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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
M The Local TheaterS
STATE

"If I Had My Way" the new com edy romance with Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean in She co-starr.rg leads opened It's four day engagement at Warmers State theater yesterday and was greeted by capacity atter. dance at all rnrformances.
 As always, Crosby's easy presence lends enjoyment tU his performance and makes 1t one of the best in his long string of successful pictures. Gloria Jean, hauled as 6 major screen discovery Gfter her debut in "rhe Under-Pup" last season, has Q childish charm that utterly cap. tivated yesterdays audiences. In several dramatic and comedy scenes she proves that her talents as an actress have not eten overeStimated.
 The supporting cast Is headed by Charles Winnineer and El Brende!. For the latter, an important fea- tured role in a picture of this scope gives his cinematic career Q new lease on life, and he carries off the part with his vld.time grace.
 Excellent work IS also contributed by Claire Dodd, Mana Bryant, Allyn Joslyn. Moroni Olsen, Emory Par nell, Kathryn Adams and others.
 one of the many highlights of the picture Is tte return of five former stage stars for another ap- pearance in the bright lights. Blanche Ring sings her famous song, Rings On My Fingers" and Eddie Leonard, the minstrel man reviveS his ever popular "Ida." 9th. CT one-time greats include T'rixie Friganza, Grace LaRue and Julian Eltinge.
 Probably the most important iea- ture of the picture are the songs as sung by Bing and Gloria Eight t,ineful melodies are to DC heard and among these three duets are performed by Bing and Gloria. Bing also sings e solo If 1 Had My Way" and Gloria "Little Gray Home ln the West"
 The picture centers around Bing and Brendel who adopt" Gloira when her. father is killed In ail ac. cldept. The trio ultimately find themselves in possession Of a cafe in which Bing and Gloria furnish the entertainment, aided by the five stage stars.
 "The Outsider" with George Sanders an Mary Mcguire Is the second big hit of the program.
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POLI'S

Attend Loew's Poli tonight and play Movie Party. the thrilling game of fun and fortune, at which $loo In cash awards will be given away. Every member of the audience Is eligible to participate In this game and everyone has an equal chance of winning one of the many big prizes. All that Is required on the part Of the patron IS c little skill and a Knowledge of the stars.
 Opening at Loew's Poll on Sat- urday the biggest double hit show Of the season. The first half of thls super bill presents Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley in the Limitation of the A. J. Cronin novel, Vigil Tn The Night" which accurately presents the inside story of Q nurses duties as well as the drama of the protagonists roman. tic ordeals.
 Miss Lombard portrays e nurse around whose absorbing experiences the gripping story revolves. Her personal sacrifices for her younger sister, Anne Shirley, @ student nurse, her Humanitarian work during Q terrible epidemic and her heart- touching romance with c famous surgeon, Aherne, are dramatized along with her inspired idealism for her honorable profession.
 The second half of this outstand. ing bill presents Lana Turner, George Murphy and Joan Blondell in TWO Girls On Broadway" @ stream -lined Metro- doldwyn- Mayer musical hit.
 Here is q dramatic story with 6 musical background, tracing the adventures Of two sisters, Molly Mahoney and Pat Mahoney, who go to New York to "crash the big time' with their dance act. Molly Is en- gagged to hoofer Eddie KernS, played by George Murphy, and when she finally discovers that he has fallen in love with her sister, Pat, she re- turns to the Middle West and the dancing school she had given Up for a Broadway career.
 Attractions current ct Loew's Poll include Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln In Illinois" with Ruth Gordon and Little Orvie" with Johnny Sheffield.
 A headline Broadway vaudeville program is presented ct Loew's Poli every Wednesday evening in addi. ton to c gala double hit screen show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
NO MERCYV|TT SENDS TELLER
 AGAINST TANKS
World Ch a m piOn S In League CeIIar-TrOsky
 Home Run King
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent ]


