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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

He leaves his wife, Helma Peter son of Naugatuck; seven daughters, Mrs. Jane Griffin of Troy, N. Y., Mrs. Carl Peterson of Wolcott, Mrs. Max Kraft of Waterbury, Mrs. Frank Spray, Mrs. Russell Weaving and Mrs. Lawrence Corcoran, all of Naugatuck and Mrs. Justin McDon- ell of Atwood, N. J.; two sons Carl Peterson of Naugatuck and Harold Peterson of Darien; l9 grandchil- dren and five great-grandchildren.
 MT. and Mrs. Peterson marked their 57th wedding anniversary in September.
 The funeral will be held Wednes- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Alderson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home to- night from to 9 o'clock and to- morrow from 3 p. m. to p. m. and from 2 to o'clock. Rev. Edward R. Hance will officiate at the fu- neral.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

"Surely God pleads in these days for reconciliation and brotherhoo said Rev. Dr. John Q. Walker, Sec- ond Congregational church pastor, yesterday morning in his sermon, Where Is God in These Times.
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 Above all else it seems to me God pleads with His people and His churches to feed the world with the bread of eternal life. There is so much disillusionment, so much per- plexity, 50 much misery, the evils of the world seem SO vast and to many the hopes for the future so dim that the world needs a witness of healing and faith. The world needs truths, faiths, hopes which will serve as a final and an impreg- nable line of defense. In these des- perate days we need to mediate faith for scepticism, to give hope to teke the place of despair and love and brotherhood to supplant hate and violence. And let me add that our faith and our hope and our love as Christians must be proved by our spirit of sympathy and sacrifice. These are times when we must do more than voice our faith, 1t must be translated into deeds of love and mercy.
 Some time since the president of the New York Federation of Church. es, Dr. Theodore Fisk Savage, sent a message to all the churches in the Metropolitan area. He said in part, "The Christian Church and the inc dividual Christian are facing today a challenge that has not been heard since the early Apostolic Church confronted the heathenism of the Roman Empire. The leader of a great nation is saying and teaching his people to say that Christianity and all its teachings of love, broth- erhood, truth and honor, are deca- dent and outmoded, the idle dreams of Q dying civilization. There are two possible answers we may make to this challenge. We can oppose and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Waterville, Oct. PA meeting of Goodwill Lodge, No. 54, Knights of Pythias, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock, at Fraternity Hall, with chancellor commander Harry Leth- bridge, presiding.
 A football game was played Sat- urday morning ct Waterville Park between the East Side team and the Waterville Juniors, resulting in 26-O victory for Waterville.
 Touchdowns were made by B. Brown, T. Kelley, s. Garrity and G. Moriarty, while 3 points after touch- downs were made by Brown.
 In the lineup for Waterville were: End, s. Clarity and J. Connor; tackles, Ed. Franks and B. Lyons; guards, J. Burnauskie, Tom Kelley; center, c. Bird and in the back field, B. Brown. F. Fappiano, lB. Whalen and G. Moriarty.
 The lineup for the East Side in- cluded: Ends, Colby Hughson, J. Wiedon; tackles, D. Kraft, J. Mar guatti: guards, Shell and Smith, with R. Bates, the center. In the backfield, J. Seebach, Walter Mon- tambault, George Kraft and H. Brinkman.
 Pat Moriarty, Jr., was referee.
 The Waterville Juniors are open for games with teams between l4 and IS.
 Party Next Saturday
 The Epworth League Society of the Grace Methodist Church Is planning a Halloween party satur- day evening, November 1, at Bucks Hiil Chapel, and have invited as guests the Naugatuck and West Side Hill groups. Although the party will be 8 costume affair, all are asked to wear old clothes.
 The local members will meet ct the church at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Pride of Welch Circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold Q public card party and social, Tues day evening ct 8 o'clock, at For- esters' Hall. In charge will be Mrs. John Platt, Mrs. George Grenier, Mrs. William Haggerty and Mrs, Joseph Benoit.
 Scores of the weekly Chase Ma chine shop bowling league at the Waterville Alleys recently resulted in 6 win for the "Laths," with Brennan of that team holding high single of 126.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
PETERSON RITES
 WEDNESDAY, 2:3O
Father of Mrs. Max Kraft Was One of Naugatuck's
 Oldest Residents

