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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
POLI's

The imposing screen attractlor at Polls starting today is picture far above mediocre standards. This current outstanding event in the film world is our presentation o1 Helen Hunt Jackson's immortal love idyll, Ramona" Another great triumph to our already imposing roster of cinema successes, and complying with our policy of giving Waterburians the best in film en- tertainment. The cast of thousands featuring Loretta Young and Don Ameche includes such brilliant players as Kent Taylor, Pauline frederick, Jane Darwell, Katherine DeMille, Victor Kilian, and John Carradine.
 "Ramona," teens with high TO- mance-fiestas, fandangoS, songs, roses, secret trysts, mission bells, stolen kisses, tears, love and laugh ter. It is one of the greatest love stories ever unfolded on the screen. All the rainbow beauty of adven- ture-crowded California Of the early days has been recaptured ana again, as of old, Ramona goes to meet love in the purple dusk. Loretta Young is superb in the title role, playing the part with deep feeling and understanding. Her highly artistic performance Will undoubtedly win a host of new ad- mirerS.
 Don Amenche is the perfect Ales- sandro. He has turned in an excel lent performance in a most exact- ing part, that of Ramona's great love. He is bound to win a coveted place for himself in the world Of filmdom.
 Our second great feature IS some thing entirely different in the line of mystery stories. "The Longest Night, adapted from Cortland Fitzsimmons mystery thriller "Whispering Window" teams for the second time Robert Young and Florence Rice in 8 contrasting combination of love, murder, ano comedy. You will not only be stir. red by an exciting romance, but thrilled as you see a gay young | "COOnOlSSSuI O1 A1oodblC AAAAaPASo turn hunter to solve an excit- ing triple murder in a large de- partment store.
 Polls has secured another ten strike in stage entertainment fol 4 days starting Friday, they have secured, for its only Connecticut appearance Fred Aliens Town Hal Tonight Revue, with cast of ovel 30 of the stars that you have heare on his Wednesday night programs tthey come to town to furnish g marvellous singing, dancing anc musical treat. The stage show wil be presented in addition to tht regular screen program and ths feature that has been selected fol presentation with the mammoth stage show is Lawrence Tibbett ane Wendie Barrie in the musical TO. nance "Under Your Spell' tht stage shows will be presented daily at 3-6-9 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

and turned back the insurance on my car, but the money didn't last long. There was our big house, and nothing to eat in the kitchen: the big car, and no gasoline to run it.
 Casting directors would take one look at my mink coat and say, Go on back to your pink teas, so- ciety gal, and forget this racket" She was always running out of gas. Finally she discovered that 1t was possible to leave her drivers license at filling station as se- curity for a gallon, and then to redeem the license w.cen she was able to scrape up IS cents.
 It was by running out of gas though, that she met Nick Grinde, the director whom she'll probably marry in a few months. The. car stalled in front of his house. They got to talking and he sent her to see the casting director at M-G-M She got to be 8 show girl IT
 'The Great Ziegfeld." William
 Anthony Mcclure. author of that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
STRAND

Performances this afternoon and evening conclude the engagement oI "The General Died At Dawn" with Gary Cooper and Madeline Carroll, also "Yours For The Asking" with George Raft and Dolores Costello Barrymore, current attractions at Warner Brothers Strand theater.
 Tomorrow,s all new show will be headlined by Anthony Adverse" . one of the brilliant highlights or this season of hits.
 Fredric March and Olivia de Haviland have the leading roles in this epic of the talking screen.
 In its panoramic story sweep through five countries, and three continents, the magnitude of its l3l sets, the picturesqueness of Its backgrounds, the gigantic scale on which it was produced and the vast number of talented players in It's cast, Anthony Adverse" surpasses any picture filmed by Warner Brothers, and is said by those who have seen 1t, to be the most pre- tentious piece of entertainment ever attempted in Hollywood.
 The cast is a tremendous one m size and remarkable for the number of talented players, there being ninety-eight speaking parts. with 2,55O bit players and extras appear ing. Besides March and Miss de Haviland, some of the more im- portant players include Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains. Anita Louise, Louis Hayward, Gale Sondergaard, Stein Duna, Billy Mauch, Donald woods, Akim Tamiroff, Ralph Nor gan, Henry O'Neill, Pedro De Cor doba, George E. Stone and Luis A. berni.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
JACQUES

