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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

the other room few minutes and I'll get you something to eat." Paul drifted disconsolately into the parlor, located the couch be- hind two rockers and a writing desk, and stretched out. T don't see anything wrong with this," he mumbled to the barricade of fur niture about him. The barricade silently and resignedly agreed seeming to surround him with a loyal but futile protection.
 He was just growing comfort ably content and was absorbed in a glowing account of the rejuvena- tion of the down-trodden Boston Red Sox when Barbara called him to his meal. She placed the food before him, snatched two brooms and bucket and was gone. Paul shook his head sadly. He had thought that marriage would mean not only love, but the fruits of calmness and serenity as well. In- stead, it began to take on the aspect of life among the robins.
 He was startled from his mus ings by sharp scream, the scream of a child in terror. Then he heard Barbara's high shriek. He raced into the hallway. Barbara was ducking back from an open window, a look of fright and con- sternation upon her pretty fea- lures.
 "I-I-Dowrstairs, quick!" she babbled. Its on his head!"
 Just what was on whose head Paul didn't stop to inquire. He bounded down the stairs to the first floor, followed by the now swiftly moving Barbara.
 Around the back" she shrilled, dashing by him.
 In back of the apartment house they found a child of some 9 or 10 years trying to get ou. from under five-gallon pail which was up- ended on his head and from which much soapy water had lately found its abusing way over his small person.
 Barbara grabbed the bucket, lifted it. The youngster spewed water and suds, and shook himself
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thing on the driveway, his back to the advancing McElroy fiivver, Paul cut off his engine and coast ed silently forward. Moving at a snaiPs pace, he eased forward and allowed his front bumper to nudge Master Teddy Mullens a light touch in the posterior. sending that astounded young melting-pot American into a staggering motion that ended, ] one yard ahead, in a distinctly un- dignified slide.
 That was Paurs cue. He jumped from his seat. scooped up the slightly mortified Teddy, and bore him apartmentward.
 "Barbara!" he bawled, rushing into the hallway.
 q ALMOST RAN
 OVER HIM!"
 Barbara arrived almost instant ly. 'l- I almost ran over him!" Paul blubbered, managing a swell job of shaking from head to foot while looking, dazedly from left to right, then to the front, beseech- ing competent instructions.
 Barbara said, "Eak!" and clutched the astonished Mullens
 
 time Master Theodore was again neatly rubbed and soothed, no bones were found missing or pull verized, and only very small scraped spot on the Mullens snub- by nose was discovered. For Imoment Paul was dubious about the efficacy of the situation.
 Then he remembered. You know, Babsy," he whispered, it was terrible bump! I must have knocked him thirty feet! That's the sort of thing that causes in- ternal injuries, Babsy. He might have a concussion! :. Such things don't show up for days!"
 "Oh," said Barbara softly, rock ing the now thoroughly comfort able Teddy. "Oh."
 The next day Teddy came up for treatment-and the usual cookie. while Barbara attended to the matters of the moment, Paul re- marked offhandedly, IT guess I'll go down and pay the rent"
 Barbara looked up. "But--
 Paul waited. Barbara'se "but" had been rather weak.
 Paul said, "A u h -" and waited another second. | bdFDdTd SuuueIly pSCdAic NCiy busy with Master Theodore Null lens. Paul strolled downstairs, To- cated the superintendent of the building, paid the monthly ad- vance, said something about the weather, booked his receipt and returned, whistling.
 On Monday, Paul's partner on his delivery truck inquired. "Didja get moved ?"
 "Huh?" grunted Paul, negotiat- ing a red light on the sly.
 "I say, didja get moved okay?"
 We're not moving" Paul said.
 But you said your wife was bound and determined to move again, and there was nothing you could do about it. What hap pened?"
 Kids" said Paul.
 kids? You haven't any kios.'
 "No," Paul said, "but I'm doing some very heavy thinking along those lines"
 The partner shook his head.
 These Irishmen were the screw fest people!
 THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
Secret Panels. Hide
 Rare Books For U. s.
New Division of Congressional Library Elaborately
 Protected-But One Entrance to Sanctums