Naugatuck, Oct. 26-The borough lost one of its older residents last night when John Edward Peterson, s2, of l5 Francis street, died in Wa terbury. He suffered a shock in August and had been in i'll health since that time.
 MT. Peterson was a resident here more than 40 years. He was ben in Sweden Feb. 13, 1859. He was 8 man of fine character and had the high regard and respect of all who knew him. He had kindly and pleasant nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
HEADLINES OF
 YESTERYEARS
Ten Years Ago TOasy

Fen Years Ago Teaay
 in Waterbury
 A battery of seven iiaznl- nous legal lights appeared in city court to defend 6 Cheshire man held on 6 charge of drunkenness. When the presiding jurist called for counsel to present thena- selves, all seven arose simiIls taneously and bowed to the court. The accused, however. fearing perhaps that tho impressive array of legal ta1s ent was bent upon securing his conviction, took the stand, and proceeded to harangt1e the court without allowing the attorneys to utter @ word. when he had concluded Q lengthy oratiom, filled with self-denunciation and prom ises of future good behavior, the judge sentenced him to three months in the work house at Brookside. The lave yers, meanwhile, had filed silently out of the court room convinced that their services were not required.
 Twenty Years Ago Today In Waterbury
 4 local man, former head of the department of justice in this city, was arrested this morning on @ charge of tim- personating . United States officer. The prisoner, more recently engaged in private work, was taken into GUS. tody upon the complaint of Q boxer. The pugilist alleged that the former justice chief had professed to be a repre-. sentative of the government, and had procured S85 from him with the understanding that he would adjust some war risk insurance in which the boxer was interested. The accused is scheduled to ap- pear at 8 hearing before . United States commissioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
DEMOCRATS PLAN
 NORTH END RALLY
Mayor, Other Nominees to Speak at YMCA Fri.
 day Evening

North End Democrats will stage a campaign rally Friday night at the North End Y. M. c. A., 1t was announced today by Attorney Car mine Cipriano. Mayor Vincent A. Scully and other candidates will speak.
 Arrangements are being r-"'" by the following committee: William K. Lawlor, MT. C.prlano, ~...,- Sweeney, James R. McMahon Frank Cuba, Carl Gemmino, Joseph A. Lawlor, Andrew G. Ciarlone, Jo- seph Burns, Bernard Rieiiy, Thom-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

as Mccarthy, Joseph Hyrniewicki. Joseph Caccio, Guido sandulli. Nora Ahern, Catherine Burns, Anna McMahon, Umberto santopietro, AL bert Ferraro, John 1ori0, James Palmer, Patrick Travisano, Dorothy Meo. Orio Romano, Angelo Ruba, Nicolina Gugliotti, Sam Lapiano. Joseph Calo, John DiCorpo, Helen Sayles, pr. Andrew Santopietro, Eva Harris Dorothy Dunn and John T. Sterling.
 The program will include enter tatnment. Refreshments will be served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
POLISH DEMOCRATS TOSUPPORTSCUL
Present Regime Given En. thusiastiC Endorsement;
 Other Plans Formulated

The Polish- American Political Or- ganization, at Q general membership meeting yesterday at Pulaski hall, adopted a resolution endorsing Mayor Vincent A. Scully and the Democratic ticket and promising support in the campaign. President
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
WOMAN EXPLORER
 CHURCH SPEAKER
Osa Johnson at Second Congregational Forum
 Today, Tonight

Osa Johnson, famous explorer, will offef: an Illustrated lecture en- titled. African Paradise" twice to- day at the Second Congregational Church in place of the usual Sum- day night forum which was omitted last evening.
 "The First Lady of Exploration" will speak this afternoon at o'clock and again this evening at 8 o'clock. Tonight's talk will be open to the general public, but this aft- ernoon's lecture will be for school children.
 Other forums arranged by Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor, and Roy Walch, forum chairman, fol- low:
 November 2-Union service, Rev. Luther A. Weigle, D. D., LLD., Dean of the Yale Divinity School and president Of the Federal Council of Churches will be the speaker on the subject: Effective Protestan- ism" Introduction by Rev. Everett A. Babcock, executive secretary of the Conn. Council of Churches.
 November 0-Captain Bob Bart lett, famous Arctic explorer, with his latest and finest colored mos ton pictures on Greenland. November 16-Branson De Cou, world traveller and famous photog- rapher. Illustrated lecture: "Allur- ing Alaska and the Yukon River"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
Hartford Guests

