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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
"WOMAN HUNGRY" AND "SWANEE RIVER" TWO HITS
 ON STRAND DOUBLE BILL

Two talking screen hits Woman Hungry" and "Swanee River" are to be found on the dual feature pro- gramme the Strand offers it's pa- irons for three days, starting to-day.
 Woman Hungry is without doubt one of the most exquisite Vit- aphone pictures ever filmed with its beautiful scenic backgrounds and compositions. Woman Hungry" is a picture of the East as well as the West, however, as the heroine, por- trayed with such understanding by Lila Lee, is Boston girl who tires of the humdrum of society, and de- cides to go West in search of adven- ture. That she finds more than she bargains for goes without question.
 She is bidding farewell to her brother and his wife, who have been visiting her on the ranch where she is billeted, when three ruffians ride in, take possession, and at once be- gin throwing dice for possession of her. Sidney Blackmer, brilliantly plays the leader of the trio, as Bland, a mine owner, and his two bristling com panions are brought to life by Fred Kohler and Raymond Hatton.
 Lila Lee as the vivid Judith, pleads with Bland to save her from his men, and pledge herself to him. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
WHAT THE PRESS AGENTS SAY

edy in which 55 of Hollywoods s greatest stars participate. It is to be presented as the main event of a big Easter show at 2,500 theaters celebrating Players and Patrons Jubilee.
 Never before has such gall axy of stars been assembled for one picture. They come from all the producing companies; they represent every type of actor from dramatic to slap-stick; every barrier has been let down to make this the funniest, the most hilarious production ever projected on screen.
 The list of players alone is enough to make motion picture history. Any one of them, as the star of a film, is enough to send the crowds to the theater. Put them all together. and there
 "The Stolen Jools," the finish ing touches of which have just been accomplished, has the fol- ing cast:
 Richard Barthelmess, Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Fl Bren- del, Joe l.. Brown, Charles ut terworth, Maurice Chevalier, Joyce Compton, Gary Cooper.
 Joan Crawford, Bebe Daniels, Richard Dix, Claudia Dell, Eff Dorsay, Irene Dunne, Stuart Err win, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Frank Fay, Richard (Skeets) Gallagher, Wynne Gibson Mitzi Green, Hedda Hopper, William Haines, Eddie Kane.
 Buster Keatoh. Laurel and Hardy. Dorothy Lee. Winnie Light ner, Little Billy, Edmund Lowe. Ben Lyon.
 Bert Lytell, Victor McLaglen, Polly Moran, Charles Murray, Jack Oakie, Our Gang Kids, Eugene Pa- lette.
 F.. G. Robinson, Buddy Rogers, George Sidney, Norma Shearer, Low ell Sherman, Barbara Stanwyck, George E. stone, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Fay Wray, Loretta Young.
 Among these players are several who have never before acted q comedy role. It Is these that are said to uncover new abilities in the are of the screen.
 ''The Stolen Jools" will be shown at F'ox-Poli Palace starting Easter Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
EARLY TO RIsE.- SAYS BEN FRANKLIN WALKER

New York, April IT never ex- pect to enter another night club" Mayor Jimmie Walker wired from California. T Intend to work IS hours a day to put the city on an efficient basis. It's the hay for me at every night from now on, pro- provided I get home from the office by that time. Late hours never get you anywhere, and besides, night clubs are immoral anyway"
 It is understood that Mayor Wal ker has discarded all his fancy suits and will march in the Easter parade in a Sg.98 one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
$ Fsw Foolish Items For Your Waterbury Album,
tCAPoNE RUNS FOR MAYOR
 OF CHICAGO AS A DRY

Chicago. April 1-Adopting the slogan Dry Up Chicago" Al Corn pone) Capone prominent proprietor of leading ice cream emporium here, entered the Windy Citys fight for mayor here today with rare good spirits. Given to ironic speech. the new candidate is said to be planning to take his opponents for ride when the campaign opens. You have only to consider my record" he told his followers in stadium rally. to judge my fitness for the chair, er-the mayors chair"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
NORMA TALMADGE IN DU BARRY AND THE BIG FIGHT
 AT NEW GARDEN

'Du Bary," Woman of Passion. is Norma Talmadge's new starring pie ture for United Artists, Sam Tay-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
STUDENTS AIDED
 ! BY NEW MACHINE

