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The Washington times., 1935-04-18
New Thrill al
Glen Echo

At last there is something new
under the sun in the way Of gen.
uine amusement. Named from
what Daniel Webster defines as
"A hard wheaton biscuit, made in
the form of knot and sailed on
the surface to you lads and
lassies, guys and gals" ala Ben
Bernie THE Pretzel."
This particular pretzel is not
made of the ingredients desig-
mated by Webster. but has for its
component parts iron. steel, wood
and the unseen force known as
electricity. In truth, this mar
velous device, which is the latest
word in thrills, will be introduced
to fun-seekers Saturday, April q,
when Glen Echo opens the 1885
season.
Much speculation is already
rife as to the Pretzel. Briefly, it
is new and sensational ride in
an electrically propelled car that
traverses a steel-bound track and
twists and turns every which way
like a pretZel.
But the Pretzel at Glen Echo is
more than a ride. It is one of
the greatest laugh-provokcrs ever
invented and full Of deep, dark
surprises.
What these surprises are will
be revealed to the public April q
when Glen Echo again resounds
with the roar of the roller coaster,
airplane swings and more than
so features, including the Pretzel.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Grace Bradley Stung
By Poisonous Insect

Stung on the eye-lid by some
sort Of poisonous insect, Grace
Bradley, Paramount actress. now
is recuperating at her San Fer.
nando Valley home.
The insect stung her in her
sleep several days ago and when
she awakened, her eye was swollen
shut. Prompt application of anti.
dotes relieved the pain and her
physician declared that her eye.
sight is in no danger although she
will have to stay indoors for sew.
eral days more.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Too High Brow

Swimming through a current
Variety you will run across an
item that Paramount has advised
Ben Hecht and Charlie Macarthur
to pay more attention to the
movie box office in making pic
lures for Paramount release.
Hecht and Macarthur have just
finished THE Scoundrel," with
Noel Coward as their star. The
inside dope is that this is a pic
ture that the critics will all go to
town for. but that in Podunk, Lit
tie Tallahassee and Bingo Falls
the manager will have to explain
to the 10 cent audience what it's
all about. In other words, Alex
ander Woollcott may like it, Gill
bert Seldes may rave over it, but
Sidney Lust wouldn't care for it
at his Cameo in Mount Rainier.
Hecht and Macarthur had the
same experience with Crime
Without Passion" The critics
liked it but in the small towns
where pictures pick up their real
dividends-they put it in the hall
of infamy reserved for the worst
box office attractions.
FROM AL JOLSON BY WIRE
NEW YORK, April II.
Andrew Kelley,
Washington Times:
Please tell Mr.. FrOhman that
deeply regret my inability to
Oblige him, but on that Sunday
I have two benefits here in New
York. I have already read your
notice and I'm sincerely appre-
ciative. Now you know how I
keep tab on you. Kindest re.
CARDS. AL JOLSON.
They Read This Page
The Ruby Keeler-Al JolsOn
puzzle contest ran only once on
these pages, on last Tuesday,
Few $500 replies, smashing all
records for contest response to =
single insertion. Think that over
you advertisers.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
A Good Actress

Lily Cahill, who has a rich
role in Jane CoWl's Rain From
Heaven" which the Theater Guild
will present here next week, will
be the guest of her brother-in-laW
and sister, Capt. and Mrs. S. A.
Greenwell, of 1919 Twentieth st.
N. w. Her mother also is coming
from San Antonio to see her dur
ing the Washington engagement.
Although she is an American
girl, daughter of the late James
F.. Cahill, San Antonio (Texas)
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Mae Rides Horses

Mae West not only abandoned
her customary Gay Nineties" at
tire but donned a cowboy outfit
and boarded COW pony for a
scene in her new Coin To Town"
The Washington times., 1935-04-18

business idea into the proverbial cooked hat
/ Star of Midnight" with Bill Powell and Gin
ger Rogers was the screen combination which
ran away from the weak sisters of the oppo-
siton and gave RKO Keith s the drum major
spot in this weeks parade. The picture holds
over. What else could they do.
Is Washington censorship tougher than
Boston? The "Spices of 1885" revue at the
Fox Theater thinks SO. For the "Girl in the
Gold Fish BOWL was permitted to frolic as
mermaid without protest in the Hub. Here
the polcewomen took one look raised hands
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Soccer Fan

