The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-23
What They're Whispering in Gotham

together. Angela Green's most
interesting letters go TO 1t. Jack
Kennedy. ex-Ambassador Joe Ken
nedy's son.. Stephen Crane and
Evelyn Lane are a June rhyme.
Margaret Hayes is so love-struck
over agent Mike Niedorf that she
quit her Job in a Chicago play to
be near him here. .. The talk about
Vic Mature remarrying his ex-vite.
FRANCES Charles. is just a smoke
screen for her real romance.
Patric Knowles. one OF the FIRST
screen actors TO enlist, has been
honorably discharged from the
Army. Jack Oakie may be the
surprise star OF Broadway music
al in the autumn. One OF the
most attractive OF the Hollywood
skyrockets has gone the way OF
all sudden hits and is heading for
the divorce courts. The sad thing
out II is that his lively wife
adores him and they have a uaSy
49,. Mickey Rooney may VIM Ap in
an Army band. He plays several
instruments very well. and Is
whiz at the drums g.. ]. c. Flippen
and Lou Walters have kissed and
made up after their Philly tit.
When will Ted Husing and his
Iris announce it,. Won't Jack
Topping hit the frontpages any
day--and this time, not in connec-
ton with gambling? -. Do you
know that Pat Clark. the former
beauty about the bistros, writes
pals from Hollywood saying that
she and Louis Doc" Shurr will be
married soon?... Do yol know that
the jitterbugs did themselves out
OF Betty Cradle the other day when
Harry James appeared at the cash
register in Times Square-because
they started tearing up the street
over him, and Betty. WHO was wait
ing in the Aston lobby 10 take her
war bond bow, was advised to run
for her life?. Hasn't Hal Wallis
offered S250.0OO for the screen
rights to The Searching Wind?
&C.. Isn't George Brents new gal
the one who used TO call herself
Vicki Lester. What womans or
ganization promised a kiss from
Victor Jory to every member who
bought a war bond-and didn't poor
Victor have to kiss 100 ladies 10
the tune OF 100000?
Don't you think the talent scouts
ought to hurry and sign up Donald
Murphey. the handsome, dark.hair-
ed lad in For Keeps? p. Were
Billy DeWolfe and Amy Arnell ser
ious when they told everyone in
Leon &. Eddies the other night that
they intended to become Mr.. and
Mrs.. Isn't Lana Turner using
less makeup than ever-in fact,
hasn't she reduced her cosmetic
consumption TO Just a soupcon OF
lipstick Won't one OF Broad
ways biggest cafes shutter before
the month is up?... Are you aware
that-despite all the publicity Kay
Williams is garnering-pretty Vir'
ginia Grey is still an important fac
tor in Clark Cables life?
Have you heard that when Since
You Went Away opens at the Ca
pitol. Academy Award winner Jen-
infer Jones may star in dramatic
skit as part OF the accompanying
stage show. Do you know which
national magazine had a correct
tip on the invasion date, but re.
fused to believe it,. Does Mayor
LaGuardia know that those
big raids on bookmakers In New
Jersey (many OF them based on
information furnished by Hizzou-
er's sleuths) have caused manv OF
the bookies 10 scurry 10 New
York, where they are operating un.
der Fiorello's nose?. Do you
know that the producer OF a new
radio show. which sponsors girdles,
weighs $50 pounds. Is there A
possibility that "Stovepipe Hat,