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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
SAM HARRIS DIES IN N. Y. TODAY
Famous Producer of Many Broadway Hits; He Died
 of Pneumonia

New York, July S.-(UP)-Sam Harris, 69, producer of many ot Broadway's greatest stage hits, died of pneumonia today in his Ritz Tower hotel apartment. He had been i'll since an appendectomy was performed last March in Palm Beach.
 Harris condition became critical a few days ago although for a time after his operation he appeared to have recovered. With Harris when he died was his third wife, Mrs China Harris, a sister of George Brent. the film actor, who married the producer in March 1889. Also al the bedside was Mrs. Wallace Gib- lin, the former Constance Tal- madge. . friend of Mrs: Harris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
GOOD WEATHER FOURTH OF JULY
Conn. Almost Whole Ma ton Recover From Heat;
 Holiday to Be Enjoyable
fRv united Pressl

Refreshing breezes brought reliei today to Connecticut from the heat wave which kept the mercury bub- bling in the sos and was responsi- able for II deaths in the past i've days. ;,
 Latest victims Of the hot spell were William c. Haliman, IT, Lib- srty, s. C., negro, who drowned at windsor, and an unidentified man who was prostrated at Waterbury.
 The fiVe-day toll included four deaths due directly to the heat; five 6rownings and two losses of life by lightning.
 Yesterdays recording of 93 de- grees was the highest for July 2 since 1911, and the previous days D4 edualled the record for that day h 1918.
 The weatherman forecast tenn Ueratures in the sos for today, much cooler weather and none of the aslEling humidity that closed many Hactories and officeS yesterday,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
ATTY. BURLAND
 DIED YESTERDAY

New Haven, Conn, July 3 - W. p - Attorney William H. Burland, 45, director of the personnel payroll of the Federal Food Administration Ofiice under Herbert Hoover in 1917 died late yesterday.
 Burland, a former city corporation council, had been a member of the State Bar since 1918 and served in the Navy during teh World War. He was associated with the claim de- partment of Travellers Insurance Company, at Hartford, until 1929.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
German Armies Pound
 Toward Ukraine Zone
Dangerous New Thrust From Southeast Poland; MOs- COW Prepares for Any Attack Upon That
 City By Nazi Armies
BY JOE ALEX NORRIS

United Press Foreign News Editor)
 German armies pounded toward the threshold of the Ukraine granaries in 8 dangerous new thrust from southeast Poland to- day and Josef Stalin called on all Russia to meet the invaders with scorched earth policy and to turn occupied areas into a hornets nest of guerilla warfare.
 The official Moscow communique claimed that fierce and bloody battling by Red troops had brought the Nad columns to a standStill on broad fronts but the German high command countered with the as- sertion that the fighting strength of the Red armies "now seems broken"
 Both the Russian and the Ger man communiques indicated that for the first time the Na1 military machine is gathering momentum tr a drive for the Ukraine.
 Moscow Report
 Moscow'S communique reported 6 battle "in the direction" of Shepe- tovka, a town 90 miles southeast of Luck and 25 miles within the frontiers of the Ukraine.
 The Russian announcement die not make plain whether the Ger man column had crashed into the Ukraine but this was the first men. ton in a Russian conmunique o. any town actually within the vast Russian wheat area.
 The Moscow war bulletin wa studded with names of towns i'm. mediately west of the Ukrainet northwest frontier in southeast Po' land where the big German drive was crashing forward.
 Berlin claimed that the German. (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
Nazi War Machine Will Be
 Smashed, Is His Challenge
YANKEE EAGLE
 PILOT MISSING
Another American Flyer, Youngest of All, Hero of
 Air Fight
BY NED RUSSELL
DL NGO 1OODkAA United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stan COTreSpOnuenCJ
 London, July 3-(UP)-Wiliam Hall, a pilot of the American Eagle squadron, was understood to be miss ing today following the squadron's participation in Royal Air Force op- erations over France.
 Prior to revelation that Hall was missing, it was said that another member of the squadron-its young est-was the hero of the American groups battles with German planes.
 The air ministry gave a detailed report of his victory over German Messerchmitt- fighting plane during battle over northern France yesterday evening, when the Amer ican squadron drew its first blood of the war.
 It was believed Hall might be alive, for 1t was reported ne was seen go- ing down in full control of his plane.
 Hall, 25, is a native of Springfield, Vt., before joining the Eagle squad ron, he piloted planes for the Mo- Kenzie Airlines in Canada. His mo- ther is said to be living in the Prov ince.. of Saskatchewan, Canada.
 It was during Royal Air Force sweep of the French area around Lille, the farthest point into France that British fighter planes have gone. E.igteen German fighter planes were shot down in 8 battle over the airdrome at Merville, near Lille, three of them by the American Eagle squadron, the air ministry said. The
 English leader of the squadron got one and American, ,fliers got the other two. The air ministry gave this ver- sion of the youngest Americans vic- tory:
 Two Messerschmitts attacked the British bomber which the Eagles and other British fighters were guard TNny,fi1o1losi nn paOa A1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
The Weather

