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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Know Your Waterbury It's History, Facts and General Information
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sions, but included the neIshbor. Ing towns. now practically all sep. arate, of Mlddiebury, Naugatuck, Plymouth, Thomaston, also parts of LitchRold, Harwinten, oxford. Prospect and Wolc0tG It must have been \ picturesque spot DO. fore the development besan, Juss how it looked at It's earliest period can never Do known exactly, but through later years records hnfN then pictures have described F pretty definitely. The regret is that so much early record has been lost. The settlement had its ups nnd downs, it progressed and then stood still, but eventually be- .elmo ono of the most important n. dustrini cities In the country; rom small grist mills to huge factories that supply the world with thelr produce. The history Of Water. bury may not be spectacular. Dut it is n story Of more than average nrOgrANN.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

Q. How much land would there he fin Texas for each individual ln the total population Of the wor!dY 4. Texas has 7,4l2,7bb,0$ 0$G,4 400 square feet, which would allow 3,, 70G,a77 square feet for each indt. vIduai In the world, counting the total population as 1000. o %, 900.
 c. What is the estimated sea. sonnl attendance at college foot. bal. games?
 A. A tabulation of the Associat t. ed Press last year puts the attend. ance at 4G colleges and university games ct 7.026.40s.
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 Q. Who won the Miss Uni. verse" beauty contest In 1881?
 A.. Netta Duchatoau of Brus- sells, Belgium.
 c. How and by whom should victory buttons, issued by the war department be wornY
 A. They are supposed to be worn on civilian clothes by officers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
FRIDAY

Within the space of two hun- dred and sixty years much history written end unWrltton has taken place in what was once the Matta- tuck settlement. Even as early as 1857 there was record of men, other than Indians, interested in thls valley, which at the time of the Mattatuck settlement presented, no doubt. n scene of rusticlty and rugsedness with it's sharply dc- fined valley cut by the great river, tho Naugatuck, and the high hang. ing hills which flnnked It's sides for miles. The valley and tho river are still striking In their natural appearance and same sharply do- fined hills, but the settlements that grew along tho river changed the appearance of the picture to a great degree.
 As has been mentioned prevl. ously our original Waterbury was not confined to It's present dimen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

We've heard of men going fishing in many queer places, but August Y. Mueller of Chicago takes the prize. He heard suspicious rustlings in the chimney of his home He climbed to the roof, rope in hand. He lowered the rope down the chimney and then raised it. Up came q purple martin, species of chimney swal- low. As long as there were rustlings Mueller continued his task of dropping his was 36 martins By that time Mueller had entered into the spirit of the thing and was freely predicting that ultimately he hoped to pull forth "blue eagle".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Writer objects To Newspapers Making Of Criminals
"builder- upper, policy we

"bullder-upper'' policy we pursue here. For instance, there was no necessity of mentioning Al Capone in connection with Atty-Gen Cum- mings' visit to Atlanta recently. n fact his going and coming could have been censored.
 If the newspapers would adopt the same policy toward crime in thla country as they do in their gentIemen's agreement pertaining to what goes on st the annual
 Gridiaon dinner In Wasfi- inKton the U. S. A. would be like the fellow who watched his diet---
 hIs exercise and sIeep--it would
 have q much healthier moral coms
 p:exion than 1t enjoys right now. We may lead but there ars plenty others who precede us in the treat. ment of crime and publicity. I am fully aware of the anticl- patory absoIutIon that goes with with the constitutional preoeative --lrreedom Of the press". But 6 there no consideration for the word. "welfare"s which ls also sn the Consfitution7
 Sincerely. ] Rufus Lin&dau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
~eriol,a flv In Inc oIntmant.

