The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

LnSE FROM A BLUE SERGE SUIT ] They'd have you believe it hap pened at the Gulfstream track the other day d. |. A kerrickter, WhC toutS strangers, assured a fellow he couldn't lose" if he put $40O or 2 nag .. "Okay," said the man
 here's the coin. Put $500 down and $100 for yourself" ~. The horse romped in next to last That happened all day! The stranger lost $3,20O The tout tried ot lose himself Just a minute!" called the stranger. Where are you going? Don't worry about it. Those things happen. Cheer up Come with me. Two dolls are wait- ing at the Roney cabanas. We'll dine at the Little Palm Club later where Arturo Childers win enter tain us with some new rhumba steps. Wen have some fun . As the tout joined the party, he was beckoned away by another tout who counseled: Don't be 8 sucker Keep away from that guy. He's hard luck!"
 Before Morton Downey departed for overseas he was the only en- tertainer invited to perform before all chiefs of staff in Washington Gen. Hap Arnold threw it Tony Martin, the screen star thrush, is now staff sgt. with the army in France Eileen Barton, Sin atra's new canary (and so easy on the ears, tool, is making beautiful melodies with an up-and coming swoon-singer named Tad Bruce Radio reports a 400 million dollar take" for 1944. Highest income in radio history Wendell Corey Che plays the lead opposite star Gertrude Lawrence in her new tour ing show) had tiny part as a sergeant in Follow the Girls" :. Wonderful little Margaret O'Brien is waiting permish from her movie boss to do her own radio program. Heading panel of quiz kidlets. '. According to an OPA bulletin there are 90 billion cigarettes in stores in the U. S. right now.
 Humphrey BOgart tells US that when Sonya Darrian (appearing with him in "The Big Sleep"J was driven to Warmers studio for the first time Gin 8 studio car) the driver asked her if she ever worked at a certain studio. "Yes," said Sonya, 'I was at Soandsos studio for a very brief time" well" " said the driver, you're very lucky you're changing. All they ever think about and talk about over there is sex, sex, sex. It got so ! just had to leave"
 How long," asked Sonya politely, "Were you there?"
 Nearly IS years was the black out!
 Aeele Mara, star of Republics "Song of Mexico" will marry a wealthy Mexican named Louis Mon tero on Saturday Mona Maris will middle aisle with Louis Loh- man, Texas oil mint, in January when his decree is final |. Mono grams Anne Jeffrey becomes Mrs. Capt. Robert Serena on Dec. 22nd .4. Fanny Brice won some money on the horse named Broad Street. She played it on hunch because, she SaCs, My mother owned a saloon on Broad street." Four years ago Julian Tuthill, movie cri- tic for the Hartford Times, went to Arizona for the premiere of film. Ya AA rNHah1ie1,Av. 1Attn11S his paper, The Brewery Gulch Ga- zette. It is catching on and will no national-like news magazine ... Among other postwar inven- tions will be scented ink :. Chi cago dept stores will feature a style show of nylon wedding gowns after New Years. Made from dis carded parachutes and veddy preddy, too.
 Arthur Rankin was juvenile ac- tor in Hollywood. Nearly three years ago he joined the Marines. Recently, he was discharged from the hos pital with 8 heluva combat record, a chest full of medals and banged up body. He'd been through most battles at Tarawa, Bougainville, etc. He nearly got pob with . studio this week. He was still in uniform during the interview hadn't time to buy civvies The producer, hastening through the interview, was sorry. but you do not look stern or tough enough!' Arthur turned to go. The pro- ducer, looking at his uniform, said (perhaps thoughtlessly): 'Whatcha been doing lately? Getting along okay?"
 Until NOrthrup's Black Widow P 61 fighter plane arrived in the S.. Pacific our fighting men slept little. The Jap bombers kept them awake nightly with nuisance raids. Then the Jap raids fell off considerably, which is why our boys affectionately call the Black Widow plane "The South Pacific Sandman" :. Movietown,s latest offer for "The Perfect Marriage" show is 1CO Gs plus 10 per cent of the hits gross for each week it runs in 1945. If the critics hadn't rapped it, it might have been sold for another fifty bucks "I1l Walk Alone" looks like a sure candidate for the Acad-