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...sociable man ashore. Tommy Hart likes to dine informally with pals at his hotel. He is amused at the rococo atmosphere of his suite. "First," he points out wryly, "they wanted to give me a suite all done up in pink and green satin, but I said 'No, I'd feel like a kept woman.' Now I feel like the Archbishop of Canterbury." At his informal suppers at the hotel, Tommy Hart always entertains some of the local socialite Filipinos. He deplores the Navy's social inbreeding, feels that much of the "Philippine problem...
Crime. In Meridian, Miss., a gunman demanded $10 of a shopkeeper, got $11, gave the shopkeeper $1 change. In Berkeley, Calif., a burglar who knew his current events stole a silk dress, a silk step-in combination, a silk chemise, five pairs of silk stockings, a pair of satin pajamas, and two pairs of nylon stockings. In Indianapolis, a burglar made off with 11?, left his cold chisel, jimmy and shirt...
...wife's support, pay Marva $200 a week. ≤≤ John Henry Hammond's daughter, Alice Hammond Duckworth, will marry Swingmaster Benny Goodman when she gets her divorce from George Duckworth, a Briton she left in Britain to sail home in the West Point. ≤≤Satin-haired Singer Harry Richman, freshly divorced by wealthy ex-Follies Beauty Hazel Forbes, had his picture taken being nuzzled in the ear by Showgirl Eileen Shirley...
...stand, Chicago's new 1,500-car Drive-In is a gaudy affair. There are white-uniformed attendants to wash dirty windshields for a better view of the screen, and to check patrons' cars for oil, gas, water, air. There are also comely females in white satin slacks to peddle food, beverages, programs...
...most successful maneuver so far was a full page shot on page 67 of the May 19 issue of Life- a profile of K.T. in black satin trunks and white satin blouse on a California beach, her honey-blonde tresses flowing in the breeze, gazing demurely at the cameraman. It was most effective. The caption road "Slim-legged honey blonde hits 2,252 papers"; photogenic K.T. didn't know if this was hyperbole or not, had kept no box score, could not say how many papers had run the picture...