Washington (UP)-With grilled doors, secret panels and special locks, the new home of Congress sional Library's rare books division presents a problem for even con- gressmen to gain admittance
 Formerly housed in cramped, stuy rooms on the top floor. the library's rare books section has moved to new quarters on the sec ond floor. According to Curator V. Valta Parma, it is the most ade- quately equipped repository of the finest all-around book collection Tn the world.
 One Entrance
 There is but one entrance to the air-conditioned inner sanctums- through two massive bronze doors. A guard is posted by the entrance.
 Spacious, but intimate, the read ing room is of stern Georgian style and designed after Philadelphia $ Independence hall. Several chan deliers are grouped around large one in the center of the room. The latter is distinguished by an un- derhanging sphere which carries the signs of the Zodiac.
 All books are preserved in care fully protected stacks. Withdrawal of precious volumes is banned, all though Parma conceded that ex- ception might be made for Presi- dent Roosevelt. Titles, running over 75,0O0, repose on the latest
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, thetically, wiping his face, "are you hurt?"
 The youngster rubbed a scraped ear and felt of a lump near the top of his touseled head. "It hurts up there," he admitted. BARBARA CARRIED HIM IN THE HOUSE.
 Barbara lifted him and carried him into his home on the first floor. Mrs Mullens. the boys mother, was in bed, i'll. The drab rooms and the pallor on Mrs Null lens thin face sent shock through Barbara's bosom. She halted.
 "Is it hurt he is?" Mrs Mullens asked.
 Why" Barbara gulped. You're i'll. I didn't know. I'll look after him. Where is your bathroom"
 "Is he hurt?" repeated Mrs Mullens.
 'I don't think so," said Bar bara. "I'll wash him, and find out"
 Through there-into the hall, directed Mrs Mullens. His names Teddy"
 Teddy was subsequently, washed, dried and examined. The lump on his head expanded steadily, and the cut in his ear required salve applications, gauge and adhesive, requisites that had Paul dashing up and down stairs no less than five times. Throughout the pro- ceedings Teddy made nary a whimper. Mrs Mullens' two other children wandered in, gazed won deringly at the strange lady from upstairs, and found themselves es- corted to the bathroom, where to their astonishment, they were scrubbed and brushed to an un- precedented spotlessness. Then Barbara went at Mrs Mullen's bed rooms.
 Two hours later Barbara re- turned to her own fiat.
 "How was it?" Paul inquired.
 "The poor thing" Barbara said. "Her husbands away, working st construction camp. She's anemic
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So with his beloved but some what puzzling wife, Barbara. Each Spring found him on the defensive; each June found him defeated fatigued in the midst of their jumbled belongings in a strange flat. That each strange flat was not necessarily any more desirable than the one perennially left behind mattered not a whit That is, not whit, to Barbara. Now is was on again. Paul knew the signs, and watched for them so, when he came home one Satur- day afternoon in the latter part of May and found his Barbara with q towel wrapped around her ener- getic head, the windows wide open on all sides, carpets uprooted and piled into the hallway and pieces of furniture huddled in the centers of rooms like zebra seeking unified protection from the on- slaught. of the destroyer, he antici- pated the worst. Spring had hit his mate, and she was getting ready to up anchor for parts un- known.
 He extracted a chair, and slipped into a corner of the kitchen with his paper. He must have rattled the pages too loudly or something, because in less than three minutes Barbara breezed in and planted herself before him.
 "Augh--" said Paul in his throat, holding tightly to his paper as one might hang onto the wing edge of a plane that was about to do power dive.
 DRIVING ME MAD"
 PAUL THIS PLACE IS Paul." she said, "this place is driving me insane! I'm not going to stay in this-uh--dump another month! I scrub my fingers to the bone, and when I'm all through, what have I got. I ask: you what have got?"
 Paul said, "Augh-" and closed his mouth as Barbara cut him off. I've got four shabby rooms with cracks in the ceilings and wallpaper that drops from the corners like bloodhounds' ears every time the place is accidentally heated up enough to dry some of the glue. Look at those chairs!"
 Paul looked at the chairs. One or two of them he knew real we'll, and had enjoyed not a little luxury in them. True, there were criss- cross seams in the upholstery here and there, where Barbara had re- paired the rent cloth of various pieces and a rung or two was miss- ing. Still-
 Look at that couch," command ed Barbara.
 "Augh--" said Paul. Then, weakly: "S'matter with it?"
 Barbara gave an excellent imi- tation of a lost soul crying in the wilderness.
 "Oh-h! You wouldn't know. But you listen here, Mister Paul McElroy; we're moving the first of the month. I'm getting this place cleaned up as much as a-a hole like this can be cleaned up. then we're leaving. I'm through"
 Paul swallowed. "Babsy," he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
EVOLUTION OF LOVE
A little miss, a little kiss,
 A little moon, of course, A carpet aisle, wedding smile, And then-why, divorce.
Good evening.

