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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14
Fan mail nrOuOsal,

Fan mail proposal. Mae West has had plenty of proposals of marriage but received one via the mail recently that for almost left her speeches. Dear Miss West" goes the letter You look to like you would make a good wife. My third wife died three weeks ago after we had been married for year and half have nice little restaurant here in Chicago We serve about 300 meals day and run the cash register My last wife did the cooking and waited on the table but if you'll marry me I'll hire girl to tend the tables" ''That guy doesn't want wife, said Mae after reading the letter "what he needs is harem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14
S PROJECTS IN
 CONN. COMPLETED

Eighty-five projects. two of which are located in Litchfield county, had
 been completed under the works progress administration as of Feb ruary 3, 1t was announced today at state headquarters of the WPA in New Haven. On that date, WPA ofii- cials stated, s02 projects were being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14
THE KNOW-IT-ALLS

Christopher Jay Was a wizard they say Knew everything humans can know; He loved to expound His wisdom profound Tn accents emphatic and slow. He'd often relate What city and state Must do to be upright and true; How Congress should act, What laws to enact And what Mr. Coolidge should do. In foreign affairs He knew all the snares That lie for the unwary toe; Knew just how the French Could safely retrench To pay all the money they owe. Tn industry, sports, And summer resorts He knew what was what and who who, Nor would he deny His hearers the why And where of the things that he knew. A man, you would say, Like Christopher Jay, Should stand very high in esteem. Alas, for his kind, You'll usually find They're seldom as wise as they seem. They're ready to chew The rag but they do Darn little but view things askance; Consistently shirk An honest days work To polish the seats of their pants
 Baltimore Sun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14

opuerated throughout the entire state, 258 of these being located in the Hartford district, which includes the counties of Litchfield, Hartford, Holland and Windham.
 The Litchfield county projects are as follows:
 Torrington: Installing 1000 lineal feet of storm sewer on Charles street.
 Watertown: Improving 8l9 lineal feet of Davis street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14

Editor Tall Tower Topics: Grand Carnival TOT the henet of st. Francis Xaviers Church will be held at the Parish Hall tonight and tomorrow evenings two tickets to which am enclosing herewith: To every person entering the door on these nights VIII pc given ticket entitlng him to chance on three vau able door prizes to be given away He will also have chance to have good tme there will be entertain ment and dancing both evenings. We would ike 70 have vou with us on at least one of these evenings and to see you win of these door przes anyway so we hope that you will be able to find time to come up and meet all the Washington Hill folks at Aaverian Hall. Sincerely, Helen T. Shea, Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-14
Tall Tower
 Topics
BE MY VALENTINE
Bx THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

whatever the weather may be,
 Foul, fair or fine, Just one thing counts today
 And it's--be my Valentine! One good friend salutes the other With sentiment amatory, While others 90 the opposite way With verses defamatory. Messages tender, messages comic, Lots of oh will you be mine, Many Q quarrel is mended through The February valentine. Whatever the weather may be, Raging blizzard or fine, As they say on February l4,
 Oh, be my valentinel
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
BOONE COUNTY
Halls START OF
RURAL POWER
DignitarieS Dig Post Hole
in Launching Pioneer
State Project.
Continued From Page One)

stomped his feet on the ground to
quicken the circulation and said:
It's sure going to raise the
acreage price of land"
Another blew into his hands and
said:
1T will help my farm, I'm going
to have electric milk equipment
and churn installed at my place. "
Then the assemblage adjourned
to the Lebanon High School and
heard Morris L. Cooke, Federal ru-
raj electriflc2.tion administrator
Washington, tell them that busi-
ness Improvement is certain to fol-
low installation of the system.
He said in part:
Rural electrification is, in the
last analysis, matter of commu-
nifty concern. The individual farm
er who gets electric service derives
great benefits, of course. In many
cases he increases his net cash in
come. But the benefits, to the COM
munity as whole are much great
er, in the long run, if every farm
er has electricity available to him
on terms he can afford.
Old System Is Recalled
Under the old system extensions
of rural lines were-and are still
being made on the basis of in
dividual bargaining, with each in
dividual farmer seeking service sep
arately from private utility. But
when a community as whole de-
mands and receives electric serv-
ice a new situation develops.
This project has been called,
rather loosely, government prof.
ect. Now, the Rural Electrification
Administration is very proud of it's
part in encouraging and financing
this project. But it is not a gov
ernment project-it is your project.
1--WE in Washington have tried to
disseminate information concerning
the great advantages which rural
electrification can bring, not only
to the farmers themselves, but to
the entire country. We are also
lending money to surmount an ini-
tlal obstacle to electric service. But
when it comes to putting govern
ment money permanently into poles
and wires and transformers in rural
areas-we just don't do it. In fact,
we go to great length to avoid the
possibility that government funds
will be permanently invested in
these projects"
Farmers, rural residents, state Of
flcials and public utility men
throughout the state attended
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Gift Filled Bill

