The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

Q risk. Kaltenborn, by the bye. Is going to pinch-hit for ye ed dur- ing Aug. over at WIZ.
 Senator Wheeler's exclusive scoop that F, D. R, aint going to run again means only one thing. That he amt going to be FDRs vice. prez.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Fred Reeves of Chicago town expect the long legged bird again in the Fall. Mrs. Rs Dad is Capt. Patterson, rival of ye ed Tn Old Gotham.
 The Fair will get lots more good- will tan the last time. The hoys on the papers like the new boss there, Harv Gibson. Anybody in business will tell you that 1t is like having million dollars in any bank.
 The baseball team over the bridge had It's winning streak broken af- ter nine games losing the 10th 10 Cincinnati Q. Shucks, they couldn't possibly have beaten the Reds on May dayl
 The Hicktown News.press hears the real reason for the ruckus at City Hall is that Our Mayor hired folks from the family of MT. Steuer tthe famed Notary Public) to run the town. If you asked ye ed, they all appear to be running the mayors staff out Of town, instead.
 Over at the Taft hotel bar these afternoons you can meet many of the actors. On account of the big free lunch counter.
 Ye cd knows this is pretty old, but it's pretty good, too. It's called: "A Little Girls Prayer" and 1t goes as follows:
 "Oh, God, make all the bad peo- pie good and the good people nice"
 Ye ed is stumped by the query of Mrs. Alfred Herman, of Port land, Ore, a steady subscriber. She asks: People always say a herd of cattle and flock of sheep but what IS the collective noun for a bunch of pigs2" .. We only know that pigs is pigs. Mebbe you'd say "a mess of pigs" or If you was in Hollywood you could say "a lot of ham," ha, Ina. But we got 10 admit we don't know what the collective noun. would be. Perhaps some sub- scr!ber who went to school would know Personal remarks and insults not allowed.
 The reyenuers have caught up with two strangers in our midst who passed the recent wave of counter- felt $i0 notes. A night club cashier identified them, both have long records. Good work, say we.
 Whats this ye cd hears about Franchot Tone, the actor, propos- ing marriage to Adele jurSens of the "DuBarry" show2 An, tiierel
 Tls said that the entire estate Of the late Joe Jacobs, the manager of Max Schmeling and Lem 0alento, consisted of mere $70.
 Fathers Day will be on June i6. This should give folks enough time to start borrowing from the old codger to buy him a present.
 Ward Morehouse, who writes about the showfolks for ye eds rival, The N. Y. Sun, landed 6 piece about All Lunt and his Mrs. In Vogue magazine. Ward, it seems, iy coming up in the world.
 That reminds ye cd to put in Q big boost for their new play over ct the Alvin Op'ry House. "Bub" sher- wood is the writer of t and the title is: "There Shall Be No Night" which the whole town seems to Do talking about and wanting to see. Ali plays tho part of c scientist In Finland and we hear tell his make. Up is supposed to resemble Thomas Mann, the exile.
 Other show news is very exciting: | The olio over at "Too Many Girls" was held up for ten minutes between | the first and second acts t'other night becauge of hot and heavy | feud backstage. Which recalls the saying of the Reverend Bugs Baer: "BoyS will be boIsterouS and girls | will Do girlSterousl"
 
 Remember the way Miss Dietrich, the actress, was pulled off the boat some time back to be questioned about her taxes? Well, we didn't sec any mention that she just reed c refund of S260,000.
 The following is from an admirer of ye cd. She signs t Winifred ChrlSty of Gil Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn: After picking my hus- bands pockets for the past two weeks, I managed to corral ten dollars for q Spring chapeau. Sud- denly decided to raise the ante, to a Spring ensemble. Thanks for | the tip on Robert F. Lee in the Wood Memorial. Should you meet c beautiful blonde going iip B'way e 10 Sally Rand, minus the fans believe her to Do your devoted reader"