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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

ous fan-dance. finally marries Haley in this picture. although tn" two boys are alternately iii and out of love with her. from the moment htey meet at a roadside barbecue stand on their way out to the Golden Vest
 A fantastic and hilarious sue cess finally climaXes their madcap efforts when 1t seems as though this goofy pair, who can rhyme moon" and spoon but can't handle Hollywood" and blonde" have suffered dismal failure.
 The companion feature is "The Big Shakedown" with Charles Far rell Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins and other favorites.
 The plot concerns the activities of former band of liquor racket eers who turn to the cut rate drug business when Repeal makes this game unprofitable. sam Engels and Niven Busch. who wrote the story, Cut Rate." upon which the picture is based, put plenty of thrills in it. TheN, is also delight ful romance in the plot
 Thursday brings Paul Muni in "Hi! Nellie" and "Deluge" with an all star cast.
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T got a little coin for you, kid. Enough to keep you eating till I can get some more"
 q GOT A LITTLE
 COIN FOR YOU, KID"
 "I don't want money protest ed the girl.
 Sure you do. It ain't safe for swell-looking kid like you to be broke. I ain't got so much now, because they soaked me somethins fierce at the hospital Never mind about that. got h job and I'll be sending you enough to keep yoi going
 The girls eyes widened. You got d job?"
 "Oh, it ain't dancing. I'm going to be plain working guy from now on." What you goin' to do. Billy
 "Boss a gang of greasers at d mine out in Arizona. l went to q mining school in Colorado for q while before I got stage struck. A fellow l knew then has got to be pretty big guy. He give me
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PALACE

The program at Polls that is satisfying 100 per cent, will be re- peated for the last times today and tomorrow. This superb program consists of Janet Gaynor and Lion- el Barrymore in Carolina, Stuart Irwin, Dorothy Wilson and Warner Oland in "Before Dawn" and the added attraction, Father Chas. E. Coughlin the Fighting Priest.
 Starting Wednesday May Robson who was glorious in Lady For Day.. returns in her greatest tri- umph, You Can't Buy Every Everything" which deals with the amazing career of female finan- cial wizard, who shakes Wall street, sways the fates of banks and other institutions, and in her money-mad career forgets forgets mother-love until an intense dra- matic climax recalls to her love mort powerful than that of money. The character, as played by Miss Robson, perhaps suppests the fa- nous Hetty Green, though the story is not based on the latter's life.
 Miss Robson gives an amazing performance as the woman who. tilted by a banker in her youth, longs to be the richest woman in the world and for revenge on her erstwhile lover, she manipulates to wreck his bank, then finds that her son and his daughter are lovers. The sons rebellion brings hre to realization of the emptiness of her years of penny savings and hectic stock coups.
 The romantic interest is shared by Jean Parker and William Bake we'll, who provide the very embodi- mcnt of loves young dream. The suave banker and eX-lover is
 played by Lewis Stone. and Mary Forbes is the society woman friend of Miss Robson.
 The companion feature attrac- ton is the most hilarious romance since Eve ate the apple and gave Adam the core. The story concerns a young man who is the foster son | of three rough and rich goldmin- | CTS. All three men are confirmed l woman haters and loath to send the young man east for fear he will be trapped by some scheming 1 woman.
 Mary Brian has the feminine
 lead opposite George O'Brien. 
 At the spot where he fell while | riding to hounds, and was killed the ashes of w. J.. Fryer, of Home Park, England, have just been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26
IA Daily Story.
 Real Life

You sold him to get money for me?' THAT'S ALL RIGHT. FORGET IT.
 She began to weep stormily. IT did lie to you,' she managed |" say between sobs. Powell put me up to comin' here. He said the act'd be canned if we didn't pep lt up with some comedy.
 Well, there ain't nothing l cGn do about it now. kid. Take tue money. You'll need it.
 She mopped her eyes with handkerchief ''I ain't going back to him." she said. "I don't blame you. You just wait around and take things easy till you get a break" | She shook her head. I'm through. I'm goin' to get job. Doing what?" ] "Waitin' on table. Or in store 1 mebbe. I don't know enough for ,nothin' else" You mean that. kid. You waEt | to give up trouping?"
 She nodded. Its rotten without you, Billy" l He stared at her for minute. Then he turned away and limped up and down the room half a dozen times. You know how I always felt about you, kid. I always fig gered on us getting married some time, till 1 got this game leg. You knew that was what was figgerinS one. didn't .you?"
 She looked at him steadily with out speaking.
 Well, 1 got the game leg all right It's Arizona and hard work for mine. It's not much like the big burg. down there. Lots of desert. Not many growing things Real people though, kid"
 What you tellin' me about 1t for, Billy?"r
 Just wondering whether you d like to go down there, along with q guy that's got a game leg"
 She threw herself into his arms. Let's start tonight" she sobbec.
 THE END
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THEDANCINGPIG

