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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
Hollywood News and Gossip LIVING THE FAST LIFE, Y WE CHERISH OLD DAYS
Director Points Film Successes Depicting Nineteenth Gen. tury Romances as Proof of Our Real Inner Yearnngs
By DAN THOMAS

By DAN THOMAS .. NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Hollywood--"The whole world is hungry for the sweet and ideal- istic romance which prevailed dur ing the nineteenth century. And that appetite cannot be appeased | by the fast-moving. Sex-infested | love stories of today.
 That is the reason we have had 50 many nineteenth century pictures during the last year. And | 1t is the reason we will see even more films of this type during the coming 12 months"
 William K. Howard, for years one of Hollywood's ace directors, was speaking. He paused to light q fresh cigaret and continued: High romance reached it's peak in the last century. Beginning in 1900 came faster, crisper design for living. The sweetness of a simple romance suddenly became old fashioned.
 Speed became the keynote of everything, including love. And the speed mania has been increas- ing ever since. However, no a. mount of fast tempo in life can eradicate the hunger for delight full romance that is in our hearts" ,"
 Howard, who now is directing Helen Hayes and Robert Mont gomery in the screen version of Hugh Walpole's novel, "Vanessa," believes that success of the old fashioned pictures turned out dur ing the last year Is ample proof of his statement.
 Norma shearer, who typified the modern, fast American girl, never before received the pludits accorded her for "The Barretts of Wimpole Street." Katharine Hep- burn reached her height in Little
 Women" Marion Davies scored her biggest triumph of the year in Operator 13," story of Civil War days. And great predictions are being made for "Vanessa," which has been retitled "Vanessa: Her Love Story"
 Those days comprised an era
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
GARDEN

In the difficult role of hard boiled customers girl," lovely Lo- retta Young more than justifies the faith which prompted producer Daryl Zanuck to elevate her to stardom in his new goth Century picture, Born to Be Bad," which opened at the Garden theater to- day.
 For Hollywood's youngest adult star does the finest work of her career as Lefty Strong, victim of life's cruelties, who lolls in the shoddy luxury of rundown Park Avenue apartment, supporting her equally hard boiled little son, Micky, by seductively modelling seductive gowns to impressionablc out-of-town buyers. And Loretta looks lovelier than ever in a mag nificent wardrobe especially de- signed for the role.
 Cary Grant does his usual com petent work as Trevor in this Jo- seph M. Schenck presentation, and Jackie Kelk, new child star of great promise, gives an incredibly fine and intelligent performance as Mickey. Henry Travers will touch your heart as old Fuzzy, while others who contribute to the films success are Paul Harvey, Russell Hopton, Andrew Tombes and Mar ion Burns.
 The companion feature is "Church Mouse" with Laura La Plante.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
STRAND

Mady Christians. glamorous new screen personality from Vienna, makes her debut and scores a brill liant triumph in "A Wicked Wom- an" which heads the Strands new double feature program today and tomorrow.
 The glamorous star of "The Waltz Dream" and other continent tai hits plays, as her introduction to American audiences, a modern American woman in an intense dramtic story that Is literally q cross section of wOman's aoul. Covering the whole gamut of .hu- man emotions, this remarka ble actress by sheer dynamic force holds her audience absolutely spellbound throughout the amaz- ing story of love, devotion, and retribution.
 The companion feature is "I've Been Around" starring Chester Morris with Rochelle Hudson and a big supporting cast.
 Friday brings Francis Lederer and Ginger Rogers in Romance Tn Manhattan" and Walter Con- molly in Father Brown, Detec- tive"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

of personal bravery, of sweetness, and of romantic glamour which never since has been excelled," Howard added. Certainly today's
 love affairsy which 50 frequently end in divorce courts. are not com parable.
 And since we must maintain a certain amount of realism on the screen, we virtually are being forced to turn back to the nine teentn century for our really great love stories"
 Eky's Prop Man You can't tell A. E. Freudeman that the moon is made of green cheese. He knows better-knows that 1t Is made of wood or tin, all slicked up with phosphorus paint. Freudeman is the man who fur nishes all the moons and stars for Paramount pictures. On the shelves of his workshop repose all kinds of moons, and in corner are 10 barrels filled with assorted stars.
 When & director has a night scene, all he has to do is tell Freudeman what time of the month the scene takes place and the prop CT moon and stars will be hung in the sky"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
MOUieS Playing
 To-day
POI.I'S

