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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25

ous screen comics first broadcast back in 1928.
 Dell Sharbutt, CBS an- nOuncer, and Miss Meri Bell, radio singer, went incOnspicu- Ously to New York's City Hall Saturday morning (March 21), were married by the city clerk and then invited some sixteen friends to attend their "wed- ding" next evening at Q New York hotel. When the guests became curious after the Sched- uled time for the Ceremony" had passed, GOgO deLys, song stress and friend of Meri's, brought in a telegraph message sent by Dell from ain adjoining room. When GOgO read it to the guests they learned they were 36 hours late for the wedding.
 The quick-change artistry exhi- bited by Ed Wynn in the Radio Playhouse is traceable largely to HID OUoy tdlCJD WDlldHL NIOWlCys Wynn changes his costume half-a- dozen times during each program. Crowley arranges queer assortments of freak hats, loud neckties and un- conventional coats neatly in order in the dressing room, working with the skill of long experience.
 Al Bowlly, Ray Noble's sQloist, has been wOwing the orchestra boys with the tallest story they've heard yet from him. He says he was once invited to en- certain at the home of an of- ficial of Kenya Colony, South Africa. While holding 8 long note his eyes strayed from the audience on the veranda to the fence enclosing it. There stood two lions on their hind legs, their front paws on the fence, listening intently. The song, Al swears, was titled, T Want My Nanny"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25

SALVATION ARMY Social Service Department and Red Shield Stores new location. 335 s. Main St. Dial 5-l23l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25
Household Articles
ANOTHER SPECIAL 3 ROOMS FURNITURE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25
Merchandise
90 Business & Office Equipment

HAIR = Dryer; shampoo and mas sage chairs, hot water boiler, req Sonable. Phone 3-2329.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25
Announcements
Lost and Found

LOST - Lywellen Setter. Name: Lucky" Black and white. Dial 4-7566.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
Party For Baby Derby Parents First Might
Out i'm 20 Years For Some of Mothers
All Will Be Friends
Regardless Of How
Million Is Divided

ing-sobered as they faced the
reality of turning to their homes
in the city again. They were
loathe to go, and fingered until 1t
was almost dark. Mrs. Harrison
commented:
"Oh, this has been so wOn-
derfuI. And no matter what
happens there is no reason why
we can't all remain the best
Of friends"
The other mothers agreed.
Best Of Friends
Mrs. Bagnato said:
This is the best time 1 have
had in 10 years. And daddy,
why, 1 haven't seen him laugh
so much-ever!"
So the Nagles, the TimleckS, the
HarrisonS, the GrazianoS, the Dar'
RIGGS and the BagnatoS shook
hands and parted-the best Of
friends.
Scarcely had the sound Of their
voices died away than a telephone
tinkled inside the Falcon Inn. A
voice announced:
TITS the doctor you had stand
ing by in case of eventualitieS
among the 'StOrk Derby
mothers. He wants to know II
everything is all right"
Everything was all right.
What would the "StOrk
Derby" mothers and fathers do
with $1,O0O,OOO If they got it?
Most Of them have never had
more than . few dollars in their
possession at one time in their
lives. Don't miss tOmOrrOw's
concluding inStallment about
the Millar will contestants ap-
pearing in this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

patting the horses down at the
stables. Gus Graziano was thrilled
at the sight of the horses.
After feasting their eyes on the
beautiful rural setting, the "Stork
Derby" fathers thought it would
be fun to stage a foot race. Big
Art Timleck came in first, while
the marathon mothers laughed
and cheered. But it was finally
decided that he had beat the
gun" and the judges ruled that
he and Ambrose Harrison had
tied. Papa Darrigo, after wad,
ding a few steps, had dropped out
of the race altogether.
Thinking of Children
At one time or another during
the evening each husband and
wife was overheard to comment,
one to another:
Now this is just the kind Of
place for children. Isn't it lovely
all this ground and every
thing! Well, it's just matter
of having the money and. -"
Then they would look at one
another and sigh, one felt. in
happy anticipation. For there is
no doubt that each contestant is
entertaining the fond hope of
at least sharing the $1,000,000
sWeepStake prize.
At last dusk crept over the
landscape. A star or two twinkled
family over broad, gray Lake
Ontario in the distance. Birds
piped sleepy, night time calls,
and the happy, hopeful, brave
group of IL Toronto fathers and
motherS-parentS of no less than
80 children, of whom 79 are liv.
The Washington times., 1936-08-28