Dramatization of the news of the
death Of the Austrian composer
Alban Berg, was in preparation for
THE March of Time" program
Christmas night, but not page of
music by Berg could be found. AS
last resort Julius Mattfeld, chief
of the CHS library, was called. 1t
so happened the staff of the music
library had presented Julius with
score of Berg's Lulu as a
Christmas gift.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
If Ruptured
Cut This Out

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The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09

cert series is to broadcast two
excerpts from the Statements"
Suite in a concert tonight at 1885
over NBC-WEAF network. Under
the direction of Eugene Ormandy,
the orchestra will complete the
concert with Beethoven's Over
ture to "Fidelio." Symphony i'm
ID Major, No. 101 by Haydn and
Berlioz's Roman Carnival Over
ture."
A N ALL BEETHOVEN con-
4 n cert will be offered by DR..
Damrosch during his Music APP
probation Hour tomorrow morn
ing at 10 over hookup of the
two NBC networks.
Social Security in 1896 For
and Against is the theme of a
general discussion to be presented
during an NBC-WEAF broadcast
of the annual conference of the
Personnel Research Federation in
New York tomorrow at 1890 p. m.
Included among the speakers is
John G.. Want, chairman of the
United States Social Security
Board.
A tribute to radio will be given
tomorrow at l over NBC- -WEAF
on the Magic of Speech program
by Elsie Ferguson, actress, who
has returned to America after
several years in Europe.
Sigmund Romberg, composer of
Blossom Time" The Student
Prince" and many other WE'LL
loved operettas, is to be honored.
starting Feb, 9, during a week
dedicated in his name. Frank
Black is chairman of a national
musicians committee in charge of
the tribute. Other members are
Howard Barlow, Paul Whiteman,
Peter Van Steeden. Rudy Vallee,
Ray Noble and Guy Lombardo.
Orchestra leaders in hotels. the
aters and broadcasting stations
throughout the country are asked
to play at least one Romberg COM
position during the week.
While Eric Sagerquist, violinist
and leader of the orchestra in the
Grand HOTEL and First Night
er" programs, was born in Karls-
tadt, Sweden, he moved to Texas
with his parents before he was
of a milk diet. Nevertheless, his
favorite foods are herring and cold
potatoes.
When John Charles Thomas
made his last opera appearance in
Philadelphia as "Scarpia" in
"Tosca," Edward johnson, Man
aging Director of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, presented Thomas dog
with an artists pass in order that
he might watch the performance
from the wings! Thomas sings
each Wednesday at over NBC.
Margaret Santry, hostess to
celebrities, has an autograph COL
lection that includes the sigma
lures of practically every promi-
nent woman in America during the
past 10 years. Miss Santry con-
ducts series of interviews with
society notables called "Tea at
the Ritz" heard over CHS each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at :, As.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Vox Pop Program
TO Take Road Trip

"Vox Pop" programs have reached
new high in questions of sensa-
tional unimportance," and the orig
inators of the idea, the only thing
new in radio since the amateur
hours, are to start a tour, taking
their questioning of the man in the
street to various cities.
Their route has not been made
out 1t depends on the mail from
towns hearing their program.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Radio Not New to Them

Radio is nothing new to AL Pearce
and his brother, Cal, who are
broadcasting from the NBC Chi
cago studios in Al Pearce's Gang.
In 1913 AL and Cal presented their
first program at San Jose, Cal,
over an experimental arc trans
mitter. Much to their surprise the
harmony was picked up at sea by
the U. S. S. Sherman, transport.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Gives Autographed Prints

Hendrix Willem van Looms
Christmas gift to every member Of
the NBC press department was an
autographed original print of an
ancient galleon in full sail. The
van Loon sketch is about 18 inches
by "a and the personal inscription
took the famous author and COM
mentator most. of one pre- Christ
mas afternoon.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
LEGION HEADS TO MEET
Twelfth District Leaders to Hold
Months Conference Tonight.

