The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-01
MAN ABOUT TOWN

WAEN ABVOA AVWN
President ROosevelt's pledge 10
Nine. Chang Kai-shek ito rush
lullsscale aid 10 Chlna) will DO evl-
dent Immediately after Gen, Mac.
Arthur confers with General Wavell,
The cue for the finishing touches
on the United Nations offensive on
Japan :. Wendell Wlllkle Ii hob
nobhing with New Dealers In the
hope that FDR may not run (which
V unlikely and that u runaway
DemooonVontion may nominate an
Anti.TDR, anti.New Deal candidate
-, The price OF 4th Term support
for Roosevelt (by the anti-New Deal
Demos) will be The tlltlng OF Henry
A, Wallace a. Vice President on the
natl ticket Dlssldent Southern
Demos are boosting Jimmy Byrnes
and Sen, BAnkhead FDR Is
mulling over the appointment OF q
utllltles power ear The lads In
the state Dept who have Just been
unmarked Oh the ones sending oil
10 spain are the same who kept
sending scrap Iron 10 Japan.
The men bellttllng Vice. President
Henry A. WAllaoe's dream Of u bet.
Ger world are reminded Of q remark
once made by the late Ramsay Mae.
Donald during o discussion Of u plan
FOR lasting peace =. A cynlC, un.
impressed by the Prime Minister'S
idoRllstlC viewpoint cOmmented'
"The desire for peace does not
necessarily insure II" "Qultc
no." said Macdonald. "NeIthCr does
the desire for food satisfy your
hunger. But at least II gets yOu
started toward o restaurant"
Mrs. Jock whitney, the former
Betsy Gushing Roosevelt, may boz
come o reporter In London ,
General Q. n. Smith tof American
Airllncs) Is on tho verge OF beeom-
ing head man OF The Ferry Com
mand -. The Robert StephonsonS,
he's tho British director tShes Anna
Ice, star OF "lIangmen Also DieD,
have parted Fritz LAM, OF
Movioburg, and virginia Gilmore,
tho starlot, arO q miele-aisle threat
-. One OF tho newspapers IL
quietly checking the draft status OF
oil gamblers tblg shots and small
fry) aimee washington classed them
AB nof.esSentlals (Bomothlng OF m
undefstatment) and ruled that all
the 3As must DO las :, Don't be
surprised II the WAACs ar0 sent
home from foreign duty, Gen, Elsen.
hoWOr'S biggest "problem" -, Coal
mining people hear that John Lewis
will succeed In staging q 3b.houf
week by April 30 -, All big things
come ii 4s-4 Aces, 4.icaf cloverS;
the 1 Freedoms Nnd n 4th Term,
The day before the VIM. SaFOyan.
Carol Marcus blending hlt every
front page, the groom Ind been
shifted by the Army 10 Dayton,
Ohio tHFOm New York;, because Of
publicity In u COlyum, not this one
-. bnrOyRn'S new fnthCr.ln.lAW
IN u BGndlX Cory. Vice president
md SarOyan'S newest bCst.sCllGr,
"IhO Human Comedy" has sold
over 100000 copies 80. NGvGrth0.
less, che nGWlyWeds had ~ borrow
$50 % buy drinks for the wedding
guests,
In San Francisco, whore "The
outlaw" promlerOd tStRrrlng SeSy
Jane RuSsclD, tho towners have
discovered that they can Beo the
bost part OF ~ twice by arriving IN
time for reel 7.... lGdWlna Cool.
idgo A now Mrs, A. Dublin. Hos the
BingWrlter-plump enough 10 30
SongSmlth Mack Qordon'S stand-ln
49,. Mickey Rooney has boon TO-,
j0eted by tho army 49, A gal
named lrRnehon ut Mon ,Par0e "a
pdfClsing dancing a0O III recommend.
cd 10 the musical show scouts 80,
'FhcRter owners ar0 Slghing with 70.
lief since the gum shortage, ~
has eliminated half the gum-pArks
Ing under seats, u real problem
Most members OF the House Naval
Affairs Committee tWho arc IN tho
Naval RoserVe) have been put on
tho Inactive Last. They ore now
wearing tho NaVyB new 'lnaeClve
List gold button IN their lapelS,
same M common folks,
Reporter Tom O'COnnor, covering
o speech by Capt Eddie lEioken'
hacker % the waldorf last week,
wrote IN PB, Apparently attracted
by tho success Of such wOrd.eOlnagc
~ globalOney, RlCkCnbRCkcr con-
trIbHtOd the word soummunlStlc TO
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