The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04
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 1iwo had met at some far richer
 tlxne
 l when blood ran fest and vio-
 lina were gay.
 We could have made the golden
 moments rhyme
 We could have found that ell
 the months were May;
 ! would have fashioned slender
 songs for you
 Reaped from Q moon that
 raced a purple sky,
 2 would have uttered phrases
 that were new
 Born from . love too beauti- N ful to die.
 Now as we know the lazy Inns
 are dark
 Now as we know the eerie
 winds blow cool,
 Here in the dusk we seek Q van.
 ished spark
 Knowing full well we play the
 role of tool.
 We should have met before 1t
 grew so late
 Before our hearts and lips
 had learned to hatel
 Don Wahn Hint from . Blue Serge Suit: Commentator Bankhage and Elsa Maxwell share the billing on this stinger sweeping London: At g private party Winston Churchill observed: "Attlee soft qui Laski pense" ("Atlee does as Lask. thinks'D Henry Wallace's neat des- cription of England: Tt is like 8 fiddle. Held by the left--but played by the Right. LIaGuardia will learn that 1t is tougher to worry about what sponsors and listeners will say every week that what voters will say every four years Senator Ford sums up the Soon-due merger Yf Hank Greenberg and Carol Himbel: One run, one hit, one heiresS. Bert Lahr's Quip. A Bhakespearean star, back from overseas, studies the change in street corner signs in New York from 9th Avenue to The Avenue oe the Americas-and intones: {: "Alas, poor New YorickI knew 1t welli"
 Ezra Pound, the American poet brought back from Italy (and charged with being a traibor), is now in a Washington booby- y-hatch Found peddied his soul and his country for Q pittance. He received 200 lire per broadcast while soap- boxing for MuSsolini. In Yankee Doodle coin that's less than ten bux. Add Epitaphs: Ex Ambas. sador Pat Huiey is forgotten but not Gas F. P. A once said) gone. Kathryn Duffey says the latest quip tn Washington military circles is "Hirohito finally admitted that he isn't a god. He couldn't compete with MacArthur." In short is was all @ nyth-take. The Jap Emps resignation leaves the field clear to Father Divine and Gerald L. K. Smith. At the Latin Quarter e friend of Q Broadway no-good was trying to convince Frances Faye that his pal was Q fine teller. "FIis word" he said, lis his bond.". "Zatso?" countered Frances. 'Who put 1t up for him?" Allan s. Sands over heard it in a subway: Isn't it funny how many good looking os- fcers-in civilian clothes-make good looking shipping clerksp". :. Judy Canova'S counsel to big-heads: Remember more people have been nattened by 6 right to the back than a left to the jaw"
 Lord Haw-Haw'S finish is a con. crete example of the adage: "Give a man enough rope" He discovered 1t was a moose. Good riddance .. Tip to gag-writers: Go inspect the Marx Brothers film, Monkey Busi- ness," at Q 42nd Street theatre. It is still Q convulser-- after 15 years Theatre-goerS are flooding this desk with appeals to boost the new play. Home of the Brave" describ- ed as beautiful play with wal. lop. Facts on New Years Eve business: The movies did better than expected. Night clubs slightly less.
 Several Students of languages Especially of German) point out that one of the legal discrepancies in the alleged marriage license of