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One Of the very enjoyable events
CT the past week was the recital
sponsored by the Skinner Memorial
class of the First Presbyterian
church, featuring pupils OF the dra-
matic art classes OF Mrs. j. j. Van
Dyke, which was held Friday eve-
ming in the attractive garden OF the
Van Dyke home on West Levee
street.
A most interesting setting was
, 1935-07-14
Circule Bohemia To
Have Dance Latter
Part of Month

SAN BFNITO. July Is. - AT the
meeting Of the Circule Bohemia held
recently, the following officers were
elected: Edmundo Leandro. presi-
rf1t; Jose Amador. vice-president:
yose X. Garcia. secretary: J. z. Con-
zales. treasurer. Juan Cuellar. re-
porter.
The new officers took charge OF
the club activities az a meeting held
Wednesday. AT this meeting ar
rangements were made FOR a dance
TO be held july Is. The place and
the name Of the orchestra viii be
announced later.
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Mrs. d. p. Gay, Jr-. left Thurs
day night for San Antonio where
she win be for the next ten days.
She win be joined Monday by Mrs.
volney w. Taylor, president Of the
Texas State Federation of Women's
clubs. and Mrs. J. J. Murray. the
latter OF Harrington. The three viii
attend an executive board meeting
|of the federation.
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MONDAY

MONDAY
Social meeting OF the w. M. q.
at the Methodist churcr at $50 p.
m. with Mesdames II. l.. Fitch. II.
z. watkins, G. A. Roy. Gordon
Quilter and M III. Painter ms host
eSSes.
W. M. q. Of the First Baptist
church in circles at 3 p. m; Luz
ellie Reagan. Mrs. l.. II. McCollis-
ter, 1022 w. st. Francis; Lottie
Moon and Mewshaw. Mrs. d. s.
Leftwich. 934 w. st. Charles: IrenJ
Stephens, Mrs. w. u. Taner. 204
Levee street.
TUESDAY
ween Frac with Mrs. III. T.
Lindhe.
Meeting Of district IL Of Texas
Graduate Nurses association at
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Ofelia Hernandez Is
Leading In Contest
OF Woodmen Grove

According to announcement by
Mrs. Esther Salinas Vera. Ofelia
Hernandez leads in the popularity
contest being sponsored BY Amor de
Madre Grove 2089 Of the woodmen
circle. Ofelia Hernandez has votes
numbering gao.
Lupita Y. Ramirez Is second with
300 votes; Arabela Torres, $50 votes;
Dorothy HighSmith. sos votes.
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Monthly Meeting Of
Ladies Aid Held
w TT

w 6UIlt UdN IItIG
Mrs. Ben Schroeder was hostess
Wednesday afternoon 70 members
OF the Ladies Aid Of the Lutheran
church. The devotion was led BY
she pastor OF the church. Reverend
o. z. Schmidt.
There was a regular business ses-
sion held. Plans ere made for the
dedication OF the new church, July
81.
During a social hour. the hostess
served a refreshment plate.
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Montalvos Return
From Recent Trip
To Central Texas
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fEr@rfni tD The Hnrmlul
SAN BENTTO. July 13.-Mrs. and
Mrs. Ismael Montalvo returned
Thursday morning from Dallas
where Mr. Montalvo underwent nm
operation at the Baylor hospital.
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Mrs. Nelle T. Kee returned 20
Brownsville by plane Friday after
spending a six weeks vacation trir
with her son, Mr.. John Kee and
Mrs Kee In Mexico. d. i. and In
other points Am Mexico.
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GLIB HAS Ride

Members Of the Brownsville Rid
Ing club enjoyed IN ride Thursday
evening that was arranged by Mrs
r. A. Porter. Members and guests
rode out TO the Carl w. Gillette
place on the FreSnos road.
, 1935-07-14

Los Amigos, social club on young
men will entertain with n weekend
outing party at Boca Chica and Del
Mar. July 20, honoring the wives
and sweethearts OF the members.
The Ladies Golf club viii hold a
golf tournament at the Municipal
Golf course Friday. July 26. accord
ing to Mrs. Alton Hutson. chair
man Of the group. Scores Of all con-
testants must be turned I'm not later
than July ~.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

