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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
PRIZE JITTERBUC
CONTEST FRIDAY
Two Name Radio Bands
to Furnish Music at
New Haven Arena

There's pot of gold awaiting the
best couple in the Connecticut Jit-
terbug Championships which will be
staged at the New Haven Arena to-
morrow night, in addition to four
hour dance period for swingsation
lovers. Lucky Millinder and his
swing band, meets Jerry Blaine and
his Streamlined Rhythm in a Bat
tie of Music"
To the winners of the state cham
pionships will go cash prize award,
in addition to professional en-
gagement on the Horace Heidi pro-
gram at the Arena Sunday.
Competition will be keen in the
jumpin' jivin' meet, with every sec
ton of Connecticut represented. En-
tries close Friday noon. Dancing
will start at $3.50 p. M, and con-
tinue until 100 a. m. Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
Compensation
Agreements

John Igoe Of Woodbury. will re-
ceive compensation Of 1881 week
" beginning September IA, this
month, for decorations Of the right
elbow sustained while in the EN-
pIoy Of william F. Reichenbach OF
woodbury., according to an agree
ment filed and approved this
morning by Compensation Com
missioner James nj. Lynch.
Edward Ryan Of Torrington will
receive $15.73 weekly beginning
April IL, 1889, for q lacerated
right second finger sustained while
working for the Torrington Com
pany.
John r.. Arrol Of Prospect will
receive SIG weekly, beginning Sep
tember %, for Commissions Of the
right instep and left great toe,
sustained while working at the
Waterbury Farrell Foundry and
Machine Company.
Charles Schille Of Bridgeport
who was to receive $3.50 weekly
beginning October Z, 1889, for .
strain to his back received while
ut work for the Ideal Plumbing
and Heating Company, returned
70 work October 8, and compen-
sation payments were discontin-
ued beginning October 8.
Theodore DiDonatO Of AnsOnia
who was to receive SIS weekly
from Michael Yudkins and Son Of
Ansonia, beginning July "A. 1888.
for . sacroiliac strain Of his right
side, returned to work August 6,
and compensation payments were
ordered discontinued starting with
that date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

NEW YORK Is LIKE THIS
The buses that weave In and out
of the traffic congestion and make
you seasick, II you're not good
sailor Bread-scented air over
the ovens under the seth st. bridge
/. +. The Statue Of Liberty, the Ma
TONS Best Girl The depart
ment store which has Western
Union deliver a First Aid to Sleep"
kit at any time Of day or night.
It contains three soporifics, ear
shoppers and an orb shader :
The new high in muscular doodads.
The hairdressing salon on the prem
Use; of the N. Y. A. C. ~. The
two-bit movie houses named 1.-THE
Ritz How you can tell the
,ut-of-towners: They enjoy riding in
the subway The girl bawling
out her boy friend near the Music
Han Saturday night with: you
you-you-you Actorll!" g. Fast
clearing Sixth Ave-, torn up for
years for the new subway: The dirty
neck of the city finally being
scrubbed i. The slick-haired Ro-
meos who patrol the park :.
And the alert radio car coppers, who
enjoy nothing more than breaking
their jaws, when they rate it +.
The sign In the window of the 44th
st. book store: "Wise men fish
here" .. The Ann Sheridandy
Saks 9Th Ave. store dummies-be-
fore they are fully draped
The street corner rabble-rousers
from the Bronx, whose criminal rec
ords are now available to the public
free !. Telephone Medallion 3-2720
and yell: "ThankS!" The worst
parking congestion in town in front
Of the Plaza hotel, at seth st. and
5th Ave-, about shutdown. AL the
big shots limousines clutter up the
gutter, usually leaving you room to
get through in your baby Austin.
The fist fight Sunday afternoon
on the corner Of 10th and Amster-
dam-between a kosher boy and a
member of the Kuhn Klux-Klan-
witnessed by about 200 pedestrians
(many Of whom appeared to be
jews, but none of whom butted in
The signed photos of celebs
in the Broadway restaurants and
shops most of which are faded like
the celebs themselves !. The Polish
Travel Agency on 45th near 5th
which still displays window signs
exploiting the pleasures Of visiting
Poland -. The children In the
vicinity Of York Ave, in the COS
Tin the shadow of the swanky apart
ment houses harvesting vegetables
planted in vacant lots last Spring
The audience of three colored
girls, intensely interested in the gal
demonstrating beauty aids at the
And st. five and ten :. Harlem
New York's rotogravure section.
The lifted -pinky Fifth Avenue
food shoppes, where butchers wrap
lamb chops with such care in pretty
cclored paper-as though they were
ounces of radium The after
midnight cafeterias crowded with
yawning chorines, musicians, book
ing agents and other human knick-
knacks Most of whom are sure
that their future will start Tomor-
rsw The "I-am-of- Mayflower-
stock" atmosphere Of the snooty
restaurants, which keeps getting
more comical than the funnies 1.
The brass-knuckle drama critics, wht
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

