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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
"Our Yankee Bambino"
Chapter Five of John Barr's Latest Historical Contribution Pictures Home Life of Paul Revere,
 Incidents Prior to Historic Ride

Paul Revere. He reads the ques- tion in my eyes.
 "Yes,' he says, we've travelled some long journeys together, Pep pina-and must travel more be- fore our work is done. We are ready at moments call. It may be within ten minutes he says, earnestly, leaving his chair and standing with his powerful right arm thrown affectionately over his saddle-as though it were hu- man and understands what he is saying.
 "A golden radiance from the blazing logs casts a halo about him and the mute companions of his long, secret, dangerous jour neys.
 His faithful wife-who has re- joined the circle-Paul, Jr., De- bora, Sarah, Frances and I-arc all under the same spell as we watch and listen to this stalwart American mechanic.
 Little Figures
 There's a fascinating mystery about this big, strong, fearless, kind daddy of theirs-capable and prosperous in his business, be- loved by his fellow workmen-the trusted friend and associate of the patriot leaders--and the mys- tery of the long absences from home on secret journeys whose full meaning he must not even di- vulge to them.
 There's a rustic from the stair way. We all look up to see two lit- tie white figures in their night clothes at the top of the stairs throwing kisses and sweetly call ing-'Good-night, papa dear! Goodnight, everybody - and scampering back to bed.
 There's rap at the door Whoever it is does not use the knocker.
 Paul Jr. opens the door and admits a boy of about my age, who goes directly toward Paul Revere, who meets him half way.
 "'Mr. Revere the boy says in a low tone, pr. Warren sent me. He wants you to go to his house quick. He thought it would be risky for him to come here
 "'All right, Sam. Thank you, my boy. Peppina shake hands with Sam Ballard. You'll like him. Sam's shrewd boy. He has done enough already for the cause of Liberty to entitle him to honor able mention in the future his tories of our Country. That's the kind of boys and girls we have, Peppina. Sam, you stay here till I come back
 "Thank you, sir says Sam, blrshing at the compliment and looking admiringly at Paul Revere as he puts on his hat and goes out.
 "Old Scout
 While he is away Sam Ballard joins the circle at the fireplace. He Is friend of all the family, and Old Scout shows his feelings for the young patriot spy-by in- sisting upon shaking hands with both paws and giving friendly bark.
 1.-TWO of kind, Old Scout!' responds Sam, with a grin, and batting his shaggy head.
 Tn hardly more than twenty minutes Paul Revere returns.
 "Hurriedly he changes shoes for riding boots-Flings on his surt-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
Eight New Highway
 Projects Underway
Spring and Summer Construction Program in State
 Outlined By Commissioner Macdonald

the widening of Main street. North Canaan; and upwards of a mile and half of bituminous macadam on Hebron avenue in Glastonbury.
 Sealed bids on the nine projects .g.il be received from contractors at the headquarters of the State High way Department in the State Office Building. Hartford, until 100 p. m. E. s. T., Monday, May 9.
 The new work is briefly described in the notice to contractors as fol- lows:
 Federal Projects
 Town of Berlin About 11,783 feet of grading and constructing 8 dual rolled gravel surface on the reloca- tion of U. s. Route No. 5.
 Town of Hamden: About 10,894 feet of Reinforced Concrete Pave ment on Whitney avenue.
 Merritt Parkway
 Towns of Norwalk and Westport: About 10,104 feet of dual Reinforced Concrete Pavement on the Merritt Parkway beginning east of West fLOCk TOdO tNOl W dIh dlIO CAAS<hA6 c" Newtown avenue, Westport.
 Trunk Line Projects
 Town of Harwinton: About 3,1l0 feet of Bituminous Macadam on Hill road.
 City of Bridgeport: About 1903 feet of Sheet Asphalt or Colprova surface on a concrete base on Fair field avenue.
 State Aid Project
 Town of Pennington: About 5,93l feet of Bituminous Macadam and 1898 feet of Reinforced Concrete on Lovely street and Plainville road.
 Town of Stonington: Furnishing and installing pipe culverts on Taugwank road.
 Town of North Canaan: About 543 feet of Reinforced Concrete for Wid- ening Main street.
 Town of Glastonbury: About 8,220 feet of Bituminous Macadam on Hebron avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
M The Local
 TheQterS
STATE