Ewing Girls" the burlesque re- vue that has been the talk of Wa terbury all this week will terminate the biggest weeks business done at Jacques Theater so far this season at. the performance this evening. Sunday another vaudeville show of ten acts from New York, each one 8 distinctive star at the leading vaudeville theaters of the country, will be presented at the matinee at 3 p. m. and at the continuous per- formances from 6 p. m. until II D. m. A few of the acts will in- clude Al Libby and Betty in com- edy bycycle act called "The Riding Fools;;" Ann Sutter assisted by Al Duke at the piano in series of real comedy songs; Joe Melino and Mar ion in a comedy sketch entitled "The Bride and the Groom; the four colored boys in the Washboard Serenaders; Joe Doris, late stor of the Gus Edwards Show Window, assisted by Primrose Semon in "The Dynamic Redhead";; Ray Hughes and Ruth Clayton in '"The Fall Guy" Murray and Paterson Re- vue, youthful aggregation of tal- ented youngsters in a singing and dancing act and others. Babes of Broadway" will be the buriesque revue to open a weeks stay at Jacques Theater Monday matinee. And if advance representations may be relied upon, this show sets a new standard in the Burlesque field.
 Characterised as gay and capti- vating entertainment in which the producer has fashioned series of hilarious situations, dances and spectacular ensembles for the prin- cipals and chorus.
 Heading this merry aggregation Is Margo Lopez, lovely, dynamic blond with personality of charm and form that is hte envy of most dancers: Pinto and Della, Italian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
In The Local
 The0terS
STATE
PAGE EIGHT

Marion Davies and Clark Gable togetherl That means romance and you'll find it plenty on Cain and Mabel" new musical comedy hit to be enjoyed today, tomorrow and Monday at Warner Brothers State theater. The picture. is filled with catchy musical airs and gigantic speciality numbers in which one hundred and sixty beautiful chorus girls take part, in addition to its hilarious comedy, its glowing TO- nance and many thrills.
 The most pretentious of the pro- duction numbers, called Thousand Love Songs," is heralded as one ur- surpassed in magnitude and grand eur.
 A second number, one filled with rollicking comedy, dance and song, is called the "Coney Island" set, the action taking place in a background representing the famous Eastern amusement park.
 The picture is based on a story by H. c. Witwer, famous for his glamorous picturization of life on New York,s Rialto ande the fight arena. It depicts the romance be- tween Broadway waitress who be- comes a musical comedy star almost over night, and an heroic young battler of the prize ring.
 Miss Davies and Gable are CO., starred in these roles. They are supported by talented cast which includes Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns, Walter Catlett, David Car lyle, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ruth Don- nelly and William Collier, ST.
 Gain and Mabel" is the talk ot the town as crowds attending the State will readily attest. Don't miss it. The companion feature IS "I'd Give My Life" with Tom Brown, Frances Drake and Sir Guy Stand ing. Here is the gripping story ot a youth who would rather give his life than reveal 8 secret that would bring unhappiness to the wife of a certain states governor. It's thrill ing melodrama with a heart punch you'll long remember.
 Tuesday brings Wedding Pres ent" with Joan Bennett and Cary Grant, also Parole" with a big au- star cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
JOSEPH M'KENNA
 DANCE CHAMPION

For his unique interpretations oi Irish step dancing, Joseph McKen- na was awarded the Leary cup at Buckingham Hall last night, at the centennial ball of the Ancient Order S6 Hibernians, sponsored by Msgr EIocum branch of Waterbury.
 Mayor Frank Hayes served as &unorary chairman of the arrange snents committee. Active chairman sras James Phelan. The committee inoluded: William Kelly, Martin HraVdeu, Peter Griffin, Edward 1ovle. Bart Scannell, Timothy Ho- tan and Timothy Quane. The com- Snittee received cooperation from (he Irish American Club of Water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

