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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Total net fire claims incurred in Connecticut in 1884 by all H. censed insurance companies were | $2S5,i17 less than the total for 1888 and their net premium n- come from Connecticut fire busi- ness was $907.s44 greater than the total for 1888, according to figures contained in the annual fire and marine report of the Connecticut Insurance Department, q summary of which was issued today by Com missioner Howard F. Durham.
 Net fii , claims incurred In Con- necticut by all licensed companies in 1884 amounted to $3,261, 9l3, as compared with total of $3.- 547,63 in 1888. Net fire claims incurred in this state in 1888 were $1,437,601 less than the total for 19S2.
 The net premium income of all the licensed companies from Con necticut fire business in 1884 was $11,153,621, as compared with a total of $10.245,777. The net premium income of the companies from Connecticut fire business in 1888 was $S96,306 greater than the total for 1882.
 The percentage of claims paid to net premiums received from Con- necticut fire business was S1.99 in 1884, as comared with 36.31 in 1893 and 41.40 in 1882.
 Total claims incurred by all fire companies, including Connecticut companies. on their general, coun- try-wide business in 1884 were $264,992,524, a decrease of $10.- 595,4j2 from the 1888 total. Prem iums earned amounted to $6S7.- 247,09S in 1894. decrease of $5.- s11,39s from the 1888 figure.
 Cliams incurred by the Connecti- cut :-tock fire insurance companies on their general, countrywide Sus- mess in 1884 amouLted to $40.- S20,622. as compared with s4S.- 776.671 in 1883. Their premiums earned in 1884 totaled stO5,342.- l72, as compared with $1O6.37i, ,OS9 in 1888. The loss ratio of the ( necticgt stock fire companies on their general, countrywide busi- ness is 1884 was 3S.7g per cent, ns comared with 4i.f5 per cent in 1888 and B0.4s per cent in i932.
 Gross interest and rents earned by the Connecticut stock fire com panies amounted 10 eii.270.Tif in 1884. an increase of e24S.fsi over the 1888 total. stockh0iders' divI-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
[ Presentation to Feature Annual Banquet of
 Waterbury Club
By A. B. BARKER

Tn spite of the fact that tho sea- son is just about over, the clubs in the city are continuing their activities through the month of June.
 The Waterbury Chess Club is planning to hold it's annual banquet on Saturday evening, June 29 at their club room at 100 Grand street. The committee in charge is arranging an elaborate program and it is their hope that the mem- bers will have as good time as B they had last year.
 At the banquet they plan to present the prizes won in the tour naments which have just closed and plan to have us their guests A. c. Powers of Hartford, presi- dent of the Connecticut Chess League, F. R. Beach of Bridge port, secretary of the league, and Charles Velte of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A.
 Y. M. c. A. Notes
 The tournament for the cham pionship of the club for 1885 Is rapidly drawing to a close. During the past week N. A. Cornell won two games from A. Green, Norling and O'Brien in playing their match each one a game and O'Brien de- feated Green in one of his games. The standing in the tournament Is n q follnwe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Will Rogers and Don Ameche, Frank Parker, tenor, and Ian. ny Ross, were among the ten leaders.
 One notable disclosures was the poor showing made by the much discussed chiliren's pro- grams, none of which ap- preached a front position at slhy time during the ten weeks of voting. Lighter comedy sketches also fell far back of those devoted to standard dramas and those prepared eseclally for the microphone.
 At one stage of the voting the Jack Benny program and its stars led in three of the six divisions, Benny himself among the performers, the broadcast as . whole among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
WATR PROGRAMS
Today

