The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-24
Walter WincIleII
 M NezC York

Nancy Sinatra has had herself a beauty job that makes all her groom's fans jealous as all git-out Martin Dies investigator, Rob- ert Stripling, will be lookin for job starting New Years. He was draft-deferred while working for that very lame duck Drew Pear son gets a 100 per cent wage tilt from his new syndicate.
 Col. Daryl F. Zanuck will de- liver an important address at the American Nobel Amy event in N. Y. Dect. 10th. He is the first film man to be so honored. The Nobel Committee invited Zanuck because it judged his epic, Wilson" to be vital contribution to the educa- tion for peace in a postwar world All of which makes the column glad, since it serves to emphasize the short-sighted foly (the kindest phrase we can think of) of our iso- lationiSt-obstructionists It was only six months before Pearl Har- bor that they mercileSsly attacked and vilified Zanuck (and other movie mem for alleged war-mon- gering. That was during the so- called probe" by Senate group dominated by Iso- -and-Sos.
 All of Dewey'S campaign brain trusters are said to be blaming each other .. Why not just blame the voters? Billy De Wolfe, out of the Navy, has been signed by Para mount The H'wood Troc's ''Chuey'' Gone of the better rhumba crews) has a contagious Latin lit but can't think of a name for it.. Stays in the ears without a title, anyhow. How about calling it Adj oscito"? (Spik for Little Goodbye) .. Nearly every studio is bidding for the saga fo Chief Petty O. f. ficer George Tweed, who hid from the Japs for 31 months on Guam. Corking title he has for it: Rob- inson Crusoe, U. s. N." |. Marquis Childs (whose column on things that matter is 8 favorite at this deSk) is having a tiff with his syn dicate, which wants to shift it to another N. Y. gazette We just learned that ciggies given free by the USO are also being black-mar- keted in Mexico.
 Warmers are in a dither. They were about to release Objective Burma" (which glorifies Gen. Stil- well) but dunno what sort of news'll break on him next Carlos Ra- mirz in "Week-End at the Waldorf" will be one of its high spots. He has lost his earlier stage-scare and has acquired assurance A police officer club in town has selected Mickey Randall, a Conover peach, as the gal they'd like to pinch . :. This Month will be the name of new mag, due in Feb A non-profit group will publish to promote inter- national understanding Corp Jay Eddy, who used to court the most famous society dolls before they married, is now a radio man on a Burma bomber . The re- cent suicide of a man (accused of swindling others to the tune of $4OO ,0OO) can be attributed to the Feds, who did such bang-up job of pinning the goods on him there was no other way out. Many locals are breathing easier as a result. Because they were his victims but feared testifying.
 It happened in swank hotel on the movie coast A 20th Century Fox author dined there and topped the meal off with benedictine. He slipped it and told the waiter it wasn't benedictine. And to get him some The waiter said: But you will have to pay for this. :. But I don't" he countered. T didn't get what I ordered' The waiter sent for the house detec- tive. In the meantime Our Hero went to phone booth to tell his lawyer. What are my rights in this matter?' he asked Just pay for what you order," the lawyer coun- seled AS he came out the wait CT and detective grabbed him and showed him mot the managers of- flee. The manager was at movie. They kept him there two hours and showed him around bit .. When the manager returned, he bawled them out and apologized to the author "Oh, mo-" he said, I'm going to sue this hotel and teach all like you a lesson" [. That happened week or so ago. Y. The next day the lawyers for the hotel offered a settlement of $1.000 . Yesterday they offered $2,0O0, if he would forget the whole thing, which he won't Tn short, as of this date, the hotel is stuck for $2,- 900 for a drink costing COG!
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