Cameras are turning on the final scenes of "Go West, Young Man" :" through which struts Mae West in the role of 8 nalaproprian, amor ously predatory movie star stranded briefly at a tourist inn during a personal appearance tour. It's a fine role for Miss West, and she loves it.
 By showing you what may be taken for typical representatives of talkietown, the picture (closely fol- lowing the play. Personal Appear ance') ribs Hollywood unmercifully. It opens on a movie within movie an audience is shown viewing the concluding sequences of an over- acted halndrama in which Mavis Arden is supposed to have starred.
 Then Miss Alden herself appears on the stage to say a few ili-chosen words to her dear public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

comedians, who play on several different instruments; Billy Ailsley, boob comic whose absurd antics rae immensely funny.
 Ada Lelyan, beautiful musical comedy songster; Joe Young, eccer- tric clown in humorous dialect im- presentations; Estelle Gibson, vola- tile singing and dancing soubrette; Frank Masters, robust character actor; Paul Long, juvenile. does a handsome job with the parts as" signed; Marion Mason, pretty tal- ented novelty dancer; Harry Allen, fast-talking master of ceremonies; Nazarro Hallo, glamorous speciality dancer, and a bevy of young chorus girls, trot through their allotted numbers in grand style.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Ghand likes to dunk Leslie Howard could make painting pictures The at Sing Sing Prison paid for Mussoln hates dame went stark ravng right in the middle of LnFonanne performance
 a the first thing he does give him his winecear Robert Montgomery likes to yod Rus larger than Primo neras Morgan Bobby Clark seen In a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

Clifford promised a for TalluIah Bankhead bu appeared in Hollywood flick yahrs through the script and corrected all the grammatcal to dance from Arthur Murray the Manhattan phone d rectoy Lady B. Coman used to live in Brooklyn
 Percy Crosby, fought Prohibition Law until it peed Myrna Loy Fanchon and Marco danc
 slacks at her parties when guests primp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-24

OLD TIMERS PLAY ACCORDION !. St. Clairsville, O.-(UP)-Two brothers, Theodore and Albert Greenwood, s4 and 8l, respectively, provided liolin and accordion music at their family reunion.
Evening star., 1936-05-01

which youth has been seeking for six
years were affirrnatively destroyed by
the economy of scarcity"
II youth of 40 or an adult of IS
produces goods or services, he said,
there Is an increase of total wealth.
"Ws can't get rich" he asserted, "by
following the practice of the tabled
six men cast up on a desert island.
who made their living by taking In
each others wash"
He said the worst service that
probably could be rendered to youth
is to persuade 1t to adopt the habit
Of self-pity."
Expanding his plea for an assault
on political iobholders, he esti-
mated there are 100000 political
''payrollers" in the country.
Evening star., 1936-05-01

porerily as Bishop John L. Nuelson of
Zurich. Switzerland, senior bishop of
the church, swung the gavel calling
the conference into session.
Organization by standing commit
tees followed the communion services,
conducted by Bishop Nuelson, Bishop
Edwin N. Hughes of Washington and
Bishop H. Lester Smith OF Cincinnati.
In an opening prayer. William F.
Mcdowell of Washington. retired dean
of Methodist Church bishops, said the
conference was not interested so
much in the prosperity of the world
as the Righteousness of the world"
Evening star., 1936-05-01
|COL. BRECKENRIDGE
APPEALS TO YOUNG
Urges Assault on "Intrench.
ed Army of Political
0fficehoIders."
Ey the Associsted Press

Ey the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, May Col.
Henry Breckenridge. President Roose-
velt's foe in the May 4 primaries,
urged the Nations youth to launch a
frontal assault on the intrenched
army of political ONCE holders"
Although he made no direct ref
srence to the Presidents address In
Baltimore two weeks ago, the anti.
New Deal Democrat expressed views
on youth which differed from those
Of his opponent. He spoke last night
before an audience at st. Johns Col.
lege.
Economists. he asserted, estimate
that two and a half million Jobs for
Evening star., 1936-05-01
Composer Wins Scholarship,

