The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-28
Walter WillcIleIl
In NezO York

Norma Shearer Is expected to re-
sumo her screen career in the role
Of Katy (the mother) in Tree
Grows In Brooklyn" >. Franz Wer-
fel, author Of "Song Of Bernadette"
latter two heart attacks Is able
to leave his bed for two hours daily
;. Maureen O'Hara and her room
expect another image In June &.
Oman Hoover has commended the
alertness of Mexican officials, who
last week captured four escaped
German war prisoners and deported
them back across the border i.
OF about 100000 investigations ny
the FBI (for draft violations, etc.
more than 100000 men are now
available for military service. c.
Men also got 7,700 convictions for
violators The Douglas Chand-
lers (he's the radio directory will
be three In June. She's the former
Lucy Gilman Of the screen d.
Sammy Kaye is pricing new nose.
Elmer Davis clashed with the
State Dept lover the story about
the U. S. continuing its ban Of oil
to Spain and to denaturahze Fa-
langiStS) After the story was
released to newspapers on the 21st,
owl prepared to broadcast It to
foreign nations According to
procedure, it was referred to the
State Dept for Okay I'VE want
to think about It first" was the
reply After much hemming s.:1d
having, Elmer'S patience ran out.
"Since an official made the
statement" he declared, broadcast
it to every country In the world!"
''The Marry DOats" publishers
have been hit with their first law
suit over it There Is a move
ment to reorganize New York DEM
ocratS. with five borough Leaders
asked to remove Jim Farley
Only two big recording firms
(among $50 are holding out against
Petrillo'S new edict DeSi Arnaz'S
leg trouble may send him back to
civvies Many hamburger joints
are switching to fish products be-
cause of the stiff rllings-and max
ing bigger coin. too. Pat Rooney'S
| click in his first film has won him
q juicy H'wood contract. It's about
time A Chicago jewelry firm
recalled 43 statesmen and then as
signed them to buy jewelry around
the nation Mrs. Samuel j.
Campbell. they hear, will be the
new President of the D. A. r. Mrs
Dixie Cotton Herrin to be v-p .
The threatened litigation between
Lieut.. Commander Douglas Fair
banks and his former step-mother
Gady Stanley, ex-Ashley) has been
amicably settled out of court.
Dale Maple, the Army private
charged by the FBT with commit
ting treason lin aiding two German
war prisoners to escape) has been
turned back to the army Maple
was dismissed from the ROTC at
Harvard University in 1910 because
Of prO-Nazi statements such as
even bad dictatorship is better
than a good democracy" The
G-Men. of course, know that Maple
contacted both the German con-
sulate in Boston and the German
embassy in Washington So don't
waste any tears on this lad
The suicide Of Charles Bedeaux
wasn't as important as the mys-
FERROUS disappearance Of so many
documents concerning him.
The reason Albert Leonard
Georges haberdashery in Rookie.
Teller Center hasn't any cashmere
vests is that Carlo bought them
E. The ]. Dillinghams of LIES ad
staff will issue their own edition in
the Spring Jimmy Fidler may
switch networks Mary Scott
former Giro ciggie gal (now Doth
Century player) may wed Capt. Dick
HUSKY OF Iowa. He's heavily deco
rated fortress skipper H'wood
says Ingrid Bergman Is q ten-to-
one bet to cop the Academy ribbon
The black market on Scotch
Is now $l25 per case, but few can To-
cate the market Frank Fay
and Betty Kean may surprise every
one and wed soon Patricia Rey-
nolds' trip to Venezuela ended un.
happily. A magnate,s wife reneged
on divorce, and Patricia's 5-karat
sparkler was thefted >. AS the we'll
liked Senator himself would tell you
his Barley is worse than his bite
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