The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-28
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HE NEW YORK AND
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 when nEr. Hull returns from Mos- COW hen bring stettinius' many Accommodations for changes around tiia State Dept. The resignation from the State Dept of Herbert Neiss (an economic adviser, Q post nearly as important as Asst Secy Of state) got almost an inch and a half ia the Times and Trib Ad- nliral George Robert, who was Vichys Governor at Martinique, is the honored guest of the D. 8. Navy ia a suite at the luxurious Nor mandy Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He will get a free ride to France on a. spanish ship The Berlin radio now follows traitor Robert Best's newscaStS with this: 'AHr. Best speaks for himself and does not represent the opinions of this station" During Sec'y Knox's tour of Europe Con his re- turn via the South Atlantic by plane) he learned the pilots had never been initiated over the Equa- tor. Playing Father Neptune, MT. Knox then initiated them by mixing Q drink for both. It was cold chicken soup mixed with orange juice.
 At the Blue Network they hear Chester LaRoche, now abroad for the Govt, will eventually join Ed Noble, his long time friend, who re- gently bought the network ;. Mark woods, president of the chain, and Edgar Kobak, exec v-p, will con- tinue, regardless of the rumors around radio Row .. 1nduStrialists and Govt executives having trouble with ahsenteeism should study the F'BI where there are no unexplained absences and where sick leaves aver- age only 26 per cent Peter Arno is collecting 100 of his best pictures for a midget edition to be sent ] overseas for our troops Society editors are trying to check the talk about Q marriage for one of the Duke family chaps now divorcing) and Mrs. Charles Sweeney, sister, in-law of Bob Sweeney Ruth Lowe, composer of "I'll Never Smile Again." has 8 new one, My First Love-" She will shortly marry N L. Sander, Canadian night club owner.
 Howell S0skin, the publishers, will soon release "A Ship to Remember" i, the saga of the Hornet by A. R. Griffin Men in uniform write: "Since Winchell's column is well ! known as the place to send service- mems grtpes, let 1t be noted that full admission prices are charged all service men at the baseball and football games in Washington, D. O." Rex Stout Is expected to be elected the new proxy of the Auth- i, ors' League of America on Nov. 9th .. Ray Daniell, chief of the N. Y. ] Times London Bureau (now here on leave(, as shocked and depressed beyond words at the utter compla- Cency of the American public !. The Roney-Plaza Hotel (NGiani Beach) goes strictly American plan on Dec. 1st The minimum (single) will be $21 daily .. Aside to Nick Kenny: That "one of our cities ts missing" story was Q fire service classic The NaA carn- paign ribbon for service on the Rus sian front is Q piece of black cloth.
 Wallace will be chief speaker at the Academy Award dinner in { E'wood The vitarnin business hns grown into Q one hundred mil- lion dollar per year gold mine . Mrs. Roosevelt, 1t is said, will hit back ct one Congressional critic in e speech The same situation that exists in Yugoslavia (a fight between the Jugoslav govt and Mi- hailovich) will find its parallel in Greece The merger for Frances Mercer of Something for the Boys" and It. Comdr. Wm. Willette of His Majesty's Navy Is set for December in Greenwich Lena Horne and Hazel Scott say they had no quar- rel of any sort, as reported . George Rector, son of the famous founder of Rector'S, was stricken when notified that the title, "The Girl from Rector's," was sold for q movie = and his share would be 9l0,O00-a windfall.
 One of the biggest tipperS and spenders in the plush saloon set ie . Lexington Avenue newsboy. whose luck with horses Is fantastic. squires two s!.owgirlS ct 8 time to Morocco three times weekly .. Barry wood, who starts canarying at the Greenwich Village Inn to- morrow night, will get $2,000 per. That's more than Sinatra- Haynes got when they started in the night spots A serious romance, they say, is Joe E. Lewis and Talia Wer- muth, e dancer. Her brother, Capt. Wermuth, 6 Bataan hero, was cap tured by the enemy after killing dozens of them in one fight The Petrillo recording ban has re-