later, Heflin Senior issued his customary statement: his son's tippling was a Roman Catholic plot. Alone...