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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
c McKENNEY's BRIDGE QUIZ

By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

Morrie Ellis, the young New York player who won the World cham pionship Masters Individual this year, discussed an interesting point in contract with me recently. He said, If every contract you arrive at is ironclad, you are not getting all the fun out of the game. So many hands come up where you are over your head, still some little trick or maneuver will allow you to make the contract. Give your opponents a chance to make mistake, and you will be surprised at the con- tracts you can pull out of the fire"
 Today's hand is an example North's bid of six diamonds was bad and resulted in Elis' arriving at a seven-heart contract.
 As soon as the dummy went down, Ellis could see that he could not make it, as he must lose a diamond trick. But undaunted, he proceeded to play the hand by ruffing the opening spade lead, played a small heart to the tenspot, and then made the play often called the Chinese fineSSe.
 He led the queen of diamonds from dummy, and East made the mistake of not covering because
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
One Mans Answer To That Question: |'1 Wonder Why He Ever Married Herr"

and what he has made of his opportunities.
 Susie, naturally, is lifted right along with her husband. But she doesn't belong.
 If her husband had remained pretty far down the ladder-where he was when he married her = she would be adequate.
 "But through luck, and none of her own doing, she is in crowd that is way beyond her. It is just luck she married the man she did If she hadn't married at all, and her advancement in life had depended on her own brains and effort she probably would be supporting herself on -dollar-a-week salary and living in room
 "But here she is-dumb little Susie-married to a highly successful man, the head of an impressive establishment, thrown with people who really out of her class.
 THEY WANT LOOKS BEFORE BRAINS
 Tt is not Susies fault It isn't even her husbands fault. If he had married girl who could keep up, it would have been mostly luck. For young men of twenty don't choose wives who will be suitable companions when they are forty.
 They want a pretty grl-and never mind the brains And that is what they get-for life.
 Hence the common remark about the successful man: T wonder why in the world he married HER. <"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

 haustion, physicians, psychologists. and sociologists are beginning t. seek causes of tenseness and tech. nique for recuperation when or becomes too taut or irritable.
 If we were living in a simple GU ture, the task might be less com plex. Unfortunately, to the naturs strains of living - the earning Of bread, the winning of mate, and the agony of growing old--have been added numerous artificial strains.
 The world in which we live can only be described as chaotic, and the problem of how individuals struggling within tt may attain any degree of composure and sta- bility is very real one. Although sociologic and economic factors may influence the lack of vitality and the inability to relax a great deal of the responsibility for bet- ter health and less tension rests on the individual.
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PRINCESS BROCK BUTTONS AT FRONT
PATTERN 1SS

A roundabout cotton frock must combine good looks with good sense and Claire Tilden has used a large dose of each in Pattern 1888. It's a particularly suitable style for wom- en, with its princess lines that give smooth, perfect fitting without the bother of darts or gathering. That attractive, slimming button-front opening is wonderfully convenient it lets you in apd out of the frock so easily. It also makes for simple adjustment to your figure if you should gain or lose few pounds. You may prefer plain, V-shaped neckline, but we think the be-frilled collar 8 most becoming touch. es- pecially with the frills repeated on the decorative pockets. The collar is very refreshing in crisp contrast. Take your choice of three sleeve styles: long, short and straight or short and fiared. Make this useful frock In c cheery cotton-wear it everywhere now and at home throughout fall and winter. The Saving Guide will show you ail the professional secrets of cut. fit and finish.
 Pattern ies is cut in women's sizes s4, 36, 3e, 90, 42. 44, 46 and S. Size 3e requires i-4 yards sS inch fabric, 3-4 yards ruffling and S-e yard contrast.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (fsc) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders 10 Waterbury Demo- crs& EEttegM Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