Today 3:00--The Cosmopoiltans. 3:15-Baseball Game broadcast
 from Braves Field; Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs:
 reported by Fred Hoey. 5:30--Waterbury Democrat News
 Flashes. .5:45--Uncle Harry. 6:00--Yankee Network News Ser-
 vice. 6:15-Hits and Bits. 6:S0-Rhythm Roundup with Sul-
 ly Kendis. 6:45--Marimba Melodies. 7:0o--Denny Dugan--studio Jan
 itor. 7:15--Baseball Scores. 7:f5--Naugatuck on the Air. 7:30--Amateur Program. s:00--Transradio News Flashes. S:00--Jack Fitzgerald's Orches-
 tra from Lakewood Casino. s:S0-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
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F. M. 3:00-Home Sweet Home---NBC. 3:15--vic and Sade-NBC. 3:30-Ma Perkins-NBc. ~i 3:45--Barry Mckinley, baritone
 ---NBC. 4: Woman's Radio Review. 4:30-Blue Room Echoes
 Joseph Blume, director;
 Mildred Haleg, mezzo-so-
 prano. 5:00--Labor Union Talk. 5:15--Rhythm of the Day. 5:30-Kay Foster--NBC. 5:45-Jolly Journeys--NBC. 6:00--Wrightville Clarion. 6:2s-Weather Report. 6:30--News; Baseball Scores. 6:45-Norman Nelson, baritone
 NEG. X /, 7:o5-Dorsey Brothers orch.--
 NEG. 7:15-"Musical Moments" 7:S0-Bernard and Casper. Min.
 strels---NBC. S:00-Rudy Vallee's Variety
 Show-NBC. 9:0o--Captain Henry's showboal
 -NBC. 10:0U--Paul W ..iteman's Music
 Hall Show-NBC. 11:O0--News. 11:1S-Jesse Crawford, organist-
 NEG. 11:30-Slumber Hour. 12:00-Silent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Notes
 q. Not the regular reply to this Gamblt.
 b. Turning the game into a h~ench defense.
 c. Black cannot play 7.... KtxP because of the familiar trap 8 ktxkt, QxKt, 9 B-Kt5ch and loses Queen.
 d. This move considered weak because White now wins q pawn and complete control of center. c. A very poor move, White should now win with PxKt, and Q would be compelled to play QxP, losing q piece because White would then take B., if however exc instead IS PxR(Q)ch, KxQ, 17 RxQ winning a Rock.
 f. Even good players make a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
,WIxBS PROGRAM

P. M. a> 3:00-The Woman's Viewpoint. 3:15-Singing Strings. 3:30--Sweet and Hot. 3:45--Piano Antics. 4:00-The Tea Timers. 4:30--Make Believe Ballroom. 5:00--Warsaw Polish orch. t:30--Alan Wallace Reads the
 Funnies. 5:45-Warsaw Polish Orch. 6:00-WIXBS Dinner Ensemble. 6:30-News.
 6:45-Musical 1pterlude. 6:50-Baseball Scores. 6:55-Program Resume. 7:00-Correct Time. 7:00-Singing Bill. 7:15--Waldo S. Newbury, Pianist 7:30-The Cubanettes. 7:t5-Father Reads the News. S:00--After Sundown. S:15-Roy Waldo and his Ha.
 waiian Serenaders. S:30-Frank Roman and his Roy.
 al Ambassadors. 9:00-Melodeers Male Quartet. 9:15--Marcel Doucette, Tenor. 9:30-The Penniless Millionaire. 10:00-Timmie Grove and his
 Colonials. 10:30-Arnold Sandy" MacNell---
 Just Wee Bit of Scotland 10:45--News. 11:00-Correct Time. 11:00--Worthy Hills and his Orch 1f:30--Phantom of the Organ. 12:00--Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
Inside Stuff

Mable Todd, Al Pearce's Little Ray of Sunshine" has only worn high-heeled slippers once in her life. That was when the NEG singing comedienne made a formal evening appearance in the Holly- wood Bowl--but she didn't even wear the high heels home. She kicked them off backstage and went home in her stocking feet.
 'Me for fiats," says Mable. And this season, for the first time, she's in style with her flat heels.
 Completing broadcast exactly on time or hitting it on the nose. . as they say in the studios, is often done with the aid of mirrors in NEG studios. Tn one studio, the announcer presides over his control board with his back to the studio proper. To turn around each time to get the necessary signals from orchestra leaders and producers might consume . precious extra second or two. So they've fixed a mirror right above the anncunces's head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
9:15--WoR-The Witch's Tale. 9:30-WJz--Go oldman Band, Di-
 rection Edwin Eranko