This afternoon at Polls anothet in the unbroken string of superla- tive double feature programs was presented and 1t is a safe predic- ton that this will compare with any program that had ever been projected on a local screen fin the first feature two favorltes of the screen are featured Elissa Landi and Cary Grant they are seen in Enter Madame" defived from the great stage play of the same name which on its New York showings played to over a half million peo- pie and earned for its producers over a million and half dollars in a brief spell. This feature has everything that you would expect in a successful picture there is TO- nance, music and Elissa Landi is seen more beautiful than ever be. fore and singing in a voice that will be a revelation to her many admirers.
 The second feature is one of the ever popular Harold Bell Wright stories and is titled "When a Mans a Man" and with the beer of all outdoor stars in the title role and with him Dorothy Wilson and Paul Kelly, lovers of this type of picture are as used of the best that there iS to be had.
 Tonight on the stage the con- tinuation of the Radio Amateur talent quests will be staged and bigger and better than ever is promised to all who attend, there are good gathering of the best of talent in town and they com prise musicians, singers, dancers, harmony teams and all the differ ent varieties of future stars {. and the best part of the whole thing is the fact that Harry Shaw, the genial master-of-ceremonies will be here to handle this show in his inimitable manner, here is in- deed a treat that none can afford to miss the stage show is for tonight only and will go on about 8:45 so be sure to be here and get in on this great entertain ment value.
 Saturday another program that Is the envy of all theaters in Con- necticut will be presented the first feature Ia "The Gilded Lily" with Claudette Colbert and the second feature is Louisa Alcott's Little Men" the worthy rival of Little Women" "The Little Minister" and a story that is the most beau- tiful love story ever written or filmed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
h The Local
 THelte3S
STATE

Current attractions at Warmers State Gheater include "The Mys' tery of Edwin Drood," with Claude aims, Douglas Montgomery, Heather Angel and David Manners also "Women Must Dress" with Mlnna .Gombell, Hardie Albright and Gavin Gordon. Friday brings | the years greatest stage and screen entertainment. Headlining the bill Is Margaret Sullavan with Herbert Marshall in the screen adaptation of the Broadway stage success. "The Good Fairy" by Ferenc Mol mar.
 MoInar's romantic comedy hit IS deliciousIy played by this beautiful and dynamic star of "Only Tester day. and Little Man, What NowT" who uses it as vehicle to score her third smashing screen triumph. Frank Morgan, Reginald owen, Alan Hale, Cesar Romero, Eric Blore and a host of other favorites are in the cast.
 On the stage the State will pre- sent another giant 5 act vaudeville show featuring such well known artists as the Diamond Brothers, Wolf & Kaufman, Art Frank, Mary Palmer and company and Duke Norman and Lee Revue.
 Advance reports and all indica- tions point to this being the finest combined stage and screen show tho State has offered since embark ing on their new presentation pol- icy three weeks ago.
 Attention is called to the fact that evening prices are in effect after 8 D. m. on Saturday. Patrons can avoid the late crowds and in- cidentally save money by attending the early matinee on this day. Eve. ming prices are in effect all day Sunday.
 Watch tomorrow's papers for further announcements concerning this great show. The State leads the way in bringing to Waterbury the higYest type of clean, whole some, thoroughly enjoyable stage and screen entertainment. shows the whole family will enjoy and cheer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

