The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-12

pal, worked herself up, colonel by colonel, to a top spot in the lead- ing Fascist regime in the Americas Josephs' Cosmo piece is called Under Cover Girl" and you'll know why when you read 1t .. His story, he tells us, was inspired by the item here about her, and that is why the editors bought It. .. Two major movie studies are in- terested, too, reports tine author =. Thus a columnar item has bloomed.
 The Spring will find more shows on Broadway than in the past 20 years There are so many shows in production now--that the the theater shortage will be even more acute. Things to worry about, huh?
 The background of an "Ameri- canism" man in the Veterans of Foreign Wars ought to be probed by it's membership. We offer that as constructive criticism Cole Por- ter says of all the songs he's com posed, his pet is Love for Sale" which radio banned because of its poetry-and which, consequently, was never done to death by the song -pluggers |. The Repubs are describing MT. Churchill as Eng lands revenge for the Boston Tea Party!' A legleSS mendicant features this placard: AZ in the Draft-But IA in Blood Donations" Phil Brito'S description Of a phony: He i5 bothered more by your success than by his own fail- ure.'
 Thing like this are making Sec'y of State -tinius q very respected gent around Washington The other day he invited Sec'y of Interior Ickes and his staff to meet with the State Dept at a private dinner Mir. IckeS was asked to make complete criticism of the State Dept. The idea was to achieve better teamwork -, Ickes let them have a blistering attack, and plenty of State Dept ears sizzled But the confab achieved it's unique pur- pose It put the State Dept lads on friendly, human relations With the Ickes bunch for the first time in a dozen years.
 Add fine screen playing: Mark Daniels in the Winged Victory" hit Tn mid-December the colm predicted that another strike would break out at Wright's in New Jer- sey. The workers there wish it en- phasized that they won't strike and intend to vote for the continuation of the no-strike pledge .. If Thom- as J. Gent Jr,, U. $. Army Air Corps. who lost his serviceman s bracelet (No. 0-l9927). wants 1t back, Elisabeth Bergner, the star, has 1t at the Booth Theater, where she IS rehearsing her new play, "The OVef- tons" Those women in Los An- gc,es who are trying to have Joan Barry's baby taken from her, claim ing she ruined the baby's life, bJ holding 1t up to such notorlety,' v should roll pandages instead Leave her alone! You old iirs.stone casters!
 A Broadway pIaygirl was tipped to q sure-thing four days before Tropical Park shuttered. She plunged on the horse for $l000( killing But the bookie witt no future in raCetrack gambling, weIshed to the coast Her boy frienc happens to be one of the EasL'' toughest sportSmen. Not new way of committing Supicidc, at all Add Counting Sheep Dept: That very ex-New York Congressman while walking down the aisle Of the Sadie Thompson show before Il folded). was recognized by the audi ence who booed him .. A Gilmore hatcheck gal got $l00 tip from a fellow, who returned two hours la- l ter and said it was mistake, de- manding it back. He gave her $l l instead. Not q bad tip, at that -. Havana is "dcad"-practlcally nc tourists. But Cuba has great pros- perity. wages are higher than ever The Cuban capital is guarded by machine gunners, ditto the Presi- dential Palace Groancd ono wealthy Cuban planter; You people insist on giving our people milk anc ice cream! They hate it!' -. "1sn't 1t true you are richer than ever? he was asked .. "No,' he said, "l used to make $500,000 a month. Nov 1t takes three months to make that!' The current Readers Scope magazine juggles Edward A. Rum elys peculiar career with a ten foot pole.