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The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Mcclure
Proud of Sisters

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 81 G.N.SO.
Film Actress Mary Mcclure is
going to feel right proud tomor-
row.
In the Tournament of Roses
parade at Pasadena, three of her
sisters, and all very lovely, will
ride on the floral float Of their
homeland, Australia. They are
Carmel, 13; Joan, 16, and Lupe, IL.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Wounded Lawyer
Reported Gaining

DANVILLE, Va, Dec. 31.-Shot
last Sunday, z. v. johnson, rs,
member of a prominent law firm
here, is recovering in his Forest
Hills home from a revolver wound
in the shoulder. Members Of his
family said johnson was examin-
ing a gun in the living room Of
his home when 1t exploded.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31

to raise Betty June the right
way. She always got the high
est marks on her report card
and she won bibles for going to
Sunday school regularly. And
this is my reward"
FATHER TACITURN
In the kitchen, huddled near the
stove was Ben LAGER, drawing on
a corncob pipe. He is a beetle
browed man in his early forties
with the powerful physique of a
miner. He had little to say. He
was remembering the night when
Betty June in the throes of labor
cried to sit Sin daddy's lap"
Betty oerked up again. Here D
she said bashfully "is what
4OulIny WrOCe HE.
Scrawled on a piece of foolscap
paper in pencil, badly blurred and
fingered, the note read:
my dear Betty June: If you
like anyone better than me let
me know. If you don't, don't
say like Violet or Blanch or
any one but you, I do not love
any one as well as I do you.
Let's do not quarrel any more
for we will get mad. I love you.
Would you say yes if I pro-
posed? If so I will in this letter.
Here it goes: I love you better
than any one in the world.
Would you marry me when we
get big enough? Answer me.
(Signed) TOMMY CHATHAM"
ENGAGEMENT" SECRET
When she had pledge her Toth
the little girl received this shorter
note:
ITO my dear sweetheart:
Don't tell anyone about us be-
ing engaged. I love you. Are
you going to the show with me?
Do you love me? From your
sweetheart, Tommy"
Tommy, who today was locked
in his room, was regarded here
about as a splendid youngster
For years he had delivered the
daily papers to most of the in
habitantS. He is a tall, husky
lad who appears to be older than
his 13 years. Betty, who is only
four feet nine inches, wears
dresses above her knees and
weighs but 80 pounds. Her shoes
are size 2.
The baby, before long, will be
christened Thomas Howard Chap.
man. il.
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
HAS ENGAGEMENT RING

HAS ENGAGEMENT RING
Beyond her, on a dresser the
dimpled face of Shirley Temple
looked down from a framed gloss
print. Scattered aroun dit, pushed
into the background for the time
being as she wrestled with more
vital problems, were Betty June's
mementoes of the love affair with
her 'Tommy"-Thomas H. Chap
man, the child's father, and just
13 years old herself.
There was a pressed peony
there ia dime store engagement
ring Of brass and a green stone
-. Tommy's formal letter of pro-
oosal and the one she received
Rhen they pledged their troth.
But Betty is talking:
81 guess you think I'm not
very old, but I know what love
is. I love Tommy and I think
he loves me. We started in at
school together and always were
in the same grade until I had a
double promotion last year, and
left him behind.
TELLS OF COURTSHIP
1--WE always walked home to-
gether and some times mother
let him take me to the movies.
He always said he loved me
better than any other girls at
school and that wnen we grew
up we would be married. Last
April we came home pretty
early one night and went to sit
in the swing back of the house.
It's all covered with vines and
nobody could see us. He told
me we could be married right
away so it was all right for
him to make love to me.
I'VE went there four times
and Tommy kept saying that
when he's save a few dollars we
could go to Tennessee or Ken
lucky and get married.
'Iater, when mother found
out was in trouble daddy went
to see Tommy's father and they
never let me see him again.
He has never even seen little
Tommy maybe he never
will"
MOTHER FINISHES STORY
Her voice broke and the child
turned her face to the wall, Sob
bing. Mrs. LAGER, a gaunt blonde
woman of SO, who has aged 10
years in the past few months,
took up the story. She said:
1--WE found out on May 20
that Betty June was going to
have the baby and my husband
tried to straighten things out
with Chapman, but instead OF
being kind about it, they said
Tommy could never come to our
house again. Betty June quit
school, but Tommy continued.
My poor baby used to stand in
the yard and wave to her sweet
heart when he came out for
recess the school is down
the road a piece.
ION october II they took him
to Detroit and he's back now
only because he was called into
court last Tuesday, but he still
hasn't seen Betty June. My
ono worry is that she'll just
pine away for him and never
get well. We thought we were
going to lose her last night.
''We're just poor folks, but I
worked my fingers to the bone
The Washington times., 1937-12-31
Girl, IL, Tells ofLove
AS Live Doll' Sleeps
Longs in Vain for I3-Year-OLd Mate Whose
Ry EVELYN OBERMAN

