The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-12

Former President H. HOOver's intimates hear that he may wed again soon. She is wealthy Wash trying to break up the just-an- nounced Edgar Bergen-Frances Wes- termAn merger . Former Barbara Whitney, youngest daughter of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, is allegedly in wyoming for her freedom from B. Mckee Henry Barbara Hut 2 toms current companion is Capt. J. Bond Rogers, heir to a cigar for tune Alice Chamberlain Chan Ter, 76-year old socialite of Sands Point, will chuck an action in Su- preme Court tomorrow. She will claim 96O0, 900 which her brother be- Queathed to an adopted son. The charges are said to be sensational. .. .. AS predicted here recently and since double-checked, Hank Greenberg, the baseball star, will wed @ Gim- bel heiresS before the new season starts Tommy Lyman knows a Broadway character who refuses to work because 1t breaks up his day.
 Dr. Lise Neither, the famed Aus trian scientist who discovered the missing link to the atom bomb land who fled Germany because of Hit ler), will arrive here in February for about 3 weeks .. She will lec- ture at Catholic University in Wash ington Then, when she returns to Stockholm, she will resume her atom research in Sweden with Prof. Manne Siegbahn.
 Lief Erickson, the movie star, may marry Wave in Florida. They met overseas Jackie Co0gan and Helen Forrest are in tune . Jose Iturbi and K. Grayson are steadying -. Maria Shelton became Mrs Lou Alter quietly last Wednesday at Beverly Hills. She has quit actress ing to collab on songs with him. . The Ida Lupino- Helmut Dantine merger items are poor arithmetic She won't be free until next May When Donald Nelson resigns from his new movie post he will head 8 Detroit motor car firm. Six hundred CT divorces went or the calendar Friday Doris Lilly's rich Coast kin are opposed to her romance with that Archduke of Austria. They think HapsburgS are some new kind of hamburger. The hotel room situation is norma! again. None available.
 Although 1t was officially an. nounced recently that the State De- partment's most youthful member Frank Mccarthy, 33) had quit his lob after . month-becauSe of ill., ness, he was practically irked into resigninx His assignment was to re0rganize thingS-reshape the entire department. But he stepped on too many big shots, etc. -. The rumor that J. Stalin is in Wash ingtOn sOttO voce has correspondence there in . swivel Emanuel List the Nets top basso, will sing from the steps of the State of Liberty Friday Very ex-Sen. Gerald P Nye forgot he was defeated and told the Plaza Hotel clerk: "Tn Senator Nye!" He got . so-wha' instead of . room.
 Lucy COchrane, the Boston deb is now in Mexico torching for 2 huilfighter after dumping A. O Biumenthal June Haver anc Victor Mature are generating thel own heat The Ralph Inger- soils will be there in 1e46. Alter completing a book on the European campaign he resumes his editorshir
 The Benny Goodmans are ex- pecting an image John Var Druten's new show 'Mermaids Sing ing" teases theh out-of-town critics with mercilesS ribbing Wner Lois Andrews married D. Street hel ex-groom's bank account was en. r1ched 5000. That was the ali mony G. Jessel paid per year Medicos have warned Cary Grant that if he doesn't rest, he'll be tht richest actor in H'wood with a nerv' sous breakdown.
 Mike Todd's lavish plans include e new shows simultaneously ... One, '"The Star and Garter The 1ter," will revive the best bets O the Ziegfeld Follies and Scandal v(and other shows) plus the funnies and surefire blackout sketches Bert Lahr will star .. Marie Mac Donald of the screen may be hi femme lead. They will be billed a' taThe Face and The Body" Best tickets will cost $9.60 -. On' midnight show weekly-so shOwfOlk can witness 1t The show gal will be tho highest paid, $l50 per. Tn slogan: "Tall Danes and Low Com e6y."
 Marlene Dietrich's pals hear sh' has sold most of her jewelry be- cause she refused film offers (to g overseas with our troopsl and need cash Beginning of the Ent Dept: Morton Thompson, the wri ter, has purchased racehorse While Charles Farrell. no dope he Invested e50,000 in five Palm Spring EmAna.ax1 - VHN