9:15--WoR-The witch's Tale. 9:S0-WJz-Goldman Band. Di- rection Edwin Tranko
 Goldman, New York
 University Campus.
 WABC-Waring orch. 9:45--WoR-Talk--Fred c. Clark, National Com
 mander the Crusaders. 10:00-WEAF--Whiteman's Music Hall; Helen Jepson, So- prano; Lou Holtz, Com edian, and Others.
 WOR-Sid Gary, Baritone. WJZ--Should America
 Stay at Home? Sena-
 tor James P. Pope of
 Idaho, and James W.
 Gerard, Former Ambas- sador to Germany, at
 Americas Town Meeting Town Hall. 10:15-WOR--Cur Events H. D. Read. 10:30-WOR--Little orch.
 WABC-Heidt Orch. 1t:00--WEAF-Jimmy, June and
 Jack, Songs.
 WoR-News; Dance Music. WJZ-Stern orch.
 WABC-Dance Music. 11:15-WEAF-Jesse Crawford,
 Organ. 11:30--WEAF-National Forum. WJZ-Dance Music. 12:00--WEAF--Dance Music (To
 a, m.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Connie Gates, the little girl be- hind the deep bluesy voice, over the CBS network, was introduced to things theatrical when she play ed the title role in "PolIyanna" at her convent graduation exercises. It was one of the most thrilling moments of her life, she says {. Mary Livingstone (Mrs. Jack Ben- ny) celebrates her birthday on June 23, but she got her present from Jack two months ago. It was a big limousine. She has done a whole lot better than Don Bes- tor, who has yet to receive Q Christmas present from the conn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
tic and musical presentations al. so was revealed.


 so was revealed.
 Running a close second and third to One Mans Family were the eruditc Radio Thea. ter and the scholarly March of Time broadcasts, a marked difference from the last years voting in which material of much lighter nature made the best showing.
 The improved public taste in programs was not revealed alone in these classifications however. Analyzation of the final tabulations reveals some surprising new names in all divisions, particularly among the performers where Eddie Guest was a close finisher and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES


 gram. has just completed an instruction booklet on jugglign and ncr0bntics. Cook will make free distribution of the book let tO youngsters who manifest an interest in this form of el- tertainment. Joe first won national recognition as vntld. cville juggIer and acrobat. '. :. Ford Bond did almost as much training for the BaersBrad. dock fight last Thursday as tho principals themselves. In preparation for the tough Job of providing color and shar- ing announcing duties with Graham McNamee, Bond vis- tied the training cams, read newspapers, and studied mos ton pictures of both fighters in action for several weeks ! fore the match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
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THE GREAT LAKES

HE GREAT LAKES
 UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG VIA s. s. OcTORARA s. s. Jlf(lArA Plan to sail the Great Lakes one way or both on your vacation to the West. Through tickets to the West can be purchased from your travel or railroad agent to in- clude passage on the Lakes by way of the luxurious liners of the Great Lakes Transit Corpora ton. And such passage! De- lectabIe meals, a full schedule of entertainment and moonlight dancing. Frequent sailings and adequate facilities for automo. biIes {. Low fares include meals and berth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

fishing these games I am making notes of the weak and strong points in the game, at times giving variations which the average good player probably knows but my idea in going into these details is to help the weaker players to see some of the traps that are being laid for them, with the thought in mind that 1t might help develop their own game.
 Center COnnter Gnmhit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20
New York Stations wEAF-sso - woR-sio - wJx-7so : wAso-ssc

