The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
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 As my annual August understudy Dtint (done in takes while editing busy daily and Sunday newspa- per) hears conclusion, am con- scious of approaching emancipation Irom persistent pressure of impors tunate publicity-seekers Many are or are represented by profess Bional press agents, who rub up against IewSpapermen constantly for 8 living, dbut who have no con- ception yet of newspaper pract!ses KS Some do dig up interesting squibs-perhaps one in 8 hundred X. The others shower me with in- vitations to cafes and clubs, ask what brand of Scotch I prefer !. Failing to move me with such mu- nificence, they weep and wail-why can't give them a break?" When explain that reporters sole purpose and duty is to interest the READER, most of them look on me as an old-fashioned, impractical Mellow, theorist, bluenose.
 They phone me-wake me up. even ito ask that I give so-and-so a 'plug" Even a press agent can Mall no lower There is room for members of the craft-to offer information, to bring things to the attention of newSpapermen A few are creative and turn in an oc- casional idea . But most of them can give me nothing .. There are probably 15,000 press agents in New York city .. Many of them do their work well, supplying material most 1y for trade or speciality papers :. It's the theatrical publicity men, in the pay of nightclubs, stage shows, movies, and especially individual performers, who are in frantic pur- suit of line or mention-plugs preferred, but, if they can't get those,, they'll settle for knocks-any- thing to edge a name into the pa per And when they don't find their twaddle here, they call to inQuire-did their copy REACH me?
 Washington Whispers: Rich Dem- ocrats throughout the nation are squawking about high-handed methods of the Democratic National Committee, which they claim "as- sesses" them for handouts ;. Over Chairman Hannegan's opposition, Secretary Wallace went to the White House and got Casper Oooms, Chi cago lawyer, a Republican, for Commissioner of Patents The capital wouldn't be too surprised if Maxie Litvinoff returns as ambas- sa6or As of the moment, Sec retary of the Treasury Fred Vinson is the Presidents No. choice for < the 48 Vice-Presidential nomination The motion picture industry put tremendous pressure on Gen. eral de Gaulle to lift barriers against his tight U. s. film quota for France ! You can bet he didn't get all he asked here unless he did something about that .. Herbert Hoover, Jr. heads the engineering project which hopes to expand the activities of the South American gold and platinum ]. mining industries in Colombia.
 Y Film F0Ilies: Ann Sheridan is is definitely washed up with pic lures. All she wants to be is Mrs Steve flanagan, which she may be already .. Annie's ex, Eddie Nor rls, who won the Purple Heart ir the Battle of the Balcony, gliding < around with Megan Taylor, the hot ice.skater Gail Russell, Parac- tress, seen much with Peter Law ford Commander Jack Demp- sey shopping for civies Jackie Coogan and MGM actor Jim Davis leading the race for young Norma Hall, who recently unlocked elderly Townsend Netcher, Chicago depart ' y1lent store heir .. June Haver's { kid sister, Evelyn, gave the movies ! the brush-off after one minor jot at Warmers. Getting up at a. m
 was ridiculous to her. so she's back < modelling And Marjorie Jane Campbell. cute coed, tapped by \ several studios while spending hel summer in Hollywood, returned te