Those dreadful moments when the conversation languishes! You fiddle nervously with matches while your date, alas, Sneaks 8 glance at his watch.
 Girls men enjoy being with know how to avoid such awkward silences. They lay in store of apt, gracious phrases.
 You can easily encourage silent companion to talk by saying inter- estedly. "Tell me everything you've been doing lately" Keep up your end with an occasional Do go onl" "Then what happened?"
 Stuck with strangers at a party? A good converSation-starter is Per haps we should trade biographies! !! I'm Ellen Smith," When viewpoints clash, soothe with a tachful Per haps we aren't discussing the same thing"
 Over the telephone, too, impress with your boise: Leaving a mes- sage. say, Please have Miss Smith call me-"
 Then, to give spice to your talk. learn vivid figures of speech. He makes us walk the chalk mark" My goose is cookedl"
 Be a good conversationalist. Our 32-page booklet gives useful phrases for many social and business occa- sions. Lists lively word combina- tons. descriptive phrases and fig- ures of speech to help you talk charmingly.
 Send i0c In coin for your copy of EFFECTIVE PHRASES FOR ALL OCCASIONS to Waterbury Demo- crat. Home Service, 6as sixth Ave, New York. N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your NAME. ADDRESS and the NAtEE ef booklet
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Of Interest To Women

in the proportion of 1 part vinegar to parts water. If the bread con- tinues to be ropy and potatoes are being used, omit them from the next baking. If liquid yeast Is being saved from one baking to another, discard it and make fresh yeast. If these precautions are not successful, add about 2 teaspoons of 90-grain white vinegar to the liquid ingre- dients for an average baking of 3 1-2 pounds of dough.
 o. In counting Honor Tricks in a Contract Bridge hand, haw many can be counted in one suit?
 A. Not more than Two plus.
 o. How many school busses are operating in the U. S., and what proportion of the pupils do they carry?
 A. The so,o61 school busses car- ried 3,225, ,361 children to school daily last year. Out of more than 30,000,- 900 pupils enrolled in American "'N'" only one out of every seven or eight is carried by bus.
 e. How soon after birth should a baby be put to the breast?
 A. From six to twelve hours, and every four hours, thereafter, de- pending on the doctors orders. For the first few days the mothers breasts secrete a thick, yellowish fluid called colostrum. When the baby is first put to the breast he draws the colostrum. The regular sucking every four hours stimulates the breasts, and gradually the true milk, which is thin and bluish, comes into them in place of the colostrum. By the third or fourth day there is usually enough milk for the baby. During the first few days, before the mothers milk comes. the baby should be given te- pid, boiled water. as much as he will take in five minutes, at regu- lar intervals of three to four hours. Some doctors advise sweetening the water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
LEAPTNG HYENAS OR GOATS WITH WINGS

Newest suits he has designed for Betty Grable, who'll wear them in Down Argentine Way" are in "Banton" wool, named for him be- sause he uses it so much. Banton says it tailors as well as it drapes; its reverse side is similar to jersey, the surface close-napped and soft. One suit is blue, with buttons of inch-long silver shears, its ac- companying topcoat plaid with a blue ground; the other is slat-gray its short jacket single-breasted. with 8 collarless neckline, and fastened with dull silver buckles in animal shapes. MT. Banton calls them leap- iny hyenas; my guess is that they're goats with wings.
 Pockets are conspicuously absent from Banton-desigl-ed dress and suits. If you need one to carry your lunch or a gasmask, he says gloom fly, pockets are fine; otherwise, why bulge?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
Coffee Penuche Fudge

Coffee Penuche Fudge 3 cups brown sugar
 IA cup milk
 1-4 cup double-strength, freshly
 made coffee
 Few grains salt
 2 tbspS. butter
 1-2 cup pasteurized dates, chopped Combine all ingredients except dates. Cook to soft ball stage (234 degrees-238 degrees F). Remove from heat; cool: beat until creamy; add dates. Continue beating til mixture holds its shap. Drop bJ teaspoonsfuls onto waxed paper or pour into well oiled shallow pan About 90 pieces.
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Hvdrophobia-Phobia

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 HydrophObia -PhObia
 This clipping does not agree with your advice. (A Reader).
 Answer - The clipping Is item re- porting that "death from hydro- phobia" confronts a man bitten by dog. It tells also of the death of another man, bitten by stray dog, and says he had refused Pasteur treatment. Finally it mentions the case of a boy, one of three play- mates bitten by a Dog; all three re- ceived Pasteur treatment, but the boy died. Personally I would not take Pasteur treatment in any cir- cumstance. My advice to any victim of dogbite is this: Consult your phy- sician and follow his advice about treatment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