Twelfth District American Legion
executive committee will hold it's
January meeting tonight at the
Forty and Eight Chateau with Dis
trict Commander Ralph B. Gregg
officiating. w. v. Terry and Glen
Frey will report on the Legions
participation in the Christmas bas-
ket distribution by the American
Legion Auxiliary to needy veteran
families.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Best Short Waves

LgMpSE-3;sS RorSsr &c n ~ Nigas ntao On IN the
MADRID-6 p. m, English program.
EAQ. 3o.5 m, 1870 kcJ.
BERLIN-7:30 p. m. The German
Choral Union, DJC 49.8 m. (602o
kc.).
LONDON-9 p m. Musical Comedy
program. The BIC Empire orches-
ira. GSD, 25.5 m. (li,750 kc).
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
opening of the first OF So electrifica-
ton projects planned in Indiana.
First Hole i'm Lebanon

The first post hole was dug FIVE
blocks from the Boone County
Courthouse at the intersection OF
Lebanon and NobIe-sts.
A sub-statIon OF the Public Serv-
ice Co. of Indiana is to be con-
nected with the line and it is ex-
pected that current will be operat-
ing refrigerators, lights and wash
ing machines in farm homes along
the first five miles Of the line with
in month.
Contract for 161 of the 5S7 miles
to be electrified in Boone County
has been awarded the A. A. Electric
Co., Chicago, ILL.,, at an approximate
cost of 5000 a mile.
Cost Is Estimated
1t is estimated that farm home
with all utensils, appliances, brood
ers, churning and milking machines
can be supplied electricity at cost
not to exceed So month. Current
for lights and home use can be fur
nished as low as s3.75 monthly. il
is said.
The Federal government has ap-
proved plans to loan the Boone
County electrif1cation unit sums UP
to s567 ,936 on construction of power
lines within the county.
James K. Mason, Milton, presi-
dent of the RENO of Indiana, was
master of ceremonies at the dedi-
catory rites and post hole digging.
Mr.. Cooke was feted at a break
fast in Indianapolis before his
Lebanon address.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Amateurs to Get Parts

Arnold johnson, producer and
music director of Columbias Ma
tional Amateur Night" program, is
to stage Broadway's first all
amateur musical comedy, "Hopefuls
of 1885," featuring company of
amateur hour winners, next spring.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
8, 1896
JUNK YARD OPERATION
PROTESTS UP AGAIN
Meeting TO Be Held Tonight at
Regent and Meridian Streets.

Another meeting 10 protest opera
ton OF a junk yard in the 2l00 block
in S. Meridian-st will be held to-
night at Regent and Meridian-sts
by residents of that vicinity.
A petition Is being prepared to
change zoning of the area from
business to residential.
Samuel Goldsmith, operator of the
establishment. twice has been ar
rested on charges of operating a
junk yard without a city license.
Both cases have been continued un-
til Jan. 81.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
GreencastIe Firm Looted

GREENCASTLE, Ind. Jan. g.
Thieves looted the Trembly q VIII
liams wholesale firm of $500 worth
of merchandise early today.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
WIRE (1400) Indianapolis
UndisnapOlis Broadcasting Inc.)

TODAY
p M.
4 4:00-Pedro Via orchestra (NBC).
4:30-Louise Florea NBCl.
4:45--Clara. Lu n EN- (NBC).
5:00-Flying Time (NBCl.
5:15-Connie Gates tNBCl.
5:30-Press Radio news (NBCl.
5:35-Literary Digest Poll tNBC).
5:45-Sons of the Pioneers.
6:00-The Schultz Family.
6:l5-Popeye the Sailor tNBC).
6:30-Edwin C. Hill (NBC)
6:45-The Tune Twisters (NBCl.
-7:0o-House of a Thousand Eyes.
730-WIRE Barn Dance.
8:00-Lannv Ross Show Boat (NBCl.
9:00-America's Town Meeting tNBC).
9:30-Roy Shields orchestra (NBC).
9:45-BaSonology.
9:50-Sportslants with Andre Carbon.
10 00-Ruby Newman's orchestra (NBCl.
Keller's orchestra tNBC)
10 I0:30-William Meeder (NBCl.
1o:35-Minnea eapolis Symphony orchestra
(NBC).
II 30-Leo Zollos orchestra (NBC).
IL -Midnight-Sign off.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
FRIDAY

