Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: December 1, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: November 10, 1944

What the "big news" was exactly is unclear. The speech impediment depicted suggests it is Quimby speaking to Avery about a
job "they" are asking the MGM cartoon studio to undertake. The work apparently originated at Fox and was contracted to Hugh Harman. Possibly Harman is passing it on to MGM or Fox is looking to replace Harman. It does raise a question about the ability the animation studio had to operate independently of MGM. What the job was and whether or not it was ever actually done is also uncertain.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: October 18, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: October 17, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: October 4, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: September 29, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: May 12, 1944

MGM Cartoons producer Fred Quimby.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: March 9, 1944

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: March 6, 1944

The lunchtime crap game is busted.

Irv Spence's Cartoon Diary: March 3, 1944

Fred Quimby and Tex Avery

From Joe Barbera's My Life in 'toons:

In the meantime, Tex Avery had scouted out a new form of lunchtime amusement for us. He found a comfortable nook behind one of the great facades that made up, as I recall, a Manhattan streetscape, and he put together a crap game, which soon became a respected lunchtime institution- albeit a short-lived one. Hearing about it, Quimby issued a proclamation forbidding gambling on the lot.