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 o. Please give recipes for fruit iemonades.
 A. A combination of various fruit juices make delicious beverage ii tart juices, such as lemons, sou1 oranges, apple cider, or rhubarb are used with the sweeter blander fruits A cold beverage, sweetened with a sugar sirup, is usually smoother than one to which unmelted sugar has been added. The sugar sirup is made by boiling four cups of sugar with four cups of water for 10 minutes Pour the sirup into cleanfi hot jars seal, and use as needed. When the fruit is cut for the punch, or when the juices are pressed or stirred, use silver, glass or stainless steel, other metals may flavor the beverage Lemonade may also be made with crushed berries using whole berries for garnish: with pineapple juice; crushed mint leaves; or with cur rants made into sirup.
 c. What is simple cleanser for brass or copper?
 A. Rub a solution of hot vinegar and salt over the metal, wash in hot soapy water: rinse in hot clear water and dry thoroughly.
 q. What is shaded biddablt suit in Contract Bridge?
 4. Any suit that is weaker than the minimum requirements for a biddable suit, such as A, 10 x x; ol @. go. xx \.
 e. What causes ropiness or slim issess in homemade bread?
 A. Tt results from the growth oi certain highly resistant. spore-tor Ine haeferia. Tn summer, when bread Is stored ct relatively high tempera- lisres. this type of germcntation may callse considerable waste. The organ ixsas causing Fopiness seems to be sFcserll In solne cases in the flour. but |l,sv may be in potatoes. ek in liquid Feast that ie saved from ono pakln6 \ rso}hgf. eF fiji uEfHEiAe. TO pre- lxn1 xaulna<S. te &siFf lHE| &'e u.en. .: F. HH #&a f4kk* &lA< l 19l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
Country Salad

On each individual salad plate, arrange 3 cup-shaped lettuce leaves. Fill leaf with cooked, dried limas mixed with mayonnaise dressing; fiil the second leaf with diced cooked heets. mixed with French dressing or vinegar. pepper and salt; tiil the third leaf with potata salad to which has been added finely chopped sour pickles. 0arnisi with x&aisneS end olives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
NEA Service staff Writer.

4NGA 0CAt t1CC Cs0AA VvAbsOhs
 Keeping busy will do more to give woman true beauty than hours of fussing before a mirror, J says Ilka Chase, attractive stage screen and radio star. Sing, write, dance, take an &C., tive interest in politics, community activities or whatever. But keep busy-if beauty is what you want J the dark-haired, good-looking &C., tress goes on.
 "You won't be- attractive unless there is an alive, alert look about you. And you simply can't have the look of aliveness if you don't do much of anything except sit." SHE PRACTICES
 WHAT SHE BREACHES
 Ilka Chase is a testimonial to these beliefs. She keeps busy these days writing a script for her weekly radio show; selecting and inter- viewing guests for it; knitting and sewing twice a week in the work rooms of relief organization; do- ing the slightly caustic but amusing, commentaries on weekly fashion news film; taking singing lessons; collaborating on a play with her husband; writing book; being &C., tive in politics and managing 6 household.
 First of all, the woman who is occupied has no time to brood about herself or her troubles" Miss Chase continues. Consequently, she is happier, her disposition is better. And nothing detracts more from good looks than bad disposition or 8 chronic gee-I,m-sorry-f -for-myself feeling.
 "Associating with people stimu- lates the mind. And when the mind is stimulated, eyes lose their ifeless look and take on a new shine; the voice loses its monotonous tone and matches the animation in the mind"
 ANIMATION ALONE
 IS NOT ENOUGH
 Miss Chase points out that ani- nation and alertness that come from leading an active life must be supplemented and complemented by certain beauty routines. Of course.
 "You cannot forego the skillful touches of the beauty operator for the sake of mental stimulation alone" the actress explains. But you can have 6 beauty schedule that fits fin with your daily life without dominating 1t. You can give your hair. skin and nails the proper care every day in less than an hour. Two hours once a week. at home or in a beauty shop. will be sufncient for shampoo. maTli- cure. facial and eyebrow shaping.
 "uood grooming without aa alert attitude uroduees e dull woman. A#aEana1s and 1iiveness Su6 bad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

