The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-05
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 Dear 1Er. ": washington called. Take the first plane checked back with the attorneys in Cin- cinnati and told them to accept service for you in the Mrs. Patter- Bon matter. I suppose you'll walk right into her office while there and ask for the summons yourself. Oh, pleaI. do thatl I looked up those two un-credited bits in Readers Di- gest (under Patter) and you are right. Both originated in Sounds ln-the-Night. Whats with them, anyhow? Happens every issue I hope Ralph Ingersoll's bunch aren't serious in thei complaint. But if they are, be sure and remind them that you first blazed away at the same persons long before their paper was born U. Including Lieut.. Uzzell's mother-the Bund leader in Jamaica You promised Life you'd correct about Milton Mayer being offered Q job on 1t. Never happened, no offers from them.
 John Mason Brown, the drama critic, Is so intent on becoming an Ensign in the Navy he's being op- erated on today to remedy an item holding up his chances Lew Ayres' name is again being adver- tised conspicuously on marquees. ... heard Fred Allen signed again for next season. He will go on at 0:3O Sunday eyes - cutting his program a half-hour Be sure and read Stanley Highs peice in Harper's Constance Moore in By Jupiter" is the prettiest girl i've seen in ages. Her poise and abandon eclipsed all the vets in the cast. And her debut on B'wayl
 The "Yank" editors are in Q uither. That's the new Army maga- zine. A washington ruling out- jaws all exaggerated leg art in 1t. What kinda Army is this2 By September, the runlors say, even railroad travel will be controlled by priorities. Few will be allowed to travel just for pleasure That Alan Gale lad at the Hurricane is amusing !. You hear anything about Lana Turner getting hit in the face with a thrown pie at a Hollywood bowling alley?
 You mentioned 8 former Zieg- field girl working as chalnbermald In town. Another one-time darling of the Ziggie hits is a phone oper- ator at the President hotel. She Is Laura Hamilton The Argus Leader, of Sioux Falls tS. D., is our newest boss Hilda Moreno opened last night at the Havana Madrid Columbus & Carroll's dancing in the Cafe de la Paix (St. Moritz) is an encore-arouser |. They pumped quart of alcohol into Barrymore's veins shortly before he passed on. T always knew I was rightl" he mumbled.
 We have complaint from Bluff ton, Indiana. Burns me up, too. On December 7th, Marine named Eugene Brickley was killed in ac- ton at Pearl Harbor. He carried $5OOO policy with the Veterans Administration naming his mother beneficiary. On May 2r6th his par ent got word that they wouldn't be paid = and have year to prove dependency. I'm sending the letter to MT. Stimson. Of all thingsl :. You can blame Tommy Dorsey's band at the Astor Hotel for con- gesting the pedestrian traffic at curtain time Dinah Shore gets a wish fulfilled when she sings with Bing on the 18th Has anybody called him Genl Jimmy Doodit?
 The biggest dOings for Navy Re- lief will be the Victory Ball at the Waldorf on the 20th. Every big time dance team will out-dance each other; $500 dance teachers through out the nation have made the af- fair a sellout Jock Whitney reports for training in the Army air force intelligence this month. Already commissioned :. A wait- ress in 8 midtown restaurant won't take a tip from any man in uni form. She's a French refugee I hear the dancing of veloz and Yo- landa in Goldwyn's Pride of the Yankees" is an achievement for the lens I think there's a story if you phone Mrs. L. Gehrig. Seems that some outfit is using Lou's name in way worrying her.
 ChOIly KnickerbOcker's condition is concerning his admirers :. There's wild story making the rounds of a disappointed ham, now on a local draft board. Went through the files and jerked out the records of everyone connected with show biz-advancing their names on the list to be called :. The nut" on By Jupiter" is said to be $90,000 .. Producer M. Cor don warned his nephew, Clifford Hayman, not to stage Uncle Harry" on Broadway-so Uncle Harry" is the towns newest click If any, one happens to ask: Whats cook in'?" the answer is "Colognel" {. How do you like the way some con- gressmen are begging people not ito wreck the country's faith in Con- gress" The best reply to that is: we won't if you won'tl"
 MOOre's on 46th Street still packs them in at dinner, with all the