get bookin' for an act of my own
 ~What kind of an act?
 with a dancin' pig. just like our old one. Of course. it won't be SO classy. because you ain't in it. | thought you might let me have Jerry
 The mans face hardened and his eyes grew cold as he looked at her. Just you and the pig"
 The girl nodded. Sure"
 whats the use of living, Alice? |? You can't get no booking for an act like that. That skunk Powell put you up to try to get Jerry"
 The girl flushed IT told you. Powell canned me-
 All right, kid. it ain't none Of my business. I ain't got no right to interfere"
 "Then I can have Jerry?'
 Sure. Here he is The man tossed the roll of bills in her lap.
 Her eyes widened. You don't mean you sold Jerry?"
 He was silent.
 "How could you?'' she walled You liked that pig more'n any
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STRAND

The combined talents of Jack Oasie. Jack Haley, Ginger Rogers and Thelma Todd. aided by music written by Mack Gordon and Har- .ry Revel. and chorus of more than eighty of Hollywood's most talented and ravishing chorus girls make a fast and furious. mirth- provoking spectacle in Para mounts screen musical comedy, l"Sitting Pretty" now headlining q great double feature program at Warnes' Strand.
 The story was directed by Har- " Joe Brown from the original suggested by Nina Wilcox Put nam. and was produced by Charles n. Rogers for Paramount. The cast also includes Gregory Ratoff. Lew Cocy. tic lelckena Sisters and the Beverly Illl Blliles.
 Oakle and Haley, seif-tltlcd "the worlds grcnteat song writ. erH'' show how two smart boys with nerve and talent can mako m indeiibio impression on Holly. woods movie producers. bankrOils and beautiful blondes.
 Ginger fflogern. who nppenrs with tho ontire chorus in the fam
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GARDEN

Showing at the New Garden theaer to-day for the last time is Design for Living with Frederic March Miriam Hopkins and Ed ward Everett Horton. The unit attraction is West of the Divide" with John Wayne and Virginia Brown Faire. Also on the bill are excellent featurettes. The "Ori-> ent Express" is coming. This Fox picture, telling the story of seven lives that are completely changed as the crack European train hurtles across the continent from Ostend to Constantinople, comes to the New Garden to-mor- row for special engagement of two days. It has thrills with its speed, romance with its luxury. comedy with it's efficiency. and drama with every click of the wheels on the tracks. Heather Angel and Norman Foster have the leading romantic roles, with supporting cast that speaks vol umes in entertainment. Headed by Ralph Morgan and Herbert Mundin, it includes Una O'Connor, Irene Ware. Dorothy Burgess. Lisa Cora, William Irving. Roy D. Arcy. Perry Wins, Frederick Vo- geding and Marc Lobell. Paul Martin directed, from the best-sell- ing novel of the same name by Graham Greene.
 The companion attraction IS Picture Brides. The picture is reported to be one of the most sensational shows of the season. having it's theme a dramatic and romantic story of passion in the South American jungles. As stage play Picture Brides" en- joyed a remarkable success in New York and for many months has been a fayorite with scores of stock companies. Original story was written by Charles E., and Harry Clay Blaney. who have con tributed scores of hits to the legiti- mate stage. Screen play by Adele Burlington. Heading the cast are Dorothy Mackaill, who is return ing to the screen after prolonged absence; Regis Toomey, one of the most popular of the younger stars and Hollywood's newest find Dorothy Libaire, erstwhile New York stage star, who. in her short screen career. has scored impress sive hits in Bondage, "Zoo in Budapest" and "Jenny Gerhard" An old favorite Alan Hale, will be seen again in villianous interpre- tation that has so endeared him tn picture fans. The well known team of Will and Gladys ,Ahern have prominent parts in the pie ture as has Mary Kornman. for merly the "Our Gang" queen. who recently starred in College Hu- nor" Others in the cast include Harvey Clark. Esther Muir. Mae Busch, Viva TattersalI. Fred Nal testa. Al Hill and Brooks Benedict. Picture Brides was directed by Phil Rosen. who during the past year has leaped to a foremost position with such outstanding fea- lures as "Black Beauty. "Phan. tom nrondcast" and "fhe sphinx" excellent featurettes. The spccial added attraction for Thursday anf Friday will he four acts 0f vnmde Eyllle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