Bella Lugosi, exponent of horror
roles on the screen, is an ardent
sportsman and sponsors a Magyar
soccer team in Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18

lawyer, most of her major stage
triumphs have been scored in
London, and I have always re-
garded her as an English actress
and most accomplished one.
Like Tallulah Bankhead. Miss
Cahill has a devout Picadilly fol-
lowing.
In Katharine Cornell's "Alien
Corn" the role of professors
wife with a sick soprano voice,
was the comedy highlight of that
play, for Lily Cahill did a beau
tiful job with it. In London she
appeared with the Lunts in
Caprice" and in Reunion in
Vienna" Later she toured Canada,
playing the Lynne Fontanne role
in Guild productions.
They're Tough on Long
Senator Huey Long is expected
to let loose a trench bomb and
explode some poison gas when he
sees what national release does
to him on the screen. Yet they
say it all comes from examining
the record. See for yourself at
Loew's Palace tomorrow Arthur
Boran, who mimics the Presi-
dents voice for the radio-and
Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't object
wants to do his stuff for the
White House Correspondents din.
ner on April q. His routine in
cl1ldes AL Smith and Cnnlidge be
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Andrew r. Kelley

Andrew Kelley and eyebrows Then they raced to the Dis
trict Attorneys office with their complaint Assistant D. A.
Kndeberger and Hart down and gave the lady in the
bowl o. They shocked in fact they thought
all very artistic BUTto keep peace the official fam
lily they suggested the mermaid don bathing suit So Gene
Ford bought four bathing suits and there For four
girls do the goldfish bowl posing They for two hours
at time
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
WincheII-JoIson Feud Ended?
Hecht-MacArthur Team Gets
Some Box Office Advice
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Thursday roundup of loose items With than $4,000
in the box for the week when he counted last night with
Thursday Harde Meakn knocked the Holy Week poor
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Some lump

Nelson Eddy once made 0
Jump" from Charleston, S. c.. .
klamath Falls, Ore, to fill two
concert engagements.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
Is the Feud Over2

I wonder if the feud between
Walter Winchell and AL Jolson is
at an end. You will note in the
Jolson picture, GO Into Your
Dance" that the nanny boy
mentions the columnist. He might
just as we'll have used the name
of some other gossip gatherer, but
gave Bad Boy Walter the pub
licity break.
Remember when AL Jolson
socked w. w. in a fight at the
Hollywood Bowl? It all seemed to
me at the time like one of those
things. For Winchell's picture,
broadway Through a Keyhole,"
was all ready for national release
and he admitted the front page
ballyhoo was something he could
The Washington times., 1935-04-18
About Milwaukee

Miss Edith Mabel M. Hunter,
of 1904 Fourteenth st. N. W., is
grieved because this department
couples Milwaukee and Holy Week
as symbols of poor business in
the theater. She wants to know
the significance of labelling the
Wisconsin city. I can only say
that theater agents are respon-
sible for the traditional coupling.
From their conversations, I gath
cred that it was not a profitable
spot for touring attractions.
If it gives Miss Hunter any CON-
fort, I might add that other cities
are sometimes mentioned in con-
nection with box office blight. For
example, this weeks Variety says:
Worst week of the year this side
of Toledo and Memphis is here"
Thank you, Miss Hunter for
your complimentary personal.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18

lite of those parts and his photo
graphs are plastered all over the
city.
The Washington times., 1935-04-18

sides celebrities of the stage and
radio. Harry Butcher, of Colum-
bia Broadcasting, is getting up
the program for the White House
lads. Steve Cochran, of the Ma
tional, on behalf of Daniel F'roh-
man, invited Joe Cook and George
M. Conan to come down for the
Actors Fund benefit when the
National Players open their season
with Accent On YOUTH" Sunday
night, April %. Johnny Payette,
of Warner Bros, sat up until
midnight last night watching Les
Miserables," and George Arliss in
Cardinal Richelieu." He says
both pictures were worth losing
some early shut-eye for even
though they play the opposition
houses first.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
HEIGHT OF ANGELS

