The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-15
Walter WiHlcIlell
In Neze, York


/. :. 1t. George Butrico is the stork
Clubs first Gold Star. The popular
lad died in action at Anzio beach.
Judge Pecora will be urged to
run for the Mayoralty Jack
Edwards (selected by the army and
navy as "the typical q. I. and Gob'')
Is 4-F insiders hear that the
n. Y. Times viii not support Dewey
or FDR.
. American Legion.s next expose
(due Soon) viii spotlight a foreigner
who Is peddling peace for Germany
His slick technique split a couple Of
Legion Posts wide open Fred
Thompson thought so little Of the
big hit, Follow the Girls" when 1t
tried out in Boston,, that he sold
his hunk Of Hal Block for 5000.
It's now a mint Dennis Day
Is counting Barbara Hale Capt.
Glenn Miller will soon be tipped to
his majority in the Army. Not
quitting, as ill-wishers claim /. /. .
H'wood celehs now pay $1.3O for a
drink at the Mocambo.
POliticos are convinced that
Dewey and Herbert Hoover have
phffft. The latter recently went
before the convention committee,
insisted upon being permitted to
address the convention, and 1t was
okayed, say insiders In the q. o. p.
:. If Willkie supports any Repub
you can bet that their foreign poll
icy is right. If Willkie isn't sure they
are on the level, he will support
FDR =. Pvt. Dan Stanley Of
Winged Victory" wishes Nancy Mae
Woodbury. would listen to reason.
She isn't sure about middle aisling
yet Billy Roses plans to en-
gage his ex-wife (Fanny Brice) for
his next show didn't jell. Radio COM
mitments Werner Won GLENN,
convicted gem fence for the Nazis,
was quietly released from the pen.
Now he has the gall to force the
govt to return those confiscated
diamonds.
Espionage de Luxe" in the Amer
lean Mercury and Readers Digest
came close to exposing the actual
racket of a certain foreign diplomat
In the Capital Local commun-
lists are expected to back the drive
to extend lend-lease to Italy. Wash
ington can't figure the angle
John Huston's boy, Walter, Is now a
Major =. True Confessions will be
sponsored by an outsider over a
coast hookup in June One for
Ripley: No. 7 East 73rd Street, N.
Y. G. Is agardne Attn Miami
editors: Annie Sheridan and Steve
her betrothed, will ar
rive there June 14th. Probly to start
her hop overseas Elsa Maxwell
may be subpoenad in a soon-due
divorce case-over a statement
about the couple in her COLIN.
The Montgomery Ward seizure
wasn't the Governments first. Since
June, 1941 Uncle Sam has taken
over II different firms Sena-
tor Nye may do a Martin Dies.
Things look just as bleak for him in
his State A backstage feud at
oklahoma" is getting on the Guilds
nerves The u. s. won't permit
Cuba to call it gin. Must be labeled
Favored spirits" DR.. Frank
Kingdoms book, THAT Man in the
White House." will hit the 100, 600
mark this week Betty Smith,
author Of Tree Grows in Brooklyn, ~
had a race horse named for her.
The owner phoned her to put a bet
on 1t the other day. Betty ignored
1t. 1t came in first, paying a pretty
price.
Cong. McGhee Of Miss. Is coming
to Broadway to see for himself what
the high tax has done to night spot
biz. His dghtr, Gloria is a thrush
at the 400 Lee (Nice Guy Oh
well is mending after a strenuous
tussle with pneu . When Winged
Victory" leaves for H'wood Satdee
night its gross will be $1,0O4,718
The war censorship office here has
a vacancy for censor who can
savvy Zulu Kyle Crichton and
Quentin Reynolds made a pact a
dozen years ago never to read each
others stuff and they never have.
. Novelist Eric Hatch and his
wife have reconciled. He will go
overseas for owl 1t was Black
Friday and Broadway's worst Satdee
night in the cafes Governor
Dewey's closest buddies call him
Buster" :. Sudden Thawt: Mar
tin Dies quit because there were two
obstacles he couldn't overcome. VIM
chells opposition and Pegler's sup