The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-14
Good evening.
 o-O-0 I SAW THE VALKYRIES
"A SMILES THE THING"

grasped his rein;
 His eyes flashed like lightning
 and proud was his mein. He knew he was destined for honot
 so great
 That his gallant heart yearned
 he scarcely could wais For the hero. whose soul in his
 keeping would be,
 A spirit-as wild as himself.
 and - as free. I saw them return. And the
 great golden steed
 Now carried rider. far, far in
 the lead.
 The breath from his nostrils was
 like geysers at play,
 And, the fire in his eyes made
 the sky bright as dayl As proud as a groom with his newly made bride
 The great golden steed leads the
 hero's wild ride To the rest and the revels in
 Valhallah's halls.
 Awaiting the time until the
 next hero calls. Yes? You think 1 slept? 1
 dreampt those wild sights? Or perchance what 1 saw was the
 Northern Lights? :. No! My heart it is sad. Someone's
 puddle has died.
 Last night 1 saw the Valkyries
 M. J. M. A vegetarian musician is one who plays on a sweet potato.
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 Would you call the trouble between China and Japan a tempest in a China teapot?
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 Nicolina Flammia who is learn ing her three R's at the University of Chicago, losses a page of wise cracks from her dorm and I'm let ting you in on the laughs. Here's what she has to say about things in general, Chicago in particular: Since returning to Chicago l have learned that Englishmen ex- claim "Bullet!" instead of the usual "Bully!" when they visit this city.
 Many people think Chicago is a fine place to be from. That is away from.
 A Frank Krall of New Britain, (Conn) has written to Valparaiso, Ind, for 9 gallon of mice ants. We thought the picnic sesaon was over long ago.
 The New England Congregation al church of Chicago boasts of the fact that 1t possesses a baptismal font that the Pilgrims brought along in 1920. The font dates be- fore the discovery of America.
 A sure sign that winter is com ing! Personals: "C. Please return Gladstone bag and winter coat. Jane." That was taken from the Trib.
 We're still in that Webb about Rudy's frau. First 1t was blue- in orchids and diamonds), then Oal and from a recent newspaper item, black eyed girl. We hope Rudy had nothing to do with this change of color.
 The goose is cooked but the odor is bad. We mean the goose flower plant at Garfield park con- servatory. The plant. a huge South American botanical contri- button, resembles a plucked goose at rest with wings puffed out. There's a shop here called the Hot Stuff" shoe repairing com pany.
 The poster exhibit at Marshall Fields has been drawing many art enthusiasts. It is a treat to see one's favorite ads in the flesh and blood as they appeared in the ar- tist's studio. Most of them are genuine oils and deserve more at- tention than a lot of so-termed art in the modern styles. The Hotel Knickerbocker ad- vertises that it is on such-and- such a street directly across the Drake"-which is another hotel. Mae Tinee, popular Chicago the- ater critic, derived her name from the French word matinee. This really happened to one of the English instructors at the uni versity. She was seeking a copy of Spenser's "Faerie Queene" in one of the downtown department stores booksections. The sales woman replied: No, we haven't it. But we have many other delight full children's fairy tales" r Bullet proof vests are longer de riguer in Chicago. the land of shot and shell, because the inno- cent bystander is getting shot in the leg.
 This completes our regular mid- week program. It came to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat, pioneer in this type of newspa- per work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on the air again to morrow evening at the usual hour.
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