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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-17
Harry Chaffin in Keystone

The very name of Harry Chat
fin is a synonym for courage,
fearleSSncSs and DOWNRIGHT
Republicanism. If you don't be-
lieve it ask J. Fleming Jones and
all the Deputy Sheriffs of last
weeks election in WEIGH. Chat
fin is strong believer in the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-17
CAPEHART TC SNEAk Vt
JOHN STEW tttF SUNDAY

Attorney H. ! Stuart. Of
WEIGH, will addr me Brother
hood of John Stow. Methodist
Eriscopalian chrrh sunday at
II 100 am. The mnn will be in
charge of the service honoring
fathers day. Mu-ic will be n
dered by a speciM mon, choir
directed by william =. Green.
On Monday nigh there will b.
Il special reception for fathers in
the Howard hall Of the church.
Prof. Edward DicFor~on is AN
authority in the field of ccono
authority in the field Of ccono-
mics and his add ~~ will be Of
interest to the public.
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Water Over Niagara Falls
Over Niagara Fall every second
goes 700 tons of water.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-06-17

Fuller's Earth
Fuller'S earth is clay relatively
high in magnesia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

sweetest-tempered actresses in Hol- lywood, but admits that her movie wise family cured her of temper ament by ribbing hez out of it.
 When she'd come home raving about tough day at the studio, her brother would sigh, "Ah, the great emotional artlste-how she suf- fersl"
 And her producer husband, Har- " Joe Brown, occasionally still asks, Listen, Toots-do you want me to get 8 camera and set it up here in the living room?"
 Hugh Herbert: '~T,ne way start ed this woo-woo business was irle a Wheeler and Woolsey picture called 'DiplomaniacS' about seven years ago. There were a lot of Indians in the picture, and for one scene I'd been sitting up in a tree--out on limb, you might say-for hours.
 T got to clowning and hollering woo-woo-woo, like in a war dance. For some reason it was funny, be- cause even the Indians laughed. Well, it's sort of trade mark, and I guess I can't kick"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
MOUieS Playing
 Today
POLl'S

Replete with action, laughs and fine characterizations, "A Tank at Oxford" screening Saturday at the Loew PoH theater, offers Robert Taylor his most convincing role to date and more than repays Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer for the time and ef- fort spent in producing in England pictures equal in caliber to any made in Hollywood. This is the studios first British-made production.
 In fact, the authenticity of the background and atmosphere of the picture proves that only in a Brit ish setting could it have been so suc- cesSfully evolved.
 In presenting Taylor in the title role as the cocky all-star athlete who comes to Oxford to teach the na- tives" and himself learns plenty in return, "A Tank at Oxford" af- lords the star his greatest oppor- tunity to demonstrate his athletic ability, his flair for comedy and his ability to handle genuinely dra- matic scenes.
 Lionel Barrymore, as Taylor's father, and Maureen O'Sullivan, as the English undergraduate when the hero meets at Oxford, lend their accustomed polish performances, while in the British players who also have leading roles audiences may note at least two potential stellar finds" of tomorrow. Vivien
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
|Ir1 Hollywood

because actors have too much
 to worry about" What he most wants to do is direct a remake
 of his most popular picture, "The
 Navigator"
 Only this time, instead of him. self and Marceline Day being adrift alone on an ocean liner, he'd have Myrna Loy and William Powell. Keaton owns the story.
 Claire Trevor: When people be- gin gushing about her small but poignant part ss Francey in Dead End" Miss Trevor is annoyed. To friends she complains:
 I worked exactly a day and a half in that picture. The role vas so beautifully written and directed that I did it without effort. And yet for five years I've been strug- gling through the feminine leads of 8 Class B pictures, taking uncon- vincing roles and working my heart out trying to make something o1 them. But nobody ever says any thing nice about those"
 Thinks He Could Emote CARY GRANT: Newly arrived at prominence in light comedy, he's already worrying about being typed. He wants good, fast action role, character part, and most of all a casting as an "all-wrong guy" Look what Might Must Fall" did for Rob- ert Montgomery.
 Grant wants to be a heavy, too; even a phychopathic fiend. He has an eye on a promising part in '"The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse." So has Humphrey Bogart.
 Mary Garden: She's SO, redhead- ed and poppy, but a talent-scout now and no longer singer.
 T haven't sung a note except in the bathtub since 1881, and don't intend to-" she said. My job is finding and training young singers for the screen. We'll have opera in pictures within three years"
 Miss Garden doesn't even war ble opera in her bathtub-just popular songs such as Eve Got You Under My Skin."
 They Cured Her
 SALLY PLIERS: She's one of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

