The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-14
MAN ABOUT TOWN

A. BlOOmingdale. "Follies" hacker
settled 100000 on the former Bar
bara Brewster, who will post her
Renotice. Broadway hears his next
bride may be model Choo-Choo
johnson Adelaide Moffett is
mending after major op at Leroy
5anitarium >. The owl censored
FDRs speech TO Italy, claiming it
vas Inconsistent with Owl policy!
The Lieut.. Anthony Akers Zone
of the PIT heroes will be three in
the Fall Mrs. Akers was Jane Pope
Of the Newport set Bill Dwyer,
described as prohibitions biggest
bootlegger, Is having difficulty find
ing some liquor to serve at his
daughters wedding Diosa Cos
tello and her groom have reconciled
-. Supreme Court Justice F. Muir
ply tells chums he regretfully will
remain bachelor Major Pare
Lorentz Of the Air Force and the
Washington Post publishers daugh-
tr were married Satdee.
The first advice B. Baruch gave
TO all govt departments involved
was: THE way to end the war is
to prepare for 1t as though 1t will
last forever" Baruch regards
the motor car industry boom Of
1941 as a national. tragedy-when
they were still making autos instead
Of planes and tanks . When JO-
scph E. Davies returned from his
mission to Moscow and learned Of
the abuse the film was taking, he
promised to take the stump and re-
veal names. Davies also tells
friends that q sensational story will
break in two weeks which will make
the opposition sorry"
The Mrs. Leslie Howard gem rob-
berry case comes up in Boston this
week after all that timel Rex
de st. Cyr Is giving Baron George
Wrangel the miseries in his bid for
Mrs. James Hills heart Alicia
Diaz, daughter of the Honduras
treasury chief, and William Eythe
have completed wedding plans. Both
appear in the Song of Bernadette"
flicker The ex-MrS. Arthur
Brown has been Mrs. Jack Clarke
(of the Army Air Corps, Green's
boro, N. c. since April Sd :. One
of the midtown swank spots is in
the red for 10000 already this
season The Cox inquiry into
the Federal Communications Com
mission will also take in the Sc
curities and Exchange group. The
Administration will soon step in and
ask the Federal Grand Jury to look
1nto the entire radio industry via the
Antitrust Act.
Lieut.. James Burchard, formerly
with The World Telegram land now
ON the staff of the Stars and Stripes
at Algitrs) Is probably the first to
be divorced via V-mail His wife
sent him some forms to fill out, but
they apparently we're lost or sunk
en- route Mrs. Burchard then
put the necessary papers on "
letter and sent them to her huS-
band E. He signed them-mailed
them back - and the divorce was
granted.
Mrs. Cyrus McCormick's son,
Lieut.. William Davey of Fort Riley,
and Army Nurse Lieut.. Helen Rat
terry are Cupid's latest victims .
The prisoner who claimed being the
author of Gordon e. Warren's big
hit, you'll Never Know" probably
got 1t mixed up with the SO other
songs by that title The gin
rummy set in New York now plays
the game without turning up the
first card. The opponent is dealt
II cards - all blind Rommel's
doctor, flying to him in a special
plane in Tunlsia, was shot down by
the Yanks and captured. The doc
Is now a war prisoner in Tennessee
Most Miami Beach hotel own
ers now hear the hotels will con-
tinue to tenant troops e. Wash
ington hears that Frenchmen gave
Maurice Chevalier a severe beating
last week . Sgt. James Cannon,
ex-scribe, has new assignment in
Chicago - where he is Man Friday
to one of the high-ranking WAAC's.
Officer Duke DAILY Paula Stones
groom was recently reported miss
ing In action after a raid over Ger
many His draft board in New
York just sent a notice TO his resi-
dence demanding his immediate ap-
pearance 1t wants to question
him for not notifying the board
about his change in address! o.. &.
Canadian execs MRS. DAILY will be
happy to learn tell the colyum that
DAILY is not given up yet-because
they have certain reasons to be-
heve he is alive, we'll and some
where abroad!
Broadway ghost street? Well,
the Strand theater is playing to an
average of 5000 servicemen daily
Cat reduced admissions) besides g.
900 civilians at 81 .. Ell Morocco's
owner, j. Perona, has decided to
undergo a major operation soon
Madame Litvinov, to escape bore
dom, Is teaching music at her mid
town flat Capt. T. Dugan OF
the Brooklyn Detective Division is
now q Lieut.. Comdr. Public Re-
lations Officer Bob Brown OF the
9rd Naval District will inspect mat
tiers in Ireland Former City Editor
OF the Sun, Lieut.. Comdr. E. De-
MATT UnDEC uTNrE