Wednesday, June 16, 1943

Dear Diary,

I spent eight more hours at the ration board today, for a total of thirty-three hours.

A picture of Bob at a rehearsal of the Mayor of the Town broadcast joined my collection today.

I heard Bob’s program rebroadcast by short wave for the last time this season today. Everything with the word Pepsodent in it was cut out as usual, but the best part of the whole show, the duet, was left in. I’ve been waiting for almost three months for the results of the Movie-Radio Guide’s poll. I was afraid they wouldn’t be announced before Bob went off the air. I said some time ago that Bob would win all three titles, and he did.

Wednesday, December 16, 1942

Dear Diary,

Bing Crosby was a surprise guest on Lionel Barrymore’s “Mayor of the Town” program tonight. He was worked right into the script as Guess Who? That’s right. He played the part of Bing Crosby. He was appearing in “Springdale” on behalf of the sale of war bonds and stamps. I wish Bob Hope would do unexpected things like that. But if he ever does, I hope he does in on a program I listen to. It almost kills me when Bob appears as a guest-star and I miss him.