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Press: Winchell Part Time

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TIME

Navy’s most unusual lieutenant commander—Columnist Walter Winchell—last week reported for active duty, was assigned to the press section of the Third Naval District (New York). Four days a week, without pay, he will work for Navy; in his spare time, he will do his Broadway column and Sunday night broadcast.

Proud of being overworked, Winchell flashes: “Did you ever hear of anybody doing a bit more than he has to?”

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