Barbs. Michigan supreme court rules that pedes- tran starting street just the traffic light changes has right proceed to the other side without ming Still prefer to be safe than right Illinois won't let liquor dealer call his place saloon although he may run one . Winthrop Rockefeller grandson of John D. has quit Yale Standard Oil truck driver and may be president by the time you read this Fris and coors will brighten mems clothes in 1854 say fashion de- sgners since the women have begun to them. The average better bridge player than the aver age man. says F. Hal Sims. Men could be better if they talked about clothes and maids too. New York judge rules may feel free to kiss other besides hs wife, The wife doesn't mind that much she does the other women kissing back. Watch out for counterfeit
 money warns the government No need telling you to
 watch for real money A bill for government contro! of stock exchanges is proposed in Congress- The stock changes didn't need bill to control the government. British audiences continue to get thrills out of American gangster movies We wish they could import of the gangsters New Paris frC:ks to have softer nes but they'll probably harden the lines in fathers worried brow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

It's q snsau corId after all .. Jimmie Kenney, former Waterbury postal clerk, inspector ln the Post Office Department assigned to California, 0rltes cently Just Ut present Jimmie IS acorking out of Fresno postal employe there informed him thot the pastor of st. Johms Church m that city vas Woter- tury man Tue first Sunday that he Wos ue Fresno Jimmie attended Moss ct St. Jolfs Enterag tue cAurch be met the pastor Fater McCroth and intro- duced himself. h hs Waterbury doys, Fother Me- Grath ved o echat he colled Dublin street koarn to ths generation Han,iltoa avenue. He recaAed may of the old fanes. such tue Staris the Nolons the DOrunS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26
L. F. NOONAN SUCCEEDS
 FREDERIC M. WILLIAMS

Former Compensation Commits sioner Frederic M. Williams of Wa terbury has been succeeded as chairman of the board of commits sioners by Commissioner Leo F. Noonan of West Hartford. The appointment was announced yes terday by Governor Wilbur l.. Cross. Commissioner Williams re. signed from office two weeks ago. Mr Noonan who is commissioner for the first Congressional district was named commissioner May 1, 1924
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26
RY MORRISON COLLADAY.

.GHE trouble is there ain enough comedy in the act
 | The Great Powell, Americas Premier Magician talking Mademoisee Aexa, his assistant while he ed grease paint from his face We didn't hardly get hand this afternoon
 Nobody could get laugh out of the frozen faces been payn to lately replied the girl T guess it's the de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

Christy Mathewson was ia. nous BASEBALL PITCHER for the New York Giants GREATER LONDON has a pop ulation of 7.742.212 KING HENRY VIII of England had six wives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

the job. Here's the coin I got for you, He pulled roll of bills with rubber band around it from his pocket. There's only two hun dred and fifty bucks, but I'll have more before that's gone"
 But I told you it wasn't money I wanted. Billy. I got chance to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

This IS Kid Phitotely speaking. Postmaster General Forley has another request for commemord tve stump It comes from the Doon County Historical Society out m Wisconsin, Tue society aCats stamp to commemorate the tercenenary of Jeam Ncoet pioneer Catholic explorer Of the West The state of Wisconsin s planng elaborate to honor Nicolet and Wisconsin stump enthusiasts not to mention Historically minded people are calng attention to the fact that
 istorica character in cestern history has been hon ored cith c conmemoratiOn stomp for n,anY years Do your stuf. Jin,..
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Elm En-,

Sayings of Day-Nev York Sun duly featme- q1oted tue Reu Joseph C. Fleming, ndtlre et Watcr- bu,y no1o pastor of St. Jolns Church, White Paims, N. r.. Friday night Fother Femings remarks were that Y believe tue e has to cry from the house tops my firm belief tdt socialism, andrcasn' aud Conn., nsais fnd their roots m Gtheisn, aud tue gorlfed n
 aiUIndt.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