'HSAni" bruce tracted pre-view
raves for his work in a small part
and, now, is playing his first lead
opposite Virginia Bruce in "Times
Square Lady"
Taylor is thankful for his luck,
but a little frightened by 1t.
He has talked four people into
being his advisory committee:
Lucien Hubbard, the producer
who has encouraged the young
actor from the start; Oliver Hins-
dale, studio acting coach under
whom Taylor studied; c. o.
Thompson, San Bernardino at
torney, and Frank Dyer, local
bond salesman and friend of the
actor.
Should his run Of luck con-
tinue, Taylor wants these friends
to give him honest reactions and
to squelch any possible conceit
he may develop.
The committee is the most un-
usual gesture by Hollywood
player since Velma Gresham in
corporated herself and came to
seek her fortune in the film
colony. The difference being, of
course, that Taylor'S friends have
no financial interest in his career.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Garbo, All Done Up in RuffIes
In Her Next Picture
O1I,YwoOD, Feb. % U.N.sO.N

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. % Q.NJSO.
More Greta Garbo traditions are
to be shattered. The Swedish
actress, one Of Hollywood's lead
ing advocates Of severe tailoring,
will be all done up in ruffles for
her new picture, Anna Kare-
nina"
What is more, Adrian, M. g. M.
style mentor, expects her to lead
the way toward ultra-fem1ninity
in milady'S clothes for the coming
year.
"'Anna' Karenina' is the first
time I've been able to legitimately
costume Garbo in this manner"
says Adrian. And can do it now
because the picture transpires in
the frothiest, the most re-ribboned
and the most re-ruffled era OF his
tory"
The sharp contrast Of Garbo's
off screen polo coats and mannish
cut suits and to some Of the ex-
treme styles she has introduced in
past films, the stars clothes in
anna Karenina" will feature en-
broidered organdies, 1aces, furs
and ruffles, said the studio style
creator.
"And I may be wrong" he de-
clared, "but I feel the picture will
have definite influence on modern
fashions.
1--WE are about ready for q
feminine trend anyway"
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
PreVIeWS . . . .
BY Jimmy Starr
Zone More Spring"
Rating: Delightful

Perhaps zone More Spring"
is all the more eventful because
both Gaynor and Baxter per-
nit a third person to practi.
cally steal the picture and yet
detract in no way from them
selves. Walter Wo-er, pardon,
King Il can't get used to his
new name) is the other in a
triumvirate of lovable heart
warming characters, and because
Of his comparative newneSs, reg
listers more heavily with fans
than those already known to
them.
"One More Spring" is q
charming, light-hearted tale Of
three depression victims. One
is a bankrupt antique dealer, an.
other an actress out Of work
and the third, temperamental
fiery Jewish concert violinist.
They share a street-cleaner's
stable in Central Park.
Baxter is excellent as the sole
owner Of a bed in which Ma
poleon slept; while Janet dis
plays more fire and more natural
appeal than recent roles have
permitted as the outof.luck theS'
plan. It Is King, however, long
a star on Broadway under the
name of Woolf, whom fans will
inquire about. Roger Imhof Is
excellent, with good contributing
performances by Grant Mitchell,
Lee Kohlmar, Nick Foran and
Astrid Allwyn. Henry Kings di.
rection is exceptionally clever: in
fact one Of the best jobs Of his
long career. Edwin Burke did
a brilliant adaptation Of Robert
Nathan'S novel
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
HOu yWOOd GiSgles

'tripped him up. He recovered
and asked her to keep those
ferry boats out of the way"
Jean turned red and asked him
what he meant by ferry boats.
II didn't say that" said Ken
yon, thinking fast. II said fairy
boots"
Thanks to Mr.. Raymond Nc.
Kay, of Alpine. Tex, for good
laugh.
The gentleman has just seen
1.-THE Gay DiVorcee," and Is much
put out at the behavior Of Eric
Blore, the comic waiter.
"I'd like to point out" he
says. "that Mr.. Blore violates
the NRA code for walters. He
serves Edward Everett Horton
at noon, he's still on duty to
answer Ginger Rogers call at
midnight, and he's working
again early the next morning.
What would the President think
of this?"
A nice problem, but Mr.. Nc
Kay will have to take it up
with King George, because the
action of "The Gay Divorce"
takes place in England.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
"Life Begins at
Forty"
Rating: Hilarious

The title Of Walter Pitkin's
book, Life Begins at Forty"
merely furnished an idea for
the newest and most hilarious
Win Rogers picture. Now Is
Will a small-town newspaper
publisher, as usual, getting others
out Of trouble and becoming in
volved himself.
It's replete with situations
which kept the preview audi
ence laughing so continually
that dialogue was often missed.
It didn't matter, though, because
rarely has an audience so en-.
joyed a picture. Richard Crom-
well and Rochelle Hudson carry
the love interest and Jane Oar.
well again delivers a good per-
formance. Slim Summerville is
responsible for many happy mo-
mentS in a grand characterize
ton, while Sterling Holloway,
George BARKER and again, Roger
Imhof, head a capable support
ing cast. Praise for direction
here goes to George Marshall
and to Lamar Trotti for a fast
moving laugh-packed screen play.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Drake Gets 4
Good Role