change.
 WOR-Sports Resume Stan LomaX.
 WJZ-Amos n Andy WABC-Myrt and Marge-- Sketch. 7:15-WEAF-S of the Black Chamber. WOR-Lum and Abner- Sketch,
 WJZ-Plantatlon Echoes; Robison orchestra; South ernaires quartet. WABC-Just Plain Bill Sketch. 7:30-WEAt'-Easy Aces Sketch.
 WOR--Harry StockwelI, Baritone.
 WJZ-Red Davis, sketch. WABC-The O'Neill's--- Sketch. 7:45-WEAF-Uncle Ezra Sketch
 WOR-Vecsey orchestra. WJZ--Dangerous Paradise sketch.
 WABC-Boake Carter, Commentator. 8:0O-WEAF-Play, Daddy Long, legs, with Mary Pickford, actress.
 WOR--Lone Ranger Sketch. WJZ-Penthouse Party; Mark Hellinger, Gladys Glad, Peggy Flynn, com edienne; Travellers Quartet; Coleman orchcs~ tra; Jean Sargent, songs. WABC-Dlane-Mus usical Comedy. WABC--EdWin c. Uill, Commentator. 8:30-W F-Wayne King orch. WOR-Variety Musicale. WJI--Lanny Ross, tenor. WABC--Everctt Marshall, baritone; Elizabeth Len noX, contralto. 9:0O-WEAF-I'red Allen, com edian; Hayton orchestra; Amateur Revue. WOR-Iiillbilly Music. WJI-2O,0O0 Years in Sing Slng-sketch, with Warden Lawes. WABC-Lily Pons, soprano, kostclanctz orchcstra;; Mixed chorus. 3:3O-WOIt-To be announced. WJZ--John Charles Thom. as, baritone; Concert or chcsira.
 WABC-George Burns anI Oracle Allen, comedians. 3:45-Berrens orchestra. lO:OO--W WEAF-Lombardo orchcs-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
New York Stations wEAF-eoO WOR-7iO - wJz-7sO - wABC-yeo

4:0O-WEAF-Woman's Review. | WOR-Town Talk-Robert | Reud. WJZ-Betty and Bob Sketch. WABC-student Federation Talk. 4:15-WOR-Georgene Gordon, Songs. WJz--Jackie Heller, tenor. WABC-Curtis Institute Musicale. | 4:30-WEAF'-Jesters Male Trio. WOR-Science in Your ,Home-Dr Kurt Haeseler WJZ-Rochester Civic Orchestra; Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor. 4:45-WEAF-Lady Next Door Sketch.
 WOR-Life of Mary Soth-
 ern-sketch. b:00-WEAF-Kay Foster, songs
 WOR-News.
 WABC--Og, Son of Fire
 Sketch. 5:15-WEAF-Tom Mix Adven-
 tures-Sketch.
 WOR-Adeline Van Wey,
 Songs. WABC-skippy-sketch 5:45-WEAF-Stamp Club Capt Tim Healy. WOR-Adventure of Jim
 my Allen.
 WJz-Little orphan Annie
 Sketch.
 WABC-Dick Tracy
 Sketch. TIA (.,,-ot
 WOR-Uncle Don.
 WJZ--Education in the
 NeWs-Talk.
 WABC-Buck Rogers
 Sketch. 6:15-WEAF-Strlng Sextet
 WJI-Alma Mitchell, con-
 tralto.
 WABC--Bobby Benson
 Sketch. 6:30-WEAF-- Prees- Radio
 News.
 WOR-To be announced.
 WJI-Press-R Radio news.
 WABC-The Shadow
 Sketch. 6:35-WEAF-Arlene Jackson,
 Songs.
 WJZ-Income Tax-Joseph
 Y. iIRSInS, assistant to
 Collector of Internal Rev.
 enue, Second District. 6:45-WEAF-Billy Batchelor--
 Sketch.
 WOR-Talks and Music.
 WJZ-Lowcll Thomas,
 Commentator. 8:55-WA BC-NGWs. WEAf'-Securities Markets
 Serving the Pcople-
 Richard Whitney, presi-
 dent New York Stock Ex-
 chestra, Lily Pons, cobra tura soprano. 9:3O-Adventurse of Oracle. lO:OO-Two-Way Byrd Antarctic
 Broadcast. 10:3O-Melody Masterpieces. 11:00-Leon Belasco's orchestra 1l:30--Ozzie Nelsons orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

Ruth Carhart, young contraltO from Kansas, is the latest discov- cry of Roxy, whose "gang" have launched many young performers to fame. Ruth studied to follow her mothers footsteps as a con- cert artist, but 1t is as a blues songstress that the veteran impress sario predicts a brilliant future for her. Roxy, whO features her in the broadcasts of Roxy and his Gang" over the natiOn-wire WABC-CO- luinbia network from 500 to 8:45 P. m. EST, Saturdays, says that ''slle has the greatest potentlaIitics of any artist that ever worked for mev
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