P. M.
 4:00--WEAF--Woman's Review; Speaker F. K. Chang, Chinese Consul General in New York; Mirsa Ahmad Sohrab, Director, New History Society. / WJZ-Betty and Bob Sketch.
 WABc-Questions Before Congress, 4:15-WOR-Menus-Mrs. J. s. Reilly.
 WJZ-Easy Aces-Sketch. WABC-Salvation Army Band. 4:20-wOR--Studio Music. 4::0-WEAF-Ward and Muzzy, Piano.
 -Science--Dr. Kurt Haeseler.
 WJz-Danny Dee, Com mentator.
 WABC--Variety Musicale. 4:45-WEAF--Adventures in King Arthur's Land Children's Program. WOR-The Story Singer. WJZ-Walter Preston, Baritone. 5:00-WEAF-What the States Can Do to Overcome Inequalities in School Opportunities--William G. Carr.
 WOR-News; Male Trio. WJZ-Hill orch.
 WABC-Vera Van, Songs. 5:30-WEAF-Kay Foster, Songs, WoR-Adventures Club. WJZ-The Singing Lady. WABC-Jack Armstrong; Sketch. 5:45--WEAF-Jolly Journeys. WOR-Charioteers Quartet WJZ-Little Orphan Annie Sketch.
 WABC-Dick Tracy
 Sketch. 6:00-WEAF-Gordon Orch. WOR-Uncle Don. WJZ-Tro Little Old Man -Ske
 wABc- ,; Rogers Sketch. ~
 Songs.
 WABC-Carson Robison's Buckaroos. 6:30-WEAF--Pre Radio News. WOR-Terry and Ted Sketch.
 WJZ--Press- Radio News. WABC--Russlan Musicale. 6:35--WEAF-Mary Small, Songs. WJZ-Jack Shilkret Orch. 6:45-WEAF-Billy and Betty Sketch.
 WOR-Talks and Music. WJZ-Lowell Thomas,
 Commentator.
 WABC-Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd. Radio News. 7:o0-WEAF-The Bengal Lancer in Ethiopia-Majo AL fred c. Balbernie, For- mer Lancer.
 WOR-Metropolitan Trav- elogue.
 WJz-Amos m Andy Sketch.
 WABC-String Orch. 7:05-WOR--Sports-Stan Lo- max. 7:15.-WEAF-Dance Music, WOR-Lum and Abner- Sketch.
 WJZ-Tony and Gus Sketch.
 WABC-Just Plain Bill Sketch. 7:30-WEAF-Minstrel Show. WOR-The Street Singer. WJZ-Floyd Gibbons.
 Commentator.
 WABC-Augustine Orch, Roger Kinne, Baritone. 7:45-WoR-Comedy; Music. WJZ-Telling the World Graham McNamee. WABC-Boake Carter, Commentator. S.C0--WEAF--Vallee's Varieties. WoR-Little Symphony orch, Philip James. Conductor: Reinald Werrenrath. Baritone. WJZ--Cohcert Orch. WABC--Kate smith Va- riety Hour. S:30-WJZ-Taik-Hendrik Will lem Van Loon. S:45-- WJZ-Cyrii Pitts. Tenor. WEAF-Captain Henry's Showboat. WOR--studIo Musicale. WJZ-Death Valley Days Sketch.
 WABc-uFay's Orch; An. nctie Hanshaw, Songs: Walter o'keefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Beatrice Lillie is seriously con- sidering a suggestion to turn liter ary. The plan is for the comedl- enne to put the dramatized "Aunty Bea-sop's Fabies' which she fea- lures on her NEG broadcasts into book form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

the musical programs and Jack and Mary Livingstone among the teanns. Only heavy last minute voting, more than 5O,OOO ballots bein& recorded during the final week, kept this group from sweeping half the field. Don Wilson, an- nouncer on the Benny prO- gram was funner-up to Wall lington in their classification.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Slightly more than a year ago, WATERS opening program from the stage of the Poli theater included dance music by Harry Brinkman and his orchestra The orches- tra was heard over WATR num- Der of times after that, and was highly regarded by the listening audience N. Now, after an absence from the WATR airlanes, Harry Brinkman and his boys will take to the air again, this time from the Casino at Lakewood park {. The broadcast will begin at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Hit Parade over NEG, is proudly displaying a letter yellowed with age. It was written to her one hour previous to her birth by . family friend and was recently dis covered by her mother among some old papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