pinned a marguerite on the smil-
ing Mrs. Harrison's bosom. An
alert photographer snapped their
picture. Timleck roared:
"Oh-h-hO, wait until Walter
Winchell hears about that"
Everybody laughed until they
cried-except Mrs. Darrigo. She
doesn't understand English.
Smiling Gus Graziano, carried
to the crest of impulSive enthusi-
asm by the momentum of that
wave of laughter, grabbed a sprig
of celery and got away from the
table to go and pin it on his wife.
He cried gleefully:
81 show you how to put on a
flower"
But the laughter, strangely, had
subsidized. Mrs. Graziano looked
once more as though she were 60
ing to cry.
Kiss For Picture
However, Gus was the only Ital,
ian-Canadian present who i'm.
planted a big kiss on his wife'5
cheek when asked to do so by the
photographer. The Bagnatos and
Darrigos flatly refused to go in for
such monkeyshineS. Mamma Bag
nato stormed:
"Why, the Italian people
would all think we were crazy"
Papa Darrigo announced, hug
ging his wife affectionately:
81 have never kissed my wife
in 20 years of married life"
After the table was cleared away
the mothers lounged about the
spacious lawn in deck chairs
The husbands wandered over the
three-acre estate, admiring and
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
I NEW CANADA
MOTHERS IN
BABY DERBY

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. %
The standing of favoriteS in the
Millar will one million dollar Stork
derby, which underwent a shuttle
yesterday when a previously un
entered mother turned up claim
ing 10 eligible children, again re
ceived shuttle today, when still
another Toronto mother was dis
covered claiming nine offspring
born in Toronto since the death
of the late Charles Millar.
This last claimant, a mother of
Scotch extraction, states positively
the births of her nine children
are registered, as we'll as that of
another baby born a few months
too early to count in the mater
nifty sweepstakes, and who died a
few days after birth. All her chill,
dren were born in Toronto.
No Names, Please
HeSitating to step into the pub
lie spotlight that has centered on
the known entrants in the baby
race, this mother and her pleas.
antly canny husband, also of
Scotch origin, requested that their
names be not published. News
papers are calling her Mrs. "a"
1--WE haven't even decided to
send our names in to the Millar
viii executors" she explained.
But my husband and l have
been talking it over quite a bit
the last few weeks, and / think
we will notify the executors
after the first Of October. There
is plenty Of time yet"
Yesterday a hitherto unknown
contender for the million-dollar
prize appeared when mother not
previously heard from stated that
she had 10 children, all born in
Toronto, and all registered since
the death of the eccentric lawyer.
Deserted by Husband
She said she had been married
at Is, and her husband had de-
serted her several years ago.
Since that time however, she
claims she has given birth to five
children. She insisted that her
identity be kept secret. She
prefers to be known for the pres
ent only as Mrs. tx"
AS the race draws to a close in
its second last month interest in
the strange story deepens. Four
mothers including Mrs. x now
claim 10 births each. Will Mrs.
~" be found to beat all four?
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-28
HELP ASSURED
ARID WEST
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and ignored the campaign which
his Republican rival, Governor ALT
M. Landon, has been making in
the East. Nor did he even re-
motely refer to Representative Will
liam Lemke, third-party candidate
whose home is in North Dakota.
LOng-Range Planning
The Great Plains committee
which he appointed some months
ago when the drought assumed
the proportions of a national
calamity, reported to him here
that a longe-range system of plan.
ming is necessary to prevent re-
currences.
It recommended a program
based upon water conservation
and more intelligent land usage,
and asserted it could be accom-
plished without the exercise of
arbitrary power by any govern.
mental agency, and it emphasized
that it is up to the Federal Gov
ernment, not the State or local
governments, to lead the way.
The committee found, after a
1,600-mile survey by motor, that
80 per cent of the Plains States
are suffering from some degree Of
soil erosion, and that as much as
IS per cent probably is seriously
and permanently impaired. The
drought area itself has been eSti-
mated by Government agencies to
comprise some 40,000,0G0 acres.
It was with these figures and
recommendations in mind that Mr..
Roosevelt pursued his first-hand in
vestigation right up to the farm
erS' doorstep, and will continue do
ing so for another week in South
Dakota, Iowa, and other plains
States.
President busted
In the course of a two-hour
motor trip west Of Mandan, Mr..
Roosevelt got thoroughly busted
traverSing dirt roads, but he also
got at first hand the personal ex-
perience two typical Dakota farm
ers, John Boehme and Mike Hell
man. They leaned on his car in
their respective barnyards and
told him their troubles, which
epitomized were:
mo water, no crops"
In the nearby fields, parched
and brown wheat that never
headed, constituting merely a fuzz
on the ground, and corn that
never came up, or if it did was
speedily devoured by the hopperS
and bugs, offered mute confirma-
tion to their stories.
From Bismarck early this morn
ing. the Roosevelt special back
tracked to jamestown where an
other inspection trip by motor
through dusty dirt roads was in
order. From Jamestown, the Pres
ident was due to proceed to South
Dakota, making still another
motor tour around Aberdeen late
this afternoon.
The death of Secretary of War
Dern in Washington has neces-
STATED considerable changes in
the Presidents schedule next
week. From Aberdeen late today
Mr.. Roosevelt will proceed to
Pierre, S. D., for more conferences
with State leaders, winding up at
Rapid City tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
Special to The washington Times


