Dear Diary,
In Bob Burns’ Arkansas Traveler play tonight the Traveler was trying to find quarters for three WAVES on leave. He was asking them where they were from, and one of them answered, “Pomona.” Bob B. said, “Pomona?” She said, “Yes, haven’t you ever heard of it?” He replied, “Yes, I’ve heard Bob Hope talk about it.” I thought by now everyone had forgotten the way Bob used to make fun of Pomona. He hasn’t done it since his trip to Alaska, where, on a very precarious plane journey, he discovered the pilot was from Pomona! I’m not sure, but I imagine that Bob pledged to stop making fun of that little California town, at least for the duration.
Muriel Windham's Diary 