 New York, May 0.-CUP)-"Show 'em no mercy" - that was the mes sage Oscar Witt drove home 70 his Cleveland Indians today as they faced the woebegone New York Yankees in the final game of the most disastrous home stand eXperi- enced in many years by the worlds champions.
 And Witt said 1t with a fiendish gleam in his blue eyes. But what Witt said didn't hurt the Tanks nearly as much as the news that Bullet Bob Teller would toe the rub- Der for the Indians today. The Tanks finally emerge from the southpaw epidemic only to run into baseball's premier right hand pitcher.
 "These guys have had the breaks so long they think they are entitled to them forever" snapped Witt. "The law of averages finally caught up with the Tanks. Now watch them squirm. And while they are down I believe in giving 1t to them with both barrels"
 The Indians, with pennant designs of their own, certainly gave 1t 10 the Tanks yesterday.
 With Lefty Al Smith, an old Giant castof reclaimed via Buffalo, on the hill. Cleveland smacked the Yanks right between the eyes, l0-4, and knocked them into the Amcri- can league cellar all by their lone- some. No one remembers when the Tanks were in last place at this time.
 Pitchers Hit Hard
 The Indians combed Marvin Breuer and Alley Donald for IA hits including Hal Trosky's two homerS and another round tripper by Rollie Hemsiey. To make the Tanks look worse Ben Chapman and Jeff Heath worked a double steal on Bill Dickey in the 8th, with Chapman scoring.
 Joe DiMaggio. on his second day in the lineup, hit two singles, drew a walk and was hit by a pitched ball but there seems to be more wrong with the Yanks for the pres ent than even Jolting Joe can cure. The Yankee star still has to favor his right knee.
 Lou Finney continued his heroic hitting for the Boston Red Sox as he accounted for three of their runs in Boston's 5-4 win over Detroit Finneys triple and single drove in two runs and he scored another Jack Wilson came to Jim Bagby's rescue in the 7th, and stopped the Tigers, flaming Hank Greenberg ir the ninth with the tying and win. ming runs on base.
 Mccoy Hits Four
 Tn the other two American league games the White SoX beat the Een- aters, 6-3, and the Athletics thump- cd out a 10-8 win over the Browns Benny Mccoy slammed out a triple and three singles.
 The Boston Bees drove Paul Der ringer to cover aid beat the Reds, l0-4. behind Bill Posedel's cagey pitching. Eddie Miller hit homer and double and figured in three Boston double plays.
 The Giants came out Of their 1 game slump by slugging out a l0-6 victory over the Pirates It was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
"WASHED UP" DUROCHER SPARKS FLATBUSH BLTTZKRIEG
MacPhail Builds
 A Flag Threat In Two Years
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, May 9-When red- headed Leland Stanford MacPhail, ex-soldier, ex-lawyer and ex-foot- ball ofiiciRi, obtained his first ma jor league opportunity in Cin- cinnati, following a whirl in Colum- bus, he was looked upon as some- thing of an easy mark by purveyors of baseball ivory.
 But Larry MacPhail, tn old Michigan man, learned rapidly surrounded himself with able people.
 When he left the Rhineland, the nucleus of its championship club was on the field.
 And in two years, starting from scratch, MacPhail appears to have built another championship array in Brooklyn.
 MacPhail had to pay his way, too. for the club was $700,000 in debt.
 This he did with night baseball,
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STRAND

Capacity attendance at Warmers Strand theater yesterday marked the opening performances Of Walt Disneys full length feature produce ton "Pinocchio' which headlines the fine twin bill to be seen and enjoyed through Saturday evening.
 Produced in multiplane technl. color 1t is truly q picture to be seer, by every nihn, woman and child. Animation, color and perspective have developed what might almost be called af art more real than lie. The characters, though only q few of them are human beings, and lsem to 5e more real than life itself. Aself.
 "Pinocchio" Is the story of 6 pup pe. made of wood by . toytnaker. elnocchio is given fife by c fairy, Wt he has to lcarn through exper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

Runs--Cuccincllo 2, West 2, Miller ?,, Ross, scorsclla., Lopez, Powell, Wcrber, Frey, Goodman, r. McCor- mick. Error--ScarAelln. Duns but ted in - li4Hsotts GueclnGllo, R?ss' C0rmick, I.ombnrdl 2. Two baAo hits -- Cuccinollo, Ross, Miller, Worbor, Goodman, M. Mccormick. Three bnRo hits-isoWcll, r. McCormIck. Home run -- Millor. Stolen base --. Lopez. Double plays Cucclnello. Warstlor and Scnrselln; Warstlor, Miller and Scnrsolla; Miller, Warstler and Scar selln 2; Joost, Frey md F. McCor- mick. Loft on bnsca-,, Boston 2, CIn- ringer g.; off Moore L. struck out by poacdol |: by Dcrrlngcr {: by Hutehlngs 2. HlIts--off DcrrInRor, x in 1 inn ng9 (nono out in 5th)llI off Moore, 2 in i-3i off HutchIngs.. g in (scarsolinj. Loslng s.tchcr - Dor ringer. Umplroa--Klcm, Bnllnnfnnt and Campbell. ,TIme--i:40. Paid at- tondnnce- 4,3oi (plus S,0iD ladies day).
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fence to tell the difference between right and wrong. This leads to many strange adventures during which he discovers that when he lies his nose grows tremendous, and when he selfishly gees about hav- ing his own way ali the time he only makes Q jackass of himself.
 Highlight the picture are six nuts. ical numbers easy to whistle and hard to forget. They are Little Woodenhead," :" "0ive A Little Whis. tie," When You Wish Upon A star": and among others Got No Strings"
 And on the same show s the second of 6 popular series, "The Courafeou pr. Christian" starring Jean SNrsholt, who also appeared in the starring role in the first pic. tiire Meet DI. Christian" Dorothy Lovett, Richard Baldwin and Tom Neal support the star.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
OAKVILLE SOFTBALL

