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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
MATzKIN ATTENDS
FURNITURE SHOW
National Display at Chica-
60 Expected to Attract
10000 Visitors

The largest number OF buyers ever
TO attend the national home fur
nishings show, held Semi-annually
at the American Furniture Mart
in Chicago, are expected to visit the
market opening at the mart on jan
uary for two-week run. With
stores throughout the nation send
ing their representatives, total at
tendance may top the 10000 mark
for the first time, according to re-
ports from Chicago.
Among those on hand when the
new 1887 styles for Americas homes
make their debut will be a repre-
sentative of the Matzkin Furniture
Company. The trip will be made by
Emanuel MatZkin.
1--WE find it very advantageous to
see, personally, at first hand, the
new home furnishings brought out
by the various manufacturers" Mr..
Matzkin declared. More than TOO
leading factories maintain displays
at the furniture mart, and by check
ing all Of these exhibits, gathered in
one building, we can determine
which lines are best suited to our
needs and which offer the greater
values for the people of Waterbury"
Prices Of home furnishings, in line
with commodities in general, M.
Matzkin added, are tending steadily
upward, and by attending the mar
ket and placing orders for 1887 lines
as soon as they go on display, local
merchants will be able to protect
their customers, at least temporarily
from subsequent advances, he
pointed out.
Furnishings Of modern design will
again staond out when the curtain
rises on the styles for the new year,
according TO advance reports from
Chicago, marking the beginning of
the third year In which modern has
ranked as queen Of the furniture
periods. At the same time, new YER
sions Of 18th century favorites,
Early American patterns, French,
Early English and several minor
styles will provide a wide selection
for those who prefer conservative
homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
Brooklyn A. C.. Plans
Anniversary Banquet
Committee Named to Arrange Celebration of Popular
Clubs 18th Birthday in February;

appointed at a meeting of the gen.
eral group to be held in the club
rooms on next Sunday morning at
which time more definite plans will
be announced. Officers of the club
consist of Thomas Conway, presi-
dent; Daniel j. Mahaney, vice-presi-
dent; jeff Morrissey, financial Sec
rotary; Matt Dunphy, recording
secretary; William Mo5kowitz, trea-
surer; and Michael Higgiston cap
tain of sports.
Championship
Since the beginning of the club
it Is interesting to note that %
championship trophies have been
awarded to It's athletic teams and
more than two score of medals and
banners for exceptional skill in var
ious field meets. The trophies are
still on exhibition in the club par
lors.
Among the early championship
baseball teams whose names have
been suitably engraved on trophies
is the club of 1902 managed by
Michael Madden, which consisted of
Fred Lallier, John Kelly, William
Lallier, Jerry Sugrue, William Dwyer
Daniel Cronin, Walter Legge,
Whitley" Reilly, and Lieutenant
Hugrie Cunningham.
In 1903 this team again won the
championship of the city and was
strengthened for the season by the
addition of Sergeant Joseph Bagley,
John Edmonds, Captain Peter Fox,
and William Stokes.
The club baseball team came
through again in the following year
with the addition Of Pitcher Jimmy
Commerford and George Tierney.
The next great baseball season
came in 1914 when Detective Lieu
tenant William Pollard took over
the reins. The club included Yuma
Bradshaw catch, Cy Stigberg the
printer and the late William Wal
lace, pitchers; Captain Jack Schlos-
ser, first base; John Kalesky, second
base: Jim McGrath, shortstop; the
late James Buckley, third base; the
late William Lusk, the late William
Hughes and William Kopp in the
outfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
ike PRODUCER
On WATR STAFF
Nh CahiII Clicks in Big
Iinle Way Over Local
Airwaves

