The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-17
Walter inchen
On ByO0du'ay +.

Neal 0'HaEA mentions the Assoc
clated Press ruling against letting
100 foreign correspondents pick up a
little NICOLA lecturing when they
get back from the battle front.
That rule was the best break Rob-
ert ST. John ever had. He quit
the APP for the platforms, wrote
Q best-seller ("FTom the Land OF
Silent People"C and wound I'D as a
London news hroadcaster at better
wages.
And APP lost a crack reporter.
It's going TO be a long time be-
tween new suits, according to the
tightening up program on mems
buds. There won't be many dudes
by the time the war ends.
oh, WELL b patch on your pants
Is kick in a Jap's,
Actress Jean Muir, reports The
Times studio boy, once regarded O
movie career as ian impossible hall
Inclination"
Could be. Leo Q. Roster claims
the only time the film folk leave
the dream world and face reality
Is when they so to sleep,
l., Paula Crystal. the concert singer
tells of the air raid warden making
the rounds Of an apartment house,
One question Is: Have you any pets
herep"
A woman on the 18th floor ad-
mitted she had q rooster In the
apartment. He warned her II was
illegal, and then went on.
On the floor below he asked q
tenant, Have you any pets2" She
said no she hadn't because O
small city apartment was no place
for pets, WELL" he said, 1.-THE wo-
man above you keeps O rooster"
Whereupoh the 10th floor lady let
out q piercing shrek and then
swooned.
When she recovered she told
the warden that for months she
had been visiting q psychiatrist on
the advice of her Observation-Disclosures
every time she told him she heard
rooster crow he'd shout, you are
going crazy
Some Of the sports writers, af-
ter vitlng Joe DiMaggio the leagues
best ball player raped him for
asking for more wages.
Why, you'd think the honor meant
somethingl
Daladler told the Riom courtroom
that petty pickering among French
statesmen In time OF crisis is what
gave France to the Nazis on O
platter.
II Is also worth noticing that
Laval, the best administration hater
over there, was taken care Of when
the conquerors came.
Broadway Dictionary might Club
Edition.: Headwaiter lie thinks
you're louse for O small tip-a
yokel II you leave him q big one
Mine Host. The only guy IN
the joynt "ciean" enough to get
the likker license Meaning no
police record Chlorine; A gal
who can get full-length coat out
OF q piNlt-sized wolf Show girl:
Same as chlorine, except she wears
o longer coat Minimum: The
lowest bail you can get Wendy
Iglehart: deep IN the Heart OF
Tex'S" (Crary)-ha, hal -. Fin
ale: Ali the corny acts presented
en- Inasse . Eastslde Swank Spot.
Havelock Ellis, set to music {.
side spot: James T. Farrell, ditto
to tinny music !. Floor show: Sec
ond-rate production OF O first-rate
plagiarism.
Capitol EElll wagS claim Con-
gress recent try for pensions wasn't
so unreasonable.
They name members OF both
Houses who'd be worth money 10
the Gov't-out OF office.
Boomerang: Here's the latest
draft dodge" goSsiped around :.
Get yourself O friendly doctor, O
case OF pneumonia and private
room In O hospital - preferably
q private hospital where your
friendly" doctor handles the case,
The usual land latesD sulphur drug
therapy Is administered Then the
patient sufferers "after effects" OF
the slanilamide. He gets perniciouS
anemia. Continued consumption OF
the drug keeps him In this condition,
The payoff Is that the drug not only
breaks down the red corpuscles In
the blood stream but II DESTROYS
THE BRAIN CELLS TOOL
When the slap-happy draft-dodg-
or finds out It's too late-he's nutsl
Memo from Girl Friday: Phil Bak-
er's program, "Take 1t Or Leave It,"
had q mention Of you. Pretty good,
I thought: Instead OF chasing
storks," observed Mr.. Baker. hes
chasing rats Got q terrific hand.
Suggested sales talk: would you
rather buy bonds or wear them7"
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