The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-08
MAN ABOUT TOWN


Broadway betting commissioners
are betting to that FDR car
ries 36 states Some inner cir
clers are not that sure Demo-
cratic biggies are seriously consid-
ering GIN Hoover for Roosevelt's
running mattel -. Supreme Court
Justice Blacks boy, Pvt. Hugo Black,
Jr., and Dorothy Farmer (of book
publishing tribe) will middle aisle.
). The Leonard Lyonses will be
in the Fall Adrienne Ames'
current distraction Is a captain in
the Medical Corps at TT. Dix
Gertrude Niesen, the landlord, has
bought another hunk Of rich prop
erty - a 14-roomer at Sutton Place
If Congress fails to act on Cong,
Knutson's bill to reduce the 80 p.
c. tax on night spots (Which is
making too many entertainers job
less), the night club actors union
vii forbid members from partici-
pating in bond rallies Tommy
Wonder Of the "Follies" and Jane
Withers of H'wood are more seri-
Gus htan chums suspect City
Editor VIM. Mullins OF Boston
paper says Gov. Dewey told him:
ITO refuse the nomination would
be an act Of treason!"
Judge Lands has ruled Bing
Crosby out of purchasing a major
league franchise Boston Braves
because Bling owns race horses
The Jerry Waynes he's one of the
better thrushes) have parted .
The producer Of the Follow the
Girls" hit averted a row between
chorines and the male chorus back
stage Mississippi Congressman
McGehee's daughter, Gloria, starts
her singing career at the 400 on
Thursday . . Mary Astor's new
love has her walking on cluods .
Lana Turner stifled the sizzling ru-
mors (about radio favorite) by
making the Coast rounds with Jess
Barker Ernie Pyle will be seen
in his film c'GI Joe") receiving
the thrilling news of his Pulitzer
Prize what his London office 4.
A wife and The Other Woman
staged minor riot at the Chatham
the other ayem. Such bottle throw
ing!
Barbara Evans of the midtown
set will wed a wealthy Pittsburgh,
soon as his melting papers arrive
-. Gypsy Markets. big moment
is Col. c. Phillips, the Navy fly
er . A railroad millionaire 0oad-
ed with laughing soup in an East
Side spoD removed his trousers and
was tossed into the street that way.
Marilyn Maxwell, the Crosby canary
Is the cause of producer John
Conte's one-arm driving Shir-
ley Patterson and Zasu Pitts boy,
Cpl. Donu Gallery, are woomance
Loretta Young's sister, Geor-
giana. and Newton Homer are ditto
. National tennis champ Pau
line Betz and L. Gilmore have found
each other II. Richman'S new
charmful Is Yvonne Day, the ball
lerina The clique trying to keep
Mr.. Forrestal from inheriting the
Navy Secretaryship are persons he
befriendsd!
"Doughgirls" producer J. Fields
wife has decided to post the Re-
notice after counting to a million to
make sure The star of a hit
play is irked no end because the
producer attributes the success Of
the show to aStrology .. The
leading character in John (Time)
Hersey's new novel will be a rea-
sonable facsimile of Time publisher
H. Luce No Democrat to date
will run against Gov Saltonstall
(of Mass) for U. s. Senator i.
Marion Oliver, a Minneapolis girl,
was in Naples Monday and in the
6tork Friday. After 5-month USO
sour with The Front Line Follies"
Leonard Urry husband of
the late Marion Harris cables from
London that he arranged for her
funeral and is amazed at the news
that local saved Marion from
a pauper's burial Current pun:
The invasion time? Eisenhour!