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Show miM m rtT1 ,:v Stv";tl w'a . J Man About Town: The ex-convict whose plot to kidnap kid-nap Betty Grable was interrupted is last-named Williams. She still has a guard, and her father and husband tote gats. . . . The O.D.T. will order all dining cars removed from choo-choos choo-choos traveling less than 350 miles. . . . The Newspaper Guild will invade in-vade the radio field (to organize it) next Summer. The colyum forwarded several letters let-ters from worried bond buyers who heard enemy-planted rumors that savings bonds wouldn't be redeemed in accordance with their terms. . . . The U. S. Treasury debunks the rumors with this statement: "The rumors are absolutely without foundation. foun-dation. The U. S. Gov't has never defaulted in the payment of its debts. Since the Congress has ample am-ple power to provide for meeting all obligations of the gov't (when due) there can be no doubt that its promise to pay its obligations (when due) will be carried out. Undoubtedly Undoubt-edly subversive activity in this country coun-try is responsible for spreading of such misinformation. By making known the true facts you could do much to discount the wholly unfounded unfound-ed rumors. D. W. Bell, Treasury Dep't, Washington." The news that Donald Nelson would marry the young widow Col-bourne Col-bourne was tipped here first on December De-cember 13, 1943, this way: "We promise to omit the name until he I is freed. Watch for the name of Mrs. Paul Strashon's next groom. She's a widow. He is one of America's Amer-ica's most famed leaders." . . . J. A. Brunner (Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars) investigated our warning about a subversive exec, among the group and fired him. One of the playbores is so worried wor-ried about his induction via the work or fight bill's becoming a law he's engaged en-gaged a man to stay in Washington to send him daily reports on its progress. prog-ress. . . . Another of the same set (afraid of losing his draft-proof status sta-tus if seen in public with his dolls) stays home, which is practically a night club. . . . Add lucky timing: "They Told Me," by Leonard Lyons in This Week. Deals with the war's top men and their confabs. . . . One of the better-known socialice made a terrific odor at Perm Station the other ayem when she found she couldn't buy two compartments to Florida plus three for her servants! The nation's No. 1 sin town is Washington. Ever since the FBI lost that "black spook" case the joynts are jumpin'. . . . How Tempus 1 Fugits Dep't: Davey Lee, who sat ! on A. Jolson's lap in "Sonny Boy," is now a pilot in the S. Pacific for I Uncle Samson. . . . T. Dorsey's book-I book-I ing at the 400 on Feb. 16th will guar-j guar-j antee him $6,000 per week against a j percentage. A record, we think, for ' a nitery. ... A WAC private sta-I sta-I tioned at Santa Monica is really named Pearl Harbor. Your Broadway and Mine: Faces About Town: Victor Moore, the beloved comedian, moving out of an exclusive Park Avenue place (back to the Broadway hotel he lived in during his vaudeville days) because be-cause he was "so uncomfortable." . . . J. J. Shubert telling comedienne Sue Ryan (the Shuberts' most valuable valu-able property since "Blossom Time") to wear her rubbers outdoors. out-doors. . . . J. P. Marquand, co-parent co-parent of the hit show, "The Late George Apley," readying to cover the Pacific arena soon. . . . Music czar Petrillo, who will try to invade the newsreel music field, alleging news-reels news-reels shouldn't use canned music, etc. . .. Henry Luce, the Mag-nate, better known as Fattier Time. . . Evelyn Nesbit, once the toast of the town, preferring to dine alone at Duffy's Tavern. Manhattan Murals: The photo of Fred Allen taken about 20 years ago in checked derby and tight trousers in the window of a 47th Street pho-togger. pho-togger. . . . The Icicles on the nude statues In the Museum of Modern I Art Gardens. Very comical. . . I The pup wearing military apparel. ... The French restaurant, "L'Aprcs Midi," at 48th near 8th where the pntrons get up and entertain. . . The Navy flier in the Cub Room 1 slaying the celebs with this one. He displays a pack of Camels and snys: "If you were out on this desert where would you sleep?" . . . The sucker looks and looks and cvt-ntu-nlly says: "I'd sleep near the pyra- ! niids or under that palm tree." . . . i to which the snapper Is: "I wouldn't. I'd just go nround the corner (turning (turn-ing the puck) and sleep In one of these holi'lsl" rrlnrrss Amistusln. of Greece (King Peter's mother-in-law) Is now wearing the pants In the Yugoslav royal tribe. She Is blamed for the recent crisis. . , , Mussolini, our nn- ! tlun's detectives Irani, Is squawk-I11K squawk-I11K that his N ir.l friends not only rubbed everyone else in Italy but even took all of his personal posses slons. , . . Swiss scribes behove (li-n'l lluderlaii will he ivi'lared as Na.l l'laslrrn commander. Because of Ills toirillc nii'.unu'ut with Hitler, who fought against (ho tutf wllh- ! druwals. |