The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-09
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 The boss of a New York union announced that its long strike was over, and he ordered everyone back to work at a midtown hotel. But one, lad continued to picket after all the others resumed working. "Heyl" asked the labor boss. Why don't you go back to work?"
 T dunno" shrugged the picket. s'You've had me on strike so long I forgot whatinell I used to dol"
 The howl of the week: Martin Bormann'S counsel, who requested that the hanging verdict (of Bor- mann's counsel, who requested that the hanging verdict (of Bormann) be lessened-as his client was dead anyhow. On the theory, praps, that Martin woud rest easier, If he only got life.
 Senator Taft believes the Nurem- burg verdicts to be too harsh. Ac- cording to him, hanging is stretch ing things too far Life lm- prisonment he adds, was good enough for Napoleon He forgets French history. MT. Bonaparte (af- ter his first imprisonment) returned to take over again and came pretty close to making it stick.
 American Action, Inc. is a new 1y organized outfit featuring many of those that crawled back into their holes when their America First was debunked Whats the Inc. for? Incongruous, h. capable or Incoherent? .. Or Inca, dinca, doc?
 Surprising that American Action, Inc, grew out of America First. The America -Firsters wanted any thing but action-against the Nazis
 Lew Parker found out why the series games at St. Louis didn't break attendance records.
 Most of the Missourians are in Washington!
 Frances E. Kaye observes that pitcher Howie Pollett was one strike away from winning the series opener and that Truman is just about one more strike away from being washed up Frances also thinks that in Georgia, Fatzo Goer- ing wouldn't be hanged-he'd be Georgia's hangman |. And Sax1e Dowel reports that the Dodgers Cardinals race was the closest thing in the National League since Branch Rickey . The Red Sox first-base- man rates Yorkids.
 Don Ameche wonders if anybody ever called the President Harried Truman Eddie Jaffe is con- vinced there's something very fishy about the meat shortage . Bill Schiller rates patty-cake for the campaign he's waging as candidate for the State Senate. He's fighting for education and housing of vets At the Glass Hat two Repubs were indulging in their pet pastime -panning Truman. '"The whole na- tion,' said the first, "is laughing up their sleeves at him" You kiddin'?" asked the other. Who's got sleeves?"
 George Broadhurst's memoirs Che has 44th Street theater named for him) is titled Curtains Ur :" It should enliven the B'way scene Ida Lupino and Stirling Hay den (the keddickters) have 6 AM. dates on his skiff The V. Sardi, Jrs., have parted. She's in Las Vegas Ray ("Annie') Middleton is singing love songs for real to Truly Barbara of the same hit .. The Chas. Lamonts Qhe's the moom- pitchca, not bank, director) expect it to be a close race between S. Stork and S. Claus . A photo- mag piece says was once a pupil of Arthur Murray. That's a scoop on me. When was that, hmlnm? T. Whites book, Thunder Out of China" Ca Booka-the-Mon- ther), will be in the stalls on the 18th, tl.e day he quits MT. Luce ,.. Dick Mcknight (Jack Carson's ra-
 
 dio writer) is being X'd by Betty Hogan after six weeks of meddidge.
 Helen Talley, widow of Truman Talley (once top man of Fox Movie tone) is (the poor woman mailing a col'm to a Detroit gazette. In a recent col'm Helen was compliment ed by H. Ross, the mag-man /. . He told her: Why, dammit, the title of your column CTalley-Rant) is inspired!"
 Better, we think, would be 'Tal- ley-Ho-H Hum"
 The J. Dinsmore TewS thawt they were smart when they peddled their Park Avenue apartment for about 10 times what they paid for it.. Now they're not so sure. You guessed it. No place to lay heads Harry Warmers dotter. Lita, will be wedlocked Gin March) to