The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-07
MAN ABOUT TOWN

ms h the way Harry Hopkins
proposed TO lovely Louise Macy !. {. :.
The night before Mr.. Churchill re-
turned to London (abOut fort
night ago) Louise went to the home
Of Mrs. AvereII Hartman TO dress
for dinner, where Mr.. Hopkins called
for her AS they were having.
a cocktail (priOr to leaving for the
White House, Mr.. III. "a shy sOrtuva-
chap asked Miss Macy to marry
him in this manner: II was just
talking to the President and asked
him whether he thought you would
say sycS,-if / asked you to marry
me-and the President said he
thought you would :. Her answer
belongs in the history books :.
"AS usual" she said, "the PreSi-
Dent Is right.
New Workers. Are Talking About:
Fred Aliens high blood pressure
which sent him hurryinug to Mayo
Brothers at Rochester, MINI. Z.
Lindbergh's definite threat to an
nounce his candidacy for office
soon via the page ones The
charming ghost in "Blithe Spirit"
(Lenora Corbet) rumored being Mrs.
John Royal? He's the NBC exec.
The socially registered John
McVickers being Renaughty
The popular movie favorite (not
Martha) who was elected from Ell
Morocco for being too damp :.
Mary Anita Loos becoming the next
Mrs. Ernst Lubitsch-after the melt:
ing, of course, which has been filed
Shirley Towards appeal for
divorce in Philly from commenta-
tor Norman Jay Irving Berlln's
thrilling show at the Broadway
Theater ("This Is the Army!') for
Army Relief The critics gave
its 4 stars-but we are giving 1t all
48.
The story all over Washington
and Newspaper Row here concerns
Col r.. II. McCormick's paper in
Chicago 1t again tossed safety
out the. windOws-and allegedly
printed the lowdown on why we won
at MISUNDERSTANDING that the U. S.
Navy decOyed the Japs' secret mes
Sages, etc. True or not, we
dunno Official Washington
was 50 incensed at the publishers
nersistent disregard for military
Secrecy-it decided to teach him a
lesson What one man saved
him? His deadliest enemy in
Chicago, publisher Frank Knox.
From the newspapers and United
Press: 1.-THE announcement came
when some columnists and entire
oreneurs of inside information were
busily marrying Harry Hopkins to
Paulette Goddard" :. All, UP meant
to report, except one Does Uncle
Samson know that the Central RR
bridge (NeWark Bay over which
troop trains proceed every hour of
the day hasn't single guard?
Max Gordon, the producer, is said
to be suffering a gin-rummy slump
that equals the price of producing
q new show 4. The bartender at
Jean Cabin and Marlene Dietrich's
party lin the ST. Regis was her
husband.
When 1t was revealed that actor
Melvyn Douglas had civilian job
at $1,000 per year (Which he doesn't
take) certain Congressman put up
a big howl about it r. Douglas
now is doing a good job in civilian
defense-withOu salary But
you hear no complaints :. :. 1t was
Just learned that the indignant ora
tory about him (which was spread
all ever the Congressional RecOr6
cost the taxpayers a wasted ST.
500.
Why were some of those Bundits
allowed to sail on the exchange
ships in May and June? And how
come the State Dept insisted upon
keeping their names out of the pa
pers? The chatter about Pau
lette Goddard's heart being a
Washington big shot is a hunk of
bunk. He's a Hollywoodirector, now
in uniform and the only time her
heart is in the Capitol is when he
goes there !. F.. :. . The VIM. Buckner-
Adelaide Moffett splitigation goes
into the Courts shortly What's
al the hoopdee- doodle between polo
player Hugh Fontaine and stage di-