The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-27
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LrlOLlc. 1u1S, 8ICer ne failed in New York to get men for 25O jobs in Hawaii.
 1. The fact is this: So many of them responded that officials sent word to stop recruiting them And many who responded were assigned jobs in the United States on sin1i- lar work :. Most of them were New Workers from Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
 MT. Merrimer, who apparently has his critics, too, suddenly was trans ferred back to San Francisco.
 An actor friend of Joe Marks of the Count Me Tn" cast stopped backstage to touch him for $1.65 <. :. T want to see the show," ex- plained the fellow "Oh, don't be silly" scolded Marks, "I'u take you out to see the rnanager-that1l get you in, old pal"
 "Oh, mo-" was the naughty re- taughty, T always pay my way in"
 In Los Angeles years ago little barber named Cantu worked in a Hollywood shop He would but tonhole every booking agent and say, "Cardini's tricks are very good, but do good card tricks, too. Please let me show you some day" |. None took him seriously. He got to be standing joke among the agents, who'd greet each other with, Who booked Cantu today?" ~. Sud- denly Cantu disappeared Two nights ago several magicians (in- cluding Dick Timber, also a wiz at magic) went to Leon and Eddie's to inspect a Mexican magician every body is talking about They were spellbound .. One of them calculated, "It is impossible to do with cards and billiard balls the palming and sleight-of- stuff that he does, but he doesn't do his stuff with billiard balls or cards he does it with live pigeons bigger than his handw
 It can't be done, but Cantu, the barber, is doing it.
 Scene near a Georgia camp: A private enters a restaurant, orders meal and, after devouring it-asks the waitress if she'd like to join his pal at a dance the army was throwing that night .. Sorry, mis- ter" ".she replied, T only go out with officers"
 "Oh, that's all right" replied the soldier, as he left $10 tip and has, tened out His name: Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
 Don't stop me if you've heard this one. I want to hear 1t again . It's about the fellow from the Bronx, who is now with the allied forces in the Battle of Egypt :. For weeks he kept insisting that the war could be over in no time . T, myself, he bragged, could capture Rommel. All I ask is water for five days, a camel and a short wave radio" . His company commander, bored with his claims, finally decided to send him on that mission After no word for five days, when he was given up for lost, in came his short wave flash saying: "Rommel cap- GuIeQt FtOuutIC4 CdP1IA C0!
 His buddies and officers were de- lirious with joy, but after another five days and no sign of him. they went out searching {. They finally encountered him practically dead from walking and walking in the terrible sun Where's Rommel?" they shouted {. Who's got Rom- mel?" he shrugged .. we heard you on your radio" was the reply, saying 'Rommel captured! Rom- mel captured'"
 T thought something was wrong with the damned thingl" said the soldier. T didn't say, 'Rommel cap tured.' I said Camel ruptured!"
 Politicians of all the parties in New York are concerned over the light registration, which indicates lack of interest on the part of the citizenry in the forthcoming election The attitude is best summed up by George Lynch, the restaurateur, who asked voter what he thought of all three candidates for Governor.
 Frankly" replied the depressed voter, I'm tickled to death that only one of them can be elected.
 January is the official birthday off all fbOrOIIChhrad horses