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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

tribution date because Friday In
New Years day.
Has Fair Night
Mrs. Katherine Sheridan, mother
Of Warden John j. Sheridan OF
North Main street, passed a fair
night at the st. Mary's hospital,
where she Is suffering from pneu-
monia, it was learned today. Mrs.
Sheridan, who is in an oxygen tent
rested well during the ngiht and
her fever lessened somewhat.
Store Keeper Ill
Anto Schweren, Rubber avenue
store-keeper and tavern owner, Is
a patient at the Waterbury hospi-
tai. He was taken there yester-
day in the community ambulance
with Patrolman Timothy Reardon
driving the car. DR.. z. E. williams,
his attending doctor. ordered Mr..
Schweren to the hospital. His
many local friends hope for quick
recovery.
Dance Tonight
A large attendance is expected
at the semi-forrnal dance tonight
by the Naugatuck Junior Womens
club at Pythian hail. Dancing
will be until 1890 and Seymour
orchestra will furnish music. This
Is an annual affair.
To Start Course
The annual Red Cross Home
Hygiene and Care of the Sick
course will start this year early In
January.
Those interested in taking the
course are asked to register at once
as the number is limited in each
class. Either call at the Chapter
house, or phone Sis.
The instructor this year will be
Miss Mildred Bowes, Of the Wa
terbury v. N. A.
Several Court Cases
Several court cases were disposed
of in local court this morning.
Thomas Sullivan of Asylum street,
Hartford, was sentenced to 80 days
in New Haven Jail and fined costs
of 1926 on charges of vagrancy and
breach of the peace.
Walter Thomson Of IS Canton st.,
Boston, was also sentenced to 30
days and fined costs on a vagrancy
charge, but the sentence was sus-
pended on condition he leave town
within an hour.
A bottle of bay rum was found
on one Of the men and police said
Sullivan used abusive language to
the arresting officer, Raymond Carl
son, who took them to the police
station yesterday, and for that rea-
son Sullivan's sentence was not sus-
pended. Despite the sentence, Sulli-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
CARMEL inks POET

Carmel, Cal. (UP)-Even life in
Americas re luxe artistic colony
does not satisfy everyone. Don
Banding. noted vagabond poet, has
served notice that he will file for
NAL complaint before the city coun-
Gil that fieas have made life almost
impossible for him there.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
ST. STAINS TO
ELECT SUNDAY
Officers for 1887 to Be
Named at Polish Boys
ClubrOOmS

The annual meeting Of st. STAINS
AA. will be held next Sunday noon
at the clubrooms on Ward street.
Election Of officers and the compile
ton Of old business will be the prin-
cipal happenings at the session.
The present officers are, president,
Joseph DroNlick; vice-president,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

In New York City
Mrs. Pauline Richards Of Main
street was recently called to New
York city beceuse Of the illness of
her sister-in-law Mrs. Kathryn
Kamine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

the state police force, and eight
grandchildren.
His passing marked the seventh
sudden death here in the past two
weeks. Others who have died COM
paratively suddenly were: John
Branigan, Fred Keeling, Eugene
Sullivan, Mrs. Mary Hanley, Mrs.
Susan Freeman and Julius Barbie-
70.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
To Attend Dance

To Attend Dance
A number Of local girls who are
members Of the Naugatuck Junior
Women's club will attend the New
Years dance to be held tonight ut
Pythian hall Naugatuck, by that
society.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
FACTORY PLANS
INVENTORY JOB
Rubber Shoe Company to
Close Friday - Private
Parties Arranged
BEACON FALLS
correspondent: WIN. . Baxter
Phone Naaeatuck 3S-2

Beacon Falls Dec S0-A partial
observance Of New Years day Is
planned here 1t was learned today.
The workers Of the Rubber Shoe
company will not work Friday, the
factory being closed for that day.
However they will return to work
Saturday to take inventory, William
Swan, plant manager, announced to-
day. This inventory work will also
continue Sunday.
Employees Of the Homer D. Bron-
son company will work Friday and
Saturday doing inventory duty,
Frank Bronson, plant official, told
The Democrat today. Although a
few will not have to work Friday,
almost all Of the workers will be
on the job that day.
Barber shops here will be closed
on New Years day in accordance
with the state law. They will re-
open Saturday. Schools and librar-
les will continue closed.
A number Of private parties are
planned for New Years eve and
New Years day and a few residents
will go out Of town for their cele-
brationS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
Meet Tonight

