The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-26

@ year, they say, is a horn.tooter in A. Shaw's circus The hard est hit swank spots are sure their only salvation is to move down to Savannah, Ga, where the old 7th Regiment (most of their best cus- tomers) is now stationed The May Book of the Month: Churchill's "Blood, Sweat and Tears" collec- ton of his speeches and essays Who" the new political personal ity mag, is angeled by Crowell- Col Her coin Six states are ex- pected to go Dry at the next elec- ton, led by the Carolinas The 42nd Street Assn voted to ad- init all uniformed men (armed forces, of course) to its theaters al half fee .. Locals who were cri- tical of H. I. Phillips are happier since reading his colyumd: Plat form of an American" They now write him off as a late sleeper rather than a yap.
 The OAR is acting up again. Il refused to permit Paul Robeson tc sing in Constitution Hall at a betle- fit to aid China--sponsored by g committee headed by Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. The committe Is flushing the slight while looking for af1- other hall The Ned McIeans boy arrived Saturday last at the Columbia Hosp, Washington It's dght for Neila Goodelle, the thrush, and her groom in Evansville Indiana A good suggestion is to permit free mail privileges from and to boys in the service. Tn ( idea comes from the .wadswortt (Ohio) Banner-Press, one of oui esteemed rivals MGM is will. ing to pay Carmen Amaya $5000C If she'll sign. She can't write hei name!
 Betty Aliens entry for the worst pun of the season: She'll be Car men Miranda mountain when she comes! Random House vii publish Havana Manana" in the Fall. It will have some sinful stuff in it-even to telling you how tc approach the gals there. The auth. ors are Marjorie May and Con. suelo Hermer .. :. 1lka Chase ant Douglas Leigh are writing thei biogs. King Vidor is doing nove' Jerry Colonna, and Brenda and Cobina will be used less ano less on the Bob Hope show, which Is a honey of piece of news ovel at these ears.
 "Dear Walter," writes Dinty Doyle secretary of The Radio Editors oi America. "When you were last ir Hollywood in 1897, you were at the T'roc one night and heard a ,gir named Mona Paulee sing. A few days later in the colyum you defin. itely said she was material for grane opera. I gotta hand 1t to you fol long -range forecasting. Mona wal among those who clicked in the Metropolitan Opera House auditicns She got a Met contract plus $l,. 00O."
 Fl Morocco customers problS wonder whatever happened to tho guy who always took their pic lures for the papers there Well, he's Howard Cagle and he's in the Armee Nowwwwwl The lawyer who discovered (the law that Florida gives @ divorce to any defendant in & legal separation &C., ton elsewhere, is named Marshall Wiseheart of Miami ,. Judges there told Us that law won't stand up MT. Wiseheart is also in the Flor ida House of Representatives at Tallahassee .. Now that 1t is old hat, let's forget that the Lend-Lease battle--one of the fiercest in the Senate's history was waged in the interest of unity! America would be lot safer if all its avi- ators got into the air force-and out of politics.
 Films favor titles suggesting thor oughfares. There were Back Street" and Dead End" and now "side Street" '. They're steer ing clear of alley" as 1t might remind too many box offices where business has been lately The British have & delightful sense of timing. The London Palladium fea- tured a revival of "No Time for Comedy" NEG has two former foreign correspondents, who just finished corking radio serial named Special Correspondent" A half-hour show about an Ameri- can reporter with the world as his beat It is crowded with action April 9th is the date for the Arts Ball, which is why there's been such a run on fig leaves.