Dear Diary,
Sunset and Tech tied for first place in the city spelling contest today. All four of us (two members to each team) had perfect papers. Adamson and North Dallas tied for second, and Woodrow Wilson was last. Forest’s contestants didn’t show up.
On Milton Berle’s program tonight Berle was supposed to write some gags for Ilka Chase, so he had his writers released from the dungeon and brought into the studio. He said, “Ilka, see that little fellow on the end. He used to be with Bob Hope but he left and came to me.” Ilka asked him why he left Bob, and Berle said, “I have lighter chains.” Now I see why he’s always using so many of Bob’s jokes–he gets Bob’s used-up gag-writers.
Muriel Windham's Diary 