The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-29
NEW YORK HEARTBEAT

NEW xOnh uEAn1 DEA1
 Faces About Town: Mrs. Wendell Willkie and some girl friends wait tng for the 58th and 5th green lamps to "G Ruth Weston of Three's a Family" down to 116 af- ter shelving 45 lbs. .. Edgar Ber- gen, back from Newfoundland army camps enjoying the peace and quiet that goes with not being recog- nized in the Stork Club Ernst Lubitsch here to attend the pre- miere of Heaven Can Wait, the advance reports of which are sug- ary A Hollywood group admir- ing a pretty redhead and learning her name is Nancy Carroll :. George Seldes, whose book, titled "Sawdust Caesar" (written ten years ago), seems brand new along side the headlines !. John Edgar Hoover and Asst Director Clyde Tolson leaving one of the East Side places where they recognized too many men "who have records" '. Bleev me-the hoods were just as happy about it. The G-Men may have it shuttered.
 Sallies in Our Alley: In the Rio bsmba last night an admirer told ext-avagant Lorraine De Wood (the singer the1e): Gee, I pity the poor guy who gets you!" Never mind the poor guy" quipped Lor- raine, T pity the rich guy who gets me" A few of the better known Wolves were giving the up- and-down to a new set of ankles =. "Whew!' whew'd one "Who dat?" Boy" leased another, you sure is sinful!' Look who's talkin'! said the third. Hes been using Radar for years!"
 Memos of a Midnighter: The thrilling stories Tuesday about hero It. Wm. Crawford, Jr., (Niles, Ohio boy), were submitted to all news papers on May IT. The Times was the the only one that gave it play . Was Jap agent Ralph Town send quietly paroled from Federal prison? I missed some editions on train Ben Hecht's new book is entitled: "These Charming Anti Semites es"-naming them all out loud Dick Haynes has seven- year Fox contract after yesterdays screen test One Sand Street night dive is flirting with ABC Board death. The Leg said about it the better . On the Sunday morning that Musso was dumped the New York Times mag section had long piece by an ace-elab- orately showing how the Duce would never, never, never, never, never, never, never give up his job.
 Big City Novelette,: He's one of the richest divorce lawyers in the nation. His specially is a Florida finale .. Not uncommon for him 10 split apart 500 married couples yearly, reaping a heavy income from people chafing under the matri- montal reins .. And, very legally, he shows them how to get their freedom He's been sitting on top of the world and laughing at everyone .. The suckers wouldn't teI Jll1H dlOllt-puoilillS oiioA ouoA ness at him But not until the other day did he resemble human being again - when his mask dropped His mother began di- vorce action against his father and his wife started honey Of a sizzler-against him.
 Manhattan Murals: The men ill uniform and their lady friends carrying on in the doorways Of 5th avenue shops - in the dimout The blind magazine mendicant holding an arm load of heavy mags at the Roxy stagedoor, waiting for the chorines to buy Sign ln a midtown cafe: "DishWasher want ed: Will pay Lockheed wages!".
 Funniest sight in town: The camel in the park zoo-with it's summer haircut The uppity 5th Ave