Hessteria

> The Lord Provost of Glasgow protested that Hess brought Glasgow so much publicity that his presence there might well bring on an air raid. > In Rio de Janeiro a Swiss druggist named Rudolf Hess grabbed an airliner to avoid importunate newsmen and photographers. > Mrs. Emma Hess Upchurch of Bristol, Va., a sister-in-law, was proud that her boy Gustave Adolf Hess Jr. is a U.S. Army volunteer. > Several U.S. organizations tried to forward firearms to fork-wielding Farmer David McLean. > In Cairo, Hess's old nurse was sure he was not crazy. > One newspaper report leered that Hess's toenails were painted red. > Collier's Correspondent William Hillman broadcast that Hess had been converted to Buchmanism, had flown to Britain to "share" his sins. > Said Parliament's court jester, A. P. Herbert: "One day it may be these islands will shake to an unprecedented thud as Reich Marshal Goering--a parachute at each corner--settles on and perhaps submerges the Isle of Wight or Skye." > A London newsie chalked on his placard "Extra! Return of Loch Ness Monster." > Other professional and amateur British humorists punned at length. Examples: Mein Dekampf, Your Hess is as good as mine, Hess Sir, That's My Baby, Trojan Hess, Hessteria.

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