The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-16
THE LOVE LETTERS OF A
COLYUNfIST

Madison, Fla: Mr.. Winchell: I
heard your program Sunday night,
on which you said that c. p. Kelly,
Juniors, name was Collin not Colin.
/ must correct you on that. II you
study sixth grade English you will
lind that double consonant follows
short vowel. have known C. p.
Kelly all my life. l have not known
G. p. Kelly, Jr., as closely as /
would like to have, as he was away
at school and then in training
Mother and Dad and I listen to
your programs every Sunday and I
think the Americans through you
learn some of the things that we
would not know otherwise. TIL e
correspondents MUST keep up the
good work in the fight for peace
and freedom.-Mary Elizabeth Da-
Wis Oil years."
New Haven, Conn: Dear Walter
Winchell: An obscure citizen with
now more than ever distinguished
first name, want to thank you for
your positive and correct pronuncia-
ton of the first name of the late
Captain Kelly. A young Scottish
father here decided to carry on
family tradition and named his first
born son Colin, but so many of his
friends inquired for little Colin,' that
he baptized the boy David, in dis
gust. A commentator with the
lowest Crossley of all is taking issue
with you, so any further references
to the late gallant Captain by his
full name will be appreciated by
many of us who also answer to the
name of Colin! We don't start sup
per on Sunday night until you sign
off! Cordially yours, Colin Sholto
Douglas"
madison, Fla: Dear Mr.. Win
chell. In your broadcast last night
you referred to the pronunciation of
Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr's name.
You stated that the first name was
pronounced like Colin, the o. being
short as in obligation and honor.
Regardless of where you got your in
formation or how reliable the source
seemed, I must insist that the cor
rect pronunciation is with a long
90 like in the word roll. In Madi-
son, his home town, nobody has
ever called him by the name you
did. Always it has been pro-
nounced like 'Ko-lin'. Cordially, T.
c. Merchant, Jr."
Memo from Girl Friday: "a Mr..
Lands Bell of Columbus, Ohio,
called to say that radio announcer
took you to task for your pronunci-
alton of Capt. Colin Kelly's first
name. But Mr.. Bell says you were
correct. The source came from a
Scotsman named Clements, in l.. A.
In his note he said: You, too, Wal
ter? How could you pronounce it
Colin when it is Collin?' How
ever, Mrs. Kelly, the hero's widow, !
says Mr.. Merchants letter is right"
Dear WV: VIM. Dudley Pelley's |
paper was suspended as you re-
ported, but he merely started an
other one--same theme-hate, etc.
In his latest he spanks you and Peg |
Ter with the usual misleading state
ments. One line, to wit: The trou-
bic is, that such publicists as VIM
chell and Pegler begin to see GER
tain handwriting on the wall and it |
makes them hysterical.'-W. Lewis"
Observation from Hes Brody: |
MANY of the greatest military stra-
tegistS had but one eye. Philip, !
Antigonus, Hannibal, Certorius, Lord
Nielsen and Gen. WaVell Maybe
it'll make line or two"
Boston: Dear Mr.. Winchell: An
orchid to the far-sighted guy who
designed the Liberty half-dollar Take
look at the face on the coin If you
want to see Liberty about to give
the Rising Sun a resounding kick!
w. H. Bradford"
Dear Walter: I've been back
from England several days but just
got around to this. Most popular
sport In British Naval Base towns is
Wren hunting. The Wrens, as you
know, Is the popular name for the
Women's Auxiliaries to the Royal
Navy. The Navy boys go ashore in
the blackout and when they encoun-
ter a Wren they turn their flash
lights on her demanding her Gre
dentials. If she is easy on the eye,
they try to make the kill. If not,
they let her pass on. The cable
address of the British censorship in
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