"The manager heres got sweH sense of humor. l don't think. He pulled the old gag after the show telling me not to send our laundry out"
 The girls face paled under the paint and she gazed at the man with widening eyes. TDid he mean it serious?"
 Nav. he didn't mean it serious. But I cou'd tell from the way he acted he, didn't think the act was so hot"
 ''We ought to get some new gags from one of these writin guys"
 "Sure. And how do we pay for new stuff outa the salaries we're getting now?''
 Why don't you get up some new comedy yourself? Billy al ways used to-
 q know all about Billy. What did he need gags for? That dane ing pig of his was the whole act. Of course he had you" the man added half apologetically.
 "All the same, we was gettin' better bookin' all the time. We
  Billy hadn't broken his leg."
 "A broken leg ain't so much if q guys as good as all that.
 The girl flushed angrily. You're just raturllly mean. ain't you You like to kick a guy when he's down. Billy can't dance no more because they set his leg wrong in that nick burg"
 lf latively. "Wonder if he's as stuck on you as he used to be? You run out on him while he was in the hospital. didn't you?'
 Sure, l got a job if .Nou call that runnin' out on him. What was I supposed to do, live on his money?"
 "OH. l ANT
 CRITICJZING YOU"
 "Oh, l ajn't criticizing you. was just lingering on something. He's still got the pig. ain't he ?'
 The girl shrugged her shoulders. 1 ain't seen him since he told me he wasn't Goin' to he able to dance ;.ny more
 "IIe had Jerry then. didn't he?'
 Sure. Billy liked Jerry just aa if he was brother or somethin That pig was intelligent, You wouldn't believe it. Why he had lots more sense than heaps of peo- pie I know"
 "Save the wisecracks, kid. You may need 'em in your business This is what I was lingering. pl go to Billy and tell him our book ing's going to be cancelled unless we get some more comedy in the act. Tell him you want to borrow Jerry. If you work it right you might get away with it."
 The girl thought over the propo- sit!on. Not chance.' she said finally. Billy likes you like he does poison.?
 What's the matter with telling him I canned you and you wan! Jerry to put on an act of your own?"
 "Tt seems sort of mean
 "Well, if we don't do something damn quick it won't be no lie about getting canned. 1t ain't as if we was hurting him any. Jerry ain't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

Despite the bounties paid by th Irish Freo State Government t offset the tariff handicap. export fro Inthe Free state eontlnue s'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

Editor Tall Tower Topics This is to bring your at tention clipping from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. You
 may may know of it but may to be of interest to your readers Think Tony Sacco graduated with my class of 1924 from Crosby As for again you may OF may not know technician for the late Dr M E. Alex ander and also xrayed broken bones at the Waterbury o ptal for few years That's all for Care for any
 little tidbits of news in awhile card saying yes will do it. Sincerely, Francis J. Johs. (The enclosed clipping stated that Tony Sacco Helen Ward and Enrc Madrguera were sing the choses of two of the atters latest compositions in current broadcast Waterbury has listening to Tony for some time now with Madrgueras band and enjoying his excellent warbling. Didn't know that ronys boss also composed Knew Tony did quite well along this line. Madrlsueras airs were "Strikinl Rhyhms" and Look Out or the Spanish n My Eye" Consider the card sent to you Francis even slips my mind to do SO. Come again and often The Ed
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Good Evening.


 STORM RHYMES
 GA La Mother Goose) Mary had little sleigh In which she drove to town; It hit drift, out went Mary, And did she almost drown? Old Mother Hubbard, had an empty cupboard, So she started up street to the store; Fell in snow to her neck Says she well by heck! I'll never go there any more. Sing song of snow storms Tons and tons of snow; Four and twenty shovellers Digging in row; When the roads were opened Everyone gave shout Who's afraid of the big bad storm . Now we can get out.
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thing in, the world"
 oh no, didn't. There was one thing | liked better. You wrote you'd been canned and was broke. I was broke too, but some guys been advertising in Variety for d trained pig. Well, he's got one"
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The Cast of Characters in "The Dancin' Pig"

POWELL, a magician. ALENA. PoWclPS assistant and
 formerly tn g vaudeville att with BILLY. q dancer. who used a
 trained pig tn his act. no good to him as long as he cant dance"
 "I m ght write and ask him. said the girl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26

At the spot where he fell while riding to hounds. and was killed. the ashes of w. J.. Fryer, of Home Park. England, have just been scattered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-31
How It Adds Up

