The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

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 FRIDAY Dear MT. Col'm: Mrs. Roosevelt is to be g. of h. at this years Youth builders affair at the Martinique hotel, May 9th. The group is much like the Boy Scouts. They give citations to newspapers, radio pro grams, movies and newspaper peo- pie who do most during the year to acquaint the children of America with Democracy" The paper is The Mirror. The boss says to be there. Parker Morelrs MT. and Mrs. America" article will appear in The Ladies' Home Journal for June-on the stands May 10th The Jer- gems people have already ordered 10000 copies Be careful of the counterfeit ten-spots-two popped up in Times Square place Govt agents are tracing Jim Tully's haStening back to his Coast .home-oilS been struck 40 feet from his property.
 MT. Ross of The New Yorker just called. In dither about the Helen Hayes paragraph. Says he didn't say 1t and please correct :. Fevvensakes! It was such nice story about such nice people! :. You'd think he'd be glad to get his name linked with nice people . Ogden Reid, publisher of the Her aid Tribune, is ill at his home, or was Adelaide Moffett's average salary is a G per week. She gets part of the converts |. The oldest living landmark on Seth St. (west of 6th) is down-and-o Meaning that 68-year old Bill Messersmith, who hacked there since 1904 is now unemployed.
 The managing ed of Golfers (Mr. Colebaugh) has two sisters, ages 7S and 80. They never flew before Just before taking the train back to Chicago they said: "What do you say to taking a chance and a plane?" So they cancelled their train tickets and flew The train was the one wrecked upstate killing over 30 per- sons! Stanley High says you can add another legend to your long list - that Deatherage, as itemed Sunday night, decided not to press his libel action against him and the Esseepee Fritz Kuhn's libel suit against Warmers is due next month. Maybe he's going ahead with it just for the ride.
 Quite a to-do among 5ig-time newspapermen over NBC's hiring Wm. Kerkes as its new Berlin hroadcaster. He's supposed to be a pal of Goebbels, etc .. like the song from the "'Til We Meet Again" flick - "Where Was I?" Packs all the torchants and blue songs you ever heard into one lump Sydney Spier's lovely mother is now asst mgr. at the Delraonico . The toast like best prob'bly is old, viz: T have known many; liked few-loved but one 50 here's to you"
 Frank Parker says the report on the coast that he is married amt so The Grady Watts of the Casa Iom,a crew have a new boy weigh ing l1h lbs .. A girl know told me that Lord Marley told her that while he was visiting Kentucky ne heayd that all the gold at Fort Knox was sinking! Fine thing It might dig hole and wind up ln China Harry Hansen's DOCK column reports that the April number of American Speech re- yeals that winchell is common noun used by grifters or small time confidence men to describe a sucker Probably because some unsuspecting namesake once was such an easy mark. The author, D. w. Mauer, doesn't explain his source or where he ever saw II used that way =. Could It De Ger man propaganda? Why not?
 We'll, this free publicity for "P M." just won't stop. A new staff member was promised vacation when she came over (not from Time, by heckD the first week in April. In checking the bestt ime for all to vacation it was decided she should holiday the 4th week ln April-so she goes on her vacation before the first issue is printed! -. Hear that Kay Kyser's personnel will be shook-up The Arturo Godoys, on the verge of separa- ton, reconciled the other night ..
 A blessed-event has prevented the Renovation of the Paul Haakoni I just heard why Mussolini is waiting before plunging into war He's waiting for his soldeirs to be old enough to be able to walk.
 Seen at 9th Avenue and 57th 1T