The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-10
MAN ABOUT TOWN

New xOEkefs Arc Talking About: Alice Marble becoming the next Mrs, william DuPont. He just took Re- novocaine Mrs. Jimmy Walling- tons flight there to tell aJudge about the famed radio announcer |. The shellacking Abe Lyman gave an insulter. Broke him right in half The Buddha-ful Doris Foo (Ruty,s deb daughter), who will nnidle-aisle with Chas. Dick, the Chinese flyer. He piloted Chang Kai-shek out of Shanghai Gar bo's visit East for a 2-rnonth face treatment. The beautician was pr. F. Laszlo Y. Mrs. T. Sprague (one of the Vanderbilt protegees) who, chuns insist, is embracing the faith of Msgr Sheen. She's had five gro0ms .. The Federal Communi- cations Commish, which just ordered the fingerprinting of all workers in shortwave foreign newsroorns. All will have to show their U. 8. citi- zenship records The wagers that were made in Washington high places over the week-end--that the U. g. would be "in 1t" within IS days The rumor was based on another-that Feds were listing all suspects" for interment.
 Lady Elizabeth Decies (the for- mer Mrs. Harry Lehr, nee Bessie Drexel, of Philly), who is living in luxury ct the Whitehall, Palm Beach. Churns tell howy she fears confiscation to her property in Paris by the Germans. So she recites tales of their politeness to her. Why, my dear, one even got up and gave her his seat in the Metro (sub- way); others helped get her out of France, etc. That's why she won't permit her name on any Bri- tish War Relief committee-for fear the Nazis will hear about 1t and get even with her.
 Alexander Kings wedding bells shortly with Marjorie Bell, the ac- tress. King was editor of Stage, the mag, which died too young ,. Jockey Sammy Renick's planned &C., ton against Jockey E. Arcaro for return of $2,800 Ca loan in @ dice- house). Arcaro only made $l00,- 900 last year -. Yamanaka x O., @ Fifth Avenue store, which shipped considerable stock back to the Orient last week. How come if Japan expects no immediate trouble with the U. s.? ... Gene Sarazen's provocative crack: Ben Hogan will beat Sam snead the first time they meet" The profits of "La. Purchase" which cost 100 Gs to produce .. To date the vel vet is ll0--and that doesn't include the movie rights The jockey in MiaEai who is in wrong with "the mob" for giving them bum steers. One of the aggrieved buddies gruinbling: T don't wanna know when @ horse is gonna win. l wanna know when it's gonna losel
 Joan Crawford not embracing Christian Science as reported re- gently. She is a convert, they say to Unity, in which & secretary is a High Priestess, If you please The scandal anticipated in Federal Reserve circles -. sherman Bill hlgsley's birthday today. It's a chance for the many to give him something for 6 change The pennsy steel tycoon who is sup- posed to be investing $50,000 in a musical next season to star Margie Hart. Same gink who gave the stripeeler a $4,000 mink coat not long ago The four studios nibbling at T Live on Air" which went into a second printing the second day. It's crowded with ziny film material, The baby girl for the Robert Van Nordens at the Englewood, N. J. Hosp. Prudence (MirroD Penny's marriage soon to George Floyd, an engineer The craze for men sleeping in -the-nude grow ing to such proportions, makers of pajamas have had to hire a press agent.
 The blazing new romance os Mary Kirk Brown and Miguel Go- meg, the Brazilian The bad case Charles Conway has on Marior Harvey of the Royal Palm Club choir. He left his luggage and conga troupe on Q Detroit.bound train to return to her embrace =. The amus- ing sitcheeayshun at the Academy oi Dramatic Arts where 23-year old Ezra Stone Is a teacher and Ethel Barrymore Is Q pupill Louis Prima's loss of three men to the army. His trumpeter. drummer and sax The avalanche of sym patny for Dr. Paul Schwarz at Medi- cal Adts Hosp. He Is former Ger man Consul in N. Y.-anti-Adolf The Florida Racing Commish's new femme detectives, who trap the illegal boolsmRkers in hotels by making g wagers in their one-piece bathing suits M. Berle's part ing blotter for Joyce Mathews tears "a swanky diamond and ruby watch The luck of A. Horn- blow, IT,, getting Myrna Loy for a wife twicel
 0yE1e3 NhhCOV1IoAu VI b4lS N1uyOI . staff having four teeth yanked SC that he won't be turned down by Uncle Sam Dorothy Mcclure the click of Claudia, whose fr- ture is bright. Network officials say she has the most radiogenic voice ever heard The wedding last week of Edith Barnes of Bristol, Conn, to Edward Ehrich former Times man, now an NEG exec The sleuths studying the numerous soldiers and sailors whc patronize Yorkville grills .. The feud between the Southern Music company and Albert Dominguez con- poser of Perfidia" and "Frenisi, which is holding up publication oi "Uno Momento" (One MomenD bet ter than his other hits That Asst Navy Secretaryship rumored for Thomas G. Corcoran which can go to MT. Warner. vice president of Pure oil, who spurns it When Secretary Prank Knox saw Jack AlexanderS swell writeup in Life he intoned: ''Oh, boyl Waitll my wife sees those pictures with my