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Columnist's Fifth Column
After a look at what is known as café society, your reporter concluded that even the columnists couldn’t be duller
January
1
1942
CURT RIESS
Columnist's Fifth Column
CURT RIESS
January
1
1942
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SATIRE
Columnist's Fifth Column
After a look at what is known as café society, your reporter concluded that even the columnists couldn’t be duller
January
1
1942
CURT RIESS
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