Making . big hit on the airwaves
EItt WATR Is the new WATR Play
HClise. This company Of talented
people IS under the direction of
Phil Cahill, youngest radio producer
a. New England. About two years
41o Cahill brought a group Of Hart
ford actors to Waterbury for a
weekly broadcast. The program
was heard here for i've months and
then Mr.. Cahill took his company
back to Hartford where, after a few
additions to the personnel, he pre-
scented o large scale broadcast all
Inst season ON WDRC, Hartford. Ca
hillis capital city group Is known as
the Metropolitan Players and while
the company is not broadcasting at
present, It is still intact and pre-
pared to resume production at short
notice. The WATR Playhouse Is
composed of Waterbury persons
whom Mr.. Cahifl is developing.
Remarkable Talent
Cahill, meanwhile, is slowly build
ing up q reputation In New England
for his remarkable directorial abil-
tiles at his age. Many prospective
actor has been surprised at Mr.. Ca
hilrs youth upon applying for an
addition but soon found that the
young director was In full control of
any situation pertaining to radio
production.
Proof Of Mr.. Cahill's ability Is
easily demonstrated In the fact that
two Of his former actors are now
radio announcers. Jack Lloyd OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
PUBLIC SPEAKERS
SELECT SUBJECTS

A six-speech program will be
launched on January II by the
Waterbury Public Speaking club to
start off the 1887 season, 1t was
announced today. The opening
will take place at the Central Y.
M. G. A.
Miss Mary l.. Martin, honorary
president and instructor Of the or
ganization, will deliver a two-min-
ute talk on "Some Phases OF Pub
lie Speaking"
The remainder OF the program Is
listed as follows: Miss Cell Rochon
will discuss "The Patent System"
and Miss Marion Reynolds will talk
on elizabeth the Queen" "The
History Of Dentistry" is the subject
which DR.. Harry Levin will dis
cuss and the latest in books will
be outlined by Miss Eleanor Dodd.
Arthur Purinton will also speak
during the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
Director

WHIT, Hartford. and Charles Haas
er q Waterbury's own WATR are
the two. Haaser is still an actor
with the Metropolitan Players al
though at WATR he confines him.
self to announcing and short skits,
preferring to remain away from the
WATR Playhouse as a lnatter Of
policy. Another Of Cahil.'s actors
was voted the best comeC ian on
WNBC for the past two years and
is also director Of the New Britain
Teachers college weekly program.
He Is Jack Lacy and radio fans
heard him guest star on one of the
Playhouse programs. Peggy Sheri-
dan, one time leading lady Of the
old WATR Playhouse and the Met
xopolitan Players, is now in New
York where she has done transcript
ton work. Other dramatists who
have worked under Mr.. Cahill, have
appeared on other stations after OBJ
tanning valuable experience with the
Players.
AS for Cahill himself, he has ap-
peared on VITO, WDRC, WATR
and other New England stations and
will be shortly heard in Massachus-
etts. 1t is not improbable that in
the near future his radio dramas
will be heard on a New England
network.
Local Try-Outs
Next Sunday afternoon at $50,
the WATR Playhouse will present
1s~The Song of Love-. Local aspir-
ants to the theater will be heard
and there are still openings in the
Playhouse for those who care to
present themselves at the studios
Of WATR. Since the program went
on the air two months ago, vast i'm
provements In the personnel have
been noted by the public.
Jane Russell, cousin Of Rosalind
Russell, is an actress in the COM
pany and stands on her own merits
without depending upon the name
Of her movie star relative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

RECREATION GROUP |
REAPPOINTS COSS|
Organization Functions as
Clearing House for COM
.munity Programs

John H. Goss has been reappoint-
ed Waterbury sponsor of the Ma
tional Recreation Association by Jo-
seph Lee of Boston, the Associc.-
tons president.
1.-THE accomplishments CO TIE pass
year In providing the rigiis kind of
play for children and satisfying re-
creation for adults calls for contin-
ued support of the Association" Mr..
Goss stated yesterday. 1.-The Or
ganization's services are SO vital
and SO highly regarded that they
should be extended"
The organization is thirty years
old, having been organized April
IL, 1906. Under policies created by
Joseph Lee Of Boston, John G.. Wi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
COURT REACHES AFFAIR

