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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02

service and operating needs. aa well as insertion of an entirely new item of s33.75O for water rent added greatly to our expenditures.
 A slash of $71,776,75 in the salary item presented situation that makes it practically impossible to close the year without deficit.
 though every effort Is being made to bring about the desired result"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
COOKIE CAMPAIGN

Early reports on the Girl Scout cookie sale campaign which start ed yestrday indicate that troop 4 of the Bunker Hill Congregational church Is leading. Orders have been received by this troop for 65 boxes of cookies. The proceeds of the sale will be used to defray summer camp expenses. Mrs Jo- seph Hetzel is chairman of the drivp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
|AQUINAS CIRCLE TO
 CONVENE TONIGHT

The regular bI-monlhly meeting of the Thomas Aquinas Circle will bo held tonight at o'clock in the Columbus club. l74 Grand street. All members arc urged to attend and to bring one or more guests. Rev John Dial. spiritual director of the club. will preside at tonights .esaion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
WHAT HESS SAYS

Mulch, April 2--(UP)--Inaugu-
 ticn of compulsory military ser |ee was in effect German decla- KSfion of independence, Rudolph Hess, Adolf Hittler's deputy az |Hader of the Nazi party, said in ! speech today. We are again a people which. the world knows. aiu defend ourselves to the limit a&&Insf any attack on our freedom" IIeeaid,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
TOURNEY LEADERS
 SUFFER REVERSES
Boy Wonders and Hills Get Unexpected Tfounc-
 ings in Card Contests
WASHINGTON HILL

Tommy Horan's Boy Wonders and the Washington Hills, the two 1edders of the St Francis Ho;S Name forty-fiye tourney were handed unexpected trouncings last night in the weekly matches. Horan's team were knocked off by Bflf O'DonnelIs team in the big gost upset to date in the tourney when they wound up on the short egyd of q 37-26 score.
 The Hills had chance to gain on the leaders but failed to take advantage of the opportunity and aS result are still IS games be- hind the leaders. Frank Mulcunrys tcafn was the team that kept the Hills from gaining by shcllacklng tlyem by q 37-26 margin.
 The Buckle Shop Bucklers very seldom win q match but when they dDrthey go about 1t in fine way attn last night they finished in fi& for high games for the evening W3Sn they handed Dennihan's team ass@}7 -2T beating. Les Coughiin, captain of the Bucklers did not pi8v last night due to illness and paddy Dunn took over the team aiIa led them to their first decisive ..kfh this year. It was rumored ihuklser hall last night that Cough lifss will be either released or sold oHshis return to the team and that if%1he Bucklers, win without hin, FEiday night that he will be asbed to remain away in all future gaNnes.
 Phclan vs Phclan
 Ise Phelan took 37 games from J1nnny Pheian's cohorts last night ana took q good gain in the stand ine but Joe did not play last Fri day night and as a result has to piay those games in order to get iiik, in the standing. Joe has 624 gAsnes 10 his credit but if he won at~ least 80 games of the games nathe postponed match this would give him second place in the standing. The postponed games wifi be played next week.
 Frank Shannahan kept his team in thA running with a 36-27 tri- umph oyer John Fitzmaurice's HI1amroclxs. The Shamrock pilot cinimed after the games that he d1d not play last night which was the reason for his teams down. rJimmie Cusick's Shellackers af- tFF getting off to fine start at fhe beginning of the tourney have slipped lately and suffered another eeEback last night losing a 35-28 ifi6tch to George O'Neills team.
 John Bowey and his boys came hAeI strong last night and handed JWce's Earbenders 36-27 druo- blng.
 4 s1n the final match. on the pro- EfAm the city yard team led by Jerry Shannahan dropped an un- expected verdict to Goggins Row 6Tg by q 34-29 count in a we'll ptayed match.
 % The Standing
 tsspfaV viii he reaIIued in inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
POLAND BANKER HERE

New York, April 2-(UP)--Dr Henry Gruber, president of Po- lands largest financial institution, the State Postal Savings bank, ar. rived here today to make an in. tensive study of new deal recon struction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02
oman Apprehended On Technical Charges
ee Probe Complaints of Forgery Involving SI ,OOO; Waterbury Man Sought as Possible AccOmplice

showed a withdrawal of sl,00O from the joint bank account of S1 ,0O2.50 held by her and her husband.
 The woman caused considerable excitement in the borough this morning, screaming for police at the corner of Church and Maple streets. She then told the story of her husband and Mrs 6abap- cinski running away from the scene.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-02