LINTON, Ind, Dec 81 GN,S)-With her chubby baby
boy sleeping in dolls crib beside her. Betty June LAGER
told with childish candor today of the that
made her mother at the age Of IL.
Snug in woody peach paamas the frai little girls
flower blue eyes swan with and her pudgy fingers
twisted the bedclothes as she spoke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
GROUP T0HEAR
RABBI GOLD

Rabbi Wolf Gold, president Of
the World Mizrachi Zionist Or.
ganization, who Is a resident Of
Palestine, will speak on the dis
tufbances and the political situa-
ton in Palestine at a mass meet
ing at 8 O'Clock Tuesday night at
the Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth
and I SITS. N. w.
The Rev. Louis Novick, vice
president of the Mizrachi Organ
ization of America, will preside
at the session. He pointed out
that Rabbi Colds message will
be one Of vital Importance. He
said:
"At this time, when the 20
liticaI situation in Palestine is
so acute, the message Of q re.
nOwned authority such as Rabbi
Gold viii be anticipated with
keen interest by Washington
Jewry."
Rabbi Gold came to America as
the guest Of the United Palestine
Appeal,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
REYNOLDS HITS
DC. AUT0PLAN

Senator Robert r. Reynolds
CD, Of North Carolina, today
addressed letter to Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen, protesting the
proposed periodic inspection Of
motor vehicles in the District and
offered instead a plan whereby
only used cars offered for sale,
vehicles involved in accidents and
those deemed by police to be un-
safe, should be subjected to inspec-
ton.
Senator Reynolds described the
present legislation as q revenue
raising bill and stated that it was
at variance with the original de-
Sires Of its sponsors in Congress.
Declaring that the revised legiS-
lation would place new taxes on
all motorists at a time when other
tax. increases are threatened, I"
Senator Reynolds asks that the
problem Of automobile inspection
be approached gradually. The
problem Of the operation Of un-
safe motor vehicles is a serious
one, he states, but its solution
should not necessarily penalize
all District motorists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
THE VOICE OF
Broad WaY
BY Louis SObOl-
Album Of Manhattan!
Short Story

Dorothy Parker, riding in a de-
partment store elevator recently,
heard the operator sing out:
Third floor, rugs, carpets, vacuum
cleaners, lamps, end tables, book
cases, radios, sheet music, records
and pianos!" She touched the
boys arm gently and purred: did
you say this was the fifth floor,
vomen'S shoes, hats dresses, un-
derwear, perfume, kitchen furnish
ingS, pots, pans, forks, knives and
spoons?" Politely, the operator
replied: mo, madam, this is the
third floor-rugS, carpets, vacuum
cleaners, lamps, end tables, book
cases, radios, sheet music, records
and pianos" Miss Parker turned
a disappointed face. I'm so
sorry" she murmured. "T thought
you said fifth floor, women's shoes,
hats, dresses, ETC." There was COM
plete silence until the next floor
was reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Musical InterIude