Fort Worth. Tex. (UP) Local
court attaches believed a new rec
ord for long-distance citation in
civil suits was set this month when
papers were mailed to two mission
aries In Shanghai, China. The
suit involves a $1,000 note.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
WOMEN OUTWRITE MEN

Berkeley, Cal. (UPJ-Wome1l stu
dents. the University Of California
reports, pass English examinations
much more easily than men. But
while they have style. they usually
have nothing interesting TO write
at~sit, the report concludes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
ELKS' COMMITTEE
LISTS AWARD
James P. Monahan OF
Derby Selected From
List of Candidates

James p. Monahan of Derby, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Monahan
Of that city, was awarded the an
nual scholarship of the Connection:
Elks, 1t was announced at meet
ing of the Connecticut EIks' Schol-
arship Commission held in New
Haven yesterday. The award last
year was made to Carroll Culhane
Of this city, a member Of the SEN
for class at Tufts Dental school In
Boston, Mass.
Monahan is student at Philadel-
phia Textile Institute and was one
OF the nine candidates nominated
by lodges throughout the state. The
award next year will be the fina;
one. Frank M. Lynch of New Haven
Is chairman of the commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

The WATR Sports Reporter
returns to the air on Tuesday
at $3.50. He will be heard Tues
days, Thursday and Saturdays
at that hour in the Sport Re-
view, scores and resumes Of the
world Of sport including local
and N ito n q ! contests. The
Sports Reporter has been MISS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
CLEAN
FALSE Teeth
new EASY way

n NJ bsushMG = ksesA@sndse ~ Usbusss
Approved By Coed Housekeeping Bsrsau
Just drop little Stera-Klsf powder 10
D glass Of water. Leave your false teeth or
bridges In II while you dress or overnight.
No need TO brush. Simply rinse and your
bates are fresh and elean--elean where the
brush can't reach.
Sterz-Kieen removes blacklist stains. tar.
EAR. film and tarnish. Ends bad taste and
Nnell. Makes duh teeth look like new =
1socth. eocl - comfortable. The discovery
M Or. L.fW. Saerwin, eminent dentist. mp.
yr0ved BY Good Housekeeping Ask your
idagiet for SterA- kIeen today. Money back
= sass srs mt deliehted o 1915. p. & q. ca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Program Director Jimmie Parker
of WATR has turned the leaf OF
1897 with an array Of new and In
teresting program as well at the
popular features heard during 1896.
Just glance at this list Of pro-
grams: Radio Rythmeeting featur-
ing Lawrence Larrivee, Edith Sacco,
Ann Del Crosse and others; Romeo
Delfino, pianist, Piano Portraits by
Barbara, the huge production heard
Sundays, in the form of the WATR
Playhouse directed by Phil Cahill,
youngest radio drama director in
New England, Singing Bill, Stewart
Wayne, announcer In a new show Of
his own, Charles Haaser with his
Top O. the Morning broadcast,
Laurenz Colburn, concert pianist of
New York and Hartford; Afternoon
Reveries with Bertha Wagner and
j. Sydney Pearson and other pro-
grams to be announced in the fut-
ure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Automo bile manufacturers u
France have dropped many q the
gadgets featured In the last few
years and are avoiding radical al
terations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Rubber plantations in British Ma
laya are making extensive improve
mcnts TO meet an expected In
crease In world demand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Dr.. Allan Roy Dafoe's CBShow
gets a 13-week renewal effective
Monday. The hair wave people
who formerly bankrolled the Phi
Spitalny show are considering q
twice-weekly airing from Hollywood
1t now appears that "Good
Will Court" is definitely through
as radio material. WMCA's At
tempts to revive the show have
met with failure 10 date, but the
station threatens TO revive It as
q sustainer in the middle Of
January.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
New York Stations
WEAF-66O - WOR--7io - WJZ--s6O - WABC-sge

