The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-10
Walter WincheA
In Ne1u York
MEMOs TO THE EDITORS

MEMOS TO THE EDITORS
Tin 70 your correspondents ABROAD ARE
the Windsors going their separate ways! 80
The fabulous Donald of China (4O years al
1isor to china's governments) is seriously Ill
~ II s Naval Hospital in Hawaii lat AleaD
0' Said to be blown there at the request
- Madame Chang Kai-shek. General ohort'
hear, is sicker than is publicly known: Inc
pearl Harbor probe didn't help much. ~ayne
I,onergan who got IS years ior siaynls no
Young wife, will soon be swltcneo W Oe LIZ.
mora This means no hope from the h'gn
court-Dannemora Prison IS A'io"44 90 VAN
IBERIA If Lost Hopes.
Americans are Infatuated by the buzz tnat
1eni Riefenstahl. who served Hitler so Loyalty
with her camera and 'friendliness" (ahem''
hos been allowed (by our authorities IN Ger
noanv) tn resume her film career. your
radio and cinema editors might check TINS:
That the Eddie Cantor flop, Nellie Blan'
cost Bing Crosby $50, 1000. And that NORMA
Shearer's comeback role Will pc as sile w.,
in the film version of MIR. District Attorney
.CBS's ace Ed Murrow is flying to LONDON
to bring back his wife and heir While ABROAD
Murrow will realign and reassign Obs 1orelen
| correspondents. He had to arrange passport
for their three months young Daoy!. .wASoh
Wyatt will appoint Alvin Brown deputy nous
4 ing expediter. The Brooklyn lad (Sgt. inv
Strobing) who radio'd the last message as cor
regidor fell has re-enlisted in the Army.
A candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for
1946 will be Nine. Alexandra Kollontay. She
was former Ambassador of the Soviet to SWe-
den. The honor was suggested by the Finnish
Parliament and % Swedish and Norwegian
Parliament members. They say Nine Kollon-
tay's activities were decisive in getting Fin
land out Of the war; and in establishing
closer relations between Russia and the West
ern Allies" In Short she "helped shorten the
war;" She is not young, and she is also good
copy via her several romances with royalty,
etc.
Henry Wallace will become more active in
support Of Humans recommendations. Han
nes~n aid Wallace had long heart-to-heart
CAB. .Sec'y Byrnes and Mr.. Bevin of England
will work as bloc American engineers
are now in Nicaragua. I hear, to plan the
cutting of sea-level canal from the A. to the
P Leading shirt manufacturers are expect
ed to dump their entire stock on the market,
praps in two weeks. OPA officers demanded
a look-see at bloated warehouses -. The Pearl
Harbor probers made quite front-page thing
of their demand that FDR's confidential Girl
Friday (Grace Tully) appear and testfy-but
don't bank on it now. She just wishes they
would!
Just heard this one about FDR and Willkie
Once, during chat at the White House,
he told Willkie that he hoped some day you
get this job,'' and added: Il also hope you find
someone SO invaluable an aide as Harry Hop
kins" FDR also told Mr.. Willkie: 1.-The peo-
pie like you, but don't ever forget told you
th at this is tho 10na1ipSt n1ace in the wOrl0t'
There is talk about town that the wife of
one of the Gimbels may inherit an important
government assignment abroad .Trujillo, top
man in the Dominican Republic, and his pet
money-man (Mayrinck Veiga) have phffft with
an atomic bang. Subject Of the tiff was Tru-
jillos daughter, formerly Mrs. Vega. The
Associated Press will invade the commercial
transcription field. She first coastto-coast air.
shot is due soon. Regarding that item, CBS's
outlet in New York will relax its transcription
policy fer the first time to permit the APP
shows to get on the air. Some Of the staffers
no like Kent Cooper's sudden invasion Of show
business Silly talk.
This ought to 60 big with those who can't
get reservations to Florida. The authority
is the auto man R. S. Evans. He says people
anxious to get to Miami should contact his
9th street branch-and they especially war
vets) use his surplus cars to drive them
down there. There is story over at Sulka's
on 5th Avenue. They tailored pure white silk
robe, which costs about 1000. 1t is for a
world famous prelate. Has this broken yet
on the sports page: That the pro football
Dodgers will give both leagues a jolt by
vealing they signed SO men instead of merely
dozen as reported?. -. Theatre ticket brokers
| are due for surprise from Treasury agents
The irony of the Edwin Pauley attack
1t was Pauley who did most among Demmys
to re-elect Roosevelt-via the heavy contribu-
tons for the "A campaign.
The govt will soon reveal wholesale arrests
OF overseas soldiers (some recently returneO
for alleged overseas black marketing. I under
stand Fed agents checked their incomes 1856
per monthly against purchase of money orders
for huge sums The II won-it-gambling" ali
hi is disregarded--on the grounds that no crap
games could have produced that many winners.
The rap against these lads is tough, know,
but the govt agents argue that trading on
human misery is even more heartbreaking'
etc.
Get ready for this one "a honey for the,
newsreels, too) It's new butcher store due
to open on Fifth Avenue in the 50s-when,
dunno Nothing but swank stuff with uniformed
attendants Unjust be college grads! and the
meats displayed in wrapped cellophane Lux
inv surroundings etc. Hmf. The rumors that
Lena Horne the star, will marry Sensational