The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-22

NEW YORK HEARIEEAT
Faces About Town: Jock Nc
Lean, the Hope Diamond heir, and
The very pretty widow of Edward
Reeves ct Monte Carlo Beach. Quite
4 romance, says chuns At the
Hurricane - lovely Ann Rutherford,
the sort Of gal every fellow likes to
think his mother looked like when
she was girl Eric Blore, look
ing veddy blored at the No. Bar
II. Greer Carson, technicolor in
person Lucille (plenty on the)
Ball Russell Patterson, the IL
illustrator, showing miss America"
and her folks the town {. Virginia
Forbes, the Suns swank-spot edi-
Tor. devouring a hot dog at cor
ner stand Maria Montez and
Mooser Aumont, her groom, plus Va.
Field Of "Doughgirls," in the Blue
Network bond-rally dept, doing
their big bit 3. Irving Berlin, af-
ter taking the shots" before going
overseas Willie Howard, billed
as 1.-THE Funniest Man in America"
You mean funnier than Ham
FishP
Sallies In Our Alley: Benny Good
man and q chap who Just signed
Hollywood contract were discussing
Movie Town Flows the weather
out there now?" asked the Broad
wayite. I'll be leaving for Holly
wood shortly. What clothing should
] take along?" you might take
along said Benny, "a knife-proof
vestl" Congressman Glare Luce,
at party, was seated between play
wright Frederick Lonsdale and pro-
Queer Gilbert Miller Lonsdale
asked her: IF you had choice,
kissing me or Miller, whom would
sou choose?" Glare hesitated =. a.
"I'll never" said Lonsdale, forgive
you for that pausel" Artie Hand
says MusSolini came In like a lion
and went out on the lam.
Midtown Vignette: She Is the
young wife of British naval off,
Ger We overheard her talking
with Q stranger at the fountain of
midtown drug store :. While she
fed her baby matted They
sent me over here to visit him a
little WHILE" she said. "He had
never seen the baby" She was
a soap-and-water type of girl
very little makeup and pretty
The stranger asked about clothing
rationing in England II don't
mind" she answered, 1--WE been
wearing this skirt and blouse for
two years every day" AS she
started to go, the stranger pressed
ten-spot into her hand BUY
something for the baby" he said,
land yourself" "Oh, thank you
very much" was the reply, now I
may get o new blouse"
Memos OF q Midnighter: Frank
Sinatra, according to The Midnight
Watch, phoned his sponsor and said
he wasn't showing up for Satur-
days program - taking vacation
=. Kenny Youngman greets Sher-
man Billingsley as Mr.. StorkcesS"
Lee Castle, the matestro, mar
ried Jeane Valero Monday .. Big
shakeup, they say, is due in the
Tax Dept in washington. One
ofacial there since woodrow VIII
sons regime to be shifted out West
Jimmy Gardiner, the worlds
richest chorus boy Tin early to
Bed'C, makes less salary than he
pays his valet One-tirne Mayor
Joe Mckee may inherit Helvering,S
post over at Internal Revenue here
Richard Arlen and Peggy Kim
sella, intimates say, were wed re-
Gently Trudy Burke, the chlorine
Is an MP,S bride CHS page ad
(alibiing Its ban on opinions) con-
Guided: "Time termed Obs news
the most efficient and adult news
service in radio" But Time
shifted its news programs to the
Blue Network
The Orchid Garden: 1.-THE Tres
passers," by Laura HohSon, an alb
sorhing book =. Nan Wynn's songs
on the air Dorothy MCGUIRE
and Claudia" grand film :.
jerry Walds blue Concerto" at the
Roxy =. Maurice Roccos boogie-
WOO - at the Zanzibar Val
Olman's music at Versailles The
Ice-capadeS at the Garden-a hit
The Barrys at the Cotillion
Room.
Manhattan Mural: It was In the
Stork Club Sunday evening A
youthful sailor without O rating or
campaign ribbon was dancing with
his little old mother We have
never seen such a lovely portrait
IN all our sinful years No other
couple on the floor seemed to be
enjoying themselves as much as this
boy and his proud mother She
simply beamed -- and so did the
rest Of us-taking 1t all in from the
rtngside ;. "Gosh," said q fellow,
whose chest Is crowded with decora-
tons, shat sailor makes everybody
in her look dllyl" The speaker
was 1t. Bill Crawford, q grand guy
himself, soon returning to the Pa
ctfic, where he helped bomb to
spltnters so many Jap ships.
erect Scenery: The sidewalk cafes
ak@ng w. 5lst-Rue de la la The
81 cab driver at Madison and 10th
&AniCuring her nails The "a"
eafs Sinking along side streets like
gzm-runners The new mesSen-
ger gals at the Stock Exchange with
NYSE embroidered on their jacket
and some Of them are very nyse >.
The opticians shop on Madison Ave
which describes its orb-glasses as
giving patrons "Specs-Appeal" :. e.
This dog department in a store
which advertises q dog soap as
Shampooch.
Broadway Smalltalk: M. Todd's
Naked Genius (after weeks doc
t0ring) plays Baltimore and opens
here on the 18th =. 1t. ChaS.
Amcry. . society lad, who was deco
rated overseas Msgr. Sheen pre-
&Ieked "a months ago that the Nazis