Gathered at random. |. .. Among the latest oodst- CTS of the Washington Park Community Club are Wa- huns DeraUin Jr James German, Frank Berg'", Gurus Harmon, Chris Fitzpatrick Michael Deprospo, MdTy R;elv Anna Meehan Michael Crdney, Mrs EhzooeM Sheu, Daniel ONea Patrick Sldttery, Wathdm Cdrro" and Mrs Rose Lamontagme Johnny Morr7SSey' the Demcras jack-odU tradeS IS back after en9oym9 b;e onuol ,enpe of absence from tue circulation depar ,uent Alfred Baumgardmer has deserted the Brass City and is Soconying back to Detroit after t'0o 4veeks vish here. Betty Moynihan starts her on- ual leave of absence today Ray Sull'0an '0ho as studying for the priesthood at Weston Mass v'sed hs parents here recently
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grinning as he drifted into an- other nap.
 "While getting his breakfast Barbara said, "Ill have to take care of his ear for while. It might get infected, you know. and it'd be my faul," Paul agreed.
 But, week later. it was appar- ent that Teddy was very much a whole boy again, and Paul noticed the restlessness coming back to Barbara's gait and the searching gleam rowing in her brown eyes. The first of the month was but two days away. It looked like the end
 Saturday afternoon, Paul drove into the cement driveway in back of the apartment house, and there, directly before him, lay, or rather squatted. the answer to the prob lem. Teddy Mullens stood in the road, stopped well over and exam- ming at very close range some
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type collapsible shelving on four floor levels.
 Priceless Volumes
 Home of such priceless volumes as Poe first editions and the first book printed in North America, the library within library is protect ed elaborately against thieves. van- dals, bookworms and fire.
 An air of mystery is provided by the bronze doors, opened by safe knob concealed beneath a secret panel, the combination of which is known only to Parma. Chilled doors bar the way to the stacks, and stack levels are devoid of win dows or exits.
 In order to guard against dam- age to books, or shipping of illus trations, before leaving, readers must submit to inspection volumes they have taken from the stacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
SPRING FEVER

l- probably malnutrition as much as anything else. Isn't that Teddy a darling when you get the dust off him?"
 "Rather cute,' Paul admitted. The next morning they were awakened by the Mullens children
 playing hop-scotch under their window. Barbara jumped out of bed and dressed.
 q thought you liked to sleep Sunday mornings" Paul remarked.
 She hardly heard him. "l'll bet they haven't had thing to eat, she said, and was gone. Paul was
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like kitten coming out of a cis- tern.
 well" Paul began.
 "I dropped the bucket" ex- plained Barbara.
 The little boy sat down and rubbed his head. He was not yet just sure where he was or how he got there. There was a lot of water and soapsuds running down his legs, and that was rather pug zling, too. He looked up at Barbara in the way Caesar probably looked upon Brutus. "Oh," she said sympa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
WiU someone Joan the Home Loan ODners Corpo-

WEI so,neone loan the Home Loan Oa0ners Corpo- rntion home? Seems to me they move oftemer than felow acho says it is cheaper to move tham pay rent If recall correctly they first started of an the mew there Then ave find them on Center street nicely cur tained of tue vimdoos and gold leaf name p1ate But hoaO they did pack them in over there Used to 1ook like bread line At last Uncle Sam has loaned his popular child of the depression period meao home that s plenty big to take care of his enpansom an either hot cold parts. Just remember folks that avov uou Uant tt amyaoay isn't it? There is only aay about that home loan of yours-you acant at and you aoont to get it a0thot aMy detors Nice bunch o 6ous and qirls over at the Home Loan office. Wish had time to gipe you little picture of each one but just got to hurry out to Wocott to there is any more bigtinae neaUs shots shootng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
BY ROBERT HIGGINS.

