The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
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sion from Probate court today to accept . $2,000-p -per-week motion picture contract. Probate Judge John F. O'Connen granted Joel's father, Sol, civil engineer, permis- sion to allow the boy to accept the contract from Producer ack H. Skirball. . The contract stipula- tion guarantees a S2,000 weekly sal ary for just three weeks. But also has an option clause under which Joal would receive $3,000 weekly for making a second movie, S4,000 per week for third picture and S5,000 per week for a fourth. No. we can't go on because the contract doesn't.
 Well, this is the way the story reads as written by Hollywood reporter: A screaming, clawing, hair-pulling crowd of teen age girls -(must be teeny aged girls)-fought all over the station platform today to get close view of Frank Sinatra, idol of the nations jitterugs. He's In California to make movie and to sing in Hollywood Bowl. 5000 to 5000 youngsters thronged the railroad station to catch a glimpse of the skinny vocalist. several girls fainted re- porter, caught in the milling throng, was bitten (serves him righO on the arm by one girl in her frantic i've can think of better word efforts to get near the idol.
 yarv,aavS Cv~,ith on,,IH hnuo haH o | daily program similar to Mary Mar garet McBrides production, but turned it down to work in para chute factory which used to make corsets. "Very fitting" punned my wife.
 ''The Daring Young Man" the weeks presentation of the Voice of the Army, the official U. s. Army radio series heard over Station WATR at 8:15 D. m tomorrow tells the story of smal-town boy who, although not old enough for mill tary duty, knew where he'd be needed in the service of his coun- try, and volunteered for the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve.
 Parties Are Out, Paul Gallicos amusing story of two pOst-debu- tantes who try to cope with the personnel problems of defense plant and become entangled in a love affair, will be dramatized on Authors Playhousc' Wednesday, August IS, NEG, 11:3O p. m.
 1oh foI ovt, ct sleuth Philip Trent is introduced as the detective of the week" when The Clever Cockatoo' is drama tized on Murder Clinic" over WATR tomorrow night at p. m The mischievouS .cockatoo aids Trent in solving one particularly fiendish crime and preventing an- other.
 The pulsating "TOreador Song" from Bizets opera Carmen will be baritone Wilbur Evans feature offering on "Stars From The Blue" tomorrow at 12:30 over WATR.
 Jc1ef StOpak conducts the Orches- tra in this regular early Sunday Blue Network feature.
 A new shade of indigo will tinge the cobalt kilocycles of the Blue Network and WAI'R beginning to- night when two of the country's gerald and clarinetist Jimmy Ly- foremost blues disciples, Ella Fitz- tell, merge their respective talents The happy combination will be heard Fridays at 10:45 and Satur- days (tonigh0 at 6:30
 A cavalcade of Irving Berlin's great songs from the days of Alexander's Ragtime Band to the present time will highlight the Thanks to Amer ica" show on Sunday afternoon over WATR at 5:3O.
 Such well remembered favOrites as "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" from World War I, "Re- member, Always to "This Is The Army, MT. Jones' from Berlin's all soldier show will be performed by the General Tire Chorus and Trio.
 Again WATR comes through with full hour and three quarters of solid entertainment of the finer type. First via the Blue Network, at 8:15 tonight, Arthur Fiedler conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra in the color ful Esplanade concert, the last in the series.
 The new baritone discovery Perry Como, and the MOdernaires, will be guests on the Brazilian Parade" to be heard over Mutual-WATR late this afternoon at 4:30. Perry Como is fast becoming a serious contender with Dick Haynes and Frank Sina- tra in the race to sec who can make more American women swOOn. An other note of interest for you solid guys and gals; the MOdernaires were formerly featured with Glen Miller and his orchestra.
 A baffling magician and disap- bearing girl friend combine to con- fuse the "Falcon"-but not for loEg in "The Falcon Catches Phoney", a thrilling episode to be heard over WATR tonight at '.
 Latest popularity checkups show the CBS Charlie Ruggles- Mary As tor-Mischa Auer program climbing steadily toward the leaders. One survey gave it a higher percentage jump than any other program.
 The Rome radio station caused considerable comment on Monday, August g, when it closed domestic broadcast with the playing of Bee thoven's Fifth Symphony recorded by Arturo ToScanini.
 Yesterday, the maestro disclosed that the recording was made in