New York. It must be love, for when college boys back their talk with mOney--the band Is popular. The vote of the VillanOva prom commit- tee affords an interesting angle on current collegiate taste in bands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

Here and there. W1XBS hopes to have new call letters by spring. WATR'S Thumbnail Theater will present a half hour show Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:15. Vernon Pickup of WATR met a problem with dis patch Monday afternoon when a member of a trio became i'll while on the air. .. Signalling the other two members to go into their closing theme, Vernon signed of the show. leaving the rest of the period to be filled from another studio. So neatly was 1t done that listener didn't even suspect anything wrong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
Dear Ray:

Dear Ray:
 Here's the Town Hall Bulle- tin for this week:
 If some comedians would take inventory, they couldn't find much laughing stock. Injury is sustained by sarcastic dentist. His patient gave him . biting ret0rt. Tn e n there's the bashful politician. Public speaking was such a painful operation he always broadcast over ether waves. Some folks are so mean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

Richard Crooks, Metropolitan op- era star, who Is called by directors the perfect radio tenor, tests every song he sings by the question, What will the invisible audience think of this?" Morning, noon and night he is testing songs. trying out reproducing equipment and getting technical facts. He has learned that song that makes his opera or concert audiences jump to their feet and shout Bravo" may not be good at all for radlo--for instance, a selection in which words are made indistinct by accompanimen nt "running through" the melody Crooks has store of such facts and puts himself in the place of listeners in the home. Richard Crooks is again soloist Monday. February IS, at S:30 p. m. over the NBC-WEAF network, supported by William Daly's orchestra and tn. Symphonic Chorus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
WlXBS PROGRAM

F. M.
 3:45-Terrence O'Shea, Irish
 Ballads. 4:00-ABC Presents To-dayls
 Winners 5:00-Melody Frolic. 5:15-Johnny Slaughter's orches'
 tra. 5:30-Alan Wallace Reads the
 Funnies. 5:45-Two Diplomats of Song. 6:00-Vincent Rizzo orchestra
 with Richard Bach at or 6:30-NeWs. 6:45-Radio Forum. 7:O0-Local Sports. 7:15-Eddie Worth's orchestra. 7:30-Ray O'Hara orchestra. 7:45-Contest News Program. 8:00--The Gypsy Wanderer S:15-Your Songs-Major Charles
 Shons. 8:30-Dance orchestra from
 Hamilton park. 9:00--Eddie Ashman orchestra. 9:15-Voice and the Violin. 9:30-Eagles Endurance Circus. 9:45-Skit Simpsons Hill Billies. 10:00-Sleppy Hall orchestra. 1O:15-Ray Nichols orchestra. 10:30-Milton Mann orchestra. 11:00-News. 11:OO-Harlem Amauter night. 12:00-Cab Galloway orchestra. 12:30-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

they wouldn't give a tOothpick to a starving wOodpccker. "Squash tennis sounds awfuIly silly" says Portland. "InIagine playing a game with vege- tablesw
 Cordially,
 FRED ALLEN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

tra; Ricardo Cortez, nar- rator.
 WOR-Literary Justice Sketch.
 WJZ-Hollywood-Jimmy I'idler.
 WABC-Peter Pfieffer- Sketch, with Jack Pearl; Rich orchestra; Patti Chapin, songs. -WOR-Current Events II. T.. Read.
 WJZ-Beauty-Mme Sylvia 10:30-WEAF-K-7-Secret Ser vice Sketch
 WOR-Variety Musicale. WJZ-To be announced. WABC--Symphony orches- tra, Howard Barlow, con- ductor; Robert Goldsand, piano. ll:00-W orchestra. WOR-News.
 WABC-Belasco orchestra. 11:15-WEAF-Robert Royce, tenor.
 WOR-Moonbm cams Trio. 11::30-WEA F---Dance Music (also WOR, WABC). WJZ--A Valentine Bouquet Sketch with Tom Pow CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
With RAY FITZPATRICK