A. M
s:3O-Top. O. the Morning.
6:oo-Nation'ss, Family Prayer period
6:15-Rise and Shine.
6:30-Sunday School Lesson.
6:45-News Flashes.
7:00-Chsndler chats.
7:l5-Divano trio.
7:30-Cheerio (NBC).
6:00-Hymns of All Churches.
8:15-Academy of Medicine.
8:30-Way Down East.
a:45-Back Stage Wife Mutual.
9:00-How to be Charming.
9:15-Home Sweet Home (NBC).
9:30-The Morning Housewarmers (Mu-
tuaD
s:45-Livestock reports.
9:55-NewS flashes.
10:00-Music Appreciation hour ~(NBC).
1o:3o-Chauncey Parsons, tenor baritone
1o:45-Gold Medal Minstrels (MutuaD.
11:0o-Pat Barnes and Larry Larson
(NBC).
f1:15-True to Life.
11:30-Livestock reports.
11:35-River, weather and market reports.
1l;45-Farm and Home hour (NBC),
12:3o-Painted Dreams (Mutual.
1:00-Vocational Agriculture.
1;30-Health.
l;45-History of Music.
2:o0-Molly of the Movies Mutual.
2:15-Ma Perkins (NBC).
2:30-Nic and Sade--drama lNBC).
2:45-The ONeils-drama (NBC).
3:00-Betty and Bob.
3:15-The Life of Mary Sothern (Mutual)
3.30-Sundown Varieties (MutuaD,
3:45-News and financial notes.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
FRIDAY

A. M
7:00-Revielle.
7.l5-Musical clock.
8:15--Fields and Hall Streamliners (NBC)
3:45-Mary Bakers reviews
g:00-Press Radio news lNBC).
9:05-Vaughn DeLeath (NBCD.
9:l5-Edward McHugh (NBC).
9:30-Amberican Family Robinson.
9:45-Breen and DeRose tNBCl.
10:00-Music Appreciation hour (NBCl.
1l:00-Martha and Hal (NBC).
11:l5-Foneyboy and Sassafras (NBC).
1l:30--Smilin' Ed Mcconnell.
11:45-Jules Lande Ensemble (NBC),
12:00-Noon-Joe White (NBC).
P. M.
12:15-Concert Miniature (NBC).
12;30-Sammy Hayes orchestra (NBC).
l2:45-The Brown Family.
l:00-Walter Hickman.
1:30-Airbreaks (NBC).
2:00-Home Folks.
2:15-Kathryn Keiser's Kaleidoscope.
2:45-Cub reporter.
3:00--Woman's Radio review (NBCl.
3:30-Girl Alone (NBCl.
3:45-Grandpa Burton (NBC).
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
Collects Watches, Clocks

Emil Coleman, band leader heard
over NBC, collects timepieces as a
hobby. He owns more than 300
watches and clocks.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
WLW (700) Cincinnati
TODAY

P. M.
4:o0-Bob Nolan's band.
4:l5-Jack Armstrong
4:30-Singing Lady (NBC).
4:45-Little Orphan Annie (NBC).
5:0o-Old- d-Fashioned Girl.
5:15-Bob Crosby's orchestra.
5:30-Bob Newhall.
5:45-Lowell Thomas (NBC).
6:00--Amos N Andy iNBC).
6:15-We Bring loneliness.
6:30-Lum and Abner tNBC).
6:45-Crusaders Mutual
7:00-Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut
Yankees INBC).
8:00-Death Valley Days (NBC).
8:30-Listen to This tMutula).
8:45-ShowdoWn revue.
9:00-Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey'S
orchestra (NBCl.
10 :00-NewS room
10:15-Salute to Buffalo New York
10:45--Jan CARRIERS orchestra (MutuaD.
II 00-Shandor-violin (NBC).
ll:08-Henry Kings orchestra (NBC).
IL :30-Moon River.
l2:0O-M Midnight Trask's orchestra.
A. M.
l2:15-Jan CARRIERS orchestra Mutual.
l2:30-Joe Sanders orchestra (Mutual).
12:45-Bob Crosby's orchestra.
1;00-Sign of.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09
LOCAL AND NETWORK DIALS
TODAY

NBC-wJZ COIUMBIA
Radio Guild Joseph Plotke's oreh.$
Singing Lady, Jack Armstronr$
Little Orphan Annief Tito Guirar*
James Wilkinson Patti Chapin"a
John Tunis, sports News of Youths
Press Radio Press Radio news+
Muriei Wilson George Halls orch.$
Lowell ThomasT Music Box+
Easy Aces Maurice Schrseger
Nine to Five EIeana Moneak
Lum and Abnerf Kate Smiths
Phil Cook Boake Carter4
Music Is MY Hobby Harv and Esterss
Philharmonic orch. One hour%s
Death Valley Days Camel Carayanss
Town Meeting Phil Cooks
Town Meeting Horace Heidts ORCH.
Roy Shields orch.* Phil Cook+
Emil Coleman's orch. Myrt and Marge*s
Ben Bernies orch. Isham Jones' orch%*
Shandor George Osens orch"
Meredith Wilson'S orch. Frank Dailey's orch.%+
$WARC
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09