MWEGEUfU WUCBGS
 Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. John Byrnes and Mrs. Frank Carney of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary, attended the Department Farley Saturday, at the Hotel Bond, Hart ford. A luncheon was served at noon, ct which the decorations were In Halloween colors, with bouquets of chrysanthemums. A group from Norwich was seated ct the table with Waterville members. Mrs. Smith poured.
 Iha Department Commander and Adiusent adexesued tl1e afleEnoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

was voted to purchase e200 in de- fense bonds, to donate ei0 and send Q delegation to the anniversary ban quet of the q. 8. P. Ognisko society, to glonnte e2s to the pollsh- -Bnwaine league, and to have e Christmas party for EnembeEs end their chil- AIen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Amt 1t tough for poor Gpysy Rose Lee? Her book is a best-seller and she will get $2,500 weekly to star in the movie version of 1t Cafooey Society will get jar when an eve'g paper runs it's series on night club free-loading You probably heard what Daddy Jessel wired to his for- mer wives-one word: "See?" {. For a thrilling eve'g (free) to get an earful of George H. Swayze, an ex- foreign correspondent. He convulses great crowds at 53rd and 5th by night and In Wall Street by days. He takes the Firsters apart, bone- head by bonehead and name for name, challenging anyone in the audience to contradict him. He has no organizational support we know of. A one-man Blitz Did you know that the George Rosses of the w. Telly are Hotsy-Tot-sy Ca girD at Gotham Hosp? i. And that Joe E. Lewis has a devastating description of very ex-hero: "A pair of shoes with three heels:"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Austalians are protesting against buying tickets to railway station platforms when seeing soldies away on trains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

A plant in Pernambuco, Brazil, will produce oil from tomato seeds and the residue, tornato-seed cake, will be utilized for animal food and fertilizers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
And that Mrs. Astor (Tucky French) agreed to terrific settlement?