Barry Mckinley wound up his theater engagement, for which he was signed as a singer, as not only a singer but 6 dancer and master of ceremonies for the whole bill. Before the crashed radio two years ago at the age of 19, he had had ten years of stage experience, most of it as a tap-dancer. The Mills Brothers will go to Europe again next summer, but they will play theaters all through the South first, at the conclusion of their engagement on Bing Cros- byB program. The only Vo- calist actually signed thus far for Ray Noble's perfume-sponsore broadcasts, which begin on WEAF- NEG on Wednesday, February goth, Is Al BowlIy, who left Eng land at the peak of his career and while he was unqucstionably the best known popular singer in Eu- rope, to come to the United States with Noble. Born in Portuguese East Africa, Bowlly became a bar Der in Johannesburg, then a sing CT, and travelled with orchestras all over Africa, India, Australia, Japan and China. In Singapore he came so popular that word of his fame reached London, and an or- chestra leader cabled him an offer to join his band at the Savoy. AL though he mad records with Noble in London, and has been heard on many of the Ray Noble records re- leased in the United States, he has been featured with Lew Stones smart Monseigneur orchestra for the past few years. :.
 Blng Crosby had Joan Ben.
 nett as well as the Mills
 Brothers and Gcorgie StOlrs
 orchestra on his broadcast last
 night. Miss Bennett plays Op-
 pOsitc BiDg ln his next picture,
 "Mississippr'. Starting
 from scratch, the senior class
 at VillanOya in one hour and
 twenty-elght minutes raised
 enough money to get the Dor
 sey Brothers and their OrciIes-
 tra and Bob Crosby for their
 Senior Prom. An hour and q
 half after the wire arrived
 stating the band was available, the money had been wired to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

Personal choice for the best scored musical show of the season, Cole Pofter's tunes for 'sAnything Goes" The numbers include "Y0u're the Top" sT Get Q Kick of You" NAuythtng Goes," "All Through the Night" and essBl0yy, Gabriel, Blow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Neat to Major Edward BOwes' WYNN Amateur Nights which started the present vogue, the best Of the amateur shows on the air. .n your columniscs estimation, ia Inc CGs National Amateur Night. whose proceedings are directed SO nimbly each week by Ray Perkins. It's show that moves rapidly and it's very lack of smoothness is @n asset. Much as we like Massachusetts voiced Fred Allen, We must rate the amateur portion oz his program considerably be. hind the Perkins show. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
WATR PROGRAMS

To-day ,, 9;00--zem bruskis Victorian
 Orch.
 0:S0--Marie Cyprinski. 9:45-Tagles' Indoor Circus. 4:O0-Lawrence LaRivee. Z 4;i5--News. { 4:30-Cncle Harry. 4:46-The Marylanders' orch. 5:16-Hits and Bits. "A M.
 s:30--Musical Clock.
 9:00--Morning Devotions. 9:15--Melody Express. 2. 9:30-Farm Flashes. F 9:46--Morning Pleasantries. 10s15-Mods Musical. 10s30--Earl White Wandering
 Buckaroo. -10:z5-News. -11:00-Cecil and Sally, r11:15-Women's Shopping Review
 with Vita Vaill. 11:45--Dooling Sisters. 12:00--Eagles Indoor Circus. l2il6--Melodic Moments. P. M. .yl2:50-News. -12:46--Melodis Moments. 1:00-Sandy MacNeil. 1:15-Aristocrats. - 1:S0-Book Review with Mary
 c. Burke-Silas Bronson
 Library. Ae 1:46-Whispering String. E 2:O0-William Harrington, city editor, Waterbury Demo. crat-Personalities Behind
 News. X, z:15--Marion Petro, Blue Singer;
 Sue DiNegree. accordionist,
 and Francis Houle, guitar. 2 2:S0--Eb and Zeb Rural Comedy sketch. 2:46-Poet's Corner with Vernon
 Pickup. V 3:00--WATR Federation of
 Women's Clubs. 3:16-Piano Portraits, Bernice
 and Bill Huyghe. 3:30-Keepsakes. 3:45-Eagles Indoor Circus. ( 4:00-Lonesome Valley Trio. 4:15-News.
 4:30-Uncle Harry. ' 4:46-Ann Erlchette. 6:00-Spelling Bee.
 5:f5-Hits and Bits. .e 20O-.WDRC--HartfOrd..133O F. M. 4:00--Natlonai Student Fedora @ ton program. Y 4:lB-Curtis Institute of Music ~ Program. '-s 6:O0-Baseball schcool-Jack Onslow.
 b:f6-Skippy. z. 5:30-Jack Armstrong-All- z. American Boy. ]. 5:45--ro be announced. - 6:00--The Bethany Girls Quartet - 6:15-Bobby Benson and Sunny .. Jim. = 6:30-The Shadow. .. 6:55-News. = 7:00-Myrt and Marge. v 7:16--Air Adventures of Jimmie z Allen. .. 7:30--The O'Eeill's. - 7:46-Boake Carter. = 8:00-Vivian and her Life Saver. z 3:15-Edwin C. Hill--The Human |. Side of the News. ]. S:30--Everett Marshalls Broad V way Varieties. st 9:O0-Andre KostelanetZ's or-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13