American equipment will be used
In the search for oil in Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
City to Observe Navy Day Tomorrow
Halloween!
Destructive Spirit
Rampant Here Last
Evening Many
Complaints
File d.

Getting in shape for Halloween
oranksters roamed the streets last
night inflicting a variety of So
called practical jokes on neighbor-
ing property.
A strange sense of humor was
displayed by one prankster who
cut the electric wires at the Platt
home on Grassy Hill road and
chopped holes in the side of the
house.
Along ordinary lines was the
trick played on Mrs. Raymond
Miller of Capitol avenue, who re-
ported to police today that some
one cut her clothesline.
George Robertson, of 90 High
street, reported windows in his
garage were broken, while E. w.
Wightman of 81 Wheeler street,
said his wire fence was cut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

look like q crew OF Caspar Milque-
toasts The Times, Atkinson, the
Suns Lockridge, the kilograms
Whipple, The Posts Brown, frix-
ample The Empire State build
ing-poetry Of stone and steel /. !,
The musical Einstein's exciting from
Toscanini,s broadcasts, and chatting
about the music's significance In
foot-long words Zorina, whose
beauty and ankles (etcetera) all
ways put the spotlight on her :.
The tapestry of people seated In
the Radio City Music Hall at the
$3.50 performance -. The beauty
of the Stork Club - when 1t IS
empty.
The parade of young hopefuls en-
tering the Broadway booking agency
buildings, most Of whom are ignored
by the casters as though they were
pieces of advice =. Drama-starved
youths leaving the theaters Of the
hits, and clutching their programs
to preserve as, something for the
memory to sniff q. The fugitives
from reality, who sit all day IN the
Public Library reading room blotting
I'D knowledge, ancient history and
other dusty matters The sluggy
pugilists, who are usually broke,
keeping in condition by pacing the
park-in case they get fight 4
The chorus girls (wl1o work at the
Old Roumanian, q kosher East Side
night spot) leaving in q bunch
every 4 In the ante meridian to at
tend early Sabbath Mass. Betty
Brady, Helen Mcguire, Louise
Schamber, Gail Kane, jeanette, Ar
thur, Helen Newton, Mary Jane
Courtney and Lefty Kemble being
their monickers The Radio City
garage, the largest in the world,
perhaps. where you can't get gas!
The swiftness with which the sky
scraper there is going up-a drama
tic parade Of bricks The ambi-
tious boys and girls rushing from
their jobs into the skyscraper at
Lexington and 23rd, one Of the
buildings Of the College Of the City
Of New York. Most of them have
only time to grab a hurried sand
wich - thus acquiring education
and indigestion at the same time.
The Broadway lights In full
bloom at 2nd Act time = lovelier
than rainbow i. The dreary
Chinatown restaurants where the
midtown smart spot walters and
captains go almost every five ayem
"for some good food!" The dow
ayers strolling along Park Ave. on
sunny afternoons showing off theii
lifted faces-e mbalmed youth
The former undertaken, known as
1.-THE Deacon" who prospers by
peddling risgay postcards at 49th
and 9th The ice wagon at saith
and 10th Ave-, the sides Of which
read: "Cold Papa" Father Ward
Of The Paulist church Of Goth and
Columbus, where the show folk and
chorus gals go to worship in the
middle of the night You should
have heard him tell off those phoney
patriots, who threatened to picket
his churchl
The Third Avenue grocer, near
34th, who has sensayuma: Above
a sign reading: Fresh Laid Eggs,
he displays photos Of radio stars -
The two new baby sea lions In the
Central Park Zoo, which have theft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

NEW YORK rs LIKE THTs

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
PHI SIGMA DELTA

Morris Dibner, Of Waterbury,
Conn, has been pledged by Phi
Sigma Delta at Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute, Troy, N. Y, where he
is q student in the aeronautical en-
cheering course.
He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Dibner, 65 Fern street, Wa
terbury, and . graduate OF Crosby
high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

