The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-11
MAN ABOUT TOWN

EuAbUkB aFO tfyhnk 70 gneCk bkle report that Helen O'Connell, the popular thrush, and her groom, Cliff Smith, have decided that les Renodice Broadwayites hear that It. Jack Lawrence (the song- writer) and Hernice Parks eloped last week and that he showed off for Panama Kenny Gardner, who once vocald with the Guy Lom- bardo crew, married Guys sister, Elaine, over the weekend |. Peter Lorre was seriously tll in ati Atlantic City hosp last week {. Pierre van Paassen, the author, has specialists ct the bedside Hel- nut Dantine, the actor, is the lat. est bidder for Barbara Hutton's decision .. J. J. Astor, 3rd, who shoves off for s. America on the 18th, has the nod from the fam fly of Gertrude 0retsch, but she can't make up her mind It's a boy at the Lou NoVas 0eor- gia Price is Flending after a1 op at Beth Israel Hoop Insiders hear that Henry Luce, the Time Life proxy, may come out for FDR =. Ditto the New York Times.
 It. sidney Kingsley, the prize- winning playwright, resumes civilian stautS today |. Ernie Pyle, en route home, gained lbs. in the foxholes since the invasion, chun1s say All the press services are rushing reserves to London to re. place casualties at the front |. For 30 days last week one news outfit had only two men with the ist and 3rd Armies Gen. Stil- wells cook in North Burma is the former stork Club chef Stage door mamaS have been ordered to stay 50 feet from the Song Of Norway" stage door because of back. stage pickering !. '. Denny and Amer. Fed. of Labor chiefs are dis- turbed and surprised over long, shoreman boss Joe Ryan's balk about Q complete endorsement of Senator Wagner, who has always been one of labor's best pals !. {. Clark Gable and Lupe Velez are Heaven a wonderful time.
 In his Friday sepeech Gov. Dewey claimed he was responsible for mak- ing the postwar international see curity plan bipartisan when Dewey himself raised 1t as . par. tisan issue. It was Mir. Hui who made it bipartisan by inviting him to the consultations .. In Dewey's Thursday speech he quoted General Hershey's fO.pah, Tt is cheaper to keep the men in the army than to take care of them unemplOyed!" Dewey cited it as the New Deals "fear of peace," adding it had no plan for postwar employment Dewey neglected to remind listeners that Hershey is a Repub- llcan and that Hershey was mem tlOned as a possibility for Dewey'S run ming mate.
 Col. Robert Parham (ex United Press bureau manager in Denver and Dallas) was blamed for the Sus- pension of 1 correspondents ate taohed to the 9th Air Force press staff. One returned reporter says Parnham is not ot be blamed-that he acted on higher orders .. Hopeless as 1t seems, the govt hopes to wind up its case against the al- legged seditionists in 3 weeks .. Sandy Stockly of Time and Jancey Wltcher of OWI will be a paragraph shortly It's boy for the Ed (UP) Aliens. Mrs. Allen is on ma. ternity leave from Time. . The city taxers are also checking "2l'. As far back as their Greenwich Vil- laae days! Jimmy Savo at Cafe Society Uptown asked a Dewey button wearer: Whats the ideap" The ringsider replied: This is a free country! I can vote for the wrong man if want to!"
 One of the N. Y. Times political experts is betting pals that they cannot name the six states Dewey will win One of the states in. variably listed is Maine which may 20 FDR The LandOn plural ity in Maine in 1936 was greater than WiIlkie's in 194O The &C., tual reparte explains the lack of Dewey coin A man phoned betting commissioner. What IS the price on the eIection?" .. Betting COmmish: Roosevelt is 3 to i" "Okay," said the caller, I'm laying you SS,OOO to Sl,OOO on ROOse- veIt!" "Oh, no you're nOt!" screamed the bO0kie, I'M laying 5000 to 100O!"
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