serious fly in the ointment.
 Japan demands naval parity with the United States. Actually she wants . fleet strong enough to dominate completely Asiatlc waters--a fleet which will give her free hand In China regard less oe the western world.
 This may be parity or q little less than parity. Usually the JnpaneAe ask for more than they need, figuring on getting less. But in this case, what they will expect in naval strength is go- ing to be q lot higher than any thing tho United States and Great 0ritaln will be willing to
 This Is why there is shout as much optimism regarding the proposed preliminary naval dts. cussl0ns as there is about the present Disarmament Discussions rho state department is leav- ing no stone unturned which mIeht bring naval limitation. But it looks as lf the next naval con- ference was dead even before it began.
 HARD ONE
 Breezy. hammered Sen Dick inson hung. 2 hard ono cn the democrats during tho senate do. bate on the prosidents reciprocal tariff bill The iowan had gone through Congressional Rec- ord reports of recent tariff de- bates and carefully assembled q mass of statements by democra. tic soeators denouncing proposals almost bimllar to that now re- qutstod by Roosevelt, but also made by republican presidents Half the fenate squirmed, tho other half chuokled while Dickinson read these forgotten speeches Ebullient Huey Long has the swankiest collee. ton of summer suits in Wnsh- ington He goes in for beau. tifully tailored light tan and cream colored s0dga suits Tn dou- ble- breasted style sOft.col. Jared shirts, ties, socks, and shoes arc worn to match Dr Wil- lard Thorp, dropped as direc- tor of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, has been offered another government lob. lt is in the newly organ- Ised Central Consumers Unit of the National Emerganey Council paying the samo salary as his other post, but not requiring sem ate confirmation.
 MERRY.GO.ROUND
 Tho White House parties Of slatie and Buszia Dall arc so popular that the kiddlos refuse to 10 homo Recently they stayed until 2 D. m., had to bo ahooed out of tho dining room SD Grandfather Roosevelt could have dinner Frank Walker, director of tho "supcr Cabinet" mada part of his fortune in tho Montana copper industry, but was a Rrcnt friend of Tom Walsh, Copper Trust onomy. > Walker played n large roll in putting tho vote through tho Montana ieRia- lnture which sent Walsh tO tho senate for hls first term Senator rom Connolly, now sel- dom cats lunch for fear of got- ting fat. In college he was so thin that a claaamate once TO. marked: A double-h -harreiled shot. gun would mako Tom a perfect pair of overalls."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Our Chuckle
 Corner
By R. M. Flick

By R. Y. Flick
 Wedding rings In Grandma's day were heavy and unwieidy, suppos- edly for the purpose of lasting q lifetime. The inodernistic rIns, however, Is q lighter model and can be tossed about in the swift current of changing partners with out anyone getting seriously hurt.
 Most married couples would get along better if hitched together like . team of horses. only one tongue between them.
 It seems to be e toss-up between the wife who drives from the back seat and the husband who cooks from the dining room table.
 That dying man who claimed hIs wife gave him hell surely didn't be- lieve in the old adage "rhe worst ig yet to come" Bot ho brought home the bacon and she scorched 1t.
 Many young couples who sail the sea of matriIncny end up on q sui- eide cruise.
 The honeymoon is definitely oyer when the husband pockets his pride and his wife pockets the pay check.
 It is considered proper for the best man Co klas the bride after the ceremony. How ionE after? A lot of married couples keep the liome-fires burning by roasting each others relatives.
 Terrible things may bA caught from kissing" Most young couples don'f discover how terrible they ara until after the ceremony.
 A modern girl is not interested 'ln her admirers past, but eIie can eerlainiy take the controls and map nut his future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York k---Tew unemployed ac. tors ever get q chance to double In practical paychiatry. but there's one such who is tho envy of the | profession. It seems that q woman, q theatar enthusiast, had q nervous breakdown recently, and physlclana who consulted with her wealthy
 husband decided to try to speed her recovery by having an actor join tho household.
 They found an aRablc and in- tellIgont fellow who was willing to chat with tho woman about
 stage people and affairs, and tho patient began tO pork up at once. The actor lives at tho country
 house now. plays golf, drives tho cars, attends parties, and hopes then engagement will lnst through tho summer. Dancing Diva
 Then there's tho unemployed opera singer who is branching out aa q hoofer in T. forthcoming musical show. She's Nanotto Gull ford, "baby soprano" of tho Met ropolltan. The late Otto Kahn heard her sing when she was 1g, and at 17 she had q contract. AT. ter tho Met season closed this spring she was approached about a job in "Caviar" provided she could dance. "Hey.hey!" hot. chad the lass who used to warble In Aida" and "Faust'---and went Into a couple Of time steps and q bandy twist risht on the spot "wEhsn walter Huston signed his contract to play "podsworth," he
 put In a couple of clauses which
 will allow him to attend the Baer' Camera fight and, in August. to go to Central City, Cola where
 he'll appear in "othello"
 Fannie brlce has Q singing dog--a
 4-pound Chihuahua which howis as something approximatinK the
 prompting notes suns by US nlis-
 tress William |. sirovich, the congressman from New York whq composed some bad plays and
 then iashed out at tho critics Who banned thcm, has taken the bul' lea by their horns and written .
 couple more. And the reviewers
 arc soaking their pens In acid'
 Fallen Angels
 Here 1t Is, tho end of the the- atricai season, and not sin- ele story about an angel. Other
 years always brought anecdotei
 about sugar papas who backed $t0O,000 productions for chorus girls who wanted to get ahead. of for daughters who couldn't win . l role on their doubtful merits. The very social John II. Whit. ney backed few productions and did very well with some of them, But one he missed this year was
 "sailor, Bewarc!" He said, "l'mi no. angel" when they came around
 asking for help--and the show turned out to be hit. Whitney
 was a sport about it; even named q likely looking race horse "snil0f | Beware" So instead of Whitney backing the show. the cast Of the
 show began backing Whitneys
 horse. And the beast hasn't won 6 race.
 Headed Back Home
 That celestial fsh-fry known as
 'The Green Pastures" will come back to Broadway next spring, after It's third and final tour. it may do a year in New York In ad. dition to the GAO performances al- ready played here. And, of course,
 1t may beat "Abie's Irish Rose,
 which ran i've years after some oi the reviewers called 1t the wors' play they had ever seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

