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Mrs. J. DiMaggio's intimates now believe the re-merger rumors have some foundation. The former Dorothy Arnold (she divorced Joe 7 years ago) is on the Coast (with their image), where he winged ..

The Joan Bennett Story was in Paragraph 1 (Second Item) almost 2 dozen columns ago Sarah Churchill's chums are astonished over rift-rumors .. Libby Holman and Montgomery Clift are Something New .. The Buddy Riches kissed away their tears .. Barbara Hutton's Prince Charming is at the Pierre, too. He flew in from Mexico .. It's a girl at the Dale Carnegies .. Alice Astor has plans to get back her maiden name .... Guy Lombardo's "shock" (after his British car killed a pedestrian) shattered his nerves. First thing he did was get rid of the Jaguar

Wages-of-Sin Dept: The title of the syndicated comic strip has been changed from "Tallulah" to "Jezebel Jones."

The Washington Wire: William Z. Foster, chief of the Communist Party, claimed he was too ill to stand trial (on charges of plotting to overthrow the country by force and violence) and got away with it. Not too ill, though, to write the party's history .. Add upcoming probes: Stock market dabbling by gov't employees Sec'y of the Treasury Snyder, who hoped to retire after New Year's, must wait until the odor subsides .. Truman's pledges to clean up the gov't makes you wonder. When it was disclosed Britisher Dawson made $100-million (on U. S. surplus) and that Gen Vaughan wrote letters (on White House stationery) asking military commanders to assist Dawson (at the request of convicted John Maragon), what happened? The Prez didn't even spank Vaughn's behind .. Have you heard of the tax official who decided to go straight and become a pickpocket?

Mrs. Willie Pep is free from the famed fighter. Got the final decree in Miami .. WOR-TV staffers have the jitters from the top down .. John Payne and starlet Susan Randall reconciled between columns . Denise Darcel and actor Bill Bishop are a Big Thing. For this edition, anyway .. That sable scarf on "Seventeen" beauty editor Beth Harber came from publisher-lawyer Wm. Keegan .. Fred Morritt, the defense counsel for Tallulah Bankhead's accused Girl Friday, was a thrush with Nick Kenny's Radio Gang not long ago ..

Gary Cooper's hospital suite (at the Roosevelt) featured flowers from his estranged wife Gloria Swanson and the "Nina" cast - and Sam Goldwyn and David Niven are at the Don't-Call-Me-I'll-Call-You stage .. The Tallulah Bankhead trial summed up: Looks like she is guilty of having courage. It'll cost Tallulah about $50,000 in legal fees to clear her name and get the money back-a little over $4,000. Her radio station reports not one letter has been received maligning her. All have been in support.

The Winthrop Rockfellers are trying to work out their own settlement without barristers. May meet soon in Chicago Peter Howard's pals say he expects to middle-aisle with Betsy von-whatever-her-name, who keeps saying she will marry the Hilton lad . What's this, about the Dick Haymeses (Nora Eddington Flynn) fussin' and actin' kidiotic? .. Leslie Carlson (Lauren Bacall's look-alike), who once was a top cover gal, will marry a N. Y. Times exec after New Year's .. John Lee (once a court photographer in London) and Beverly June Rich (tv actress) will be united in Stamford, on the 21 .. Wm. Simmons (the agent for illustrators) and his beautiful wife (cover gal Vicky Dugan) are in Quitsville .. Martha Raye was awakened by thick smoke and flames the other 5 a. m. She saved her husband from his blazing sofa--ignited by an intoxicated cigaret .. "Truman Pledges Program to End Influence Peddling." Vaughan's bet?

The Cables: Greta Garbo ducked an invite to Buckingham Palace by pleading illness. Prob'ly lost her comb again .. Anthony Eden's new date is Sylvia Simon, the lady naturalist . The Gaekwar of Baroda (who just bought a Palm Beach mansion) may have to come home The legislature threatens to cut his allowance again. It's down to $3,000 a week .. Edda Mussolini Ciano is considering a face-lift .. The King of Siam's brother (Prince Birabongse) weds Senorita Celia Howard of Buenos Aires in Paris today .. Joan Rice, 21, the star of Disney's "Story of Robin Hood, was a waitress in Nottingham, England, 18 months ago, where she won a beauty contest. J. Arthur Rank then signed her .. The column's latest overseas branch: The Casablanca (Morocco) Presse.

The Christian Herald reports this dubious distinction: "Churches hold the record for segregation. 96 per cent of American Negroes and whites worship in segregated congregations" . B. Thaw, the Ex-Sec'y of the United Cigar Stores chain,

and Anita Valdez (of Tampa) were silently blended two weekends ago The accident to the 4 Vagabonds (who slipped on a wet mop during a Godfrey program) permanently damaged the guitarist's lip .. Nina Foch says actor Jack Merivale is merely a good friend. Jack dines at her home several times a week because he adores her home-cooking. (Zay are making wiz me zee joke, no?) .. Time mag says Alex Woollcott once described New Yorker editor Harold Ross as looking like a "dishonest Lincoln." Woollcott didn't. He said that about song-writer Harry Ruby

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