The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
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Wesson on one side and Naval Tn.
 teliigence Chief Kirk on the other)
 had their eyebrows up to their hat
 briii1s when she put up abbrevi-
 ated hydrants in front of her house.
 On them shc had painted: Dogs | Welcome"
 One more story about her, a cork
 CT, too :. She divorced General
 MacArthur and had married Lionel,
 Atwill, the famous actor. Yes, the
 same Atwill with gutS enough to
 face those familiar Hollywood al.
 legations. It would be so simple
 to settle" such things - but he
 swears he is being framed and
 will fight back - for which hurray
 for him ... However, she and Ate
 Will returned to Washington at
 about the time MacArthur had been
 promoted to Chief of Staff
 How do you like the news about
 your husband being promoted7"
 someone teased "so what?"
 Louise chuckled, T just changed
 four little stars for one big start"
 I forgot to tell you that NEG cut
 me off the air (only on the repeat
 program) last Sunday night for five seconds. Didn't know I'd been cut off until a man phoned from Phoenix, Arizona, to ask why That was the first time in twelve years of broadcastng. The item xsyaa aSanSsk Gns4 aAAu xKYaa amfnw n s.s.Ata from Lifo's piece, which ran in the column the same day. And SO 1t got circulation, anyway $. The Broad- way Alien" Wednesday-"Reprinted by Request (mine) was because the Mirror for the first time (in what I prefer to call my career) jerked the one wrote for that day I And for good reason Tn short, It is perfectly okay for others to throw things ct me, but I mustn't Dc uncouth and throw anything back have never been in 90 many brawls atthe same time as now. The Bund, the Commys, this Senator, that one. This group, that clique, and 50 forth. With ali of them hitting from oil sides, however, I'm not dizzy. Just busy.
 Ran Into Cissy Patterson, my publisher, ct Mrs. McLean's elegant party. She hoped wouldn't mind getting some frank opinions. "Qo right ahead" I said, and was counseled to stop trying to mould opinion = and 10 stick to my last, etc. "Walter," Mrs. Patterson con. tinued, You've allowed your imita- tors to Gteal your act -- while you've been neglecting 1t to mould opinion" etcl In the next breath I was informed that her newspaper was topping three others for circu. lation. And while I didn't-I felt like replying: "What difference does 1t make what I write--it ars- parently hasn't hurt tho papcr7' Sine sends her regards.
 Nothing else much exciting Tine Hobbs Bill to permit the FBT to Write-tap in espionage and kid! nap cases, etc) iS being ignored. one reason offered Is that Mir. Dies insists that 1t give his investigators the same privilege !. There is wide talk here about a famous wife who may part from her famous husband because Of their wide difference iil opinion on helping Britain. Sie just came out with 6 piece saying she was against war. but that the U. g. should help England. Her fa. nous mother has been opposed to her son-in-law'S views right along md has sa!d 50 ... Tn that widows distorted "answer' Sunday night ghe never mentioned Herr Auhagen. the cause of the entire controversy, He's been indicted Lots Of aueries asking why ! haven't an. gwcred certain attacks .... I will In time, but really shouldn't an- ywer them =. It might make them as big as meI-IOVE AND Kfxxx.