Performances tonight at Warner Brothers State theater conclude the engagements of Fools For Scandal" with Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravel in the stellar roles; also Night Spot" with Parkyarkarkus and Joan Woodbury heading the cast.
 Tomorrow the State ushers in two more smash hits that are said to surpass everything in the line of screen entertainment that has been presented within the past few months.
 Many stars of screen and radio are combined to give you the best col lege musical ever filmed, College Swing" the headliner of the pro- gram.
 Heading the cast are such bona fide guarantees of entertainment as George Burns and Oracle Allen, Martha Kaye, and Bob Hope assist ed by the impressive supporting cast which includes Edward Everett Hor- ton, Ben Blue, Florence George, John Payne, Robert Cummings, Skinny" Ennis, the Slate Brothers, and the new MT. and Mrs. Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan.
 Seven hit songs, that have gained wide popularity are included in the film. Namely College Swing" the theme song, T Fall in Love With You Every Day." Moments Like This, How'd Ja Like to Love Me?". You're Natural, What Rhumba Does to Romance, What Did Romeo Say to Juliet.
 Singing is the order of the day in this story of what happens to a uni- versity when the school dumbell inherits the place through the pe- culiarities of an old will and sets about putting her ideas of liberal education" into effect. Burns and Allen, who recently sang their way through "A Damsel in Distress" with Fred Astaire, now revert to the theme they popularized in College Holiday" They are assisted in their musical antics by Bob Hope, who won fame by his single performance as the wise-cracking master of cere- monies in Big Broadcast of 1888" Martha Kaye, the authority on ener- getic singing, and "Skinnay" Ennis, the popular vocalist of Hal Kemp's orchestra also appear.
 Novel features of the College Swing" college includes dias in the middle of the campus, on which a swing band plays g long line of new popular tunes, and a specially constructed dance floor, on which Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable do the sensational new dance called, after the picture, the College Swing" A sorority house with a balcony allows Florence George and "Skinnay" Ennis to do a collegiate Romeo and Juliet number set to music.
 The new craze for candid camera photography, which has set every second American snapping his friends and relatives unaWares has finally crashed the movies. In the second smash, Scandal Street." a candid camera in the hands of bun- gling Roscoe Karns motivates the plot when a shot taken of young girl without her knowledge involves her in a murder. Lew Ayres and Louise Campbell are co-starred.
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out or long overcoat-Thrusts pistols in his pockets.
 "'Don't expect me back to- night he says, speaking rapidly Q his wife and Paul Jr. Put out the lights and go to bed. Good-by, Peppina-Glad you came-Come again. Good-by, dear to his wife, kissing her. A kiss for each of the girls. A word I can't un- derstand to Paul Jr. A wave of his hand to us all - as he goes out into the night, closing the door quietly.
 Ten minutes later-just as Sam and I are about to leave, there's a scratch at the door.
 "Old Scout comes in-all excite ment. /
 "'What is it, old fellow?' every body asks.
 70 here's note fastened in- side his collar exclaims Debora. Its from father-Quick! He for got his spurs
 "'Here they are-' says Paul Jr. and he and Sam Ballard fast en them to Old Scouts collar so as to be hidden in his long hair.
 "Old Scout Wags his tail and feels the importance of his job.
 "'Go straight to Paul Revere they charge him-and let him out.
 What happened from then on through all that momentous night and the following day." concluded Peppina, lis. as we know, one of the most thrilling and epoch- making chapters in all history so beautifully and dramatically told by Longfellow in his-Mid- night Ride of Paul Revere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
STRAND

