It's Back! The Green Sheet
After a 21-year absence, the Green Sheet returned to the daily newspaper. Time will tell if its revival will develop the feature writing and human interest stories that made the Green Sheet the Green Sheet that many Milwaukeeans fondly remember or is merely splashing green ink on the front page of the Tap, formerly Cue, formerly Good Morning, formerly Life, section.
In addition to the books about the Green Sheet that Tim covered in a recent Now@MPL blog, watch former Green Sheet editor Dan Chabot (1981-1994) share his memories of its history and stories in his presentation Remember When...Everyone Read the Green Sheet at the Milwaukee Public Library and his MPTV's I Remember: The Milwaukee Journal Green Sheet interview.
Everyone wrote to Ione Quinby Griggs (I.Q.G.), including the Milwaukee Public Library. Former Journalites Genevieve McBride and Steve Byers bring her life to readers in 'Dear Mrs. Griggs': Women Readers Pour Out Their Hearts From the Heartland. The most unexpected and fascinating story for many Milwaukeeans who grew up with Mrs. Griggs' advice column was the first act of her career. During the Roaring Twenties, I.Q.G. was Ione Quinby, a crime reporter and sob sister for The Chicago Evening Post, who ran with a Bohemian crowd in the Windy City.
In the age of the reporter-rewrite man relay, Quinby snared more than her share of bylines interviewing female murderers and covering lurid court trials. During Chicago's Prohibition mob wars she rode with a gangster and shared a candy bar with Al Capone. It's easy to see similarities between her and the Hildy Johnson character in former Chicago Daily News reporter and prolific Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht's classic screwball comedy His Girl Friday.
An appointment to view Quinby’s book about female murderers, Murder for Love, can be requested with the Art Department. Watch McBride's and Byers' MPTV I Remember: Ione Quinby Griggs, Part 1-2 interview.
Mr. Tweedy @ Central
(Dan, Local History Librarian)