Three more games and the series will be completed. Next week Fla herty will meet McVerry for seven- tn plac honors, Whlan will com- bat Dlany, Quill will take. on Carr and Connor will oppose Baldwin.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
STOLEN CHECKS
APPEAR HERE

Two checks Of the "a stolen
from the Cudahy packing COM
pany station I'm Vesta recently
were passed in Redwood Falls
stores Saturday by a woman des-
cribed as between 80 and 35 years
of age, of dark complexion and
rather shabbily dressed, At Pen
ney's store, She purchased two
mems shirts and two pair of
socks, paying for them with a
check of $24.89 made out to Mrs.
H. Halberg, and saying that she
would call for her package later.
Using a check for the same am
.ount, she purchased a pair of
children's shoes in Johnson's Shoe
Store and left the store without
them, failing to return. Both
checks were signed "John E. An
derson, Lucan".
The checks. numbered 25976 to
$4,000, were torn from the back
of the check book in the Vesta
station but were not missed until
Saturday when two of them were
passed at Mankato. KNHD broad
cast reports of the forgery, but
the woman and a possible COM
panion have not been apprehend-
ed. It was not discovered that the
checks passed here were bad until
the New Ulm bank on which they
are payable telephoned Sheriff L
j. KiSe today.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
Vesta

Guests at the Harold Graffunde1
home Wednesday were Mrs. Rob-
ert Schultz and daughter Velma
and Mrs. Harry Knieff and daugh-
ter Lucille of Marshall. Miss Vel
ma remained to spend several
days with her sister, Mrs. Graf
funder.
Mrs. Hunt of Anoka spent Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Janet
Wyman.
The Frantz boys of Pine City
returned Friday after spending
several days at the home of their
uncle, Joseph Goblirsch.
Miss Minnie and Gertrude Wal
lert and Ernest Wallert of Danube
spent Monday at the A. j. Tolz-
man home.
Mrs. William Pieske spent sew
eral days at the parental Gadow
home at Wabasso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Truax,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stanley and
j. ]. Smith were Sunday guests
at the Louis Kotval home.
Miss Renee Jacobson is spend
ing several days with relatives at
Spicer.
Sunday guests at the C. o. An
derson home were Mr.. and Mrs.
William Peterson and Lawrence
Rydquist of Belview and DR.. and
Mrs. R. A. Peterson of Vesta.
Miss Arneeda Freeman of
Marshall and Mrs. James Waite
and daughter Emile of Galveston,
Texas spent Monday at the Frank
Boushek home.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21

foul in case a shooter is fouled
while in the act of shooting. Two
shots for. the foul committed and
one for unsportsmanship.
Numerous technical changes
and rules have been made to speed
up the. game and add fan-appeal.
The official will have hard job
becoming acquainted with the new
rules and enforcing them. The
fans will need more than ever to
realize that basketball is game
played by a bunch of "kids" who
are out trying to have some fun.
They are trained to be good sports
with a lot of courage. Many
things the officers do will seem
wrong for a while and many
things the kids do will seem, and
many will be wrong, but the fans
are going to gain in the end.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
(Continued from page one,

y NOOASAAA~~N ~~SAAA F~o~
to find him in the kitchen. Gil
bert had said that he was asleep
upstairs when he heard the shot,
and rushing to the stairway, met
Horesji coming up.
The story that Horejsi had at
tempted suicide was widely cir
culated last week but the facts of
the case never supported the
theory. Entirely without reason
for wanting to end his life, Hore-
isl was in no difficulty and was
happily anticipating marriage
this week to a Fargo, North Da-
kota girl, Miss Mary Adamek,
who rushed to his bedside. The
theory was definitely dropped
when examination and x-ray pic
lures proved that the gun was
fired from a distance greater than
arms length from the body and
that the charge struck his chin
and chest from above, substantial
ting Horejsi's statement that he
was seated when the shot was
fired.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
WalnutS b. b.22c @
Redwood Falls hospital.

