The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21
the Illinois War Finance Commit
tee.

Gloria Halliday, 10, Baltimore
contralto, one of three finalists in
the national contest for the "undis-
covered voice of America, will be-
armchair detective on Ellery
Queens Adventure of the Corpse In
Lower s." Saturday, June "a, at 1880
p. m, over NBC.
This Is one of the great mans
most puzzling cases. The elements
Ellery encounters on a mysterious
transcontinental train ride are an
old razor reputedly used by Emperor
Napoleon, gay" travelling sales
man, passe movie star, a honey
moon couple and professor.
Before the journey Is over, the
distinguished gentleman South has
found murder. But he loses some
thing that irrefutable logic says
couldn't have been lost.
Good-luck charms are older than
civilization itself, and you won't be
considered abnormally walacky II YOU
happen to value some token Of
luck far beyond its actual cash ap-
praisal. Show people, especially
have long been noted for theil
superstitions, and today's radio
performers are no exception.
Take the kids in the cast Of
MICS Date With judy radio
show, for example:
II always carry good luck token
In my hand during broadcaSts," adj
mitS pretty sixteen-year-old Louise
Erickson, who stars in the title role
of Judy" Her good luck piece is
small gold mechanical pencil with
the legend ~. H.-Stanford, &c.,
stamped on 1t. "A boy I know, who
Is now In the Marines, sent 1t To
me from the South Pacific" ex-
plains radios Judy" HE found II
among the personal effects OF a jap
who vacated the island too hur-
riedly to leave a forwarding ad-
| dress" n.
Dix Davis, who portrays "Judy's''
brother, fished Chinese silver dol
lar out OF his left sock and said
MY brother Tim sent me this from
China. He told me some Chinese be-
lieve that wearing 1t In the left shoe
brings prosperity. tried that but
1t gave me a limp, so now I just
shove 1t into my Sock-top."
Even John Brown, who plays
Father" explained q small seashell
with markings resembling musical
notes, which was sent him from
Australia. Good luck piece? Sure!
I wouldn't be without It," he de-
clared.
And Sarah selby, his radio wife,
displayed a small conical-shaped
whale tooth attached to her charm
bracelet. 1T came from Alaska and
q certain native tribe there believes
these teeth are powerful good luck
medicine" she said.
But strangest Of all Is the small
vial Of what looks like beach sand
that young Jimmie Smith, the pro-
grams "Oogie Pringle" clutches
tightly every time he speaks into
the mike. TITS musical sand" ex-
plains Jimmie. 1T comes from
Carmel-By -the-Sea. When you
walk on 1t the sand gives of musi-
cal note. One day put little OF
the stuff In this bottle for SOU
venir and the next day I was cast
in my first radio show. I've been
lucky ever since-thanks to my good
luck sand!"
Vivian della ChieSa, one Of the
Metropolitan Operas favorite sing
ers, who acted as Judge during
one Of Dunninger's recent WATR,
Blue network broadcasts, has been
telling this story of her meeting
with the Master Mentalist. it was at
one Of those costly club affairs
where the dull are entertained by
the gifted-and at good price. Vi
ian turned UP at these unacclstom-
ed surroundings saying to herself,
ITO think that I should be co-star-
red with mind readerl" Presently
she had her first glimpse Of Mr.. D.,
and, approving Of what she saw, she
said to herself, why. think I like
him!" AS though she had been
speaking aloud, Dunninger turned
to her and said, 81 think like you
too. May we sup together tonight"
They supped!
A vain actor, always Boosting
about himself, had just finished a
broadcast and was leaving the stu
do when he met Milton j. Cross,
hecklemaster Of Basin Street" He
asked If Milton had heard his broad
cast and the emcee replied that he
had caught part Of 1t.
Don't you think" queried the
ham, that I had plenty Of sock in
my performance"
';You may have had the SOCK
dryIy retorted Gross, sbut the audi
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