The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-27

daughters divorce from her sol- dier groom . ;. Bea Lillie had her first fight with Billy Rose. She won it with this: What the hell do you think you're running here? A dry Aquacade?"
 A famed band leader of twenty years ago is now department store salesman Eddie Lane (one of the nicer lads), who conducted his own crew at the McAlpin Hotel. is now a clerk there ChaS E. Murphy (he's the counsel for the Brooklyn Eagle) has the inside track for the next appt. to the N Y. Supreme Court Many sec- ond hand Army cars are now be- ing offered by dealers at $400 each Some paid $200 for them. It costs another $60 to repaint from the Army color If you think there is no racket on the cig shortage how come so many now show up wrapped in cellophane? Lauren Bacall, the Panther Kitten, will net a young mint with her testimonial campaign for famed soap-suds sponsor.
 Miami night club operators, who had been so hopeful, have been authoritatively informed: nc chance of gambling" this season. . The David Hopkinses (she's the former Cherry PreiSser and he's Harry Hopkins son) are increas- ing the population again About a year ago we itemed that Puk PaariS bought rare albino mink coat at a fancy fee. She promptly denied it. The other day the pa- perS, discussing her divorce woes listed among her many fur coats an albino mink. Hrnf T. hat red headed darling of the Saloon Set may lose her Boston butter and-egg man if she doesn't quit her romance with John Barleycorn. :. The gendarmes are plyenty worried about the increase in femme bookies, because most of them keep stalling the pinch to get arraigned before Judge Anna Cross. She is so considerate and grownup, they know they are 2 to 5 bet to beat the rap .. Independent meat deal CTS, who know the situation in N. Y. is getting very serious, fear some delicatessens may have to close for month, or else omit cormned and similar beef The deal CTS claim OPA is only another name for Armour, Wilson and Cudahy.
 The Red Cross in Hawaii and Australia sent out urgent requests for publicity women, who are need ed. Salary: $50 per month (to start) plus room and board By now, each of the Army nurses who escaped from Bataan has been pro- noted to at least the rank of Major Emergency surgery saved the index digit of talented Ethel Smith, the organist. Almost lost it in H'wood preparing sandwiches for Servicemen |. Drink to the Hunted (to be published by Dutton in the Spring. is by 22-year old Ellen Marsh, acopy gal on the N Y. Sun . Barbara Powers, pretty red-head ciggie gal at the Mocambo was screen-tested at MGM after A Hornblow, Jr., spotted her De- spite reports, pals of the heirs in- sist the N. Y. Yankees team is not for sale now. Unless, of course, you have a fabulous offerm 75 new mags will hit the stands within months.
 Insiders hear that the banks are keeping a record of all large bills for MT. Whiskers. From e" notes up. The reason may be to call them in eventually and ask owners how they got them. Also to cheek on black marketeers, many of whom are offering per cent to get them changed into los, POS and sos The goings-on at the new ballet are the talk of the town. Whew! Upton Close hasn't yet offered us any documented proof that Govt or other pressure groups got him fired off NEG . When deposltorS of a certain bank (not in N. Yo read that an accused Hitlerooter was in the owners empioy-they withdrew nearly six million dollars by noon day of publication here! :. Betty Hutton, we hear, is worth nearly a million slugs, and can't find a Hwood house at any price One of the big networks offered Gov. Dewey 8 Nov. 11th spot to do Loyal Opposition" speech la Wllkie, but he spurnel . Lucky Strikes may thank L. L. Latour. Jr.. of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) for this swelegant suggestion: During the Bond Drives let the letters LS- MET stand for: Let's Sacrifice More For Them!