The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
Walter WillcIleIl
In NezO York

ful not to hit the Russian Army
Rivals are Tuning over certain
govt agencies allegedly givin Life
the picture breaks-and holding up
the release date Until it uses them
Capt. George Names, once of
B'way, is credited with organizing
one of those Mother" groups in
the midwest The hackers of
the biggest crap game are behind
$500, 600 to date.
MGM has spent about $4,000 on
makeup and screen tests for Lucille
Bremen, once of the Copa and Yer
sailles floor shows. She'll hoof with
Astaire Therell soon be swing
to intimate night spots. Acts want
too much dou$h and wyoming ket-
chup is getting scarcer Sew
eral glamoiSenes are being cut from
their rich fellers' payrolls. Because
they've talked too much for publ
cation {. A mob running a N. Y.
industry all wear certain type Of
star sapphire ring A group of
local hijackers will be clincked
shortly D.. Illegal financial traffic
lin the pound exchange) was re-
vealed in the De Marigny case. A
German Count from Cafe Society
is involved Jean Arthur tells
pals she'll take up ballet. Fed up
with "screwball" roles.
QuOtable quote from the foreword
to THE Song of Bernadette" epic.
Food those who believe Il God, no
explanation is necessary. For those
who do not believe in God, no ex-
PLANTATION is possible" F.. It's a girl
(their third for the Ralph BrSw-
sters of the Modernaires Lo-
calls insist the prettietst girl in town
this season is Barbara Allison Of
Memphis = here a month and
three film firms are interested . .
There's no 21-year old basket case
at that Battle Creek Hosp. as re-
ported Warmers is editing the
Tarawa marines film gratis. Uni
versal will release. If anyone is sore
they shouldn't be, it's part OF the
patriotic setup Ed Tierney,
cashier at the Fish Bowl on 34th
St, was once a millionaire 4.
The phone firm will release statis-
tics showing the average call today
is 5Ia minutes and a year ago it
was Az.
John Knight, publisher of the
Akron Beacon-J journal, ono e0i-
torial'd: When a newspaper prints
the truth - they call it scandal
sheet" Johanna Hoffman. Nazi
spy, is not interned here. Sailed
in exchange in 1912 Ernest r.
Elmhurst (aliaS Carl Klopfeisch), in
dicted recently on seditious charges,
was naturalized in 1929. If the F'BI
can get his indicted for sedition,
how come he hasn't been denatur-
allied? Huhhhhh??? Turncoat
Joe McWilliams, also indicted
Charged with attempting to set up
a Naz form of govt here, once
attended the Communist School in
N. Y. c. And Chicago'S McCor-
mick, in a speech at the Detroit
A. c., said in part: The smears
of the Winchells and the Ickeses,
the misStatements of the WILKES.
and the Justification Of history Of
the Lippmanns."
The barring of John McManus,
PM reporter, from the New London
submarine base (Which brought an
apology from Sec'y Knox was en-
gineered by a personal enemy. He's
former New York newspaperman
now in a soft berth in Naval In
telligence in N. Y. Gov. Dewey
new executive offices (and those Of
his assistarts) are the most dazz-
ling in the 48 states. You never
saw such elegance. Ed Suui-
vans secretary put one over on him
Saturday. Jan. 8, 1914, when she
Girl Fridayd: Your scoop on the
Hotel Plaza sale confirmed" E.. The
New York Times definitely an
nounced the sale to the Atlas Corp.
on Oct. s, 1913. In short, only three
months late in confirming" the
Times In the same sheets Let
ter column Jan. 6, letter titled
Mexico Tried 1t" was signed with
what the Letters editor thought was
the elegant name of a contributor
Translated from Portuguese they
we're a series of four letter words.
And so I nominate the incident as
the funniest newspaper story In all
Journalistic history.