GPRING not only in the air-t also in Mrs Paul McElroys hair Paul had always said that his Barbara forebears must have been part of those po who struggled and fought their way through the seasons westward over the great plains
 They migrated Paul said for other than that their temperaments made them untted to stay in place longer than necessary to gather the mpedmenta with which to move on somewhere else
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

Answers to Previous Questions 4 NNE HUTCHINSON founded A the Antinomian - party in New England: organized groups of women. and discussed secular and theological questions. Her influence became so great that on Nov. IF. 1637. she was banished from the territory of Massachu. setts. A Toledo firm manufac. tured the paint spray. The in. surance book was called Ways and Means for the Inhabitants of Delaware to Become Rich." Its author was Francis Rawle.
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ventured, "you didn't call this place a-a dump last Spring, when we moved in."
 That" retorted Barbara suc- cinctly, twas last Spring. And those kids downstairs. We haven't been able to get any added sleep on Sunday mornings since we've been here. I'm going to find place where there aren't any kids above or below. Park yourself in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

The berry season is in full bloom. Yes, the boys, the girls even grown-up and come to your door with their pail just filled with five to ten quarts o large luscious blue berries Some people call them huceberries others just call them berries, but call them any thing you want want to tell you right here and now that like my blue berry pie Home made, mean, and only my little lady can make it. That's of the bright spots of my recoections the sweet memories o the everlasting flavor of nice juicy blue berry pie Bet your mouth is watering for piece right now Why don't some of the housewives and cooks of Waterbury who recipes for bueberries Even good pie recipe will be worth printing for there many young neophyte wife in the glorious month of June who is trying to reach the pinnacle of her husbands affection through that route which has long been pubcized "The way to the man 5 heart is through his stomach Yes folks, not con- ducting pie contest giving out free filings but we just feel that there young housewife anxious to reap the someone's kind tutoring in the homes chief business. Berries 20 cents quart now, foks this the time of the year when they at their best for canning or otherwise give the berry pckers
 lift and help him dispose of his that he might buy few of the necessities of life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
NUDIST NUISANCE

Salt Lake City. Utah, (UP)-A nudist is merely a nuisance here. The sheriff's office recently received call from a woman who refused to give her name, but said two men were wandering around her neighborhood without any cloth ing. and ske wanted the nuisance" abated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

Max Baer and his kid brother and Bennle Rubin, the radio comedian, teamed in little act which IS no" showing at the Metropolitan Theater in Boston, Max does
 dance and song number and his kid brother and benne clown around in great fashion Rubin IS one or the pest Jewish comedians the game today Funny thing he started his stage career in Rudy Vaees home town down Tn Maine and got the hook the first night But he was Just another one of those boys like Max who would not be de feated Maybe could edge into theaer without break ing our Legion of Decency pledge Max and the boys wou come to town and put on their act would all ba inst as anxious to see him as we Jack Demp sev last week. Great showman Jack and like Babe Ruth ne knows his archokes when he plays to the kids Because they know the prime law Tempus fugt - and the klds of today will be the customers of tomorrow Keep them coming and you have the secret to the golden cyc or e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

Around the toaon. Eddie Lush, former New Hayen basketball aUhiste-tooter, is noO draaOing aveely pay check at the Oakvle Pin company and con- teplates plenty of ofciatng around these parts Wen the court season gets MnderVay. EdUard COtter ot Derbg recently named to the state motor vehice com snissiom as inspector has been assigned to the local office and has already begun his duties. Mike Church and Vin Healy, St Marys hospital employees en- ioued their annua Ueeks vacaon n Montreal and aDay stotions Ernie, Viola and Emma DAmbrosi a0ere Saaday visitors in Saratoga, N r. Corrine Abbott is spending tOo soeeks here 0ith her aunt Mrs Rhoda Ebbs.
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PAUL, would be highly pleased to
 remain in one place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

In the last three years Eng lands output of vegetables has increased $20,000,000 a year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23
The Cast of Characters in
 Spring Fever"

BARBARA McELROY, who gets the moving fever every Spring and whose husband
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-23

