The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-15

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 Alice Faye and Tony Martin are readying a Chicago dateline .. :. Ina Ray Hutton is quietly arrang- ing an annulment Of her one-day marriage. Her next groom is from New Orleans Those coast re- ports blending Carson Kanin, the di- rector, with Margot Stevenson, ac- tress, are counterfeit. The heart is Judith Anderson, recently unwound
 The split of the canes Roose- velts was denied by Mrs. F. D. R. but intimates insist they have arranged settlement, custody of the tots, etc. Backers of ex-PreSident H. Hoover have bought out certain mag (which merged recently) to push his candidacy. The pro- Roosevelt staff will be quietly dropped The next society girl to get the photo play will be Anne Martin of 800 Park avenue, not Gloria Vanderbilt. Photogenically, say most news -iocusers, she is closest to Brenda James Cromwell, the new Minister to Can ada, bought 55 tickets at $1O0 each for pals to attend the Jackson Day Dinner Most exciting moment during the swanky Pierre reception following the Martha Rutgers George Vernon Coe nuptials on Fri day) came when one of the pret- tiest bridesmaids lost her ahemsi
 Frenchmen visiting the U. s. con. fide to society intimates that this story hasn't leaked yet In France: That "the Amelia Earhart of France" was executed as spy dur- ing the third week of the war {. ;. Seymour, the Chicago photographer, and his bride are matrimoaning and will make the split permanent .. Paul Douglas romance with Lucille Ball will be interrupted to- day when he goes under the sur. ge0n's stilettO The Richard Krakaures (SOnny Ingram), who are in the courts over alim0any, will soon be in the headlines sensation ally An East and West Coast personal shakeup Is slated to hit RKO after that firm is freed from 75-B next week ,. Believe 1t or not, MT. Ripley, but it's costing S1,- 5OO,OOO to rush the Russian Pavilion back to Russia.
 Americans will shortly receive pamphlets allegedly mailed in the U. S., proving" that the Athenia was not sunk by a German sub- marine, but by an internal machine planted by Winston Churchill. The fact is that this propaganda stuff was shipped from Germany on janu- ary 5th The jokers who have kidded Sam Goldwyn for years about his dialect" and malaprops must have been impressed by Goldwyns excellent use of word- age on the Film Critics radio show. His good sportsmanship was ex- hibited when he said: "No one in- dividual can make moving picture, therefore no one man can take credit for t."
 Govt investigators will shortly be surned loose on Q Chicago labor chief (not Bioff) who'll wished he stayed in his shell President J. Ballard of Bulova Watch, who lost his wife . year ago, may wed again. soon. The. M.. Blow ad agency knows "Peggle's" last monlc- ker .. The evll- minded land their their juggling of Q photo) have helped sell out the January 18th Look because of page 25 w. H. Auden, the British poet, will apply for citizenship here because he believes it will give him fin. creased spiritual freedom" And not only that, mister! Brooks Wilkinson, cx.British chief censor, is blind. His sec'y who was in charge of radio and sound-is deaf Esquire's rejection slip sim- ply states: "Sorry-doesn't compel us" Oh, fudge! It prob ably will never be his epitaph, but Dough Fairbanks once suggested: Back to the Silents'.
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