FRANK J. MULKERN 
The Kennedy-Warren 
3133 Connecticut Avenue 
Washington 8, D. C. 
Oct. 28,1948 
Mrs William M.Mann 
2801 Adams Mill Road 
Washington,D.C. 
Dear Mrs Mann:- For some days since last Sunday, 
Oct. 24th, when I telephoned you in an excited voice 
while you and your good husband,Dr Mann were it 
is supposed listening intently to TT Stop The Music ?T , 
I have been in a state of remorse. My wife and most 
courageous critic said "You are a stinkpot". 
She continued in a low tone, 
"Do you not know,"jack-ass", that 
you might cause a person to die from heart attack. 
That also while you are telephoning people.,you tie 
up their phone so when "Stop The Music" calls,their 
phone is busy. They can sue you for $50,000 and Fred 
Allen will not pay a cent." 
My good wife is right. I sincerely 
regret my telephone call during the program last Sun¬ 
day of "Stop The Music." 
I have heard from radio friends that 
in addition to the Hudson car and numerous other prizes 
next week,there will be additional awards. These in¬ 
clude 1,000 cans of steero,a super funeral by Hines, 
with mahogany trjfrmmed, silk insert caske^,six College 
student pall-heafers with white collars and dress suits, 
a ten minute eulogy by a prominent Washington D.C. cler 
man and five minutes odjf your favorite hymns. Burial in 
any cemetery of your choice. 
With all these prizes offered,any one 
who would interfer with this grand program,I think should 
vote for Henry Wallace. 
Your husband,Dr Mann interrupted this 
letter by a telephone call, to talk of all things about 
his book". When placards are put in Book store windows, 
I trust they will read "Anthill Odessy(Title by Frank 
Mulkern) Idea by (Bill Mann) and Work by (Lucy Mann; 
Wish: n ”- -braas# Day 
Frank Mulkern 
