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Show Columnist at Large: Man About Town: John Hersey, Hiroshima historian, looking more like a Yale undergrad, with a briefs case, at the Seymour bar. . . . Mrs. James Doolittle hosting some G.Ls at the Sheraton lounge, where transparent-skirted waitresses are novel side-shows. ... Ida Lupino of sunny sun-ny California is laid up with severe burns from a sun-lamp! . . - Biggest tipper and spender around midtown is the son of a Cuban political biggie. big-gie. Flings $100 notes around right, left and center, wherever he goes. . . . The bubble gum black market has given way. to another under-the-table kiddie operation in firecrackers firecrack-ers (outlawed in N. Y.). They are spirited in from Jer'sey at 5 cents per penny cracker. . . . Babe Ruth's hair is growing back in bunches. His hospital siege left him nearly bald. . . . The Dobbs window on Park avenue features a Panama hat (for men) at only $450. It has real pheasant pheathers. Midtown Vignette: He wai written up in one of the so-what colyums. . . . The society editor called him an "Italian war hero." . ." . We asked the pufl writer: "How did he become an Italian war hero?" . . . "Why,' ' was the indignant reply, "he shot down 40 Allied aircraft!' Broadway Ticker: Milton Reynolds Reyn-olds is financing another round-the-world flight, this time pioneering a new route over the North Pole to Russia or Japan, then over the South Pole and back to New York. . . . File for the future: Brooklyn navy yard now is working Saturdays and part time Sundays for the first time since the war. And Picatinny arsenal ar-senal is enlarging its personnel. . . . The army must feel pretty sure that the military conscription bill will pass. Just placed an order for a million yards of wool. That's a lo1 of uniforms. . . . Nylons are now a drug on the market, with a surplus of 30 million pair. . . . Don't be a doap and watch those predawn dice games on sidewalks near 42nd and Main street, because you may be held as a counterfeiter. Gendarmes hear that many of these games are to "push the queer" (phony dough). . . . Former "Hit Parader" Peggy Mann is okay at her hotel suite after aft-er having one of her shapely ahems Injured by an auto. Street Scenery: The blind news-woman, in Sheridan square, who gives directions di-rections to passersby. They do not know she's sightless . . . The pickets in front of the Gloucester on W. 51 si (which caters to workers in nearby skyscrapers). sky-scrapers). They carry umbrellas, the tops of which are inscribed: "Or, Strike!" . . . The snooty pooch seer, along Sutton place. Has gold teeth leather sandals, sun specs and wean a fedora. Such lifted paws! . . . Sign in Second hand book mart: "Garden o) Readin' ". . . . Sign in a hosiery shop. "Look eLEGant." The Intelligentsia: Neal O'Hars reports that the London Times (called the Thunderer), which is supposed to shake the British Em pahr, has a circulation of less thar 300,000 contrasted with rival gazettes ga-zettes that have millions of subscribers sub-scribers there. . . . Mrs. E. Shouma toft (she painted FDR's last portrait) por-trait) is now a diploma'd pupil via Arthur Murray's. . . . Msgr. Fultor J. Sheen will have a book explaining explain-ing differences between Christianitj and Stalinism. . . . Mrs. Henry Luci now is taking active part in hi! foto mag's editorial policy. Hii newsmag ed, Mathews, has shiftec to "the experimental" department . . . The Boston Globe had a pip: "The Duke and Duchess of Windsoi travel with a secretary, a valet, maid, 85 pieces of luggage and i fortune in cash. The Duke will b remembered as the monarch whi gave up everything for love!" Tip to the President: The 775 nominations for postmasters (sent to the senate for confirmation) confirma-tion) will not be confirmed. . . . Senator Langer will not report them out. ... He is preparing to demand that these postmas-terships postmas-terships be filled non-political-ly by disabled vets with 10 pel cent preference ratings. The Late Watch: Walter Kane the agent, asked his priest to bles. a St. Christopher's medal for hii new car. The Good Man did so and returning it to Kane, reminded "Remember now, this is guaranteer only up to 35 miles per hour." . . Subway choo-choos have slowe. down so much that three people go on before the doors were slamme-in slamme-in their faces. The subways ar so crowded though that one gu wound up pinching his own wife. . . Dillinger of the St. Louis Brown leads the American league in thef ed bases! . . . Headline: "Lack c Interest Depresses Stocks!" D'y think people finally could be wisin up? Sights Yon Never See on Television: Tele-vision: The white eveninir-froeked eveninir-froeked looker (honey hair strimming in the briizl speeding speed-ing madly down Fifth avenue at the wheel of an open jocp at 4 in the mawnin' . . . The new femme frillies featured in the Madison avenoo marts lingerie with black fip-leaf! |