The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-23

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The Book of Month selection
for May viii be 1.-THE Fifth Seal"
by Mark Aldanov. It's a Scribner's
novel Of Partisan political intrigue
in the 30s The Navy has put
in a bid for $500 copies Of white
Mans Folly" by Vanya cakes. 1t
tells from the INSIDE" about the
Jap infiltration in the Netherlands
Indies and China. They'll be dis
tributed to the Pacific Fleet =.
Gals silk undertakings are rapidly
vanishing from the" shops. And
when the current supply Is gone
there amt gonna be any for long,
long spell ) The 1t. Tony Blisses
(Jo Ann Sayers Of SISTER Eileen"
the show viii be three in July :.
Gilda Gray is still seriously iii on
the Coast Lord Beaverbrook's
second son, Capt. Peter Aiken, mar
ried q WAAF last week Don't
be amazed If Fiorello winds up with
big war job. Something to do with
Italy.
The Dept Of Justice will drop the
weak" cases against the crackpots
in the roundup of SO alleged sedi-
tionists. To concentrate on the
real menaceS" John Edgar
Hoover has a captured Jap flag in
his den Rep. Glare Luce ("Luce
Lips Sink, etc.") doesn't use her car
in Washington, as reported In The
New Yorker. Takes trolley
Sec'y Harold Ickes has decided not
to write letters to editors any more.
Going to sell his stuff to mags and
spend the coin on war stamps {.
Ickes' Lincoln Day address In Chi
cago was his best A White House
reporter for New York Standard
sized paper is in a pam for his
reckless chatter about White House
staffers, ct al >. One guess. Which
midwest rabble-rouser in the Capt.
tai has q commissioned son getting
$500 a month at desk job there?
New that Selective Service has
finished with the draft-dodging Re-
armament boys, the Army Is going
after another group from England.
They are said to have escaped so
far via diplomatic pressure, etc.
They are the "irreplacetable" cor
respondents Of British newspapers.
Why was the recent presence
In this country Of a former go
between Of the Polish leader Beck
and Hitler hushed up? The
Wallstreeter g. F. Bounds Of Mt.
Kisco expect an image in q fort
night or so. She's the former Alva
de Acosta Root daughter Of Mrs.
Henry s. neutrality-suspicious. brother
Is Oren Root, Jr., the youth who
started the Willkie boom :. Bill
Shirer goes to London in May for
his broadcastS. Ed Murrow will re-
turn here for similar time 49,.
Carleton Smith, the music critic,
and Judith Anderson, the star, are
in tune Aside to gripers: This
country-which allows you three
pairs of shoes q year-Was founded
by men who fought at Valley Forge
In bare feet.
The next March of Time will
show that Canada, in It's post war
planning, wants all world airline
routes to use Canadian terminals
before entering the U. s. Jean
Dean, the Varga model for his Es-
quire drawings, and batoneer j.
Wald uh-huh . Mary Anne Hyde
Is Enrol Flynning -. Damon Dun
yon Is doing the foreword for Col.
D. zanuck's book, "Tunis Expedi-
ton" Fred Allen isn't serious,
Is he? Telling chums this Is his
last year in show bitz -. Mar
jorie Gestring, the diving champ,
will become Mrs. e. Harrison Car
ter. He's social For the first
time a film firm (Columbia) will
sponsor 15-minute radio newscases,
with name reporters to do COM
mercials on q movie, "The More
the Merrier" :. One show trying
out-out Of towns trying to un-
load a movie singer. Can't be heard
beyond the 3rd row, they say. Her
salary check resembles a Flying
Fortress The Frank Parkers
have gone on the Inactive List.