NEW YORK, Dec. 11-Repre-
sentatives Of about so drug manu-
featuring firms and associations
pledged unanimous support yes
terday to a proposed bill to make
drug bootlegging a Federal Of
fense.
They heard the bill described
by Representative Virginia E.
Jenckes, Of Indiana, who will in
troduce it on the opening day Of
the next session of Congress.
Law Laxity Cited
Mrs. Jenckes declared that
State handling Of the problem of
drug taking and label counter
feiting has been weak because of
inadequate laws. She pointed out
that in New York the offense is
only a miSdemeanor.
Under her proposed law, it
would be a felony, subject to a
penalty of 10 years in prison and
big fine. She said she intends
to enlist women's clubs through
out the country in the fight to as
sure sale Of dependable drugs.
Prey On Humanity
It was. pointed out that in the
beginning the bootleggers made
only comparatively harmless drugs,
such as headache remedies. Now,
it was said. they are putting on
the market, under counterfeit
labels. supposed remedies for scar
let fever, diphtheria and infantile
paralysis, greatly endangering the
users.
Edward Flynn, of Drug World,
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
SEARS FORCE
GETS BONUS

Christmas cheer in the form Of
q cash bonus was distributed this
morning to the employees Of the
local Sears, Roebuck g. Co. store
by Leon T. Conway, manager.
AL regular employees received
the "jubilee wage payment" which
consisted of amounts ranging
from two weeks to a half weeks
pay according to terms of service.
Coincident with distribution Of
the bonus in the local store, sirni-
lar scenes were being enacted in
all Of Sears retail stores, mail
order plants and administrative
offices throughout the country,
Mr.. Conway said. He added:
although all Sears employees
learned of this special Jubilee
bonus when the cOmpany's
board Of directors in q meeting
last month voted to set aside
one and . half million dollars
for this express purpose, it in
no way Iessened the excitement
that prevailed within our store
today when the payments were
actually made"
All regular employees whose
period Of continuous service ex-
tends six months or longer par.
ticipated in the Jubilee wage
PAYMENT"
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
FIRE RAZES LANDMARK

