The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-27
In New York With Lait
Continued From Page Six

10 IL Lldu never
been published; yet I know five
mer., none of whom knows any
of the others, all Of whom know
some of the details. l discovered
that while digging for the dope.
j.. And not one of the five had
the remotest connection with the
swindle, in person.
In New York, the source is often
as exciting news as the reve-
lation!
Street Scene (by Tom Weather.
ly). She was pathetically. pale,
frail and oowdy. . One she car
ried in her arms. . The rest,
five of them, dirty-faced, seem
ingly all the same age, trailed
behind her. . For half a block.
On the corner, she waited
as, one by one, the stragglers
drew up and rallied round. -.
Then, as the whistle blew, hold
ing in check the cnariots of the
chosen, she and the brook start
ed to cross The Avenue. Hardly
had they reached the middle of
the way when, from the front seat
of a waiting taxi, came the driv-
er's noarse croak: Say, lady, it
amt fair to leave the others
home."
Howard Hughes, the famous.
the fabulous, the sensational q
despise that WORLDLY finds himself
in the heavy body of the wire
service news. linked with young
women who are from heaven for
editors who like picture-pep in
their pages. This embarrasses
Howard right now. Which is some
thing new for him. Congress had
never fused around with his af-
fairs before.
Hughes, the aviator-manufactur-
er-producer : financier : playbov,
has had al much personal pub
licity as any private citizen in the
universe. A bachelor. a multi-mi!-
llonaire, he hops around the globe
and across the map like a 6-foot-2
flea. And wherever he lights, ne
makes foc the nearest dazzler and
drags her to the nearest night
spot.
Any mode or stage or screen
girl over 16 Or under so who's
never been Photographed with him
is a wallflower. Married or
single or divorced, if she hasn'.
been reported romancing with
Hughes or at least engaged TO
him, she's ickey. . If she hasn't
been caught dancing with him,
she's a wheel-chair case.
Strangely enough, Hughes con-
sistently ducked being photo
graphed with women, except for
promotion of his movies, in which
instances ne was their employer.
SnapShooting guests who have
looks and names is a major
industry. Every nightclub of con-
sequence profits from it two ways
for the press, to plug the place,
and from sale of the prints to
the principals.
Hughes, who invited type with
out limit. SHE'D from twosome pic
lures. That's a fulltime JOB when
you're escorting Lana Turner, for
instance. But he ducked when
ever a flashlight reflector was
raised. M a of the ladies
wouldn't duck with him. If Hughes
didn't want to be photographed
with them, they did want to be
photographed with him.
But for that one eccentric al
leroy, Howard never was known
to resist the ballyhughes.
But now Hughes veteran press
agent, Johnny Meyer, h a S been
ordered to stop the presses as
the star reporters do in the
movies.
81 don't want any publicity,'
says Hughes.
With the House desiring to know
the disposition Of some $40, 100000
he was to splatter into research
and experiment on revolutionary
developments in military aviation.
howard wishes to be anonymous
Want Meyers job?
Word comes by grapevine from
Atlantic City that one of its local
officials is trying to sign up every
entrant in the forthcoming annual
beauty contest. That could mean
ne wants to cut in on he icome.
to-come OF Miss America. 1947.
and some runners-.p Thar
could even mean he might be in
position to swing the decisions, SO
that any beaut who doesn't SIGN
on the tnc will wind up being
Miss iIight-Ball.
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