NEW YORK, May l P).-Kent w.
Kennan, 23-year-old composer. Of
Kalamazoo Mich. teaching fellow
at the Eastman School of Music of
Rochester, N. Y. was awarded the
1885 American PriX de Rome last
night.
The award ls made annually to an
American composer and supplies a
years tuition at the American Acad-
erny in Rome. The funds are drawn
from three foundations.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
MOTHER ON TRIAL
IN MURDER WEEPS
Texas Woman Accused of
Poisoning Daughters May
Go on Stand.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE. Tex, May Final
touches to a court room picture OF
Mrs. velma Patterson as a devoted
mother we're added today by attorneys
defending the 34-year-old woman ac-
cused Of fatally poisoning her two
young daughters.
The defense indicated Mrs. Pat
terson might be called to the witness
chair. Her unruff1ed attitude through
out the States presentation of cir
cumstantial case broke for the first
time yesterday.
When a witness told of the mothers
interest In the religious faith of her
12-year-old daughter, Dorothy Nc
Casland, Mrs. Patterson wept and
covered her face with handkerchief.
Besides presenting the defendant as
a kind and thoughtful mother, the de-
fense attacked testimony of her di-
vorced husband, w. w. Dester) Nc
Casland, who had described the child S
fatal illness.
Joe Hughes, brother-in-la of Mrs.
Patterson. testified he saw McCasland
drunk the day of Dorothy's funeral
and that he never saw him shed a
tear after the daughter died"
The State concluded its case yes
terday after offering circumstantial
evidence in an attempt to prove Mrs.
Patterson gave fatal doses of poison
to her two small daughters so she
would be free to wed Texas lumber
man.
The brunette defendant is on trial
now for Dorothy's death. She faces
another murder trial in the death of
another daughter, Billie Fac. IL. The
State claims the children died of
identical poisons Their deaths orig
inally we're attributed TO intestinal in
fuenSa.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
GEN. MALONE RETIRES

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1 CR.-
Maj. Gen Paul B. Malone, World War
hero and commandant of the 9Th
Corps Area, retired to civilian life yes
terday after As years of Army service
Gen. Malone will direct the Cali
fornia brewing industries. Originally
slated to retire May 81, the date was
advanced one month at his own re-
quest to enable him to take over his
new post.
Evening star., 1936-05-01
M. E. CHURCH OPENS
SESSION IN OHIO
Bishop Mcdowell Recites Opening
Prayer Of 32d Quadrennial
Conference.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May Com
munion services opened today a 20
day meeting of the thirty-second quad
rennial conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Disputes over social and economic
questions we're snunted aside tenn
Evening star., 1936-05-01
Burglar Gets $500 Pennies

OMAHA Up.-The crime may not
have weighed heavily on the burglars
conscience. but, surnllsed w B. Wright
after his home was ransacked, the loot
must have weighed heavily on his back.
1t included $500 pennies.
Evening star., 1936-05-01

France is importing much more
from America than a year ago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-21

| All of the Tinies soon agreed. The old man, with unusual speed, play ed sev'ral very pretty songs, and then jumped to his feet.
 i've played enough for you to- day." he cried. T must be on my way" "Oh, thank you," Goldy shout ed, we've enjoyed the little treat"
 The kind prospector then said, T will put an apron on and try my luck at making pancakes. Who will build fire for me?"
 Brave Scouty answered, Gee, I will. Pancakes for breakfast. What thrilll" Then both he and the old man were as busy as could be.
 The little blaze soon blazed up high and Dotty shouted, Me, oh n1yl Just watch him mix the batter. He once was a cook, I'll bet"
 The next thing that the Tinies knew, into the air the pancakes flew. Wee Duncy watched them flop, and said, T hope my share get" Copyright 1886, NEA Service, Incl
 GA big penguin furnishes some laughs in the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-21

The man who sat outside the tent replied to Coppy, T have spent my life just playing music. It spreads good cheer all around.
 "All folks call me the music man, and play tunes as best I can. Just litsen to my fine gui- tar. It has a lovely sound"
 The big guitar went, "plink, plunk, pink" and Coppy said, T really think that that is very pret- ty. Will you stay here for while?
 "When daytime comes, I'll wake the bunch. They'll like it, too, have hunch. "Ill gladly wait till daybreak," said the old man, with 8 smile.
 "Now, in the meantime, will play you back to sleep.
 Right here I'll stay" It wasn't very long till Coppy was in slum- berland.
 Then morning came and Coppy cried, Hey, everyone, rush right outside. There is a real treat wait ing and I know you'll think it's grand"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-14
News Behind the News
Constitutional Right of WidorS .. e.
HOlc Far Does 1t Go? :. Supreme
Court To Decide =.

