The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-29

on b1en near 0th, wears a different dress daily Observers claim she's changed frocks every day for many months. Her name is Nancy Mellon. Beverly Roberts, weary of night club chanteusing, isi again playing leads. This time In the Hep- burn role in "phlla. Story at Glen Rock, N. J.. Piping Rock at Sara toga is where the Copacabana beau- ties appear--and producer M. Proser has rented mansion where they all dwell. The presS agent, Jacques Di- amond, is the only male boarder-- "tO keep the wolves from the door, <. Jimmy Dorseyis B'way Confucius contrib: "On B'way 1t isn't as hard for you to become a success as 1t is for success to become you"
 Of all things! Stripper Margie Hart has purchased two $200 frocks for stage work. Boston sports writ CTS are feuding heavily-a battle royal, according to foreigners from that place. It all stsrted over Babe Dahlgren recently. Dixie Davis has given up his Palm Springs fruit stand. He's now salesman and is living as quietly as he can with his wife, Hope Dare-having had their fill of woe being New Workers Don Julian and Marjori, the dancers, had been at the Rainbow Grill eight months. Manager Roy decided they'd been there long enough. So now they are dancing at the Rainbow Room-across R the hall. During the trial of Enoch Johnson, Atlantic City politician, the newspapers couldn't agree whether his nickname was "Nucky" or "Nocky". The judge ended the debate by fixing to have him referred to by number.
 Ray CIapper, the columnist, exhib- tied some of the abusive and stupid letters he gets from Lindberghers. 1. i. Clapper pointed out that abuse has replaced reason in the minds of those people. All of which is a new way of spelling crackpots. But get this irony. The jack-asstriches who submit vile letters are the ones who yelp that their heroes are being smeared. Hitler claims he is fight ing a religious war against the Russ sians "who do not recognize any church.. That's a cinch to debunk .. Every time Hitler's air force rec ognized a church in England-they bombed it. ss.-
 When the White House sent some of the secretarial stan in White House car to the funeral of Loui. Howe's sec,y at Ashville, N. O., the car was barred from the procession because it did not have a unior driver. How B'way wars start Lenore Lennon, who opens at. thu Hurricane tomorrow night, say she'll do g Honeychile Wilder "ir white face"l. The funeral will b. Thursday Any three-card- Mont, player will tell you," Howard Whit man declares in Coronet, "that good simple, honest people make the bes suckers" Smarter crooks will tel you different. The ripest sucker a chulnp with a taint of larceny, an he's invariably hooked trying to ge something for nothing illegally. |. Most embarrassed guy In town 1 the detective whc took his girl ( show gal) to q movie where he purse wss gwipedl Af
 I The recent YOo.hOO incident De tween Lieut.. Gen. Lear and troop training in Tennessee has arouse national controversy. Many take tn side of the General, claiming tha discipline is more important tlaal the soldiers sore feet (from ractint IS miles in a 07 degree heat as pun ishmerit for flirting with some giE golfers) On the other hand, man, think the punishment too severe. :. The following story is offered t show that not all officers arI starchy,
 On a dark, rainy night, out iron the front lines of Verdun a water. soaked, mud-caked group of Ameri can doughboys trudged in thu French mud. At ease for a mo- ment, one of them approached ar officer in the darkness. ."ExcuEt me, Sir, have you a cigarette?". Certainly, son." was the answer. As the doughboy lit up his cigarettl the match revealed the face of Gen eral Pershing.
 General Pershingl" said the sol. dier.
 "Yes. son." replied the General you took an awful chance. I migh have been a secopd lieutenant!" A London arrival (via clipper brought half dozen lemons -whict is practically the same as q million dollars right now. The boys at thu Savoy were smacking their lips ovel the thought of lemon in their cock. tails, when they discovered that Kathleen Hartman, daughter oi Ayerilf. had used the precious lem. ons for rinsel