4:00--WEAF--All Girl Orchestra,
Phil Spitalny, Conductor
WOR-Hope Alden's Ro-
nance
wJz--Madge Marley, Con-
tralto; Carl Landt. Tenor
WABC-The Man without a
Country, Dramatized ~
4:15-WABC-Rich Orchestra. III
WOR--News: Sleepy Hollow
4:30-W EAr.-Follow the Moon
wJZ~-Leo and Ken, Songs
WABC--Chicago Variety
4:45-W EAF--Grandpa Burton -
Sketch
WJZ-Young Hickory
Sketch
5:0O-WEAF--Tom Thomas Bari
WOR-Dance Music
WJZ--Let's Talk 1t Over
Anee ard
WABc---Junlor Nurse Corps
6:15-wEAF--Tom Mix Straight
WOR-Johnson Family
WABC-Dorothy Gordon -
Songs
b.30-W Armstrong -
Sketch
WOR--Dance Music
WJZ--Singing Lady
WABC-Doris Kerr, Songs
5:45- WEAF-Little Orphan Annie
Sketch
WOR-Dick Tracy-sketch
WJZ-The Old Homestead -
Sketch
wABc-wilderness Road =
Sketch
6:00--W EAF--Education In the
News
WOR--Uncle Don
WJZ-News; U. y. Army
wABc-Tito culzar, Tenor
5-WEAF-News; John Quincy
Bass
WABC-News of Youth
Sketch
-wEAF--Press- Radio News
WOR-Junior G-Men
Sketch
--WJZ--Press- Radio News
WABC---Press- Radio News
5-WEAF--Three x Sisters -
Vocal Trio
WJZ-Reve1crs Quartet
Issues Confronting 10Th
Congress Frederic Will
lam VILE. Political An
C:45-wEAF-Bil and Betty
WoR-News; Sports Resume
Sketch
mentator
WJZ--Lowell Thomas, Com
Mounted
WABC--Renfrew of the
100 EAF--Amos m Andy -
Sketch
wJz--Mary Small. Songs
WABC--Jack Fulton. Tenor
5.--WEAF--Uncle Ezra--eketch
WOR--IIaymcs Orchestra
WJZ--Variety Show
WABC--POpeye the Sailor
Sketch
O-WEAF--Connie Gates. Songs
WOR--The Lone Ranger -
WJZ--I.um and Abner -
Sketch
WABC-Iiay HeathertoD,
7:45-WEAF-Fou showmen
Quartet
Ralph Kirbcry, Baritone
WABC--Boake Carter, COM
mentat0r
300 w TEA F--Fibber MCGEE and
Molly
WOfs--T.essons IN Molly WOOD
VIZ Sketch ambi, with
Helen Hayes; Warnow orr
cllestra
wABC--H Heidi Orchestra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Rumor has + that Morton Bowe's
Monday night sponsors are worried
lest Jessica Dragonette's soap spon-
sor walk of with their tenor. The
latest rumor has them trying to sign
Bowe UP exclusively so far as eve
ming spots 60, and morton has to
give his decision before next Mon
daY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Top o. The Morning Program
herd daily via WATR Z TO s
week day morning., returned to
the air Saturday morning. This
will interest early morning fans
who clamored for the return Of
this program which was sched-
uled to end Dec. 81. The program
was not heard New Years day
but due the large volume of
mail asking for It's return, Top
O. The Morning is now back to
stay. Charlie Haaser and his
aid Rodney are at the helm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Floyd Gibbons new "True
Adventure" series comes in ON
CHS Jan. 7. Mt 10 p. M, e. s.
T. Show Is patterned along the
style Of Phillips HI. Lords "Gang
Busters" :. Newest radio par
tnership IL that Of Peter Dixon,
penner Of ''News Of YOUTH" and
Innes Harris. more recently pub
Lefty man for q New York ad-
vertising agency. Dixon will
write the show and Harris will
produce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
With RAY FITZPATRICK.