= "a p r
The customs authorities Of one Of
the central European states have
been engaged In very interesting
controversy. A sculptor entering
their country objected to paying duty
on q statue Of an angel, which, he
said, he had no intention of selling.
Under the rules, he was told, works
Of art Of this type were only exempt
Il they weighed over ten pounds and
were at least life-size. @<-= ss2;ss u
But what, In the case Of an angel.
was life-sizei The statue was five
feet high, but the customs officials
were quite sure an. angel was taller
than that. So, in spite Of his pro-
tests, the sculptor had to pay.
He really can't grumble. because
the best authorities seem to agree
that, while angels can change their
height and general appearance at
win, they are normally considerably
over five feet. VI II
This appears not only from Mil.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25

TONS paradise Lost" but also from
details given by the learned men OF
the Jews According to. them some
angels, at least. are nearly 5000
miles high. and one Of them. Sandal
fon. Is described as taller han his
fellows BY the length Of a journey
Of 500 years" .zs .s
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
ssBohsmiauss 10 Her

so&@s m s"B0hemians to her e.,
a New York woman who numbers
both the great and near-great among
her acquaintances gave, function
one day which was attended by Mrs.
William Astor, then the dowager Of
the Astor family. A few days later
Mrs. Aston met her hostess and re-
marked casually: 49, ~. !.
am having Bohemian party,
also" q go
"And whom have you invited to
give It the bohemian atmospheric"
she was, asked, to which she replied
with emphasis: 2 ="
u. P. Morgan and Edith Whar-
ton."-Bost0n Globe.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
Sl1i'|'|||]||:[l:5gg
IGNORANCE is BLISS

Sonny was being dressed for school
for the first time, between sobs.
"Why, Sonny. little men don't cry,s
said his mother. tys4s
Looking up through the tears, Son.
ny. asked: ss.s52 ; Es:sss
But why do ! have to 60 to school7
I don't know nothin'. indianapolis
News. II tss III
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
Not IN Adunirer

Not IN Admirer II 3g g{53 N. Il
"Your husband loves horses, doesn't
he?'
NO" replied young Mrs Torkins.
But he is always going to the
races" ri i :5sss-'
Eyes. But the way he talks about
the horses after he gets home Is
something dreadful" 80 washington
Star. VI fs = : Z
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25
Reimbursement.

Encouragement -. =,
A windy chap was telling story
to Lord Northcliffe. He suddenly
stopped and asked Am / boring
your .E-s-.s5. ~ esE n.y.. =
Not much" answered Northcliffe.
go on" =
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

will be submitted gladly by the
commission on request, and the
names of concerns building floats,
designing them or supplying ma
terialis for decorations, as well as
the names of owners of suitable
trucks, will also be given If re-
quested, although the commission
does not wish to be In the position
of advocating the employment of
any particular firm or person.
During the summer there have
been and will be many successful,
interesting and picturesque floats
IN local parades and II is hoped
that the best OF these will be sent
to Hartford to take part In this
state AFFAIR.
AS II is planned that each float
In the procession Will illustrate A
different historical episode, and the
number In the procession may have
70 be limited. applications for a
place In the parade. together with
the necessary information, should
DO hied AZ promptly az possible,
ana not later than the 10th of
August, Applications should be ad.
dressed TO; Major II. II. Rkerrett,
W. chairman OF committee on
nonts, Tereentenary Commission,
Room ios, State Library, Hartford,
Connecticut
The several town committees
nave succeeded 20 well IN their 10.
cal ordinations that II viii be q
souree OF great satisfaction 20 the
tefeentenary commission n a.
many ~ possible Will participate
WIN one or more floats ~ ihia
great anal parade,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
FULTON