Redwood Falls hospital.
Wilson Troyer left Saturday fol
Peoria, Illinois where he will visit
his sister and later his parents at
Fairfield, Illinois.
Roy Barenthin of Morris spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. Ed Barenthin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Macht and
son, Roman of Sanborn were visit
ors Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Frokosch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Prokosch and
son, Leo attended the wedding
dance of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Zitz-
man at Lucan Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goblirsch
and family were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Prokosch in Redwood Falls.
Sunday night Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Prokosch and son were visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goblirsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Arndt spent
Tuesday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hartwig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heuer and
Mora and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Heuers of Isle were visitors Tues
day and "Wednesday at the Albert
Hartwig home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown Of
Redwood Falls were supper guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hawton left
Thursday for a weeks visit with
his parents at Viola, Illinois. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Anderson, who will
visit their son Kenneth and fam
lily at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Jordan, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Heuer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Heuer, Bruno Heuer,
Arthur and Helen Arndt and Ger
trude Hartwig spent Tuesday eve
ming at the Albert Hartwig home.
Mrs. Albert Hauptli and Mrs.
Henry Hauptli attended the quart
erly conference of the Evangelical
church at Wabasso Saturday night
with Mrs. Mayme Auckland.
Mrs. Jesse Slaymaker and son
Hills, Mrs. Otto Lindeman and
Mrs. William Berg and Mrs. Irwin
Quesenberry attended the mis-
sionary convention at Window
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Over
meyer and daughter Iona visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Emil An
derson Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Quesenber-
ry and family, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Quesenberry and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Barenthin and fami-
w were Sunday supper guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Garnhardt.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
Morton and Morgan
Will Play Friday

Morton and Morgan will inaug-
urate the basketball season Friday
evening in a game at Morton.
Both teams play a heavy schedule
of games and the outcome will be
watched by coaches of many near
by teams.
Other games scheduled for
these teams are:
MORTON
November %, Morgan here.
November 26, Gaylord, there.
December 6, St. Mary's (Sleepy
Eye) there.
December 13, Winthrop, there.
December 10, Belview, here.
January 10, Gaylord, here.
January II, Echo, there.
January "a, Morgan, there.
January %, Fairfax, there.
January 81, Winthrop, here.
February Z, Fairfax, here.
February II, Franklin, there.
February IA, Belview, there.
February 18, Echo, there.
February 21, Franklin, here.
February "a, st. Mary's, here.
February 25, Redwood Falls,
there.
MORGAN
November %, Morton, there.
December 6, Gibbon, there.
December 10, Springfield, here.
December 13, Franklin, there.
December 10, Echo, here.
January 10, Wabasso, there.
January II, Franklin, here.
January 21, Belview, here.
January "a, Morton, here.
January 81, Belview, there.
February z, Echo, there.
February IA, Springfield, there.
February 21, Gibbon, here.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
WRITER REPORTS
new AVON NEWS
By Mrs. Ben Stewig

New Avon-Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Scholtz of near Springfield
and Wesley Scholtz were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Steinhaus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Stewig and
Jean Steinhaus were supper
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
William Parker near Clements.
Willis Ford, Frank Sawicke
Carl Boehme and Vernon Fox of
Minneapolis were callers at the
John Stewig home Wednesday.
Anton Altman and son, Hubert
were visitors at the Ben Stewig
home Wednesday night.
Mrs. William Parker and
daughter, Mrs. Adolph Steinhaus
and two daughters were visitors
of Mrs. John Anderson and Mrs.
Ray Gray Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Calvin Wheeler was a din
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb
Kuenzli Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Beckman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewald Hoffman and
daughter, Muriel of Wabasso, Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Wheeler, Mrs. AL
bert Hauptli, Mrs. Ben Stewig,
Ben Stewig Jr. and Marion Stew
ig helped Henry Hauptli celebrate
his birthday Monday night.
Mrs. Ben Stewig spent Friday
and Saturday at the Calvin
Wheeler home.
Norman and William Selke, Ben
Stewig Jr., Seba Quesenberry and
David Parker drove to Heron Lake
Sunday.
Miss Gladys Jeckell of Lamber-
ton, who has been assisting with
the house work at the William
Parker home is suffering from bad
burns on her right leg and foot
which she received Thursday
while rendering lard. While she
was carrying a jar half full of
hot lard, the bottom fell out and
the substance poured over her leg
and foot. She was Immediately
taken to the doctor but is still
suffering considerable pain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Steinhaus
and daughter, Jean and Lois, Mr..
and Mrs. William Parker and
Miss Gladys Jeckell were visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hanson
in Brookville Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Henry Hauptli underwent
an operation Monday morning for
the removal of her tonsils at the
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
CORN-HOG CONTRACT