Mark Twains famous characters stepped from the pages of his im- mortal story and onto the screen of Warner Brothers cozy, clean and comfortable Strand theater yester- day with the presentation of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
 Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Joe Harper, Becky Thatcher, Aunt Polly, Injun Joe, Muff Potter and all the other characters come to life once again in the little Missouri town along the Mississippi, which is where Tom and his cronies achieved immortal fame.
 Filmed in technicolor and pro- duced by David O. Selznick, who has scored many outstanding successes such as Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Prisoner of Zenda" and others, the film is marveluos entertain ment for the entire family and one of the finest ever done. The sub ject is one that lends itself to color and some of the shots are breath takingly magnificent, especially those where Tom and Becky are lost in the cave. It is said to be the first time a cavern with its stalactites and stalagmites has been shown in natural color. Moreover the pictorial effects of the quaint settings of the small town and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
|Irl Hollywood

a mortuary. The undertaken wouldn't sell, so the building was erected around him.
 You can imagine that this situ- ation has the wags pretty busy. A few have been sporting enough to suggest storing their old jokes in the funeral parlor. Others insist that it will be a repository for for gotten writers, or that foreign di- rectors will be installed there, or that certain actors can go there and embalm themselves thoroughly instead of just experimenting at the bar around the corner.
 Shooting Shooting
 On UniverSal's back lot, Johnny Mack Brown is playing cowboy and-Indian for the serial, Flaming Frontiers" Such films are shot in a hurry. In the half hour that I watched, five scenes were made and that would be an excellent days work for the average com- pany on feature. They shot so rapidly that they have to have two directors, working on alternate days, so that one directs while the other is preparing the next days shoot ing.
 I was sitting on the steps of the Silver Dollar Saloon when Brown came over and said, You'd better move quick or you're going to find yourself in the movies" So I moved but in five minutes was able to go back and sit on the steps with Brown.
 A subsequent scene, intended to show Indian raiders dashing down hill on their horses, threatened some delay. One of the Indians couldn't manage his horse. That's all right" said Director Ed Tyler. Well leave him up there. He can pretend he's lookout left behind on purpose"
 They shot the scene. When the mounted men dashed down the hill found they were real Indians all right. But they had moccasins pulled on over their shoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

Highway Commissioner John A.. Macdonald has announced eight new highway projects to be added to the spring and summer construc- tion program, and has called fo- second bids on the College High way project in Hamden upon which all bids submitted were rejected as being too high in the highway de- partments last contract letting. The new jobs plus the Hamden project call for approximately ten miles of road surface improvement, includ- ing about two miles of new paving on the Merritt Parkway.
 The parkway paving will be done in Norwalk and Westport and will consist of dual reinforced concrete, beginning east of West Rock road in Norwalk and extending to New town avenue in WeStport.
 The Hamden job entails about two miles of reinforced concrete pave ment to be laid to Rout No. IDA be- gining at the end of the bridge building project now in process at Lake Whitney and running north ward beyond the Hamden Town Hall at Centerville.
 Commissioner Macdonald also called for contractors bids on up- wards of two miles of grading and the constructing of dual rolled gravel surface nthe relocation of U. s. Route No 5, the Hartford New Haven highway, in Berlin.
 Other projects call for about 3,1l0 feet of bituminous macadam pave ment on Hill Road in Harwinton; the paving with asphalt or Colpro- provia surface of 1903 feet on Fair field avenue in Bridgeport; slightly more than a mile of bituminous ma- cadam and about one-fifth of mile of reinforced concrete on Loveley street and Plainville road in Farm ington; installation of pipe culverts on Taugwank road in Stonington; concrete paving in connection with
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wis, who also has done very well in vixen parts. There's nobody, though that I particularly want to be like" Miss Granville said. And I don't care much whether I do comedy or drama, so long as the parts are substantial. That's when acting's fun."
 Paul Harrison's next story will
 be about Judy Garland. It con-
 cludes the series on child movie
 stars who are growing up)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28

other peoples lives in "These Three" early in 1886, Bonita had played a lot of ordinary, little-girl roles and was wondering whether she'd ever have a chance to act. The meanie part provided chance for an emotional display that sell dom comes to youngsters of 13, and for a year thereafter she was in demand for similar roles, some of which were especially written into stories for her.
 Lately, though, her parts have been more or less alternately sym pathetic and heavy. Her current part in "In Every Woman's Life" isn't much of anything-just a fill- in assignment until the Nancy Drew series is ready for her.
 Her favorite actress is Bette Da-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff CCrrespOndent