g Mr.. Leopold Stokowski sat alone
in box at the Cotton Club Mon
day night and was joined a few
seconds later by Duke Ellington.
II have always wanted to meet
you-and to hear you conduct your
compositions" said C on duct or
Stokowski This is one of the
proudeSt moments of my life. I've
always had the greatest admira-
ton for you," said Conductor Ell
ington.
Stokowski: Tell me-what are
you striving for in your music?"
Ellington: "I am endeavoring to
establish unadulterated Negro
melody portraying the American
Negro"
Stokowski: ct would like to sit
here and listen to your interpre-
tationS. It would be enlightening. +"
Ellington returns to his piano
and conducts the orchestra in a
medley of his own compositions,
including a clarinet concerto,
Lament" a trumpet concerto.
Echoes of Harlem" a trombone
concerto, "Yearning for Love-" also
"Jumpy," "In a Sentimental Mood"
and finally the low-down, sensuous
"Rockin' in Rhythm"
Returning to the box, StokowSki
murmured: 'Mr. Ellington, now I
truly understand the Negro soul.
Perhaps you would honor me by
attending my concert at Carnegie
tomorrow evening""
Duke Ellington sat alone in the
Stokowski box at Carnegie last
highland listened while the
Caucasian conductor led his vast
orchestra in an Interpretation Of
the vague White-folkS' soul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Out of An Envelope

Dear Mr.. Sobol: AS you know,
I have made the decision to close
1.-THE Eternal Road" on May Is. I
did thiS-there is no need to hide
the fact-with a heavy heart.
am naturally disappointed. When
I read your comments and the re-
views of some Of your colleagues
the day after the premiere, I felt
greatly encouraged and compen.
stated for my effort. L was never
so naive as to expect that the same
audience which fills musical
comedy theaters would pour into
the Manhattan Opera House. But
the understanding with which
THE Eternal Road" was received
by the dramatic critics of New
York convinced me that we were
set for a long run. Looking back
I realize the same optimism which
prompted me to spend three years
in the building Of this undertaking
and a personal fortune of a $780,
600 also misled me in my expecta-
tionS. had great confidence that
a play by the author of 1.-The Forty
Days of Musa Dagh," directed by
Max Reinhartd in settings by Nor
man Bel GeddeS with music by
Kurt WE'LL, would inject the week
day atmosphere Of the American
theater with a festival mood which
would attract the many thousands,
who, I believed, were satiated with
the regular diet. The sponsors
Of "The Eternal Road" who sub
scribed the cost of the production
were animated, just as I was, with
a desire to enrich New York with
a great cultural enterprise in the
same spirit as some of our leading
music lovers underwrite opera or
stadium and symphony concerts.
1t might interest you to know the
majority of the gentlemen who so
generously subscribed the funds.
assigned in advance both their in
veStments and any possible profits
to the furtherance of similar
projects.
It is. therefore, not without some
chagrin and disappointment that
have observed whenever the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

Hollywood, Monday night, roared
out to Alice Dawn: Yeah, girl
sing 1.-THE Curse of an Aching
Heart" The Dawn gal turned to
Mitchell Ayres, the orches tr a
leader, who intimated that he
didn't have the music. Miss
Dawn's piano player, however,
started the song going on the
keys and Alice sang it, verse and
chorus-just as it was written so
many years ago. Why not? It
was written by Harry Fink-her
father!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Safe Bets

When two movie stars are seized.
uled to be featured in a picture
they first will be tied Economically
in the dai1ieS When a movie
star makes personal appearances
Ito satisfy her hungry fans" she
is probably washed up in Holly,
wood When a movie outfit
sends out a release it is frantic to
find some unknown for an impor.
tant role-the star has already
been chosen for the part When
the screen flashes the notice "the
characters in this picture are
purely fictional and any similarity
to people in real life is purely &C
cidental," the characters are based
on people in real life When a
press release states a play will
close on a certain date-it will be
held over indefinitely because of
popular demand"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Topical Tidbits

The George Jessels Norma Tai
madge) are planning to heir their
home-via adoption .. The parted
H. RoSenthalS (She was Marjorie
de Voc, ziegfeld beauty had an
unexpected get-together at the
Warwick'S Raleigh Room, Monday
afternoon, when he walked in and
found her with their son Mil
honaire Paul Leviton, tired of opu-
lent idleness, is now a business
manager for a number of Holly
wood stars He and Jean Mea-
CHER, his bride, are currently max
ing the Manhattan rounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

metropolitan press speaks Of 'The
Eternal Road" the one thing that
seems to merit any attention is the
huge cost and loss" that seems
to have been sustained The
boxoffice receipts, although reach
ing a respectable figure, judged by
Broadway standards, were hardly
enough to cover running expenses
and so I decided to curtail the
New York run.-Meyer w. Weis-
gal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Rail Retirement Bill
introduced in House
International News Service

