Wife Seeks Divorce From Radio Crooner Jerry Wayne

The Brooklyn edition of the Sunday Mirror also carried the juicy details of the separation proceedings between handsome radio crooner Jerry Wayne and his wife. She claimed he had called her an old bag, although she was only 29 at this time, and had ditched her for a blond Conover model. According to her allegations, Wayne, who had also appeared on Broadway in the operetta "Marinka," had bragged of his female conquests and once even had driven to their Forest Hills home with his girlfriend to take their baby out for a drive in a big, flashy car, leaving her at home. She also claimed he had flashed an engraved cigarette lighter presented to her by his lady friend as a Christmas gift. For his part, Wayne, whose radio theme was "Under the Spell of Love," claimed that his wife was the restless one, with a boyfriend who owned a nightclub and had given her a diamond ring for Christmas. He was not contesting the separation. She was looking for $250 a week (about $2750) in support.