Editor. Waterbury Democrat:-- .. suppose I am just one of the many millions who stand by and gasp at the force and violence of this great criminal wave. mar vel. too, at the length of life. It goes back now to the year 1020--the ad- vent of the prohibition era, and Is just as devestating today. in fact more so, than 10 years ago.
 Personally I lay portion of the blame for this sinister eisyphean infience on the newspapers Of America. l assert that in their ceaseiess quest for news they have lost their sense of proportion and have gloFIfisd on their front pages those who should suffer the igno. niiny of words unspoken and un- written.
 Such blatant publicity cannot help but have a duofiid influence on our conduct and morals. In the first place 1t appeals to the inns mature and simple type Of minds that thrive on hero worship and that are motvated by imitation. iEl the second place it exerts a henian influence on the ssa and pride ef
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Kitty Is The Key To This Mystery

A nico kitty plays n leading role In one of the more sprightly or the new murder yarns---"The Puzzle Of tho Silver Persian" by stuart Pal mer (Crime Club; S2).
 This tale begins with the disnp- paaraneo from an Atlantic Thor Of a beautiful young hoiress and the mysterious death of tho ships bar room steward and it follows an as- sorted handful of passengers through England while some h0mi- eidal maniac trles to make away with all Of them.
 In the end, a rather fussy spin stcr, from New England succeeds In solving the tangle---and all because kitty kills and eats q robin at q certain time and place. You prob- ably won't believe much of it, but you may we'll enjoy reading about
 Ben Amcs Williams Is represent t- cd this month by Hostile Valley" (Dutton: $2). Here we have a farmer wandering up into q lonely valley in Maine for days fishing and running into q queer tangle of hates and fears which results in murder. He teams up with an aged female herb doctor to get to the bottom of things, and tho tale is told in Mir Williams usually competent and entertaining man. ner.
 "Portrait of q Murderer" by A me Meredith (Reynal and Hitchcock: S2) is another of those stories describe q crime from the murderer's point of view. An aging Englishman calls all his grown children together, and each one of them has murder in his heart. One of them yields. and smacks the old gent down. You see the crime com mltted and know how it was done; the interest of the story lies tn watching the way In which the law tries to run the murderer down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

