The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-06

eXltlng Ali the Item aooub 6ar- bara Smith and aviator Ferdie | Baehler. She gave him back that | B karat moonstone ring, and Bobby | Martyn, who was Baehler's buddy, is now hers Don't use Scratch an actor and you'll find an actressl" It's an oldie. of Dorothy Parker's. Remind me about LaAGar- unique premiere Wednesday .. Remember Murray Levine, the Westchester lawyer, who lost his son in that tragic kidnap case? MT. Levine now devotes much of his time to child refugee work.
 Tell MT. Dalton's friends the item was distinctly a compliment-the phrase "sluggers" was my way of saying their oratory had punch :. Find out from MT. Schechter when that testimonial dinner to Lowell Thomas happens. All commentators have been invited. If it's still Sun night, swell for me-between broad casts, of course To the people who inquire about the diet = use Paul Whiteman's retort (wl1en everybody asked him how he lost weight: You just suffer!" Write Drew Pearson and tell him I've already met MT. Bell <. Ask Drew if his and Bob Aliens new radio sponsor is the Brazilian Govt. Try and arrange with Mrs. R. Explain letter came during va- cation and I just saw it.
 Get me a copy of Fashion, the issue containing piece by Mrs. John Gunther, an affectionate article called Inside Gunther," on their forthcoming parting for at least five months =. Call Ship wreck Kelly. Check if he is selling his stock in the Brooklyn Dodgers football team to. a magazine execu- tive Bill Lovett of the Delmar Turf Club press bureau wired: "Is Ed Hayes one of your contact men? Please verify" Telegraph Lovett: "Neverhurduvhim thanks very much" Tell Zanuck Dean Jag gers acting in Brigham Young" is immense, and that I know that's no scoop The Plymouth, Music Box and Imperial Theaters (house staffs and casts) took up a collec- tion for the colored porter (James MitchelD who risked his life with that Cuban's pistol on 45th Street. Find out his condition, understand he will be in the hospital for many months Send those pictures from c. F. to Washington.
 Ask the sports dept for back ground about bird named Stafford, former pugilist. Joe McNazi hired him as a bodyguard, and had him stay up (next to his bed) all night while the brave Joe slept. The rou- tine kept him bodyguarding morn ings, too, and Stafford wound up in the Manhattan hospital for the whacky :. The Bronx district attorneys office has the story Tell the lady that Peter Grieg, the wine importer, raised $2,300 for the mobile kitchen unit for England in his first week. To feed air raid vic- tins, etc. Too bad about s. F.'s l feelings. Tell him no retractions. That incident over at the Stork happened after I left. All concerned were unimportant, and so their bout didn't land in any paper The name of the woman who loudly re- 1 quested some German waltzes as the Germans are winning, any, is Countess Doris Hagendorff.
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 Tell the SEP editor that page Al of the Aug. 24th issue had a mem Der from our quip-parade: T think we're being overheard, the fellow two chairs away just yawned" Suggest to editorial page that the people who squawk about the 50 l Destroyers to England deal should be reminded that when the U. s. peddles scrap iron steel to Japan nobody seems to consider that an act of war And hoWcum? . Ask the legal dept about this: About 10 years ago we had court action over my calling the plaintiff a racketeer. He won. The case was tried on the word "racketeer" which he said he wasn't. Now he appears again as ScaliSe comrade |. In brief, it took 10 years for the item 10 be confirmed, and don't the judge and jury in the case we were swindled out of : feel a little ashamed today Some people say they won't vote for Willkie because The is too pro-Roosevelt!"
 | W. W.