Pittsburgh. Language students and engineers studying the effects of noise on a city's populace will be benefited by a new invention, the cathode ray osciiioscope. according to O. s. Osbon, research engineer and builder of the instrument.
 The oscilloscope when attached to e microphone picks up sound waves and translates them on a ribbon of green light crossing glass plate on the instrument.
 Students soon will be able to con- quer by means of the oscil1oscope, the different languages in half the time 1t took them formerly, Profes- sor H. s. Scriber, head of the Greek department at the University of Pitts- turgh, said.
 In demonstration before stu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

Tor prodpction. now showing at the New Garden tfeater.
 The story. kaleidoscope of great emotions, frivolous, dramatic, tragic --and through it. like a flame, sweeps the sarah Bernhardt of the Screen" Illuminating with her great art the scenes of splendor and with the magic of her voice echoing the depths of a .woman's heart.
 A smashing underworld talkie. with a tense love story of unparall- eled dramatic interest, and a terrific climax in the most realistic prize fight ever staged for motion pictures are the strong points in James Cruze's The Big Fight, sensational photoplay based on the Belasco stage success. is the companion fea- ture, with splendid cast, Quinn Williams, Lola Lane, stephen Fet- chit and Ralph Ince. The short sub- jects are "The Naggers Go South With Mr and Mrs Jack Norworth and Sporting Days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

beats up his pals, dismisses them, captures the girl, rides with her to a justice of the peace and marries her against her protests. It is what follows, however. that makes one of the most dazzling dramas yet filmed.
 Others in the cast are Kenneth Thompson. Olive Tell, J Farrell MacDonald, Tom Dugan and Blanche Frederici.
 The companion feature is "Swanee River" based on the famous old song of the same name. It is a saga of the Mississippi river country and dis closes as beautiful love romance as you have ever witnessed. The prin- cipal players are Grant Withers and Thelma Todd, the latter making her first departure from comedy talkies and proving her capable of the finer art of dramatic acting. It is a pie ture that can be enjoyed from start to finish and the entire cast a most distinguished one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
EXTRA! LEWIS AND DRESSER TO WRITE BOOK TOGETHER

New York, April 1--Sinclair Lewis and Theodore Dreiser. rising Ameri- can novelists, and frequent contri- butors to Zig Whang, discovered playing hearts" in the privacy of Hotel Biltmore ballroom here today, revealed that they were about to collaborate on a joint work tenta- lively titled "A Bird in Hand Is Worth Two in the Smush." Ted is to collect the data" said Lewis, his cheeks smarting from the effects of sunburn recently acquired in Sweden, "as I think he is best at that sort of thing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON CONVULSES AUDIENCES WITH LAUGHTER IN COMIC GEM "LONELY WIVES" NOW AT STATE.

The playing of a dual role in talk ing pictures has seldom been at tempted by an actor and the results were more or less satisfactory. But Edward Everett Horton who plays two distinct parts. those of philan- dering lawyer and an impersonator in vaudeville. in the comedy feature, Lonely Wives, which was shown with tremendous success at the Warner Brothers State theater this afternoon, gives one of the most re- markable performances in the do- main of double exposures, ever seen on the screen.
 In the risque story of Lonely Wives which features besides MT Horton, Laura La Plante, Esther Ralston and Patsy Ruth Miller in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
"OLES JEWELS"
 GREAT GIFT TO FANS
;.oiiyxOOd Stars Appear in Fun
 nicst Film Ever Made.

It's q gift. A hand made gift
 pm the stage in New York and the ms in Hollywood. Its name is The Stolen Jools" q talking com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
RENO PUAs eo-YEAR
 DIVORCE LAW INTO EFFECT

Reno, Nev, April IA strict blue law regime went into effect through out the state today with passage of the new divorce laws which require 20 years residence prior to appli- cation for divorce. Reno business men agreed that $5,000,000 a year was nothing as compared to peace full and quiet atmosphere. Aspiring divorcees will just have to wait until 1851, that's all.
 Peggy Hopkins Joyce( not to be confused with Baby Peggy, of cine ma fame. hotly protested the Reno decision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
VAI.LEE. GRAPEFRUIT HERO, SAYS BOEs MISS AIM KN LHF'E-
Isy NEA Service

