Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

Cuuie WlncSOr,
Prince of
Wales, had told
his royal pop -
that If the LOUIS soBoL
government was willing he
would like to step aside as
prospective heir to the throne
In favor Of his brother. We
noted clairvoyantly then: ut
isn't as fantastic as II sounds
and personally ! can see why
the Prince would Like 10 dodge
the job Of British ruler. Guy
Lombardo was making his an
nual bow.in for the Summer at
the Pavilion Royale In Valley
Stream and Ted Husing Off.
ciated as master of ceremonies.
We Eere suffering the frs
agonies OF a vaudeville engage
ment at the Palace-the last
week OF two-a-day vaudeville. >.
Ted Healy popped in and so did
Nils T. Cranlund. Later that
night we dined with Floyd Glib
bons. 1t was mid.July and the
town had emptied itself.
Harry Richman was very much
the entertainer OF the moment
and this. dept duly recorded
that he had curbed none of his
extravagances. having only that
week invaded Nat Lewis and
purchased 48 canes and about
$500 worth Of socks. We were
limiting that Jack Dempsey and
Estelle Taylor might reconcile
(Which they didn't.
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4 eomieai chop named Joe
Lewis was becoming a town
favorite and we devoted q para
graph to repeating his dramatic
story How he had been
slashed and left for dead by the
gorillas OF Chicago-his miracu.
lous recovery-the silver plate
In his head. We commented
that the eyes of men who have
suffered reflect the torture in
their hearts, but confessed that
you might look far and deep
into the eyes OF Joe and dis
cover nothing but gaiety. The
fellow actually was happy.
Jimmy Cagney had come back
TO town from California -
local boy who was making good
In Hollywood-and we pointed
out that not many years previ.
ously he had been an obscure
member Of the cast of "Pitter
Patter" and had worn striped
trousers, a linen vest and an OK.
ford coat bound with braid. He
did a "ducky" dance with a
little girl from the chorus who
was his wife. and star OF the
show was a chap who was even
shorter than Jimmy - none
other than Ernest Truck.
IL ras mighty hot in torn .-.
Dudley Field Malone, the golden
voiced orator, was lonesome for
his wife and new baby who were
In the south of France, and
Willie Moore. the restaurateur,
had broken his leg again. We
reported that President Hoover
was to receive the largest birth
day card ever made on August
10th. 1T was to bear the sigma
lures OF several hundred thou.
sand citizens and the tribute
was being sponsored by an
Ernest Dudley Chase OF Win
chester, Mass. I'VE also re-
vealed 10 our ever loving
readers that the President had
melted off five pounds but that
Vice-President Curtis had gained
7 lbs. Tim glad came across
this-for months I've been try
ing to remember who was Vice
President under Hoover)...
n n
Daddy Broenins announced he
was planning extensive chart
ties but sought no publicity The
said). We had spent half an
hour with George Gershwin in
Sardi's-the talk was flight
mostly about poker, fishing and
the joys OF being a country
squire. There was no hope
held out for Flo Ziegfeld. Most
Of the town was flocking TO
the Napoleon Club, where the
celebrities gathered nightly.
We noted that James Roosevelt,
eldest son Of Governor Franklin