The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-22
MAN ABOUT TOWN

UuouA1Oul8 OVSISChS OVaA 1VAA- kaine (who told her attorneys about Briane Aherne) is being consoled oy H'wood photogger Paul Hesse.
 Lew Ayres (who was e con ehie," but now is in the Medical Corps in New Guinea) is expected to be decorated for bravery . Trujillos daughter, Flor, has not yet received paternal blessing for her merger to Brazilian M. Veiga, so- ciety reporters notwithstanding ..
 Peggy Fears, starring at the State, turned down A. o. Blumen- thals latest offer ($275, ,0o0) in cash -, Chums tell you not to believe any romance item about Capt. Clark Gable that links his name with anyone but Kay williams, Macoco's ex .. Pretty Dolly OBrien, rich wtdder (reported as marrying this one and that one), will probably settle down with Count Dorelis.
 Damon Runyon's medicos assure his legion of pals that he will live to a ripe old age Jolson and Cantor will make separate coast to coast tours to entertain at army hosps Mrs. Evelyn Walsh Mo- Lean is ailing at her shack . The city's Bureau of Investigation summoned owners of several swank places to quiz them on underworld backing, If any. One prosperous toynt owner shivered on the stand An hysterical scene of girl shouting "rIeil Hitler" at the Re- public Aircraft plant Farningdale) was hushed Well informed cir- cles predict there'u not be a shave in the 30 per cent tax before Yule- tide-and won't be cut more than IS, if at all Defendants at the sedition trial poked fun at the prosecutors first initial - hint ing it was 6 Jewish name. The O. in O. John Rogge stands for Oetje. It's Scandinavian.
 Joseph Hartrey, from 1888 onward, was . professional anti-anythins and Mobilixer agitatOr for Joe Me- Williams, one of the 30 defendants in Washington Hartrey pleaded guilty to seditlon in 1942. He was sentenced to the Fed pen for sx years He was an emplOye at the British Pavilion at the Worlds Fair on July 9th, 194O-the day . bomb exploded killing two detec- tives Do the police know that HaFtrey was working there at the time? The bombing remains unsolved.
 Gov. Dewey's address at the Gov- ernors' Conference in Pennsylvania is expected to deal with States rights or organized labor and ob- ject to executive encroachment on enforcement of law by courts Summer resorts are already over suhscribed De Marigny ac- quilted of the murder of Sir H. Oakes at Nassau has been barred from the Havana Country Club. II is the pivot of Cuba's social life The circus business has dis appointed the packers. Probly eX- plains all those accident" yarns The serious one being that of Miss Carter who fell 30 feet from hel trapeze last week Jan Murray's brother was killed in action A prominent local society gem mer- chant is ready for the cleaners and may file bankruptcy (. The moan of the true sucker: T gotta get event."
 New York's xoOciety just learned what happened to several in the In- teFnatiOnal Set ;. Claire de Lorenz, . silent film pet, Is in Naxi con- centration camp at Vittel, France It was once a famed cure resort. In the same prison is Mrs. Rudolph Friml. Blanche Friml was a Win ter Garden show girl Mime, Claude Auzell0, American wife of the Swiss director of the Hotel Ritz, Paris, is in the Paris hOOsegow .. Helen HOusez, once wed to Oliver Gould d-Jennings, is at Cape Ferrat concentration camp. Her last hus- band, intimates learn, turned Nazl and turned her in.
 Cuba's new ambassador to the U. S. will be George Manach (pro- nounced Manyah) .. Pretty Peggy Badly, after her pneumonia. is 28 lbs, skinnier It. (jg) Andy Good man (of the Bergdorf- Goodman store) has a neat assignment. Pur- chasing agent for the Waves Maurine Holmes, former Ziegfel- dearie (the bride of dress tycoon) is in Mexico Barbara Burke, once the loveliest titian-haired gal in the shows (Chez Farce on 5zth street, etc.) is now in San Francisco at the Port of Embarkation. She is unwinding from her groom in Calf. It's a baby girl for radios Walter Kinselias, Mother is Jane Davis, the model. At N. Y. hospital The news picture services stopped a night club photo of s'nobleman" when they learned he had . Detroit police record.
 Powers models Edith Durston and Norma HaEstad have an unusual as- slgnment. They wear Identical suits to promote a firms fabrics. They dine ct the Colony, go to the sioFque and drop in at various other amett spotts te display the mer' ehandise. On . recent day they were assigned te the races at Belmont. zn addition te receiving generous wages they got . tip on . nag from a NchaFacteF." It paid ( to 1. Each wen eleS.So.
 Daring Ice 2. Lewis recent illness 1ackie Gleason subbed for him at fhs Copa. He paid ei.500 for week ~-with one show e night The Hfiiis freres open June 1 at the Zanzibar, the initial night spot date here Prank and Anne Hum- inert who epecalize in soap opera or grand 0peraD are now rated the