The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-10
MEMOs OF A GIRL FRIDAY

MENUS OF a GAhL FRIDAY
Dear Mr.. Column: Geo. Jessel
Just phoned. Said Variety's story
that his wife would appear III Philly
with him Is not so. Lois, he said,
leaves Sunday for the coast 10 rent
q house. He will join her there
shortly where he will start writing
his autobiog: Shouldn't Happen TO
q Dogp Dixie Dunbar tells
me she also Is shopping for a honey
moon apt. That she will marry in
two weeks -. After all those bellies,
1t may be wedding bells for Tommy
MsEville and Anita Rogers. His
friends are crazy about the brunette
beauty whom they call Greek
goddess Ted Rogers Just phoned.
Wants to know Is II true Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain Is re-
signing TO join Up. M?
Mrs. Raymond Ruhican, ex Of
the big ad agency magnate, con-
firmed an item by marrying Mar
quis Pescara last Tuesday .
Dewey's office, hear, will soon
probe the ABC board, which will
delight nearly every night club
and cafe owner The Ice Ter
race room of the New Yorker
has a swell new Ice revue, Larry
Clinton's crew, too i. f. Rosita Royce
has new dance with q 72-year-
old dove, who sings and dances
and talks. His name Is Trommer
Joe Laurie, Jr, Is lettering
at st. Clare's Hosp after an appen
op -. I saw 1.-TWO For the Show"
again-better than opening night
=. From q F'latbush theater pro-
gram: Patrons who consider ushers
uncivil should see the manager"
Diana Barrymorc's new sport Is
blowing a police whistle at cabs
that get In her way -. Tip to
Worlds Fair photogs: There are
three sets OF Dutch twins as
mattresses at Heineken's Holland
House i. A prominent Wall Street
brokers' wife just retained counsel
TO help the deportation Of n GER
tain rival Then there's the
one about the multl-mlllionaire In
dustrIalist who has been keeping
trysts In the 70s Finally his wife
got suspicious and for days she
patrolled the neighborhood In O.
cab until she spotted his parked
limousine. There was scene
but she's cot him back now and
that's all that matters.
Francis Lederer will have q swell
vacation. After his X. Cornell tour
he will play opposite Hedy Lamar
In the pic, "ziegfeld Girl" The
British raYilion's place will drop IT
dignity wee bit this time - and
employ John Powers models as hos
tesses L. Prima again denies
any rift with hts wife. Alma, he
sayA, has been working In "Pago
Paso' with Jon Hall. Very happy,
SAYS Pripia, please shy so q. Hor-
ace Dodge and Bob Scott mabel
Bolts boy had n spat ut the Savoy
PlAza--one-two stuff. SO now Bobs
mother Ia miffed with him, and not
angry with Horace.
Hannah williams contract for
La Martinique says she mustn't
use Dempsey's name :. Jane Pick
ens will have the leading lady role
In Ed Wynn's new show. Rehearsals
start In July :. Tom and Sis Dowl-
Ing took that Job OF hoofing at the
Stork Just 10 attract the eye OF pro-
ducers. They worked there for cof-
feo-and-cake coin for s weeks, and
nothing happened. SO they quit
and came IN the other nglht as
guests 80. They got up and danced
and zanuck who was there signed
them on tho spot The jergens
people SEM bound copy Of tomor-
rows Ladies' Home Journal with
yours and Mrs. WIS names In gold
leaf on the front Lots In II
never knew before.
Remember that thing Harry Han
sen had about new book on
slangp That winchell was nh un-
derworid term for a suckerp We'll,
pupil at Or. Maurers school IN
the South writes and explains that
Maurer was so burned up at YOU,
for something you colyumcd long
time ago--he just decided 10 get
even by saying In his article that
"winchell means playing someone
for a sucker" He felt you we're
played for one by persons who gave
you the info you printed That
explains Hansens recent paragraph
Wondering about the origin for
the derisive term: "he was win
chelled."
Alexander W0Ollcott In heading
for Syracuse for consultation with
his personal doc . :. A few nights
before he was stricken he was feast
ed at the home of q man who Is
head OF q food and wine society, q
group OF gourmets After the biz
affair." alexander autographed o
menu for his host: prom Alexander
Woollcott, with gratitude and bicar-
Donate" John Price In The
Richmond tVa.) Beacon, points out
that one-fifth of the world is ruled
today by eX-cons. Mussolni had II
Jail sentences, Hitler served one
Stain did time In Siberian jail
for train robbery, De Valera served
three for political reasons, as did
Gandhi.