The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-06
WAVELET
By ED LEAMY

Dinah Shore, top feminine thrusl
Of the airlanes, believes that Latin
American music viii become evei
more popular here after the war.
Improved transportation facil
tiles and the better understanding
between us and the nations to tn
south which is resulting from TIL
Good Neighbor policy, will undoubt
edly help us to acquire a create
taste for their music" says Mis-
Shore. Spanish music grows on thu
listener. It Is soothing-never harsl
or strident. Latin melodies ar
among the most colorful and gay o
all the worlds music and are bott
danceable and Singable."
Incidentally, Dinah Is a favoritI
Of Central and South American
radio listeners. She has made many
broadcasts for the Coordinator o
Inter- American Affairs, singing hel
songs in Spanish. When Dinah flrst
began to make these broadcasts she
was equipped with only the super
fetal knowledge Of the Language
which she had learned at college, Sc
1t was necessary to have the words
written phonetically-college Span
ish being heavy on grammar and
light on pronunciation and phras-
ing. However, this worked out very
well as Miss Shore has an aptitude
for foreign languages.
Recently, though, Dinah has beer
taking Spanish lessons three times
week from a native Spaniard-- a
Senior Oscar JimeneZ, instructor OF
Spanish in the Los Angeles City
schools. With her close friend, Co
bina Wright, Jr., who also studies
the language, Dinah practices ora
Spanish between lessons and now
speaks very acceptably in thai
tongue.
Having progressed so we'll, Dinah's
broadcasts for the Coordinator Of
Inter- American Affairs, are begin
ming to swing away from the
straight singing programs and little
sketches with dialogue are being
written into the scripts as she be-
comes more and mere proficient
with her Spanish.
But radios Number One girl
singer is not satisfied with being
able to speak jus otne Latin tongue
so she is getting ready to take on
another - Portuguese which will
come in handy for programs broad
cast direct to Brazil, where that
language Is spoken more than
A number of radios Spotlight
Band" leaders seem to be doing
pretty well these days as "sidemen"
Jan CARRIER is making a first-rate
business of an orange grove in Cali
fornia. Horace Heidi is owner of a
successful ballroom in Los Angeles
Vaughn Monroe dreams of being q
taxi king" in Boston, although tc
date his fleet" consists of one cab
Sonny Durham recently purchased
a cattle ranch in Colorado Benny
Goodman and his manager are rails.
ing prize cattle on their farm near
Douglasville, Pa.
Lionel Hampton is in dress
business headed by Gladys Neal
well known designer who in private
life Is Mrs. Lionel Hampton. The
King Sisters, formerly with Alvinc
Rey, have dress shop in Hollywood
Amy Arnell, ex Tommy Tucker vo-
calist, is partner in a florist bust
ness-"Flowers By Arnell"-in Hol-
lywood.
Dick Himber is owner and presi-
dent or Clinics, Inc" turning out
props for professional magicians
Jimmie Lunceford and his manager
Harold Oxley, operate a deep sea
feet out of Fulton Fish Market
named the New Era" after their
music publishing house.
Numerous leaders are in the song
publishing business, including Sam
my Kaye who has the World" music
house and Tommy and Jimmy Dor
sey operating three companies: THE
Dorsey Brothers Co." the Yankee"
and the Embassy" houses.
Dunninger. the Master Mentalist,
was sitting in the New York Of
fees of National Concert Artists
the other day while waiting for a
contract for personal appearance
which had just been booked for
him. A reporter, who had dropped
in for an interview with another
of N.C.A.C.'s stars. suddenly ques-
toned Mr.. DIS ability to ascertain
who was on the other end of a
telephone before the name was an
nounced. The Brain" offered to
make the test the next time the
telephone rang. A few minutes later,
when the bell was heard, Dunninger
answered and, when the man asked
where he could possibly procure two
tickets for next Wednesday nights
broadcast, he was startled to re-
ceive the reply-"There just aren't
any, Mr.. ingalls,, but. If any turn
up, I'll send two out to your home
in Forest Hills" Dunninger, by
reading the mans thoughts. had
found out not only his name but
also his address!
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