2:00-Bolek Musicale fCBS).
2:30-Vivian Chiesa (CBSl.
3:00-Lyric trio.
3:15-U. S. Army band (CBSl.
3.45-Front Page drama.
The Indianapolis times., 1936-01-09

CALVERT, best of the better blended whiskies is,
substantially best Of the better buys. For CALVERT
a constant champion Of moderation, now cham
pions more moderate prices Good judgment
says. Buy better whiskeY" Sensible economy
adds Call for CALVERT" Enjoy good" night
and good" morning Call for CALVERT.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-20
WHAT LIES AHEAD

Writing in Public Utilities Fort
nightly, Albert G. Muhse. recent
ly said. Is it not likely that
there are as momentous develop
ments ahead as any that the
(electricl industry has seen in the
past? To deny the holding com.
Lany with its technical and scien-
tifc equipment and knoF ledge .
proper share in these coming de
velopments seems really retro
grade step or at least may spell
stagnation.
In spite of fulminations of
critics, the holding company has
played a vitality important part in
the development of the electric
Industry. Holding company man
agement makes il possible to pro-
vide small towns with service as
good, as cheap and as dependable
as that enjoyed in great cities
Holding company Financing makes
it possible to raise money. at faV-
orable interest rates, that could
not be raised in many instances
by individual utilities. And the
holding company, with its diversi-
fled. interc0nnected properties
extending through many states
has been and is leader in farm
electrification.
Boiled down to its essentials
the argument of the enemies of
the holding company is this: "On
occasion holding company execu.
tives have abused their trust;
therefore we must abolish the
holding company."' That is pre-
cisely as logical as if a motor
vehicle commissioner were to
say: 'Recklessly driven automo
bies kill and MAIN people: the
solution is to make the automo-
bile itself illegal > In this connec.
ton. Mr.. Muhse made another
statement we'll worth poDderiDe
when he wrote: 1T may after all
be reasonably taken for granted
that for every transaction of q
utility holding company that can
be interpreted as unethicaI there
are probably hundreds of
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-20
DON'T RISK LIVES OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN

In a few weeks, the nations
schools will open for the fall term.
And this places one vast resonsl'
bilitv upon the shoulders of school
board trustees and members: 10
make our institutions of learning
safe from fire.
Some of the worst conf1agra-
tiona in our history have occurred
in schools, blotting out the lives OF
scores and even hundreds OF
children at one time. And the old
fashioned school building is not
the only kind with great hazards
Some specifically modern and
safe" appearing buildings are al
most equally dangerous.
In many schools that are
thought of as modern there are
too few exits, stairways are badly
constructed, doors open inward
Gn spite of the fact that this is
one of the worst of all haZards) :,
heating equipment is faulty. In
others fire drills are not carried
out periodically. So it goes. down
a long list of hazards. UnknO"-
ingly, we are risking thousands of
young lives.
The National board of fire un-
derwriters has prepared a conpre-
hensive form making it possible
for officials to thoroughly check
school buildings and unearth haZ-
ards. Fire marshals are alwal
glad to lend assistance. Not
single school should open its doors
this year without an exhaustive
inspection to discover risks, and
correct them.
The nations parents shOuld
make their voices felt, and insist
that the lives of their children be
given the utmost protection white
at school.
The Fort Peck press., 1936-08-20

There has been a great deal of
concern over the safety of about
a hundred and fifty American
citizens in Madrid. The fear was
felt that in the event of a battle
between rebels and loyaists in
the city some of these Americans
would be killed or injured.
1t is natural and proper that
the public interest be aroused by
such a situation. But it is a
rather strange anomaly that the
public is vitality interested in the
safety of a handful of people
and pays little attention to the
massacre of thousands of others.
The reference is t. our autnmo-
bile death toll. 1t takes less than
two days for auto accidents to
account for a greater number of
lives than those hazarded in
Madrid Last years death record
was around the $4,000 mark-this
year il may be even higher. If
that many people were killed some
cataclysm the whole world would
be aghaSt, and the event would
Become a grim page in history
But because our automobile vic
Tins are killed few at a time
Throughout the days of the year
and in widely separated areas, the
average citizen gives almost no
thought to the needless carnage.
No problem more vitality affects
us all than the automobile acci-
dent problem And none is more
completely within the control OF
the people. Every individual can
drive safely if he only wills it
and the force of public opinion,
unified and aggressive. could make
the highways very uncomfort-
able place for the reckless. Think
Of the horror with which you re-
gard a revolution that kills few
thousand persons-and then ask
yourself if it isn't your duty to
help reduce our gristly accident
toll