The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-04

Man About Town
 Alice Faye's most persistent pash- time is s. Cummings, the ad exec. D. Parker, the sports ace, and Norma Murray of The N. Y. Mirror were quietly riveted Thursday at Fort Pierce, Fla Anita Colby, Life's front cover this issue, and her mag exec f1ance have cancelled their merger plant Jerome Kerns little girl, Betty, and Richard Green (only recently welded) are plotting a division, already !. Ed Wynn is happier because of a lovely named Dorothy Vernon The Francis (Margo) Lederer melting will happen in Florida, Cuba or Mexico Henry Give and his wife unfolded Feb. 27 .. !. Jeff Erikson has insomnia because of Barbara Smith Woodell of Man Who Came to Dinner" Jack Dempsey con- f1des to churns that this is his last year with the cafe and hotel biz |. Two to be named in the printing scandal are upstate politicos whose last initials are "H" goth Gen. tury-Fox and Para are racing to get to the wire first with Broadway ConfuciuS" and "Confucius Say"
 Following the expose in The Hick- town News-PresS last week, Commy Biggies held hurried meeting in New York City Friday. All being furious over the "stools" among them-three being suspected .. As a result, two well known Commy writers have been assigned to gather smear articles on G-Man Hoover. .. He is to be splotched as an alleged Broadway Glamour Boy" with enn- phasis on ."his women" Well, the only girl he really adores and sends gifts to is a famous movie star, who makes more in a fortnight than he does in a year. His annual salary being $10,000 |. .. Her initials are s. T.
 The Dept. of Justice trust-busters will seek indictments today against optical and lamp industry magnates. z. Isn't s. Richter, now at Bev- erly Hills hotel, Hitlers femme con- tact spark-the Prince Hohenlohe? And why is she so interested in plan production there? :. Dorothy Wygal, the show gal, and scenic de- sigrer N. Karson dunno what time 1t is She's recooping at her Virginia manse and he's on the l. d. phone necessarily |. The bottom dropped out of the show biz last week. Lent and income taxes com- ing together .. They rushed ter- rife scandal in Washinwton when a famed drug store chain heiress had to be rushed to a Warrenton, Va, hosp. after being bitten oof'ly hard by famed playboy at 8 so- ciety baby" party last week 4. The Frankie (Club 18 flyers have reconciled.
 The columns accuracy was twitted by a mag recently. The charge was that our item about thu late F. Donald Coster's yacht (being peddled to Capone) was in- accurate . The director of WOR's Lets Go to Work" show Ca new honey) is a Connecticut lawyer |. He says he is willing to substantiate tho claim that the yacht was sold to . Chicago attorney representing Ralph Capone. When the publicity began to get too tough, it was hur- riedly "re-peddled" to its present owner, a Chicago department store hear {. 7. And who cares?
 The Apee will sign a nationwide agreement with the Newspaper Guild any day, after three years of negotiations. Upee is expected to follow immediately . The Actors Equity Union has joined the pickets to hasten the end of the Brass Rail strike, now 13 months long. The fs:h.c... setter For the N. Y. Sun and her groom expect the new cre- attion next month Prince Carlo Ruspoli of Italy and Kay Williams, the model from Erie, are an eX- citem The Nancy Van Vleck and Gavin Welby duet is in every body's ears Greta had to pay Uncle Sam $53,000 in tax arrears before being permitted to go to Nassau . The coppers will try to close up some of the joints on the East Side which cater to sissy