The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-11
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with CHAPLES MANN

ness would expire quickly because of wartime difficultoies, leading Or- cheStraS are already booked well into the 1943- 1914 season.
 For instance, Charlie Barnet is set to open the Adams Theater in Newark, N. J., the week of Septem- Der ? and has been signed as the Christmas month attraction at the Strand Theater on Broadway.
 Double or Nothing tonight at 9:30 over WATR will honor the flags of the United Nations. United Nations Presidential proclamation jointly with our Flag Day on June IA.
 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Wat son, played by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce respectively, are called upon to exercise not only unusual wit but also caution in tonight's story "The Silver Blaze which will be heard at 8:30 over WATR. These brOadcasts originate in Hollywood, where both RathbOne and Bruce are currently working on new pictures.
 Nora Charles doesn't dream, she has murderous nightmares, which fact is amply proved in "A-Freud to Dream, the tale of murder by proxy to be presented on The Ad- ventures of the Thin Man on to- night CBS 8:30.
 Uncle Tommy's brand new shoes will be sold to the highest bidder when Betty Lou holds a neighbor- hood auction on the Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou" show tonight at 10 p. m. over NEG.
 Rudy Vallee whiffed once to often when he sang the Yale "Whiffen- poof' song on his program recently.
 Rudy was in the middle of the song, head back, eyes closed, when his associates saw him turn rich shade of green and start coughing violently albeit diScreetly away from the mike.
 It seems that Rudy had whiffed in a wandering fly!
 Facts drawn from official files on the worst menace now facing our Government, the Black Market in Meat will be presented in drama tic form on the "Gang Busters" program tonight at 9:O0 D. m., over the BLUE Network.
 Boxing tonight at tcn--over WATR-When Henry Armstrong and Sammy Angott will meet to decide present holder Bob Montgom- eryS next opponent in a ten-round contest in Madison Square Garden. Don Dunphp will give WATR list enerS a blow by-bloW account and Bill Corum will describe ringside ac- tivities. This is the third event in the June CaValcade of Sports to be sponsored by Gillette.
 Michael Waring." better known to his intimates as "Thc Falcon" discovers that more things than time can be told by the clock in the episode of The Adventures of the Falcon to be heard tonight at 2 D. m., over the BLUE Network.
 Youthful contestants on the Sat- urday, June l2 program, 10:45 a. m., of Babe Ruth In Person" over sta- tion WEAF will come from the wide- ly known Rips Bay Boys Club of Manhattan.
 These contestants, who have been boning up on baseball matters both historical and technical, will be giv- en an opportunity to quiz George Herman CBabe) Ruth, the great American baseball idol. And since turnabout is fair play, the quizzers, numbering twenty, will then find themselves in the act of being quiz aed by Ruth.
 Uncle Sam'S story tonight is about that Lady we're all fighting -fOB the Lady that stands in New York; harbOr. One night the Lady hears two children talking together in the small observation room that make, up her crown. She decides to gs up and investigate herself, and finds the children are refugees. However the guard hears voices of the Lady and the children and also comes uP to investigate. Listeners will be in. tereSted in hearing what happens t~ the children. The show Is heard nightly over WATR at 6:45.
 Donald Voorhees, isn't sure wheth- CT he's promoting a romance or be- ing used as an alibi.
 Last week after the Bell Tele- phone Great Artist Series" concert he was approached by an attractive young girl for his autograph. Her face was very familiar.
 Haven't I given you my auto graph before he asked.
 Yes. get your autograph every Monday night she said You see, my fiance and l always listened to your program. He's overseas now. and l send him the autographed program every week to show I wss here.
 Voorhees, didn't inquire where she SDends the other ayaniuRa.