The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-08
WAVELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

I the musical scores, while Mary Ash worth and The Satisfyers are fea- tured sololsts on the biggest l5- minutes in radio"
 When Joan Davis joins year round swimming club and lures Jack Haley to the beach for n mid-winter dip. things start happening on her Village Store" program Thursday, March 8 NEG, 0:30 D. m.
 Penny Cartwright, played by Sharon Douglas, and Blossom Blimp, played by Verna Felton, will also be involved MuSically, Dave Street ant. the Fountainnaires, accompan- led by Eddie Paul'S orchestra. Any doughnut dunkers among the Blue Networks CT Blind Date winners on Monday, March l2, will be able to get some really expert advice on the art from one Of the date lure darlings. That night, Alice Marie Casey just voted the most typical dcnutc2r in the country in a na- tionwide contest held among USO hostesses, will be on hand to ac- company some lucky dunker to the Stork Club for free evenings fur.
 Bob Hawk, quipmaster of Thanks to the Tanks" over CBS Monday nights. schedules cigarettes to army and navy hospitals well in advance He's already completed his listing for the entire month of April and the free smokes will go to such widely separated areas as New York, Florida, California and Idaho.
 Whether she usually has one or not, Dinah Shore is definitely going to have a butler in attendance at her party "Dinah Shores Open Hcusa" this evening, 8:30 D. m. Ar thur Preacher is it--dead-pan, com- edy talents and all, Vera Vague wil. b, the dramatic CD relief. Robert Emmet Dolan directs and Harry Won Zeli announces.
 Frank Sinatra, originally sched uled to visit Rudy Vallee Feb. but forced to miss the broadcast due to date with his draft board, will dror in at the Vallee maison tonight, NEG, l0;30 p. m.
 Of course, he'll find Monty Wool Icy still comfortably ensconced as Rudys perennial house guest. Frank de Vol directs the orchestra. Tru- man Bradley is the announcer.
 The Bob Hope show is having a dude ranch vacation on the in- stallment plan. It started Feb. l8 when Vera Vague, Hopes man-crazy cemedienne, appeared as guest or the Andrews Sisters Sunday airshoW Jerry Colonna, not to be outdone, has put in a reservation for quarters at the ether ranch March IS, and Bob Hope, the boss, will visit the musicomedy program the following Sunday, March 25
 Oddly enough, Hope has been or dered to spend a few weeks at Mcjave Desert dude ranch by his physician, who warned that the comedian might have breakdown if he did not take 1t easier. But the Andrews Sisters show Is definitely therapeutic" Hope claims, "espec- iallJ One Meat Ball and Rum and Cocoa Cola
 Tommy Dix, young baritone known to millions for his leading part in both the stage and screen versions of Best Foot Forward" IS guest soloist on Columbia's Major Bowes Shower of Stars" tonight over CBS. WARC-C 9:00-9:3O ?. m.
 Dix first appeared on the Majors program in 1888 when he had rcach- cd the ripe old age of l2. He was recently given a medical discharge from the Army after IS months in service.
 Orson Welles, the great young acc tor writer and director who now IS permanent star starting March IS of This Is My Best" Tuesday CBS drama series. began his new picture, Tomorrow Is Forever" this week at the International lot with Claud- cite Colbert and George Brent as | co-starS.
 An unexpected tag-line was sup piled by member of the studio au- dience, when Lana Turner was swapping quips with Quizmaster Phil Baker during her recent "Take It Or Leave It" guest appearance. Baker had just said he though he'd make an ideal leading man for hei l next movie and tried to demon- strate his talent by delivering TO- mantle speech---poorly. Lana oo- jected that he didn't know how to make loye--but she would snow him. Just then, voice from the Lt ,a chirped at Baker: "You won orryi"
 A salu. the states of the United Stat> i'll be the musical theme of Ere, Waring and his Pennsylvanians Thursday. March g. at 10 D. m. over WATR and the Blue network. Highlights Of the musical montage will be Alec Wilder's new song, Wyoming.
 Aldo sollto de Soils, noted span ish concert pianist and composer. will guest with Bing Crosby on the Music Hall program next Thursday ]