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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Detours Caused By
 Construction Work
State Highway Department Posts Weekly List ol
 Projects to Acquaint Motorists Planning Trips

Route No. U. S. 1-Bridgeport. Fairfield Avenue. 4,400 feet of B. inch sheet asphalt-62 it. wide. Greenwich. Puts Hill. 1,181 feet of 8" reinforced concrete pavement. Milford. Wilbur Cross Parkway Bridge over Route U. S. l.
 Route No. U. s. 1A-Fairfield. S. 978 feet of 40-60' concrete pavement on Kings Highway. Fairfield. 5,846 feet of concrete pavement 60' wide on Kings High way.
 Milford. 14,O2s feet of bituminous macadam resurfacing on North Broad St., West River street, Pros. pect Place and North street.
 Route No. 2-N North Stonington Relocation of this houte around Village of North Stonington. Nc hindrance to traffic over present houte.
 Routes Nos. 2 & 15-East Hart ford. IA miles of reinforced con- crete pavement on Glastonbury EaSG EarC1OrQ TOaQ.
 Route No. U. S. 5-South Wind sor. 3-4 mile of reinforced concrete pavement on the Hartford-Spring- field road.
 Route No. U. s. 7-North Canaan. Constructing bridge over Blackber- " river, about 500 feet south of junction of Rotes U. S. and U. s. A.
 Route No. 8-Shelton, Derby and Ansonia. Removal of trolley rails and reSurfacing same with 10,377 linear feet of 3-inch sheet asphalt on concrete base.
 Route No. 10-Simsbury- Granby 7.2 miles of mix-in-place Bitumin- ous surface and Bituminous Ma cadam surface under construction.
 Route No. 15-Middletown. Elim- ination of dangerous condition on the Middletown-Durham road.
 Route No. 20 - Barkhamsted Bridge over west branch of Farm ington river at Riverton. Tempo rary bridge provided.
 Granby and East Granby. Gran- by-East Granby road. 2 1-4 miles of Bituminous Macadam surface.
 Route No. 35-Ridgefield.. Con- structing box culvert near New York State line.
 Route No. 41-Sharon. Con- structing box culvert near Main street, Sharon.
 Routes Nos. 68 & 69-Prospect Prospect intersection-939 L. F. o1 8 1-2 inch Bituminous Macadam pavement.
 Route No. 85-Hebron. Exeter road. 3-4 mile of Bituminous Ma cadam surface.
 Route No. 97-Pomfret. Approxi- mately 3-4 mile of Bituminous Ma cadam pavement on the Hampton Abingdon road. Open to local tra1- fic.
 sprague. Three-span deck girder
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

Hunt, the prettiest group of girls that any man could wish for. How ever most of these beauties had their eye on Laurence Olivier, who has the male lead in the picture.
 Pride and Prejudice" is a merry mix-up of romance and broken hearts with Greer Carson, the hard to get girl and Laurence Olivier the hard to get man forming the main love interest, although Maureen O'Sullivan doesn't let love slip through her fingers and Ann Ruth erford, who loves a uniform, gets her soldier husband.
 Based on Jane .Austen's unforget- table novel, which just 8 few years back was sensation on the legiti- mate stage, Pride and Prejudice as brought to the screen by Metro Goldwyn Mayer also presents one of the outstanding casts of the year. In addition to the co-stars, Miss Carson and MT. Olivier, the picture boasts of such stars as Mary Bo- land, Edna May Oliver, Ann Ruth erford, Maureen O'Sullivan Heather Angel, Marsha Hunt, Edmund Gwenn, Frieda. IneScort, Kareen Morley, E. E. Give and a score of others. :.
 AS a second big hit Loew's Poli will show Three Faces West" a timely expose of dust bowl menace starring John Wayne and Sigrid Gurie.
 Attractions closing at Loew's Poli tonight are "Gold Rush Maisie" featuring Ann Sothern and Lee Bowman, also Forgotten Girls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