HollyWood-All over the lot: Akin Tamiroff is waiting to play scene with "Slicker," a trained seal used in Spawn of the North" All ac- tors have a professi9Ec! dislike for appearing yith animlls because the latter always steal the scenes. And now Tami,Ctf not only nas to act with a seal, but has to wait for him while he is gapad a5 by the company.
 After half an hour Tamiroff taps Director Henry Hathaway on a shoulder. Let me play the seal" he pleads. Its tot better role than I've got. And the seal could play my part"
 Scar-Dust
 Dorothy Lamour, also in this Alaskan picture, laughs good-na- turedly at the monotonous wise cracks about how many clothes she's wearing these days. She says, well, the makeup men are having an easy time of it anyway.
 When Dorothy was a child in New Orleans, Mrs. Carmen Lamour, her mother, had her vaccinated on a thigh rather than have an arm marred by a scar. Mrs. Lamour was pretty sure by that time that Dor othy would be beauty, and maybe an actress. But she reckoned with out Hollywood, for the vaccination scar has to be painted over every time Miss Lamour wears sarong for an island or jungle picture. Dead Issue
 Another badly worn subject for Wisecracks is the imposing new ad- ministration building now being completed for Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. There's nothing funny about the building itself. unless you can believe the stories concerning Louis B. Mayors golden bathroom. But it happens that the structure does not occupy quite all of the space that was originally intended. Defiantly nesting by one corner is background of the Mississippi against which the colorful and in- teresting characters play out their drama, are all heightened by the use of color.
 The cast is headed by the new sensational child discovery, Tommy Kelly, who is supported by an ex- cellent cast including May Robson, Jackie Moran, Ann Gillis. Walter Brennan, Cora Sue Collins and others.
 Co-featuring the program Is "I Met My Love Again" starring Joan Bennett and Henry Fonda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
GIRLS DEBATE SHORT SKIRTS

New York (UP)-Are girls wear ing their skirts too short? Hunter College students say mo-. The over- whelming defeat of the proposition. Resolved, that skirts should be three inches longer" at a mock de- bate held at the college indicated feminine sentiment on number of years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-28
(Copyright, 1888 John Barr


 "Debora and Sarah finish their dishes. Mrs. Revere comes back from putting baby Joshua to sleep. She and Debora and Sarah get out their knitting Soon we are all in the family circle about the fireplace. Paul Revere in his big chair at one side, with Mary and Elizabeth on his lap. I'm sit ting beside him. Paul, Jr. is back and forth good deal. Every time he comes in from outdoors, mo- tice he exchanges significant look with his father.
 Frances sits on the other side of me, with her school book open. I look over her shoulder. What ridiculous geography! Can you imagine? No United States! No City of Washington! No Chicago! No San Francisco! But, of course. they don't know or even dream of the things we know Though Paul Revere may see it, with his long vision of coming events.
 Now Paul Revere sends little Mary for his jack-knife and whit ties stick while he is talking to me. Paul, Junior, comes into the circle and starts whiting race with his father.
 "'Children,' says Mrs. Revere, show Peppina the toys your fa- ther and brother make for you with their jack-knives.
 Homemade Whistles
 50 Mary and Elizabeth scam- per about and collect the most surprising assortment of home made whistles, cornstalk fiddles, spinning-tops, pop-guns, wind mills, baby's-rattles.
 My stars, what a lot of things they're bringing for me to see!"
 What else, Peppina? Tell us all the things they bring" ask several of the children at once.
 "Is there a kite?" asks one.
 "Is there a drum?" asks the drummer.
 "Is there a dolls house?" asks one of the littlest girls.
 Let me look" says Peppina. "Yes, sir-there IS dolls house and the cutest little dolls cradle. And here comes little Eliz- abeth with the darlingest little set of dolls dishes, real silver, made for them by their own won- derful daddy. Yes, and forgot to tell you-there's a big rocking horse over in the corner. And Frances has just told me to tell you about the kite and the drum. She says they're up stairs-wait- ing for baby Joshua to grow up. They belong to Paul, Jr.
 "Now, Paul ST. and Paul Jr. eX- hibit to me their favorite Barlow jacknives' and explain exactly how each toy is made, and of what kind of wood.
 They enter into merry con- test-father and son-to see who can make the neatest whistle in the shortest time-to give me for a souvenir.
 "The children show me just where each one of the family, in cluding father and mother, hangs their stockings and where Old Scout hangs his stocking-for Christmas; and points out the very, exact route Santa Claus takes down the immense chimney.
 Bedtime
 "'Time to go to bed now Mrs. Revere announces, with a mother ly smile at the younger children Mary T, and Elizabeth 5-who kiss their father and follow their mother, who carries a lighted candle in her hand, up those quaint old stairs-throWing kisses as they go, and calling back Good might. papa, dearl Good night, Peppina! Good night, everybody!
 T am looking at saddle, sad dle-bags, and spurs, hanging near one end of the fireplace.
 T look at them-and I look at
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booked for next Wednesday evening another mammoth show of all-star tavorites, so be sure to attend this
 theater and see all the outstanding shows to be presented here, in addi- tion to our regular double feature program with no advance in prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-01
Easily Lost From Body

