The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-07

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 "No," OHare explained. 1.-Two pals of mine missed t, and they were washed up."
 Tn short, if OHare got nervous and missed the training carrier-he wouldn't have gone to war and saved carrier, which he did, shoot ing down six Jap planes in five minutes.
 Salute: Some army, officers were discussing Carole Lombard the other sundown, and one of them passed along the arTny's highest compli- ment to 8 woman: "She was a Gentleman"
 Excerpt from Lee Mortimer's es- say in the Daily Mirror May 2nd: "Boss," I ses, If there were more pictures like this I wouldn't mind my job."
 Directly below was a slogan: Free speech doesn't mean careless talk"
 MerciIess Truth: Some of us were gabbing about politicians, when the Huey Long political scandal crashed them all into oblivion.
 'srhe people," said the veteran newspaperman, except a politician to help himself with a spoon. But they resent 1t when he uses a shovel"
 Broadway Definitions: Contact: The same on Broadway as in Web- ster's Dictionary: ITO touch" .. Pal: The nearest thing to @ friend Friend: The farthest thing from 8 pal Gagwriter: Gag reader Clippings: What a ham actor never reads but fully believes Loyalty: When you refuse to desert a guy while he's still in the dough Yes-man: The chap in the same office who gets the job you wanted Gin-Rummy: A game to make night club patrons less bored with each other :. Cynic: A fellow who doesn't beleive you even when you're lying.
 Two gals seated near the door, way at the Brown Derby the other night watched 8 slightly tired ex- movie queen enter. One of them said: "She used to be a big star. Whats she doing now?"
 "The best she can," Jneowed the other.
 About year ago Gladys Shelly wrote How Did He Look?" but due to the ASCAP radio situation noth- ing happened to the song.
 A London publisher then took it over and 1t bacem the number one song on the British hit parade. Joan Merrill next picked up the song, and in "Priorities" she stops the show with 1t.
 In short, the song, written by an American, had to go to Eng land to be @ hit in the U. s.
 They tell you it happened in Hollywood during the 45 to 64 registration. John Barrymore and w. c. Fields walked into their draft board side by side.
 The clerk said: "Why don't you stand in single file?"
 We can't" shouted Barrymore we're holding each other up."
 HO, HUM:
 He loves me for my mind, he says, My intellect just drives him wOOEy; ; I think of this each time I see
 Him flirting with some fluffy
 fIOOzy!
 SIS WILLNER.
 Warmers Charlie Enfield, plan- ming the exploitation for Yankee Doodle Dandy" the George M. Co., han story, was glancing through the program for the 18th annual "F'riars Frolic" held on May 18th, 1929.
 In the program was 8 half page ad stating: Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandel are not worried about talking pictures"
 Patriotic Dept: A much married playboy confided to Russell Swanr that he didn't think he'd get mar ried this year.
 "Why not?" asked Russell. "Fed up with woTnen?"
 Hell, mo-" said the playboy. q just don't think it would be pa" triotic gesture at this time"
 FavOrite Lines OR Aattack: (Or Lines of Least Resistance): This probably sounds like a line, but I can get you Q screen test You make me hear Spanish guitars play" ing Why must you be so ma. teFnal? You remind me of the only girl I ever loved Y. Oh. nuts. One more brandy never hurt any- body Exhibitions are the sign of small person VI, Your youth Fefreshes me, really ,. Aw, you just haven't any gypsy blood in you, Dld anyone ever tell you you look like Hedy LamaFT2
 
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