The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
BY JACK LAIT

tittery over Wendell WILKES self
determination to campaign for Joe
Hanley for Lieutenant Governor of
New York State. They are afraid he
will make out of this local election,
with national significance, a sound
ing-board for his "kampf" to again
be the Republican Presidential can
didate. Hanley's strength is with
the Upstate farmers and small
towners. And If Willkie pops off
with any Of his pro-Stalin and other
liberal" theories and postwar
visions, he might scare the intensely
conservative electorate north of
New York city and help" Hanley
into licking Willkie scorned
the regular political channels and
long -distanced Hanley from Rush
vile with his assurances of active
support. This Is highly irregular
party behavior :. The Republicans
fear that If Willkie makes definite
pronouncements, and, thereby, ma
tional copy, many may regard them
as statements of Republican policy
in the forthcoming Presidential cleo
ton. The G. o. P. has no wish
to be identified with, much less
committed to, any part of a plat
form originating with its 1910 can
didate, acting independently and
spontaneously.
Molly Netcher, daughter of Irv-
ing and grand daughter and name
sake Of the Chicago department
store owner, can have expert advise
on an engagement ring-the gentle
man is Paul Schwartz, diamond
merchant Eddie Lewis, man
ager of the Folies Bergere, watches
his show intently, with perhaps
little added concentration on Jacqua
Lynn Murray Norman, the
Broadway beaut photographer, who
now boasts Fifth Avenue address,
is saying Smile, please" to Ann
Kerr, Of the Social Register {.
Navy Lieutenant James Lewis
writes, wires and phones Mary Ann
Glen from his Pensacola station I. :.
Connie Haynes thinks Yves Howard
Is better than Sinatra-but of
course, he sings directly at her :.
Sybil Hart, daughter Of the Brook
lyn Councilman, will marry Ensign
Marion Gay, Of Savannah.
Anthony Crown, who directed TO
bacco Road" will soon be single If
his wife goes through with it :.
Eddie Sherman, manager of Abbott
and Costello, the moment his di-
vorce is final. will marry Alan Bein,
non-professional James Mac
Kinley Bryant doing none too we'll
with pretty Peggy Ellis -. Hargot
Halter met, married and divorced
her artist husband within three
months Stella Adler has new
lights in her eyes for Harold
Clurman Serge Rubinstein,
waging telephone campaign to win
an attractive blonde grass widow, is
wasting a lot of nickels and lot
Of breath Corp. Tony Martin,
on short furlough from Yale, where
he Is in officers training, plays it
safe by hosting Evelyn Riley and
Joan Stevens, and dividing his
dimp1ed smile between them $3.50.
Former u. s. Justice Martin T.
Manton, who before his difficulties
ranked first in the nation after the
Supreme Court, will write pulp stuff
for Hillman, who put out true"
detective magazines The City
Of New York is rich, but 1t needs
cash; therefore it is in the COM
promising mood toward delinquents
ttax delinquents, Of course)
Tremendous shipments Of alligator
skins have arrived from Argentina,
which will influence styles in bags
and shoes The amazing feud
between the Pat Rooneys = II and
Ills over. The older Rooney mar
ried the divorced wife of his son,
after a bitter break between them.
She died some months ago and
there has been reconciliation
Last word from Bruce Cabot was
written in No. Africa.
A number of ministers of several
denominations have been in COM
munication, seeking ways and means
to take action, If possible, on the
case of the notorious Cashanova
whose seven marriages have been
the subject Of long and broad lev
ity. The sanctity Of the sacrament
has been assailed by such didos, the
men Of the cloth maintain. as they
wonder If something canont be done
about marriages which apparently
are not In good faith. There is
nothing In the law that touches the
situation, and there is no purpose in
the ministers resolving not to per-
form such ceremonies. He takes
from judges.
Jerry Colonna and Edna johnson
are seen together constantly i
Alice Wallace Is going to Florida;
her husband, Marty May, is not |
Kay Lewis, Of the "Ziegfeld Follies"
WE HAVE THEM