chestra, Lily Pons, cobra
 tura soprano. 9:3O-Adventurse of Oracle. lO:OO-Two-Way Byrd Antarctic
 Broadcast. 10:3O-Melody Masterpieces. 11:O0-Leon Belasco's orchestra 1l:30--Ozzie Nelsons' orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-22
TAMPERTNG WITH
FRANCHISE TAX
LAW IS OPPOSED
Attorneys Tell Assembly
That Changes In Tax
Will Imperil Revenue.
MAY LOSE BUSINESS
Average Life Of Corpora
tiOn 3 Years; Over 1000
Dissolved In 1933-1934.

Tampering with the existing fran
Chise tax law would be inadvisable
and might threaten the revenue
coming into the State and jeOpar-
die the school fund, Christopher L.
Ward, Sr., and Robert H. Richards,
attorneys of Wilmington told the
members of the Senate and House
at a joint session Wednesday after
noon. They spoke in opposition to
Representative Heals bill now be-
fore the House to amend this act
by increasing the tax rates.
Mr.. Ward, a member Of a special
commission appointed by Governor
c. Douglass Buck to study the fran
chise tax question, signed a report
submitted by a minority of this
commission. advising against any
changes being made in the existing
statutes. He said the State Bar As
sOciation at a recent meeting Ssnan-
imOusly opposed the proposed bill.
The present corporation law, he
said, has been in existence for 35
years and while it has been chang
ed there has never been an increase
in the tax but there have been re-
dUctions made. He detailed the Op-
Grafton of the present law and stat
ed the majority of the commission
who favor increasing the tax are
fearful the revenue for
the school fund will be reduced. He
TTRTH 10 Page ,, PfeaSe1
Milford chronicle., 1935-03-22
FIRE DESTROYED
; MILFORD HOMES
LAST SATURDAY
Firemen Greatly Hamper
ed By Low Water Pres
sure Last Saturday.
FURNITURE SAVED

Shortly after one o'clock last Sat-
urday afternoon, a fire believed to
have been caused by sparks from a
pile of burning brush, destroyed
three homes on West Front street,
North Milford, with an estimated
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000,
partly covered by insurance. The
dwellings destroyed we're the prop
critics of Howard Powell, William
Gibson and Charles Ingram, all cCl-
Ored. When first discovered by men
working in a field across the road,
the fire was blazing on the roof of
the Gibson home An alarm was im-
mediately turned in to the Carlisle
Fire Company. BY the time the To-
cal fire-fighters could run a line Of
hose to the scene the adjoining
homes on either side OF the Gibson
property were sin flames. Hampered
by lack of water pressure and equip
ment lone, of their trucks having
been sent So,LincOln to fight a grass
fire on the Whitehead property the
Milford firemen were unable for a
time to bring the fire under control.
Only the timely arrival of equip
ment from Houston and the return
Of their own apparatus from Lin
coin. prevented more property from
being destroyed. Much of the fur
niture in the Powell and Ingram
homes was saved by neighbors and
spectators.