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. IL
One Of Alexandria's most beauti-
full homes was destroyed by fire
yesterday when the home Of James
A. Edgerton, candidate for Vice
President Of the United States
four years ago on the prohibition
ist ticket, burned.
Located at Fort Lyon in Fair.
fax county Just beyond the city
limits Of Alexandria, the three
story concrete house was COM
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
Drug Makers Unite
AGAINST RacketeeI'S

whose efforts recently led to the
arrest Of five men suspected Of
drug taking, described the counter
feiters, as crooks who prey on
human lives"
The meeting was held at the
Hotel Biltmore in the campaign
against drug takers led by Drug
World and the American Druggist,
It was under the auspices of the
Proprietary Association, the Insti'
tute Of Medical Manufacturers
and the Wholesale Drug Associa'
ton.
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
TO SEEK
i. ). FAVOR

LONDON, Dec. II tI.N.S).-The
House Of Commons has decided
to establish an American COM
mittee" to further cooperation"
between the United States and
Great Britain 'in every useful
way" it was learned today.
establishment Of the committee
will be announced at q small in
formal dinner Tuesday night at
tended by Prime Minister Stanley
Baldwin, American Ambassador
Robert w. Bingham, Major Clen-
ent Attlee, laborite leader in the
House, and Austen Chamberlain,
veteran statesman, who will pre-
side over the new committee.
The Washington times., 1936-12-11

pleted gutted by flames as firemen
stood by helpless to fight the blaze
due to the lack Of a water supply.
Most Of the furnishings we're
saved, however, by firemen from
Alexandria.
Built about 20 years ago by the
late DR.. Edward Leadbeater, the
interior of the house was consid-
cred one of the most elaborate in
this section, with mahogany, oak
and walnut throughout its interior.
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
Fort Myer 10 Stage
Indoor Horse Shows

The first Of a series Of indoor
horse shows will be held at the
Riding Hall, Fort Myer, on Decem-
Der % at 1880 p. M, it was an
nounced today by Col. j. H. Vain
wright, commanding officer.
Eight classes have been arranged
for the show, by Mai. Arthur P.
Thayer, who Is in charge Of the
program.
The Washington times., 1936-12-11
Wizard Ponzi's Wife
Is Granted Divorce

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. II
Q.NSO.-A divorce decree nisi
was granted to Mrs. Rose M.
Ponzi from Charles Ponzi, one
time financial wizard now in
italy where he was deported after
serving a prison term. She also
was permitted to resume her
maiden name of Rose Marie
GnecCo,
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
GEORGE w. TAYLOR FOR
STATE SENATOR

The nomination of George w.
Taylor for State Senator by the
Temperance and Reform Conven-
tion at Dover, on Tuesday, was one
of the wisest and best things they
could do. By nature gentlemanly
by business education capable and
efficient, by moral and religious
training, square and upright, by
both practive and precept thor
ough exponent of the higher prin-
ciples of law and other and good
government, by all these qualifica-
tions and meaning more such,
George w. Taylor stands forth as
the most suitable representative of
the noble principles of temperance
and the invaluable rights of cit
izenship. The very best nomination
that could be made. He will draw
many votes.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
JOSEPH KENNEDY SERIOUSLY
AFFLICTED

Joseph Kennedy, residing near
Brynzion Baptist Church, is ser
iously afflicted with something like
ruptured blood vessels in his legs
and one day last week had to be
carried in from the field, being
found there in a helpless condition.
After day or two allowed for re-
cuperation he went to work haul
ing phosphate when he should have
been in bed, thereby aggravating
the ailment by too much industry,
Mr-Kennedy being a stirring farm
er and persisting in working when
at times it would have been better
for him to have been in the shade.
The trouble is not entirely new,
having its origin from an injury
received in the army when bat
ting for his country in the late
Civil War. Arrangements are be-
ing made to have him taken to the
Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
POULTRY COUNCIL MEET
Warren @. Newton, Bridgevillei
Renresents Delaware at Meeting

