The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1941-03-03
MAN ABOUT TOWN

MAN ABOUT TOWN
New Workers. Are Talking About:
Benny doodmafl's next middle aisle
partner, q lovely In the John Henry
tribe The near free-for-all at
the stork Club when Ed Wynn and
a drunk won to II Mrs. Phil Bek-
er's snub at reconciliation proposals
-and her decision to Renotice him
Ethel Mermans ditto with her
estranged groom-and the agree
ment not to divorce until later E.
Hal Kelmp's widow, Martha Ste
ptenson, being broke. His re-
cordings being her only income /. :.
All Vanderbilt losing his breath, bal
ance and mind over pretty Kay
sutton, ex-DuBarry locker :. The
soon.due articles alleging that Last
Time Saw Paris" Is a tune-pir-
acy Count Vincent Ostrich Of
Vienna and the social Dorothy Lig-
Rett Looks next issue, In which
Dorothy Thompson directs an open
letter to Anne Lindbergh The
parting Of the Grover Loenings IN
Palm Beach, but they won't have 1t
legally melted The fat dividend
checks Goering gets from an Ameri-
can munitions firm, which are de-
posted to his account ct the Bank
Of Rio de Janeiro.
Sumner Welles' boy, Ben, and his
torrid romance with Mariana War
burton, step-dotter Of the Wander
bits Adrienne Ames' long signs
over Brent Richards :. The we'd
ding rimors for Bert Taylor III
and Esme O,Brierl D.. Louise Stanley
and Robert Richie clipping q glop
Francis Lederers magic which
has Yvonne Bowler dizzy ;. The
new fabricated orchids that peddle
for S5 and look like the real thing
Billy Roses unemployment tax
for all his enterprises, a sum Of
20 Gs. He appealed and lost !. :.
The former opera star, who was dis
possessed for rent arrears. In her
prime O famous banker was the
heart The rumors that Ruth
Hollingsworth Foran Is secretly Mrs.
T. Chatfield--the merger happening
near 2l2th Field Artillery camp :.
Edith Roark Of the champagne hair,
applying for O gun permit.
Christine Fisher. the actress, who
flung q bottle at the head Of
H. r. Angus In the 60th Street
Versailles last year-and how she
now IL managing his Evansville bust.
ness and oil wells! Cass
Franklyn's secret merger to Helen
Kaye, the model, In Winchester, va,
on sept. 18th, 1910 80. Billingsley's
argument that the rur1iba Is on
the way out, which Is why he will
use American bands only L. +. :.
Richard Waldo being eased off that
draft board Mrs. Marcus DAILY,
said to be the heiress to fifty mil
lion, who may blend with Addison
Randall, until recently the interest
Of the estranged Mrs. Morton Dow
ney The beeg romance between
Betty Jane Smith, dancer, and the
youngest OF the Baker chocolate
clan Maggi McNellis, the CHI
cago society thrush (at the Rain
bow ROOM and Harmon Nelson,
Jr., former spouse OF Bette Davis.
The degend about Jock Whitney
and Howard Hughes forming O new
flickture firm Wayne Morris
GREATNESS chase for Patricia Stew.
arts favors The baby boys for
the 8. Cowaas Cola KOCH, the Dr.
Barry Griffith Kings and the Harry
crown and Country Bulls :. The
newly discovered fact that II a
coupe get @ legal separation In New
York-he or she-without notifying
the other-inay acquire a divorce N
Florida The excellent Job by the
editors OF the Civil Service Leader
In putting the spotlight on the SAM
tation Dept. The way those
exiled Cuban army and navy OF"
ficials are whooping 1t up III the
Miami spots, oblivious to trouble :.
Bunny Rays switch from O cafe
press agent to comedian jackie
Miles. From soup to nuts :. The
number Of times Vic Mature combs
his hair In q night clubs.
Artie shaw's loaded schedule:
Noel carter, the strippin, between
shows. Then over to the Pierre 10
hold hands with Lee Wiley-and
then 0 hasty dash to gurgle at KIM
Toye, the oriental menace. Then
five dates O week with Nanette Fa-
bares, the lovely brunette OF "Mitt
the Ripple" FDR's alleged flip
pancy TO A. Woollcott: my family
likes actors--and why not? Doesn't
Eleanor play one-night standsp" :. :.
Art Landry, once a big-time band
leader - now happy Leading ing. a WA PA
dance crew the TIARA tne
Duchess Of Windsor wears IN the
Bahamas--made Of beach shells -.
owen Davis, Jry insomnia over
Bunny Cutler, Panama Hattie" Choir
inc.
Gertrude Lawrence's suite OF dress
ing rooms fancier than any in
the swankiest hotels. Air-contli-
toned, spotlights and veddy gee
whizzy The Philly newspaper
woman, who went to work In Goeb-
bells garbage factory two years ago.
They say she was the one who
dreamed up that free-cable-to- Hit
Ter trick The plan by London
ers to confer a title on Quentin Rey-
nolds when he returns there
The marriage Of Dennis O'Connell,
the golf pro. to Margaret Leary OF
Ridgeway on the 22nd -. The Trot-
sky book on Stain which will be pub
lished posthumolisly The baby