Continued from page one)
slaughter expected in the market
ing year which began October l.,
1885. lit is believed that a per-
mitted hog production equal to 100
per cent of the base will allow for
the desired increase in hog num-
bers next year.
The new corn-hog contract will
require that an area at least equal
to the number of acres held out of
corn be added to the usual area of
the farm devoted to soil-improv-
ing and erosion-preventing uses.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
MANY ITEMS in
new AVON NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Reidiger of
Vesta were visitors last week
Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hartwig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Parker
returned Saturday after spending
a week on business at Canist,
South Dakota.
Weldon Clement and William
Parker were business callers in
the Twin Cities Friday.
Miss Lucille Bryan met with a
painful accident recently. While
trying to open can of oil she cut
a nerve on her first finger so bad
ly it required care of physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Prokosch and
son visited Thursday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goblirsch and
family.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-21
BASKETBALL CODE
CHANGES OUTLINED
(Contlnued from page one)

The rules have been rewritten
so that the dribble will be much
more flexible. A tumble at the
beginning on end of dribble will
not cause the double dribble rule
to be enforced. This will reduce
the cases of whistle blowing for
travelling.
A two shot foul can be called
this year even though the player
fouled is not in the act of shoot
ing, provided there is a possibility
that he would have been able to
get in for q shot on the play dur
ing which he was fouled. There is
also a possibility for a three shot
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Harriet Changed Her Name To
Get Rid Of Ter Jinx

Harriette Lake was flop in
the movies. Ann Sothern is one
of Hollywood's brightest stars.
yet Harriette and Ann are the
same girl. Broadway success
turned the trick. won her a Sec
ond chance. . born in Valley City,
North Dakota . ON January 2,
1909. has never seen her birth
place. it was merely a stopover
Z. . mother is Annette Yde. for
mer concert SINCE .. and daugh-
ter, Harriette, was born during a
concert tour.
Grew up all over the Middle
West attending whatever school
was handy. but received daily
musical training from her tai
ented mother. learned to play
several instruments. and devel-
oped her lyric soprano voice.
Bored With Society
Harriette got bored with So
ciety. came to Hollywood in 1929
E. to visit mama. who was CIV
ing voice lessons. to mike-Shy
players. got a job as dancing
girl. to keep herself busy. was
spotted by Agent Ivan Kahn.
discoverer of many stars. he
landed her long-term contract.
with M-G-M. but the big STUDIO
had many promising young play
erS. and quiet, brunette Har'
riette got lost in the shuttle.
might have stayed lost. if she
hadn't met the late Flo ziegfeld
at a party. he didn't forget her
:. wired her from New York two
weeks later. offering her the
second lead in Smiles" starring
Marilyn Miller. she got release
from her contract.
Hit In New York
"Smiles" was hit in New York
:. and so was Harriette. other
musical successes followed. in
Guiding "Of Thee I Sing. dur
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
loci McCrea Weary
OfAandsonne Roles

No more matinee idol roles for
Joel McCrea, since he's been given
an opportunity for a real acting
job!
The tall and handsome star
who is featured in Paramount
Private Worlds" starring Claud-
cite Colbert, and coming Friday
to the Earle Theater, says his ex-
perience in this picture has spoiled
him. He doesn't want to play
leading man any more!
I'm dead tired of that kind of
work." declared McCrea. II don't
believe that I've ever had a real
chance to act until Walter Wan
ger gave me my role in Private
Worlds And now someone else
can take over my former work of
making love to the ladies'"
McCrea, who is featured with
Charles Boyer and Joan Bennett
in private Worlds" acts the part
of a young doctor. The picture
was based on the book by PHILLIPS
Bottome.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

Air Express and the Continental
Oils air fleet. He is a captain
in the United States Army Air
Reserve.
Captain Tiger is now trying to
find a suitable airport location
for tie new Air Legion.
Brent said:
"Since aviation will undoubt-
edly play such an important
part in the social routine of
the growing generation, the
time for boys to become air
minded is now. Fifteen years
from now the airpIane will be
as common a factor in every
day transportation as the auto
mobile is today.
"Our Air Legion will do much
to promote these results and
nobody is better fitted to solve
the problems of its Organiza-
ton than Captain Tiger"
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