Fly NEA Service
 New York. April 1--Rudy Vallee, who jumped into national promin- once recently by pinch-hitting for Amos. of the famous Amos n Andy combination, diyulged today that ne had dedicated new composition to the Harvard student who was dis missed for heaying grapefruit at him. '.After all," said the sloe-eyed enter tainer, "colIege men should have an aim in life. My heart aches for boys who miss the higher. the nobler things" The new composition Is entitled Alma Martyr"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

dents Of the school. Osborn showed the effects different noises have on the ribbon of green light. He snapped his fingers in front of the micro phone and the green streak of light danced up and down. He hummed, and the sustained sound drew long zig-zag waves.
 The new invention will be useful In detecting causes of noise and de- termining what parts of particular machine makes the most noises os> born said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
aMIN AND BILLv POWERFUL
 TALKIE DRAMA AT LYRIC

Wallace Beery, a convict in his great hit. "The Big House." becomes a good-natured fishing barge cap- tain in his newest role in Min and Bill" Metro-G -Goldwyn-Mayer's vivid waterfront drama at the Lyric thea ter, Marie Dressler plays the other principal role, and Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau and others of note are in the cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

gether in a series of situations that Keep the audience on the qui vive of excitement until the climax is reached and both husbands become reconciled to their lonely wives.
 It will be shown tonight, to- morrow and Friday at 2:20, 4:45, 7:0O and 9:30 together with bril- liant surrounding program.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Kane, Miss Margaret DeverS, Miss
Rena Downing, Miss Katherine Quill
and Miss Evelyn Williamson.
The Curley Club members gathered
In st. Patrick's Church last Sunday
morning to attend the annual COM
munion mass. At the conclusion of
the mass, Rev. Father Francis x.
Cavanagh, spiritual director Of the
club. entertained members at breakfast,
which was served at the Catholic
Daughters Home, Sixth and streets.
Twenty members of the club had
motor trip to the Apple Blossom Car
nival at winchester, Va, last Sunday:
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for a card party which will be held at
the Continental Hotel next IueSday
evening, proceeds from which Will De
applied to the clubs scholarship fund
The committee in charge OF the party
is Miss Monte DAILY, Miss Ethel Ammon
Miss Gretchen Baden, Miss Monica
Gordon and Mrs. C. E. Cornell.
Miss Margaret Freedman, chairman
of the entertainment committee, has
arranged a series of vocal and inStru-
mental numbers for the entertainment
CT club members, which will take place
following the regular meeting May IA
at the Continental Hotel
The annual reception and banquet to
be rendered Archbishop Michael j.
Curley will be held in the Willard
Hotel May 18. John Leonard Donnelly,
president, will be tcastmaSter and Miss
Margaret Freedman Is in charge Of the
entertainment. The reception will start
at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Oficers elected were: President,
Mrs. Ernest GUIDE; first vice president,
Mrs. Parker Cook; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Jefferson Davis; recording
secretary, Mrs. Miles Trowbridge: corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. e. F.. Gustaf-
son; assistant, Mrs. Charles p. Grand
field; treasurer, Mrs. william Beahm;
auditors, Mrs. George Ross and Mrs.
N. M. Pollock.
A Mothers day program, arranged by
Mrs. Hunter, will be given Monday at
10:30 am. over WJSV. Mrs. John
FrizZell will be the speaker and Mrs.
Charles Bair will give a reading
Mrs. Underwood, retiring president,
presented the speakers-Mrs. Virginia
White Specie, past president and di-
rector of the Federation of Women's
Clubs of Washington; Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt, president Of the Federation of
Womens Clubs: Mrs. Ella S. Knight,
founder and first president of the Sun
shine Society; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter,
Mrs. John w. Frizzell, past president of
Women's Clubs. and Mrs. Hibbard of
the National Players.
A musical program was given by
Helen Donofrio. accompanied at the
piano by Mrs Edith Smith. Miss Con-
stance Russell rendered selections. on
the piano.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

