The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17

WrOCe CO TleIle eTHIlClS, IQlSCTeSS OI ceremonies on this popular series in which six service men vie for dates with three glarnor gals. The offlcer told Arlene that his entry is a man of considerable stage experience and Is in big demand whenever theatri- cal productions are cast. If he wins @ date," said the writer. "The hearts of all the men at this station will be along with him."
 Penny Singleton, who plays Blonde" in the CBS comedy series, came up to Arthur "Dagwood" Lake after the broadcast this week and remarked: q just received Q note from Polly, an old girl friend of mine, who writes wthat she is en- gagged to marry . soldier from Georgia"
 "Oh, I get it," replied "DagwoOd". "P0lly wants q Cracker!"
 CBS War Commentator Harry W. Flannery received a letter this weeV from @ former radio broadcaster friend who is now with the Navy in the Pacific. The man wrote: "Our scubs have sunk so many Jap ships I hear the Jap navy has adopted one of our own famous war phases But they have changed 1t to: Sight, ed sub-glub, glubl'"
 Maestro Billy Mills of the Flbbel McGee program discovered one oi the first sound effects back in 1910
 Little did he dream then they would be used a few years later on radio shows.
 One night, while pianist at . Flint, Mich., nickel0deon, he brought into the orchestra pit a motorcycle which was used simul- taneously with the showing of a film of the Indianapolis Speedway races. The unexpected innovati ton, however, completely offset interest in the film, much to the manage ment's displeasure, and resulted 1T, members of the audience rushing down front to investigate the noisy contraption.
 Phil Baker and his '"Take It Or Leave It" quiz will be heading back east in June. The June 4 broadcast comes from Chicago, with the June II airing from New York. Law breakers, beware! Alice Frost, who's heard as the feminine half of NBC's MT. and Mrs. North" is taking a course of muscle-building exer- cises! Figure control doesn't enter the picture. She just wants to be stronger "The Life of Riley" offers new version of the pot luck dinner" Said Star William Bendix, after he'd burned up @ pork roast, This meal is what's called pot luck, on account of I didn't have any luck with our pot!" Un- usual record is the one run up by the Saturday night Grand Ole Opry". Tn 965 broadcastS beginning in November, 1925, the four-hour show Ca half hour of which is aired over the full NEG network at l0:30 p. m0 has been broken into only twice. Once, President Roosevelt took 30 minutes of the time for flreside chat, and the other time, half an hour of Grand Ole Opry" time was taken for the Will Rogers Memorial broadcast Bob Hawks Thanks to the Tanks" goes on tour this summer, visiting leading cities, in the interests of war bond sales We like Milton Let Yourself Go" Berle's Mothers Day gag. Who is it that waits for you. Watches over you, wants you, calls you? Your draft board!" |. Lyn Murray's album of songs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is selling like hot cakes. The record release was timed to coincide with the reissue of the film Next four semi-finalistS to be heard on the Hour of Charm" in its Singing Cinderella" contest are Alice Fore, of Morrow, O.; Gloria Halloday, of Baltimore, Md; Betty Hudson, of Dallas, Tex. {; and June Shielman, of Milwaukee, Wis. .. Lucy Monroe, the Star Spangled Banner" girl, is slated for an ASF Visiting Hour" appear ance in early June The parade of beauty and talent from the movie marts continues on Silver Theatre broadcasts: during June, Joan Bennett, Ida Lupino and Ann Sothern have already been signed for Sunday CBS drama leads.
 The VOx Pop program, on MOn- day, May 22, at 8 p. m. over CBS, will salute the newspapers of America for accepting the difficult and complicated job of overcoming the acute waste paper shortage to keep the paper and package mills running full time, and to enable them to meet the huge requirements for cartons and containers for over seas shipments of medical supplies, food, munitions and other war iIn- plementS to our armed forces.
 tRemember listeners of the locale Of Gone With The Wind," as well as an older Irish locale, the Blue Networks keepsakes program on Sunday, May 2I at e:30 D. m., will present 'The Harp That Once Through TaFa's Halls" Tara, as everyone should recall, was the name Of scaFiett O'HaFa's Georgia home.
 Other selections to be sung and played by Dorothy Kristen, soprano, Mack HaFrell, baritone, and Tom Jones orchestra and chorus are "smau Hotel" "Piay, Gypsles, Dance, Gypsies.' Go Feather Your Nest" "TTl Get By" "When It's springtime In the Reckless and Loves ROundelay.'
 Each e0ntFibutoE Of . ''keepsake'' poem read on the program will re-