To Frances Drake-brunette
beauty who danced her way
from the London stage into
overnight screen popularity
falls one of the richest parts Of
the Hollywood year, that of Con-
ME, dangerous siren in Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer'S all-star special,
"Forsaking All Others"
With Joan Crawford, Clark
Gable and Robert Montgomery
at the head Of the brilliant cast,
1t is Miss brakes task to win
one Of the men away from the
dazzling star on the evening of
her marriage-tobe. The new
comedy, directed by w. S. Van
Dyke, is adapted from the stage
hit Of the same name.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Behind Silver Screen

HOLLYWOOD-Warners have
bought II Found Stella Parrish" +"
an original story by John Monk
Saunders, as a starring vehicle
for Kay Francis. 1t is being pre-
pared for the screen by Mary
Mccall.
Franchot Tone and Una Merkel
have been assigned the leading
roles in "Order, Pleased" which
Jack Conway will dirct for MG-M.
Henry King is slated to direct
three pictures this year under
his new Fox contract. He is at
present on vacation after finish
ing lone More Spring"
Having finished his role Op-
pOsite jeanette Macdonald in
M-G.M'S Naughty Marietta, "
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Entire Watson. Family, 9 Of EN-.
Find Work in Movies

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2S.-Al.
though they never receive screen
credit for their work and as far
as the general public is concerned
their names are unheard Of, the
Watson children of Hollywood,
are proably the most popular,
famous and sought after group
in Hollywood. They are the
Ryoal Family Of extras.
There are nine of them, and
seven are actively engaged in
screen work now. The two older
children, Coy, jr. and Vivian,
have had their innings and are
willing to pass their careers on
to the younger generation.
These youngsters are the an
swer to a casting director S
prayer, for when there is a scene
calling for a group Of stair step
sizes, all he has to do is call the
Watson home and his troubles
are over.
Here are their names and ages:
Gloria, II; Louise, Is; Harry, 13;
Billy, II; Delmar, 8; Gerry, 6,
and Bobby 4. All are experienced
troupers and take direction and
speak lines like the veterans they
are.
These youngsters were born
within a block of the old Mack
Sennett and Selig studios. It Is
said that when Mack Sennett or
Selig wanted a child for a scene,
they would dispatch fast run.
ming assistant to the Watson
home, pick one or more Of the
playing youngsters out Of the
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

yard, hurry them before the cam
eras and back home again before
Mrs. watson would realize any
Of her flock were missing. II
some Of the children were gone
for any length Of time, she never
worried because the chances were
1000 to / they were working at
either of the two studios.
The group will soon be seen
with Will Rogers in his latest
Fox film production, Life Begins
at 49," as the children Of Slim
summerville who plays an impor-
tant role in the picture.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Alaska Picture to
Be Made in AUGUST

Production Of the Alaskan aerial
exploration picture, Renegade"
with Gary Cooper and Carole
Lombard, has been deferred by
Paramount until next August be-
cause Of seasonal requirements in
filming important Arc tic Sc
quenceS. The fleet Of four air.
planes to be used on the Rene
gade" expedition will be organ
lied by that time and will be taken
to Alaska by crew headed by
Ewing Scott, author and director
Of the picture.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

story based on the life Of Johann
Straus.
Philip Klein and Robert YoSt
will adapt Sinclair Lewis Work
Of Art" for Fox.
Frank Morgan has signed a new
long-term contract with M-G-M.
Wilson Collision and Bruce
Manning are additions to Colum-
bias writing staff. Collision is
adapting Lady Beware" Brian
NARROW novel, and Manning will
do the treatment for Depths Be-
low" original.
Dick Powell's film discovery,
Martha Merrill, who was picked
by Powell from the ranks Of
300 Busby Berkeley beauties
to play the lead with him in
a short film advertising the
picture "Dames," has been
signed to a new contract by
Warner Bros.
Chester Beecroft and Harry
Poppe, whose original story,
Three Kids and a Queen" will
be made by Universal, have writ
ten Unbound Feet of China" a
novel which will be published by
Doubleday, Doran.
Our Passing Show: Fred As
taire, GrOuchO Marx, Murray
Fell, John Mccormick, Make
RosenblOom at preview Of "The
Wedding Night; Dom Hayes
and Gene Havlick, veteran film
editors, chatting on Cover st.
Weiss Productions will place
pals Of the Range" in work next
week. The principals will include
Rex Lease, ances Wright,
George Chesebro, with E I'm er
Clifton directing.
"Comicruise in Guatemala" a
one-reel travel comedy, which
Herman Wohl and David Miller
produced, will be distributed
nationally by Ray OlmStead OF
Premier Pictures Of Los Angeles.
Troy Orr is the narrator.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