Construction in force in the State of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut Highway department August 2, 1940 for the week ending August IT, 1940, together with sur face oiling and stone surfacing. This report does not include either the Merritt Parkway or the Wilbur Cross Parkway, both of which are being constructed on new location.
 Closed For COnstruction-Detour
 Provided
 Route No. U. S. East Haven. East Haven cutoff. Approximately Is miles of reinforced concrete and rolled gravel pavement.
 Route No. U. s. IA Stonington. Grade crossing elimination in the Village of Stonington-617'-6" span steel I-beam v.aduct over railroad tracks and a steel footbridge over railroad tracks at Elm street under construction. Elm street closed to traffic. Traffic may pass on Water street.
 Route No. 33-Wilton. Construct ing grade crossing elimination and bridge over Norwalk river on the Ridgefield road, near the Wilton railroad station. Traffic must use South Y Branch for Route 33. Road is open to railroad station only.
 Route No. U. s. 44-Canton and New Hartford. Hartford = Winsted road. 2h miles of Reinforced con- crete pavement. Traffic is advised to use posted detour via Routes and 219.
 Winchester. Constructing 71a miles of concrete pavement from the City of Winsted west; also grading and drainage installation. Detour is pro- vided by Routes 183 and 182.
 Route No. 19-East Haddam. Ap- proximately 1 mile of bituminous macadam on the Moodus- -Westches- ter road. Detour via Routes 196 and 16.
 No Route Numbers
 Franklin. Bridge over Peck Hol- low Brook at Franklin Station.
 Hampton. Bridge over Little River on Windham Center Brooklyn Road. Detour is marked.
 Portland. High street. 1A miles of bituminous macadam pavement. Closed to through traffic.
 Somers. Bridge over Scantic river and approaches on Batting Hill road.
 Waterford. Appro ximately 2h miles of four-lane dual concrete highway on the New London Nor wich road.
 ConStructiOn-Traffi Maintained
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
PRIDE, PREJUDICE
 AT LOEW-POLI'S
Jane Austen's Famous Novel Pictured; Olivier
 Shares Lead

If you were a mother with five beautiful and talented daughters, all of marriageable age, and only one daughter with the thought of matrimony in her mind, what would you do? That is what concerned Mary Roland, the mother in Pride and Prejudice" which opens at Loew's Poli tomorrow. And what is more the five beautiful daughters are none other than Greer Carson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Ruthe- ford, Heather Angel, and Marsha
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
"RIVER'S END" IN
 STATE THEATER
James Oliver CurwOod's Great Play Tops Attrac-
 tive Program

Ending tomorrow evening at the air conditioned Warner Bros. State theater is the miracle musical "The Boys From Syracuse" with Allan Jones, Rosemary Lane, Martha Rave and a big cast; also Jean Cagney and Richard Denning in Golden Gloves"
 "River's End" adapted from the action-pack outdoor story by James Oliver Curwood, comes to the screen at the State on Sunday with Dennis Morgan, George Tobias and giant supporting cast.
 Thrills and adventure are said to be packed into every minute of this picture which has been declared the most gripping drama in Northwest Mounted history.
 Dennis Morgan will be seen at his best as the immortal Sergeant Con- niston, who always gets his man, while George Tobias and large cast of other favorites support the star.
 Gross Country Romance" co-star- ring Gene Raymond and Wendy Barrie, will be the second big hit The film is a comedy romance and marks Raymond's first screen ap- pearance in two years and his frs with beautiful Miss Barrie. The film follows the hectic ad. ventures of young doctor bound from New York to San Francisco ir his trailer. When he discovers ht has 8 stowaway in the person of g beautiful temperamental heiress tht laughs are expected to pile up. Hedda Hopper ard Billy Gilbert head the supporting cast in this riotous fun-flm.
 Topping the new show opening al the State on Wednesday is "Wher the Daltons Rode," a saga of iron. tier America, in the days of the cele. brated Dalton gang. Heading tht cast are Randolph Scott and Kay Francis and topping the supporting roster of the celebrated Dalton boy! themselves and Brian Donlevy Broderick Crawford, Stuart Erwir
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

Miss s once threatened to break MT. B's - Irish neck if he didn't stop ad libbing and making her blow up in her lines.
 I then tried a more direct ap- proach for my investigation query ing the two stars about whether they really were in love, and what of it, and how would guy go about counting an oomph-girl, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7hedters
Sherlock Harrison SIeuthS For The Truth Of Reputed Brent-Sheridan OOmph- R Romance

I Miss s, 8 friendly creature who usually talks freely on almost any subject, displayed what I should term 8 suspicious reluctance. Her only coherent admission was that MT. B provides her with more laughs than anybody she ever met. Brent, in turn, was scarcely more communicative. He said, well, she's a lotta fun"
 Hollywood investigators have found, invariably, that people who talk about each other are not in love. But when a skilled actor grows fiustered and mumbles, well she's lotta fun," he's hearing wedding bells.
 Since the pair are co-starring in zippy farce, 1t Is fair to wonder whether this might be one of those publicity romances arranged by studios. Without much encourage. ment, Brent usually has been at- tentive offstage to his leading ladies. But these principals began going together long before they ever worked in a picture. Last January, he said.
 BRENT BUYS
 OOMPH-BOAT
 Miss s and MT. B intimated that they expect to wait while and see how 1t endures. If, after making love all day in Honeymoon for Three" they can go out evenings and still find the romantic spark, then it must be the real thing. This investigator believes the nose sig nificant development so far is that MT. B has become quite docile about going around the night spots and actually has been seen tossing a hip in the rhumba.
 On her part, Miss s has become nautical-minded She and Brent go sailing on most week-ends. He bought an 85-foot boat which has been costing $2,000 8 month in up- keep. That's one way to court an Oomph Girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Writer