A special session of Crusader Post,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Is sched-
uled for 8 o'clock tonight at the post
home on Rubber avenue. The reg
ular weekly meeting will not be held
Friday because it Is New Years
DAY,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
Shorts Review Given

LuCh xtOtdIy NluU ILLS AOOll Wy
Harry e. Benham, Risdon Company
official. In his talk Mr.. Benham
mentioned Naugatuck athletes who
had starred during the past year In
the world Of sports.
Funeral Of Mr.. BarbierO
The funeral of Julius Barbiero,
president and treasurer Of the Nau-
gatuck Chemical Company, who
died after a short ILLNESS Monday
at st. Mary's hospital, Waterbury,
will be held tomorrow morning at
$3.50 o'clock from his home, 1911
High street, to st. Francis church
at 0 o'clock where a solemn high
mass Of requiem will be celebrated.
Burial will be in st. James ceme-
terry.
Briefs
Mrs. Catherine Breen OF Fair
view avenue will leave tomorrow for
Florida where she will spend the
winter months.
Mrs. Charles j. Baxter OF Freezer
lex street had as her guests yester-
day, Mrs. Paul Dorsey Of Chicago
and the Misses Margaret Dorsey,
Ann Toohey and Gussie Mendel, all
Of Bridgeport.
Miss Florence Mccarthy Of Hill
side avenue Is visiting friends IN
Hartford.
Miss Muriel Libby Of Frederick
street was a recent visitor In New
York city.
News has been received here OF
the birth on Christmas eve In the
Norwalk hospital Of son. Harold
Allen, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pet
erson Of Norwalk. MIR. Peterson
is a former local resident.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

Masses Friday
Masses will be celebrated in St.
Michael's church Friday morning at
2 and 8 o'clock. This Is the feast
of the circumcision and is q holy
day Of obligation for Roman Cath
olics. There will be no services in
the United church Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

We like to have our neighbors drop IN these
holidays. And this is them doing it.
That's me mixing up the egg nog and my brother In
law Tom with his back facing towards you My brother
William Is of half sitting the sink. Coming in the
door with the eye glasses on-thas Larry Burkes and
Bonnie Wheeler That's old Nat Weeks with his hand
stuck in his pockets showing off his Christmas
shirt. The party with the pipe yet heard his
right name. Folks around here just call him Cap:
Harry E. Wilken
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

Mrs. Catherine Breen OF Fair.
view avenue will leave tomorrow for
Florida where she will spend the
winter months.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30

The exact same vhiskey as as d;sfilisrs
giUs our neigkbors on New Years Day!
thought maybe you'd like to know what Us
distiilers think is the way Of mixing real
oid-time egg nog that's got tastiness like
nothing else.
It's made of the exact same whislxey as 10
used by Us distilers for our egg nogs Our
own Family's Whiskey- made according to
the personal Family's Recipe Of us Wilkens
Evening star., 1936-03-03
SECT STAYS IN MEXICO
Government Spokesman Says
Menonites Can Keep Customs.

MEXICO CITY. March 3 R.-
Federal officials declared last night
several thousand Menonites living in
colonies in Chihuahua had decided to
remain in Mexico despite reports they
intenoed to emigrate.
It had been stated they would leave
rather than put into effect the system
of socialistic education which is COM
pulsory in Mexico.
Government spokesman said the
Menonites would observe the laws"
At the same time they indicated the
Menonites might not be forced to obey
any regulation which is contrary to
their religious system and customs"
Evening star., 1936-03-03
FALLAC|ES HINDER
DEPRESSION FIGHT
One Seen in Belief U. S. Can
Sell Abroad Without
Buying Abroad.

