The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10

whether Boss Adam Gimbel had made any comment.
 "Oh, sure," the successful one said sarcastically. He came up to the department, put his arm around me and said: That's just great, fel- low and then the bell rang and woke me up." The second buyer couldn't resist repeating the tale :. Two days later, the first buyer was in his department when MT. Gimbel walked up, put his arm around him, and said: That's just great, fellow. Now, do you hear any bell ringing?"
 The NEG Nnews-rOOnA staff have sensayumas, by golly. Sunday night about 8 o'clock a lady phoned and pleaded: Cant you tell me the news, can't walt until your next newcast at g o'clock"
 Our Hero told her that nothing much of consequence was being re- ported "You mean you have no news?' she said.
 Lady" he sighed, "the spirit is willing, but the Flash is weak"
 Repeating Plots Dept: In the film, Good Girls Go to Paris" a poor girl taken into a rich, un- happy home (filled with whacky people, straightens everything out The film, Fifth Avenue Girl" had practically the same story, and on the air the other Monday even- ing "She Married Her Boss" was 8 ditto The other night Ed Mur- row in London and Thomas Gram din in Paris, both speaking for CBS, admitted they had no news |. No news? With the biggest story of all taking place right near themP Nowadays, the best way to get away from all the war news is to become Q war correspondent. A great churchman and great American died last week George Cardinal Mundelein Is dead, but the scope of his vision and of his tolerance are well measured in the words of another good man-Bishop Shell of Chicago, who praised the work of Cardinal Mundeleein by de- nouncing others with these words: Everyone who breaches race hatred among us-in @ world at war-is c traitor to our lonely de- mocracy. He menaces our moral unity. He divides our precious strength. No man can be both honest and intelligent, who pre- tends that he wants to safeguard peace in America, while at the same time he stirs up race hatred which has destroyed peace everywhere else in the world"
 A. A. Berle of the State Dept Rex Tugwell and Jerome Frank, the cream of the former Brain Trust circulate this one on themselves They were scheduled to make a discussion via the networks, and went to the wrong radio station by blunder What studo do we talk from?" asked Berle of the at- tendant at the desk .. At what time do you go onP" asked the lad as he fingered his lists "At 10:3o," said Tugwell "The only thing scheduled at 10:30," respond. ed the chap. "are The Three Nuts well, no matter what they tell you," said Jerome, "that cant be usl"
 Picturesque Reporting: From Douglas Gilbert's story on Charles Hackett of the Met Opera
 "Mr. Hackett" (who has had SC much trouble with European mastri because he is so out. spoken), has Q flair for riots" James Lee in The Worcester (Mass.) Gazette: GAS I type this, an over. stylized crooner is groaning ovei the radio that Each time you say goodbye, die Q nttle.' I go hin one better. Each time he says hello, I dial @ little" Rober' Quillen in several Southern papers: "There's something fishy about .Nordic superiority if 85, 900 Ger. mans can't survive competition witf 100000 Jews without using guns
 Frank Nugent. the movie cri' tic for the N. Y. Times, reviewing a Cecil B. DeMille epic: Tt is { run of DeMille picture" Ant then there's Henry McLeWore. thu United Press sports word juggler who smiled: ". :. the finish o
 the World Series saw the Cincin' natl Reds playing like fugitive' from the show 'Hellzapoppin'."