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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
M The Local Theaters
POLI'S

Tho stage of the Loew-Poli the- ater, Wednesday evening, will be the scene of . truly exceptional vaudeville show, when George Dewey Robinson, colored star of stage, screen and radio brings to Waterbury, his group Of sepia per- formers in what is termed the greatest all-colored show on earth.
 Supporting this famed colored baritone are Weaver, Henderson and Jeanette. speedy steppers; Big Time" Cripps, . memeors of Louis Armstrong's band; The Whirlwinds, Speed, Rhythm and Pep; Mary Perry, celebrated songbird; John Cooper, colored Edward Bergen and Conway and Parks, comedy dancers
 Gus Meyers and the Loew Poll theater orchestra win furnish tho musical background for the show, which will be presented in addition to a great double smash screen pros gram with no advance in regular prices,
 By popular demand, Robert Mont- gomery and Rosalind Russell are COG starred for the fourth time in Fast and Loose" rib-tickling and fast moving sequel to last seasons ex- citing eomedy-mystery, "Fast Com pany". The new picture opens . three day engagement tomorrow at Loew's Poll theater.
 As c direct contrast to their earlier performances in Night Must Fall", in which Montgomery por- trayed 6 maniacal murder, both he and Miss Russell now step out of serious character to play com edy roles he as an adventurous book dealer who dabbles in crime solu- tions and Miss Rusesll as his fun- loving wife. (
 The picture describes the exciting adventures of Joel and Garda Sloane, who, In c search for Q rare time for one of their clients, are led into e mansion of mystery that reeks with unforetold events and a series of murders before Joel finds the answer to them.
 4He Sust AlSAttSS keSbAheta SWsHi Ralph Morgan, Alan Dinehart, Jo Ann Savers and Joan Marsh.
 On the same program is another exciting hitm. Beauty for the Ask ing" featuring Lucille Ball, Frieda Inecourt and Donald Woods. The hit that all Waterbury is waiting for will have it's local pre- miere at Loew's Poli Thursday evening, February 23d. Tickets for this reserved seat showing of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" are now on sale at Loew-Poli box of- flee. Get yours without further de- lay. Their is no advance in regu- lar prices. With "Pygmalion" is an- other smash hit. "Woman Doctor which reveals daringly, the heart oi a career woman, in one Of the years nest astonishing films.
 Attractions ending tonight are "Taii Spin" and "The Arizona Wild cat".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
Emergency Exists,
 Declares Director

A serious emergency exists in waterbury at this time, said Miss Alice c. Peak, director of the V. N, A, today. The calls from those who are acutely sick are running from l6 to 90 Q day more than the nurses can take care of. The V. N. A. is caring for several patients with scarlet fever, measles, heart trouble, surgical conditions, influenza. colds and pneumonia. Miss Peak reported that husbands are now calling to see where the promised nurse is who was supposed to be there on Q given date.
 Emphasizing that the situation is really desperate, Miss Peak pointed out that the association is unable to take care of between 100 and 200 of their regular pa- tients who sorely need attention. These people are for the most part either expectant mothers who should have regular visits, or mothers who should have reg ular visits, or mothers of babies under six weeks old. The 900 well babies who should have at- tention at least once Q month have not been visited now since early fall.
 If the people of Waterbury realize this situation, they mus know that more nurses are needed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
|DR. 6. \. POTTER
 MAKES PROTEST
Temple of Religion at New York Worlds Fair Per.
 nlits Only Three Faiths