This is the second OF series OF
articles discussing the implications
of Secretary OF State HulPs CAM
pdion to restore Americas $10,000.-
600, 900 foreign trade through the
lepeling OF trade barriers and ar
rangenent OF series OF reciprocal
International agreements.
Evening star., 1936-03-03
For Bad Winter
Coughs, Mix This
Remedy Yourself

Saves Good Money! No Cookingl (
If you want the best cough remedy
that money can buy. mix it at home. 1t
costs very little. yet it's the most reli-
able. quick-acting medicine you ever
used. The way it takes hold of dis
tressing coughs. giving immediate re-
lief. is astonishing.
Any druggist can supply you with
2h ounces of Pinex. Pour this into a
pint bottle. and add granulated sugar
syrup to make a full pint. To make
syrup. use 2 cups of sugar and one cup
of water, and stir few moments until
dissolved. No cooking needed. It's no
trouble at all, and gives you four times
as much cough medicine for your
money! real family supply. Keeps
perfectly and tastes fine.
1t is surprising how quickly this
loosens the phlegm, soothes the irritat.
ed membranes. helps clear the air pas
sages, and thus ends bad cough in q
hurry.
Pinex is a compound of Norway Pine,
in concentrated form, famous for its
effect in stopping coughs quick D
ly. Money refunded if it does II,
not please you in every way.
Evening star., 1936-03-03

ute oatmeal facial. Lavena soothes
and softens rough, red skin. Cleans
pore deep. Stimulates. And will
not irritate. One simple 2.minute
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

the Shoreham and watch the
changes of countenance Of those
who enter and leave the booth.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Third Week

A flash from Peter BorraS' pop
ular Madrillon restaurant in the
Washington Building says that the
Ojedas, exceptionally fine Mexican
dance team, are going to be held
over for a third week. This is un-
usual for Host BorraS, and he must
think much of this duo. Leon Bru-
Siloff supplies the m uSic, with
Jimmy Bright singing the vocals.
At luncheon the Madrillon features
a concert trio, with delicious food.
Dropped out to the Dragon
Room of Wardman Park the other
night for the first time since the
room has been changed around. It
is without a doubt one Of the most
attractive spots in town. The back
ground of the bar is truly magnifi-
cent. Jimmy Santmyer and his
orchestra play for dancing and
the whole atmosphere is pleasing.
Milt Barrett continues this week
his high standard of floor shows
at the Dude Ranch by presenting
two new girls who are well versed
in the field of dancing. Jackie Ma
zon features tap novelty routines
while Mary La Tone works on her
toes. She also is a snake hips"
dancer. Jimmy Staley continues to
please with his grooming as does
Dixie Dyer with her blues num-
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Bits of News Gathered From
Woshinqton's Night Way

is making a big hit with his nimble
fingers The George Washing.
ton birthday celebration at River
Bend should be the most realistic
in this vicinity, considering Mount
Vernon Is only a few miles away
Ridgely'S Hollywood Sere-
naders are really clicking at the
Jockey Club, which fact, Of course,
makes Joe Alster smile
La Paree's second amateur con-
test gets underway Monday night.
All contestants are asked to regis
tc: with Emory Daugherty. ).
Many thanks for the nice letter
written by Mrs. Gayle Anderson.
I am glad she likes the caricatures
done by Venita, who is very clever
.Marya and Martyr, swell dance
team will stay over at Heigh-Ho
until February 20. The CanSinoS
who have charmed Club Habana
patrons are nearing the end Of
their four-week engagement. b..
ConSuelo Gonzales, Matt WindSor's
Club Volga Boatman star, has only
one .r1bition in life, namely, some
day to sing Carmen. Leon
Brusiloff, Madrilon maestro, took
a shine to the dancing of Rennie
Reynolds. Who Wouldn't. Babe
Mednick should stay away from
Baltimore over the week-ends He
always comes back here feeling
sick and blue. The Freeman Sis
ters actually look and dress alike.
Slowly but surely Duke Univer-
Sity alumni are beginning to realize
that ]. Lee Dixon. whose band
plays at the Penthouse. in Balti.
more, is none other than their own
Jelly" Leftwich. Archie Hawk is
afraid he will have to give Up tap
dancing because Of a weak heart.
But Papa Hawk says if he danced
more his heart would be stronger
Jimmy Bright, Madrillon's sing.
ing drummer, ShrinkS from the
double-entendre lyrics Of "Wah-
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
By THE NIGHT CLUB EDITOR q