WASHINGTON The "inalienabe consttu-
tional right OF widows to work for 81, 80. OF
Sc week 10 bring up their children is no" be-
fore the u S Supreme Court.
Judge Nathan J. Miller. chief counsel luf
the United States Steel Corporation. put the
issue plop up to the court IN MS argument
against New York states minimum wage Ia"
TO- women and minors.
This so-called right goes under the name
o. freedom of contract. Judge Miller argued
persuaSively that great abridgement OF human
liberty would be perpetuated If the court were
TO uphold the New York law.
Miller did not appear Tor the u 5. Steel
Corporation, ana you even had 10 look behlhd
Mir Joe Tipaldo-the Brooklyn laundryman
charged with paying female employees less lhah
S124l week-to learn how Miller got into the
The real highland the cash-was being
put up by hotel men who didn't want minimum
wages established Tor chamoermaids and Wit
resSes
on the other side upholding the law and
charging no Zee. was Dean Acheson, underseere-
tary OF the treasury until he was bounced by
Roosevelt because he vigorously opposed phases
Of the presidents gold policy.
This seemed surprising, for ever since he
was bounced. Acheson has been with large
corporation law firm here, lighting suen I, Ne. Ne"
Deal projects as PWA power plants and Reset
tlement communities Here he was on the lib
eral side.
Inquiry develops that Acheson still thinks
OF nllnSeI4 as lbeLa4, even I4lousl 44e % 0'''
side the New Deal stable and battling some ol
its pet measures for big fees.
Acheson was a Harvard Law School pupil
of Dr. Felix Frankfurter and became secretary
to justice Louis D. Brandeis, pioneer crusader
for minimum wage legislation.
Hardly had your correspondent written that
there were certain dangers in attaching brain
trust to a political organization before certain
parties who meant good by Chairman Fletch-
er and the Republican National Committee un-
earthed pamphlet from the pen OF Dr.. Thomas
Nixon Carver, head of the Republican brain
trusts political economy division, written prl-
vately for group OF business men.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-14
HISTORY IN THE MAKING

How often is it true that we travel
hundreds and thousands of miles to see
some event, whereas even greater events
are transpiring before our very eyes,
though we do not realize it.
Slightly more than six months ago,
we went up into the area north or
"up river" from Laguna dam, to see the
site of the great headworks of that larg-
est irrigation project in the history Of
this country, the All American canal.
1t was such a desolation of sun-baked
rock, and sand and underground, that
we became lost and wandered far into
the foothills before finding our way
back.
: Today, half-year later, that will
iderness has been turned into a scene
rivalling that of the building of the Pan
anna Canal 1t teens with modern mach
inery, rushing trucks, countless work
men and workmen's families. Villages,
some rough hewn, others built to minut-
est engineering specifications, dot the
wide river bottoms. A new world has
been opened in the bat of an eye and
people are pioneering on its fringes.
All this is the modern machine age.
All this in behalf of a program which
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-14
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HORSES

ElohSEo
When gent wish TO start
raising race horses he are very
to careful about who the mother
and father horse are. That's
going to creating a pretty good
boy horse he Say-and usual it
do. ParhapSly might not to
winning each every race of he
life-but coming in pretty swift
alright. At less he always hav-
ing a chance. Then they tax
ing that high class boy horse
and marry him to high class
girl horse which was also from
high class mother and father
and what do we getting? We
getting one A Number One
horse which are are a pretty good
cinch to winning The Derby or
similar kind of crown. But
when it come to human breed
ing what happen? 1t are this
way: Boy meets girl-shc look
ing pretty to him--he looking
no kay to she. They go pranc-
ing around together for few
month then marriage set in.
Then baby occurs and what do
they get? They don't knowing
if those baby shall be Presi-
dent or Hold up gunster. But
what can do?
Don't asking me, please.