War & Defense

London gave its whoppingest luncheon reception of the war to Commentator Raymond Gram Swing, visiting lion of the hour. Cost: about $2,000. Among those present: 18 cabinet members. Rare gastronomical tributes: chicken, fresh asparagus, white wine, aged French brandy. sbsb Aluminum Multimillionaire Paul Mellon, 34, son of the late Andrew W. Mellon, volunteered for Army service to beat draft deferment because of his age, asked assignment to the cavalry. sbsb Ex-Ambassador Joe Kennedy's son, Joe Jr., 25, reported for Navy training as a flying cadet at Squantum, Mass, sbsb John T. Dorrance Jr., Campbell Soup heir, who has been getting a $20,000-a-month allowance, began getting another $21 as an Army private.

A Prince Koudacheff wrote TIME from Nice, France, asking publication of the following notice: "Prince of 500-year-old lineage would accept proposal of fictitious marriage or of adoption." Appended was the Prince's address, but no further explanation, no first name.

Hard at Work

Gene Tunney's Manhattan detective brother, Tom, floored a rebellious captive with one punch. It took 20 minutes to bring the captive to. sbsb Richard Whitney will run a dairy at Barnstable, Mass., when he leaves Sing Sing on parole Aug. 11. The farm belongs to the family of the ex-New York Stock Exchange president's brother's wife. sbsb Dizzy Dean began a new job as sports announcer for a St. Louis radio station. sbsb Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends, etc.) bobbed up in a cigaret ad, telling "How to Get Up Easily in the Morning." He advised naps, plenty of sleep, and getting up fast.

Grease Paint

Ruth St. Denis, 61, opened the International Dance Festival at Lee, Mass, with the same program in which she made her New York debut 35 years ago. "Many Oriental dancers reach their prime at 60," she pointed out. sbsb Gypsy Rose Lee, who has turned author, written The G-String Murder Mystery for fall publication, declared in Detroit: "No more movies or Broadway for me. I like the saloons, where I can work as long as I want to and lay off when I want to. sbsb Matinee Idol Francis Lederer married Marion Irvine four days after his exwife, Marge, brought suit for $12,822.23. She said he signed a promissory note for that sum the day she sued for divorce last December. sbsb Brooklyn-born Sigrid Gurie (Algiers, Marco Polo) applied for U.S. citizenship, but not as a gag. The cinemactress Sam Goldwyn acclaimed as a genuine Scandinavian importation (like Garbo) had lost her citizenship when her parents took her back to their former home in Norway. sbsb Billy Rose is taking time out from flesh spectacles, putting his aquacade profits behind a triangle play by Clifford Odets. sbsb Press-Agentry of the Week: In Hollywood Charlie McCarthy, honorary sergeant in the Air Corps, was ordered court-martialed for accepting a Marine appointment. In Portland, Ore., he was signed to guest-conduct the Portland Stadium Orchestra.

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