0ogo Der.ys, vivacious French. Canadian songstress heard on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20


 One of the season's important radio dramatic events will be brought to Chateau listeners on Saturday, June 29, when Otto Kru- ger Jays the lead in q scene from Accent on Youth" a drama that was written for him although he never appeared in the Broadway production. With Kruger, in tho broadcast over a WEAF-BC net work at 9:S0 D. m. (EDST) will be Martha Sleeper in the role that Constance Cummings played on the stage.
 Accent on Youth" was written by Samson Ralphaelson with the male lead specially designed for Kruger and it's production was held up for some months waiting for the latter's arrival in New York. However film work kept him 50 busy that he never did apear in the cast of the eastern production, although he and Miss Sleeper were recently seen in the play in Los Angeles.
 Joe Cook, star of the NBC-
 WTCAF "Circus Nieht" uros
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

One of the quickest cOm- mercial bookings on record can be credited to the Slzzlers, . new musical trio which played It's first program over WATR last week The boys first broadcast went over ex- tremeIy well, they received many requests and they att tracted the attention of sponsor So, very shortly, you'll hear the unique music of the Sizxlers on a cOmmer- clal program to he presented regularly on WATR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Jack Benny, comedian of air, stage and screen, has been voted the most popular performer in ra- dio in a nationwide contest just concluded by Radio Guide. vot- ing was conducted to determine the favorites in six divisions of radio including the leading per- former, dramatic program, musical program, orchestra, team and an- n incer. A total of 1,256,S2s votes were cast on 209,3SS ballots.
 Winners, respectively, in the five latter groups were One Mans Fam fly, Show Boat, Wayne Kings Or- chestra, Amos n Andy and James Wellington. Both King and Amos n Andy are repeaters having led their divisions in the 1884 contest conducted by Radio Guide.
 The listeners voting revealed a marked new trend in audience taste. A higher level of apprecia. tion was reflected not alone In the selection of the winners but also in the choice of runners-up many of whom nearly dislodged the even tual leaders.
 A comparison of results of the previous contest discloses that the day of the so-called Flow" come- dian is passing ad that the subtle jest Is mightier than the pun and the gag of doubtful character. A similar elevation of taste in drama
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

Joe Cook, star of the NBC- WEAF "Circus Night" pros
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-20