New York, Feb. 20-CUp)--Dr.l Charles Francis Potter, author and humanist pastor, charged today that in representing only three faiths, the Temple of Religion at the New York Worlds fair will be placing Ian invisible but ofiicial sign on the front door reading, No heather allowed"
 "some of us think" pr, Potter said, "that the letters, Inc in the phrase, "The Temple of Religion, Inc mean incomplete,
 This is to be Q worlds fair, with people invited from all over the world. And there are more than twice as many religious people in the world, adherents of other faiths, than there are Jews, Protesants and Roman Catholics"
 Tn the San Francisco Worlds fairs Temple of Religion, he said "unity of religion is also empha- sized, but not by including out all who are not Jews, Protestants, or Roman Catholics. World religious leaders of all faiths are among the officially invited speakers. Thus 1t Is truly worlds fair, even in It's re- ligious department"
 Are Rebuffed
 Dr. Potter said that Dr. John Haynes Holmes and Dr. Robert Humes, professor of comparative re- ligion at Union Theological semi- nary, had been rebuffed in efforts to get the committee in charge of the temple to include all religions.
 Here comes a devout Moham- medan, we'll say, for there Is to be Q Turkish national exhibit and some Turks are here already. Suppose he enters the temple of the three faiths, which office will give him spiritual consolation? He may have been 0 thettCenoruyfonstoneta been at the Century of Progress or even the Columbian Exposition, where his religion was recognized and he is under the impression that this New York fair is 6 worlds fair"
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and Charles simon.
 The story plunges forward with the chance meeting of Miss Colbert and Marshall in a provincial the- ater. Heretofore a sober citizen and a faithful family man, Marshall suc- cumbs completely when the enter tainer turns her wiles on him. Miss Colbert, for her part, rashly turns down the advice of her friends, and together they carry on an affair which turns into an open scandal
 All in all here is film that be- longs on your must see list. a picture with love story that will be en. graved upon your heart forever Make date to attend the opening performances tomorrow afternoon at the State.
 And for your further enjoyment the management will present the years most amazing picture My Son Is A Criminal with Alan Bax- ter and Jacqueline Wells in the CO., starring leads.
 The big show of the year comes to the State on Friday with the presentation of the action packed drama "Gunga Din" Victor Me- Laglen, Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, are co-starred in the leads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
PRESIDENT WILL
 SEE MANEUVERS

Miami, Fla, Feb. 20-(Up)- President Roosevelt was aboard the cruriser Houston off the southeast ern coast of Cuba today. Within the next 24-hours the Houston was ex- pected to participate in the war games of the fleet which involve 6 theoretic defense of American shores against an invader. The following dispatch dated Sunday night was received this morning from Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, White House naval aide, who is with the presi- dent:
 Sunday has been quiet day, the Houston proceeding along the north coast of Cuba. The president, the chief of naval operations and the military aide are nursing badly sun- burned faces acquired on the drive down the Keys Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
STATE

This evening marks your last op- portunity to see Charles Laughton in his greatest characterization "The Beachcomber" and J. Edgar Hoover's Persons In Hiding" with Lynne Overman and Patricia Morrison, cur- rently at Warner Bros. State the- ater. If you are among the few who have not viewed this splendid pro- gram. plan to do so today. You're sure to enjoy 1t from start to finish
 Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs day the management of the State brings to theatergoers of this vicin- ity Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall, teamed for the first time in the theater's best loved romance "Zaba," which will be seen as the headliner of the program.
 Chief figures in the drama, be- sides Miss Colbert and Marshalli in- clude Bert Lahr and Helen Westley. The impressive supporting cast is composed of such favorites as Con- stance Collier, Genevieve Tobin, Walter Catlett and Rex O'Malley.
 It depicts the private life of "za- za," the notorious star of the French music halls, whose mad infatuation for e man she could never marry, is barred in this picture of laughter and romance. It presents an amaz- ing and daring story of life behind the scenes of the French music halls. "Zaza" r evolves about a beautiful and tempestuous vaude- vile entertainer. played of course. by Miss Colbert. who chances to meet . man high in society and risks . public scandal to follow wherever her heart leads her. The original play, which shocked even blase Paris and has frequently been banned in a number of other cities. was written by Pierre Berton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
All Citizens Asked To
 Aid Most Worthy Cause
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CT aneiaent are able Co pay, Ot tho communicable diseases reported t0 tho health department, 50 per cent were given nursing care py tho visiting Nurses association m 1oNN. an increase of 2a per cent over ~eSg, More than 1000 extra callS were made last year due to epi- sleMicS of measles and scarlet lever thN effects of which, if the patients ere not well attended, can result in serious aftermaths,
 Mrs Sperry, describing the ur- gency of the situation where the Visiting Nurses associations sup port Is concerned, announced the cAMpaign for funds as follows;
 RegMning February twentieth for two weeks the Visiting Nurse , ASS0ciatio Is gotng to carry on 'tS drive for funds for the work or the year 1eSs, Those of us aftiltat- cd with philanthropie organiSa~ tons are well aware of the scarcity of funds in the city but believe that I am not eNaggerating when I say that the work of the Visit ins Nurse Association is peculiar
 N the business of the people of Waterbury since 1t concerns them all so vitally, When the annual re- port came out thiS year 1t was re- vealed that V, N, A, had deficit of $lsS,0S, which was true in fact but which gave a very false im- preSsion, The beginning of the year they had a balance on hand of nearly 5000 in cash, When we say that the deficit was $l2S,0S we mean that We spent all the money that we collected, plus the balance of nearly 5000, plus $l2SOS. This
 defieit would have been greater if a number of our contributors, appreeiating the situation, had not given twice last year, This balance of some $S900 was part of over $sO0O which the Visiting Nurse As Soeiation has spent since 1880 over and above what tt has re- eeived as income from all sources, While under normal eireum- stances We would have been Ill advised to so into these funds, since 1t should have been part Of capital, we felt that owing to the
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Continued from Page D world to the cross of depression, both for their own defense and holding the peoples of the world under con- trol."
 Frankenstein Must Go
 "The Frankenstein of financial control must be destroyed" he de- clared. But we Christians must not permit it's place to be occupied by communistic control to which so many Atheistic Jews give support"
 Father Coughlin said 1t was his be- lief that internationalism both in the fields of finance and in politics have all but destroyed capitalism.
 'Tf this policy of internationalism continues, war will eventuate, capi- talism will cease and communism un- der some form will follow"
 Father Coughlin asserted that the majority of Christians and dentiles in the United States together with millions of Jews are content to con- fine their activities within the bound- aries of the nation.
 T dare say that the majority of us are more concerned with preserving American democracy than with jeop- ardzing 1t by entering into a conflict on the side of Naziism or of com munism," he said.
 Balance of Justice
 Let us become more interested in establishing the balance of justice than we are in preserving the bal- ance Of power: for power without justice always has proven a menace to civilization.
 If the world is convinced that the system of capitalism, notorious for its financial control is a Franken- stein which was excogitated as a measure of retaliation against Gen. tiles, let the same world recognize that the Russian revolutions with their consequent Bolshevism and Communism and Athiesm will pro- duce no more desirable results.
 We will never submit to com munism, cost what 1t may, for Afneri. can Christians are and always will be as brave as Spanish Christians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
FRAUD TRIAL TO
 RESUME TUESDAY
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Continued from Page D know if such an assignment had been made.
 Purcell Is escorted by John spongo of the Alcorn staff at all times while in the county court building. Spongo accompanies him into the building and out of the building to City Hall each day.
 Only Six Witnesses
 Only six witnesses have been called to date, including County Detective Edward J. Hickey and the trial is going on twelve weeks old Eight weeks were confined to the task of obtaining the jury of l2 and two alternates. and the past three weeks have been featured by the presentation of a porticA Of the states case.
 Early predictions that the trial would last more than three months seem to be borne out by the slow ness of the proceedings thus far.
 Treasury Men Silent
 The treasury department, repre- sented by investigators of the in- come tax bureau, who had two conferences with Judge inglis and one with Special Prosecutor Aloorn last week, remained iaconic today concerning their activities. The Democrat learned Saturday that they had been checking the books of the Waterbury Mason Supply & Lumber Company.
 A six year statute of limitations would make 1t necessary for the in- vestigators to act before March l5, for any income tax violations which might have allegedly oc' cured before 1892.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20

 church is only a few score feet from Crosby high school.
 Sacred Articles Saved
 Sacred articles and veStmentS were stored on the second floor. were not damaged by fire They were taken from the building by where the chapel Is located and Rev. John Bersentes. of @ High street. the pastor. after firemen had quelled the fire. A quantity of money received in the church collection was taken this morning. from a charred desk i'm an anteroom on the first fiooEt-
 An entertainment and social had been held at the church last night and the janitOr. Thomas kallas. said that all was tn order when he lef1 shortly after II o'clock
 The fire was discovered by Mira John Ryan. of Maple street. who saw flames shooting out a rear wIr1-
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when another condemned man walked past his cell to the death chamber.
 A guard reported that Mccall, who had wept yesterday for the first time since he was condemned, re- ceiyed the news of the delay stoic- ally. He walked to his cot and lay down.
 Within an hour procession formed outside the cell of Paul Fried Bunge. condemned for killing his wife and two small daughters at Tampa, Fla. last May.
 When Bunge marched past his cell. Mccall hid his head under his arm. Eight minutes later Bunge was dead.
 McCall's family, who had returned to Jasper. Fla. were overcome with joy at the news of the postponement. His young wife was confident, as a result of the delay. that her hiis- band would not be executed.
 So close was the margin by which Mccall escaped death today that a hearse that was to have taken his body away was waiting at the prison gate. His head had been shaved and his trousers slit for the elec- trodes.
 Walks Unassisted
 Bunge walked unassisted to the electric chair. He said. Pardon me, !" k one of the guards when he placed his arm on top of one of the straps.
 Bunge smiled at Henry Van Pat ton. Hillsborough county jailor. and told him to take care of yourself" 1" Then he said Thank you" to the guard who placed the leather helmet over his face.
 Sheriff Mcleod threw the switch and Bunge paid with his life for the chlorosorming of his two small daughters and the cutting of his wife's throat in a suicide pact that Ie did not carry through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
EXTRA THUMB HANDY

Geneva, N Y. (UP)-An extra thumb is handy thing, believes Harvey Zerkins, Seneca Lake far mer. He should know. because he has three of them. He says that the two thumbs on his left hand give him additional speed in per- forming tasks about his farm. As for hitch-hiking, he hasn't tried that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
T. M. REQ. U, 6. PAT. oFp,

BY BILL PORTER AND
 GEORGE SCARED
 Patricia Mace was graduated from Hollywood high school last year. worked in Little Theater groups, lives with her mother will be i9 May 10 brown hair and eyes 5 feet 6i-2 inches tall, weighs ll8 she can cook good fancy diver plays golf in the high S0's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20

V. N. A. Director at once. This cannot be done with available fundsl Money is needed at once to cope with the emergency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
Father PaYs Ransom

dOw. A telephone a:arm was sent in at 4:O9. and seven minutes later a box alarm vas rgng in from Box 10-
 The church building Is the former Ellis homestead. a local landmark. The church corporation is headed by Peter Saknraf0S. president. and George PiSiolAS. secretary. both of this city The church has parish toner's in this city and Bristol.
 The first alarm was answered y Engtnes 2 and 10. the booster and Truek q The second alarm was ar- sEered by Engines I and ' and Truck q
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MAPLE STREET
 CHURCH CUTTED

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PERU REVOLT IS
 QUICKLY ENDED

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REV. CHARLES E.
 COUCHLIN WARNS

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world to the cross of depression, both for their own defense and holding the peoples of the world under con- trol."
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
mickey Rooney" at Maryland All Of Next Week
HARDY FAMILY HIT
IS A NEW STORY
Brings Family Back To
Homeland with Inter
eSting Incidents

Mickey Rooney falls in love
again in the lucky seventh Hardy
Family hit, Andy Hardy Gets
Spring Fever opening Monday
at the Maryland Theatre where it
will play an entire week.
This time it's with his high
school dramatics teacher, played
by Hollywood's newest find, Helen
Gilbert Lewis Stone continues
as the Judge, Fay Holden as sym
pathetic Mother Hardy, Cecilia
Parker as sister Marian and Sara
Haden as the knowing Aunt
Milly, Ann Rutherford, Of course
is still Andy's true love in the
lrole of Polly Benedict. Another
new addition is Terry Kilburn,
who recently scored a great per-
sonal success in Goodbye, Mr..
Chips"
w. S. Van Dyke II, the man
who has directed such outstand-
ing successes as San Francisco,
"The Thin Man, Naughty Mar
ietta,' and "Sweethearts, is said
to have brought out every possible
laugh from the humorous plight,
SO we'll known to all, of a boy fall
ing in love with his teacher.
Back in Carvel, after their De-
troit trip, the Hardy Family runs
into a new set Of problems. The
Judge is told by two crooked pro-
motors that some aqueduct prop
erty he holds and believes to be
worthless is actually a rich source
of aluminium. The judge checks
up on the side and finding their
analysis of soil content to be cor
rect, invests his capital in a COM
pany to exploit the resources.
Furthermore, wishing his Carvel
friends to join in his good fortune
he persuades them to invest their
money, too.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
BIG BEAR STR0LLS
ABOUT PARAMOUNT
Bv DAVE KEENE

