The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-31

THE HICKTOWN NEWB.pREss
prop. and Editor, Walt Winchelll
Jack Dempsey, the cafe-keeper,
says there Amt no other woman In
the case. Just his two daughters.
He wishes certain folks would stop
inferrIng things about his crackup
with his spouse, and at the same
time ault adding TO his headaches
by saying things that aln't 10.
Big doings over at Toots shors'
inn IN honor Of Mark Hellinger, who
now Il 0 Hollywood celebrity 1.
Davey Green spoke q piece saying
that the gathering IN Marks honor
proved not only that we all r1iss
Mark but we are also glad that
he didn't miss his. Very nice
thought. say we.
"rhat Belgian surrender" opined
Glenn Carr, the NBC musician,
clocks like the biggest sell.out since
Gone with the Wind"
Nearly every joke-crook sent In
the wise.crack about Leopold being
Hitler's secret weapon, which we
don't think Is comical anyhow.
Better, by heck, Is calling the sur
render: "A Quitskrieg"l
Those gals In Bud DeSylvaS new
show, LA. Purchase" at the Inn
perial opry House, sure are look
ers. Specially that Zorina. Gollyl
Lem Conoyer's models have neat
trick. They charge their boy friends
$40 per date, which they turn over
10 Tho Red X
College boys get bargain rates
$40. No checks, though
Jean Ford Of Fortune Magazine
editorial staff becomes Mrs. Vim.
Bremen today. The bridegroom Ia
n reporter over NJ yc eds cB.
tecmcd rival, The World-Tclcgram
Jean and Bill will honeymoon out
Montana way.
That reminds US about Al Cookh
remarks OF last Monday following
20 eds radio speech the evc'g. Al
mentioned that our talk started
more excitement up at NBC thar
FDR's did. Al said 81 folks phoned
IN NJ once following our talk and
that they were complaints.
But that amt 40 according 10 Of.
ficialS at the station. They Say
the radio editor must have mis-
understood what they told him
That So calls came IN but only
three we're from grouchcS---tiIat al
the others hollercd hooray md re.
qusted copies OF ye eds remarks
Al will never get 10 heaven Of
p. NJ with That Kind Of Gcooping
liz, ha.
IEs q bouncing baby boy, ~ tic
aJIng goes over NJ tho Harry Boil
tors. The lovely mother N Ger
tie Bailey Of the Womcn's pages ri
Roy H0ward'g paper. All aIc well
~ Leroy sanitarium. Congrat6
10Y we.
Nit Hcrle, the town clown, went
uiI1tI WV DIIktVtl UlHtb Nv VIZ
Park West hospital tOther day
Had his nose bobbcd.
Nit amt ever going 10 fool Mr.
Hitler that way.
The Hicktown NcwB-prcsg Special
Hollywood Correspondent Bay8 not
10 be greatly surprised II Alice Faye
and Anthony Martin become mar
and wife again IN the summertime
Says that Miss Faye Ia IN love with
the noted movie actor 10 this very
day, no matter the gossip,
A stranger was IN our midst last
shutdown. Said nc was Oh inter-
viewer from Princeton university
and Just had 10 sec The Lints--
IN a hurry too, AZ the college pa
per W8s ding 10 press. p. g.
He settled for Hildegardc.
That's a pretty dish they are
serving up at the 48th ~. Tavern
Tartar steak o 10 Lana Turner. The
chef does something with two cgN
yolks that gets the boyg 10 laugh
Ing III 10 Kill. Boys viii be, etc.
Down Washington way. 20. cd
hears that some Of the Administers
tion feel sure the war will be over
soon --- inebbc In two weeks. The
HIcktOWn News.Press has been
wrong before, no don't make any
bets.
Yc ed don't know why this Is,
but there WAS n Santa Claus'
standing on the 9Th floor over nj
Mr.. Macy's store last Sat.
n any OF the fair ladies IN Our
set are thinking OF soaring their
gentlemen friends, they may pur-
WHEN NOSE