The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18

of cigarette lighters from his many friends for Christmas, so, to,do his bit for the "matchless" CTS still overseas, he shipped the lighters to the Chief of Special Services of the Army for distribution to the boys.
 Always open to suggestion when 1t comse to cultural improvements, Fl Archie" Gardner angles for a Met groaner" to sing for a song on "Duffy's Tavern" heard tonight from S:30 to 900 over WTTC-NBS.
 Con man Dave Hossinger arrives with the l8-year-old singer, Rickie Jordan. He offers the golden-voiceo boy to Archie" for four dollars a week while hes grooming him for the Met, but the anguage-mangllng manager reasons that four-dollar- a-week man can't be much. It isn't until the ante is upped to eight dollars per week that Archie" sees the young mans potentialities ana hires him.
 A musical cavalcade of the last spectacular twenty years will De directed by Paul Lavalle as Cities Service Highways in Melody" cele- brates it's 1,0olst broadcast on WTIC-NBC tonight at 8 p. m.
 This oldest sponsored series in radio has invited its first soloist, Jessica Dragonette, soprano, to ap-- pear on this program. Leonard Stokes, baritone member of the chorus, who has requently appeared in special numbers in the past year, will have a stellar role with Miss Dragonette. The two will sing the duet from "Oklahoma"-"People Will Say We're in Love-" The sopranos solo will be Indian Love Call' by Friml.
 Jan Peerce, Metropolitan Opera tenor. Leonard Bernstein, talented young conductor of the New York City Symphony Orchestra, Sono Osato, popular dancer soon to ap- pear in the Broadway production "Undine," and Bartlett and Robin son, noted piano team, will be the guest experts on Ted Cott's quiz show. 50 You Think You Know Music" this evening, from 8:3O to 9 over WOR-Mutual. Eddy Ducnln, pianist and bandleader de luxe, VIII appear on the Andrews Sisters show, INK Musical Showroom" on wed nesday, Jan. g, at i0:30 p. m. via CBS. The debonair and uroane maestro, in keeping with the traol- ton of this program will receive the Green Room Award, an hon crary plaque for his contribution to entertainment. The broadcast comes from Hollywood where Duchin IS staying following four years of out standing service for Uncle sam.
 Screen Star George Murphy has been signed to appear in the chiller, .'Spoils for Victor" to be aired on the "Suspense' CBS theatre or thrills" program Feb. '.
 Human Interest Reporter ana former War Correspondent Ted Malone. whose programs are broad cast weekdays via ABC, treKs to Springfield, Ohio, Saturday, Jan: 70, where he will address the monthly meeting of the Allis Chalmers com pany.
 Penny Singleton, title player in the Sunday CBS "Blondie" program, is aiding the United Nations clotn- ing relief drive by collecting gar ments from cast and staff members of the show. and is doing her own personal part by having her ,hus- bands discarded Marine officers uniforms made over into suits for herself. and then turning in her old suits.
 Myra Marsh, who plays Mrs. Foster' on the NEG Date With Judy program, this week voiced the role of a telephone operator m a new government film short soon to hit the nations screens.