The homemaker's task of pro-
viding adequate calcium is COM
plicated by the fact that the body
loses large amounts of calcium
every day, and this loss is greater
during sickness, especially in fe-
yer or when one is worried, over
worked or has taken too strenu-
GUS exercise.
Outstanding nutritionists unani-
mously agree that the American
diet is more deficient in calcium
than in any other element. And
it is squarely up to the mothers
and homemakers to correct this
tragic state of affairs, which is
undermining their own efficiency
and threatening the present health
and future happiness of their chill
dren.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-01
Senator Copeland Dead

EXHAUSTED by his labors and
~ the heat in Washington, United
States Senator Royal S. Copeland
of New York died just before the
adjournment of congress. He was
in the sixteenth year of his service in
the senate and had been an indefati-
gable worker. He was a consistent
opponent Of many Of the admins
tration's policies and was one of
the leaders in the fight against the
court packing and government re-
organization measures.
Political observers in New York
believed death cleared the way for
Governor Lehman to attempt to full
fill his ambition to 60 to the senate.
They said, however, that this would
be opposed by President Roosevelt
and that the Presidents followers
probably would rally in support Of
a ticket composed Of Senator Wag-
ner for reelection and Representa-
tive James M. Mead Of Buffalo for
Copeland's unfinished term.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-01

States Housing Administrator Ma
than Stratus and Brig. Gen. John J..
Kingman, acting chief Of United
States army engineers.
Outlining his plans for use Of fed
eral funds allocated his agency,
Hopkins said that the purchase of
materials alone for WPA projects
will give indirect, full-time private
jobs to 1000 workers, in addition
to relief jobs for the unemployed.
"And so the WPA money flows,
like the blood in the human body,
giving life and strength to the eco
nonic system all the way from its
toes to the top of its head" he said.
Secretary Wallace said that under
the new agricultural legislation the
farmer is in good shape to do his
part in the recovery drive.
eff business would only start pro-
ducing as it knows how to produce,
the market for agricultural products
would expand during the next year
to a point which would help amaz-
ingly in bringing about a solution
of the farm problem" he said.
Gray, who has been administering
PWA affairs in the absence of In
terror Secretary Ickes, said that the
spending of money set aside for
public works under the recovery
program should result in industry's
receiving $1,000, 100000 in orders in
the next two years.
Straus outlined his agency's pro-
gram of slun-clearance and low
cost housing and said that it will
result in increased employment and
the creation of that finest and most
needed of all commodities-better
homes for Americans.
The administration flood control
program, General Kingman said,
will produce equally beneficial re-
suits not alone in the reduction Of
human suffering" but in keeping
open business channels and provid-
ing additional employment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-07-01
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~ SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
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chimes, such as automobile plants,
hardly will be touched by the law.
1t will affect certain garment fac
tories and a very small number Of
textile mills.
It will affect the fertilizer industry
of the South and southern sawmills.
Even when business is as good as
it was last summer, unofficial es-
Inmates indicate. that only about
100000 factory workers would be
affected by the Is cent wage mini
mum of the law, and somewhat
more than 100000 workers would
find their hours shortened by A
hour weekly limit, effective next
October.
At the outset the laws effect will
be to improve "the worst condi-
tons" in certain industries engaged
in interstate commerce, the econ
omists believe.
Child labor provisions will affect
mainly scattered minors working at
odd jobs in various mills and fac
tories. e