The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
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 rubbed my eyes, .. Yes, it was Peaches! Matronly, but far pettier than when she was the l4- year old bride of the 56-year old Daddy" Browning, about 20 years ago; she; has taken on poise, dress es in perfect taste, has turned into a lady ... What a time we report CTS had on the ramifications of that story! Browning, q shrewd realty msnipulator, had several mill lions. Teaches nee Frances Heenan is here now. disposing of some of those holdings. which she got in her divorce settlement Shes married for the fourth time and plans to live in San Francisco.
 Browning was the most nsnlacal publicity hound I have ever met and I have met plenty . He built rows of metal vaults into his main office, and employed three women to file his clippings If news association sent out an item, he had it preserved, in probably iden- tical form, from hundreds of news papers His clipping service cost him s4oo week He played with these printed pieces like rniser with his gold pieces-count- ing, gloating, drooline.
 His lawyer chanced 10 be 3 friend cf mine He dated me to meet hin on ? certain 72d corner When I got there he was standing, with Browning beside .n imported Rlit zen -Eenz, 2 custom built limousine, painted ? deep purple Ut had be- lorged to Kaiser Wilhelm They invited me for drive through the rark was then editing feature pages u1th Uide circulation. Brown ,ng started pleading v1th me to write and publish series on his life story I declined Do pcu like thls car' asked Browning O courss I did Well it's yours and the chauffeur uith it hls sal ary raid in advance and deposited ir any bank VOL name for n rsars, told him eff and asked to tz Ter our Of the car
 As t stopced he sad Think # ever I'll phone YOU ten1orron sald T Uculdnt be in-tonorron pss Memorial Day So it 1s- and forgot about It. erred Brown ,re I must call Peaches ur right 4vsv-Arlantlc City udll he iarn1ed for the holiday weekend" Though they were separated at the Ginoe he got her to ion him and they drove at top speed for the seashore town Next day the nation was flooded with photos of them in bathing suits, bearing big "A"-monogram of the Am hassador Hotel there They hadn't even stopped long enough to get their own togs!
 Publicity hysteria is Il familiar manifestation to neWSpapermen. I've encountered it wherever l worked Every city has its own -. Tommy Manville is among the foremost . His pet curtain speech to his wives Is Get out. You're not worth line any moref' tAnd lot of ex-Public Relations Officers will tell you that some of the Big Brass had it just as badn
 Howard Hughes owns <5n0O0 shares of IVA He paid s8 a share This year. when it was s7l, Baehe & Co. offered to buy it all Due to market recession and Constella- ton trouble at this writing it is quoted at 447s =. That's paper loss of over S13,000,0O0 Hughes laughs, says it will come back.
 For Frankie -fans: Music Row. ridged along Vine St., IS still chat tering over Frank Sinatra threat ening to stalk off the Jerome Kern memorial concert in Hollywood Bowl Saturday night If Negro baritone William Gillespie vocalized as sched- uled. At the Friday rehearsal the SWoonster did temperamental nip-up when he discovered the pro- gram called for Gillespie to solo Ole Man River In front of chorus as first-act finale. and Sinatra to do same as evenings windup. The latter flatly stated he, alone, would be entrusted with chore-or no dice on his appearance. Bowl eXecS hastily capitulated to him and thumbed Gillespie right off the show The sepia singer was prom ised his pay regardless, but at late hour last night money had not been rendered" - Daily Variety, Hollywood.
 Three years ago. just before he left for overseas as an Army fight CT pilot, Jay Gould 3d placed priceless emerald engagement ring on the finger of Shirley Patterson, blonde young protege of Katie Hep burn. He came back several months ago. They quarreled and parted A few days after their tiff, he wed Jennifer Bruce, daughter of the actor, Nigel Bruce. Two weeks ago they were divorced. Now Shirley and the Gould scion have taken up where they left off. The engage ment ring, which she had returend, is back on the proper finger They expect to wed in Mexico or Nevada,