The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Producer Don Bernard, Of the
Blonde and Life of Riley" air.
shows, this week moved into his
new ten-acre walnut ranch estate at
Northridge. California, a few miles
outside Hollywood. Demands first
renovation was the installation OF
a complete recording unit so that he
may make special transscriptions
OF his radio shows at home as they
come over the air.
"Nitwit Court" an original radio
comedy, replaces "Duffy's" for the
summer over the Blue network Tues
day nights starting July 4.
Bob Hamilton, who supplies the
background music for Isabel Man
ming Hewson's Land of the Lost
program. is known in Radio Row
as "the eight-armed organist." No,
he's not over supplied with limbs
it only sounds that way. Bob
plays organ, celeste, novachord,
chimes, vibraphone, frequently ali
In one broadcast OF the Blue net
work fantasy series, literally run
ming from one instrument to the
other during air time!
Service man contestants in next
Mondays Blind Date" show over
WATR and the Blue network prob
ably will spend their before broad
cast time couferring with one of the
chaperones selected to accompany
them and their dates" to the Stork
Club after the program. You see,
the judge is Dale Carnegie, the
How to Win Friends and Influence
People" author. and just who gets
the date depends on how we'll they
follow Carnegie's precepts.
War casualties Of the U. S. Navy
forces will describe their experiences
IN action against the enemy when
the VoX Pop program visits the U. S.
Naval Hospital, st. Adams, l. L,
where Parks johnson and Warren
Hull will interview combat wounded
Of the Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard, Monday, June S, at
3 p. m, over CHS.
The battle-scarred veterans in the
new st. Albands' Naval Hospital,
which Is just one year in opera
ton, have been returned from all
combat areas to their homeland for
medical treatment and rehabilita-
ton. The patients. representing all
sections of the nation, suffered their
injuries in sea engagements, inva-
sions Of enemy-held territory, and
the war in the air.
johnson and Hull will illustrate
in their interviews how the Navy
Medical Corps Is caring for its cas-
ualties with the most modern, sci
entific medical and surgical methods
and facilities.
Arthur Vinton, who portrays
Daniel Burke" on the afternoon
serial Mary Marlin" raises white
Holland turkeys on his farm in
Little Britain, New York. His farm
is one of the most scientific poultry
farms in the state, and any number
Of radio stars are regular purchasers
of his products.
In the audience at a recent
Edgar Bergen-Charlie Mccarthy air.
show in which the Swedish film star.
Signe Hasso appeared as guest star,
was Signe's young son, Henry. After
the broadcast aired at 8 D. m.
NBC network, Henry. and a young
friend who was with him to see the
show, came on stage to congratu-
late his mother on her perform
ance. Signe spoke to her son in
Swedish-but he answered in Eng
lish. Henry understands Swedish
perfectly" Miss Hasso declared. "but
he absolutely refuses to speak it."
Bob CroSby's business manager
agent is keeping the younger Crosby
SO busy these days, in an effort to
have Bob make as many motion
pictures and band appearances as
possible before he goes into the
Marines, that Bob says, "Therell be
nothing left of me when 1 Join the
Marines!" Bob was forced to re-
fuse an offer to appear with his Bob
cats band at Slapsy Make Rosen-
blooms famous Hollywood nitery
because 1t would have interfered
with his and Les Tremayne's popu-
lar Old Gold show aired each SUM-
day night at l:S p. m. NBC net
work.