The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23
Walter WincIaeII To Nezy YOrk

1W 1VEI LINT FROM A BLUE SERGE SUIT
 Churchill and Eden in person called on King Peter (exiled in f.ondon) a week ago to persuade him to drop Mlhailovitch Peter refused Four days later, after pressure, the King fell in line. As ihe cables confirmed yesterday .. John Cunther, the author of D. paya. @Inside Europe" etc. is doing d novel. About an American girl in Turkey. Spy stuff among the Best People Tn e letter to Gun ther General Eisenhower said in part: "E1ow lucky you are being hack home with all the excitement three. Over here 1t is so quiet" :. Ann Sheridan is due in Our Town this week for another holiday be- fore hopping off to entertain troops
 Linda Darnell arrived safely abroad George Jean Nathan, the critic, is better after a severe attack of ptomaine. Probly from some ac- tors he ct.
 aDream with Music" second-night- nrs amazed at the hard raps by the reviewers. The premiere was n1arred by a blown fuse, bolloxed up wires (on which zorina floats) and other heart-ripping accidents. :. The Stork Club here threatened litigation against a joynt in Hous- ton. Texas, which took the name sans permish. They replied with a sarcastic letetr. Next night 1t burned down. That1l learn 'em Ram dolph Churchill, the Prime Mini ster's son, is now England's officer with Tito . The AutomatS, which don't allow smoking, advertise via match books.
 They say the Russian trip for Eric Johnston is @ buildup for the Repub vice presidency. He must have a good public relations man, at that. Hes in the gazettes almost daily .. The AFL and CIO will collab on a united front for & 4th Term The con- tract between Molnar and Rodgers & Hammerstein for their production of "I4iliom" demands that the male lead be played by Danny Kaye or Gene Kelly They tell you not to be surprised If the N. Y. Yankees play several night games at the Polo Grounds. If they do, 1t will be their first regular season games there since 1922 The FBI will front page a likker hi-jacking group in nearby State They sure listen to a broadcast around here, at any rate. We said Sunday night that the bullets hero cop Pizzareui used to kill that bum, who attacked e girl in the park, cost the State three cenuts each. Cops pay for their ammunition, as dozens of them has tily telephoned right after the broadcast.
 Major Jimmy Stewart, who has distinguished himself in action, is expeeted here on leave in July -. Mae west spurned an offer of 5000 per week to appear at the Roxy . The next OPA probe will be con- ducted by the Post office to learn If your mall order shoes are receipted with a ration qpon -. Major Tex McCrary, ex-editorial chief on the Mirror, is being up'd to It. Col Plenty of-raiding by several newspapers in town. Taking the star re-write men right and left Frankie Carries records went big at Macy's. In IS minutes 500 of his latest album were sold Three authors are reported quitting Putnam, the book publishers. over alleged lack of publicity {. So you think songwriting's a snap? More than a million ditties are composed annually. Less than 2,0oo are pub lisheG. Few click.
 The Beginning of the End Opt: Jennifer Jones, whose rise to the movie heights came with Song of Bernadetta," is quibbling with pro- ducers. She walked out on a film assignment The Hays office (movie blue-pencilers) mixed some scenes showing pretty persons ad- justing their garters. Things to be fuddy- -duddy about Ironic that our diplomats have given pro-AxiS Franco betetr treatment than pro- Ally De Gaulle If you'd read words that dance, then read Paul Gallico's war stories in Esquire .. There's a story in character around the footlight sector who reads Shakespeare out loud as he roams Broadway. He once was a promising actor in Hollywoo duntil Wyoming Ketchup curdled his ca- reer.
 Billy Baskette, co-writer of Goodbye Broadway. Hello France" in the last war). has collabed with E. B. Ford on a new one called sweet Music, a Middle Aisle and You" Henry Major, artist for Hearst papers for decades, exhixited his oils at the Durand-Reul Gal- leries. Some critics compared his art to Renoir, Van Gogh and Dau- naier Rendezvous with Destiny" will come out on June via the dry den Press. Another toem cil FDR Putnam considers Congressman 8. Blooms new book. Our Heri- tage." one of the most important fin many moons" !. Before films were called motion pictures they were called proxiscope, donisthrope, mutoscope. zoetrope and kinetoscope A girl who doesn't know it yet tshe recently appeared in Boston night club will be made famous by a Broadway snowman as The Liv- ing varga Girl.
 0fficeFs where German war pris- cnefs are being treated with kid mitts are having conniptions. Be- cause the commanding officer per- mitted the Naz walters to print a..