The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
walk, Conn.,, this week after . brief
illness.

illness.
A slight commotion arose at the
door of the Opry House the other
Saturday evening down in Nash
vile, Tenn, where the NBC Grand
Ole Opry' originates. Two gentle
men frmo out Of town had arrived,
early that morning and purchased
tickets, only to arrive at the show
and find they had bought tickets to
the opera Faust, scheduled to
play there the following week.
They had asked for "Opry' tickets.
and a lady promoting Faust mis-
understood. Be careful how you re-
fer to the opera down In NASH
villel
Recently Gilbert Martyr, COM
mentator, Monday through Friday
over WATR and the Blue Network,
at 1880 a. m, EWT., was asked by
a listener to name the approved LIST
Of dog breeds which have been
found best qualified for messenger,
scout and casualty work in the
K-9 corps with the Armed Forces.
Martyr, a dog fancier Of long
standing and always interested in
such inquiries, said:
Before I run of the list OF
names, I'd like to emphasize that
to be eligible for service these dogs
must be aggressive, in good physical
condition, between one and five
years Of age, over fifty pounds in
weight, over twenty inches at the
shoulder, and not gun-shy. The
breeds include Airedale ferries,
Alaskan Malamutes, Belgian and
German Shepherds, Boxers, Bull
Mastiffs, Curly Coated Chesapeake
Bay, Flat Coated and Labrador Re-
, trievers, Collies, Delmatians, Do
herman Pinschers, Eskimo and ST.
berian Huskies, Giant Schnauzers,
Irish Water Spaniels and Mastiffs."
The Home Front Matinee program
over CHS Mondays through Fridays
at 4 p. m. (EWT) will feature Alfred
Drame In "OklahOma" Broadway
Musical Comedy hit all this week
except Thursday. Celesk Holm, also
OF oklahoma" and Roy r. Hen.
Erickson, Director Of War Food Ads
ninistration were last nights guests.
Major Ruth Cheney Streeter, Direc.
tor W0men's Reserves u. 8. Marine
Corps will be guest star tomorrow
night, and Mrs. Jimmy DOoIlttle will
be guested Friday, November IL.
Quentin Reynolds, new front tine
reporter on salute to Youth" over
NBC Tuesday nights, reveals that
our fighting boys overseas are plenty
"long hair. Reynolds says that most
Army morale shows are recorded
and stay on the air from 6 q. m.
TO midnight. First time the boys
were asked for requests they sent
IN thousands asking for classi-
cal musicl
Sammy Fain, the songwriter who
has chosen, among other things,
umbrellas, tea and wedding bells a.
subject for his songs, will be the
guest composer, to be interviewed by
Tom Reddy while Freddie Martins
orchestra plays his tunes on the
Fitch Bandwagon" broadcast over
WATR and the BLUE Network to-
morrow November 10, at o p. m,
EWT.
Jimmy Durante, co-star with
Garry Moore on CHS Fridays, has
been receiving innumerable requests
from fans asking him please, please
to finish the lyrics Of the two songs
he sings on the series. His opening
song Is start Off Each Day With
Song" OF which he chants only
about bars and his closing song,
Who viii be With You When I'm
Far Away?" never has been finished
completely. His fans like both songs
so much that they are anxious to
hear all the lyrics.
Deputy Mayor Gertle: Gertrude
Lawrence, who recently entered .
new field when she became radio
star with her own Sunday night
Blue Network show, has nov as
sumed another role - Deputy MayaP
Of New Rochelle. N. Y. Since the
city charter provides for the ep-
p0intment Of an honorary Deputy
Mayor. Mayor Stanley Church
named Gertie to the political office
the day before Election Day. 1T
might be . busy one for me-" said
Mayor Church, land yam never can
tell when ! might need some heIp!"
And with Getrtie as helper, who can
blame him?
Meyer Davis. the millionaire macs
tro. attended concert Of the Phila-
delphia symphony Orchestra. The
music was crashing and thunder
Gus. Suddenly there fell an abrupt
and complete silence. beginning q
brief but absolute rest In the music.
Out OF the stiffness a high pitched
feminine voice. from the seat behind
Davis. said: "But always fry mine
In lardl"
Everett Sloane. the "Crims Doc
tor" thinks radio must have started
In the Garden Of Eden. "Whan o
RIB was taken from Adam 10 make
the first loud-apeaker." says sloane