James Cunningham relays Eli
Sugarman's yarn about a Chicago
vaudeville agent, known for his
low booking salaries, who called
o team to fill in at an amateur
show. The husband Of the team
answered the telephone.
"Can you play the EngIetOn
for me Tuesday night?" asked
the agent.
"How much?" queried the
actor.
1.-TWO bucks apiece and only
one show" replied the booker,
benevOlently.
"JuSt q minute and I'll ask
the wife," Five minutes later
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
BartheImess to Play
"SmalI Miracle" Lead

Richard Barthelmess will play
the central role of the gangSter;
Joe Morrison has been set for the
Eddie, the usher, role, and Helen
Mack has the leading feminine
role in Small Miracle" it is an
nounced at the Paramount studios.
Mitchell Leisen will direct this
Norman KraSna story, and Roscoe
Karns, Ray Millard and Noel
Madison are featured.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

wood actor, has
enlisted a CON-
mittee Of four
friends to see
that his head
stays normal in
size.
Until recently
a student Of
Pomona college,
where Joel Nc
Crea also went
to school, young
Taylor became
g. junior actor
for Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer, at
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

6GA SAAADd4 doo1AA6 L1OLIlcI1G III L11G
Beverly Hills Brown Derby the
other evening when, at table
with several beauties, including
q famous blonde, he suddenly
rose and told the world: 1.-THE
only good-looking danes in this
place are the waitresses!"?
Noticing the price Of $1,50o,O 900
which John Pierpont Morgan re-
ceived for four paintings, Adolph
Zukor wonders if he's not in the
wrong picture business.
Musical Director Max Steiner
will watch Katharine Hepburn
acting on the set, then will go
back and write rhapsody for her
picture, Break of Hearts"
La Hepburn probably will be
amazed to hear how she affects
this prominent musician.
"She combines the exciting
tempo that is New York with the
stimulating allegro and lifting
sweetness that are integral parts
Of q rhapsody" Steiner enthuses
"In addition, her personality Is
like q color wheel in motion and
this may be interpreted in music
through the medium Of modula.
ton from one mood to another
Her sudden flares Of temperament
are definitely mirrored in the
crashing crescendo Of the closing
bars Of many musical creations
The basic sweetness that those
close to Hepburn recognize will
be woven into a theme that will
run through the rhapsody like a
jeweled thread" SO, that's why
I like Katie.
What we1l-known comedian
he's in his fifties-recently was
stopped by a traffic officer and
put through a sobriety test? And
after passing-thisll kill you-he
tried to put the cop through the
same test.
Director Russell Mack to q
football player: "I'll give you
500 to work in a football game
IN my new picture. The Kid
from College"
F. B. PIN sorry, but I'm
an amateur"
Mack-"Okay; I'll make II
$3.50, but that's as high as I can
go!"
A bit of Irish wit from Charles
Kenyon: AS he was going tc
lunch in Warner Brothers Green
Room. Jean Muir playfullS
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Real Cure For
Big Head

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23.-Fear-
full of the dangers Of quick sue
cess, Robert Taylor, young Holly
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

the actor got back to the phone.
Hello" said he, my wife
wants to know what's the pic
ture?"
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

Noticing the price Of $1,000, 900
which John Pierpont Morgan re-
ceived for four paintings, Adolph
Zukor wonders If he's not in the
wrong picture business.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

A bit of Irish wit from Charles
Kenyon: AS he was going to
lunch in Warner Brothers Green
Room. Jean Muir playfully
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30
Keep On Trying