Mutual comedy show when Rubin
goes to Hollywood. Amateurs will be
dropped, with Arnold Johnson's ork
staying on. "Myrt and Marge"
scripter replaces Goose Creek Par
son" on CHS for the soap company
commencing Monday "a. Program
will be heard Monday through Fri
day at 2:45 with Billy Artz' unit
furnishing incidental music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

American Transparent planes are
~ r" used on new air routes j."
China. -SdMvH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

The sponsor of the Saturday
Night Party" show has audi
toned six tenors, and q choice
will be made momentarily. 1t
still appears that Ferde Grofe
will be the only member Of the
current cast retained for the
second 13-week series. Lud
Gluskin has moved from Man
haitian to Hollywood TO become
musical director for CHS on the
west coast.
Raymond Knight is set to replace
Benny Rubin on the Sunday nigh,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Barry Mckinley, the baritone,
will shortly become q band lead
er, taking over the Joe Haynes
orchestra. Haynes will do the
arranging. Adventures Of
Jack Masters" which features
Walter Tetlcy ON CHS, folds with
Fridays airing. Jesse Craw-
ford has come to an arnicable
parting with NBC and will re-
turn to New York after the first
Of the year, giving UP his cleo
trio organ studios in Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04
| Daily Statistics
| On Auto Accidents

As Of Saturday, Jan. End:
1886 1887
All traffic accidents 90 No report
Fatalities ........ 6 3
Injuries ........... ~ No report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Josephine Antoine, soprano Of the
Metropolitan, will guestar ON the
Vincent Lopez-Floyd Gibbons Speed
Show" Jan. 0 on CHS. /. Dolly
Stark, former National league UNI
pire. is set to replace Fred Hoey at
the Yankee network mike for major
league baseball games In Boston
during 1887. Hoey and the food
sponsor har falling out over the
method Of describing games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

One new show and q renewal
have come the way Of David
Broekman, brilliant west coast
conductor. Broekman has been
renewed for Is weeks ON the
NBC chain store show which
will now feature Connie Bos-
we'll with Conrad Nagel as m. c.
His new show starts Jan. ~ on
MICS west coast affiliates. The
program Is titled Thrills" with
Broekman supplying the music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

Jack Berch, young singer, and
Mark Warnow;s orchestra go to work
for a soap concern on CHS Jan. 10
The program will be heard four
times weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

ing from the airwaves for o
couple Of months and sports fans
will welcome his return this
Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-04

KILLED
Evening star., 1937-04-26
*5RQRI9SXx
2zZ<3F4R::.3!s;':l
BY BURTON HAWKINS

40 fought such scrappers az Kid
Sullivan, Bobby Yeoman, Johnny
Conroy and John L. Smith at Ber-
wyn Arena, died recently in New
port, r. I. i. as result Of COM
plications brought about by deep
sea diving. :. Jim Proctor, whose
local scholastic pole vault record
Of II feet 6 inches still stands after
nine years, is married happily to
Sarah Stryker, whose parents an
nounced it recently. Jim IS 4
former Central athlete.
Harry Brinkerhot1, well-known
Springfield, Mass, tennis profess
sional, has accepted a job as public
parks pro here. Murray Kan
ner and Maynard Daniels, both
former District A. A. U. heavy
weight champs, are from North
Carolina and both are in the
sans squad of Company A. Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve.
Heinie Miller, chiefly identified
with boxing, played left field on
two all-Navy base ball teams :.
as kid in Milwaukee he played
with the West Parks, which pro-
duced Happy Felsch, Fred Luderus
and Lily Marcan, who later went
up to the White Sox, Cincinnati
Reds and st. Paul Of the American
Association, respectively.
Evening star., 1937-04-26
NADER COMEDIES
2OPOUNDS TO TOW
Willing Scrapper Rated at
Even Coin, Despite His
Lack of Heft.