Timely hitting by orsini, Planning and Royero brought the Commun- ity Market to an 8 to 6 softball victory over Gordon's in q game at South school field last night. The winners got but four hits against 2 for the opposition, but the trio mentioned hit doubles with runners on base.
 On Friday night, Autoyre and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

Pittsburg's 8th straight loss, and tenth In the last eleven games. Babe Young, with hits, led the Giants attack.
 Two homers by Stu Martin fea- tured the Cardinals "A triumph over the Phillies. Bill McGeee fal- tered in the ninth, and left Shoun had to come In and get the side out.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Hal Tro- sky, who hit homers No. c and 2 to take the American league lead in that department and lead the In- dians to victory over the Yankees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

Runs--Irlnnoy, Docrr. Tabor, De- Snutcls, Tabor Tobbotta. Higgins, !inrtcll, dreonberg. Errors--Gorsica, Aycrlli, Grccnbcrg, Tobbctts, Foxx, Flnncy 9, Cramor 2, Bagby. Two bnso hits -:' Tebbeits, Bagby. Thrco bnso hit -Flnncy. Homo riin--Grecn- berg. stolen bnaes--Cnmpbell. .Snri- flco'--Flnncy. Double plays.TcbbcttH, Gchrlngor and Tcbbots; Bagby, Dc. anultcls md FoSx. Loft on bascs.-. Detroit 10. Boston Q. Bnses on balls of Plppen 1; off Gorclsn 1; off Bngby 2. Struck out-.-by Plppen g, son 2. Hlta-off pIppon, 5 in 4 in- nlngs; off Corsica, 2 in 9; off Me- kain, in 1; of. Bagby, 0 in c 2-3: off Wilson, 2 fin : l-3. Winning pI,,ehcr p,n IT i,asby. m Losns pitcher pclo Hubbard and Rommel. Tlme-9:16. Attendanee-0,S00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
} The Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cannes Yesterday Philadelphia 10, St. Louis z. Chicago c, Washington .. Boston |, Detroit 1. Cleveland 10, New York 1.
 Games To-day Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston Chicago at Washington. St. Louis ut Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cannes yeSterdny Now York 10, Pittsburgh c. Boston 10, Cincinnati I. St. Louis [, Philadelphia {. Brooklyn-ChlCngo (rnIn).
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Phil's Restaurant are scheduled at 6 ?. in, with Community Market and scovill Rod Mill paired for Q 10 o'clock Sunday morning engage Ment.
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Runs
Hits
REC LEAGUE VOTES
 SIX TEAMS IN

With the Blessed Sacrament Jrs. back in the fold of the City Re- creation baseball league, well- balanced six team loop will pe oper- ated in the "Y". Urban Philibert and Johnny Caulheld were named umpires, with Jim Smith as scorer. The Sacs will have team In both Public Parks and Rec leagues as was the case last season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
ME AND YoUs sEEN, THE poDGERs!

