The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11
Walter WillcI1eII
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Grade Mark ReEistssd Copyright ls'O Daiy Mirror

Richards vidmer, the Trips sports
 historian, who was exonerated in
 Miami Beach of killing a woman
 with his car, was not speeding and
 was cold sober. A similar inci.
 dent to Marian Anderson's appear
 ance in Washington happened in D. c. last week. No hall could be
 found" for Eva Jessy's Negro
 choir The proceeds were for charity. A well known movie
 actress (who rose to fame in the
 past year) just bought up her old negatives from M. Norman, the
 hocus-focuser. They included several nudes. .. It cost prominent swing maestro $500 to hush a ciggie gals
 threatened assault case. N. Blair and B. Rose would like to buy The Tavern for a tropical spot" 1. lay Elinson says the Russians
 would like to throw in the towel- if they had onel
 The Enric0 Carus0, Jrs., are being yappy The Saxton Sisters have been reunited by Billy Rose, who used to work for one of their hus- bands, who is now working for Rose. =. Sweeps tickets for the April 5th race should cost only $2, not $2.50 The cost of the ducat is 10 shillings, which is just under g at the pres- ent rate of exchange. The Post oflce will shortly issue a special dime stamp for Ethelbert Nevins, author of Mighty Lax a Rose" and other delightful songs. Wall Street whispers that the new Jap govt is due for a fall soon. In the next few weeks Germany will launch 1855 new type submarines. Each will weight about 50 tons operated by 4-man crews. .. Am- bassador J. Davies has requested the post at Berlin if and when re- lations are resumed. Sumner Welles may be Sec'y of State whether the Demos or Repuhs win the election. .. Attn Life eds: They are not Filipinos.
 Wendell Willkie's article in the Satevepee points out that the more dollars there are in circulation, the better it is for business. But when FDR tries to put lot of them in circ (for those who need it) the same mag raps him editorially, claiming he's running the country. The dept stores will have a swell stunt for Mothers Day. Medals on which will be inscribed: ITO Mother--for Distinguished Service" ,. Marjorie Myers idea. The trial of the governments antitrust suit against the film firms will take about two years and cost millions in lawyer fees. The U. s. is trying to shorten the trial by stipulations, but Hollywood refuses to agree on trade terms or statistics. The once swanky Lido at Long Beach, which was veddy exclusive, and barred a certain man, is being bought by him for $S50,000.
 CObina Wright's mother has re. quested her lawyers to ask the Bob Hope air show to stop using the name "Cobina" for a stooge charac- ter. Claims "Cobina" is a coined name. No legal action is planned. :. The Eagles circ mgr. left last week. The paper is being rehearsed for a new format. It's a girl for the Chas Goodwins at the New York hosp. Greta isn't dieting to get thin, but to pad her skinny shoulders. And the weight is going to the darndest places! Her Nassau hosts say she ate like a horse. :. and her groom have a boy via St. Virginia Donahue, ex-Paradise girl, Clair Hosp. The ex-Mrs. Robert E. Sherwood (Mary Brandon) and her radio producer heart split a month ago. Her new bay-bee is book publisher. Christine Brom- ley has quit the Broadway shows for North Carolina where she'll wed R. Staple, tobacco lad. The bowling craze on Broadway is why you can find the loveliest lockers in the bowling places near Sand Street every midnight to 6 ayem. .I Those of you who are lucky enough to pay income taxes this week might be comforted in knowing this: Your money is not only to keep up your government, but also to keep too many other Americans from giving up hope.