The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-04
By DOROTHY KILGALLEN
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Martha Stewart, the pretty blond
chirper at the Copacabana, is wear
ing a ruby aud diamond wristwatch
from comic Joe L. Lewis, Ran
dolph Scott is a flu victim. .. Vir.
ginia O'Brien. the dead pan come
dienne. is knitting tiny garments
-. Mozelle Britton Dinehart and
film executive Vic Oliver. Jr.. are
heartillery barrage.. Martha
Sleeper has started a Perfect
Marriage" bureau OF her own after
matinee OF that drama at the Bar
rymore Theater. Yes. actually.
She invites people who have writ
ten in about their problems 10
meet her there, and she gives them
advice on how to keep their MAJ.
riages going. Tommy Dorsey's
been on the wagon, they say, since
the Jon Hall Incident. All the
Hollywoodites in town are eager to
discuss the subject OF the return Of
the Japs to California ... Most Of
the West Coast citizens, once burn
ed, are twice shy-and want no
part of them. =. The Broadway pro-
ducers are after Vivian Leigh TO
participate in theatricals on this
side of the ocean.
The Harvard Alumni bulletin for
November carried this listing for
the class of 1904: Franklin Del1no
Roosevelt-grad-'03!04; LID. 2 ..
No change OF address" O.. lntimates
believe Vic Natures next bride
will be Pat Coogan. the socia lite
model. -. Hollywood agents are
conducting a search for olita Cor
doba, the Mexican girl who played
Lupe Velez roles in English music
ais. She's reported to be hiding
until she settles her current din
culties with her fifth husband. 1t.
Edward Sherafin OF the ATS. Loli-
ia will be remembered for the front
PACED exploits when she was the
bride of Preston Van Wyck, the
artistocratic playboy who thought
/ he was an Indian and shot her
with a bow and arrow. Lau Ell
Bacall arrives If town on Jan. Is,
and the wolf line is already forming
to the right. Every male in the
| Warner Brothers Gotham office
wants the chore OF taking Lauren
sightseeing.
Louis Sorin. OF the new "Sophia".
has gained 25 pounds since tie
LAY opened out OF town 'ust from
eating on stage. Toni I. the
movie starlet with the mum erical
name, has competition. A bond
songstress in Chicago is In the
midst Of legal proceedings VIII n
ill change her present tx to Lrc
" II. Bezi-ue, the Cav Ni1eti's
favorite, is gradually ,displacing Gin
rummy as a smart spot pastime.
You see a great many Gls with
overseas ribbons Playing it at the
l.2-3... cute Carole Lands and
girl in Lady in Q"estion" nearly
came TO DlOWS Ol inc nun VI
Philly night club where they wee
gresting...
N. 1t. Sam Byrd, the Original
Dude Lester in Tobacco Road ;.
has been awarded the Bronze Star
medal for evacuating casualties
from the Normandy Beachhead...
Wynn RocFamora, Dorothy La
mour's manager, was here over the
week end on a sad mission. His
brother lacks young and lovely
wife died just a few days after
Jack was released from the hos
nital after a year in a sick bed.
Bandleader Ted Steele rsed m
Army flame thrower. of all things
to clean out huts on his rabbit
fern. He was presented with the
CT e1u'nment because the farm Is
nart OF the war EFFORT. the burn'es
bei-g used for VARIABLE serum -.
Milton Perle leaves for Florida anv
day now. e.. Petrillo is calling uD
the big nare handleaders to ash
them 70 "srill all" on the sub ect If
VIII, thew lose so much money on
hotel and location jobs 1t ap
peers that hotel dance sno's and
bathrooms are next on Patrillo's
"so-get-'em' lis.
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