The Administrations new rail-
road retirement tax bill was intro
duced in the House yesterday by
Representative Doughton Cd Of
North Carolina, chairman Of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
The m easure would divide
equally between the railroads and
the employees a 51a per cent tax
beginning with the calendar year
Of 1887 and gradually increasing
until it reached its maximum of
71a per cent at the end of 1913.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Funds Sought for Pike

A plea for ALLEGATION Of funds
for the improvement Of Columbia
Pike from U. S. Route No. to
Annandale, Va, was made yes
terday by a group that appeared
before the Virginia State highway
commission at Orange. In the
group were Martin T. Webb,
Mason Hirst, Edwin Lynch and
H. G. Freiwold. representing the
Columbia Pike Improvement Asso-
citation of Arlington and Fairfax
counties in Virginia, and Senator
John W. Rust Of Virginia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Traffic Is Delayed
When Bus, Auto Clash

Traffic was held up Is minutes
this morning at the intersection
of New York Avenue and Twelfth
Street Northwest when q Grey
hound bus bound for New York
and a car driven by Daniel Clark,
19-year-old Mckinley High. School
student from Seat Pleasant, Nd.
tangled bumpers. Both vehicles
were travelling east on New York
Avenue. The driver of the bus
was Robert j. Smith, of Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Church Group Meets

The intermediate Federation
will meet tonight at Second Bap-
fist Church. The Junior Fedora
ton will preside. Short features
and a play. THE Girl Of Yester-
day and Today" will be given.
Frances Birge, Auriette Neale, Ma
omi Ruth, Alice Oline and Doris
VavaSis have the leading roles. 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Nioht Club Episode

Singing stars completing their
stint have fallen into the habit
of asking the night club patrons
for requests for favorite songs. If
you're gay enuf you try to stump
the artist by asking for some out
dated tune no one remembers. A
gent at a floorSide table at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

even made the Hollywood trek.
Walter Wanger, who will produce
the film in which they make their
debut, sent for them.
The country is full of beautiful
girls who do not get invited to
Hollywood to go into pictures, so
we asked John Powers, who had
these 10 on tap for the illuStra-
tors, to explain how it happened
that they we're chosen, and he lid
To begin with, they are beauti-
full, but We'll skip that part be.
cause beauty is taken for granted
but it will not get you to Holly
wood:
"TheSe girls have something
more than beauty" said John
Powers, who is not impressed by
that quality. "They have what
might be described as two other
senses sense, and a
sense Of charm"
You can imagine what camera
sense will mean to these girls
when they make their first picture.
They won't have to be coached to
walk gracefully, or to smile, or
to wear their clothes beautifully.
They won't have to reduce an
ounce or revamp their measure
ments an iota of an inch, because
they are camera proof-figura-
lively speaking.
Betty Wyman, the young Sophis-
ticate who sets off silver fox and
ropes of pearls with such non
chalance, is a perfect example Of
the model figure now being
screened: Height, five feet, eight
inches; weight, ITO pounds; bust,
80 inches; waist, "a inches; hips,
"a inches.
Dorothy Day, who-it is pre-
dicted-will be a second Carole
Lombard, has these measure
ments: Height, five feet, six and
one-half inches; weight, 100
pounds; bust, 80 inches; hips, "a
inches, and waist, "a inches.
Both these models live under the
same rigorous regime. Nonchal-
ant as she appears, Miss Wyman
has a Zest for activity and Ca
pacity for work that would sur
prise you. Miss Day looks as
though she takes breakfast in
bed-and is frequently at the Of
. five at 7::30 in the morning! When
they go to work at 9 o'clock, they
usually ride before breakfast. AS
often as possible, they swim, play
tennis, and go for long walks along
quiet country roads-and never
mind the hills!
When they can't get the out
door exercise they need to keep in
shape they get their workout in
the form of daily dozen, with
" specific exercise for the measure
ment that might otherwise need it.
These models work, you see, to be
more than beautiful. You can
follow their example to acquire
perfect measurements and radi-
ance-if you are willing to make
the effort. After just two weeks
on your figure program, the i'm
provement in your waist and hip
line should convince you that it is
worth while.
BALANCED REDUCING MENU
BREAKFAST
ApricOts, 3 halves with juice. 100
Toast, thin slices. 100
Butter, n pat. Observation-Disclosures. 50
Coffee; cream, tsp; / rounded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Champs Want Game