sPsciAL NINE AND FIVE.DAY CRUISES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
Strong Charge OF
 Justice Trenchard
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"prisoners' today in the Hunter county grand jury room.
 New Jersey law stipulates that they cannot leave that room until they reach a verdict or are ready to report that they are unable to agree.
 Shortly after they received the case at 11:15 a. m. the eight men and four women on the jury filed into the small grand jury room. They even can be denied food and sleep until they reach a verdict if the court wants to impose the strict letter of the law.
 Actually, Justice Thomas w. Trenchard will allow sandwiches to be sent in to the jurors. It also will be possible for some of them to get some sleep. If, for instance, three jurors favor acquittal and nine favor conviction, three of the nine can sleep in their chairs while deliberations continue.
 The three who are holding for acquittal, however, cannot sleep, but must stay awake and continue deliberations with the other six.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
RICHEST GIRL IN
 WORLD MARRIED
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(Contirued from Page 1.) will be visited before they return to California next July.
 The well-planned secrecy of the wedding took New York by sur. prise, although social gossip in New York and Newport has fre- quently linked the names of Miss Duke and Cromwell in the past. They have been companions at
 sporting and social events, beach,
 es and the resorts of Europe. Miss Duke has an unaffected 1oathing for publicity and is ex- tremely camera shy. She has even been known to wear dark glasses in the vain hope of fool ing photographers. She insisted there should be no "society" wed- ding, with the accompanying fam fare and publicity and hordes of reporters and photographers. So last week she left publicly for Miami, where she basked on
 the beach in an old red bathing graphers to approach for @ few
 brief questions. She told them she would be leaving the next day Qast Sunday for Jamaica. By a curious oversight, she neglected
 to add, Long Island".
 Sunday night Miss Duke slipped
 back in New York and kept in re- tirement.
 The ceremony was performed by
 Supreme Court Justice Burt Jay
 Humphrey of Brooklyn.
 Cromwelrs business activities
 are centered at present with H. R.
 Doughty and associates, New York advertising agency, of which he ;s director. He takes his business
 activities in deadly earnest and
 anyone who referred to him as a
 ''society playboy'' in his presence might have cause to remember that he is a celebrated amateur boxer, and went three rounds with Tom. my Loughran, world light heavy- weight champion, at Palm Beach
 in 1881.
 Cromwell was married in 1920 to Delphine Dodge, daughter of
 Horace E. Dodge, Detroit motor
 magnate. The marriage ended in divorce in 1928. There was one
 child, a daughter.
 After the death of his father- |in-law, Cromwell formed the Crom- well Dodge Co. Later the Dodge Brothers Co was sold for $160.- O00,000. Subsequently,, Cromwell
 was vice-president of the Peerless Motor Co of Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
SCHOOL TEST IS
 ON IN GERMANY

Munich, Feb 13-(UP)-Regis- tration today for the school term will begin in March brought a test between Nazis promoting the com- munal schools and Roman Cath oiic authorities who say that Cath olics who support the communal schools will be liable to excommu- nication. Cardinal Faulhaber, arch- bishop of Munich, ordered services at all Catholic churches yesterday so that congregations might hear the following message from him:
 "The right to confessional schools Is guaranteed to Catholics under the concordat with the Reichs- fuehrer. The whole world will look to south Germany tomorrow to see what solidarity exists in Catholic ranks" Nazis organized 25 mass meetings at which efforts were made to insure a big registration at communal schools.
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testimony of Dr John r. Condon regarding the ransom negotiations, and pointed out that his evidence was corroborated by several oth- or persons whose credibillty has not been questioned"
 He also called attention to. the testimony of Amandus Hockmuth to the effect that he saw Haupts mann on March 1st near the Lind bergh home with a ladder in his car, and asked, Ifs 1t not possible he could have remembered the incident because the child was kidnaped that night?"
 He mentioned the fact that sev- eral of the defense witnesses had been convicted of crime, and said that fact should be given consid- eration in determining their credi- bility.
 Regarding Hauptmann's own testimony, he said the jury should disregard the fact that he was an interested party in the case, but that 1t should also consider his credibility from the standpoint of his own criminal record in Ger many.
 
 Defense counsel objected strenu- ously to certain portions of Justice Trenchard's charge, particularly involving proof that the child was taken down the ladder from the nursery.
 Frederick A. Pope, associate at- torney for Hauptmann, argued at length, in conference at the bench, on the question of proof of death. He was overruled on a motion to bring the jury in again and re- wise his charge.
 Argued After Jury Left q. At noon, 40 minutes after the jury had retired, the defense att torneys were still clustered in front of Justice Trenchard's bench, mak- ing Q continuous series of motions. One by one, following Pope, Reilly and Rosecrans talked to the judge in low tones, criticizing portions of the charge.
 Edward J. Reilly, chief defense of the charge which said Dr Con- orated by witnesses "whose credi- bility has not been impeached."
 Reilly also objected to the courts failure to mention the names of defense witnesses, "other than the defendant" in his charge.
 "You may have your exception to what I said concerning hand writing experts" the justice told Fisher after an objection had been made.
 The lengthy list of exceptions to the judges charge was designed to form the basis of an appeal in event Hauptmapn is convicted.