The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26
WAVELETS s
By ED LEAMY

The foremost radio paper in the
 country has come out with Q box
 story on page one about our own
 Helen Morris of Waterbury which
 I'm glad to pass on tO you in full:
 WOMAN NEwCAsTER
 "Waterbury.--Helen L. Morris,
 WATR, Waterbury, Com, who
 recently began Q five minutes
 daily news broadcast for Bond
 Bread, believes she is the only
 women ncwscaster In Connecticut.
 She Is heard Mondays through
 Friday at 8:56 8. m. The pro-
 gram is timed to meet the needs
 of housewives and factory workers
 who worked the night shift"
 Mention Isabel Jewell to movie and radio audiences and they'll nod significantly, adding: "Oh, yes .. she's the blonde who plays dumb chorus girls or wicked upsetters of law and order"
 The faculty of Hamilton College for Women is equally certain that
 Miss Lewell is the demure scholar who once instructed her fellow stu- dents in Latin, at the same time winning all their academic awards without drawing deep breath.
 In the interest of keeping the record straight, it had better be said here and now that Isabel of the Borgia-like roles and Miss Jewell of the campus are one and the same person. The lady under discussion is now bringing to radio her widely hailed ability as @ powerful emotion al actress, as she plays Eve Sutton in T Love @ Mysterys" latest shock CT, "The Thing That wouldn't Die," heard weekdays over CGS at 2 p. m.
 The daughter of pr. Le eJewell, a famous medical practitioner Of Wyoming, Isabel was given ter- rife education and genteel up- bringing that make her long cine matic record of sinister behavior all the more surprising and the more impressive proof of her thes- plan talent. She was graduated from St. Mary's Hall and from Hamilton College before attending the University Of Kentucky. While at prep school, Isabel hung up a record of making straight "As" that has yet to be equalled.
 She might have been content to instruct students in the dead lan- guages but the livelier arts were
 more to her liking. At seventeen she left college to join the Harry Minturn stock company in Chicago and one year later, she was eyeing her name on a Broadway marquee and starring in up Pops the De- vii"
 Hollywood bought the film rights to Isabel's next play, Blessed Event. and when the deal was con- summated, the little lady found herself playing her original role, this time on the screen.
 Just how the transition from n- genue to character leads was evolved is something that only Miss Jewell knows. However, she isn't unhappy about it when sweet maids are plowed under by old age, the char acter lead drags her withered puss onstage and continues to collect those fat checks. When tempus fugits, Isabel, therefore, will still be around soaring people out Of their wits
 Here's a true story behind the scenes" During a recent CB5 "Stage Doof Canteen" broadcast, Fred Waring, guest star, told the studio and listening audience that the Flying Fortress Stage Door Canteen" came home on a wing and a prayer during the recent ln- vasion. Air time was too short for Fred to go into detail as to how the Fortress made its way back to the home base. An account of the story appeared in the London J ines short time ago and was sent here by Ira Ashley, former director oi the CBS radio series, who is now stationed with the U. s. Army m London. The Fortress had had part of its wings and brakes shot away by the Krauts and there was no way for 1t to make landing. How ever, the ingenious pilot managed to land the plane by having all the members of the crew take oil their parachutes and hold them out In the wind so as to form makeshift brake in order that the plane could land at the home base somewhere in England"
 John Gurney, basso, one of the earliest winners, in 1886, of the Metropolitan Additions of the Air. and Annamary Dickey, soprano, awarded the same home three years later were guest soloists during the World of Song program over WATR and the Blue Network Sum day, June 25, at 4:30 p. m.
 Miss Dickey's selections were | "The Song Is You" and This Is Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" while Gurney pleased in Danny Deever" and "Open Road" from Strauss peretta, Gypsy Baron"
 Who said Umbriago isn't a real is whole group or men.
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