The Pittsburgh Press (March 15, 1945)
Gracie Allen Reporting
By Gracie Allen
Well, I’ve finally found a bright side to the housing shortage; did you ever stop to think how it has improved domestic relations?
For example, I know a young couple next door who wanted to separate but neither could find any place to go. So, they kissed and made up.
And another thing, it’s pretty futile for a wife to go home to mother, when going home to mother consists only of stepping into the next room.
The housing shortage has practically brought back vaudeville. We used to talk about acts being booked into houses. Now it’s the same way with relatives.
Uncle John can do a split week with a nephew in Pomona and then make a sleeper jump to a niece in Sacramento. Of course, if he brings along enough cigarettes, he’s sure to be held over for a second week.