The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-01
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GIRL FRIDAY


GIRL FRIDAY
Dear Mr.. W.: Better not mention
the name of any race horse again
either In the column or on the air,
People who play lunches may Inn
agine you are giving tips, Your
story last Sunday night about Liz
Whitney getting q double-cross IN q
business deal from o man first
named Henry--and evening matters
by christening her new horse at
Saratoga: "Sneaky Henry"--enriched
hunch-players. "Sneaky Henry"
paid Is to / the following dayl The
racing world, I hear, thinks you
purposely slipped" Il All ganib-
lers must be yaps at that :. ! hear
"Hahs" Beckwith, the 5000 very
pretty model, Is Florida bound to d.
vorce Winnie Gardiner. Babs being
q Florida resident she should get It
In three weeks Why Is CHS pull
ing Kaltenborn out Of Yurrop while
the war crisis continuesl That's
like telling a reporter 10 drop
story before he's got I'll
The desk might have better luck
checking this one, ! can't locate
the people. George Conan, who
has a 57th Street picture studio
land very rich) eloped with Grace
Calender, daughter Of Mrs. James
Calender last Satde - to Fred
ericksburg, Va, The bride Is
going TO Reno this weekl To visit
relatives9 See the desert or what
do you think9 Jack Osterman'S
widow, Mary DAILY, Is III at Park East
hospital, liz E. sSrd Milton Berle,
on his last night at the Interna.
tional Casino, stifled a heckler beau
tifully like this: Look Teller, please
gimme q break. have only 20
minutes In which to make q fool
OF myself, You've got all nigh"
Deafening applause followed.
Alice Duer Miller, the novelist, Is
another baseball fan. ] hear she
could broadcast one inning :, f. I'd
love hearing II - with her veddy
iltrah mahnnah-hawl The New
Workers. Harold Ross Is busy these
midnights showing his Denver kin
folk our HE town Did we ever
use "lustnest"2 Ted Fio-Rito's
newest song Is swell: II Found an
Angel In a Furnished Room"
Another new ditty ! 60 for Is Mel
ancholy Mood" "Sherman's" Is
a new restaurant In saith street, al
ready attracting the sports and theii
bellies George Whites scan
dals" certainly got mixed notices
some bad, some awful but ell were
like so many Government Bonds
They all emphasized tina,
Scandals" was scandalous and II
Isl so what happened9 SO Whites
second and third nights attracted
such crowds, the police reserves had
10 be called out! He has H.
week buy" and Is laughing loud
already. It's clean dirty hit,
About the Actors strike, ETC.:
hear George Browne, OF the Stage
hands outfit Cat meeting Tues
day. asked Dulsell and Thomson
OF the actors unions: Did Ralph
Whitehead ever steal any none,
from the AFA?" mo-" they
both are supposed to have answered.
>. So II Is getting more mixed "
than ever. First they wanted Y
throw him out because he alleged,
stole money from the union treasury
now they say he didn't steal an,
money Only bad feeling vii
come OF the whole thing ;. Ont
call came In - sore at you foi
admiring Sophie fuckers sticking
by a friend when that friend needs
n friend most Several other &C.
tors simply can't understand whal
Sophie Is doing OF course
Broadwayites can't understand any
body standing by their friends IN Q
einch.
Say. h there anything to this
you think7 Roland Young wa.
with pretty deb Jane McLane a'
Washington Hall, the Americanism
bldg. at the Fair. SO wot? nus,
aslin' Why can't be one Of
those lucky girls that run around
with movie stars? George Raft
/ hear, had date with Mildred
MacCollom. a Diamond Horseshoer'
She told Raft she first had u
20 home and change her clothes
So he just bought her a silver wrar
and a wurra expensive eve'g gowr
Cheaper than some cab fares
at that Barren Kriendler, Of
52nd street. has finally found some
body he likes better than himself
she's Ann Miller. the tap-dancinl
show-stopper In scandals"
But does she like him? The
principals In that show are scrap
ping something awful, I hear
Damon Runyon Is considering your
proposal OF marriage.
Congrats, mister. from me TO YOU
on all the smuggling you took 81
Kuhn, the bund, Pelley, the Silver
Shirt screwball. and Earl Browder
the Communal. All OF 1t mus
have helped Dies and his commit
tee as evidence. Dies now Is so.
ing to find out II Uncle Sam CAM
jail them all or something
No More Suff'