There's never a dull moment on
a studio lot The latest startling
sight at Paramount is a huge. $40
pound Russian brown bear that
strolls about with its keeper,
stopping most obligingly to amuse
and amaze the studio employees.
And no one, from the top executive
down, can pass by that siX-foot,
nine-inch brute without pausing to
gaze in wonder. When last seen,
the trainer was leading his little
pet up the stairs of the dressing
room and makeup building. Don't
ask us why = we're just telling
you what we saw. OF course
there's a reason why a bear should
be strolling about the lot. He was
engaged for scenes in the Techni-
color thriller of the Northern
Rockies. 'White Flame" starring
Ray Milland, Patricia Morrison and
Akin Tamiroff Big Boys" big
scene will be a feroclous fight
with two men. No actor could
be expected to enter into such
close contact with mammoth
bear unless it were definitely
guaranteed that the brute would
take it all in fun. Producer Paul
Jones located Big Boy in Chi
cago The man who deserves a
hero medal is the assistant direc-
tor on the picture. George Hippard
who flew to Chicago for an ANA
teur wrestling bout with the bear
When he came through unscatched
the bear was signed to a contract
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
MOSCOW WANTS HARPO

Harpo Marx, who made such a
hit with his pantomime at Moscow
few summers ago, has received
an invitation to make a repeat per-
Torrance in the Russian capital.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
STAND-iN RECORD

Eve Arden tops all the MGM
stars for stand-ins. In "a Day At
the Circus" she has four while
playing her role as Peerless Paul
inc, the Upside Down Girl.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
STAR RAISES IGUINEAS

Lionel Barrymore has added four
pair of guinea fowl to his livestock
collection at his San Fernando Val
lev farm and expects to raise a
flock with this start.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
SENDS MATCH FOLDERS

Learning that Mickey Rooney
collects match covers, a fan from
Belleville, Illinois, sent him q, all
different specimens.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
OPERATIC SQUEALS

1t took four men fourteen days
to find a piglet that could squeal
with the resonant tone of an Oper-
attic tenor. The porky, Galinkitch-
ka by name, was finally discovered
by Jimmy Luttrell, of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayers property department
in Animal Land in San Fernando
Valley. He will offer his unusual
voice in the form of three squeals
in the "Tanya" number. sung by
Ilona Massey in "Balalaika."
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28
MORGAN TO SING

Gene Aubrey and all the other
singing cowboys had better look
to their laurels - Frank Morgan
is about to enter the ranks of the
galloping songbirds. Morgan is
going to make a singing test for
outdoor scenes in MGM's Henry
Goes Arizona" If the comedians
voice records well. he will sing a
special number while riding horse
back in scenes.
Mans love is of mans life a thing
apart;
This woman's whole eXistance.
Byron
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28

There are like to be short
graces where the devil plays host.
Lamb
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28

New York. N Y.-"IT'S TRUE! that Mickey Rooney gets
stooge in MGMs Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
seventh of the famous family series Wiley Padan e is
Terry Kburn the role of S Plaster who constantly
dogs Andys footsteps IT'S TRUE that young Kbun has,
amazing memory for lines he is able read dozen Of
dialogue times himself and then rece all weeks
The volcano that is used in this Hardy picture
made by Mickey Rooney between scenes because the original
resembed professional job instead of built
ny high school boys.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-28

HAND CARVED SCRkPBDK THREE FEET HIGH AND
FIVE FEET WIDE FROM AN EASTERN FAN