that type of criminal who loves both notoriety and publicity. l refer specifically to that movie high-light and photograph of Dil- finger and his sheriff arm in arm. What a travesty on justice What q burIesaue shades of 0eperal Gus ter and Pawase Biiii What q few real he-men would do to rodent of his fix.
 Think of all the rodents we have glorified with national publicity in the last 10 years. in fact the news papers 70 SO far today as to be an accurate log by which the sang can guide itself away from the pur. suit of the police.
 What can we do about 1t, you are going to ask
 Well my answer would De 70 steal a page from the experience of Eng. land and It's press policy on crime. The front page over there is ds. voted to advertising rather than iiery headlines. All the big news is on ahe inside. Hecend, no publicity ia to be given Co crime unless \ be mighty tarae. And crimipaIa arc made fo cafche@yAilbdue and exile from seciety rather than tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

The Mint at Philadelphia is no longer able to keep up with the demand for coins. Change in circulation is on the rapid in- crease particularly quarters and cents. The superintendent believes it due to bet ter business conditions, particularly re- covery in the retail trade That's the most encouraging news we've had in long time All of the coins that failed to go into circulation in lean years have been called oat of the vaults.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

The Moriden Journal discussed New Brtan's plight the other day in this fash: ion. Individuals have been land poor --- owned much that could not be devel- oped profitably and they found themselves overburlened with taxes, That, in general way, is New Brtain's position with regard to public parks. Mayor Dunn finds that the city is park poor. New Britain plunged in park constrution at the behest of earnest but somewhat mis- guided social workers. The result is plenitude of parks, removal of much prop erty from the tax list, and large upkeep expense, for the parks, like some other things, it isn't the original cost but the upkeep that worries. These parks were located by chance rather than planning, and sections needing them most have few, or none at all which is the case in most cities. Mayor Dunn warns that the city should be charry about creating any more little parks at intersections here and there, saying that they arc expensive to keep up. ," Waterbury's trouble has usu- ally been in preventing vandals stealing flowers and plants from them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

Plans to ask the Legislature to appro- priate $l,500,000 for the erection of new state training school for mental defectives are moving apace, This sum is one-third of the total cost of such project, but it certainly is probably all that can be ob- tained in any one year for the work. We'll be agreeably surprised if the Cen eral Assembly approves the project, although there can be no doubt about it's need. That was apparent seven years ago. The eventual structure is said to be one that will accommodate 1900 children. Right now there is q reported list of 600 on waiting lists, seeking admission to the institution at Mansfield. The new school will be in either Litchiield or New Haven counties with Waterbury being the near est large city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

enlisted men, held clerks and mem. bers of the army nurse corps, who had honorable service, on active duty In the army Of the y. '. any time between April z, 1917 and November II, 1918. Silver buttons arc for those wounded in action, and bronze buttons for all others. The war department no longer fur. nishes these buttons.
 c. Where is Lindbersh's Spirit of St. Louis" exhibltedY
 A. smithsonian Institution Mu- scum, Washington, D. ..
 c. Who is the American consul at Wilma, Po.and7
 A. There Is no American con- sulate at Wilma, and the nearest consul is J. K. Huddle. American consul general at Warsaw.
 c. What is the difference be. tween an "ambassador" and a minister"
 A. The difference is one of rank and salary, and they perform the same functions.
 e: What Is the life span of rab' bits?
 A. The probable life span is from six to eight years.
 C.. Can snakes climb perpen. dicular walls?
 A. It is possible for them to climb very rough walls where their scales can take hold, but they can. not scale q smooth wall.
 c. How many words must A story contain to be called q novel?
 A. The length of novels varies from 10000 to 2s0.O00. There is no regulation length. Novels oS less than s0.0o0 words are usually eaii- ed noveiettes.
 if you want 6 copy of our bul- letin Training llie Child, wFise to the Waterbury Democrats Wasls- Insf0n Burcau. enclosing i've cents ln postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
So They Say

We ought to face the fact that people do not think. They do not have Co. If they did, we would be more miserable. Prot E. T. Bell, California fn- stitute of Technology.
 
