The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-01
Walter WiHlchelI
In NezO York

readying last weeks Monday col
YUM It would have been on the
newsstands before Mrs. LOnergan'S
body was found in her apartment.
The ignored item: MRS. Wayne
LOnergan, who is dividing from her
RCAF husband, being cOnsOled by
EMO Gabellini, manab0utt0wn" &.
Why was ii ignored? Too much stuff
in the mail about people we knew.
We had never heard Of the Wayne
Lonergans, who were StOrk Club
regulars!
Jeff Bernie (Bens brother) Is
famed about the racetracks. When
he was asked: What times the
funeral?" Jeff replied in bookie
language to wit: I'll oclock-aS
post" Mrs. Bernie told as that
Ben knew he was going and even
clowned up to the last, saying:
yves, think we'd better addition
the rabbi Stork Club ciggie
girl Pat Whites apt description of
the Stork Club: Its always like
going to a party - it's not like 60
ing to work." It's now Major
Tex McCrary of the Air Force in
London. He was the Mirrors chief
editorialist Gladys Swarthout's
novel, Come Soon, Tomorrow" is
due this month Colin Miller's
observation, after looking at Rosie,
the Central Park hippopotamus:
zone eye doesn't know what the
other eye is doing!'
A Congressman will face the same
type Of inquiry as Aurelio The
d. a. of large upstate city will be
superseded by Gov. Dewey and GUST
ed A big Met Opera figure not
in the U. S. now will make head
lines soon Ted Lewis, who
started at Hammerstein's 81 years
ago land makes $500 per week tour
ing tank towns), triumphed again
at the Hurricane Ken Stew
arts exciting book about newspa-
pers and reporters, "News Is What
We Make It," just got an order
from the Navy for 1850 copies,
III any soldier can give me proof that
his copy of "Under Cover" was TAX
en- from him by any commanding
officer - the Sec'y Of Wars Of
flee wants me to submit 1t The
wild campaign of mud against Bill
Bullitt running for Philly mayor
is sticking to the thrOwer's hands.
Ynn CnDl>,c condition, Sc oro,,a
Same malady that struck down Lou
Gehrig Irwin Corey, Ruban
Bleu comic, is going to the coast
with film contract ). Marie Nash
met Roger Brill Ca rea,tor) in WASH
ington while playing there in big
Time" They'll marry on the 18th
Elsa Maxwell apologized to
Sinatra for knocking him AS
she introduced him at the Pierre's
White Elephant cocktail event u.
The Everett Sloans (he's radios
Crime Doctor will be imaged any
minute Brad Reynolds, the
thrush, and Conover model Gitta
Fry Chats correcD are practically
married by this time Clarence
Neal mike Kennedy's strong man,
who controls several Tammany lead
is being wooed by the opposition
anti-New Dealer bloc.
Attention Editors of Prison Pub
LEGATIONS: The current number of
Life includes photos and text about
Georgia's new prison rules which,
among other things, prohibit beat
ing of prisoners and other cruelties
1t is all the result Of letter
to this colyurnist from prisoner
in the pen in Georgia. I gave the
letter to John Edgar Hoover and
asked him to send 1t where he
thought it would do some good. MIR.
Hoover sent it to Gov. Arnall Of
Georgia Gov. ArnalI writes in
part: 81 Immediately launched an
investigation and found that the
charges in the letter were true. 1t
was from the resulting investigation
that our prison reform program de-
velOped. Georgia had too long been
famous for barbaric treatment to
prisoners. I Immediately called a
special session to institute higher
and humane system of prison ad-
ministration in our State. So the
letter from a Georgia prisoner,
which you forwarded to MIR. Hoover
(whO sent it to mel, was the begin
ing of prison reform in our State.
Good wishes and best personal re-
gards.-Ellis Arnall, Governor Of