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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 03

35 pages · May 13, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 33 pages OCR'd
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0-10 (ne. 1-11-00) Hlmont Callabon 'DLoact Malone NcG uir? George Spclvin, Amcrican: :Rosen He's Stymied When Yamm Trotte! w.Cltataah Wife Is Intcllectual Tele. Room Ingre m (Here Is another autobiographical chapter in the life o! Gandy George Spelvin, American,' ss recorded by Westbroek Pegler) By WESTBROOK PEGLER THEY GET THE FUNNIEST ideas, you wouId not even know they were thinking about anyihing. except who had a baby or who had a fight with thelr husband. Then they say, hey, Pop, how much money in the world? The husband says that depends what kind of. money. you mean how many ziotys? She says do not tease a girl talking 5 about slotties, I want to improve my mind so you can be proud of me. The guy says I am proud of you even if you could not eren count your change, but a zloty is a Poiish. dollar. She sald well of all the crazy names io call s dollar. Then she sald how much is a piaster? I sald gosh, how do I xnow? Get out the book, the book has a part in the back where It tells you all thos! PEGLER Kind of things, how much does a gal. Ion of water welgh? What is a ptarmigan? How much Is an acre? She said that reminds me, how much is an acre? I said well there is 640 acres in a mile. She said how much is s mile? I sald s,2so feet Jong. She sald then how Jong ts an acre? I said an acre is not long. an acre Is Jike this. So i did lixe this with my arms. Toshias Dreamie said so an acre is square like thls and Thmes Hee!d mile is Jong like a string but there is 640 acres in a mlle. It does not flgure. I sald please, Baby. I had a hard day In the busy marts of trade, you know, tooth and fang. So whep I Mo ket home I wish those old days would come back when they had those teeree roller derbies. I used to Mo Yort Mirtg eel a kick out of lhem, no payola to thasc babes the Ne Yort Dely Now : Way they used to bcit each olher orer the rail. Dreamie said you can say that again. But thuse doubte-dome study-bums said it was shame for us sn 5yeu ot Jugos aean Aayt os qugnou3; 0s Jq o Inteliectual. Questions like what is the rainfall of Madagascar? Who wrole Carl Bandberg? Then it turns out to be a frameup. I sald what came over you tonlght, anyway? Everything quiet and you suddenly break qut Jke KAR + cralyzboot acres? NOT r=CORDED IS: MAR 11 1960 3211 i950
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