by IhE NAOhI CLOn EDAAOh
There ought to be a law against
people reading q n wspaper In a
night club while the show Is going
on. The other night at a well.
known supper club a supposedly
important man insisted on reading
while star was singing. She
asked him to stop and he ratified
it more. And the irony Of 1t all
was that this same man asked the
singing star over to his table after
the show. What nervel The
Ray Woods will have their second
blessed event around October. He
is the trumpeter in Emory Daugh.
erty's Orchestra It Is too bad
that some night club scribeS take
advantage Of the generosity Of
after-dark moguls by running up
a huge check at the spot they are
covering Leonore Thall, who
is now an Earl Lindsay girl, and
a good cne at that, is on leave
from the road company Of Earl
CarrollS Sketch Book Pete
Grogan, due to his intense in.
terest in Swing" music, most prob
ably will be a charter member Of
the Washington Swing Club.
President Harry Hooley, Of the
Worry Club, which functions at
La Paree every Sunday night. has
been deluged with peoples worries
that he will solve on the air to-
morrow Terry and Walker
are knocking them dead at Mary.
land Club Gardens with their
comedy number Carl Bonner,
who sings with his wife at the
Shoreham, sung the role Of Canio
in "Paggliacci" at the age Of 10
with the Twin Cities Opera Com.
pany Renato and Rita prob
ably will ! e the next dance team
at Heigh-Ho. Many Washing
tonians will be glad to know that
Frank Miguel, who is q book
ing agent from the Keller office
in New York. says that Washing.
ton night club life Is getting him
down Dixie Dyer. Dude Ranch
SongstreSs, soon will go to New
York for a very important au-
dition.
Guy Scott, jr.. now is the proud
father of a boy born Wednesday
Your correspondent still Is
feeling the effects Of that 11-course
Chinese dinner the Lotus served
Monday night Do not forget
that the Rendezvous amateur
nights are held every Wednesday
Wilfred Brown, the bass fid.
dler in the Ambassador Hi Hat,
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
bers. Ralph Garren and his or
chestra supply the dance music.

Although their night Of depar-
ture is still little while off. Club
Habana patrons already have be-
gun to miss them. Am referring to
tie Cansinos, a dance team which
for four weeks has been entertain
ing Guy SCOTS patrons. They will
surely be missed in Washington.
Moe Baer. with his fiddle. conducts
the orchestra, while Phil Diamond
and Russ Cullen sing the vocalS.
Duke Eglin and his orchestra
continue to be the rage of the
Hangar Club. These melody boys
play swing music that really
makes you swing. Any and all
requests are played in a style that
you will enjoy. And there are
two big sepia floor shows nightly.
with the place remaining open
until dawn every morning. Bill
Levy's motto is come early and
stay late"
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Stin Starring

~NAA0NSAS NAOAAoSASSO SAAAbA4S OVesA
of Matt Windsor's Club volga
Boatman, is nothing short Of SEN
sational. Her method Of preSen.
tation and Interpretation Of the
song she is singing are carrying
her to the heights. Matt Wind
sor certainly picked a gold mine
when he brought her down from
New York. She sings at 9 and
IL nightly at this Continental
spot.
Tomorrow night in the Heigh-
Ho Tap Room another gathering
will take place that probably will
include all Of the towns resting
musicians. They meet to listen
to Jack Minovich, Phil Fine and
Sid Cowan go to town on their
violin, piano and bass fiddle, re-
spectively. This trio plays from
II until 2 a. m. Upstairs in the
Heigh-Ho Club, Marya and Mar
tyn are dancing, while the band,
under Pete MaciaS' direction,
starts playing for dancing at 9
ever Saturday. Ten is the start
ing time on weekdays.
Maryland Club Gardens was
the scene of two large parties
this past week. On Tuesday
night huge affair was given for
the Prince Georges county Grip
pied children, while Wednesday
night 400 Young Democrats of
the county gave their annual
party. Terry and Walker, COM
edy team; Lucille Wray, novelty
dancer; Ray Beck, vocalist; Fran
Trappe, accordionist, and Jimmy
Harris orchestra did the enter
tanning,
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