show from which all proceeds go 10 benefit the accident victims fami- lies observed Waterbury night, with Francis Sheehan as master of cere- monies.
 On the entertainment program were Irene Pauloski, Charlotte Kleckner, Ellen Bowes, Tillie Crosse, John Grappone, May Cow. Singin' Bill Masters, Harry Morris, "Tex Guinan," Robert RadaSso, Clarence Fischer, James Cow. Joseph Kelley, Betty DeNicholas, Lucy Grappone, Charles O'Connor. and Louis Va nasse. Timn1ie Groves orchestra played for dancing.
 The committee in charge last night included Martin Whelan, general chairman, Timmie Grove, Thomas Grove, Russell Hickman, Mrs. Thomas Grove representing the Yankee Division Veterans aux Hilary, Miss Ann Kenney, Layton Rose, Thomas Casey representing the Disabled American Veterans, Charles Brown, Mrs. Helen Brophy representing the Veterans of For eign Wars Auxiliary and Edward Moriarty.
 Jack Fitzgerald will be master of ceremonies tonight and Bob Tyrrell and his Chateau SwingsterS will furnish music for dancing. The entertainment will include numbers by Irene Pauloski, Corrinne En- horning, Flora Deillo, Arlene Kelley, Helen Burns, Mary Godall, Dolores Theriault, Bernard Carroll. Kenneth Burns, Adele EdmondS and May nard Kleckner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
STRAND

The world famous comedy "Tova- rich," which has been playing on the stage all over civilization for several years, may be seen in film form, with Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer in the leading roles, today and tomorrow at Warner Brothers cozy, clean and comfort able Strand theater where it heads another impressive twin feature program.
 It's one of the funniest and most entertaining of this seasons films, and has been long awaited by local movie-goerS because of its Sensa- tional worldwide success. Don't fail to see it.
 Produced by Warner Brothers on an unusually lavish scale, the story finds Miss Colbert as a grand duch- ess, and MT. Boyer, her husband, as a prince, both of the old Russian nobility, almost starving in Paris, to which capital they have been driven by the Soviet revolution. This is despite the fact that they
 
 have deposited in Paris bank some 40 billion francs. But their honor won't let them touch this money because it was given to them in trust by the Czar.
 Finally the grand duchess and the prince in order to eat, have to take jobs as maid and butler in the home of rich Paris banker, the very one, in fact, in whose institution reposes the vast fortune, although, natural ly, he does not know who they are. The great cast of supporting stars include Anita Louise, Isabel Jeans, Melville Cooper and other notables.
 A daring story of the alien snug gling racket brings Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai" which is the second hit on the program.
 Sunday brings You're Sweet heart" starring Alice Faye, George Murphy and Ken Murray; also Warner Gland in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
M The Local Theaters
STATE

You'll have to hurry if you want to see the two dandy features now playing at Warner Brothers State theater; for tonight's performances conclude the engagements of Swing Your Lady,, the comedy that had local cinema lovers laughing from start to finish, with Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Louise Fazenda and other screen favorites; also "The Invisible Menace" star ring Boris Karloff.
 Tomorrow Warner Brothers State theater scoops the town again with the presentation of two of the big gest hits of the current season. The headliner of this entertaining pro- gram is Warner Brothers all tech- nicolor production Gold Is Where You Find It. co-starring George Brent and Oliva de Haviland and including such sterling performers as Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay and hundreds of others.
 In the film the story of the Strug- gle between the ranchers and the miners is told in stirring terms The ranchers fighting to preserve their fertile lands from the depre- dations of the miners; the miners maintaining their right to reap their harvest of gold from the earth. A beautiful love story is woven into the epic tale with handsome Irish George Brent and lovely Olivia de Havilland as its principals.
 The second hit is Booth Tark- ington's "Penrod and His Twin Brother" starring the Mauch twins, Billy and Bobby, who scored so heavily in "The Prince and the Pauper."
 This film is a delightful sequel to ''Penrod and Sam" which was made last year with Billy Mauch. Be- sides the Mauch twins, the cast in- cludes Spring Byington, Frank Craven, Philip Hurlic and many others of note.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
SORTIN DETAINED. FOR GRAND JURY
Alleged Wife Murderer Held Without BaiI-Vic= tim, Former Waterburian