 Japan is determined to fulfiii her responsibilities fully and success fully as tho principal stabilizlng in- fiuence in Eastern Asia. ---Hirosi saito, Japanese ambassa- dor to the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

Suggestion to the Weather Bureau -- why not arrange for six hours of steady rain every night from II D. m. to a. m. with fair and warmer for the other 18 hours of the 24?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON end ROBERT ALLEN

Customs Depdremt Men Suspected of Tapping Treasury Wires; Secret Service Agents ThsCcred in Probe Of Department Activitv; New York Office Terget of Shokeup aud Possible Prosecution! Stock MGrket BH Opponents Get Help Of Democratic Leadsrs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

It is strange how the milion-dollar heiresses always seem to make such poor bargains in husbands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

All vehicles must be lighted not later than BAT o'clock. davlisht time. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-25
MOTOR ISSUES LEAD IN RALLY,
 LATE TRADING
Earlier Losses Reduced or Co Into Gains-Clos
 Is Stea dy

NEW YORK, Jan. Z5.-Motor &C., cessory issues led a late rally in stock today and earlier losses of fractions to around one polnt were reduced or transformed into simi- lar gains. Until the final half hour, trade was quiet. Today's close was steady. Sales totalled 3,300,000 shares.
 Profit taking was evident for most of the session but there was no special pressure.
 Wheat dropped more than one cent and cotton was about even.
 Rubber Strong
 Rubber displayed strong un- dertone. The dollar was up moder- ately.
 The auto list was up fractional ly to around two points on further reports of bright prospects in the industry.
 Santa Fe, Westinghouse, McKes- son, Johns s-Manville, Standard Oil of New Jersey and Western Union improved
 Bonds had a trend to irregular ity. The Government bonds. show ed minor changes but mostly on the plus side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-25
WOMEN DEMOCRAT MEET AT CITY HALL
 MONDAY EVENING

All women of Gastineau Channel communities who are interested in the formation of Womens Demo- cratic Club are requested to be present at the City Council Cham bers in the City Hall on Monday evening, January 29, at 8 o'clock, when the organization of the club will take place.
 The club is the result of the growing interest women are talk ing in voting, political and gov ernmental matters during the pres ent administration throughout the country as well as in Alaska. The desire has been expressed by many to increase their knowledge of such things in order that they might take more active and intelligent part in the government It is planned to cooperate in all ways possible with existing organizations of the Democratic Party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-25
The Empires Development Edition Sunday

The Development Edition of The Daily Alaska Empire will be issued Sunday and distribut- ed to all regular subscribers, by carriers.
 The Development Edition will be 20 pages and will be full of new facts about Juneau, Cas- tineau Channel and Alaska in general. It is an edition for everyone to read and digest and an edition to be mailed to friends in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-25
SCHOOL BUS I'M
 ACCIDENT T0DAYI NO ONE INJURED
Forty Pupils in Big Car when it Leaves Highway
 Near One Mile Post

With about forty school children as passengers, the school bus, driv- en by Peter Christiansen, slipped from the icy highway this morn ing at $40 o'clock while about a mile from town making it necessary for the boys and girls to continue to school on foot through the slush and snow.
 No one in the bus suffered the slightest injury and except for the children, who were not, picked up by passing cars, having to walk through the wet and being late to school, no damage was caused.
 Most of the children in the bus at the time of the accident were grade school pupils. though there were several high school students among them. The bus was to be back on the job this afternoon MT. Christiansen said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-25
SLAYERS OF TWO CIVIL DREN ARE. TAKEN 10 COURT
Former Alaskans Charged with Murder in
 First Degree .

SEATTLE, Jan. 25.-Staring wild jy and singing psalms, MT, and Mrs. Oskar Hestness, former resi- dents of Petersburg, Alaska, were arraigned today and charged with first degree murder of their son Jchn, aged 10 years by choking him to death No charge was made cn the killing of another son Henry, aged years.
 "Oh, mol No, not murder them I am Christ's witness" cried Mrs. Hcstness and spectators wept as the delusioned wom n rambled along in a brief statement.
 Alienists said Hestness appeared a homicidal maniac with religious de,usions and Mrs. Hestness is suf- fering an acute mania.
 The attorney for the couple said he will enter a plea of not guilty by reason of criminal insanity.