The Third Avenue grocer, near
34th, who has a sensayuna: Above
a sign reading: Fresh Laid Eggs"
he displays photos Of radio stars =.
The two new baby sea lions in the
Central Park Zoo, which have theft
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
Recent Enrolment
Of Waterbury Youths
Heightens Interest
Mayor Perriello Issues Statement Pointing Out
Glorious Achievements OF u. S. Navy Re-
cruiting Officer Reviews History

Waterbury and the nation VIII
observe Navy Day tomorrow, the
occasion having special significance
as this country witnesses q Europe
at war and seeks to maintain its
own peace and democracy. Mayor
Patrick M. Perriello issued state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26
HOSPITAL REALISM

One of the largest collections OF
acknowledgements apparatus ever
used in a picture was installed on a
sound stage for hospital scenes in
Secret of DR.. Kildare"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-26

ment calling for general observance
of Navy Day, and the work of the
navy Is outlined in q statement by
Chief Electricians Mate John w.
McGibbon, local naval recruiting
officer.
Officer McGibbon's statement fol-
lows
A certain amount Of knowledge
Of each others problems is neces-
sary If people are to effectively
work together. In order that the
citizens Of the United States may
become better acquainted with the
work of their navy, one day out of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28

NEW YORK. March %. (UP)-
Motion picture distributors said
today that a strike of projection
room operators, called yesterday at
main exchanges, threatened to
close all theaters in the greater
New York area.
The strike was called by Local
306 OF the Motion Picture Opera
tors union TO prevent the companies
from selling films to rs theaters
which employ members of a rival
union.
Only 100 projection room opera
tors were involved originally. Their
Job IS to make duplicates of mas
ter films Tor distribution to thea
ters, An affiliate, Local B-51, COM
posed of shippers, poster clerks and
inspectors. forbade its members to
pass local BOG picket lines, and
there we're no employees in those
departments today.
AS spokesman for the distribut-
ors, George j. Schaafer, president
of RKO-Radio Pictures, inc. said
that since there was no dispute
with Local BOG over hours, wages
or working conditions, and that
since it would entail breaches of
contracts and violations of the an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
|. 4. Police Seek
Woman S Aiiacker

Los ANGELES. March 28. up
Police today sought a Well-dresseo
young man Tor questioning follow
ing the attack last night in which
Mrs Vera Kochmeier. 20, was beat
en- and attacked in her home.
Police said the description Of the
assailanJ tailed with that given
by other recent victims. including
Margaret Laffler. "a. who was Grim
inally assaulted Sunday night in ar
anteroom of ST. Johns Episcopal
church while services Wero in PROS
ress in the church.
The attack upon Mrs. KochmeIeT
occurred while her husband. Eo-
ward Kochmeier, had gone to a col =
ner drugstore and a few minutes
before police arrived for a pre-
arranged stake out after Mrs
Kochmeier had reported a prowler
in the neighborhood.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28

vile, Elsie. ~, we're treated al the
HOLLYWOOD receiving hospital last
night for facial cuts and bruises
they said were inflicted by the
three men in a sidewalk brawl out
side a Hollywood broadcaSting stu
do
They had walked out early, while
Cantor was still cracking jokes
about Hitler and other Naz Ger
man notables and whether they
emitted Bronx cheers during their
exit was a matter which may be
debated in court
Cantor had finished his radio
show without interruption and had
stepped from the broadcasting
booth to the stage apron for a
half hour after broadcast" show
when the trouble occurred. His
friends said there was heckling
from the rear of the room. and
that loud Bronx cheers were heard
as the G-ollobs walked out.
Gollob said he was attacked bv
the men one Of whom he said was
Bert Gordon, a fellow comedian
on Cantor's show known as THE
Mad Russian.
Il had made some remarks to my
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Italian Troops
Lead Victorious
March Into City
lContinued from PAGE \

