FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Troops Want Shows Minus Movie Queens
Hollywood—(U.P.)-American soldiers are screaming for entertainment but they're a little fed up with the movie queens Hollywood's been sending over.
The boys nowadays don't want just any old glamour girl. What they want most is "stars who act human." They haven't been getting too many of those.
Some of the big name ladies from Hollywood pick the wrong times to "go elegant." They not only high-hat the enlisted men, they give the brass a bad time with demands for fancy rooms, chrome-lined bath-rooms, and special equipment for their shows. Some troupers take what's available with a smile and mix with the boys, but too many don't.
"Golly, what do they expect over here? The Waldorf-Astoria?" One officer asked. "We bombed the be-livin' daylights out of Eerlin and Frankfurt and Munich. The hotels got hit, too. We've fixed up a few of them, but they're still not fancy."
Tops on the GI. "gripe" list it the way some of the glamorous ladies from never-never hold themselves aloof at army parties.
"Too many of 'em act like they're not even here," an air force captain said. "They beef when we ask them to leave early, they just won't mingle."
One big-wig gal who shall be nameless he spent all her time between shows in her room with a bottle. Another one refused to give a performance until the soldiers built her a special shell on the stage to project her voice into the top balcony. A third cancelled a hospital show at the last minute because she wanted to "get some shopping done."
More than once a flock of Hollywood personalities promised to give performances and never showed up at all.
"The people who unbend with the boys are the ones who go over big here--girls like Lois Andrews and Patricia Medina," a public information officer explained. "The guys think they're great."
Miss Andrews and Miss Medina were part of the Universal-International junket for the world premier in Berlin of "Francis." They showed up for every party the air force tossed and many an evening they joined the soldiers in around-the-piano singing until 5 or 6 a.m.
"Bob Hope was another one," the officer went on. "Never a gripe, never a beef. He did every-thing we asked him to and grinned all the time. Once his gas was out of camp, he and his wife had to get out in the freezing cold and hitch-hike a ride on a German coal truck.
"When they got to their hotel, their teeth were chattering, but did they stalk up to bed? Nope. Hope cracked some gag about human icicles and we all warmed up together in the officers' club.
Iowa Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Henry of Des Moines, Iowa, announce the marriage of their daughter, Ruth Esther, to Mr. S. Gordon Saunders, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Saunders of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The ceremony was performed New Year's day at the Plymouth Congregational church in Des Moines.
Mrs. Saunders wore a teal blue suit with pink accessories. She had a corsage of two white orchids. Her attenteds were Miss Elizabeth Stone and Mrs. Fae Dunn of Des Moines.
Mr. Tom Miner of Bloomfield Hills was best man. Mr. Paul Jones, business senior, was Mr. Saunders' other attendant.
The bride is a fine arts junior and a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Mr. Saunders is a special student in the College and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. The couple is at home at 616 West 17th.
Lull and Simmons Tell Engagement
Photo by Hixon Studios Miss Janet Lull
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lull of Smith Center, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Janet, to Mr. Ralph Simmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simmons also of Smith Center.
Miss Lull is an education senior and a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, honorary music fraternity.
The wedding date will be announced later.
Mr. Simmons, a College senior, was selected as a Rhodes scholar in 1949.
Daisies always seem to smile while dandelions leer. — Celland Cole, News, St. John, Kan .
Socially Speaking
Women's Club Tea
The University Women's club tea was held Thursday at Myers hall. Prof. E. Thayer Gaston spoke on "Music and Mood Changes" and illustrated the talk with slides. Mrs.W. H. Shoemaker was general chairman of the tea. Mrs.Richard Harvey headed the hostess comittee which included Mrs.W. H. Horr, Mrs.Marshur McCluggage, Mrs.George Johnson, Mrs.Frank Pike, Mrs.Domingio Ricart, Mrs.Ethan Allen was in charge of the decorations and was assisted by Mrs.John Nelson, Mrs.Sheldon Carey and Mrs.Don Plantz. Mrs.George Anderson was chairman of the food committee and was assisted by Mrs. Elmer Beth, Mrs.Harold Kipp, Mrs.Harry Doasch and Mrs.Otto Rasmussen.
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January Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Gibson,
Lawrence, announce the marriage
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The wedding was Jan. 27 at the
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Mrs. Blincoe is a member of
Gamma Phi Beta sorority and
a business junior; Mr. Blincoe is a
member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and a business senior.
The couple are at home at 1900 Vermont street.
Some folks don't go through life. they're merely shoved through it. Cosmopolitan magazine.
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