The Enrich Poultry softball
team, District champions Of last
season, desire to arrange a game
for Sunday morning. Call Ii. isis
and ask for Gilbert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

What really interests us is not
the controversy, but the fact that
these glamour girls of the maya
zine covers got their chance in the
films without so much as asking
for it. They never camped on a
casting directors doorstep while
subsisting on hope. They never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

Send for The Spot Exercises
for Symmetry" This leaflet will
help you to correct and perfect
yonP measurements. Enclose a
stamped, addressed envelope with
youF request to Miss Ida Jean
Kahn, In care of The Washington
Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16

missing persons as an aftermath
of storm and flood that
drowned 10 in the Danube and
adjacent rivers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
10 Die in Danube Flood

BELGRADE, April 16 Q.N.S0.
Rescue parties today sought IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
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Even Beautiful Models
Exercise for Form
BIZ IDA JEAN KAHN

Are the New York models beautiful than the Hollywood
stars That's the question which may be settled to
ones satisfaction despite the furious opposing contentious Of
illustrators producers forthcoming film appearance of
a. tho fannn models
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08
FISH, CAME CLUB
 SEEKS MEMBERS
State Offers DOIlar.fOr- Dollar in Restocking
 Woods, Streams

A campaign to enlist every person who has obtained Q hunting or fish- ing license as a member of the Wa terbury Fish and Game club, was announced last night by Clarence w. Shader, chairman of the mem- bership committee, at a regular meeting of the group, at the home of President Charles A. Templeton.
 Arthur IL. Clark, superintendent of the state board of fisheries and game, reported that the board had succeeded in getting practically everything its program called for from the general assembly. He fur- ther asserted that the state board will match dollar for dollar the Wa terbury clubs appropriations for purchase and distribution of birds. The club has already appropriated $50 for birds.
 An area of 5000 acres is to be posted for hunting exclusively by members of the association, accord- ing to report by Floyd Rasmussen, chairman of the land committee. It is expected that more land will be acquired.
 About 5000 six inch trout will be given the association by the board, and they will be placed in Charles DeBisschop's pond on East Moun- tain until ready for distribution in local streams and ponds. William J. Latimer, former president of the local club and now president of the New Haven County Sportsmen's as- sociation, reported on the work of the county group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08
Spellacy Walks Out''
 On arty Leaders
Former National Committeeman Leaves Conference on Judgeships; Gov. May Make l25 Appointments

ator Raymond J. Devlin advances to the common pleas court bench. National Committeeman Fitzgerald demands a 100 per cent democratic bench in { the Elm City court. Others are opposed, pointing out that other large cities such as Wa terbury, Bridgeport and Hartford have judges of both political parties on their benches.
 There are about 125 minor court judgeships to be filled. Of this total the party leaders are in agreement on about one-third. There are also eight county commissionerships to be filled. There was no agreement reached yesterday afternoon. One thing appears certain, however. That is, that the Spellacy wing of the democratic state organization is fighting losing game. Many sen- ators and representatives are pray ing that the entire slate will be dumped into the governors lap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY Democrat Legislative RepOrter)

State Capitol, Hartford, June 8th Especial to The Democrat)- Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy of Hart ford, former national committee man and leader of one of the wings in the state democratic organiza- tion, walked out of a conference on judgeships yesterday afternoon. The conference of party leaders had hardly started when Mayor Spellacy stalked out of the meeting room. He left behind him for a lengthy session Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith of Wa terbury, Democratic National Com mitteeman David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven, Clarence G. Willard of New Haven, secretary of the g. o. p. state central committee, and Harry E. Mackenzie of Bethel Fairfield county g. o. p. whip.
 New Haven, it developed, is one of the courts in the state that is blocking any agreement on. the minor court judgeships. A vacancy is to occur there soon when Sem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08
JAPANESE FLOWER
 TO FEATURE SHOW

Several new features for the an- nual Waterbury garden show were planned by the committee at 8 meeting last night. Among them are a class of flower arrangement for men; similar class for children, and a class in Japanese flower arrange ment. A number of prizes have been donated for the winners.
 The judges and committee in charge, which is headed by F. Henry Payne, will be guests of Mrs. c. San- ford Bull of Middlebury after the judging is concluded.