The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

the film exec, was once a lead ing man. He has been suggested for the role of "a charming French journalist" in Maxwell Anderson's new play for Helen Hayes. Due in September I hear talk again that Helen Morgan will be married soon. She is filling dates in Miami now and starts July 30th at the Roosevelt Patio, Jacksonville :. Wanna make some easy dough? The Chinese offer $14.50 for the capture of live Japanese general and $5.a0 for Jap private F. see where Wheeler keeps challenging the Prez to ask Congress to declar war z. |. Why, the old warmongerl
 Remember Margaret Horan, the lovely model, who left the Glammer Sector to become a bride? She is so happy and has the cutest baby :. The Robert DanaS of the H. Trib expects their next month {. Bill Buckner is now working for munitions tycoon X. Cecile Sayre, the Powers model and Looey 'Ferre, Puerto Rican engineer Omit plenty monyee) are in lufff Glenn Ford, as a result of bet with Joan Crawford (according to his press agent) phoned her for date. sWhen she said yes, Glenn tainted, etc. .. don't believe 1t, too.
 Angelita Harmes, thrushing at the Stork, is the adored of a Chicaguy but the locals like Its, ulzo The college boy who wrote Daddy" up and unlisted in the Marine - right after getting that plump royalty check for his hit! =. Jimmy Stewart is dating Geor- gia Carroll when he gets 'leave". He's no dope Thirteen years ago Lindbergh refused an offer of $500,- for one film, saying: I'm an avi- ator, not an actor" Izzatso
 Barbara Bennetfs chums say she is completely broken about their children she had to give up to Morton Downey. She wakes in the middle of the night and Hcbs The deal, they say, was for her to have them six months and Morton to ditto-but that some- thing slipped. She intends fight ing back hard in court Many of our editors throughout the na- ton think you're quitting the business - apparently they mis- understood. Better notify them all you are not working August but that you resume Sept. 1st.
 I recommend Roy Dickinson's piece in Liberty. A friend of his tells me he started writing 1t af- ter hearing your broadcasts :. Mrs. John Steinbeck is working in New York ad agency. She admits to chums they've parted, which you reported months ago and then 'retracted" - just cause you were asked to do SO Chap- In. I hear, has already made a million from Dictator" and is supposed to have created trust fund with the coin for all his en- ployes who worked with him on the picture .. Hendrix Willem Van Loon is i'll at his Old Green wich home Tony Martin and Lana Turner have split = do you eivadamb?
 Hey, is this news or what is 1t? George Bernard Shaw's niece, Princess Mural Shaarada of Cairo, is dancing in Navy Blues" as 8 chlorine in a Hawaiian number Dough Fairbanks, Jr., may in- herit U. s. Ministers post out of that goodwill tour to S. Amer ica Just got call that this happened. Two inebrlated sol- diers OF Broadway were being scolded by a passerby, who told them to pipe down and be gentle- men, etc. "Gwan," one parked back. we're soldiersl" "If you are," was the reply, then behave like gentlemen before I throw a medal in your facel" The passerby - muchly decorated World War hero, Sgt. Mike Donaldson.
 Golfers rowing correspondent, Frank Gervasi, sent the longest radiogram from Cairo. Says N. Y. newspapers pilloried It. Col. Philip Astley for "mucking up relations between American press and General H'quarters Middle East" This isn't true. Frank says, Astley's given everybody a fair shake, is a great guy, etc., and even broke some old fashioned rules to be of help to U. s. scribes The veddy, veddy set in Washington are in a dither about what to do about Procope, the Finnish Ambass. He used to be the towns social lion, while a bachelor, but now he's married and his nation Is allied with Hitler's. To invite or not to in- vite him-ah, that Is the question driving everybody daffy Patri- cia Garfield is pulling this brand of baby talk (calls 1t a game), to wit: whats the color of marriage?" (Answer: "Wed'o What's the color of a non-trespassing sign? c'Gwayl) :. whats the color of a ghostP" Baby boo" All right doctor. I'll go quietly.
 YOUR GIRL FRIDAY.