The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-22

AosSA AHlCIICd1l DOyS anu SlTlS are taking their holiday one week earlier in November. European lads are wondering if they'll sleep in the trenches by September Amer ican youth thinks of tearing down goal posts. European youth thinks of tearing down borders American parents watch the rising barometer of trade. European par ents watch the rising thermometer of Hate And so two Thanks giving days are not enough for America For if Europe fails su sqssnS sIu sAIss o4 9ou ss Uons to settle her problems-her peoples face war |. For If Europe fails to settle her problems-her peoples face war If America fails to settle her problems-Americans face two turkey dinners.
 Fritz Kuhn told the Dies Commit te that he was a machine-gunner during the warrior Germany Then, he came over here to impose a new political party on country which made him a citizen .. On the assumption that he respected our form of government When he was officially whacked for his behavior-he yelled for his rights as a citizen-as granted by the laws he'd like to smash The Emilio Sanchez, not the Jorge Sanchez, have reached verdict.
 One of those ultra conservative women was arguing with Bryan Toy why Roosevelt should run a third time Flight years is enough for any man to be President" she said "In other words" said Bryan, "if you had cook for eight years you'd think you had her long enough!"
 Times page 3 (the letters) con- tains this one: "Sirs: Does this ad- vertisement that appeared in a Buf- falo newspaper 8 years ago hint that history repeats itself? The ad: MT. Winchell begs leave to an- nounce that he will appear at Mo- Arthur's Garden every evening next week. On which occasion he will introduce variety of Amusing Bur- lesques, Comical Delineations, En- livening Funnyism, Gleesome Hu- mors. Innoxious Jollities, Kindling Levities. Mirthful Novelties, Outjest- ing Palliatives. Queer "Reminiscences, Satirical Trusins, Ubiquitous Voices, Wags, Xantippes, Yahoos, Zaneys, ets., etc. Signed R. M. Boltwood. Buffalo, N. Y"
 History may repeat itself. The Winchells never do.
 Some of us were gabbing about capsule criticisms and John Bryan, the former Times dramatic staffer. recalled this incident at the Little Theaetr. A flop show drove out half the first-night audience after the first act Even George Jean Nathan, that night, was asked (by an user) to hush his loud talking A drunk-spectator, who had been elected for making catcall noises at the actors, somehow got back by eluding the doorman-and dashed down to the stage as the second act curtain went up slowly The drunk grabbed the asbestos and went up with it-yelling: "No, no, mol" Gilbert Gabriel, then criticking for the New York Ameri- can, reported that unprogrammed feature of the premiere, addir g.: And that's my notice!"
 Orson Welles, sprouting bushy beard for his first flicker task, is collecting stares in Hollywood When he's been there while, he'll realize the place for whiskers is on scenarios Milton Berle has been hired to play the head comic in George Abbott's new pocularity entitled: "See My Lawyer" It'll be fresh experience for Milton getting the fat lines from only one show at a tme The saddest death of recent days was that of the spoon-fed word "oomph" .. .. It confirms what the drys found out when they tried to popularize the artificial word "scofflaw" It's impossible to say or write "oomph" without elf-consciousness. Words, to live, have simply got to pop out-without planning Like a punch in the nose.