Due to its proximity TO MI. YER
non, River Bend has the jump on
other night clubs in the vicinity,
at least as far as atmosphere Is
concerned. The popular suburban
spot is located on ground where
George used to walk every day and
no better place could be chosen to
celebrate his birth if you are OF the
historical type. Dave McWilliam' S
band will supply the dance music.
The dream Of q season will be
realized Sunday night when Mrs.
Hamilton Sents for her
Troika patrons Klauvia Kapelova,
Russian Gypsy dancer. Mrs.
Hamilton has been trying all this
year to get this talented young
girl and finally she has succeeded.
She is reported to be exception
ally good both in her Russian
numbers and modern routineS.
She has q different costume for
every day in the week.
Joe AlSter dropped into the Of.
flee yesterday and started raving
about his new floor show at the
Jockey Club. Cliff and Doug head
line the new show. These two
hot hooters come to Washing
ton directly from the Ubangi
Club in New York. Others in the
show include Sid SiSko, singer,
Bill Williams. comedian, and Julia
and Marge, sister team. Ridgely'S
Hollywood Serenaders supply the
music, and what music they play!
Emory Daugherty and La Paree
are ready to begin their second
amateur contest Monday night.
Entries have been pouring in and
if you have not yet entered you
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
English Stars

Washington has grown very
fond of Eleanor and Seymour
Royce, the English dancers. who
are at the Shoreham. Their
smooth, sophisticated routine, in
which no lifts are employed, are
beautifully executed. You have
one more week to see them. But
your correspondent was most
thrilled by the Bonners, who, al
though they are ending their fif.
teenth week, still sing four or five
numbers at each show. Leone'S
voice when she reaches for the
high ones is a thing Of beauty that
you do not find in the average
American night club today.
Babe" Barnes, first Saxophonist
of j. Lee Dixon's band at the Pent-
house, in Baltimore, got the shock
of his life the other night. He
drove out to the suburbs to dine
during a terrific snowStorm. When
dinner was over he found that his
car was practically buried in the
snow. He went inside to phone
for a cab and when he came out
again the car had been stolen.
Those auto thieves in Baltimore
are good diggers, besides being fast
as lightning.
George Ku and his Paradise Is
landers go on and on in the Am
bassador'S Hi Hat cocktail lounge.
Monday the boys will be starting
their fifteenth week, which is
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

some sort of record for the Hi
Hat. Almost everyone who comes
in the Hi Hat knows all Of them
by their first names. This Is due
perhaps to their ability to play
and sing almost any song. If
you doubt this statement, stop
in ask them.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
GoofyGob

Billy Dooley, famed as the
"Goofy Cob" Of vaudeville and
silent pictures, makes a screen
comeback" in RKO-Radio's Fol.
low the Fleet" with Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

Hoo, but has not a blush for
Nancy Brown and the Hills of
West Virginny". Those who make
a study of facial expressions should
sit outSid Prince Moguls booth at
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
NeWComedv

The dventures Of Bert
Wheeler and Bob Woolsey with a
tribe of savage redskins form
one Of the funniest sequences of
their new RKO-Radio comedy,
SILLY Billies,"
The Washington times., 1936-02-22

had better hurry. Drop up to La
Paree and Emory will take care of
you. AS for floor shows, La Paree
Is sporting now one of the best Of
the year. A lovely line of girls is
the feature. Marie Fowler con-
tinues to please with her songs.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
New Star Opening at Troiko
Sunday; Jockey Club Has
New Floor Show
By THE NIGHT CLUB EDITOR

this week due everyons saving his sheckes and energy
for tonight In the past George Washingtons Birthday has
been very lively occasion in the aerdark spots and this
year all nghteres making plans to accommodate large
crowds Special have been arranged in most spot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-06
ANSON|A NEXT
 FOR WILEY FIVE
Bridgeport Central Broke Local Winning Streak
 By POLY Count

Anxious to pick up their winning trail in the Naugatuck Valley league again, which was broken Saturday night by Central of Bridgeport Will by hoop hopefuls will be kept on their toes until Wednesday night, at which time Art Stewards boys in Leavender will come to town from the Copper City of Ansonia. Wilby, losing its first game in six starts which was also it's first Val ley league encounter, by a 20-l7 margin in a nip and tuck game will be favored to take Ansonia which had not yet played Q N. v. L. game.
 Close Enough
 Wilby got started early against Central, last years champions, built up Q small lead and hung on to 1t through the first half by l5-l4 margin, while 8 Roy Reigels play by Morrissey of Central gave Wilby two more unearned points in the third heat. Free throws in the final two minutes of play, which Central U,ade the most of, gave the visitors and edge at the right time.
 Ray and Mackenzie split 20 points evenly to hep the Wilby Reserves IAke a 26-2i decision from Central sibs in the preliminary game. Sum- mary: