davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Mayor Frank Hayes
 Tells OF Wage Cuts
tcontinued from Page 1,

the funds were not. and would not, be available.
 Presently the city has used up It's WPA bond funds and the future of all WPA projects in Waterbury is threatened as of next mon. ..-. By the saving of $100,000 from salary items on the budget, 1t is expected that several WPA projects may be con- tinued through the welfare depart ment. thus saving relief costs while the government Is paying alaries to those, who otherwise, would be on full relief rolls.
 Action If the board of finance has been under consideration by the mayor since the board voted for the wage cut and today he issued the I, Lowing announcement:
 To all City Employees:
 When the Budget for 1888 was made up, in the fall of 1897. there was no intimation that the recession in business would attain it's pres ent proportion.
 It is well known that during the past few months, economic condi- tons have steadily become worse. There are few, If any, workers in Waterbury, other than City em- ployes, who have not suffered be- cause Of reduced wages and short CT hours of employment. It Is also apparent that the amount allotted in the Budget for the support of the Welfare Department will prove vastly inadequate.
 This combination of unforeseen circumstances has placed a heavy burden on the finances of the city.
 With these facts in mind, the Board of Finance which, under the Charter, is charged with the con- duct of the financial affairs of the city, has, by unanimous vote, rec commended that every city employe shall accept a ten per cent reduc- ton in salary or wages.
 THEREFORE, under the author lty vested in me by Section 60E of the Charter of the City of Water bury. I, as Mayor of said City, do hereby direct that, commencing June 1, 1938, the remuneration of each City employe shall be re- duced by an amount equal to ten percentum of the present remuner- ation of such employe.
 In the event that the rcmun- eration of any employe shall be fixed by statute or contract, such employee will be requested to ex- ecutc a waiver authorizing the Comptroller to make such deduction from his or her salary.
 It is the understanding of the Board of Finance that the amounts accruing from such deductions shall be applied to the budget of the well fare department in order that the excessive burden of this department may be frightened.
 sincerely hope that each employe will accept this decision in the same spirit of cooperation which pre- vailed during the dark period of few years ago, and I further hope that a speedy return to normal eco- homie conditions will warrant the prompt restoration of this deduc- ton.
 FRANK HAYES,
 Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
AIR WAVES

gram Thursday, at 300 p. n. EDST. Others include Mickey Rooney, Una Merkel, Dennis OKeefe and Douglas McPhaiL Robert Young will be heard again as master of ceremonies and other regulars of the cast, Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks, Frank Morgan and Meredith Wilson's orchestra, will be on the program.
 Stars of stage, screen and radio will be heard over WYNN tonight when they broadcast from the New York Fund Rally which will take place at Madison Square garden. The proceedings will be on the air from 900 to 10:00 D. m. Among those who will partici- pate are Grace Moore, Ethel Mer- man, Eddie Cantor, George M. Co., han, James Cagney, Gertrude Law renee, Ben Bernie. Duke Ellington and many others. William Gaxton will be master of ceremonies.
 A veteran of each of Americas two great telegraph companies, Western Union and Postal, will be presented at their jobs in an in- tervicws when Americans at Work" brings WABC- Columbia network listeners A picture of the tclegraphcr in the weekly Adult Education Board broadcast of Thursday from 10:30 to 1i:O0 D. m. The operators are Emil R. Vis- conti of Western Union and Miss Florence Mclaughlin of Postal Telegraph. ViscOnu has been morse operator 28 years and Is known widely among. newspaper men. He was present when Lind bergh hopped off on his historic transatlantic flight, and he was at Bennington for the Hauptmann trial. Miss Mclaughlin traces her career to 1900 when she went to work as a morse operator in tho old Grove St., Jersey City, N. J. branch of Postal. She has been one of the fastest operators but now mostly works a teIetype. She says the sound of an old morse operators key Is Hike listening to good music" and calls her voca- ton an art.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
WARSHIPS RACE
 FOR AMOY PORT
Continued from Page D

 
 nounccd officially, United Press Hong Kong dispatch reported, that foreign residents of Annoy had been notified that unless strict neutrality was observed fireign rights would not be respected. The British de- ttroyer Diana was at Annoy, and the destroyed Dainty was en route up the coast from Swatow, to aid the l80 Britons reported in danger. Reports form Annoy were conflicting and indicated only that savage fighting was in progress.
 Hid Tn Dugouts
 Unconfirmed Chinese reports said that Chinese troops hid in dugouts during bombardment of the city and then, when Japanese believed they had fled and sent a landing party ashore, they emerged and in- flicted heavy casualties on force of 800 Bluejackets.
 One Chinese report was that 70 Japanese seamen were captured and 100 wounded.
 Foreign navy reports to Shanghai Indicated, however, that the fighting so far had been indecisiye.
 Japanese navy men landed yester- day on the eastern part of Annoy Island, intending to reduce the strong Chinese Qualifications there, establish new base for themselves on the coast between Shanghai and Hong Kong, and prevent the landing of shipments of war materials from foreign countries.
 A strong landing party was sent ashore and Japanese airplanes drop ped more. than 200 bombs on the city and vicinity. Fires were started and still were burning today, reports said. Before the bombardment the Japanese planes dropped leaflets urging foreigners to eYacuatc and urging foreign Warships to leave the port.
 Casualties Not High
 It was indicated that the bom- bardment was severe one, though so far as reported, casualties were not high. The university was bombed because the Japanese alleged that dcfenses had been erected on it's campus.
 A dozen Japanese warships joined in the bombardment.
 This morning, according to reliable adyices. 20 Chinese planes took off from the Canton area, only a few hours after their arrival from North ern China. Japanese planes had not only bombed Annoy, but a fleet of them bombed Canton airport during the night.
 Twelve of the Chinese plants reached Sancho Island. southwest of Macao and across the Canton river mouth from Hong Kong. this morn- ing to reliable advices.
 They blasted Japanese fleet with bombs, damaged one destroyer seriously and shot down one Japa- nese plane of squadron which tried to drive them off. 1t was asserted. The Chinese planes returned safely, 1t was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

execute . waiver authorizing the controller to make such (10 per cent) deduction for his or her sal- aFy. It is the understanding of the Board of Finance that amounts &C., crsting from such deductions shall Do applied to the budget of the well fare department"
 Mayor Hayes offers the hope that each employe will accept this deci- sion in the same spirit of coopera- ton which prevailed during the dark period of a few years ago." re- ferring to a similar cut which was taken by all city employees during the depression and which was re- turned to them last year. He offers. also. the hope that conditions will better to warrant prompt restora- ttop of this deduction"
 Special Tax Was Asked
 As recently as last night the CIO union. Waterbury Brass Workers, by recommendation of the recording secretary, John J. Drtscoll, who acts in similar capacity for the Associa- ton for the Unemployed, urged action by the city in levying and collecting a special tax to provide relief and meet the present unem- ployment situation" This was seen as the only recourse of the city to prepare for adoption of President Roosevelts recovery measures.
 The union has been agitating for appropriation of $22,000 necessary as city share in WPA projects em- ploying 110 persons by the welfare department. This measure had beer recommended earlier by the bcarc Of education and by the board oi finance but the controller had helc out against the proposal. saying thai
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

The busiest moment ever encoun- tered by an air mail post office will be described direct from the New ark, New Jersey, airport post office by WOR and the Mutual Network in special program on Thursday from 4:30 to 4:45 p. m. EDST Scheduled in connection with the observance of National Air Mail Week, the broadcast will include interviews with various post office officials at work in the building, as well as graphic descriptions of what happens to a letter when 1t is sent via airmail.
 A happy personality, a icapac- ity for hard work, and thor
 oughIy trained voice--these are the qualities which account for the rapid and remarkable success of James Melton, tenor star of Musical Moments" featured on Station WMCA every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 7:45 p. M. Born in 1904 in Moultrie, Georgio, Melton spent his youth in Citra, Florida, where he sang In the church choir. He seriously undertook music as student at inc University of Florida. Later he matriculated at the Georgia University and then at Wander biIt, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he studied under GactanO De Luca, the opera singer.
 While studying for the opera. Melton worked in a college band, playing the sax0phone and sing ing. Upon the advice of vaude- william not to try the big city. Jimmie's answer was to buy a one-way ticket to New York. There, he discovered Roxy, and Roxy discovered voice. It was with Roxy's gang that Melton fast acquired stage experience, and got his first chance on the air. James Melton Is six feet, three inches tall. He weighs 200 pounds and lives with his wife, Marjorie in the Connecticut hills. His hobby is boating and he owns a fifty foot cabin cruiser in Long Island Sound. A thorough sports man, Melton Is also fond of box ing, hunting and fishing.
 The actors agent, who is very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

Continued from Page D exchanged places in the front seat moment after the accident.
 Evidence in the case was heard Monday at the traffic court session, but Judge McGrath deferred judg- mcnt till today.
 Motor Patrolman Grady testified Monday that Jones told him he had been driving when the automobile struck a car operated by Alex Was do, g, of Union City. Jones. he said. was under the influence. Wolff, he said, had obviously been drink ing but was not drunk.
 The only witness heard today was John Daddona. of Oakyille, a pas senger in Wasdo's car at the time of the accident. He said that he jumped from the car a moment af- ter the collision, ran to the other automobile, and found Jones in the drivers seat. Sufficient time had not elapsed, he testified, for the men to change places.
 Wolff will appeal to the court of common pleas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
AMBASSADOR TO
 SEE ROYAL COURT
(Continued from Page 9

ters are Mrs. Douglas Jenkins, Charleston, s. C., wife of the Amer ican consul general here; Mrs. Les- lie Ammerton Davis, Port Jefferson, ". r., wife of the consul general at Glasgow; Mrs. Warren Sewell Lock- wood, Washington, D. C., wife Of the assistant trade commissioner at the embassy: Miss Virginia Lee Howard. Washington, daughter of Charles Raymond Howard, assistant treaS- ury attache at the embassy, and Miss Roeamond Harris Seidel. daughter of Harry G. Seidel. vice. president of the International Asso- ciation (Petroleum) Ltd.
 Kennedy Girls Practice
 The Kennedy girls have been pyacticing arduously for the double curtsy before the king and queen who will be seated on thrones in a lowered banked white and gold ballroom. By the. kings directions, the courts tonight and tomorrow will be confined almost wholly to un- married girls whose presentation will be their debuts into British so- Hociety.
 The Kennedy family will be dressed for court by g p. m, when they will receive newspaper photog- raphers and news reel cameramen at their Princess gate residence. The ambassador and his wife go to Buckingham palace at 8:45 p. m.. f3:45 D. m. EDT) followed by their daughters in another car arriving at the palace at 9:l0 o'clock.
 While 100 other debutantes wait in the palace court, the Kennedy girls, as diplomatic guests, will enter the palace immediately.
 Promptly at 9:30 D. m, the lord chamberlain will report to the king that everything Is ready and the signal will be given for the royal procession into the ballroom.
 Enter With General Crowd
 Mrs. Kennedy and her daughters, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Lock- wood and Miss Howard are about 20th to 27th on the list. Miss Seidel will enter with the general crowd of dcbutantes which will be pre- gented after the diplomatic corps.
 Mrs. Kennedy will wear a white lace gown embroidered with silver and gold, a silver lame train with silver and gold embroidery. She will carry white fan. Rosemary will wear white tulle dress, trim- med with white baillets and a white train trimmed similarly. Kathleen will wear a picture dress of white tulle. trimmed with white tulle rosettes with silver centers and a train of white tullc. She will carry . bouquet of lilies of the valley.
 Gentlemen -at-arns in red tunics, plumed helmets and white brooches, and yeomen of the guard in tudor uniforms, with red ruffs. will line the grand stairway and other routes into the ballroom. The kings four turbaned Indian orderly officers will guard the throne.
 Ambassador Kennedy announced recently that he intended to stop the custom of presenting private American women at royal courts. He said that he would sponsor the presentation only of women mem bers of the American official colony and American women resident in Great Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
Montgomery Wilson
 Is Held By Coroner
toontinued from Page D

sonable to assume that from the nature of the wounds that Ma honey was bending over at the time he was shot, although there
 are no eye-witnesses as to just what position he was in or what he was doing when struck by the bullet fired from Wilson's gun.
 I find that the death of the said Edward Mahoney was due to bullet wound of the abdomen, with internal hemorrhage, sus- tained in the manner heretofore descrbed and that said death was due to the criminal act of the said Montgomery Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
CONSTANCE HAS
 ASKED FOR MORE

Hollywood, May 1l--UP)-Con- stance Bennett raised her demands for alleged defamation of charac- ter damages by $100000 in a new suit today against Jimmy Fidler. radio commentator.
 She asked total of 1850 900, claiming that her public standing was injured when Fidlcr told his audience that she once snubbed Patsy Kelly on the set.
 Her original suit for $2S0 900 was dismissed on Fidler's demurrer. but Miss Bennett was granted leave to Ale an amended complaint with technical errors corrected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
ATTEMPT OF COP.
 TO MIMIC JURY
(Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D ing to delegate power to the said committee.
 Copy of the mayors message to the aldermen and veto is as follows:
 May II, 1888 Honorable Board Of Aldermen: Gentlemcn:--
 A resolution, passed by your Honorable Board at a meeting held May 2. 1888. relative to the appointment of committee to consider the deficit and investi- gate all departments, officers and employees of the city, etc, has been submitted to me by the city clerk. Section 42 of the Charter of the City of Waterbury reads as fol- lows:
 BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DEPARTMENTS: The Board shall have power to investigate all departments, officers and employees and to inquire into any changes that may be preferred. and shall
  have access to all records there- to appertaining.
 The above section, in my opinion, does not authorize the Board of Aldermen to delegate it's power of investigation to any committee. and have vetoed this resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 4l of the Charter and am forwarding this letter to the city clerk with in- structions that 1t be brought be- fore your honorable board at It's next meeting.
 Sincerely yours,
 FRANK HAYES,
 Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

much a part of the radio scene but has never really been explained to the radio audience, will be the sub ject of an interview on Rudy Val lees Hour on Thursday. George Goldsmith. prominent New York representative of many prominent artists, will be interviewed by Rudy in the broadcast at 800 p. m. Other acts already announced for this bill arc: Grace George, Denis Hoey and Cecil Humphrey in scene from Somerset Maugham's "The Circle currently being revived on Broad way; Irving Caesar and new safe- ty song called Safety Patrol March," Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou; and Jay c. Flippen, comedian.
 Robert Montgomery and Mau-
 reen O'Sullivan head the guest
 list of the Good News of 1888 pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
SUICIDE FAILS

Boston, May Il - (UP) - Mrs. Arthur Thornton Legg. 45 wife of the orthoepedic surgeon and Har- yard Medical School assistant pro- lessor, was still in critical condition at hospital today.
 She was burned severely Monday in an alleged suicide attempt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
153O..WBRY..96

r. M.
 3:O0--Baseball Cancelled Sox vs.
 Chicago White Sox. 5:15-Melodies of Today. J:30--Better Homes Program. B:45--NeWs. 6:00-George Hall and Orch. 6:l0--Bageball Scores. 6:l5--Dinner Hour. 6:30--NeWs. 645-Vic Arden's Orch, Guests. 7:00-Correct Time. 7:00--Adventures of Speed Gibson. 7:l5--The Happy Trio. 7:30--E. Chrlsty Erk Presents. 7:45--Blll Wirges orch. with
 Hildegarde. 7:b6-NeWs. S.00-At Pumpkin Center. S:30--The Youth Court of Charac-
 ter. 8.00-Biily Brookeg and His orch. 3:l5-Radio etars of Tomorrow. 3:45--To Be Announced. l0:00--Symphonic Strings. t0:30-Melodies From the Sky. II :00--Time and News. ll:l6--Eilly Brookes and His orch. li:30-Mcmory Bouquet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
500--WICC--Bridgeport..6O

T. M.
 S;iS--pon ,, Winslew m of the Navy. 5:30-WICC News Bulletins and
 Musical Roundup. 6:i5-kuth Ferry. Songs. 8;o0-Yankee Network News
 Service. 6:l6-sports Roundup. 6;30-Footprints. Dramatic Talk
 by William Donnelly. 6:35-Musical Rendezvous. 6:45--New Haven Teachers
 League--"Our Next Door
 Neighbors." 7:oo-Easy Aces--comedy Sketch.
 Featuring Jane and Good. 7:i5--Mr. Keen. Tracer of Lost
 Persons. 7:30-Lonc Ranger-Dramatic
 Sketch of tho Old West. soo--united Church Midweek s:30-Harriet Parsons. News from
 Hollywood. 8:45-Women's Choral Society of
 New Haven. 0:30--Boston Pop" Concerts
 Featuring Boston symphony
 Orch. Conducted by Arthur
 Fielder. l0.30-News from Yale University. l0:35--NBC Minstrel show--Gene
 Arnold. Interlocutor; Vance
 McCune, Ken Christie, Bill
 Thompson and Jimmie Dean. End Men; Noble Cain Octet: Jack
 Baker. Tenor; Edward
 Davies. Baritone and
 Harry Kogen's orch. 11;00--Yankee Network News 1i:1E-Yankee Network Weather
 Service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

