The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-14


FAeea Ahout ToWns Arleen Whes
Ian, one Of The delights ln Dough-
girls. she hes started TIE long
humofed divorce from Alex DARCY
-. Joyce Mathews Berle. Spring IN
perSon, plus Q pink straw pancake
tied under her pink chin with pink
tNlle Bobby Clark. the star,
without his baggy panes and mas.
cara car. specs ..i looking see 2 prosper.
Balutlng Major Raymond Masses'
=, Merle Oberon missing three
traffic lights 10 sign that many
autographs Tor sailors on Park ave-
nue. MAX Relnhardt, the show
man, one Of the . ayesn~t-bed-and.
up-by.sandown set Paul Webb,
who authors those hllbllly car
toonS for Esquire, studying the
New York hicks from the Village
Barn rlngslde Ethel Waters
and Duke Ellington, Cotton Club
veterans stlll starring "a the Broad.
way arena. supreme Court Justice
VIM. .. Douglas. Attorney General
Francis Blddle and Asst, Seey Of
state A. A. Bevle, Jr. giving The
midtown sector some dignity.
sallles On Our Alleys Over at the
Rita Towers O group Of advertising
executives were talking shop. one
Of them wondered what Q publ.
city consultant was ), someone"
said steve flanagan, the press
chief, "who Is called In Of the last
moment 10 share the blame" 49,,
Joan Roberts Of the "Oklahomal"
show, was discussing Mayor Ia.
0uardia's rebuff by the army D..
"Oh, well," she said, The Is hap
pier with o chip on his shoulder
than o star" Htldegardes Per.
sian Room comment: Mrs. Roose-
welt was supposed TO come here
but guess as. too near"
Midtown Vlgnette: FL Morocco's
John perona says 1t happened over
at 0 friends apartment, where o
party was being given .. The hos
tess explained that the dinner was
tardy because the help walked out
that morning and she had TO pre-.
pare Il alone She said she had
phoned O former maid TO come and
help, but the maid said nh-nh. MY
husband needs me-" she said, 10
help dig 0 grave" =. The hostess
offered Q fancy fee II she'd come
and help her out TELL you
what" said the maid, "you send
one Of your guests to help my hus-
band dig the grave, and III come
down and help you'll"
MemOs Of . Mldnighter: Lya Lys
has an offer to return to Hollywood,
where she clicked before >. Ger.
trude Niesen, who bought that four
million dollar mansion at New.
port for Sal 900, has sold II TO A,
r. Van Cleve for more than double.
Van Cleve Is q Virginia socialite .
MadUap MERRY Fahrney, when she
was last In ArTnando's, made q re.
mark about q NaEified America,
and was slapped across the mouth
by the wife Of an army officer +.
The woomance OF Johnny Long, the
maestro, and Pat Waters, the
heireSs, Is dead. He pines for 0inny
SimEas over the long distance
phones Post publisher Dorothy
Backers boy joins the army toInor-
row The latest war song:
"Therell BE Khaki In Yolklsaki".
The composer Is O private In
Detroit Belle Baker FLASHED with
critic ChaS. Gentry -. The stories
that Anna May Wong was ignored
during the coast visit Of Mime,
Chang are untrue. She was an
aide-de-caInp Add appropri-
ute rnonickers; The lady In charge
of New York's Victory Gardening Is
Mrs, RoSenbloom.
New York Novelctte: He was on
the staff Of o New York newspaper
before going to Guadalcanal with
the Marines ;. A handsome bloke,
and very popular 4. That was the
trouble Everybody had o good
his commission as lieutenant, Of
course, Naval Intelligence double
checked him One Of the per-
sons called upon by the investiga.
tor was q Variety reporter, who
worked with Our Hero on o Brook.
lyn paper. This colleague gave him
O swell buildup :, He even sug.
gested that the Intelligence agent
see O certain actress-the sweetheart
Of the lad ;. Well, sir, you shoulda
heard what she said about her boy
friend, HE Is Just the grand.
est man In the world" she said,
TASK anybody - he's wonderful, we
all adore hint" 50 the intelli.
gence man. gave the guy Q good
report - and In time his commits.
sion arrived - and he is now over.
seas In the meantime the In
telligence man married his girl.
The Big Time: Bella Bizony's vio-
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