The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
Walter WincheIl
In NezO York

This was accomplished by screaming
over the radio land with banners
across their front pages: Beware
Of the packages Of food dropped by
the invaders from the skies! Hun
dreds of our children we're killed
that way-the cruel Democracies are
killing our tots via poison and by
explosives attached to them"
Some Of the Italian soldiers, how
ever, know better :. During the re-
cent Tunisian campaign one of the
American boys talked with cap
tured italian soldier, who once
romped with the New York mid
night set We'll" comforted the
Yank, you're in good hands, no.
body'll hurt you"
Thanks very much" was the re-
ply between giggles, "but don't feel
sorry for me. I'm going to America.
You're going to Italy!"
One of the dramatic stories
brought back by recently re-
turned war reporters is about the
soldiers in German town executed
for distributing pamphlets which
read: I'VE must avenge the needless
deaths of the heroes at Stalingrad
by assassinating Hitler"
When the Nazi commanding Of
ficer of the firing squad gave the
order to fire he "Sympathetically"
said: Aim at their MEDALS!r
Former Ambassador Davies has
been criticized for exploiting his
book and film, Mission to Moscow"
by having the plane that took him
to Russia christened with the title
The fact: The plane left here
named Appreciative Soviets
painted it on at Moscow.
At the recent Food Conference,
where all the nations made tremen-
dous demands for food - the big
gest applause greeted China's dele
gate Liu In his speech he as
founded everyone by stating: MY
country does not want food from the
United States All we ask is the
necessary equipment to help us grow
it,"
The convict in the western prison,
who attracted newspaper attention
by claiming to have composed you'll
Never Know" the leading song hit,
reminded Sing sing inmate of this
one :. Up at Ossining is a fellow
who enjoys filling listeners with
nonsense about himself . He was
boasting that his father is Cen
eral in the Army - that his mother
is head of a university-that son
is at West Point and an uncle is
a prominent judge Say" inter-
rupted heckler, you don't hap
pen to be related to the Barry
mores?" That" was the re-
tort, "is the one thing 1 didn't want
knoWn!"
Jim Farley was asked to unravel
the numerous rumors that Cd He
would run with Bricker (2) With
Dewey 90 With Willkie ca With
Hull and 60 With Macarthur
rs there anything to any of that?"
we asked.
Hes stuck with me-" said Mrs.
Farley, land that's enough"
Fuller'S Thesaurus of Anecdotes
includes the one about Will Rogers
spurning an invite to dinner by
saying: "I've already et."
"You should say" said the friend,
"have eaten"
WELL" drawled Rogers, I know
a lot of fellers who say have eaten
who amt ell" So that future
historians won't be misled, what
Rogers was criticized for was saying
"ain't"-and his answer was: II
notice lotta fellers who amt sayin'
amt, amt eatin'!"
The success of oklahoma still
is Broadway tabletalk . The mu-
steal was "a sleeper" e. . There was
no advance CAB about it . None
of the usual excitement of The
ter Guild first night 49,. Even the
ticket brokers were unimpressed af-
ter witnessesing it at New Haven &.
One spec summed up this way: mo
jokes, no legs, no chance!'
A soldier we know was taken i'll
at camp. He went to the nearest
medico. 1--WE got pain" he groaned,
gin my abdomen"
"Officers have abdomens," re-
piled the doctor, "SergeantS have
stomachs. What you have is belly
ache!"
Sudden Thawt: A lot of people,
John L. Lewis, for instance, who
were born in the United States-act
as though they invaded it.