Direct air service between London and Glasgow. Scotland, will start shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

WJZ--Boston Symphony "Pops" Concert. Arthur Fielder, Conductor. WABc--The Word Game. i0:00--W Kyser's Musi- cal Class.
 WOR--Symphonic Strings. Alfred Alfred Wallenstein. Con- WABc--Gang Busters Sketch. i0:30-WOR-Greater N. Y. Fund Rally. at Madison square Garden; Speakers District Attorney Thomas E.
 Dewey and Others. WJZ--Third Annual Dinner of Awards of National Institute of Immigrant Welfare, at Hotel Btlt- more; Recipients Named by Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase .of N. VI U,; Mime. Marie Maximo- witch. Soprano. WABC--Tt Can Be Done, With Edgar A. Guest. ani li:00-W WEAF--Dance Music. WOR-News; Dance Music. WJZ-News; Dance Music wABc-~Greater N. Y. Fun Program. ii:45-WABc--Dance Music (To INA. M) i2:30-W EAF--Lights Out
 Sketch. s;oo-woR--News con at s;oS M,l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11
HAROLD WOLFF
 IS FOUND GUILTY

Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

The actors agent. who is very
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-27
TENNIS COURTS

Ruraors Aovo it that Roy Brcdon has
Offered to Let tennis enthusiasts have
tho use Of G Pioco Of ground to erect
temporary courts until the proposed
tennis court project is coraoloteG. Ill
the work Will hcvo tc be done by volul-
toors ord eli nctoricl vi IL have to be
dug up without digging in the town
treasury. Those Of you who hc.vo doubts
0ocut getting courts this sumner now
hcvo { chance to play, if enough brown
can be found to oroct tho temperate s.
cny doubts have boon raised IS to
whether not four courts Will o1nodote
all tho people who want to play.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-27
"POP" FIDGER'S sECOND SHOCK!
By "Pop" (Unlucky) EidCor

Voc is lie! Of course you have heard
that tho Cliff Nrcllcrs arc back in the
League. Yes, that is RI rht, finally
lost ball Car7c. Thnt crowd ,hot
ball Gorno! Thct O night! Fhoooy!
1t Was such G shock and rovolcti on
&c see What had previously boon gloom
in lone drawn, sod looking faces, now
transferred into broad Crins from cor
to cor, O. JOY and happiness.
Goo f! 7 sold to myself, Pop, ere
no tho cause Of oil this joy? Woll,
if SO, en- almost Glcd VIC lost, altho
VIC lot our fow but consis tont rootcrs
dcrn--tho pcid ones, too.
However, after the footing Of the
horns end tho yelling Ct tho throngs
rad subsidized, and tho happy crowd he'd
left tho scono Of disaster, leaving
thOir -ood taunts and jibos still
ringing in ny cars, tru.God woarily
homo, happy md contontod and hoping
that ct last VIC I'LL got tho conpct ition
VIC havc been looking for, for long.
l almost forgot thot whilo on the
way homo still trying to fathon Viii CHI,
brooll Of the conc dofoct0d US, that
sono little boy Of nino broke ny troin
Of thought. "Pop" he scys, "you lot
nc and the Editor down. Tic soid your
tooll had luck and I said it had rytl11.
How colo?"
"Woll," scid, "It's hard TIC solve.
Luck WASN'T what Won these practice
Camos end VIC didn't have any toni Ght.
So what" "T?oll," no says, what about
rytln1?" TOl1, pondorod Q minute
ond then answered. "Ycu can't expect
IN orchestra to have rythr. when sono'
of tho Instruments arc missing and
tho rain danpons tho remaining onos,.
can your" I reached down in my pocket.
mo-, he soys, wltchinC my hand,
IT guess not," and wandered off down
toward tho soda Fountain.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-27
OUT OF TOWN GATE
go sss ssa 80 en- --

Tho scheduled Co11o botrroon the
TeshinCton's strong P.T.A. team and
tho Groonbolt All Stars which WIS to
take place Saturday, July 20 uos
roinod out. Bcttor luck next timo.