Mrs. Eleanor Egan will be in
charge Of Community Singing night
at Fulton Park tonight. This
community singing IL q regular
weakly feature at the popular
Cooke street recreationai center.
The registration IN this class II not
~ largo as II might be, but II 10
expected that tonight's class will
find n number OF new members
added 10 II.
This class 10 tho second class
that II being conducted for the
adults instead OF the children. The
other class 10 the social and tap
dancing class which n undor the
guidance OF Miss Eleanor Miles.
Tomorrow II the big day at Full
ton Park. The biggest show 70 be
held this year nt the Fulton play
sronnd Will be conducted AZ $3.50
o'clock. u u ie b Al ION Wheels"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
Cash Prizes, Medals
Offered For Floats
Tercentenary Committee to Encourage Study of His
torical Subjects; Suggestions Made, Rules Outlined

that there will be depleted a series
of the most outstanding events In
the history OF Connecticut during
its Colonial days, as we'll as since
the formation OF our nation. Re-
productions OF Indian life, rep
representations OF interesting nat
ural scenes and characteristic ma
tional groups VINO have contribute
ed to the citizenry OF the state will
also be accepted.
Certain rules will have 10 be
laid down. Tho noats are 10 carry
large numbers on the hood or the
front OF the chassis 30 that deserip.
two lists may be published. No
advertising 10 10 be permitted. OK.
copt that the name OF the organiEa.
tion or town furnishing the float
may be- put At the side OF tho ehns.
ain below the platform. when any
fi0at In offered, rough sketch,
photograph or other description
should accompany the application
for approval BY the noaf eommits
Zee.
Suggestions
1uesosilons Tor topics fef neais
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

One thousand dollars in cash
prizes are offered for the GUS
standing floats In the parade which
will be one Of the eliminating
events Of the state tercentenary
program In Hartford. October ~.
according to @ letter sent to all
local tefcentenary committee chair
men today by Chairman Samuel II.
Fisher Of the state tercentenary
commission.
There will be a frat prize OF
$500, & second OF $500 and q third
Of ee0e. and IN addition medals
wlIi be awarded By Judges emipent-
~ auaiiiicd 10 act In this capacity.
Major II. n, 6kerrett. Jr.. OF
Hartford. has consented 20 act ~
shairmen Of the committee on
.ieaia. says Mr.. Fishers letter. and
hIs COMMITTEES Will pass on all pro-
DnsaIs for floats decide upon the
Iln1rs ~ the designs rnbmiited
ma arrange he positions ~ the
@anfs IN enc parade.
f'|3IQfIH1I
a = h6ne1 |H4 N11iI ~ "
.I|(0I ri 4 historical seizure sns
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
BROOKLYN

The semi-finals OF the horse
shoe tournament will be held nc
the Town Plot playground tonight.
The contest has been hotly con.
tested from the start and more
fireworks are expected 10 be seen
tonight
Tho undefeated girls volleybalI
team will tanglo with the Division
street lnnsieu tonight NJ 7 o'clock
at Division street. Miss Eleanor
keahey viii direct che Town Plot
team,
Supervisors Henry Delpo's undo.
feafel mems yolleF bail team will
invade FULTON Park tomorrow eve
ning 70 % battle. Lssi night ihe
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
CHASE

The swimming beauties Of the
city will have their chance 10 dis
play their beauty sometime next
month whom bathing contests will
DO held At the Hamilton park and
Chase Park swimming pools. with
the winners selected from each
pool 20 compete In q final 20 be
held NJ the east end Hamilton
park pool. according 20 an an
nouneoment made yesterday by
Jimmy Fryer, iiamiltoa pool slI.
porvisor, who will have the assist.
anee Of Miss Dorothy Dlaekeg, giyl
supervisor out east,
Gene "ike" Kern, head super ~
CHASE vii arrange with Miss Mel
~ ifafniek his elfl assistant 70
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
Playground Activities

boys travelled to Waterville Park
and handed the Villers setback
In two games, 1911, 1873.
Yesterday the Junior Baseball
team defeated the Bargeron Eigles
20. The Junior club has named
themselves the AGNES. The senior
ball team lost a forfeit contest
Yesterday by putting in appearance
too late.
Friday a mammoth doll show
Will be held at the Town Plot play
ground. This is the second large
show to be held at the playground
since Its opening last week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
wATERvILLE PARK