Arraignment before a grand jury faces Frank sortin, 51, charged with the murder of his wife, the former Calista Quill of this city, at West Palm Beach, Fla. After brief hearing yesterday, 8 coroner's jury in the Florida city ordered Sortin be held without bail for presenta- tion before the grand jury on a murder charge.
 Mrs. Sortin was slain Sunday, al- 1egedly by an axe yielded by her husband. Medical testimony was offered yesterday that the blows from the weapon crushed the wo- mans skull, lacerated her scalp and severed her jugular vein.
 The former local woman mar ried Sortin here 10 years ago. The couple had five children, who are reported to have witnessed their mothers death.
 Police investigation revealed that the Sortin home had been disrupted by domestic troubles for several months. Since last fall, Sortin had been living in a shed near his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Leigh, as the "other girl" reveal: a flashing, yet, subtle personality which may well set . new style n "vamp- -comed edienneS." Griddth Jones as the Britisher whose enmity for Taylor motivateS much of the plot looms as a most personable leading man discovery, stalwart in appear ance and sensitive in his perform ance.
 Edmund Gwenn, as the Oxford dean, and particularly 0. V. France as the tutor and Edward Rigby as Taylor's scout, among the fea- tured players, add tr1meaSUrab1y to the thoroughly genuine "feel" of the picture throughout.
 Director Conway has established 8 tempo which never flags and which keeps an audience sitting forward on it's seats. His handling of the athletic events, particularly of the climatic Oxford. Cambridge boat race, yields the utmost in thrilling action, and his comedy situations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
FILMS GOOD AFTER 22 YEARS

Helena, Ark. (UP)-A man here developed some camera films ater having forgotten them 9 years. The prints showed up well. pr. B. D. Schrantz took the pictures in 1915, had the negatives developed and put them aside, planning to have them printed later" He was cleaning house recently and found them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent HolIyWood-ClOSeup from behind

.Hollywood-Closeups from behind the screen:
 Beatrice Lillie: This darling of the intelligentsia, who can name her own salary on anybody's stage, has flopped twice in movies-first in the silent days of 1926, in Exit Smiling" She did. She stayed away until 1930 when Fox hired her for a little item called Are You There?" She wasn't.
 The comedienne has brighter hopes for her current flicker with Bing Crosby because the American public now knows her on the radio.
 Miss Lillie, who is Lady Peel, has a 13-year-old son in school in Eng land, and is thinking of knocking a couple of years off his age. Here in Hollywood she lives with Fannie Brice, Sophie Tucker and Gypsy Rose Lee, and the place is mad house.
 Else Argal: The stunning French actress, wife of the celebrated play wright, Jacques Deval, is back in town quietly shopping around for a role. She was under contract to 2Oth-Fox for six months but noth- ing happened except lot of tests.
 Tn each test" she said, they made me up to look like a cinema star. One day it would be Dietrich, the next Crawford, and was won dering when I would be Shirley Temple. Never did they let me look like myself"
 Her Feet Hurt
 JOAN MARSH: Shes the sort of girl who instantly puts you at ease. When she sits down to lunch she kicks off her shoes and calls atter- tion to it by asking everyone's par don. ~..
 Kicks 'em off when she drives her car, too, and would dance
 in stocking feet if she dared.
 Miss Marsh entered movies at the age of g months, so now, at g years, she's really a veteran.
 Buster KeatOn: Today he's Joseph B. Keaton, director.
 "I'll never act again." he said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
KIWANIS TO HEAR ~
 CHARLES P. TAFT

Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, pastor of First Congregational church. spoke at the meeting yesterday of the Kiwanis club at Hotel Elton. His subject was: Preferences in Poetry"
 The Kiwanians will attend the Rotary club meeting Tuesday when the speaker will be Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, advocate of the city manager form of government. The Kiwanis bowling team will oppose Rotary's at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at the Waterbury club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
LARGE AUDIENCE
 AT BENEFIT SHOW
Waterbury Night" Ob= served at Shel Chateau; "Wolcott Night" Tonight

First of three benefit shows for the families of the children in the Meriden road automobile tragedy, which took three lives and resulted in serious injuries to three more youngsters, was held last night at Shels Chateau with an estimated crowd of 500 in attendance. Special State Troopers md four of the Wol- colt police were needed to handle the crowded traffic.
 Tonight is Wolcott night and to- morrow will be veterans night. But the crowd which turned out for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Irival those of his earlier hit. 'Libeleo Lady".
 The second hit on the program is Paid to Dance.
 Currently at Loews Poll is Gent Raymond and Ann Sothern in ''6het Got Everything" and '-The Game That Kills.
 Tonight is also ''Uproar Hour. night, which provides our patrons with the most enjoyable event ot the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
HAS TITLE

Beatrice Lillie co-starring with Bing Crosby in Doctor Rhythm, which Emanuel Cohen is producing for Paramount, is Lady Peel in pri- vate life. Her late husband. Sir Rob- ert Peel, was grandson of the Sir Robert who was prime minister oi England under Vuctoria. and who organized the London police depart ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
Judgments Foreclosure

Foreclosure writs were filed yes terday at the office of the town clerk giving notice of pendency of suits in the superior court at Wa terbury. They are:
 The Title Insurance & Mortgage Co.,, of Stamford, against Gertrude Raeburn and others, property on Circuit avenue.
 The Waterbury Savings bank against Mary E. Burns, property on Euclid avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Irish pantomime attracted ca- pacity audiences in Dublin, Ireland, for several weeks this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
By Bhl Porter

started in Hollywood but had be would a joined Harris band 1882 in Hollywood toured the country clubs the radio before Zanuck tegraphed his scouts Miss left New
  dotted receiving
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Dwyer Finger Prints, Footprints Reuealed
Scene-There Were No Prints of Carroll, Accused Slayer
By JACK QUINN United Press Correspondent)

South Paris, Me, Aug. 5.-(UP)- The only finger prints and footprints found at the murder scene were those of Paul (Buddy) Dwyer and the victim, Dr. James G. Littlefield 1t was testified at the Carroll mur- der trial today.
 Under cross-ex examination, Dwyer admitted that he had been informed that no other prints were found de- spite the fact he has accused former Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Carroll of committing the murder.
 Resumption of the trial this morn ing was delayed IS minutes by a mysterious conference in the judges chambers between Superior Judge William H. Fisher and Defense Counsel Clyde R. Chapman.
 The courtroom again was packed, over 300 spectators being drawn by the prospect of hearing more of the amazing final confession" written by Dwyer shortly after he was sent to state prison for life for the mur- der. It was in this confession that he named Carroll as the real slay- CT"
 However, Chapman did not imme- diately resume reading of the IT, page document, instead continuing
 Continued on Page 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Fatal Shooting AHray Ln
 Barkley Chandler Battle

Jackson, Ky. Aug. 5-(UP)- Former Sheriff Lee Combs, 36, was dead today, the victim of a shoot- ing afYray between supporters of Senator Alben w. Barkley, senate majority leader, and Goverrsr A. B. (HappV Chandler, opponents for the Democratic U. S. senatorial nomination in Kentucky's primary tomorrow. Combs brother. Lewis B, Chandler's campaign manager in Breathitt county, and Sheriff Walter Dcaton, Barkley supporter, were wounded. William Combs. 33, Barkley's county campaign man. ager and the city jailer, was sought for the staying. He is not rela- tive of the Combs brothers. Police said that Sollie Combs, father of the b rothers had summoned his kinfolk when he learned of the shooting. A dozen of them were roaming the countryside in search of William Combs.
 It was the first major violence in the tense campaign, which in- wolves a clear-cut and acknowl- edged test of President Roosevelt's political prestige. The shooting oc- cured last night on the steps of the county courthouse, located in the Hargic bank building which houses Barkley's county campaign headquarters. Police Chief A. S. Sizn1ore said the Combs brothers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
NEAT WAVE HAS
 NOT YET ENDED
Humidity Helps to Make It Unbearable-May Be
 Cooler Tonight

