The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-17
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 | New Workers Arc Talking About: The Tommy Dorseys, who parted two weeks ago. She's at the Es- sex House, he's at their Jersey resi- dence The investigation going on in Congressman Ham Wish's district Jan Valtin'S recent bride, Abbey Harris, who is IS, not 16 as whispered His book 'Out of the Night" is more ex- citing than any Edgar Wallace story FDR's big Caribbean pro- ject which Sumner Welles of the State Dept knows nothing about" D. Thompson, who wasn't fired by the HIT. She plans a hop to London next month The rumor that Clare Boothe's show ''The Women may be revived un- der the title: Arsenic and Old Luce" The blessed-adventure for the Dan Toppings (Sonja Henie).
 How only two months ago Gen. Krivitsky (re-entering the U. s. via Canada after a years wait for permissionO sang lustily with his wife and child as they crossed the border. And how chums now say: "Why a man so happy two months ago should kill himself, we can't understand" A sports an- nouncer's Miami dice losses totaling $25,000 The George Raft-Betty Grable hoop-dee-do Elaine Barrie's difficulty obtaining plenti- ful bookings The Bonnet Cerfs' first heirdition sometime this year The rumored Post-Eagle wedding, which is worrying staffers, and their bulletjn-board parody on that famed monkey business, which reads: Hear No Eagle, Think No Eagle, Speak No Eagle!"
 The Prince OboIensky Natalie Clark matter which has reached the stage where she now calls him "Sergie- e-Pergie" the Dwight Deere Wimans and their Silly Symphony. She's supposed to have left for the IndieS in a huff l. Knudsen and Hillman, who want the President to draft B. Baruch into govt service <. Lockheed making fewer planes this year because it isn't getting de- livery of fabricated aluminium parts. Besides, it is compelled to stack uncompleted planes in empty lots because it hasn't engines for them! The way Wm. Du Pont is rushing Terry Richardson out in Reno. She's a British refugee who came here via Cairo, Singapore and Kobe. Tall, blonde, etc. The rumor that LaGuardia has been offered the post of proxy at City College The woomance buStup of Judy (Beachconga troupe) Stew art and Sergio Gomez, who may reconcile with his wife Add pet names for the R. A. F. .. "Our A. F."
 JaCk Benny's recent trip to N. Y. They are saying it wasn't only to see "Charley's Aunt" as reported, but to try and get out of his radio contract, Joe Penner's sudden death convincing Benny the strain isn't worth $l6,50O weekly 4. Alan Cor don and Mary Beth Hughes, a Hollywoodd ddaily- double Dick Foran-Jane Larkin .. Jimmy Van Heusen and Gloria Mccall .. The Fred Allen radio testimonial to Americas most lovale Lindy- the restaurateur of B'way. On Wednesdee Whatever became of those investigations Wm. Rhodes Davis, the oil operator, demanded" /" of Senator Wheeler to ''clear his name"? And what happened to the probe of Verne Marshall? Ditto the investigation promised against control of Nazi money-men in U. s. industry? Who forgets them so con- veniently? |. Ray Hendricks. the canary, giving up ciggies, laughing soup and his mind-for Hamtown's lovely Laraine Day, who is a Nor mon!
 The trouble Paramount is encoun- tering with the pulpit over fleming ways For Whom the Bell Tolls. Because the Loyalists are glorified and because Marie never got a wed- ring ring onee during the story Chrysler cars grabbing the exclusive Parmalee contract for 5000 ma chimes Betty Hutton and her new stage door Johnny, Steve Fuld of CBS The Monte Carlo scoop: Gypsy Rose Lee and her troupe of pip -teasers. Follows the Ethel Wa ters date The R. F. c. doesn't lend coin to newspapers, as er- rtumed last wk. Critic John An derson home sick Two of the better known rhumba saloons being only a step ahead of the fore closure man Konrad Bercovic'S autobiog, due in April-which men, tions front-page names Its title: And This Is Only the Be- ginning" -. The big shot who