A special meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Northeastern Poultry
Producers Council was held on Sat
urday, September 10, in the Hotel
New Yorker, New York City, for
the purpose of making final plans
for the Second Northeastern. Poul-
try Exposition to be held in the
Port of Authority Building, New
York City, November 10 to IA.
Mr.. Warren C. Newton, of Bridge
vile, Delaware, who is a Director
of the Northeastern Poultry Pro-
ducers Council, attended the meet
ing and states that present plans
indicate the exposition will be larg-
er and better than the one held
last winter. The Delaware State
Poultry Association, The Official
Poultry Breeders and Hatchers of
Delaware, and The Delaware Rec
ord of Performance Poultry Breed
ers Association in cooperation with
the Extension Service of the Uni
versity of Delaware and the Del
aware State Board of Agriculture
have arranged for an exhibit show
ing the value of Delaware's poultry
industry which is the chief source
of agricultural income in the State
of Delaware. Delaware poultry
men are urged to attend the expo
sition in order to become better
acquainted with the latest methods
of poultry raising as practiced by
other poultrymen in the original
thirteen states of the Union.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
BICYCLE RIDERS
CREATE HAZARD
Demand For Enforcement OF
Traffic Laws Against 'Bike"
Riders on Highway
REACHES SERIOUS POINT

Demand for enforcement of the
traffic laws against bicycle riders
is made by the Delaware Automo-
bile Association, A. M. A, which,
on the basis of reports, complaints
and observations, declares that cy-
clists are creating more hazards
and beaking more traffic regula-
tions than motorists. Use of bi-
cycles in this section is increasing
rapidly" said William A. Heindle,
Chairman of the Safety Committee
of the Association. 1--WE have no
quarrel with the bike; it serves
definite transportation purpose and
its use is not confined to children,
as in many other places. But we
do object, in the name of all law
abiding motorists, to the manner
in which many bicycles are operat-
ed in our cities and towns. The
riders apparently feel they are pc
destrians on wheels and, there
fore, exercise to the full all the
prerogatives assumed by the aver
age careless pedestrian, such as ig-
noring traffic lights and crossing
streets at any point that strikes
their fancy. When needless cy-
clist is struck by motor vehicle,
the tendency is to blame the mo-
torist, but from our observation in
recent weeks the motoriSt who
avoids the wiggling cyclist can lay
claim to expertness in driving.
Boys, girls and adults seem to
share the same cycling faults. They
ride as many as four or five
abreast on crowded streets, and
only rarely continue in fairly
straight line. Any motorist who
drove as the average cyclist rides
would instantly be locked up as a
zig-rag driver. Another serious
fault is the absence of lights on
the cycles at night. Although the
law requires lights, both for the
protection of the cyclist, the mo-
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
STATE APPLE
CROP IS SHORT
Only About 65 Per Cent of
Last Years Crop Re-
ports Show
OTHER FRUIT ESTIMATES

Although the 1886 Delaware
commercial apple crop was esti-
mated to be 1,124 900 bushels ON
September 1 by the Crop Report
ing Board of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates of the u. S. Department
of Agriculture. estimates made
within the state indicate that the
production of commercial apples
this year win total only go to 20
per cent of the 1885 crop. The
difference in estimates Is attribut-
ed to the lack of complete reports
to the Crop Reporting Board. Last
years crop totaled 1,O08, 900 BUSH
els. Other fruit estimates, how
ever, fall in line with forecasts
made in the state. The peach crop
is indicated to total 466, 900 bushels
as compared to 225,OO0 bushels in
1885. Delaware potatoes, on Sep
tember /, showed a condition of SO
per cent of normal with an indicat-
ed total crop of 552 900 bushels for
1896, as compared to September
1, 1885 condition of 79 per cent of
normal with an indicated produc-
ton for 1885 Of 564 bushels. Sweet
potatoes were expected to produce
1,050, 900 bushels this year ON Sep
tember 1 and showed condition of
IS per cent of normal. The con<ii-
tion on the same date last year
was 81 per cent of normal with an
indicated production Of $4,000
bushels while the average produc-
ton In Delaware for the period
1028-32 was 80e 900 bushels.
Smyrna times., 1936-10-01
Milford Plant Opening Delayed

Because of the high waters in
the Mispillion River due to the
storm, the opening of Milfords
modern sewage system, scheduled
for last week, was postponed to
Monday night. Mayor Harry Pet
tyjohn said that it was decided not
to operate the pumping station
during high water in the Mispillion
River. A parade was held opening
the program. Delegations from ad-
jacent towns inspected the new
plant, after which they were en-
tertained at dinner by the Rotary.