The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-06

Carson comedy program.
 Business associates of Fannie Hurst have plenty of the Hurst signatures in their files, but not the noted authors friends. For at the end of every informal note and letter, Miss Hurst sighs herself with red ink sketch of her favortte flower the calla lily.
 Churchill has his cigar, With Fannie Hurst It's 0 calla lily, Wherever she appears, whether it be on e lecture platform, at a part, or before Q WATR-Blue Net. work mike for her weekly program, Fannie Hurst Presents, she wears 0 -bedecked facsimile Of the blossom. The story behind it,--She Just likes calla lilies,
 Miss Hurst might have gotten the inspiration for her novel, Five and Ten" from the corner Woolworth'S s, but not the ornament, The flower itself Is white-enameled, the stamen is an amethyst topaz, and the stem is plugged with e shy relative of the Hope diamond,
 Equipped with Q clasp, the artih- cial flower Is worn effectively with the black or black and white ward. robe that is also always associated with Fannie Hurst, It was given to her, she says, by Q friend who tired of seeing her wear wax flowers, that always looked weary"
 Miss Hurst serves aS narrator on dramatization of her stories heard Saturdays, At l000 Q, fn,, over WATR and the Blue Network,
 It was double surprise party for Penny Singleton, who plays the title role in radios Blonde" pro- gram, when she attended the sur. prise Sth Anniversary Strawberry Shortcake Party at the Hollywood Canteen recently in honor of "BlondleS " Ave years on the air, Penny had just entered the eanteen when Q c I present rushed up to her and greeted the pretty actress with 0 bear-hug and kiss, She drew back and eyed the soldier in amaze. ment, then flung her arms around him and returned the greeting--it was Pennys brother, Bernard Mo. Nultly, in Hollywood on furlouRh from the European war theateri He had arrived in town less than on hour before and was Just as sur. prised ct meeting his sister in the Canteen as she was to see him there
 "Studio o. where NBC's "Star Playhouse" dramas are broadcast- took on the atmosphere of Q hos. pital this week when Producer Les Mitchell arrived with 0 bandNged finger following an encounter with his wifes washing machine, Your Hollywood Neighbor" Gale Page showed Up with e fever and head cold, and Announcer Marvin Mueller had just made an appointment to have his tonSilS removed,
 Those circles under WATR Dun- ringers eyes recently are from night life, but not the type popus larly supposed Since the publiea. ton of his latest book, Whats on Your Mind" which diSsectB the theories behind thought reading, Dunninger has been spending nearly every free hour autograph ing copies for his friends and ad- mirers, The straw that almost broke the camels back occurred the other day when c stranger staggered into the Master Mentalist's office under q pile of fifty copies which he hoped to have personally autograph cd with little verses for his friends.
 Mss Minnie Pearl, the singing gossip Of Grinders Switch, who's heard on Grand Ole opry" satur- days over NEG, has had many bab. les named for her by doting moth- CTS, but e few days ago met c nameSakc that almost had her com. plete name A mother had brought n little girl to the show to sec Min nIe. in celebration Of it's first birth- day. The ehild's full name is Min. nine Pearl Collins, and the Opry celebrity is Minnie Pearl Colley. The latter presented the roly-poly little namesake with c friendship bracelet,
 Phil Baker, whose "Take It or Leave 1t" quiz is famed for it's gen. erouS treatment of service men, turned the tables c couple of Sun- day nights ago when Baker gave c civilian q "big break" The civil. ian q railroad employe, was having trouble with Q question, until Baker held his card of answers up for the contestant to read. Said the contestant, T can't see 1t without my glasses'' Eventually, h0 found his glasses, and went on to win e64
 Producer Les Mitchell, of NBCs "star Playhouse" has Q suspicion that he iS the victim of c Hollywood ribber. Last week he received more than q dozen letters. apparently from different listeners, requesting that the next Star Playhouse" ate traction be Walt Disney'S Fan. tastia" -- . whimsical. symphonic cartoon which is probably the only movie ever made that is totally devoid Of radio dramatizatIon possi- biiities
 Milton Berle's quick wit covered ID one Of those unforeseen slIp-ups that are the bane Of broadcaSting at last Tuesday nights hilarious Let Yourself Go" session over WATR and the Blue Network. CtAofgia PrieA Otfaah ataF na kfia