Charlie Chaplin, we presume, knows all about the ciggie gal he adored- finding happiness in Roch- ester, where she will wed this week. It. Comdr. Gene Markey Eure Has It Bad (and that ain't goodl) over Olivia De Havilland. Spends all his Navy coin on postage stamps to write her Sad, isn't 1t, the torch Jeff Jones of Princeton is carrying for Gloria vanderbilt2 His pals fear it'll make him ill That's gonna be quite a story when the Screen Publicists' Guild explodes over the commy element Now that Helen Tourtois is melting from H. A. Alker, Jr., we assume 1t is all right to say her latest is a very pretty Russian prince .. 11eavensl Have you heard the dreadful news? Because of metal priorties beauty shops will feel Q shortage of bobby pinsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Does Candidate O'Dwyer know that the party in Manhattan is crossing him? That many leaders and captains are campaigning only for locals, such as judges, ct al, but skipping any plug for him? They're scared Q landslide for LaGuardia would jeopardise their candidates, etc The employees of certain real estate firm are quitting in crowds because no raises--while the directors are cutting up juicy divi- dends Does the other Mccarthy sister know that Margaret Cum ming'S year old child is gravely i'll (pneumonia) and that Marge re- gently rode the subways at night after being locked out of her room? They were such devoted sisters when they were headliners in the Scandals" What happened? {. That was a honey of a backstage war at the Hurricane between Dr. Marcus and Miss Terry Lawlor. Be careful, mister. She can hit.
 The c0lyum wishes to worry that refugee couple (last name ending in p. They ain't getting away with anything. Uncle Samson knows their "staunch defense of refugee loyalty, etc." is strictly pose-and that they are very second-rate un- dercover agents Isn't 1t swell about Loew's executive, J. H. Lubin, responding to that new treatment after being i'll so long? .. Did you know that Anon Carter wears a hat lined with ermine and beaver and that 1t cost him $l50? Those gals used on the subway cards as Miss Subway aren't pros, at all, but they're so lovely you'd think they were. Now does everybody feel bet ter?- Who said chorines ain't prospering? The apt of Joan (Hur- ricane) Stanley was burgled. They took her diamond ring, ditto brace- let and fur coat.
 Did Al Jolson plane in to see for- mer Powers pip, Bernice Frank, once known as Ann Corcoran2 She quit his show because docs told her she was allergic to greasepaint <. What two brain-trusters of certain Washington probe are suspected of receiving checks from former Nazi espionage chief Won Bohle in S. A? Is there anything to the Capital buzz that Odlum may inherit Knud- sens OPM headache? .. Can you guess which one of the highest paid radio stars quit his cig sponsor be- cause he wouldn't allow him to get a divorce to wed another? Is there anything to the midtown chit chatter about John Jacob Astor tn- troducing "the future Mrs. Astor"?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Does the Washington Times Her. aid know that 24 members of Con- gress are mixed up Gin various de- grees) in the current Federal Grand Jury's probe into the activities of foreign agents using our mails for propaganda purposes? Not all 24 are involved in guilt. Some were merely innocent bystanders Has Tyler, Texas, heard about the Bless ed Eventry (due sometime in 1942) over at the Jack Wrathers? She's better known as Senator O'Daniel's little girl, Molly :. Wonder If Edith cLouisiana Purchase" Luce and E.. Matthews, the wealthy realtor, used that merger license over the wk- end2 That diamond betrothal ring Agnes (ziegfeldolD Franey just reed came from Douglas Payne, rich Southern Aluminium magnate How can Petain offer himself as a hostage, How can he give what he doesn't own?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Did George Jean Nathan know that c ritzy foursome got up in a huff over at Fefe's when he brought in the Far Eastripper, Noel ToyP And didn't he die laughingp The Duchess may not have clothes on her mind Gas she announced) but she did purchase IS hats at $34 each over at B-Gs wot, ho? That humidity interrupting the frigid temperatures is merely the blaze caused by June Preisser, the dancer, and Gar Wood, Jr. He's travelling with the Sweater Girl" tour (Peggy Moran, Cecilia Parker, Barbara Pepper and Mary Healy) =. What Equitable insurance ty- coon has the inside track to Count ess Cassini's hand-kissing? .. Swell bouncing check Duke Daly got for his services at the Youth for De- fense Rally, huh? .. What famed Britisher Suspected all along) is being rehearsed to become a Lind- berglar?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
Knights Of Pythias
 To Convene Tonight
WatervilIe Juniors Blank East Side Gridmen; EpwOrth
 League Holds Party Next Saturday
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
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Isn't Doris Duke going to get her divorce in Honolulu in May and marry @ Naval flier now here? i. Is It possible that Princess Stefanie Hohenlohe has taken e house in suburban Beverly Hills, Alexandria, Va, under the nom de plume she has often used in hotels? And why does she prefer being that near to Washington, D. C.? How maaaadly in luff is William Saroyan with Phyllis Brooks, on whom he is squandering a fortune in l. d. phone calls? .. Aren't you simply over- joyed to learn that Congressman Ham Fish's days are numbered? Ex- Warden Lewis E. Lawes will defin- itely run against Fish in the AZ elections, and the wagering is al- ready 5 to 1 Lawes will win '. In- cidentally, the BroaGway betting conversationalists quote Rauschning, the historian, as saying that, ac- cording to his deductions, the war should end in 16 months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Waterville, Oct. PA meeting of Goodwill Lodge, No. 54, Knights of Pythias, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock, at Fraternity Hall, with chancellor commander Harry Leth- bridge, presiding.
Evening star., 1941-06-23
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-''Fantasia," the much
discussed Disney, with music con-
Quoted by Stokowski: 2:20 and $50
pm.
Palace-"Love Crazy" Myrna 10y
and Bill Powell in a mad farce: 11:5C
am, 2:15, 4:45, tbs and GAS pm.
CapitOI-"Man Hunt" suspenseful
thriller about the man who almost
shot Hitler: 10:45 am, 1:30, APO,
ITO and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1926,
3:25, 6:15 and 9 pm
Keith's-"Sunny," film version of
the musical, with Anna Neagle::
1875 am, 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7::35 and
9:35 pm.
Earle-"One Night in Lisbon ~
comedy romance in wartime: II
am, lao, 4:20, 7:05 and GAS pm.
Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, 6:15 and
8 pm.
notwithstanding Victory ~
film adaptation of the A. j. Cronin
play: II am, ITO, 3:20, $50, TAO
and $50 pm.
Little-"Of Human Bondage" re-
vival of the Bette Davis-Leslie How
ard hit: II am, lao, 4:25, 7:O5 and
9:55 pm.'
COlumbia-"A Woman's Face"
Joan Crawford in a psychological
melodrama: 10:45 am, 1855, 3:05
Sis, 7;30 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
In the Country.
ROadside-"The Mountain Linz
ited," an old-time thriller melo.
drama: $50 pm.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

