The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-19
Walter WincheIl
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of serious writing everywhere" |. Who are those Trowbridge boys bombarding Edith Jarvis of 075 Park Avenue with posies daily? Cliff ford Odets' sister, Flo, and A. Ri- der are Miami Beach temperatures The wags say that Broadway producers looking for richr packers now introduce Jock Whitney as: Meet John Dough" .. The used car market is being flooded by drafted youths who won't be able to use their jalopies for year . {. The bus strike has hurt the Vth Avenue merchants more than any body .. Kurt Sell, the DNB cor- respondent in Washington, called Berlin and transmitted the Presi- dents speech from the advance re- lease. When he finished phoning he was told the long distance charges were $l05-which Includes the DEFENSE taxi"
 Our Kind-WO Dept: Ted Weems' Decca-d disc: "Therell Be Some Changes Made" Edward s. Fox's short-short in Golfers, by title: School Days" (about an air raid oyer a London schooD |. Joan Blaine's emoting in "Valient Lady" via NEG '. Lucy Monroe's recording of the National Anthem for Victor 4. Leighton Noble's rhythms from the Waldorf '. Hildegarde's: You Will Remember UiapnoD And coaiiinxac 4n kI.a phone callers who tried to put a different meaning into my last line Sunday night, to wit: Centuries ago St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. Today the R. A. F. is driving them back to Romel" The next day the Associated Press used almost the same line for a photo caption showing soldiers in Belfast, "who, like St. Patrick, were arming for another foe-the Nazis."
 New York Novelette,: Two years ago a foursome of embryonic glam- mer-gals could be seen in the major night spots - with a different "big name" or "big shot" on their arms. It didn't matter the biggies busi- ness. He could be 8 movie star or cloak and suit millionaire so what? The gals were Dorothy Darrell, 8 chlorine; Pat Byrnes, a model; Jacqueline Dahlia, a show girl, and Anmn Staunton, a ditto. =. Nearly every week the four gals got promises of screen tests or letters of introduction to movie magnates These girls were not dopes all were sophisticates. Yet they believed the guys who made the promises, although they investigated them thoroughly, of course Only Ann Staunton laughed at promises. She bluntly admitted she preferred jewelry to introductions Well, what do you think happened? You're wrongl The three girls who were promised movie contracts by three different blokes-have them -. La Byrnes, if you please, is now Hollydood's "Sandra Sherman" |. As for Ann Staunton who said she preferred jewelry2 She now has enough diamonds and stuff too pen a hockshop.
 Broadway Small Talk: Rheba Crawford, former Angel of B'way Gin the Salvation Army). is running for reelection on the Los Angeles Board of Education :. A former Broadway big-shot, who once dropped $100 bills into her tam- bourine, now works for her passing out handbills. At $5 per day .. |. Tony DeMarco and Janis Williams (her divorce becomes final in June) are @ gluesorne twosome Mrs John L. Lewis (Mrs. 0. I. O. has joined a Bundles for Britain unit in Washington. Can the Lewis Party Line be changing? .. Four sponsors are bidding for the planned NBC dramatizations of Readers Digest pices-in April? 4 Al Smith and Jimmy Walker, after a long decade of chilling" made up at the Inner Circle affair Bunny Waters, 6 it. 4, says she'd like to marry Jockey Sammy Renick, 4 it.. 3, because it must be fun to dunk him in the morning coffee" {. Jackie Elinson says the. thing that makes the British victories in the African desert so amazing is that they're doing the whole thing with out 0. Aubrey Smithl
 Chinatown Charlie says that a success is fellow who keeps smil- ing at those he can afford to laugh at.