The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-07
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.Mlth CnARLES MANN.

fashioned for the hero of his book, Paul Schuman,
 For, the two critics who will face him from the other side of the mlcrophone, Edith IT, Walton, editor of the New York Sun and Sunday Times, and Orvilfe Prescott, daily book reviewer of N, Y, Times, both differed m their written opinions of his work,
 Charlie Splvak observes that Che English and American troops nave voted Rommel as Che man most likely to recedc.
 The first Hop Harrlgan award, to be given quarterly to the nearest of kin of an enlisted American aviator who died in the service of his coun- try, goes to MT, and Mrs. s, Levin. parents of Brooklyn'S bombadier here Meyer Levin, on the Hop Harrigan" broadcast at 6 D, m, Erie day, April l0, on the Blue network.
 A -l,000 war bond will be present. ed the father and mother of the crewmNte of Captain Colin Kelly on the Flying Fortress that sank the Japanese cruiser Karuna. Levin was killed in Q later action In the South Pacific.
 Manhattan story spinner, Jim Ameche, will como up with the story Of . gaS station attendant who fell ln love ln . biz way during the Manhattan at Midnight" program tonight at S;S0 over the Baue net work.
 Victor Borge confused Q Park avenue matron who stopped him just before his Blue network show to rave about her own charm. "Why, sometimes I'm taking for my daugh- teR," she babbled on enthuslastical. ". Nonsense" replied Victor, "You don't look old enough to have Q daughter that oldW As Victor ducked around her Into his studio, she was still speeohleSs-trying to figure just how he meant 1t,
 Rudy Vallee's "FOuntalnalrs" guar. tet arc IIollywo0d's most sought after warblers. In addition to the Vaalce show, they sing on nlne other programs, working seven days a week
 Five distinguished American voc men, representative of widely dlf- fused phases of the national life, take the NEG network tonight to broadcast their views on the subject What King of World Do We Wantp" GAS. They will speak from the New York Times Conference of Women at the New York Times Hall
 one of the speakers will be: Edna St. Vincent Millay, foremost woman poet of the land. on the topic, Freedom Is Not Q Certain Thing"
 SWING, SWAY WITH LAUGHS; There'll be plenty oR laugt on Sam. my Kaye's half-hOur tonight, 500, CBS, when Tom Howard and George shelton appear as guest stars. How ard and shelton, who appear with Lulu Mcconnell and Harry .Mc- NaughtOn on WOR'S Tt Pays to be Ignorant" Mondays, 7:SO ?. m., are prlming for personal appearance on the stage of L0e's State theatcr on Broadway, April 90.
 Wilbur Evans stirring rendition of the German concentration camp prAoners' song: "The Peat Bog Sol- dier" on recent broadcast of stars from the Blue", nthe BLUE Net- work won him 0 pouch-full of ian mall, one from none other than Arch Oboler, ace radio writer, di- rector and producer.
 Oboler, who produces and directs the BLUES Free World Theater", asked for 6 recording of the selec- ton as sung by Evans, and 1t will be used at some future date for @ patriotic re-broadcaSt from Holly. wood.
 The Glenn Miller fans will be glad to learn that their favOrite sing ing unit Marion Hutton and the M0dernaires will return to radi0 via the Cresta Blanca" program over the Mutual Network tonight. Marion and the boys have been breaking all attendance records on their ma tiOnwide theater tour and are now appearing at the Roxy theater In New York where their original two week contract has been exteneded to four weeks.
 Lend Your Blfocals:--
 Smith was busy in his private of- flee while Jones chatted in the re- ception room with the pretty sten. ographer, Miss Shapely. Just then a telegram arrived and Miss Shapely telephoned in to Smith to read 1t to him.
 twas in Dallas, Monday. Stop" she read. twill be on Houston Thursday. stop. Will be in New Or- leans Sunday. Stop-----"
 Smith called out to his partner:
 "Jones, leave the girl alone and let her read the telegramI"
 
 SPEEDY sWEDES
 Four Swedish runners have beaten the best time of American athletes for 1.5OO -Gunder Hagg, Arne Anderson, Henry Kalarna and Brod Hellstroni.