The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-10
Walter WineheII
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THINGS I NEVER KNEW TIL
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tSSsds MsF Rssisrsd. CopyFght 1890. Daily HlFEasI

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 (But which you knew all aIOng,1
 That 1t was Drew Pearson who persuaded FDR to send Madame Davila, ailing wife of the ex-Presi- dent of Chile, in a flying fortress to her native land. Pearson got the request to Roosevelt twenty minutes before he left for his Southern cruise, and FDR acted immediately. He sent note to the Army saying: Tn these days when bombers are raining death and destruction on civilians all over the world, we can spare one bomber on this mission of mercy" That George Mac Donald scooped the field when the Duke and Duchess decided to stop at his swanky Miami Biltmore (the Roney Plaza'S big sister, after her operation.
 That the R. A. F. will soon be per- forming greater miracles than ever. Qn three months, the British are going to replace their famous "Hur- ricane" planes with the Tornado, a new single-motor plane than can do 435 miles per hour) That Mickey Rooney, the big he-man, uses perfume. Gle has bottles and bottles of the stuffD, That Omaha must be a nice town. Motor cycle cops there stop careful driv- CTS and give them theater tickets. That there is a "drive-in church" in St. Petersburg, Florida. ChurchgoerS listen to the service in their cars and honk their horns once for "Amen!" and twice for Hal 1elujah!"
 That the latest gag among the alleged smart set is for divorcees to celebrate their freedom with divorce cake, which is half angel food and half devils food That ex-King Carol of Rumania has always been haunted by the fear that his death will be caused by an assassin. (When he was King. he always had two guards stand watch in his bedroom while he Snoozed0 That one of the fav- orite dishes in Denmark is mustard on cantaloupe. (No wonder they were able to swallow Hitler's prom ises) That town in MasSa- chusetts is named after Ben Ber- nie. (Marb,ehead)
 That when Won Ribbentrop and Count Ciano confer together they speak in English! Because Won Rib- bentrop doesn't know Italian, and Ciano doesn't comprennez German0 r. That Louis Ray, of Los An geles, manufactures and sells beds for dogs! with muttreSses?) That there's irony in the request of Grinnell Colleges alumni that Frank Capra should premiere Meet John Doe" there. (Fffteen years ago Gary Cooper, star of the Capra flicker, was rejected by the colleges dramatic societyD .. That Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, who is very reserved, once was dinner guest at Washington home and didn't open his mouth through out the meal. The hostess finally pleaded, MT. Welles, please leave your forehead for moment and come down and talk to us"
 That the card game, whist, owes its name to kibitzers. CWhen the game was introduced, in the 17th century, 1t was always played in silence, and kibitzers were cau- tioned "Whist!' which meant Keep quietvO That Thomas Jeffer- son promised his wife on her death bed that he would never marry again, and though he outlived her A years he kept his promise That Charlie Enfield has this maxim in the ante-room of his suite: "A man can fail many times, but he isn't failure until he begins to blame somebody else"
 That in Indo- China, when an ele- phant that has been captured escapes, it's considered sign that the hunters wife has been un- faithful, and he can divorce her Sounds like something Hitler