The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18

nEEMOs OF A GIRL FRIDAY
 Dear MT. ": The Minister of Switzerland requested text in which vou discussed Swiss diplomatic pouches being used by Na3is Co get their funds out of Germany The Swedish Minister wants what you said about Swedish plants on Q 2l-hour basis making ammuni- ton for World War III Mar leIie Dietrich'S daughter may have Q story. Know her numberp {. Radio Corp. Of America said they
 mailed over 100 more cables from 0Is overseas-which the strike pre- vented delivering hear big corporations are privately saying that if they all hold out another month the labor union treasuries will be bankrupt" That the Auto Workers, frinstance, originally had E million which is half gone, already" Cabs around town are in such bad condish hackmen call them (among themselves) "hearSes' Whatever became of the British Gen1 Morgan matter? 
 The housing situation being what it is, Prince Toritasso of Italy is staying at the tiny" Howard on W. 18th .. J. Watson Webb (the millionaire film cutter at goth Gen. tury-Fox) and Nancy Guild (that studio found her in the pages of photo magazine) are having a belLOVEa time Troubles brew ing at the National Maritime Union. The top execs have fallen out with each other. Gentlemen Where's your fact-findlng board? It's the ReynoldseS. He's the cigarette fortune heir. We had 1t months ago. However, he's in Florida es- tablishing residence, but Mrs. Rey- holds is due there to combat 1t.
 Hear anything about a feud be- tween Betty Hutton and Johnny Mercer? Something to do with her recordings for his new firm .. That Londoner who bid for the head of Hitler Cat that auction) IS the husband of a H'wood actress. He was goal'd there during the war for pro-Nazi activities An ex-movie name" is undecided whether to continue as an actor (and protect his pride) or become a maitre d'hotel and make a swele- gant living. Several swank spots have offered him jobs to glad-hand celebS.
 As far as anyone could detect there was no one of consequence from the theatrical profession invited" to that Garden event" And poor Ham Fish. Wasn't even interdoosedl Ashamed of their relatives, eh? The 5-hour windy talks sent half the crowd home before it ended The com- muniSt picket lines at the White Who pays that? Show pro- ducer H. Shumlin is showing off his new love. Her name is Carmen Englander. They'll be meddied veddy soon.
 Ran into Wm. R. Mathews. He's the publisher of the Arizona Daily Star CTucson). He said he never mentions people like the klan, etc. Because they thrive on publicity. Once, he said, a klans- man called on him and admitted: We burn crosses to find out who ogir enemies arel" still say that newspaper spotlightning of people like that Is the best po- liceman Editors always groan when radicals pop up in Con- gress. One or two squawk about the Fascists. Perhaps if editors checked records of politicians as carefully as they checked records of football players, we might, one day, boast of an All-American Congress.
 Variety has an interesting list of the top IS radio programs of 10 years ago. Only commentator on it Gin 1886 before the war) was wv. But this is the big CO., incidence. Your rating ten years ago this week was 17.8. That's what it is in the latest Hooper. Not getting any worse or better, dear bwoy Ex-Sgt. Abe Spitzer of tine Bronx Che was radio operator