Hollywood - Equipped with a Peek-a-boo Portable Keyhole, a Columnist's Friend Dictograph, and a parachute for emergency caves dropping, your observer has been in vestigating the Little Oomphie An nie Sheridan-G George Brent romance The following report may prove dis heartening to many hopeful fans:
 Last Thursday at approximately 10:30 a. m, your investigator heard MT. Brent remark to Miss Sheridan that he didn't know what he would do without her Miss Sheridan then said, q know one thing you can do with me-" and to his somewhat naive inquiry of "What?" she re- piled, "Get married" After some incidental conversation, the couple embraced and kissed.
 Later in the afternoon and sev- eral times during the following day they repeatedly embraced and/or kissed. under variety of circ,lm- stances. On Saturday morning there was evidence of a disagreement "Anne, darling" said MT. Brent, at- tempting to take Miss Sheridan in his arms, you know you're the only" Miss s interrupted by slap ping his face. Director Lloyd Bacon parked, "No, no-try it again! It's funny how much better you two are in love scenes than in fight scenes" ON THE TRAIL
 OF ROMANCE
 Your operative now realized that for three days he had been watch ing MT. Brent and Miss Sheridan working in picture called Honey moon for Three" My only excuse for the oversight is that the kissing and embracing seemed quite real, although I do recall now that be- tween these demonstrative episodes the principals addressed each other as "Butch" and Red" and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

with Louise Platt, Donald Woods, and Wynne Gibson
 Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Clau. dette Colbert, and Hedy Lamar are the starring quartet coming soon to this theater in Boom Town"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
PAST AND FUTURE

A waitress with a past and a truck driver with future are the unique roles played by Billie Seward and William Haade, as the romantic leads in RKO Radios "One Crowd- ed Night"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
RURAL REALISM

Lum and Abner know how to put realism into their roles as store keepers of Pine Ridge. Arkansas, in their first starring picture for RKO Radio, Dreaming Out Loud" Both were born and reared in small Ar kansas towns.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05
Can the President
Declare War?

Though the President of the
United States may recommend a
declaration Of war, he cannot
declare war. The u. S. Consti-
tuition specifically gives Con-
gress and Congress alone power
to declare war. Thus, while the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05
IT'S THE LAW!
@ Furniture
ROOfers

The laws of the State of Ohio clearly state that
every coal bill must bear imprint showing that the
caOl was weighed on scale inspected and sealed by
an authorized officer This is for the protection of
you - the customer.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05

of the company
t o. he firm, which
is yemen of GOley eymdSaw who had
ha tn fin
of Of
beer
to utme and
When need GOOD USED CAR Cfman
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05

Lyn Murray is getting his
praise for training choralists in
Broadway stage hit, Panama
Hattie.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05

a vote of 80 to 6, passed a res
olution declaring a state of war
existed between the United
States and Germany. On April
6 the House approved the SEN
ate war resolution by a vote of
370 to so.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05
@ Coal

United States entered the First
World War upon the recommen-
dation of President Woodrow
Wilson, it was authorized to do
so by Congress. On April a,
1917, two days after Wilson's
recommendation. the Senate. by
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-12-05
O Miscellaneous

To remove grease spots from
a rug or light-colored upholst-
cry try pouring Fuller's Earth,
cornmeal or even talcum powder
on the spot. Allow it to stand
for a while to absorb the grease,
then brush off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

giving 10 minutes warning she
was to be torpedoed." The early
morning hour made most of the
passengers think at first IT was
one of the drills that had been
ordered. They knew the truth
when they sighted the submarine
and the flashing OF her signal
No Pleasure Cruise
There fortunately WAS no panic.
All remained calm, which was a
good thing because of the num-
Der Of women and children aboard, ="
the priest said
1T was definitely no pleasure
cruise"
Father McGloin IL returning to
San Francisco, his home. following
his visit here. Whether he ever
returns to Belgium depends upon
his superiors, he stated.
The area he spoke OF also is
familiar to The Rev. r. Schultheis,
who spent four years in Yalken-
burg. Holland, only so miles from
Louvain. Both find II hard 10
picture the ruins OF familiar spots.
But others have had a far more
narrowing time, can assure you, ."
says Father McGloin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

