The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-12
MAN ABOUT TOWN


 The F. Sinatras received snatch threats which is why they beg edi- tors not to request pictures of their baby <. Farleys resignation was hinted here months ago The Stork Clubs MT. and Mrs. Sherman Billingsley will be 5 in early October. Mrs. B. is the former Hazel Donnelly of the Ziegfeld Follies Al Jol- son (who has 1t haaaaO has com- rosed a chune about Jinx Falken- berg, which he is offering to Tune Pan Alley Lon McAllister and Jean Grain (the love interest in 2Oths film, Home in Indiana. ) fell madly in love with each other re- hearsing the Cupid episodes |. Nino Martini and Helen Reynolds are tipping the temperatures .. Major Clark Gables chums suspect he and Kay Williams will wed soon- CT than that,
 The Love Letter of the Week: From Sterling North's colyum of book-reviews in the Post: Martin Dies. By Wm. Gellermann. Pub lished by John Day. $3. If radio audiences throughout the land wish Recommendation for Walter Win chell's accusations l suggest that they read William Gellermann's factual and utterly devastating study of Dies and Dies Committee. The author. who has a string of degrees after his name, is a Methodist, a Phi Beta Kappa. Legionnaire and a professor at Northwestern Univer- sity. Every page Gellermann has written represents six hours of dili- gent research
 Life's invasion issue was feat of real work. The staff worked 48 straight hours inserting new copy in part of the issue, missing 850,- 600 copies Going My Way, the Bing Crosby-Leo McCarey movie hit, may wind up with one of the heaviest crosses in picture history wholesale likker dealers are advising their best customers not to load up on domestic brands-mean- ing rye, bourbon, gin, rum and still wines. They expect alcohol will bc released in the near future :. Bob Ritchie's new play angel is an oil man from the West :. The Vaughn MonroeS confided to Omaha pals that they are imaging New Hampshire, the scene Of the Intl Money Conference, will ban the press. The event will be at the Mt washington Hotel in Breton Woods (N. H. and probably will last 20 days Estelle Taylor got chunk of Paul Small's Show Time" be- fore she posted the Renotice.
 Candy Jones' darling Gas indicated colyumS ago) definitely is Boston advertising exec Lois De Fee leaves for Texas any day to be near CT the Brazilian presidents son, L,coey Muito Bonita, Senorita The revised version of Roger Touhy, Gangster" is big-time melodrama. It had pace and sus- pense when we caught the preview last night The son of rich family (dwelling in midtown ho- tell thefts candy from the lobby stand daily. The clerk simply puts 1t on the family's monthly bill . The FBI should keep in touch with a steamship lines big shot who re- turned on the Gripsholm He rates thorough check, to hear pas sengers quote him. He also rates a punch on the nose.
 Ann Dvorak, the actress, before T al iVN 'e fight in the House of Commons to draft grandmothers over 50 Here I am," Ann groaned, read ing about Senator Wheeler fighting against drafting fathers under 26!" Mrs. Irving (Ellin Mackay) Berlin's new novel, Land l Have Chosen" is the colyum'S "Book-of- the-Week Golfers current issue has three articles about Broadway folks. star Merchants" by H. Hem derson and s. Shaw (about talent scouts) is packed with interest . |. Joan Crawford will be god-mater to the image due at the Tom Ferris Pops Steve Hannagans ace publi- cist at Miami Beach Joan Blon- dell's tribute to Director Ella Ka- gan (20th's Tree Groks In, etc., {: I've been in pictures 13 years and he's the first director to take few minutes off before each take to remind you of the story!" . Damon Runyon will cover the con- ventions.
 Alan Hynd, author of Betrayal from the East" is profiling IntI News chief J. V. Connolly for Cor onet Edgar Snow goes to Mos- SOW shortly-or has he? .. Mime. Sun Yat-sen is expected here this year. Her local pals insist Shina will have no civil war Hardship note: Dunhill's limits its cigars to 1000 steady customer Dali (who- ever he is) is designing a lipstick case for Schiapareli MGM is interested in filming "2l", but only mildly so because the owners want 1t very high-toned. Nothing about the speakeasy days-2l's most in- tereSting era .. Newsweek's gag on the Montgomery Ward matter: The corporal who helped carry S. L. Av- cry out of his office is writing a book titled: "See Here, Private Enter. prisep
 OmigOsh Dept: Because the U. s. Treasury turned down the Stock Ex- changes application to raise its head mans wages to 55 Gs per an- mum, Emil Schram will simply have