Awards were plentiful at the pet
show held at Waterville Park yes
terday afternoon under the direc-
ton Of Miss Julia Moran. clipper,
o tiny cat. won the prize for the
smalies entry. clipper IL owned
by Al Sullivan. Powder Puff,
owned by Shirley Brooks. won the
award for the prettiest pet; TED
owned by Jim Barlow, suffered 20
competition for the capture OF the
uglIest pet. "Mugpio"e the property
OF Evelyn Watson. was the cuies!]
and Arthur Hellman's "Poggy'
wen tho prize for the only thor1
onghbFed.
Margaret German had the do1
with the most spots, whose nam
was "T0otn," Honorable mention
went 70 Bob AlanorI Coz rpet
loan Donier, Cor ''Dfonie," lim,,,
steele. for "ouoenlo." Al nghMio
and Helen Johnson we're i'agrf
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

The>full cast has not been chos-
en- as yet and entries may be made
to the supervisors at Hamilton
park before Friday night when the
entry lists will be closed. Re-
hearsals viii be held several times
a week on days to be announced
later, to 4 p. M, for children,
and tot . p. m. for adults.
Similar shows are being planned
for Chase and Town Plot play
grounds. The hours for rehears-
ais will be practically the same
as those at Hamilton park. At
Chase the adults will rehearse
from to 8 p. M, instead Of from
to as at Hamilton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

show. Anything whatsoever, as
long as it is on wheels may be
entered in the show. All entries
are to be decorated before entered
In the competition. A wide va
riety of vehicles is expected to
turn up at this show.
Next Tuesday night the FERA
Cavalcade Of Music will entertain
at Fulton Park. The company
which has had a successful season
SO far and has been SO enthusiast
tically received by all will put on q
program from 1880 to $3.50 p. m.
A four act program of guest stars
will also compose a part of the
FERA entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24
WASHINGTON

A crowd of about 1000 gathered
at Washington Park last night to
hear the concert given by the
FERA cavalcade of music. A light
rain which started to fall at OPEN
ing time delayed some of the per-
formers and sent some of the
crowd home threatened to spoil
the show, but when 1t proved to
be nothing much. the program
went on. So successful was the
program that It IL expected that
the Cavalcade will appear at diff
ferent parks each week and en-
terrain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

select the best that the west end
swim palace has to offer and place
them along side Of Jimmie's selec-
tions.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

Ice cream races and watermelon
races featured the activities Of the
girls and boys Of the Hamilton
Park playground yesterday after
noon. The girls competed In the
Ice cream race and the boys in the
watermelon contest. Janet Sur
gener led her team to victory In
the former ably assisted by Helen
Duhamel and Nancy Pastor while
Joseph Howell captained the boys
team composed OF Tony Gagliardi.
Red White. John Athol. and. Ed
ward o'Loughiin.
The Hamilton girls volley ball
team trounced the Division street
playground lassies at Division street
yesterday afternoon by scores OF
tB-e. els, and 1910.
Two weeks from to-day n mann
moth minstrel show will be held
ut Hamilton park playground.
ReheaFsala are now going on and
the way they are progrosslng q
very fine show II expected 20 be
had AZ tho East End playground.
An extremely largo number Of To-.
cal talent will take part IN the
show which II uneof the direction
OF Mrs. Thomas iIealey, music and
dramntlcH, Mrs.. Eleanor iggnn,
singing, Miss Eleanor Miles. dane.
INC, anl Charles cennoT, comedy
Ntttbh
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The Redwood gazette., 1935-03-21
Richard Cook was a business
caller at Granite Falls Monday.

Richard Cook was a business
caller at Granite Falls Monday.
Miss Mary Finn returned Mon
day morning from a weeks visit
with friends in Minneapolis.
Mrs. B. H. Clark entertained her
contract club Wednesday after
noon. Cards were played at two
tables.
Mrs. R. w. Serkland and daugh-
ter, Betty, accompanied Mr.. Serk-
land to Minneapolis on his return
Sunday and are spending the week
there.
Tom Finn accompanied by Miss
Judith Fox Of Winnetka, Illinois
arrived Thursday and John Finn
came Saturday from Chicago to
spend their spring vacation at the
DR.. T. E. Finn home. Miss Fox
left for her home early in the
week.
Melvin Campbell of Newton To-
wa, Kenneth Campbell of Iowa
City and Miss Harriet Cookinham
of Ames, Iowa, were weekend
guests at the R. M. Campbell
home. They left Monday morning
accompanied by Mrs. Melvin
Campbell and son, Dom who had
visited here and at Winthrop for
the past three weeks.