The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-03


The BIG pRrades weldon james,
tho UP reporter, who witnessed the
homblngs 81 Madrid, London,
Chlingklng and on the 8. 3. panay.
Hes quit, TO Join DonovanB WASH
inRton staff Sunnle 0Dea, the
lovely dancer, who WEEDS James M.
Hoyt, Jr,, the 2T-year old president
Of y. 8. FLARES Corporation, short
" The Pat DiCleeos (Qlorla
Vanderhilt) refusing 10 prosecute
the alleged sender Of crank let.
ters Detective John Kaiser Of
the n. bist street station house. He
arrested Madeline Webb tln the
sutton case) and eoilared Vera
Strotz, who was acquitted Of The
murder charges (of q German Of
ficer) In 1888 Major I'd Taylor,
one OF La0uardiAVille's most color
ful newspapermon lhe covered for
City News for AZ years. who Is
writing his memoirs George q
(for suoeess) Kaulpan, the play
wright, at the i-2-s Martha
Raye la d gay spot with her shoes
off Mrs, Warren Wright town.
or OF Whirlaway) handing q strang-
er $4,000 Tor Navy Relief.
Sallles In Our Alley: Fred Allen
met Leo RelsmAn In Llndy's. II
want 10 get even with Jack Benny"
Fred said, 80 you teach me how TO
play the fiddle, and I'll show you
how 10 BIO q comedian" "That's
not q fair swap" said Leo, II al-
ready know one iike" Henry
Fonda's description Of q bore In
q flicker, male Animal: Hes al
ways coming, I've never seen him
going" 80. v. shopaFds crack: "Chil-
dren should be obscene, not absurd"
Dlgtown Smalltalk: Mae West "a
preparing q new salty routine for
her USo tour Jane Wlthers
becomes 10 on the i2th 1taly's
Lord Haw.Haw Ia wed 10 Lydia
Macy, American heiress 4. He IL
Prince Ranierl San Faustlne :.
Tony De Marco and Vanya OF
Banjo Eyes" are togethering :.
II Threw Il Kise In the Ocean,"
the song frv Berlin wrote for the
Navy (which gets all royalties for
Navy Relief becomes n Kate Smith
Columbia recording Oh the i2th,
It's number 30bB2 Insiders from
Tin Pan Alley say that IN oil fair
ness 10 the composers OF "Blues IN
the Night" (Moreef and Arlen) there
probably has not been on original
blues tune composed In 30 years i.
donl Weaver's comment about IAN
unnamed radio commentator" was
aimed at Nir. Kaltenborn Irony:
The "Conehy Objeetor" camp Lew
Ayres Ii at Ia not fran from Gin
ger Rogers CHS ex-brldeD ranch In
Oregon.
Midtown Vlgnette. With nearly
everyone wondering what 10 do
about civilian defense, here's what
one little lady has been doing
She's q snAppy picture snapper In
night club, with O talent for de-
tectlng phonies Since Pearl
Harl,or she's spotted several Fifth
ColuMnists and put the QsMen on
the trail Her most recent ex-
plot happened the other night
Several times she noticed q man In
a uniform mixing with bluejacketS,
buying them drinks and engaging
them In CAB She snapped his
picture and sent II TO the authors
ties, who investigated according TO
Broadway legend) and nabbed him
for iInnerBonatiAg an officer
Broadway Is roofing for her 10 get
q medal
Nov YOFChlds, Roy Shield and
orchestra, one OF the most delight.
ful car hugsers OF them oil. Via
Chicago'S NDC outlet on Tuesday
mldnightS for Gil hour, The Jim
Pease seriptlng Via announcer John
Holton Is also bIg-tlgne The
"Diyide and Conquer booklet sent
free (for O penny poSteard) which
exposes Hitler'S tricks. Write for q
copy 10 tho Office OF Facts and
Figures, Washington Sammy
Hayes Victor platter OF my Buddy"
y. "TaleS Of Manhattan" g 20th
century-Fox flick 49,. Jimmy Dor
sey's: aim Glad There IL YOU"
and Cagneys George M. CohRn i'm.
personation In Warmers yankee
Doodle Dandy" the best perform
nance OF his career.
Manhattan Murals. The reducing
aal0a which hsDhraEeai H0oOds