MurgarOyd Darcy, braod from Canarsie, Went round with Q fellow named Rodge At dancing a rumba or jtterbug number You couldn't beat R0dge-'twas his dodge. The pair danced together throughout the cold weather But when the trees blossomed again Miss Murgatr0yd Darcy, the belle of Canarse To Rodgers would sing this refrain Leave go root for the Dodgers, Rodgers They're playing ball under lights Leave cut out all the jock jernts, Rodgers, Where we've been wastn' nights Dancin' the Shag or the rumba is silly When be roofing for Adolf Camill. So leave 50 root for the Dodgers Rodgers Them Dodgers my gallant knights Rodgers, phoney who live out in Coney, For baseball and such had use. So to his young sweete he made this entreaty: 'LeCs go to . dance"-but no use. Murgatroyd took her handbag as biz as a sandbag, And biffed Rodgers the head. And as the snde laggard beneath the blow saggaede To him these harsh woids Murgy said: Me and yous seein' the Dodgers, Rodgers, Terry's their fall guy today. They're leadn' the league now, the Dodgers Rodgers, Gee how that ball club can play! l cannot see why for dance you chin' When NO-liit Tex Carleton Is d0in' the pitchin'. So, me and yous seen' the Dodgers, Rodgers And hope they don't trun it away
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
Cannes 'I'O,IRy

Games Today Brooklyn nt Chicago. Boston nt Cincinnati, New York nt Pittsburgh. Philadelphia nt St, Louis,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
World Champs Face Strange Task OF Working Ut
Strange Doings At
 Stadium These Days
By DAN PARKER

TWINKIEToEs sEIKRK, called out strikes threw his bat out of the ball game by Umpire George 0 Yankee
 Mccarthy hermit of the dugout his head woodchuk the umpire Proud Yankee
  constantly with Ppsras The four-tme their with the beaten hang the Philadelphia Athletics Meantime the fans rooted of the noted at the Tuesday afternoon while the Yankees dropping their fourth consecutive game.
 say baRling merely to be tte, trie than president take ball club invinbe outfit and spirit different they of themselves It's long since they failure that they don't how to take It.
 find the public apathec the breaks against find who the plight of the only ball club to championships reaction s They've had enough It's time other team had crack at
 entirely writing the Yankees obituary With Joe Daggo back in the lineup the picture may be changed overnight started that will wind another championship the Yankees being tossed around at least has the saving of novelty.
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Totals ..... ,.,.35 12 27 1
 x-i3ntt6d for pippen in 9th. xx--Batted for GorGicn In 7th. %xx--liattod for McKaIn fin 9th,
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Score by Innings: Boston .,...a 0 . 0 0 0 0---i0 Cincinnati ..3 % 0Oj % O-- 1
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. League
 Leaders
CBy The UnI,ed Prsss)

AMERICAN A LEAGU DE Hive Lending Bntternl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
FINLAND, ALLIES
PACT IMMINENT
Military Aid Pact May Be
Signed Today, Accord
ing to Reports

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. IT.
Cup An unconfirmed report
reached Stockholm today that q
military aid agreement between
Finland and the Allies was Inn
minent.
The report was published by the
Stockholm newspaper Folkets Dag
blad in a disptach from Helsinki.
+ According to the newspaper, there
were reports at Helsinki which
could not be confirmed that an
Allied Finnish agreement would be
signed possibly today.
Previously 1t had been reported
that Premier Risto Ryti and Foreign
Minister v. A. Tanner Of Finland
considered flying to London to APP
peal personally to Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain for aid, after
the rejection by Sweden Of three
appeals.
Tanner himself denied to the
United Press at Helsinki today that
he would fly to London, and 1t was
believed that this denial was for
Ryti also.
All reports indicated that Fin
lands need for aid was immediate
and urgent.
Press dispatchers, which were
denied, reported that people in the
Finnish Aaland Islands had decided
to appeal to Sweden for help In
defending the islands in event Of
a Russian attack on them. Sweden
is vitality interested In these islands.
which lie at the mouth Of the Gull
CONTINUED on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
RUSSIAN TROOPS
NEARING VIIPURl
Move Up Along Railroad
Line-22 Finn Fort.
fiCatiOnS Taken

Moscow, Feb. 17.-(UP)-Russiar
troops are within 1912 miles Of
Viipuri, Finland,s second city, after
q gain Of Ave miles along the Len
ingrad- Viipuri railroad, an army
communique said today.
Russian troops occupied the i'm
portant railroad, the communique
said, and took "a Finnish defensive
Notifications including two iron
and concrete artillery forts.
The cornmunique put the Rus
SLAMS, at Kamara, only 1912 miles
from Viipuri, their objective in their
drive to smash the Mannerhiem
Line. Leipasuo Is five miles south OF
It, on the Leningrad side.
It brought to ITS the defensive
positions the Russians claim to have
captured since the offensive began.
It was asserted that Finnish
troops had lost heavily In all sectors
Of the front In vain counter attacks.
During the last seven days, &C
cording to the communiQue, the
Firms had lost 40 machine guns
and ITO guns, presumably field
guns, In the Mannerheim line bat
tie.
The communiQue said that the
Russians not only bombed Finnish
troops and military targets but
shot down I'VE Finnish airplanes N
! air combats.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
SNOW REMOVAL
BEING RUSHED