Defeat of the American Davis Cup team
in it's challenge of the British players
should not discourage us. There are more
years coming and it is plain that Fred
Perry and Bunny Austin cannot hope to
stave off the onslaught of players being
versed in international competition year
after year. Tilden and Johnston did it just
so long; then Cochet, LaCoste, and Boro-
ira had their day. Now it is Perry's and
Austin's. For two years now they have
successfully defended the trophy emblem
attic of the highest in the tennis world.
All credit to them for this latest coup.
Americans should have only praise for
the defenders of the Cup It was re-
markable defense in the face of the in
spired Americans whose defeat of the
German team, while not generally played
up as such, at least in this writer's esti-
nation was one of the high-lights of Davis
Cup play in 1885. Any analysis of the Cup
series will reveal that Perry and Austin
are most capable pair of tennis players.
Of course Perry is deserving of highest
ranking in amateur circles, but we've no.
ticed tendency to underrate Austin be-
cause in tournament play he is apt not to
display his remarkable ability.
Last year it was figured that the Amer
leans WOulQ D6dC AuSIlH LWlEG. lHCy ldllCu
to do so and he turned back Allison this
year in a five-set match that might have
belonged to the Texan, but which he failed
to win even with match point in his favor.
BY now Davis Cup competition ought to
have wholesome respect for Bunny Aus
tin. They may beat him in other matches,
but when the Davis Cups at stake he's
been pretty good on the defense. Perhaps
another year will be just enough to weak
en- this spirit, but right now we'd say he'll
be tough competition in 1886, too.
Perhaps no one should try to say how
the match should have been played, but
it's easy to give advice when the games
over. It might have left the result the
same had Wood replaced Allison in the
single. Allison to be sure was magnificent
in the singles against Germany, but after
winning his first match and then clinch-
ing the series with that five-set doubles
victory he must have been played out
Perhaps his fine work entitled him to con-
sideration as one of the two singles COM
petitors, but we would have conserved
Allison for the all important doubles con-
test of yesterday in which he was physi-
cally and mentally below par There will
be the usual criticism of the American
team and its captain and coach. We have
none. We simply suggest pointing to 1886
now that we have lost to the better team.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30
End of the Skyride

The sandy" tower of the Chicago sky
ride, one of the few Century of Progress
structures left on the fair grounds, is
about to come down. Amos" the other
tower, was blasted down with such dire
consequences in the way of broken win
dows in the neighborhood that Andy was
allowed to stand until new plans for raz-
ing could be made.
Andy is to be melted down with acids.
Not the whole 628-foot tower, of course.
That would require too much of the chem
lists. The legs of the tower are to be weak
ened by undertaking, causing the tower
to learn slightly. Then steel-dissolving
chemicals will be applied to melt the legs
down another six feet The tower will lean
at the top, the engineers believe, ten feet
for every foot dissolved at the bottom.
When it reaches the 60-foot inclination
gravity will finish the job. This may work,
though it sounds pretty queer. Does the
end Of the skyride inauguate a modern
method Of wrecking to go with modern
types Of construction?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30
While Still Governor

We hope it wasn't sarcasm that led the
Bridgeport Telegram to exclaim editorial
", 1--WE hope he will have the pleasure of
riding over it while he is still governor of
Connecticut. The ut" is the Merritt
Parkway; the 'he", Governor Wilbur l..
Cross. Down in Fairfield county they are
even congratulating the governor for liv-
ing up to his promises of last fall to see to
it that the parkway was actually pushed.
That's something we have been waiting a
long time to sea democrat mentioned
as playing some important part in the
Merritt Parkway.
AL along this has been a republican
project. At least you would think so to
hear the republicans talk. But unfortun-
ately it did not actually come to pass UNI
til they had democratic governor and
other high democratic officials up at
Hartford threatening the hitherto UNI
threatened republican regime. We have
been claiming for several years that the
parkway should be nothing If not road
that was developed as result of non-par-
zlsanship. Yet republican legislators
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30

A new wrinkle in fighting mosquitoes
was revealed at garden party at Man.
hasset, Long Island, the other evening.
1t was pleasant outdoors except for the
mosquitoes That defect was remedied by
using a small tractor to spray insecticide
on the pests while the fashionable guests
slipped their champagne The smell OF
the dope was made tolerable for the guests
by mixing perfume with it.
This experiment, though pronounced
successful, may not have contributed much
to solving the mosquito problem. Per-
fumed insect poison sprayed from trac-
tor, and only serviceable while the spray
continues, is too expensive and too much
localized. Oil sprayed on stagnant waters
where such pests breed is more effective.
Yet mosquitoes remain one of the most
'disagreeable features of American life,
and the greatest of all obstacles to life in
Alaska and other subarctic regions. The
conquest of the mosquito is one of
the biggest jSbs remaining for human
civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30

kept bringing in politics, whether it was
charges or credits.
Now the governor gets credit. But as
we say it may be sarcasm. Judging by
comments of the last few days it's going
to take long time to build the Merritt
Parkway. Any road that is estimated to
cost $15,000,000 and then suddenly cata-
pulls to $27,000,000 is quite a road, as
everyone must agree. And Fairfield
county legislators (most of them repub-
lican)> right now are in favor of jacking
the cost of the highway to the high
amount. We would not want to deny
Governor Cross the pleasure of riding
over the Merritt Parkway in his present
official capacity, but why not do it as the
guest of Governor Hayes?