The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

on the LOnQon Daily Mall story. Franchot Tone says thanks for mak- ing it all clear to him. DO you suppose the London Mail ran it2
 Jackie GateIey, of Streets of Paris" can't understand why Mrs. Roosevelt invited her to tea. Jackie first thought it was Q gag Then somebody told her Mrs. R. likes interesting people. She's thrileld no end The blind para graph in the last Heartbeat colin was most appreciated over where that phooof works. I mean the person who had the cabbie's license revoked The only thing they didn't like about your story was that you omitted the grouch's name Donald Friede is now do- ing boog column for The H'Wood Reporter = which should help the studios find better picture themes
 The Calypso Entertainers latest recording is ''G-Man Hoover" !" | honey Wonder how those dopes feel now who had to confirm the Dolores Del Rio separation, af. ter denying it so often?
 Good jobs are waiting for single men between 18 and 35 at the Army Air Corps at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill. Uncle Sam actually pays wages just to learn subjects dealing with aviation there j.
 Songwriter Joe Young's widow may wed Jacques Gruenberg, the composer .'. Alvin Hamburg called Says Hitler announced: God Is on may sidew .. Alvin adds: Susan an God"? .. . Watch for big story from Dallas, Texas. It con- cerns a member of the Wm. Morris Agency here, who will be sued by his. relatives, also in the dance band booking biz <. Connie Ben nett blocked pedestrian traffic when she dined in a 3rd Ave. beanery the other night. A coast producer es- corted Gen Grauer of NEG and Dinah Shore, the canary, are cootng.
 Just heard why the MGM com- missary calls it Executive chicken soup .. It doesn't mean an ex- ecutive is chopped up in it. It means white meat. The dark meat IS for the actors Norman Bel Geddes' wife, Frances, who was so ill for two years, is well again, for which goody! Moss Hart and Edith Atwater (the leading lady in "Dinner'D are having their dessert together, again .. Remember when they denied that the Radio City ice rink would become ler-skating spot? Well, 1t does about April 18th The cilain-letter nuisance is having 8 big revival-with golf balls instead of coins! I dunno why, just work here, mister
 Vinton Freedley, Jr. (son of the girl show producer) is more inter- ested in socialite Nancy Mae Wood- bury than any of his pops gor- geoCS stars.
 Airplane makers are fileld with praise for the efficiency of the French Mission, but are unable to Savvy why the English are 50 slow. The latter waited until weeks af- ter the embargo was lifted before making up their minds. Materials are being bought by both missions which won't be delivered for two yearsl .,.. It looks like 8 strange alliance between France and Italy. Ramon Navarro left to make film in Rome, but it will have 8 French producer. director, script-in fact, everything will be French but the locale :. Did you know that Mar lene Dietrich's husband works in the New York office of Universal Pictures in its foreign dept? .. =. Wonder why he stands for all those items linking her with this Hollywood wolf and that one?
 Why don't editors find out the real purpose of the visit to the U. s. of Hitler's first packer, the Duke of Saxe-C -Coburg- Gotha? He says he's here for the German Red Cross :. Could he be heer to get sorely needed foreign exchange? I like this picturesque report age by Pertinax, the French com mentator. Speaking of the Allies namby -palnbyness regarding Fin land and Poland, he said: "A gen. tleman at grips with furious butcher does not expect to keep his Mayfair manners" Maury Paul wants to know if you have the sleeves of your coat pressed? .. Is that an insult or just space filler? Blanche Ring says she is still manfred to Charles Win- ninger, no matter what people say The McClelland Barclay Mar 6ee Hoff romance is on again She's the model .. The night club biz is as dull as night club con- verSation. One of the So-caleld clicks in the E. sos is posing as success. Diamond Horseshoe and LaConga are farthest from the red. Havana-Madred is steady :. The Beachcomber has settled down to routine trade. The Cotton Club needs a hypo The Stork never used its mailing list so much be- fore. La Martinique IS so-so. but rates encouragement, Sand Street is bleh and the laugh around town is the lost of $110,000 in cash by those ultra -wiseguys .(Jack and Charlie of 2l) in a West Coast oil venture!
 YOUR GIRL FRIDAY.