~ EDDIE NADER, who also fights
l. middleweights and light-heavy-
weights, tonight gives away
- approximately 20 pounds and
considerable reach and height to COL
hde with Bob Tow, Alexandria heavy
weight, in l0-round feature bout at
Turner's Arena, but at that he rates
no worse than even money with the
local gambling gentry.
Tow's ability. you see, is doubted
somewhat by the checker-vestedc clan,
which remembers Bob's last two fights
only too well. In those scraps, more
than six months ago, Tow lost a de-
cision to and was knocked kicking by
Marty Gallagher and Tom Beaupre,
respectively.
Evening star., 1937-04-26
NEGRO 0UNDAUNTED.
BY M|SFORTUNES
Ex-Heavy Champ Not Even
Annoyed by Gibes at His
Criticism of Louis.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

n w YORK, April 26.-The in
mi credible story Of Jack John
son has taken another turn.
Roustabout on the Galveston
docks-battle royal fighter in the
small clubs Of the South-black men,
ace across the path of James J. JET
fries-and then at last heavyweight
champion of the world. Fugitive from
the law and Wanderer in Europe
ex-champion and man about Harlem
producer OF Negro theatricals-and
now an added attraction at a Forty
second street flea circus.
I don't suppose anybody ever had
any more ups and downs than John
son. don't suppose anybody ever
carried OF the bitter moments any
more jauntily than he does. Today,
making personal appearances in
flea circus, he still Is the debonair
black who once was champion-blue
beret, big cigar, cane and spats-the
perfectly -turned-out Lenox avenue
dandy-a figure once seen always re-
membered.
Which reminds me of the time Jack
Curley was trying to get Johnson from
Cuba to Juarez to fight Jess Willard.
That was before the fight was moved
to Havana johnson was wanted by
the law in this country then and
Mexico was torn by warfare between
Villa and CarranZa and the problem
Of getting johnson to the proposed
battle scene was a vexing one Some
body suggested that, dressed in rough
clothes, he be sent back from Havana
to Galveston with group Of working
Negroes on a cattle boat and then
across Texas to El Paso on freight
train. Once at Ell Paso he could be
taken quickly across the border to
Juarez. But Curley vetoed the plan.
He wouldn't have a chance" Cur
ley said. Nobody who ever had seen
even a picture of Johnson could miss
him. He'd be grabbed as soon as the
boat docked at Galveston
Evening star., 1937-04-26
Nader a Willing Trader.

NOTING the lack of heavyweight
timber in this sector, Bob has
elected to return to the ring. Should
he trim Nader, Tow will be in line for
. bout with Sandy Mcdonald, who
recently held Gallagher to q draw, the
idea eventually leading to another one
Of those Tow-Gallagher arguments
which. for some reason, always draw
well.
Nader has been consistent In giving
local ringworns hectic scraps, chiefly
because he will take solid poke in An
effort to return two more solidly, or
maybe because he doesn't know
enough to duck At any rate, his l80
pounds or 80 always Is on the move.
Actually Tow's weight advantage
means very little, for the simple rea-
son that Nader has bumped pugs
heavier and more talented than Rob-
ert. Eddie, of course, has slipped
some since those days, but neverthe-
less retains enough speed, punch and
ring lore to do 1t again.
Evening star., 1937-04-26
CHAMPS CAMP SITE
CHOICE DUE TONIGHT
Gould Apt to Decide Between
Michigan City, Grand Beach
for Training Spot.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, April 26-Joe Gould,
manager Of Heavyweight Cham
pion James J. Braddock, was near 4
decision today on selection OF a site
where the titleholder will do heavy
training for his scheduled bout with
Joe Louis June % at Comiskey Park.
The fiery little fistic pilot drove to
Michigan City, Ind, for final in
spection Of the Golfmore Hotel layout,
and then moved a few miles farther
north on the Lake Michigan shore to
Grand Beach, Mich, to inspect site.
He was expected to decide on one OF
them by nightfall.
Braddock has been doing roadwork
in Lincoln Park and working out in q
downtown gymnasium.
John Roxborough and Julian Black,
Louis two managers, are expected to
make their choice of a training camp
for the Brown Bomber this week.