Boston, Feb. 17-(UP)-Augment-
ed crews rushed snow removal In
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut today in q desperate at
tempt to clear highways before an
expected fresh onslaught Of lad
weather.
Yankee ingenuity was taxed to the
utmost by the huge drifts that still
remained in side streets and byways
from the st. Valentines day blizzard
which cost at least % lives in New
England and caused, more than ST.
100000 property DANCE.
The Boston weather bureau said
fair weather would continue
throughout today, but that snow, or
possibly freezing rain, was expected
tomorrow,
Approval Of q $l50,00O WPA appro-
priation for snow removal In Massa-
chusetts, radioed by President Roose-
welt from the u. 8. 8. Tuscaloosa in
southern waters, enabled Boston to
add 5000 men to the 10, 0O0-man city
paid crews. Boston received $4,000
of the outlay, the rest being distrib-
uted throughout the state.
Most main highways In the three
states and trafac arteries In cities
and towns already were clear. Rail-
roads maintained normal schedules
Is did interstate bus lines and air.
lines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
STATE INVENTORS
RECEIVE HONORS
Thirteen Awarded Modern
Pioneer Scrolls By
Gov. Baldwin

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 17.-(UP)-
Thirteen Connecticut inventors to-
day were awarded modern pioneer
scrolls, making them eligible foi
national awards in commenoratior
Of the 150th anniversary Of the
forming Of the U. 8. Patent System.
The awards were made by Gov
Baldwin at dinner sponsored by
the National and Connecticut As
sociations Of Manufacturers and by
Industrial Memorials, In.
Those named included five Hart
ford men, three from Bridgeport,
and one each from Bristol, New
Haven, Stamford, Ansonia, and
Fairfield.
They are: Henry J. Blakeslee,
chief engineer and president, State
Company, Hartford; Karl e. Peiler
vice-president and research engi-
neer, Hartford Empire Company
John o. Shaw, engineer, Pratt 8,
whitney, Division, Miles, Bement-
Pond, West Hartford: Frank W.
Caldweian, engineering manager
Hamilton Standard Propeller d.
vision, United Aircraft Corporation
East Hartford; Erie Martin, CHIEF
engineer, Hamilton Standard Pro-
peller; Frederick q. Hughes, gener-
81 manager, New Departure Divis-
ion, General Motors Cooperation
Bristol; Fernley II. Banbury, engi-
neer, Farrell Birmingham Co., Inc.
Ansonia: Walter F. Herold, vice.
president, and chief engineer, Bas-
sick Division, Stewart : Warner
Corp, Bridgeport; Edward p. Bull
lard, Jr., president Billiard Company
Bridgeport; Thomas =. Dunn, Works
manager, Billiard company, Bridge
port: Albert r. Breitenstien. Works
manager and chief engineer, Geo
metric Tool Co., New Haven;
George q. Going, research engineer
wallace q. Brown. chemist, e. !
Du Pont De Nemours Co., Inc.
Fairfield, received an honorable
mention award.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
MAYOR TO APPEAL
| ON old AGE TAX
Less Than One. Third of
City's Total Collected
to Date

with less than one-third Of Wa
terbury's old age assistance taxes
collected and the March deadline
only Is days OF, Mayor Vincent A.
S:ully Is planning q radio appeal to
all those against whom the tax Is
levied. The unprecedented step Is
being taken In. an effort to prevent
the city from having q deficit in the
old age tax account. M
The state has billed Waterbury
for $l36, 800 as its share Of the old
age assistance tax levy. This sum
must be paid promptly, no matter
how low the amount the city actu-
ally collects from those billed.
AS Of today, total collections since
the tax became due February / are
$41,1l2. This still leaves almost
500, 900 to be collected.
The city sent out q total Of 56,396
bills for the old age tax and II all
this were collected the receipts would
be about $4,000. This would mean
o profit Of about $4,000 for Water
bury.
Definite plans for the mayors
radio plea for tax payment have, not
been completed, but the broadcast
win probably Be scheduled within
the next week. The mayor win enc
phasize the Importance Of the city
collecting all old taxes possible.
A penalty Of 81 As added to the IS
tax II It Is not paid By March L