By Einstein Jr.
Well, it's fun to figure and a
fellow might as well while away
a cold winters night Juggling bill
lions as millions or even thou
sands.
They say anything can be
proved by figures, SO here's an
other whirI at the Townsend plan
to pay people older than so pen
sion of $500 a month: Let's as
sumo each person in the good old
United States Of America takes in
$1,000 a year, counting women,
children and all (Which is way
above the actual figures. Suppose
they all rushed down to the mar
ket place or the neighborhood sa-
loon or wherever it is that people
rush, when they want to spend, and
do spend every cent Of their $1,000,
saving nothing by for a rainy day.
Then it is plain the country has
spent 100 billion dollars each year.
Ten per cent of that amount,
faithfully gathered in at no eX-
pense, would amount to $4,000
100000, while per cent would
amount to $4,000, 100000. Either
amount would lack a lot of being
the $19,0OO,O0O,OOO and some over
(mere $2O0,0OO,O0O) necessary to
pay each one of 100000 people
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-31
I oohoHy di8opprove of aohat you sag and a0iu
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoItaire

I the Government is receiving so
much revenue now from liquor, at
the expense Of many peoples lives,
destruction of property, morals and
character. What a great price is
being paid to satisfy few thirsty
as well as few brewers made veal
thy.
And here comes the sad part of it
all. The thousands of preachers Of
most denominations who profess tire
name of Christ, are responsible Tor
! repeal After Christmas, think of
the drunkenness and lives lost,
which is a poor way of celebrating
ChriSt's birthday. I think 10 per
cent, and I think I have it low
enough, Of the preachers should
hang their heads in shame.
Where is there any good accom-
/ plished through repeal? None. What
few are put to work, compared to
the evil it does and causes, is not
worth it. Shame on every man or
woman who votes to make liquor
legal I pray that many will repent
and do all they can to bring back
prohibition in a better form than
before, curbing crooked politicians
and police and officials in every sec
! ton Of Government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-31
Capital Capers
by GEORGE ABELI.

1T all has to do With a very sticky situation
concerning Commerce Secretary Dan Roper,
some chewing gum and screams in the night
Secretary RoperS son Fred is the father of
2-year-old son and heir The other evening the
young Ropers left the baby at the home of
Grandpa Roper while they stepped out for the
ev' hing.
The baby was put to bed after dinner, and
secretary Roper applied himself to reading the
evening paper. The servants had gone out.
Suddenly, screams we're heard from the
chlds bedroom. Dropping his paper, Secretary
Roper leaped agilely up the stairs. three at
time Ee burst into the room and found his
young grandson covered from head to foot with
sticky chewing gum. There was gum in his hair,
on his ears his fingers his body and his toes. He
had gone to bed with a stick of gum and had
tried to take it out of his mouth with his thumb,
The Secretary OF Commerce knows how to
deal with commercial product like gum so he
placed the little boy in a bathtub and spent &
full hour scrubbing him with soap. At the end
of that time. Grandson" Roper was clean. But
Grandpa Roper vows that in future there will be
no more chewing of gum at night in the Roper
homestead.
TINE day after Christmas is bad day for
l. exertion. Which explains the fact that a
smaller number of distinguished guests than
usual attended the morning musicale of Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend in the Mayhower.
Energetic Mrs. Roosevelt was present, with
Mrs. James Roosevelt the Presidents mother
a thoroughly aristocratic and charming elderly
lady with silver hair and distinguished man
ner-and Mrs. Rexford Tugwell, youthful wife
of the "brain truster"
Those who failed to attend missed an ex-
ceIent concert. Nine. Greta Steuckgold Cor to
be strictly correct Frau Steuckgold), the charm
ing German soprano, was a vision of blond
loneliness and sang lin the opinion of isteners)
divinely, She received the largest bouquet of red
roses ever given in the May1ower.
All the German embassy, headed by Am
bassador Hans Luther, turned out en- maSse to
give Frau Steuckgold a big hand. There were
also many musicians in the audience.
At the conclusion of the program, LIS. Town
send was hostess at a luncheon, with Frau
Steuckgold and rotund Envoy Luther exchanging
compliments in German. Young Baron Won
Strive (who is soon to be married to an Amer
lean girD, busy Count Strachvitz, another en-
bassy secretary, Minister Prochnik of Austria
(who put on his monocle for the occasion), Frau
Koerner Ga close friend of the Luther family
attractive Baroness Won Rabay and other Teu-
tonic guests kept up rumble Of German, which
made one think of Berlin beer gardens