nave been tested Tor The vari- '''S''S o@
roles. You will agree, "onee " Oo' 'o""
when you this most unusual offering, that
presents of the outstanding motion pictures Of
the year.
On the bill at the Music Box is jewel thief
story titled Girl in 3l3"
II features Florence Rice Kent Taylor Lionel Atw and
Katharine Adridge.
Zanzibar!
Down Riviera way find the jungles OF East Africa
the locale for the feature attraction Zanzibar"
Lola Lane. James Craig and Eduardo Coannei head
capable cast in of those hrers which just can't help
but appeal to lovers Of adventure in the far of the
world
When YOU stop to think about IL, motion pictures
offer and golden opportunities 10 strange
lands and strange peoples TO walk side by side
with daring Adventures.
Such opportunity is yours at the Baroyc house and
such picture is Zanzibar"
The companion attraction brings a story OF the
New York police force titled, Heroes in Blue"
1t features Dick Purcell Frank Sheridan and Bernadne
Hayes in offering which dramatizes the famous
law enforcement body in this country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Location Company
Brings Good Luck

For Florence Crowder, a widow
with two sons and a daughter, the
visit Of Daryl F. Zanuck's Jesse
James" location company to Pine
vile, Mo-, proved a god-send.
Impoverished, her farm mort
gage due, Mrs. Crowder had her
first stroke of luck when goth Cen
tury-Fox leased the farm and con-
verted it into replica of the fam
GUS outlaws home for the filming
of Jesse James" goth Century
Fox technicolor production now
playing at the Temple theater
This gave the family the first
breathing spell they had had for
years. In addition, Director Henry
King suggested that the widow
serve sandwiches and pop to the
10000 visitors who had stormed
into the area to watch the filming
of the picture.
Jesse James" stars Tyrone Pow
er in the title role and sharing top
honors with him are Henry Fonda,
Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING

FiR<f SHOWING
Nj >fC william Holden ard
Martha Scot; in Our To0n." u As
50, 8 IS. 10 90 also Florenoe RICE
and Kent TaYlor In sdirl in SlS.
i 4o. 2sS. Sse. $50.
RlAIro-coestsr Morris and ons
IA 90. 800. $50. 7.ss. 10 IS. also
James GLEASON and Henry Dawn
pcrf IN "Ufhndpa Co.'s % Town >
Il 50. i.SS. AS. SIS
RINIFR,-inls Lane ana james crais
n Zanzibar u 40. 800. Sos.
ISs io.zo also Dsck Purcell and
Charles ouizley N Heroes n
Blue i.So IS AS. SIS. . %
Margaret SULLIVAN and James
stewart IN The Mortal Storm
u 90. $50 7o0 10 ,oS also Cesar
Romero IN Lucky. CISCO Kid. "
Return SHOWING
BENERtY-n Dorothy tsuour ard Rob-
EFT Preston IN "rYpacon'. also
stan Laurel and oliver Hardy IN
A Chump ~ oxford"
COMM sITN-Errnl Flynn, Miriam
Hopkins and Humphrey Rosart IN
Virginia City
KAY STREFT-CiArk Gable and Joan
AAANAHAA III sAHhAAkf 1aAhA $50
Martha Rave and Charlie Rusgles
IN The Farmers Daughter"
IAkFN ooD-Pat o'Brien and I'd
ward Arnold in slightly Honor
able. also Mae Robson IN Granny
Get Your Gun
PARk-Ann sothern and John Car
roll IN Congo Maisis". also Henry
Stephenson In Calling Phlo
Vance"
PRoCroR-sidney Teller and Jean
Rogers In Charlie Chan in Pana-
ma also John Sheffield and
Ernest Truck in Little orvie."
RI tLART-Joseph Allen and Jean
Casney In All Women Have Sc
crets". also Wayne Morris and
Humphrey Bosart in The Return
OF Or X"
REN-sidney Toler and Jean Rogers
in Charlie Chan In Panama also
Charles Starrett and Lorna Gray In
Bullets for Rustlers
sHELIr-Roy Rogers IN wall street
Cowboy, Johnny Downs IN oh
Johnny. How You Can Love, also
Charles Biekford in Street OF
Missing Men"
81 >sTT-6inser Rogers and joel
McCres In Primrose Path. also
Jimmy Lydon and Joan Rrcdel in
Two Thoroushhreds"
TENPLE-ryrone Power and Henry
Fonda in Jesse James. also The
Jones Family in "on Their Own
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Mere Breeze 10
Dorothy Lamour

