The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-06
MAN ABOUT TOWN

MAN ABOUT TOWN
 Brooks Atkinson, the NY Times war correspondent, just back from { Chungking, is war casualty. Pretty i'll. Enters Presbyterian hosp. It. Bartlett Quirk Che flew Stilwell home) doing the town with Honey Abbott .. Dixie Dunbar, the dyna- mite dancer, miraculously beat the pilio rap. The chap with her (taking the bows) is her doctor. Paul Porter, the Democrats press chief (now that the campaign is over), Is vowing to rip out his phones .. Erminie Randolph, the Mexican Hayride prima donna, was rushed to the hosp. after col- lapse Dorothy Arnold, the Dream Girl Eliminates now wager) will reconcile with her Joe Di- Maggie Margo and It. Eddie Albert Gust back, are giving Broadway its only heat :. Mayor LaGuardia's heart is not set on gov- erning Italy, after all. May stay there only month Pvt. Marcus Loew, the movie magnate's grand- son, will have new commanding officer this week. Her name is Ethel Snyder. They'll merge in Denver.
 White House radio announcer WalteJ Compton and his wife ex- pect tneir image in Feb. Kay Williams is expected back from the HollyWolves today to rewed Macoco, the Argentine mint .. It's a lad for the Rudy Halles. Pop is coun- gel to the Mead (ex-Truman) Comm. Irving Berlin may be decorat- ed for his war effort For the first time since stardom, Kath Hep burn gets second billing to Spen- cer Tracy in without Love" .. Vivien Leigh resumes film work after an unhappy event in the hos pital Harriet Clark, the ex- Mrs. Charles Barnet, is a reception ist at United Air Lines.
 William Bennett will Shelve the Vice-preSidency of Univ. of Chicago in the near future to devote more time to business enterprises For tune is deserting the Time and Life bldg for the Empire State Keep your orbs on the U. c. L. A. team now that its star, Bob Waterfield has reconciled with Jane Russell. Last season when they feuded the team dived to the bottom .. Sonny Gottlieb, Int1. News photogger, changed seats with Tom Treanor, five minutes before Nazi 88 blew 1t to pieces. Sonny escaped with a broken shaft and 8 body full of shrapnel When Andy Russell, the thrush, is free chums suspect he will wed Della Norella, the Coast canary Sadie Thompson" (the new version of 'Rain'D is being re- vamped. To date it has cost its packers mere $180,000.
 DanieIle Darrieux'S clearance with the French Govt is being retarded because of the fact that she did ap- pear in four Nai films SeV- eral of the nations ace attorneys are quietly collecting evidence for re- strnint of trade suit against B'Way show firm Wm. Schorr, who directed the hit, "Bloomer GirP' Is in such heavy demand that he turned down staging a play every day last week M. c. Szymczak, Governor on the Federal Reserve Board. was married Thursday. He was one of Washington'S best 'catches". The honeymoonerS are at the Wardman Park hotel in the Capital The reason FDR Wasn seen entering the Waldorf (for his speech there) was that he used the private elevators to the Waldorf'S s private railroad siding under the hotel.
 e-President H. Wallace cam paigned for FDR travelling in up- pers. paying his own way, and talk ing whatever hotel accommodations were available with grin. You can't down a guy like that Alice Iightwood, descendant of Patriot Mad Anthony Wayne, Is working in the office of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America at 15 Union Square for Sidney Hillman. She's just a foreigner, huh? '. {. Movie actress Irene Manning is en route overseas. Her husband, Keith Kolhoff, on the Coast, doesn't know whether their marriage is on or what. Just knows what he reads in the colyun1s .. An eminent writer is being treated by medicoS. Talk en to muttering endlessly to him. self .. Insiders expect an explosion In collegiate basketball before the season starts. Might even effect the Madison Sq. Garden schedule.
 Within 48 hours after the ballots are counted Quentin Reynolds Shoves off for the Pacific (for Col heriS) as fleet correspondent. Sec'y of the Navy Forrestal requested him Reynolds was due to return to Ger many when the Navy made the re- quest One of the most import ant pieces of evidence in that trial in Brooklyn Federal Court (against the 8 alienS) are three letters which were quietly submitted. The letters were rescued from the flames in the basement of IT Battery Place in the Summer of 1941, when the Nazi consulate headQuartered there ... "The Perfect Marriage" which the critics wrecked was brought into New York against the advice of experts, including the protest of the author {. Barbara Bennett, eS tranged from her sisters, learned of her fathers death via The Mirror's telegraph editor by phone.
 One of Harlem's better hotels is evening things! No white folks!. :. Booldes are cleaning up via foot ball wagers-giving and taking points :. The Ed Wynn radio show will get 8 facial Kay Kyser may be lend-leased from his ciggie sponsor to soft drink show soon
 One diStiller insists thereu be aan improvements in the Scotch