The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-25
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get higher wages and better working
 conditions in the $40 shows
 Among other things that do not
 give us wrinkles is reading that
 movietOwn has shortage of lead-
 ing men .. Cadet Tommy Har-
 mons speech on the Ginny Simms
 program was so good Congressman
 VoorhiS read it into the Cong. Rec-
 ord Brubaker says the Brook
 lyn fans are turning to the war
 news to take their minds off the
 strain {. Red Skilton is now
 success. He is involved in all sorts of lawsuits r. Add War Is Hell:
 Hotel managers are compalining
 that those painted-on stockings
 come off on bed linens.
 Whatever became of Father Di-
 vine? He's trying to acquire the
 Schwab estate on Loretto, Pa.
 Bennett Cerf,s new book (being done now) will be "a Pocketful of
 War Humor" '. The Andrews Sis
 ters will soon introduce a new war ditty called "3,121 Miles from Home" ,. Howard Benedict stuck out ten raises in a poker game against
 Charles .Coburn's 4 deuces - and full houses held by Ira Gershwin and George Haight. Benedict drew one card and filled straight flush. The pot held $900. Banned seditious matter is now being ped- dled from door to door in the Bund sector of Yorkville The War ner version of George Washing ton Slept Here" (with Jack Benny is reported a screen scream. The Broadway critics labeled the play ho-humbug Add bum- timing: The Satevepost has a good piece by Tony Meany calling Pete Reiser of the Dodgers the No. 1 National Leaguer Othe rsports writers are calling Reiser the Leagues No. goat because of his batting slump.
 Gene Fowler is holding up publi- cation of his criticism of T. Drieser
 Cover the Canadian encounter) be- cause Dreiser said he was mis- quoted. Those who've seen the ar ticle say it is devastating =. News papermen hear that Schmeling has been in charge of a concentration camp where the victims get no sympathy from him If you thought Sister Eileen" on the stage was hilarious-wait'll you see 1t on the screen ... There's good story in that elderly lady who carries a sandwich sign around 42nd Street and Broadway. On her dress she wears service pin with 3 stars !. She's the one who aavertises tea shop :. Reports state that Holly wood has a shortage of film extras ... College students who are talk ing the jobs turn over their dough to the USO there Midtown New York is supposed to be the center of Sophistication, but sprinkled over the area are tent shows The seasons most beautiful model is Joan ThorSon bride of a Navy off, cer. She will decorate the fronts of six nationally circulated mags in the next three weeks.
 Remember Sybil Jason, the kid picture star? She's said to be in a Capetown (South Africa) convent The mayor shouldn't have trouble ridding the city of tin horn gamblers. They've been quitting to go to the boom towns in the Far West where suckers are plentiful. i. Observation: The fact that the Dodgers are dosing the pennant re- ceived ten times the publicity that the Yankees got winning 1t Andy Devine, this week, starts his 17th straight year as Universal actor, by appearing in "Sin Town. A record for studio-actor associa- tion in movie history, they say 7. :. The Brains Dept at Universal | changed the title of "On the Beam" to Tt Comes Up Love, Jackson" Jive-talk Private Eddie Sachs of the Army is the latest to do book. Good title: My PRIV ATE Life" American troops in the Far East are squawking about the highly-touted V-mail, which takes six weeks to reach them. airmail gets there in 13 days Add Tense BackStage Scenes: The attache whose job it is to stand next to a recording of the Star Spangled Banner all night Cat the 44th St. Stage Door Cam teen) and he ready to play it loudly in case of 8 fight-or if a uni formed man "gets too amorous."