The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-23
BY parothY kllaAllen

BY Oorothy NIaallen
Dick Powells new true love is
June Allyson. the cute little cine.
ma trick, formerly OF the Broad
way musicals. Charlie Chaplin
who has finally given up hope OF
being knighted by the King OF Eng
land. will become an American
citizen. Humorist Frank Scully
and his bride are lullsbying a baby
GIRL. Mrs. F.D.R. may be called
upon 10 attempt to straighten out
the Bitter feud between Madam
Chang Kai-shek and Mrs. yelling
ton Koo. which is having a more
far-resching effect. than you'd sus-
pect OF two-girl squabble.
Michael Arlen is back in the hos
pital for observation. Those auto
injuries.
The city fathers expect Hizzoner
to announce the foundation OF n
Civic Center Children's Theater...
1t. Bruce Cabot is wooing June
Starr OF Follow the Girls" -.
Almost half OF New York night
spots will shutter for the summer
and reopen in the fall, when the
20 per cent tax is in effect But
many OF them will charge custom
ers only 10 per cent, absorbing
the other half themselves. Dame
May Whitty's crack TO Ronald Col
man (arent his baby's god-parentsl
rates an Oscar as the bonmot OF
the year 90. Bob Crosby Will prob
ably turn down that lieutenant's
commission in the Marines. He's
over age. Pullmans will soon
start operating on priorities, as
plane companies do. Reason: to
keep the hospital trains going
through. .. That Schnauzer pup Is
a D-Day gift to Kay Williams
from Clark Gable.
Joan Blondell will get a mere s25
a week for each OF her two children
in the Dick Powell divorce settle
ment e.. Marlene Dietrich who
played the musical saw for the
boys overseas, will be offered sl5.-
600 a week TO. do the same act in
a New York theater o.. The radio
comics routines are liable 10 suffer.
Frank Sinatra has gained five
pounds,.. Melina Miller, Miss
New York City" to the beauty pag-
eants, was the dazzler who saw
Buddy Rich off on the plane when
he left to join Tommy Dorsey's
band 49,. Renee DeMarco tells pals
she has given up dancing for good.
Shed like to coach film stars for
the song-and-dance pictures. A
famous international banker and
his wife are on the verge OF
page one divorce.
There's an epidemic OF phony
perfume being sold TO the town 5
chorines by stage door peddlers.
1t comes in the regular packages.
but turns out to be colored water
g.. The reason why Linda Darnell
isn't drawing the film roles she
rates (she was in Song OF Berna-
dette" without even billing is a
fascinating tale. E. That Broadway
hit-maker has gifted his lady love
with the dream car OF all time. -.
Kingfsh Levinsky, the former prize
fighter, is now a prosperous neck
tie salesman in Chicago. Lana
Turner has been doing the town
quietly with Nanny Sachs. She's
thinner. Bill Saroyan is writing
poems while soldering Casey
Robinson's interest in Tamara
Toumanova is more than producer
ish.
The Hurricanes autumn show
will be a big girlee affair put on
by a name producer. lntimates
expect Oracle Macdonald to waltz
down the aisle with Marine 1t.
Ralph Green on his next furlough
-. You can turn of the air-condi-
tioning when George Raft and
Louise Albriton meet these days.
They have been much less than
buddies since their overseas tour