The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
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 Mira Jimmy Walkers suit for a divorce was denied by the judge. who kept asking her why she was so sure she wanted her freedom. considering her denials of 8 rift Hizzoner quoted Betty,s denials of A colyumist's report That should be lesson to her and other deniers No wonder Wayne Kings dreamy music still is popular after all these years; no brass, no ear- acherS, no blasts. Just music If there Is more eye.arresting danc- ing grace than Betty Bruces I'd like to encounter it.. No quip has been credited to SO many "origin- atorS" aS the one about the hus- bands postcard to his wife saying: Having Wonderful Time-Wish You Were HERp .. A lot of us sus- pected Tight along that Rowland Spencer Che peddled his Krum El- bow estate to Father Divine to spite his neighbor, F. D. R.) was behind those whispers about the President. .. But 1t remained for one of his ex- -hirelings to voice that suspicion" Ina series of articles Fred AL lens most amusing guest in long time was F. P. A., whose jokes were very comical Wonder who wrote 'em?
 1t cost one fellow pretty penny to discover the origin of the phrase: What's the point?" Usually cracked when bore telsl point less quip It is dice-house lingo when Q gambler fo.gets the num- Der the shooter is trying to make .. Jan Valtin's book, "Out of the Night" is SO thrilling his de- tractors are trying to make you be- lieve 1t isn't true Of all the so-wotty arguments! Every time sec Q photo of Barbara Stanwyck in the paper think of her as Ruby Stevens on the Strand Theater Roof In the days when Broadway was a sinful street <. She was as lovely then as she Is now can't feel sorry for people who lose $260,- 900 in jewels to robbers, as hap pened to that rich woman It's just as though she wore 260 thousand dollar bills Milton Berle never dreamed that his heck Ter thhe other ngiht, Walter O'Hara, would be dead 8 week later When in Rome, says Lucille John- son, do as the Germans do.
 The March Readers Digest re- minds the appeasers, via a former attache in Berlin, that we couldn't do business with the Nazis, unless we become Nazified Quentin Reynolds literary lace in Golfers: Lisbon is a city under death, and her bright lights are really her funeral candles The Supreme Court last week ruled that 1t was Illegal to initiate clothes styles Bet that decision scared the dickens outta lotta colyumists What sthe RAF Is holding back was neatly recorded by Dorothy Thompson: eff Britain falls-the weight of the whole world will be on the side of the Fascist clements in the U. s.: Trade. weapons, propaganda, armies and fleets" We hope that makes 1t clear The Metopera additions program should drop its lifted ptny atmosphere. You gett he idea that it's coronation, instead of 0 radio show.
 One of the constructive things ASCAP should do Is stop those or- chestra leaders, such as the one who sticks his menicker on lovely Cu- ban melodies obscure composers create The Novachord is my new pet tunebox Swell to do a colyum to, at any rate Takes the place of Ruth Fitting re- cordings Wonder how and where she Is anyhow? When Ruth re-married she broke loose from everybody-got away From It All--and that was the correct thing to do I hope she Is happier Just read where Q man raised so much fuss about @ book that was coming out about him that it's been held up "until 1t is softened up' None of my critics can say ever squawked, by golly Alex ander Woollcott's counsel served me well . long while ago: "rhe very fact that you write about a person H compliment enough!"
 Wonder how much truth there is to that buzz about Hitler and Goering being unified with each other? Goering, the legend