Gone with the Wind accord.
ing 10 lovely Dorothy L,amour. who
should be- in posltlon 10 know
n a breeze compared 10 some Of
the nlrtiires sbc,s westhcrca,
"Flrst" saws Deity there wss
that storm which wrecked IN. ma.
tive village In 'b,nsl, Princes.
the piotur. in whioh I vor. /.
narong for the frs, tim. Then
there was that blg blo,s in The
Hurricane In which I vovs /. "a.
ronx for the second time Then
came Spawn Of IN. North with
its howllng winds and than thar,
was that esrtho,,ak. in Her Jungle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
ny PAUL HARRISON

>EA Service staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD - ''roasy.a said
IL 7 an YER aappee mani
he tagged at his white hair.
and OF came q ~sg
4 am through Win All these
thoss what ! call Hoover pictures
Already am playing q symps-
thetie part. II feels COED "
Cingerty. he peeled away =
seraggly white mussaehe There
was a HACK ono underneath
This II THO ece, rnls I've had
IN five years Win handler.
chief he rubbed crsyoa Disorders.
,ions from his white teeth. The
lines and ies,hery quality % hls
face began to yield 10 : sponxlng
with solvent.
Paramount loaned me for thu
Argentine Way thing continued
J. Carol Mash, nut TIA just At
the time my contract Ia up !
won't have TO 50 hack 10 bexin
heavy. can shop around and
choose my parts DO YOU know
I've got a p-yesr-old daughter who
has only seen one Of my picturesi
Sometimes rye let her watch may
he three reels. but whca the dirty
work started Id coax her outside
for soda
by this time. Nsish's face Looked
- a. few fans have ever seen IL
Almost from the beginning of his
picture career. IN 1880. ne has
played character roles foreign.
looking heoEey men. old men and
men with tnrtuoasiy twisted fea.
lures. And almost always = villain
-eowsrdly. skulking. hemonlacsl
lnqultouu or something. ny Hoover
pictures" he meant tho long ilst
Of Tsngster and e-man stuff. sew
erai NJ which we're adapted from
J, Edgar iiooser's own book
Joseph Patrick carroi Naish was
born in New York City Just after
thu turn Of tho century. and hs.
Irish as shamrock. Strangers
often think he's some sort ~
Oriental because he has done NJ
many hybrid. Eurasian characters.
Naturally, the studio never would
want the heavy identified a. a
Chinese or japanese" he aald. 80
when they'd begin worrying about
accent I'd give 'em Chinese with
a few extra Rs and they'd say.
That's swell what Ia IT. I'd toll
'em u was a rare Malsyslan dialect
and everybody'd be happy
Those pictures maybe didn't
make good acting. because nobody
can be easy and convincing in a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

To dlseuss possibilities ~ form.
Ing q club for soldiers ana sallofs,
a iarsr group n representatives al
clubs and other organisations
throughout the city met Thursday
night in the Office at The yos,na
Mems business club.
The meeting, opened ny Jerry
Gsehan. president OF Young Mems
Business club. was the first session
on the steps and Feasibility 81
forming n club Persons attend.
ing the meeting expressed IN. view
that the need for such . club vas
real, with the large number II
service msn In Tacoma and vicinity
and the larger numbers sspeesed
at rneampmrnts
Evans Chairman
Milton J. Evans WAS named
temporary chairman. Other Off.
GERS cnosrn to serve until the nsHt
meeting. AuE. a. IN thu Army Navy
room at Hotel winthrop, ~srwi
Louis Burnett. vice president: Mrs.
Clyde Meisndy. secretary. John w.
corilss. trsssurvr,
The group named the following
~ hsads ~ temporary committees.
Gus Appeiman. faot.flndins and
military. Mrs Fred pfiaum. hosis.
ing. ]. corilss. finances. and Art
Cook. publicity. All chairman are
TO report ai The Aug 4 nesting.
which will be open 10 all gruups.
organizations. lodges Of ths city.
Attending tha nesting Thurs
day night were Mrs ~ ~ Gull
bsrison. Navy Mothsfs eluh. gli
Waite. prvaldsnt % The state fss
serve Officers association. w. v.
Patrick. ~ n Mcilyalgh. billiard
Eustier. commander. Major " N,
Brown camp. y Il. ". v. David
Peterson. Rotary Guy Tennlson.
u. y army recruiting station r.
n csderq,iis'. u. =. navy recruit
ing station. ~ Doyie Wait. ~,
~snls. X w Mccarthy. Knights
Of columbuss Mrs Herman NoFd.
fors. prssldrns n Tacoma council.