The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
Walter WincheIl 10 Ne5g York
MAN AROUT TOWN


 MAN ABOUT TOWN
 Inc Doris Duke James Cromwell fracas is expected to result in sev- eralf indictments. Some New Jer- seyttes will be asked: What hap pened to the $3O0,OOO?" Mex ico's biggest romance is between Dolores Del Rio and her director, Emilio Fernandez Insiders say Bette Davis visits to Corp. Lewis Riley Stationed in Georgia) are not as reported in the press-to marry him. His wife Gin Mexico noW) knows and likes Bette :. MT. and Mrs. Emanuel List Ohe's the Met. baSso) have disharmonized via a final decree Constance Ben- nett lintimates hear) will make the amtcable separation from Gilbert Roland pernanent-and then wed Col. Jack Coulter, now stationed in Washington. Coulter is 8 full col- onel at 31 .. FDR, who has no immediate plans Gas widely whiS- pered) to leave the U. S., will be the honored guest at WaShington's Variety Club this wk.
 
 By Way of RetOrt: U. S. Sen. Elmer Thomas (D- Okla.) likeness was included in a recent life mag layout His political opponents and reprinted on huge handbllls back home had the photo blown up which were passed around to w0r- shipers attending services in Okla homa churches .. The caption they used under the picture read: "Sen- atOr Thomas sits i'm New York night clubs where they charge big prices for food and liquor"
 Senator Thomas Is sure it helped to Te.elect him!
 Highest diplomatic circles are deeply annoyed about British-owned Reuters attacks lon U. s. air pol icy) in Portugal and s. American gazetteS. The Reuters blasts in- clude attacks on MT. Hull and our State Dept Dr. Frank King don, incensed over Brenden Brack- ems criticism of our press, punched back like an adult The Plaza Hotel was wringing its paws the other day because it couldn't find a room for Sumner WelleS Pretty Florence Pritchett, the Journal American fashion editor, will file at Las Vegas this week for melt ing from Richard Canning Chums think It. Alfred Gwynne Wander bilt has the edge over Coi. Elliott Roosevelt, although some of us know her real love is stateman'S heroic son, now slowly mending from severe injuries in U. s. hos pital.
 One of the better known pOliticOs in Illinois demanded land gOt) 3 to odds from a New Dealer on the election The winner encOun- tered the loser yesterday and leased hin with this: "JuSt make out the check to the Urban League of Chicago. My favOrite charity"
 To which the greatly relieved fel- low replied: Gee, that's swell. Now I can charge it off my income taxi"
 Thrush Jerry Cooper says he never told Cugat he was wed to Joan Mitchell (Angela Marsh) who is heard on Cugat's program. They will middle-aisle just as soon as Mrs.. Cugat's divorce is final :. The Feb. Book f-the-Month will be: The Thurber Merry Co., Round (Harper) Col Elliott Roosevelt requested his name be dropped from the list of those considered for Brig. General-so that others (just as deserving) would get speedier promotion Major Wally Gould (wounded twice. wants friends to know the rumor of a divorce from Helen Twelvetrees is bunk.
 Add G.ManOuvers: His name is Wm. Louis Baker, an ex-circus man He registered for the draft in 194O and then disappeared In 194l Michigan newspapers reported that he had been killed in motor crash The FBI probe failed to reveal such an accident .. The G. Men then checked on Bakers widow and found she had re-married a man named Mayfield So they looked up Mir. Mayfield, who is now In G-Manacles.
 He was her old friend, the Hate" Mir. Baker.
 Tammany Hall Chief Ed Lough- lin Is now the Demmy's fair-haired boy. White House StrategiStS were nightly pleased with the way he turned in the highest plurality in the N. Y. campaign for Mr. Big. :. The Mayor and his longtime pal, Vito Marcantonio, ain't anymore. Vito thinks it's time for a change at City Hall and wants to run the city via the American Labor Party which he controls Joseph F. Kennedy could have named his own terms with Repubs, If he bolted from FDR. They offered him a choice of two cabinet posts. An important society matron will be a central figure in an espionage trial this week Add coincldences: On Armistice Day, the 11th, the winning policy number was No. Ill Peter Donald'S Girl Friday calls herself Choo-Choo Schmidt.
 Cute Kid Dept: Cong. John Ram kin is maintaining his wonderful (Inis huh? record. Last week Ran. kin made a snide attempt on the floor of the House to block con- tempt action against Joe (Mein) Ramp and Edward Rumely, who refused to reveal their groups rec ords to Cong. AndersOn's reputable investigative group When the Speaker of the House announced the contempt action, Rankin queried: "Mr Speaker, what is neces-