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On the Side tffcttLMOT VTOW there is a pill which if taken before a visit to a dentist, is claimed to eliminate any fear or nervousness the patient may have. It is said red-haired people have the most fear of dentists. Harry Greb, one of the most courageous boxers of all time, feared no man in the ring but was scared of dentists. Once in Pittsburgh, Harry became so alarmed when a dentist picked up an instrument lie jumped from the chair and ran out of the office. VARIED CAREER.

What is a gandy dancer? What is a pond monkey? A young woman, referring to a variety of jobs in the career of one person, says that before she was 25 she had earned money as a gandy danger on an all-woman section gang, a pond monkey, a map maker, broom maker, seamstress, nursemaid, grocery clerk, laundry pressor, sash nailer, baggage clerk, ticket agent, WAC with United States Air Force, waitress, car hop, newspaper circulation manager, classified advertising clerk, cotton picker, business machine operator, teletype operator and a bookkeeper. PASSING BY. Margaret Teresa O'Reed. Professionally known as Martha Raye. She is by far the best comedienne on the TV screens at this time.

In addition to being possessed of a talent for comedy. Maltha is a great singer of popular songs and an outstanding actress. Lucille Ball and Marie Wilson are good but just not in the same class as Martha Raye. Rita Montagne. Actress and MMB (OF By E.

V. Copyright. 1953, Kinf artist's model of the yester. year. Her real name is Margarita Rasmussen, She is the daughter of the celebrated San Francisco photographer, Charles Rasmussen.

Rita was MARTHA RAYE Best TV Comedienne the original "Harrison Fisher" girl. Incidentally, both Mae Murray and Mae West claim to have been the original "Brinkley GirL" I think it was Miss Murray. HORSES WOMEN. The most recent statistics reveal nearly two-thirds of the young women in this country between the ages of 20 and 25 are married. So it is evident the difficulties of acquiring a husband are not so great as sometimes claimed.

The willingness of so many young women to continue working after marriage probably has something to do with the decrease in the difficulty of inspiring a marriage proposal. 'i VEKSATIILE (EIMIL Durling mture I no, The question continues to arise as to what age a woman should begin to consider herself in the old maid or spinster class. Many girls start worrying about being an old LUCILLE BALL She' 1 Good, Too maid when 22. In France, an unmarried woman over 25 is considered a spinster. In my opinion, a woman should be at least 30 before put in that class.

TALL GIRLS. Why do tall girls wear high heel shoes? When I checked that situation, I was told the reason is that high heels make a woman's legs look better. Anyway, I see that Yvonne Sanson, the highly glamorous Italian cinema star, who is five feet eight in her nylons, adds five inches to her height with high heels. That makes her six feet one. Yvonne, now 27, has never been married.

She says her husband must V-' A be taller than she is. That is, taller, even when she is wearing her high heels. However, I suppose if Yvonne fell for a handsome fellow of five feet eleven, she might consider wearing three-inch heels. VICIOUS SPORT. In most sections of this country the cruel, vicious and horrible so-called "sport" of dogfighting is illegal.

it is permitted in some States. There is, In fact, a publication devoted to news of dogfights and of the breeding and sale of fighting dogs. A dogfight, as you know, is a battle to the death. The victor usually kills his opponent by grabbing him by the throat. ASKING.

Queries from clients. Q. Who owned Ballyhoo Bey, the horse Tod Sloan rode to vie tory in the Futurity? A. W. C.

Whitney Q. Who originated the idea of sending flowers by telegraph? A. I once knew the name of the genius you speak of, but have forgotten it. I understand all he received for the idea was the present of a watch. The idea, of course, has made millions of dollars for florists.

PLEASE NOTE. This year is the 150th anniversary of the death on the scaffold of Robert Emmett. No man can call himself a real Irishman who does not know by heart the speech Emmett made when his death sentence was made known. To hand a communication from a feminine subscriber whose first name is Billie. She dots her "I's" with circles.

That indicates creative skill. Or, so say the handwriting experts..

Rita Montagne. Actress and King artist's model of the yesteryear. Her real name is Margarita Rasmussen, She is the daughter of the celebrated San Francisco photographer, Charles Rasmussen.

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