next meeting will be a luncheon. June
8. which is to be the final meeting for
the season.
The club recently gave luncheon in
honor of Mrs. A. L. Schater, who has
moved to San Francisco, where Mr..
Schafer has been appointed manager
Of the Pacific branch Of the American
National Red Cross.
The AIoysian Club held a reception
and tea at the club house, At street,
last Sunday afternoon in honor Of the
first president of the organization, Mrs.
John A. Foley. The guests were re-
ceived by the president, Miss Minnie
Mailer, assisted by the other officers.
Miss Alice G. Kelly, Miss Mary Nc
Hugh. Miss Catherine Burns, Miss
Grace Kelly, Miss Mary Agnes Peck,
Mrs. Margaret Tally, Mrs. Jennie
Flvnn and Miss Florence Kelly.
Mrs. Edward Hart. Mrs. Katherine
Downey. Mrs. S. l.. Battles, Mrs. Chris
tine Alexander, Mrs. Mary Quincy and
Miss Lillian Acker presided at the tea
tables and were assisted by Miss Kath
crime T. Doherty, Mrs Marie Moran,
Mrs. William Fogarty, Mrs. A. T.
Genau. Miss Helen Tally, Mrs
Mary McGarrah, Miss Josephine
Quill, Mrs. r. MichalowicZ, Mrs
Christine McNickles, Miss Margaret
Sheehan, Miss Anna Clark, Mrs.
Julia Mattimore, Miss Agnes Martin,
Mrs. Elizabeth Haley, Miss Leona
Fromholzer, Miss Anne Vermillion, Miss
Katherine Hughes, Miss Leila Milstead,
Miss Zelda HorowitZ. Miss Margaret
Evening star., 1931-05-10
KING GEORGE WILL GET
FIVE NEW MOTOR CARS
Change Made in Accordance With
Monarch's Desire for Latest
Devices.

WINDSOR. England ga feet of
five new motor cars for King George
and Queen Mary will soon be delivered
at Windsor Castle.
Two of them will be two-seaters for
the personal use OF their majestieS. The
others will seat six each.
The change is being made TO accord
with the Kings wish to have the very
latest devices in his cars. From his
earliest days "gadgets" have had a
peculiar fascination for King George,
and more than once in his navy days
he got into trouble through too fire.
quent visits to the engine room.
The Queer's special car will be paint
ed in the dark green color she always
chooses, and will have q number plate
like any ordinary car Only a small
crown on the doors and a special musi-
cal horn will distinguish it.
Royal maroon and red will be used
for the other cars. and they will be dis
tinguished as royal by having no num-
Der plate.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

When George A. Collie's new sedan
automobile turned a double somersault
and landed on all four wheels at Stone
haven. Scotland. recently, neither he
nor his three daughters were injured,
and Mrs. Collie. the fifth passenger
was only slightly hurt.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

District Sunshine and Community
Society.-The annual meeting was held
at the Shoreham Hotel last Monday.
The president, Mrs. James H. Under
wood, presided. Mrs. S. w. Morris d.
rected the devotional service. Three
delegates and three alternates were
elected to represent the society at the
annual meeting of the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs,
which meets at the Hotel Roosevelt,
May IA and IS. The delegates are
Mrs. John F. King. Mrs. Miles Trow-
bridge and Mrs. Parker Cook, with Mrs.
George Cook, Mrs. E. F. Gustafson and
Mrs. Ernest Guide as alternates.
Mrs. Frederick Yates presented the
name of Mrs. j. Edwin Reed as a new
member for the society.
Annual reports were made by Mrs.
William Beahm, past president and di-
rector; treasurer, Mrs. Beahm; auditor,
Mrs. James w. Witten; Mrs. e. B.
Johns, gospel mission, Mrs. Parker
Cook; Mrs. e. H. Fairless, chairman OF
the work for the Aged Women's Home
In GEORGETOWN
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Scotland recently observed the CEN
tenary Of the Scotsman William SYM
ington, the first man TO make a steam
boat there
Evening star., 1931-05-10

The Washington Colony. National
Society New England Women, will meet
with Mrs Edwin L. Whitny, 3411 Oak
wood terrace, May IA at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

The University Of Michigan's Wom-
ems Club will be guests May IS at S:l5
pm. of Miss Mary Louise Brown at the
WomenS Building, American Univer-
sity. Mrs. William Bolten, Miss Flor
ence Hedges, Miss Nellie Brown and
the Misses Claribel and Fanny Barnett
will act as hosteSses.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

o'clock. Mrs. Della O'Brien, first men,
ber of the National Executive Board,
spoke. She, representing Miss Kate
Raynor, national president of the
Woman's Relief Corps. will place a
wreath. Mrs Alice Meade, president of
Burnside Corps, also junior vice presi-
dent of the Department of the Potomac,
also spoke. The officers and members
of Lincoln Corps will visit Burnside
Post May 13. Mrs. Marion Lewis gave
talk on the party given her by her
Sunday school class.
The next meeting, May 10, will be
business and social evening. Mrs. Car
rie Calvin will give Q talk on Cali
fornia."
Evening star., 1931-05-10

