On Broadway with Walter Winchell highlights from NYC gossip
ETER ARNO had his tonsils out over the weekend at Midtown Hospital and acts as if a baby. Raft’s pals fear his illness may end his career. Luciano may surface in Mexico. Lawyers rack up fees defending CPA violators. Patricia Clarke and Richard Cowell face tough times. Lou Holtz’s Miami dice spree yields big winnings. Feuding persists between Mary Jane Walsh and Hildegarde. Rocco Vocco’s marriage ends after years apart. Lee Sabinsons’ project at Beth Israel noted. Howard Hughes advised Yvonne DeCarlo to ignore NY columns. A major NY court case ends with three convictions after a street robbery and assault by 12 hoodlums. A Washington official faces federal indictment over illegal licenses. Honeymoons, weddings, and planned rendezvous pepper the scene including Ellen Pearson and George Arnold, Lana Turner, and more. The office boy squad at Warner’s includes ex-Commander. Critics and show biz figures generate chatter as tax cases, glass-eyed anecdotes, and costume jewelry prices surface.
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Tragedy Follows Strange Adoption
In Washington a 38 year old New York lawyer Wilbur Stammler shot and killed Capt George David Leist 25-year-old a pilot whom he had adopted a week earlier in the Wardman Park hotel. Leist was shot in front of his wife Ruth who fled the suite as Stammler then killed himself with a .32 caliber pistol.
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Adoption changes tie to airman shooting tragedy
Detectives linked a fatal shooting by Stammler to the adoption of Leist by a man only 13 years older, held after Mrs Leist failed to fully explain the adoption. Papers show Stammler sought to adopt Leist to further the pilot's musical education, with gunfire following a quarrel over terms.
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Vermont governor and FCC member William H. Wills dies
William H. Wills former governor of Vermont and member of the Federal Communications Commission died Wednesday from a heart attack in Brockton Massachusetts AP report notes his service and public roles during a lengthy career.
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Brockton, Mass
William H. Wills
Vermont
Federal Communications Commission
Fulton Cleans Up Decorations After Big Entertainment
Fulton Missouri hosts Winston Churchill and President Truman in a rural midlands gathering attended by about 30 000 residents from nearby areas. The event featured close encounters with both leaders. Truman wore a dark blue suit and Churchill appeared in an all black ensemble with his signature cigar.
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Fulton
Winston Churchill
Truman
Churchill
City crews start tearing down the gay decorations
City workers Wednesday began dismantling the decorations celebrating the event. The home of Dr. Franc L. McCluer is remembered as a local shrine where world notables ate a spicy ham lunch and two men slept after removal. Five hundred Missouri state guardsmen managed crowds without incident.
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Franc L. McCluer
Missouri State Guardsmen
Welcome to Leyte greeting from Brazil visitors
Warn Decker of Brazil Indiana arrived in Leyte to a warm welcome from three young girls. They tied a welcome bracelet on his wrist and one girl sang Pistol Packing Mama, signaling festive reception.
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Brazil
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Warn Decker
General Censors G.I. Gripes in Stars and Stripes
Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, commander in the Mediterranean, confirmed he is censoring all G I gripe letters to Stars and Stripes and would dismiss any Communist staff. He said no harmful letters have appeared yet but warned the column could harm army morale. He allowed the political tenor might motivate the censorship.
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Stars and Stripes writer charges denial response
Lee denied receiving any report on accusations that some Stars and Stripes staff writers were pro Communist. The remark followed unoffi cial charges and focused on staff political alignment.
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