The wave of sweltering heat which has enveloped Waterbury all week continued today. The tem- perature at 1 o'clock this afternoon was 96 degrees, but high humidity made the day perhaps the most uncomfortable since the hot spell began.
 Some slight consolation is of- fered by the weatherman but no real relief is in immediate sight. He predicts cloudy and slightly cooler weather for tonight, with cloudy weather again tomorrow and pos sible showers.
 One Drowning In Week
 One drowning has been reported this week in the city, but neither St. Mary's nor Waterbury hospital has reported treating any cases of heat prostration during the week.
 A few drops of rain fell at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon but had little effect on the temperature. Showers have threatened several times during the week but there has been no substantial rainfall.
 All week long the temperature has been in the high 90s during the daylight hours. The high mark for the year was set Wednes- day when the mercury climbed to 09 degrees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05

had attended a meeting of ther own faction and then went over to the court building where Barkley rally was in progress. Sheriff Deaton was standing at the top of the stairs.
 The brothers started up the stairs" 5izmore said, land Deaton warned them to keep away, but they wouldn't pay any attention to him. Then Bill Combs came out and the shooting started" Siznore said Lewis Combs had charged that the Barkley manager had fired the shots which killed his brother and wounded him. Deaton was wound- ed slightly in the arm. Lewis Combs was shot in the shoulder. The bullet went downward and lodged in his left lung. Attaches at the Good Samaritan hospital at Lex ington said his condition was critical.
 "He told me-" sizmore said, "that neither he nor his brother had guns There were several other shots fired but everyone that was around there at the time has disappeard and can't find out much about it." He said William Combs had fled Tt seems to me-" he added, that they have been f,issing about the elec- ton. I'm Republican 50 I'm not on either side. They were all het Up from politicin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
NAZIS MAY FIRE
 ON CZECH FLYERS

Berlin, August 5. - (UP) - News. papers intimated today that Ger many might be forced to fire on Czech military planes which cross the frontier illegally.
 Comment on the most recent in. cident, the admitted violation of the frontier by three Czech planes, wat so similar that 1t was viewed in for eign quarters as having been in. spired.
 The generaY sense of articles wa! that German patience had reached its end and that therefore Germany might follow the example of France on her Spanish frontier, and arm the Czechoslovak frontier with anti-aircraft guns.
 Prague's excuse Is not sufficient" said the Deutsche Allegemeirne Zei. tung. She will have to reckon with German anti-aircraft guns If the violations are repeated"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Italy Starts Restriction or Her Jeuish Residents

example. If there were only 1000 doctors in Italy, only one Jew could engage in the profession, and so on in proportion.
 The note said that Italian racial ism was not new. because 1t stated in 1929. Now that Italy possesses en empire, the note said "to avoid the catastrophe plague of mongrel- ness or the creation of bastard race, neither European nor African which would foment disintegration and revolt. 1t is not sufficient to pro- mote severe laws but also necessary to develop strong sentiment, pride and ever present consciousness of race.
 ITO discriminate does not mean to prosecute. The Italian government has no special plan of persecution against the Jews as such" The note charged that Jews have been the most integral. most intransigeant and most ferocious apostles of ra- cialisni," and accused Jews of hav- ing too close a connection with Ma ] sonry and International Bolshevisra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05

Rome, Aug. { - (U.P) --- Italy intends to restrict the activities of Jews to the ratio of their numerical representation among the total pop ulation. 1t was announced today. It was the most sweeping move yet taken in the new Italian "Aryan" racial campaign. The announcement came in a lengthy inspired note in Informazione Diplomatica, mouth- piece of the foreign office. It said;
 "There are 44,000 Jews in met ropolitan Italy, according to Jewish statistics, which, however, must be completely controlled by an immi- nent special census. "The propor- ton Is one Jew to 1000 Italians. It is clear that henceforth participa- ton of Jews in the global life of the state must be kept within this ra- tio." The announcement was under stood to mean that the proportion of Jews in any given walk of life. say law or medicine, must be In the proportion of one to 1000 compared to Italians engaged In it. Thus, for