The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-16
Walter Wi1lcIleII
In NezO York

to hold a camera correctly. And
TO develop negattvesl Mary Pick
ford win adopt children, accord
ing to coast buzz :. The Mills
Brothers start q trek back to the
Big Time with q choice spot in
"Reveille with Beverly" George
Lowther, who does the "Superman"
program, was the first page boy
hired by NBC.
The Navy reminds girls that a
WAVE or SPAR may request other
assignments besides paper or desk
work. The duties are varied. Aero
grapher, for instance, or radio COM
munications, storekeeper, parachute
rigger, and so on That gal
wearing red wooden stockings is
Julie Hayden The star comic
of "Stars on Ice" at the Center the
alter recently married. The bride
Is Marjorie Luce Of Forest Hills, a
former secretary. How did you
meet?" someone asked him II
saw her at the rink" he Sid. "She
was the prettiest girl skating that
day. I just asked her to mary me. y
Elton Britt, a singing cowboy,
recorded There's a Star-Spangled
Banner Waving Somewhere" Made
him high bracket man. To date
300, 900 records . st. Patrick'S Day
Thawt: Every time he sees an Irish
American soldier-a Nazi turns
green.
Capt. Billy Bryant will finally get
what he's aspired to all these years
his showboat version of uncle
Tom"1;on Broadway Since Lifes
article on the Roseland gals-three
OF them spurned jobs in Broadway
shows. The money, they said, is
better in the dance hall The
other day in Congress Ham Fish
attempting TO blame the war on
DemocratS) remarked: This coun-
try never did get into a war under
Republican regime" :. . Rep Ran
dolph Of w. Va. replied: I'VE just
got into depresSions under theml
Biggest howl in the camps:
About the fellow who got notice that
his draft boards been drafted!
The Lisbon Clipper crash, in which
showfolks died and were hurt, hasn't
dampened others from volunteering
for the same risks.
Midtown Scene: Bea Warren a
Havana-M Madrid doll, helping the
busy counterman at Hanson's drug
store at 51st wash the dishes at S
a. m. A former Sgt. on the N.
Y. police force was offered the chief
of police post in Puerto Rico and
spurned 1t &. Joe 43esser Is feuding
with top-flight radio stars-alleging
piracy of his specially. One star re-
piled: when we start copying your
stuff, mister, you're hit!" -. Sew
eral groups who tried to cash In on
Nine Chiang's visit are being probed
by the Secret Service Leah Ray
Is making her comeback on the air
this time as an actress. She
the female voice on Downey's airer
Lloyd Pantages Is in the war
zones.
Margie Hart is practically paying
LOO weekly for dramatic lessons.
Used to make 81 200 weekly in bur-
lesk shows, stripping. Now as a
player In Cry Havoc, the Chicago
show, she gets 500 per A high
class Madison Avenue shop still fea-
lures Jap goods Georgia Gibbs,
the Camel Caravenus, debuts at
Cafe Society Downtown on the 32rd.
The same spot that Graded Hazel
Scott, Lena Horne and Zero Mostel
.. Coty's has acquired eX-Ambas-
sador Reds mansion at 49th and
Madison--to turn 1t into recrea-
ton center for ladies IN unifrom
Daryl Zanuck and Carson
Kanin, the Hollywood greats, didn't
snub each other In the Stork. They
simply had never met =, That
Monte Carlo all-woman brawl
(bunches of them) was the widest
-for-all Of all.