climbed into fathers lap. that stage debut.
mother gave nasty look. but didn't care. Il stayed
in his lap until the end of the act they never left me
alone in the dressing again.
Mother out here to make a movie when | was 10
III haven't any idea what it anyway got
movie job Donald Crisp whom l met the other
day when the studio making oil For the Lamps of
China the director. the picture "Ramona IL
played the part Of Ramona little girl.
sKnowng nothing about dancing finally landed movie
job few years ago but until after hundreds of dis
appointments Il taught other girls how to dance funny
ism it,. they appeared before the and
didn t.. L wanted to-. 1T wash until worked with Rudy
Vallee in ''Sweet Ausic' and later in "G-Men with
James Cagney that really danced before the
have just looked what have written. I'm afraid
it's too sentimental and nonsenscal However, l don t
want to tear up the letter because there's telling when
might feel the mood to again talk about myself Besides
Leslie Fenton my husband and spend most of spare
time in laboratory We have bottles of all kinds of
acids and akalis and day we II make big discovery
in chemistry-or blow the house up!
You must and If YOU re afraid of the
lab, why visit the Warner Bros,-Frst National lot
I think I get in! Sincerely,
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

ing which Columbia scouts spotted
her. were looking for a beaute-
Gus blonde. and the new Har-
riette filled the bill. no one re-
membered her. as the obscure
little bit player. she took test
=. with her tongue in her cheek
=. and nearly bit it off when Of
fered a one-picture contract. L.
decided to try Hollywood again. &.
was handed lead. . in Let's Fall
in Love-. an transformations little
musical. which turned out to be
a box-office WOW.
Columbia gave her a long-term
contract. AN hour after the first
preview. producers had ignored
Hariette Lake. but they scram-
bled after Ann Southern. Para
mount borrowed her for Melody
in Spring. Sam Goldwyn for
kid Millions" and twentieth
Century and for "Folies Berger"
. in between time she made pic
lures on the home lot . including
Eight Bells.1
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

fore [ finally got a break
in pictures.
Do you mind if l just let
my mind wander and let
the words flow on this sheet
of paper? lnasmuch as you
once told me that l should
write my friends in Wash
ington, l suppose l should
drag out the old dictionary
and my books on grammar
and Ego to town" in this
letter. But l don't want
to.
1t was when I was 5 or 6
years old. father and
mother were on the stage. =.
playing the Orpheum Cir
cult. Il was backstage, sit
ting on a trunk. father s,
l guess. but it really
doesn't matter. . L was lone
some, so I up and walked
out ON the stage and
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Laurence StaIIIngs
Signs at Paramount

Laurence Stallings, most vigor
out of war chroniclers and modern
playwrights, has arrived in Holly.
wood on film-writing assign
ment.
The author starts work immedi
ately on the story of Paramount's
so Red the Rose" which King
Vidor will direct, featuring Mar
garet SULLIVAN, Pauline Lord and
Fred Stone.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Acts His Last
Scene, Dies
Copyright, 1885, by International
News Service)

WOOD, April q
G.N.SO For Is years Jimmie
Wang had played extra in mo-
ton pictures, and, last Saturday
the ancient Chinese was very
tired.
AS he sat on a bale of silk
on a replica of the Hong Kong
docks, fellow extras in China
Seas" noticed he appeared more
shriveled and more shrunkerl
than usual.
Peace, old one" they muir.
INJURED.
To most, Jimmie Wang only
nodded, but to a few he replied
1T won't be long"
The day went on, and the di-
rector summoned the aged man
to play a closeup before the
camera. He was to appear to
commit suicide, and, for a mo
ment, he was to steal the spot
light from Jean Harlow, Clark
Gable and Wal1ie Berry.
Jimmie played the action and
then shuffled unobstrusively into
the background. Again, fellow
Chinese whispered the ancient
was very tired.
The men who employed Jimmie
Wang didn't notice. However
never suspected until they gave
him a call to come to work yes
terday morning.
In Chinatown, where the
ancient lived alone, they were
told he was dead-had passed
away peacefully during the night
for Jimmie Wang was very tired
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
She Always Wanted to Dance
For Screen, But They
ALWAYS Said NO

This is the fortyfh in series Of personal letters
from Hollywood celebrities to Andrea r. Kelley Motion
Picture Editor of The Washington Times. Another will
appear IN this section meet Saturday.
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
have been sitting alone before fireplace in my little
den out here in Van Nuys Hollywood reminiscng-
thinking about the good and bad times that mine
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

youth of Cali
fornia air-mind.
ed, through the
formation of an
organization to
be known as
THE Ho IL y
Wod Air Le-
gion."
He will be
a S S o ciated in
the prof e C t
W i tn en- e
Tiger, aviation
instructor and
at one tim e
chief pilot of