National League Of American Pen
WOmen.-Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton,
author and explorer and national presi-
dent, came here last week to preside at
the meeting of the National Executive
Board at the Willard Hotel and saw ac-
cepted into membership as member at
large from California a fellow explorer,
author and big game hunter, Inglis
Fletcher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

new york 56, wisconsin \, total ~
I53 ears.
Beets: Texas n. total n cars.
Carrots: Texas 9: California Is;
New York s. total Us 80 cars.
Grapefruit: Florida 148: Arizona
a. Texas Ill., total 1n6 cars.
Oranges: Texas 1: Florida 49,
California 111. total uE 9a6 cars.
Spinach: Texas gns others 4, Co.
tai Us % cars.
Mixed vegetables. Texas ST. Flor
ida Is, Louisiana 10. total Us 1T
cars.
Estimated total stocks or cabbage
un hand January II
The estimated total amount uf
cabbage On hand January 4. 1881.
was 62244 tons. compared with S.
705 tons on the same date a year
ago and 66,164 tons at the begin
ming or 1923.
Lower Valley shipments forward
ed Saturday morning. Feb. wi.
Grapefruit 15. oranges "A. mixed
fruit j: mixed vegetables 81; cab
bage So: beets s: carrots o: Pars-
ley 2: Turnips 4: lettuce l. total 1853
cars. Total movement to date this
seasOn-fruit 2104: vegetables 500.
Total 1884 cars no same day last
senson-fruiE 1910: vegetables A674-
Total 1854 cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08
bar ENDORSES
COUNTY JUDGE


RAYMONDVIfLE. Feb. Mem
bers III the Willacy County Bar As
ISOLATION meeting here Friday after
noon passed a resolution endorsing
County Judge r. s. Dorset, elect
ed II. J. Glarner secretary to sue
ceed VIM. j. Gerron who has NOV
I'd to McAllen. and elected a. hon
orary members or the association
Judge IA. MI. Kent OF Brownsville
Judge George T.. Westcrvelt or Cor
BUS Christi, District Attorney d. >.
Purl and Ben r. Alfred, court re-
porter.
The following resolution was una
nimously adopted BY the associa-
ton.
'ReaIizing that the violation Of
laws, TX permitted to continue with
impunity. win bring on revolution
and that disreSpect for our courts
we, the undersigned members Of
the WiIlacy County Bar AsS0cia-
ton, desire 10 20 on record rs being
In wholehearted accord with the &C
tions or our fellow member. County
Judge r. s. Dorset, In his stead
fast and unflinching efforts 70 up
hold the majesty OF the laws Of
this great state and to maintain
unimpaired the dignity Of our
courts and judiciary.
1And we give our fullest apprOv-
al and endorsement To official acts
TO promote respect for our laws and
the machinery for that enforcement
and pledge our united support to
him In so doing"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-08

this native OF the Mediterranean
and Caucasian regions with the
fragrant seeds. In some countries
it Is regarded as a weed but In 9TH
ers It is cultivated for the seed
which Ii used for culinary and
medicinal purposes.
EscaroIe and Romaine
Sour grass sounds more like a
food for horses than for humans
and for this reason recalls Ben
Johnson's defamation OF oats as be-
ing eaten In Scotland by horses and
In England by people. It ~ also
known as SCrel and iS said 70 he ex-
cellent In salads. III can be cook
ed like spinach also. It Is grown
In Europe, especially in France. It's
use n America Is slight but in
creasinR. It Is called sour grass
because or Its taste. And think Of
III, there are 20 acres OF this stuff
In the Valley and 1t Is going 10 be-
devoured BY ~appreciatiye souls
somewhere.
Add 10 this list IS acres Of es-
carole which is defined by Web
ster as being q species Of chic0ry
and n variety or lettuce.
And a patch on r0naine, a word
which cannot be found In even an
unabridged dictionary. IL also Is
known as Cos lettuce
Finally we get down to endive.
another green but which Is a little
better known than some OF the
oddities which are grown by the
New York firm iii the Valley
Somewhere among the teemIng
millions Of New York and others
OF our large cities there are foreign
colonies which look 70 the Valley
for vegetables to which they were
accustomed in their native lands.
Already they have taught a great
many Americans To appreciate
broccoIi and 1t is not entirely i'm
possible that they may teach them
to like the other oddities.