The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-03

NlAuAA ~ AVb A00b WV AASNA NAAS reason a certain wedding has been postponed in Holly Aood is this: They've found best man and a matron of honor, but they dunno who to get-to hit the couple on the head with the champagne bottlel
 Vignette: He is a press agent. One of his accounts was SWanky night spot-on his list foA many years. He felt that the boss was chilling him. "What's on your mind?" he asked. T feel you are giving me the brush lately. i'd I do any, was was the reply. "Now that you brought up the subiect-yes. you did. I think you'd better resign" The press agent was stunned "Why?" he asked What have done to make you so the the night club owner, "I'm stiil sore at you for not getting my wifes funeral Q better publicity break"
 Free Warning to CafegOers: Those stirrers you get with your highball are not sanitary Nearly every one sticks the things into their kiss CTS or runs them over their teeth and the bartenders have no way of sterillzing them before passing them on to the next patron Suggestion: Carry your own - they come in silver and gold The jewelry stores can send my com missions to the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Charities.
 LOngacre Smalltalk There isn't a single gambling spot now in this State or New Jersey, according to the local paddles. who must mean there isn't one you can take gal to That space behind the Roxy has finally been bought for an office bldg. However, they won't rent any office space less than half floor Sally Rawlinson, the ParGAlolIlt starlet, is the dghtr of Herbert Rawlinson. flicker idol of 25 years ago Erich Won Stro- helm, Jr., and Lillian Porter are closer than two Scotsmen in free phone booth Better stack up on fruits and vegetables-they may pull strike here around May 1st-via the glamour boys of the road, who deliver the stuff Larry Storch, the Copa comic, tours with Benny Goodmans crew April 18th Annie Sheridan (who made the Big-Tine on that "Oomph' campaign) has told the wardrobe dept to de-emphasize her sex appeal. Annie says she wants to get along strictly on her thespian merits HuhP
 SaddeSt Story of the Week: Les Brown, the bandleader, brought it in u. It's the saga of the high-wire artist .. Poor chap .. He jumped 50 feet straight Up into the air grabbed @ trapeze-did 25 fast Hips and caught the trapeze between hS teeth-Wth no handsl |. Imagine! Then he tried 1t a second time-missed-and fell to the stage with a crash that rocked the theater .. The producer helped the battered performer to his feet, put him in chair and said: You did fine-and then you had to louse 1t up by getting slapsticky!"
 Comic: (By Don Wahn): One night week the nation tunes him in. To laugh away the fears that weigh them down His stuff can make the e5urest cynic grin. And pay his homage to @ gifted clown He has the mob corn- pletely at bis feet. For we are chil- dren-frightened by the dark .. And laughter as & wine is ever sweet. To those who thirst to find feeble spark He fires his gags across the eager air. To hit their mark in city and in town He brushes off the garments of des- pair. And substitutes the testers cap and gown Who knows but that this Diplomat of Mirth. May nave the drug-to cure fevered earth?
 Manhattan MuralS: The house house on West 73rd Street where the backyard is pet cemetery for all the pets that die in the neigh borhood. The landlady loves them all-and does it free The weeping mothers at Best's barber shop for kiddies getting their first haircuts The Temple Garage on w. 56th Street which displays art art for for unknowns own : The m ny. downpour: No women-49 men. The Lexington Avenue lingerie shoppe displaying brassieres with this placard: JUNG What It Does for Youp'
 Curtain Calls: Phil Britos best recording: Gypsy" Raymond Paige's NEG stanza Sabbaths. |. |. .. Wm. Horne's trilling of "Matinata" ... Florence Desmond at the Blue Angel '. Georgie Auld's new plat ter of "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rock- N1ne H1IAsSrvA iva GGrYJ1.,