The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-24

Army. She just got postcard from
a draftee who wrote: Here today
gun tomorrow
Bing Crosby, who has been trav-
selling tour is back at his old stamp
ing ground, the Kraft Music hall,
and with him on June "a at 900 p.
m. (EWT) on NBC, will be the eX-
burlesque comedian, Rags Raglund.
AS the slap-happy sailor in Mana
ma Hattie" Rags earned stage laur-
els and soon moved on to Hollywood
where he was given the leading COM
edy role in 'Dubarry Was Lady"
Alex TempIeton Gets High Rating:
One Of radios mysteries has been
the pulling power Of five-minute
programs. Neither CrOssley or
Hoop issue reports on five-minute
shows, but Alec Templeton's spOn-
sor has solved the Subject by COM
missiOning the Hooper people to ia
bulate special reports for them. And
the results are amazingly good. On
the last survey, Alex TempletOn's
Blue Network show gets a AZ rating
or 14.8 per cent of the listeners. This
rating tops many. established. IS
minute programs and is especially
impressive when you look (. at the
shows that are on the air at the
same time as Alec Templeton Time
Information Please, Kay Kyser,
Morton Gould's Carnival, Red Skel-
ton and the Camel Caravan.
The Cisco Kid" dramatization of
the legendary character created by
o. Henry, has been renewed by the
Mutual Network for an additional
thirteen weeks, effective June 20.
The extension on its completion will
give the program full year on the
air. THE Cisco Kid" is heard on
Tuesdays at p. m. via WATR in
this area.
Music Arrangers Become Band
leaders: Paramount Pictures two
biggest music arrangers have turned
to radio during the past month to
get top jobs as bandleaders on new
network shows. They are Johnny
Richards music maestro of Jack
Carson's CHS series, and Paul Yves
ton, who got the coveted orchestral
assignment on Johnny MERGERS Mu-
sic Shop, the summer NBC replace
ment for Bob Hopes program. These
boys have done music arrangements
on such hit films as Road to Nor
rOco', "Star Spangled Rhythm"
Happy Go Lucky and Holiday
Inn, but these are their first jobs
as bandleaderS. But music arrang-
ers have happy faculty for MAX
ing good with a baton. Morton
Gould is standOut example with
his CHS Carnival each Wednesday,
and Glenn Miller was top man with
the jitterburg trade until he entered
the armed services.
The Blue Networks John Free
dom" show will be heard locally
through WATR tonight at 1890.
Freedom is modern Robin Hood
who tracks down enemy agents and
Saboteurs in all corners of the globe,
There must be something about a
nose that is indicative of character
because, and even your best friends
won't believe this, the artist in ra-
dio currently getting the most pro-
pOsals in marriage from dialers is
Jimmy Durante, he of the prOtuber-
ant prObiscis. Latest offer to come
his way is from a middle-aged wi
dow in California who read that Du-
rante was heading for the west coast
soon. She detailed all her worldly
possessions, including good sized
ranch and many heads of cattle.
Durante wrote back politely de-
Ginning, saying that he was a career
man and careers and marriages do
not mix!
The adventures of Jack Arm
strong. the All-American boy, is a
new Blue Network feature on the
WATR schedule. The kid show is
broadcast Mondays through Fridays
at 6:45 p m.
A Portrait In Words: Dinah Shore
Pert and petite Long, page
boy bob with high pompadour y. .
Hair is a true strawberry blonde"
reddish blonde with golden glints
-. Graceful >. Full Of rhythm
Honey-tan skin Big brown eyes
with a friend look =. White, white
teeth -. Full red lips and a ready
smile Gay, light and breezy
personality . Loves to sing
Worships Bling CrOsby's voice and
singing style -. Favorite boyfriend,
former movie star (now Army Pri-