Dear Diary,
There were several things in the papers about Bob today. One of them was that he hired an ambulance to take from Kingman, Arizona, to Hollywood after his broadcast. In that way he could get some sleep. Another article I will quote in part: “The next road taken by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, which starts shooting after Bob returns from his trip abroad, will be Road to Utopia. I’d like to be in England when Bob gets there. His popularity in Britain is colossal. “That was Sheilah Graham.
There was also an article about me (among others) in the morning papers. Naturally it concerned the recent Interscholastic League Spelling Contest. It said that the high scoring papers were sent to Austin, for selection of state winners.
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.
Dear Diary,
I got about eleven pictures of Bob today. Five of them were from “They Got Me Covered.” (Most of my recent pictures of him are from that opus.) One was from the benefit golf match he was in not long ago. The rest was a varied bunch of stuff, from soup to nuts.
I learned today that I won the spelling contest at Sunset. It was announced over the loudspeaker at school today. The city contest is on April 9. If I win that, who knows what might happen. I may get to be President(ess). That’s a long way from winning a high-school spelling contest!
Muriel Windham's Diary 