The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-15
BY Dorothy klIaallen

she received those threats against
her life. Two nurses in constant
attendance. Their friends be-
lieye Irene Castle and Antonio
Moreno are practically at the al.
tar. Doris Duke now likes a ski
instructor in the High Sierras the
very best. Harry Kaufman OF
the Shubert office is out OF the hos
pital and op the mend ... The John
Hammonds are lullabying a baby
girl. Colorado is starting the ball
rolling by making II illegal for Jap
anese to own land in that state. =.
Joan Blondell will get custody OF
the two children. One is the Off
spring OF her marriage TO George
Barnes, the cameraman, but was
adopted by Dick Powell. o.. Harold
Shattuck, the candy man, will
waltz down the aisle with Con
Conrad's widow.
Pierre Laval is now the worlds
most heavily guarded man. Has
even more bodyguards than Hitler
-. The Truman Committee has
decided not to publlciZe the report
OF their investigation of the ration
tokens issued by the OPA. Might
be too confusing 80. Alan Ladd ex-
poets to be redrafted. o.. The George
Raft-Barbara Bannister dating is
causing mild Broadway flurries.
Hollace Shaw OF the Phil Spitalny
girl band will marry Capt, Turner
Foster of the Army next month";.
A house detective at a midtown
hotel prevented a murder last
Friday when he broke into one
OF the rooms (after hearing a wom-
an groan) in time to catch a Navy
ensign choaking a girl. The en-
sign escaped. The FIJI is ipvesti-
eating.
Major Jimmy Stewart is report
ed swooning over a Wren in Eng
land. .. Sunny Durham is cunning
for Boyd Raeburn. The latter ork
leader stole four of Dunham's top
men and both his yocalists when
he opened at the Lincoln. Jean
Murphy Jaburg, the witness in the
Lonergan case, is in her own legal
difficulties because OF her connec-
ton with the accused slayer. IT'S
complicating her own divorce case.
She may wind up with no alimony
and a suit over the custody of her
child 49,. Gilbert Miller has taken
an option on a famous French
novel. which he expects to pro-
duce here and in London next sea-
SON.. The first person to whom
Josie Johnson confded the news
OF her broken engagement to Capt.
John Daley was her ex-husband,
Blaine Faber =. Sgt. Jack Leonard,
the former crooner, is going over
seas soon.
TOPS IN TOWN: Lionel Hamp-
tons music over the Blue Sun
days at IL a. m. ... Pixilated come
dienne lmogene Coca at the Ruban
Blue. Louis Armstrong; Decca
recording Of "Darlink Nellie Gray"
-. The Rev. James Keller-Meyer
Berger collaboration, Men OF
Maryknoll great human interest
tome... Glenn Miller's Modern
naires doing Holiday for Strings"
at the Commodore. Stewart
Chaey's sets for the dream Sc
quence in Cup in Arms.
Frankie-boy is due back in town
from California in two weeks.
The Larry Hart memorial enter
tainment raised close to $4,000 for
the armed forces record fund.
Betty Buchalter, Lepke"s widow,
is receiving fantastic magazine and
newspaper offers for her memories
-. Mrs Edward G. Robinson is
Gotham to make plans for
her own legitimate production.
Desert Battalion, which she'll
bring to Broadway shortly. Peg
Ky Hopkins Joyce is dazzling mil
lionaire Jack Kaye OF the Mexican
mines. Beatrice Kay. the
Gay Nineties" girl, and Lulu Bates.
the Hit Parade star. are having a
royal feud over material despite
the fact that La Bates was singing
those same songs two decades ago.
Moss Hart returns from Holly
wood TO the Winged Victory" en-
yirons early next week Kumors
that Connie Bennett will make a
"Myrna 10y announcement are
rife again. Russ Morgan's plan
to bring a mixed male and female
orchestra into the Strand fell
Temperaments clash
ed Lana Turner and her Stevie
have intimates wondering Flea
nor C'Early to Bed'D Troy has
batoneer Jerry Wald in a spin.
MGM studio execs are afraid that
L. B. Mayer is headed for the
Coast with fire in his eye and
shakeup plans in mis- mind be-
cause MGM won only one out OF
all the Academy Awards new
low for the studio. The one "Os-
ear they got was awarded TO VII
liam Saroyan-who quit MGM in a
huff. Mitzi Mayfair will wed a
goth Century-Fox songwsiter as
soon as he gets his divorce.
Billy Wilkerson. owner of the Hol-
lywood Reporter. is going into the
restaurant business again. He'll