have married him If he were, or
I'd have given up my career. You
have to feed the ego of an actor,
and there isn't room for two in the
same family"
Talk of the town Katharine
Hepburn was with Carson Kanin at
the sneak preview of his Tom. Dick
and Harry" The ace director goes
into the Army on June 25 I
wish you could have seen Ann
Sothern doing her jitterbug at the
West Side Tennis Clubs baby
party" Ann was dressed up as
10-year- old with a big bow in her
hair, and jiving to beat the band.
A circle formed around her, but
Annie kept going-until she looked
up, saw the crowd, and fled.
Ginger Rogers has bought an
estate and house in Oregon to which
she will retire between pictures &. .. &.
Brunette Ann Miller is refusing to
be blond for her imminent picture
IF you don't want to dye your hair,
wear a blond wig she was told
But the answer is still mo" g.
Joan Crawford has abandoned cafe
society. Not so very long ago you
could not go to an important theater
event or restaurant without finding
Joan and her escort. Joan finally
has tired of the bright lights. the
dressing up, and the look this way
and-smile" publicity. You will now
find her at home playing mother to
her two adopted children.
AS you may know. Carol Bruce is
making the picture This Woman Is
Mine" formerly titled Il, James
'Lewis"O with Franchot Tone and
John Carroll. 1t was suggested that
one of these gentlemen would serve
for a publicity romance. IF you
don't mind" said Miss Bruce, I'D
rather look around myself"
There is some friction between Judy
Garland and Pat Dane on the Andy
Hardy" picture. I gather that Miss
Dane is trying to take over the
picture.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine.)
Evening star., 1941-06-23

NdllOll. n sldllSC WIN iObSAl tAAN pAof
bills of years gone by is enough to
send a reverent historian of the
American theater into ecstacies.
The walled pits where the late
Mrs. Mary Elitch Long, "the Lady
of the Gardens" fed the shaggy
bears of her ZOO are empty, and
swing band jives where Prof. Man
gini played for weekly dances. but
the rambling frame playhouse is
about the same as it has been for
all these years.
The 50th anniversary 11-week sea-
son opened last week with Samson
Raphaelson's "Skylark" Donald
Woods and Ruth Matteson head the
cast, Woods for his third appear
ance at the gardens, and George
Somnes again is the director.
An apple orchard. blossoming
above myraids of flowers. on Den
ver's northwestern outskirts was
chosen by John and Mary Glitch for
their gardens, which opened in May.
1890, featuring a summer theater
for grownups and a ZOO and amuse-
ments for children.
The theater first offered vaude-
vile, with Comedian Charles Good
year as the headliner of the in
augural performance. Variety gave
way to light opera, opera to drama,
and so there have been summer
plays at Elitchs ever since, save for
Evening star., 1941-06-23

an interruption during World War
days.
Matinee and evening performances
in one day on a road tour were an
abomination to Sarah Bernhardt,
but she did two on the same day
at Elitch's in 1906-"Camille" in the
afternoon, La Sorciere" at night.
The divine Sarah struck Mrs. Long
rigid with terror by stroking the
head of a young ioness which had
a reputation for peevishness in the
ZOO. The lioness purred like a house
tabby. Thereafter it was called
Sarah.
When Minnie Maddern Fiske
came her in Leah Kleschna," a
poster advertising the performance
was frozen in block of ice, quite
a publicity stunt for 1903. George
Arliss was in the Fiske company,
his first trip west of Chicago.
The late Douglas Fairbanks. as a
Denver boy of II, scrubbed the stage
boards to get a free ticket to
Shakespeare performance. Later he
played Juvenile roles on the same
boards.
Antoinette Perry, now one of New
York's top women producers, waded
into the Elitch fish pond-she was
4 then-to try to catch a gold fish
Stunningly good looking was Miss
Perry as David Warfield's leading
woman at Elitch's in 1908. My,
my, what crowds" Warfield wrote
beneath his photograph, one of the
collection that crowds the walls of
the foyer.
When pyrotechnic displays were
the rage, Actor John T. Sullivan
compounded bombs so explosive
windows were shattered in houses
all around the Gardens.
Evening star., 1941-06-23

Here I Am Stranger Little
Old New York" and Maryland"
followed. But in the last six months
Brenda has been relegated to the
background, while newcomers at the
studio, such as Maureen O'Hara.
Betty Cradle, Carole Lands and
Virginia Gilmore received the lions
share of pictures and publicity.
Miss Gilmore and Miss Lands, in
cidentally, are now. like Brenda,
descending their peak of popularity
at Twentieth Century-Fox.
Miss Joyce insists that her mar
riage-to Owen Wards not re-
sponsible for the dip in her film
career. ''If that were true there
would be few film stars left" Bren-
da said. Most of them are mar
ried. I think I started some of the
recent marriages among the young
er set. Judy Garland and Nancy
Kelly were there when Owen and
1 planned our marriage. and they
were both very interested. I'm glad
that my husband is not an actor
Che's an accountanD. I wouldn't