tCCntIluGl JiOiia L tEN -
of the Madrid defense council, and
that both would board a British
vessel or French warShip to flee
the country.
To the people at large the war
was over. They wanted peace and
they were ready to greet the Ma
tionalists as conquerors.
The beginning of the end start
ed yesterday.
Republican soldiers began frat
ernizing with the Nationalist, and
IN some sectors, met them half
way in the narrow no mans land
to exchange food, newspapers and
tobacco.
BY night. the Republican soldiers,
knowing that defense was futile,
began to leave their posts.
All night long, the troops swarm
ed into the city from all sectors
of the Madrid front. BY mid-morn-
ing the Republican trenches were
deserted.
A little after IL am. the defense
council ordered the white flag
hoisted above the building of the
Newspaper La Prensa, which could
be seen from the Nationalist lines.
A moment later the red and gold
Nationalist flag was flown from
the international telephone and
telegraph building, tallest in the
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Human Bomb Gets
S4o6O from Bank
Continued from Page u

and I am out in Swope Park" the
voice said. I want to pay him
$500 10 drive me to New Mexico
The nurse said she believed the
voice was that of Thornberg, whom
she attended when he was a pa
tent. The man said he would call
again for Beard.
Police said they would try TO ar
range a meeting between Thorn
berg and Beard. They decided
against a search of Swope Park.
for it is heavily wooded and it
would be comparatively easy for
the man To hide there. However.
if he can be persuaded to meet the
orderly they believe he may be
persuaded to surrender.
Under his belt were two sticks
OF dynamite, under his shirt two
battery wired percussion caps cap
able of exploding them with a
flick Of the finger. and in his grey
coat pocket was the ransom he
obtained in the unique midday
holdup of his home town bank.
Four hours after he had fright
ened bank officers who knew him
as an eccentric into complying with
his demands for all available cash
and fled west in a stolen taxicab
state police were informed he had
seen speeding northwest on a high
way near Salina, apparently head
ed for the Nebraska border.
Highway patrolmen were deploy-
ed along all roads north and west
Of Salina last night but failed to
find any further trace of his flight
Nebraska. Iowa and Colorado po-
lice were asked to man border
points on main highways. They
were warned that the fugitive
might be crazy. that he was armed
with shotgun and that it would
be suicide to attempt to close with
him at close quarters.
1t was believed that Thornberg
who became expert IN handling
explosives during several years a,
an oil field worker in southern
Kansas and Oklahoma, had rio
himself at least temporarily of dam
ger by simply removing the per-
cussion caps.
On this premise, police doubted
he might accidentally blow him
self up while in flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Trial Dates Fixed
For Two Prisoners

Trial dates for two prisoners were
set in superior court Tuesday. one
man was sentenced to prison. one
heard the case dismissed against
him. and one pleaded guilty TO a
felony.
Frank Armenia, who escaped
from the Imperial county prison
camp last May. was sentenced to
San Quentin. His application for
probation was denied.
Daniel Nethery pleaded not guilty
10 a charge Of robbing a Brawley
store of $50 in a daylight Stickup
March Is and will be tried April 4
Thomas Paz entered a similar plea
TO morals charge involving a
Brawley youth and will 90 to trial
april IT, L. r. Hawkins pleaded
guilty 10 escaping from the Cali
patria chain gang and viii be SEN
fenced Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
German Ambition
Reaches Out to
Belgian Districts
continued From Page

without further comment.
MuSSOlini'S statement came on
the heels of an article in the in
fluential Roman newspaper, Gior-
male DItalia, which said that 400
italian bombers can reach London.
unload their bombs and return to
Italy in nonstop flights.
While war tension in Poland les
sened. Importance was attached in
Berlin foreign embassies to diplo-
matte political correspondence
which speaks for the foreign office.
warned that anti-German acts by
Poland, despite the desire of the
Reich to live in peace with that
country might result in conSe-
duences as deplorable for the fu-
ture harmonious development Of
the European area as they would
indeed be harmful to the Polish
nation itself.
Danzig reports said that a con-
tinued movement of Polish troops
into the north end of the Polish
corridor was noted Tuesday, but
fears Of an invasion by the Ger
man army had waned perceptibly.
Officials of Danzig, which is al
most completely nazified. believed
that if Adolf Hitler had had any
immediate violent designs he would
have executed them last week
when. escorting him to a triumph
ant entry into Memelland. the Ger
man fleet steamed along the Baltic
within cannon range OF Danzig
and Gdyia.
Diplomatic quarters in Berlin dis
cuSSed a German radio station
broadcast of a special program
Sunday to the former German dis
uicts of Eupen and Malmedy in
Belgium.
Although Nazi officials denied
any political significance. the whole
tone of the broadcast was designed
to emphasize the German charac-
ter" OF the districts which went to
Belgium under the treaty of Ver-
sailles.
The radio announcer described
Eupen as a city with German
tradition. German architecture,
German culture which for a thou
sand years had been a German
city"
Belgium will await full text Of
the broadcast before deciding
whether to protest to Berlin.
1t was revealed that on Sunday
a pastoral letter from the Bishop
of Liege condemning Nazism was
read in all the Catholic churches
in the districts of Eupen and NAL
medy.
After the letter was read men,
bers of the pro-German party
"Heimattreue front" left the
churches. notably in Eupen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
LaFoIIette Maps
Sfrikebreaker Ban

