The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
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 BY JACK LAT
 Ted Friend, who for Il years lived nights and (sometimes) slept days, as the head of the New York Mir TOTS amusement and nightlife de- partment, left the Big Burg at day. light this morning by car, for Su- sanville, California;. Susanville has a population of six thousand, one saloon. one movie theater - and one newspaper, a prosperous week. ly, the Lassen Advocate. Friend is its new owner and will be its editor They say every metropolitan newspaperman dreams of owning a country weekly Now and then one gets one. But have never be- fore encountered a transition from the roaring, roistering bedlam of Broadway joyjoynts to the anaesth- tic isolation of mountain whistle stop amid remote ranches All the Broadway press agents have taker ads at six cents a word, pre- paid, in the Lassen Advocate, laud- ing and needing Ted, offering to pay his fare back Friend was a Broadway celebrity with an enor- nous celebrity acquaintance; a pronounced Main Stem manifes- tation. .. How Susanville will look to him and he will look to Susan- vile should be an O. Henry honey. This column herewith invites Ted Friend to write us guest piece, a year from today, giving us the lowdoWn.
 Is Sunny Ainsworth a lady? The disposition of several millions of dol lars depends on the answer She is on Tommy Manville's wed- ding license. Tommy signed away his interest in a trust fund of more than $2000,000 to his sister, Lor- raine Manville Gould Dresselhuys. In anticipation of his fifth wedding (and Sunny's thirdD Manville served a demand on his sister that she re- lease him from the agreement, which is now in favor of Lorraine's daughter. The contract is ironclad, but she said to him: "Il tear it up if you marry lady" {. Lorraine has five huge vaults full of clip pings about her brother, which she proposes to present as testimony against him among other things If he attempts to break the agree ment by court action . Sunny returned a $16,OOO Tiffany diamond ring to Manville after one of the times when she renounced their en- gagement. Sounds like lady!
 A warship will be named for Father Duffy, U. s. Marine Con- missioner John c. Carmody advised Rep. James A. OLeary The Scotch situation here has lifted somewhat, with two August ship menu from London bringing in more than $l5 100000 worth. But there is famine on the Pacific Coast, where the main item of bot tied cheer is now Cuban gin Lenore Lennon has decided that The Man is certain press agent. We have it on his own authority and he isn't her press agent Black Market prices: Eggs (OPA ceiling 54c) COG; butter (OPA cell ing 46Ac) 60; ham (OPA ceiling 44c) 62c; oranges 8 for every 63; lemons, Is for every 5.9; tomatoes 30 for every 12.5.. Where points are required and none turned in, 50 per cent increase over maximum prices quoted.
 A StOrk Club colonel thinks he rates the Purple Heart. He had an arm banged up in & revolving door his brief case arm, too Mar garet Sullavan will return to the Broadway stage in "The Turtle" .. A deal Is brewing to buy "The Fur Coat" for Lunt and Fontanne The Charles Boyers expect their baby around Christmas . 20th Century gave Carol Iandis more New York leave because her Army officer husband had to postpone his trip from England As soon as Lois Andrews gets her divorce she will have that stage name legal ized.
 Jorge Sanchez writes us from Miami, as bitter as sugar king can be, because we linked him with Rosaleen Simpson, of the "Zieg- field Follies," soft Impeachment i few men would repudiate. He adds: Why didn't you get the correct information? While l was in New York recently, your wonderful city, even more wonderful than ever, l will admit that I rushed Imogen Carpenter, Peggy Cordey, Christine Ayres, Talia Warmth Gin Chicago, Diane Davies, Tilo Nelson, Rose Heitner, Bernice Stewart, Marlyn Stuart, Betty Stuart, Elizabeth Scott, Betty Jane Smith Pos- sibly four or six others, and I got no place . But I do not remem- Der Miss Rosaleen Simpson. I may have met her. but she isn't in this list' And, Jorge adds, besides, he's married!
 When Mexico's beautiful interior began to appeal to Enroll Flynn, he sold his page 1 yacht for $160,000 The subway posters for a rub Der company, announcing Leon Hen- derson on the air with the slogan, Americas No. 1 Heel" predomin- ating, have been yanked back. Hen- derson thought too many strap hangers didn't believe 1t meant the product Producer Herman Shumlin appears non-professionally