The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-15
Walter Wi1lclleIl
On BrOadzgay
(Trade MARX HsBs Copytighl Ualy Mirror Inc

Sept. 9th Sun quipped: Golfers In
England are carrying gas masks
That gives me one more alibi" f,
On Sept. 18th Hi quipped: Golf
ers IN Europe are now carrying
gas masks. Well, 1t win give 'em one
more alibi after a tough round"
Wasn't 1t Haywood Broun who
once said: eColumnists who don't
repeat themselves are cowardsl"
~. Have a new recording: The 4
Inkspots' Decca Of You Bring Me
Down" 49,. The Music Halls stage
show this week includes a balloon
dancer-fully clothed
Alice Marble, the tennis star
Csigned by Jack Bertell OF CBS)
will make $4,000 before the year
ends by singing. But she viii!
retain her amateur standing in The
tennis world Nan Wynn has a
sensayuma. Says she is NOT going
to France to drive an ambulance!
/. !. And Lee Wiley says she is the
only girl who hasn't been mentioned
as counting with Artie Shaw
Who writes their jokes, anyhow?
. Myra Kingsley, the astrologer
for a lot of celebs, including the
Basil Rathbones and Dudley Field
Malone, was given a spread in the
Aug. 10th Life, on some of her
predictions !. n. Among them. her
comment that she didn't believe
there would be any war in 1899
Katherine Best says Stage mag,
which recently folded, may re-
organize soon Jimmy Cannon
was in. He calls Oscar Levant Of
Info, Please" "the poor mans
Wilson Miner" Did you thank
Variety's Abel Green? . AL nigh,
spots claim terrific business since
the market boom I finally read
the Pegler piece you meant. Swell
"Anti-American Bund" Is per-
feet . How about Fritz's Ger
American BUNK? : Whyin-
ell Is Uncle Sam so anxious to
keep him here? Why not let him
escape back to Germany where he
would simply be another target?
Soly Violinsky says he wishes
he could sign a non-aggression
pact with his landlord!
Here's unintentional grim humor
In the Associated Press story from
the Eastern Front by Melvin White
leather: LODI, captured by the Ger
mans, Is fas. taking on a German
appearance, with radio trucks driv-
ing through the streets pouring out
German music and food was scarce"
Have an otldity in the news
people probably didn't see. Gov
Dickinson, who Is staging q one-man
war against immortality, was can
celled off a scheduled broadcast be-
cause his text was too immoral
and suggestive! :. When he was
star football player Eddie Dooley
was called Eddie Dooley. When he
broadcasts he Is called Eddie Dooley
:. But his stuff in the N. Y
Sun is signed Edwin B. Dooley 49,.
Pod'n my lifted pinky.
Dave Boone in that gazette dis
cusses the new radio regulations
about war bulletins and how
broadcasters shouldn't be exciting,
but mature, etc. He concludes:
mo horror, no suspense, no undue
excitement In broadcasting war
news? Gideon, take this hassen-
pfeffer back to the delicatessen
shop!" Wanna worry q lotta
people? Well, one Of the first bills
TO be acted upon when the new
Congress convenes. will be an
edict to conscript all patents In the
event of war. A law that'n permit
the U. 8. TO make anything thatv
ever been perfected here. The bill
will also avoid those usual monop-
oly lifts, which pile up In emer-
eencies Mr.. Johnston. Pastors
manager phoned. Said don't be
surprised IL Pastor takes the crown
from Joe Louis Sept. Goth
willie Howard. who does a take
off on you In scandals" says
the reason he doesn't holler
"Flash!" Is that when he does
his upper plate slips {. And Mrs
Mildred Gray (whose address Is
best omitted to keep her from
being bothered), writes: Don't
worry about Fritz Kuhn's threat TO
rub you out. Just be consoled IN
the fact that millions OF Ameri-
cans have a lot OF erasers them
selyesl" Hurrav for her.
YOUR GIRL FRIDAY.