WASHINGTON, March %. tUP)
Chairman Robert M. LaFollette
Prog, Wis, of the senate civil lib
critics committee, introduced a bill
today to outlaw use of strikebreak-
ers - defined as persons paid a
bonus to replace striking workers.
Asserting that a powerful minor
ity of American industry has fos-
tered oppressive labor practices and
constitutes a menace to civil liber-
ties, La Toilette said the need for
this bill is urgent.
The measure also would outlaw
use of strikebreaking agencies and
industrial spies and restrict use OF
private company guards, under
maximum criminal penalties of six
months Imprisonment or $4,000
fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
lsm-!ess Picture
Nest Popular

NEW YORK. March %. CUP)-
VIII Fl. Hays annual report to the
motion picture industry disclosed
today that Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs, in which mo isms
whatsoever were discussed was
last years most successful picture.
The millions who hailed it," he
said, did not seem to miss its
lack Of social significance. 1t seems
there are still a number of eude-
monists tthose who believe in hap
piness as the proper end of con-
duct) in the world"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Isn't This Why
You Are Ccnstipated?

What do you eat for breakfast?
Coffee. toast, maybe some eggs2
What do you eat for lunch and
dinner? White bread, meat, pota-
toes? It's little iUoRder you're con-
stipated. You probably don't eat
enough bulk" And bulk"
doesn't mean the amount you
eat. It's a kind of food that forms
a soft bulky" mass in the intes-
tines and helps movement. If
this is your trouble, may we sug-
gest a crunchy toasted cereal
Kellogg s All BrGn-for breakfast.
All-Bran is a natural food, not a
medicine - but it's particularly
rich in bulk" Being SO. it can
help you not only to get regular
but to keep regular. You won't
have to endure constipation, you
can aUoid it. Eat All-Bran daily,
drink plenty of water, and life
will be brighter for you! Made by
kellogg's in Battle Creek.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
666 Sa;yE SaiyE ?;!I:;:,
IN n @ G 9 "a relieves
LIQUID-TARLET price
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Republicans Lose
Deva!uafiol, Move

WASHINGTON, March %. (UP)
The house coinage committee to-
day defeated by strict party vote
a Republican proposal to terminate
the presidents power TO devalue
the dollar, and to end the silver
purchase program.
The powers to devalue, and the
silver program are carried in a
bill before the committee to con-
tinue operations of the $2,O000O0-
900 gold stabilization fund to l94l.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28


and records of the Bank of Amer
ica.
Bank of America has appealed
to the district of Columbia court
of appeals an adverse ruling in its
fight to prevent SEC public exam
ination of its records.
SEC Assistant General Counsel
o. John Rogge made the an
nouncement as hearings resumed
in the controversial case in which
the SEC has charged that Trans
America filed false and mislead-
ing statements.
The hearing was adjourned in
definitely, subject to call on 10
days notice from the commission,
in order to permit the commissions
staff to examine the books and
records.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Socialism Charges
Hurled in Senate

SACRAMENTO. March %. up
Charges Il Socialism" marked
senate debate today on a proposal
to authorize the state to loan re-
lief funds for organization Of re-
Mobilization communities.
Final decision on the measure
was put over until later today
when the debate ran into the noon
hour and recess was taken for
the senators TO attend q luncheon
given by Gov. Culbert l.. Olson.
The resettlement bill was spon-
eored by Seniors John Phillips, r.
Banning. and Chris N. Jespersen
r., Atascadero, and proposed CO.
operation with plan already form
ulated by Los Angeles county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-28
Demonstration
Meetings Urged

An increased program Of farm
demonstration meetings in all Cali
fornia agricultural communities
was urged at the annual conference
of farm advisors in Berkeley. Frank
Beyschfag, county agent, reported
Tuesday on his return from the
meeting
Benefits derived from such meet
ings was stressed, Beyschlag said,
and steps will be taken to cooper
ate with Meloland experiment sta
tiou in the near future.