Reta,een us Miss Margaret Carpenter of East freeuapich R. l. is spendng a0eek acith Ruth Margd- ret Leoqett at Camp Nokovanma at Lake Hitchcock " Mrs Jessie Burton and Girl Scout Commissioner Mrs William T. Leggett haue returned after attending the annual missionary conference at Northfeld se'"ary East Northfeld, Mass. Professor and Mrs Milton Wtler and Mrs Wittlers mother Windsor streetamg agaia after uisitimg in Mt Washington, Mass MT and Mrs Frank F. Pachen of Providence R. l. a0ere re- .e,,t ouests nt Lake Hitchcock. . Mr and Mrs Croft Cartiss. and sons Russell and Bob Bean To'on1ng this aUeek Ralph Thompson left Saturday tor weeks vacation pUth has aunt, Mrs George A. Grace of NeaU London.
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He was just getting absorbed in his paper when Barbara called him to his meal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-22
Watch The Merchandise For Sale"
Columns And Buy At Your Own Price
ORDER OF NOTICE

WILLIAM sCHAEFER, Of Water
bury VS..
terbury, EMIL HUMMEL Of Wa
terbury, and MEYER RODBERG
ard PHILIP KADUSHIN, both
formerly OF said Waterbury and
now OF parts unknown.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District
OF Waterbury, IS. waterbury,
January goth, 1884.
Upon the complaint OF said plain
tiff praying for reasons therein set
forth for foreclosure and possession
Of mortgaged premises, returnable
on the first Tuesday OF February,
1894. before the Court of Common
Pleas for the judicial District of
Waterbury, State OF Connecticut, 1t
appearing to and being found by
the subscribing authority, that the
defendants Meyer Rodberg ana
Philip Kadushin are gone to parts
unknown.
1T is THEREFORE, ORDERED,
That notice Of the tendency OF said
complaint be given to said defend
ants Meyer Rodberg and Philip Ka-
dushin by publishing this order In
the Waterbury Democrat, news
paper printed in Waterbury three
days successfully, commencing on
or before the goth day of January
1884, by some proper officer or In
different person.
GERTRUDE J. MIKNAITIS,
Asst, Clerk of the Court
1-20-3t of Common Pleas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-22

The British Broadcastlng cor
poratlon reports that the ringing
Of bells in the Church of the Ma
tiyity In Bethlehem which was
broadcast over MIC networks in
this country and by the BIC In
Great Britain was also heard In
over dozen other countries.
These included Denmark. SwitZer-
land, Austria. Holland. Czechoslo-
vakia, Yugoslavla, Finland, Ru-
mania. Sweden, Spain, Norway.
Hungary. Italy, Belgium. Poland
and France besides Canada and
the far flung territories of the
United States which received tho
program by shortwave. 1t was tho
first time n broadcast had been
made from the Holy Land.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-22

When the NBC sound effects
man in order to turn a page OF
script stopped humping his chest
while being a galloping horse dur
Ing a rehearsal of the Red Davis
sketch. the horse, OF course, quit
running. and the inadvertant pause
was used In the broadcast to indi-
cate a water jump by Old Dobbin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-22

Chief br0adcasts. For en-
tcrtainment that's unusual
listen to Fray and Braggiotti's
twO-piano arrangements. -.
Wonder how long the trend 10
Spanish type music will last?
Some music publishing firm gets
O big break in the choice of
Count Your blessings" as the OFF,
cial song for the Presidents Birth
day Ball. On the night of the
3Oth it will be played as the CEN
trail melody by orchestras large
and small In almost every city and
town in the country. Special
verses for the tune are being writ
ten by Edgar A. Guest. 1t would
have been more appropriate, we'd
say, to have an entirely new mel
ody written instead OF giving ono
commercial song such tremen-
dous plug.
POu songs I'm the air to-
night. 7:f5-1Baby Rose
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in them, but they're plenty read
able.
The Airwaves are yours, Memo.


Here goes:
The liquid Irish tenor Of
Adrian O'Brien with the swan
titles" ON VITO plcascs me q
lot. Here's q find for some
widc-awaAe sponsor. Incident
ally, VITO should improve the
acoustics OF its station, as some
Of the OvertOnes are annoying.
showmanship - o rare gift
on the radio. So o big "Huz-
Yah" for Sophie Tucker, the
grand old gal who stole the
VaIIee show last week. A spe-
ciaI "Huzxah" to her Navy
Yard song.
That Red Davis hour always
finds me listening I'm. He's
typically one Of the gang.
For song hits, / can't rec.
Ommend anything better than
you're In My Power" and I'm
Other Words Wire Through"
The much toutcd Phil HaF-
ris to me has just another
band. why do these nacstros
go in for big combinations OF
musicians and sacrifice real
American rhythm?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-22

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