Monday, Aug. 26, 1946

Off Pitch

She: He can hold his cheek close to mine.

He: And I do.

She: Hold me tight, Steal a kiss any time.

He: Wouldn't you?

She: In fact, I'm his most willing slave, The Man with the Marlin Shave!

He: I don't know what she sees in me.

She: You're a smoothie.

He: Guess I'm just as lucky as I can be.

She: You're for me.

Both: He makes all the ladies rave woo! woo! The Man with the Marlin Shave!

For six months ex-NBC war correspondent Don Hollenbeck followed this singing commercial, with his daily (7 a.m.), unsponsored newscast over ABC's station WJZ. Last week Hollenbeck cracked. In a voice dripping with disgust he said: "The atrocity you have just heard is no part of this show." Then he gave his regular newscast. ABC promptly fired and forgot him. But in many a listener's Book of Gold, Don Hollenbeck's name led all the rest.

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