The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-17
Death OF Actress Is
 Growi11g Mysterious
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mentS for the party. He said he danced many times with Miss Todd and considered she had been gay and happy. He said that three years ago Miss Todd came to England to be his leading lady in a picture. When he and Mrs. Lupino came to Hollywood a month ago to visit their daughter, Lupino said, he told Mrs. Lupino their entertainment should include a party for Miss Todd.
 Miss Todd came alone to the party" Lupino said. Before dinner we had one cocktail in the lounge. She partook of 8 five-course dinner during which she took two glasses of champagne and afterwards a brandy. What little spirits she par took of had no effect upon her and she was perfectly normal"
 Lupino said he believed Miss Todd remarked about 3 a. III. that she was tired. Prince then escorted her to the car, Lupino said. West, fre- quent escort of the actress, said he believed she had forgotten her key and was unable to enter her home Sunday morning. He explained that Miss Todd's maid is absent Satur- day night and Sunday on regular schedule.
 West theorized that Miss Todd be- came cold from sharp ocean wind and climbed 200 foot hill to his garage, in the rear of the apart ment where he lives, and where Miss Todd kept her car. When po- lice arrived at the garage, the igni- tion of the automobile was turned on, but the motor was not running Mother Collapsed
 Miss Todd'S mother collapsed shortly after she was informed of the death. Before secluding her. self at Miss Todd's beach home she said her daughter had too much to live for to commit suicide"
 Police said New York extortion plot worried the actress year ago when she received threats ito wreck you and the cafe of yours" unless $10,000 was paid.
 Two men were arrested in New York in connection with the plot Harry Schimanski, janitor, plead ed not guilty and is free on bond Edward Chiffert is said to have con- fessed writing notes to the actress. Miss Todd'S latest screen assign ment was in a comedy role with Patsy Kelly, for Hal Roach. Two weeks ago the pair finished "An All-American Toorhache." Roach announced after Miss Todd's death he recently had signed her and Miss Kelly to a contract which would pay Thema in excess of $2,500 a week.
 Miss Todd's one Hollywood mar riage ended in the divorce court She eloped to Prescott, Ariz., on July 10, 1892, with Pat Di Cicco a young Hollywood broker. The marriage lasted less than two years
 Born In Lawrence
 Lawrence, Mass, December IT, (UP) - Thelma Todd's home city today mourned the death of the screen comedienne.
 Her only near relative now living here is Mrs. Alexis Raymond, an aunt. She would not comment.
 Lawrence remembers Miss Todd as a vivacious blonde whose studies for a teaching career were inter- rupted by victory in a beauty con- test and a rapid rise to film fame.
 She was born here some 30 years ago, daughter of the late John Todd, for several years Lawrence alder man. She was educated at Law renee high school, where her four year scolastic average was 85, and graduating in 1923, was continuing her studies at Lowell Teachers Col lege when she turned to the movies. As schoolgirl she came to be known as the belle of the town.
 In 1925 she was chosen as Miss Massachusetts," at an Elks' conven- tion at SWampScott, and the same