The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16
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Blgtown Newsreel. Dist Atty
Hogan's next. blast lin the Aurelio
matter) will be the alleged passing
OF $4,000 between q respectable
friend Of the Judge and politicians
hes not gangster ). This man
has been before the Grand jury ale
ready The D. A. has men in
Chicago, New Orleans, Washington
And Connecticut checking on the
connections of his ace target F..
It's q girl for the Russell Thaws
John Gunther Is back from the
war zones The favorite pin-up
picture In North Africa Is the lovely
one Of Bunny Waters, the show
girl, in the Aug. Coronet The
Stork Club crowd is thrilled again
over one Of its favorites-Lt. Al
Wright, ex-Time staffer, who got
the Distinguished Flying Cross for
sinking q Jap warShip in the Solo,
mons. His second decoration .
The Jim Farleys' dinner was inter-
rupted by q columnist last night
your friends" he said, "are reviv-
ing the Hull Farley thing" .
They" beloved Mrs. Farley, ARE
not friends"
Goering, GOebbeIs and Hitler were
discussing the likelihood of Ger
many coming In second :. If we
lose the war;" said Goebbels,
"what do you think will happen to
you, Goering2 You will be shot!"
IT am not worried" replied Fatso.
'The Americans know that I am a
good airman, and they will offer me
q Job modelling planes"
"Say, for that matter" said
Goebbels, I'm not worried, either.
They know there what good liar
I am and probably will offer me
job writing editorials in Chicago or
Washington. But you, Adolf, what's
going to- happen to you when Ger
many loses the WARP"
n ''Me?" screamed Hitler. I'm an
Avlstrian!"
Even the L0ndOnerS, whose sense
Of hu1nor also survived the blitzes,
are telling this on themselves. It's
about the Britisher who visited Ber-
lin after the war. lows your Adolf
1tler2" he asked.
"Oh, he's back at his trade-pa-
per hanging"
"And what about Ribbentrop2"
"Oh, he's selling wine again. But
let me ask you something" added
the German. How is HeSs?"
"All right. take it you refer to
Lord Hess"
A state Dept source insists that
the facts are absolutely correct -. {.
It seems that just before the recent
blowup in Denmark, the Nazis had
gone to King Christian and told him
they wanted the Nuremberg laws
put into effect In Denmark &.
But" the King protested, II can't
do 1t. Those laws are barbaric!"
Don't be fool" said the Nazis.
Those laws are only designed to
Cypress the Jews Of Denmark"
Examine the Danish conStitu-
tion," said the King coldly. you
will soc that my official title Is King
Of All the Danes!"
Moss Hart, producer of the U. S.
) Air Force show, met a former buddy
Just in from Hollywood Moss
was flabbergasted to learn that
the pal (never In the tall coin) had
purchased Beverly Hills mansion,
which featured not one-but two
swimming pools.
F"How can anyone possibly afford
two?" asked Hart.
"Very simple" shrugged the guy,
I'VE merely do without a maid"
The newspapers played up the
story from Washington in which
James Fly, chief Of the Federal
Communications Commission criti-
cized certain news reporters and
sponsors There seems to be
something Of a tendency In the
industry" he said, generally to re-
strict and exclude rather than to lay
down sound policies that will give
us broader and more wholesome
public service heard q So
called news program last night
Sunday. 1t always Is supposed to
be news program. Through the
months 1t has been tending more
and more to get away from the
news of the day to the PHILOSOPHERS
OF the particular sponsor. Things
like that are done in a somewhat
subtle II not oversubtle manner.
Only by careful listening do you dis
cover that he Is not giving you news
or comment on world news but Is
peddling ideas to you from the COM
pany headquarters ). You certainly
do have some examples of cour-
age In news reporters and common
tators and I certainly had not in
tended to level such criticism at
them" The New York Herald
Tribune'S comment concluded: HE
did not identify the news program. I"
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Fly did
not need to identify the news pro-
gram. Everybody in the business
knows which one he meant. We
learned, however, that when re-
porters asked Mr.. Fly which of the
radio commentators he considered
courageous, he included Mrs. WIS
little boy Why didn't report
@D say so?
Speaking of radio ethics, that is
the name of the following editorial,
IN part, from the Auburn, New York,
Citizen-AdvertiSer: Freedom of the
press is SO vital cannon of Ameri-
can Journalism that the newspa-
pers jump at the slightest sign that
their liberty is being impaired. Some
times, they jump unnecessarily. It
would be a good thing, however, if
radio could acquire the same pas
sion for an ethical principle which
applies to all forms Of communica-
ton. Instead, radio e:.erts an ar
bitrary power of censorship which
too often looks selfish in motive
rather than in behalf of public in