"A man, when he is twenty or twenty-five, falls in love with Su- sic. Susie is pretty. She is even nice, sweet girl. The man mar ries her, never, of course, stopping to wonder what Susie will be like at forty.
 SUSIE WENT, ALONG, TOO -
 'The guy is smart, and so even though it didn't look at the time as though Susie was making much of marriage-she was. Her husband climbs steadily by his own brains and ability.
 "As he climbs he moves to high- CT and higher social levels. He lunches, plays golf, does business with men who are more and more ey,aaaeef,,1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

W o r T y abouC their state of mind and body. When they feel exhausted, they consider them- selves failures.
 TenseneSs and exhaustion are signs of fatigue and ill health. Tension is also the direct cause Of many dis t u r b n g mal- flu n c t 10 nings. Since tenseness nreced nS eY-
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ToMoRRoW's MENU

BREAKFAST: Hiueberrles, wheat flakes. scrambled eggs. cof- fee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Chicken soup with rice, rolls and butter. crackers, cream cheese, strawberry pfe- serves. tea. milk. Florida fiesta punch.
 DINNER: Pan-broiled round steak, lenion-p parsley butter, mash- ed potate4s. lima bean4. fruit cup. carnival eslf, ceHfe. mllk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

his king was guarded. The queen of course held the trick and the con- tract was made, as dummy could be entered again with the eight of hearts and the three losing dia- monds discarded on the ace, king and jack of clubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

isn't concerned with what Paris used to say, doesn't give a cusS whether this years color card will list red as "poinsettia" or "flamingo." He dresses 20th-Fox stars according to their screen roles, and his ideas of what's most fiattering to them.
 Naturally, organdy's for summer and fur coats are for winter" MT. Banton conceded. But beyond that. colors and fabrics shouldn't be classified according to the seasons. Whats wrong with gray suit in July, instead of April? Why can't you wear print silks except in spring? Must everybody leap into black silk dresses just because it's the first of September"
 However, if the reason you choose black for your first autumn dress is because you have a grand ma- hogany sun-tan to show of and aren't just playing follow the- fash ion-leader-that's all right. Latin beauties don't have any closed season on black, he pointed out, because it's so becoming to their brunei skins.
 CALLS BLACK OR NAVY
 SHEERS TOWN UNIFORMS"
 The convention MT. Banton most dislikeS is the annual dog-days' rush for black or navy sheers for city wear. Town uniforms" he calls them, and recalled that on a broil- ing day during recent trip to New York, the coolest-looking woman he saw wore 8 pink linen suit with a large black straw hat.
 Gray's a color that has been neg lected, he thinks, and insists 1t isn't hard to wear; 1t has as wide a range of shades as blue does.
 women limit themselves tremen- dously when they say they can't wear or don't like certain colors," said Travis Banton, who likes all of them. Perhaps they dislike green, or wine because they once had an shall we say, unfortunate-dress in it. Or they are following make up chart that cautions red-head against wearing and pink-when, of course, she can wear several shades of pink"
 AS for fabrices, he argues. why is woolen so taboo for hot weather? q saw a few white frocks, in the resort collections, made of baby clothes, featherlght wool called "albatross," but only at the ritizier places) In sheer weight. it's cooler than silk, doesn't muss as badly as linen. Economy?-a yellow or pink thin wool frock will look as pretty this winter under fur coat as it does now, worn with white access SorieS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
BY RUTH MILLETT

Here is a mans idea of why it is so often shock to meet the wife of nkable intelligent and highly successful man-the kind of man that other men both like and admire
 This is his explanation, in his own words entirely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
ACTORS CAST

John Butler, Paul Phillips, Her. bert Vigran, and Fred Kelsey have been cast in "The Golden Fleecing", new Lew Ayres feature with Leslie Fenton directing.
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Latest Styles
Ho1C To Keep Well
Rv DR WILLIAM BRADY, MD

hygiene
 
  letters recvea this ouHhn reply made M Chicago l
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. TAKE IT EASY
Too Much Tension More Distressing Than Exhaustion
BY DIR. JOSEPHINE L.
 RATHBONE

Most people aspire to vigorous and abundant vitality. They want to be in perfect condition all of the time, and never feel tense or ex- hausted. when they feel tense, they
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Modern Menus
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX NEA Service Staff Writer.

NEA Service Staff Writer.
 In the good old summer time serve a treat now and then just for the fun of 1t. This fiesta punch makes a grand hot night social, and the carnival cake is as gay as a circus.
 FLORIDA FIESTA PUNCH
 Serves 4)
 Three cups blended grapefruit and orange juice, cup canned logan berry juice. Combine chilled juices and serve in tall glasses half filled with crushed ice.
 CARNIVAL CAKE
 Three-fourths cup shortening, 1 IA cups sugar, 3 cups sifted cake flour, teaspoons phosphate bak- ing powder, IA teaspoon salt, 3-4 cup milk, egg whites, 1-3 cup fine- ly crushed peppermint stick candy. Cream shortening thoroughly: add sugar gradually, creaming until AASAAb d440 AuAAJs 0AAt VuSStIlST 1lOuI, baking powder and salt; add alter nately with milk to creamed mix ture, mixing well after each addi- tion. Beat egg whites stiff, but not dry; fold into the batter. Fold in finely crushed peppermint candy. Pour into a greased 8-inch tube pan. Bake in a moderately slow oven (325 degrees F.) for hour. Frost with peppermint stick candy frost- ing.
 PEPPERMINT STICK CANDY
 FR0sTING
 Two egg whites, 1 l-4 cups sugar, i-3 cup finely crushed peppermint stick candy. s tablespoons water. i-4 teaspoon cream. of tartar. 24 colored candy waters.
 Place first five ingredients in top part of double boiler. Beat with a rotary beater until thoroughly mixed. Place over boiling water: beat constantly until the frosting will hold its shape when the heater is lifted. about [ minutes. Remove from heat. pTest cake and deco rate with pastel-cologed sugar waf- sfs ie glFe A polka~aet siiect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
Glorityimg Yourself
 Rv ALICIA HART
By ALICIA HART

grooming indicate a careless wo. man. Why not be a busy woman well-groomed, alive, vivacious, in. teresting and radiant?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
 Caroline 
Our World Is Big and Broad as People We Make
 Contact With.
Sqps T4ay
@ns ns.aua.ssA R a n.aus oen..a

So think self sufficient do you? You're giving yourself utterly We down with people have to check with those who think and have to get the stimulation need We have check with those who think less know less and have avoid the pit of sepy the that competition is comparison ourselves with others the that winds mental clocks and keeps them running
 businessman this The big stores employ shoppers other in the neghbOrhood to what they they display it. what they for quickly
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
'BITTERsWEET' ROLE

Lorraine Bridges has been signed to appear in "Bittersweet".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23
Hollywood Designer Revolts Against Calendars Dictatorship Over Fashions
BY LUCIE NEVILLE NEA ServicA StafF Cnrraev,n,,sVav,,

Hoywood-1 you're buying doday clothes with that they'll be wearabe in the an maybe you'll like rom Hollywood designer who follow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

So think sufficient independent kid yourself There's thing self acquire it in contacts with other beings
 CAROLINE CHATFIELD.
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Problems be
  All held confidence Write Chntneld
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BEAUTY

He belongs to the group by right of what he is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

Our world big and broad the Our world widens shnk the number acquanance plies dimnses horizons heightened ing out in the with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

Isolation from quite disastrous to the mind. not a Alone habituay think thoughts generally inverted thoughts don't ideas with others wits against others wits mental The printed radio time after fashion, they vital nterchanges with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-23

Watch the that lives home to how others live Before long yields temptation to let her housekeeping to sit in her living will the furniture cobebs in the neglect nobody with Topper She the primi- tive just modern conditions
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TESTED RECIPES

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-29

mother is ill and there is 10 one
to perform household chores and
where the family is unable to hire
assistance. Similar service is being
furnished the County Home.
Throughout the county, public
grounds were Handicapped.
Repairing discarded books, SER
vicing school libraries and operat-
ing a "bookmobile" came under the
library project. While the mystery
Of the written word has been i'm
parted to adult illiterates by the
hundreds through the adult ecu
cation program,
Robson County is within WPA
District Four, over which is DIS
trict Manager L. j. Jordon WITH
HEADQUARTERS in Wilmington
w. Joe Prevatt, WPA CONSTRUCTION
Engineer, directly controls WPA
projects in the county. "The count!
and town officials have excellent!
planned their WPA projects" salt
Engineer Prevatt. "They hav'
known exactly what they wante'
and such a detailed study of Ad
ministrator McGinnis' report show
they have received what they neede'
in construction work and service
in the various localities"