The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-16

aHANA@M
the name Of the promotion manager
over at the W.T. -. Had you heard
THAT Clare Boothe, author Of MAR
gin For Error" and Otto Pre-
minger Cthe director and star Of IT.
haven't spoken since 1t opened IN
New York? Have YOU heard
Spivy's records2 Such risgayetyI I. {.
Harvard University, they say, bought
"a setsl Dorothy Lamotr caused
the eyebrows to tut at the 6tork
when she peacocked In = In az
eve'g gown made entirely Of cog
feathers The French Casino
comes down, June LIST for stores,
as you said long ago. Definitely
putting Broadway's fading night
club industry out Of its misery.
AdarEie Ellis Of TOO Many Girls
and Cal Lehr (Russ Morgan's mgrJ
are closer than a pair Of scissors
Told me so herself -. The Fee.
9th Times carried a full COLIN OF
the Dies hearing at which the ma
tons Pellyache described under
oath how "Col." Edwin Emerson
had tried to induce him to recruit
5000 pro-Nazis here at SO per
head You were the first to
expose Emerson twho threatened TO
sue and never didi), as early as May
1888! That was our first scoop on
un-American activities! -. Lady
Daphne Straight Of London Is III
Miami being shown the sights by
Jock Whitney Isn't the song
Hap hap-happy Day" too much
like whistle While You Work"2
Lincoln, who loved. the plain,
simple things of life, had his birth
day celebrated in the opulent. Law
ish Waldorf attended by gents III
silk hats and gals n slinKy eve'g
gowns Such is life or some
thing :. The Western Newspaper
Union chief would like you to cor
rect the impression that a press
agent handled their distribution OF
Garner features. 1t was requested
by the papers in the syndicate. they
tell me Arturo Godoy told a
group at the Havana-Madrid that
he and his wife are babying :.
/. Yates and his grand violin. are a.
the Carousel in Miami Beach, which
is where Mary Burton is sharing top
l1onors with the ever-dependable
Benny Fields. That Burton gal IS
a sure coming star =. jerry Watd
saws he wouldn't mind being out
on limb-if it's Ann Sheridan's!
The ultra conservative publish
ing house of Houghton, Miffltn
(Boston) released a first novel on
the 18th by Nelson Hayes. Titled
"Dildo cay, supposedly story OF
an island. But "Dildo" is a very
naughty word and when the pub
fishers find out what it means they
will have apop!exy Ernest
Booth, who served 12-years in prison
will be free from parole soon. He
has completed a 600-page novel,
called, with Sirens Screaming
which I hear is honey Re-
Gently, NBC broadcast the chris
tening Of new planes in Washington
at which Mrs. Roosevelt was speech-
ing. Sistie anud Buzzie attended,
and Buzzie got restless. PAY at.
tention!" someone scolded. "Aw,"
groaned the kid, '"1've heard this a
million times =, wanan go look
at the planes!"
Here's what's supposed to be the
inside about Hitfer,s grl-fr1end.
Unity Milford, ETC., who shot herself
twice in the neck, and missed,
dawgone It'll When she realized
she was used by the Nazis to try
and WOO England over to their
side. she used the pistol. When
she got home to England tney
wanted to try her for treason iof
consorting with the enemy. Her
father being a Peer, they would
have mad to try her in the House
of Lords, a costly matter. II found
guilty. she was to, have been jailed
In the Tower of London or hanged
with a silk rope. SO rather thaIl
20 to all that bother and expense
the English lin their usual way,
found an "out" -. They adJudgeo
her an "uncertified lunatic." which
puts unity in her place, but permits
her to. 20 about her business as
though nothing had happened =. I:
Heard great bit Of conversation at
the hairdresser's yesterday. A wo-
man was groaning because she sale
she'd been to Florida and tried
every suntan oil (and baked in the
sun for hours every day. but she
simply couldn't get real heavy tan
10 which the colored boy attend
ant standing nearby, shook his head
and said grimly: Lady. I been this
way all my life and 1t don't get
you a thing"