Fair, Much Cooler To-
 night, Friday run weaSher Report Page 3
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Stars of Sport World
Loom in Cinema Sky
nv NEIL RAU
special n THE DETROIT TIMEs

] don't do It right they shoot II
over"
/ asked him If II gets on his
nerves to do a scene over and
over, and he had an answer for
that. too.
Not me-" he said. but I
think II gets on the directors
nerves quite hit"
Baugh admitted that acting is
like taking candy away from
baby provided both the director
and the actor have patience.
HarmonS story was different.
over Al Columbia studios, where
he Is being billed in the title of
his picture, Harmon Of Michi-
gan" he told me he had never
worked so hard in his life.
so far we've done all foot
hail scenes" ne said. "and the
real thing was never this tough.
I've made enough make-believe
touchdowns in the past week tn
heat every team on the annual
Michigan schedule"
But like Baugh, Harmon is in
trigued by the movies. He is an
intelligent, serious lad. and al
though movie stars awe him no
end. he feels that acting is an
easy enough way 70 earn al
honest dollar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
In the Book World

In the Book World. we once
again find some late reports on
the status Of affairs abroad. Our
ambassadors file dispatches on
their information and discoveries
with the state department, but
our foreign correspondents file
directly with us-and perhaps
the latter type Of report has the
most effect on United States
policy Exhibit No. ! is BIZ
HIND THE RISING SUN" rs
ace INS-man James r. Young.
DiStilling 10 years experience
In the Orient, Jimmy Young S
account Of the habits, aspira-
tons, economies and psychology
Of our Pacific (by location not
Intention neighbor, Japan, IS
required reading.
Exhibit No. = is BERLIN
DIARY" by radio correspond
ent William l.. Shirer. who spent
six years watching Germany
sow in the details and inter
pretationS no didn't dare record
within the borders of his as
signed post Shirer throws moro
light on the NaziS than any
writer who has ventured into
print 10 date.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

HOLLYWOOD. July 10.
HOLLYWOOD Is rolling out
IL the plush this year for mus
cle-bound theSpians. and seldom.
If ever, have so many prominent
figures from the world Of sports
been invited to take a ficr az
the movies.
Tommy Harmon. Michigan
great left halfbsck. Forrest
Evashevski, another Ann Arbor
luminary. "Slingin' S ann Y"
Baugh of Texas Christian fame,
and fighter Billy Conn arc lust
a few Of the stalwartS who line
up every morning these days 10
get their layer Of grease paint
II occurred 10 me the other
day that IL might be interesting
10 find out what a couple Of the
boys think Of dramatic ART. And
interesting II was. indeed. out
at Republic studios / ran into
Baugh. where he is making
serial called King Of the Texas
Rangers The lanky Texan
looked a trifle self-consciouS in
his tricky cowboy get-up, but he
pulled no punches when queried
on his reaction TO the movies.
I'm no actor" he admitted
frankly. 81 Just walk before the
camera and act natural, and II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Picks New World

Here and There In the World
of Sports It's the thirteenth
running of the $4,000 Classic
Stakes al Arlington Park. Chi
cago. next Saturday. If WHlRL-
AWAY goes. he will, of course.
he the choice Of practically
every sane person who is inter-
ested in the race. This charm
ing group will not include Pro
fessor HellingeT. who sane or
otherwise, will have his 10 cents
riding on theanimal known as
NEW WORLD.
The boys who pay close atten-
ton 10 the prize ring are raw
ing these days about one RAY
ROBINSON. a colored lad who
operates in the lightweight class.
They tell me that ROBINSON
can't miss being the next light
weight champion. He fights
SAMMY ANGOTT on Monday
a. Philadelphia, and he should
flstten SAMMYfaiong about the
fourth round.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

Eddy. who. she said, had helped
her so much and who had been
so patient with her. All of the
beautiful Chocolate s Soldier"
music will be used. This was one
OF the most beautiful of the light
operas and Oscar Straus' MY
Hero has been sung through
the years and is as familiar as
any OF the classics of another
generation.
After | talked with Miss Stew
ems, sneaked over 10 watch
them photograph Nelson. He had
put robe over the pale blue
paJamas and was doing his scene
in front Of mirror-the one
where he was supposed 10 see
Miss Stevens in his bed
| have an idea the fans will
like Rise Stevens and they won I
feel that their favorite jeanette
was given a bad deal for shes
in her own picture now and
happy, having her husband. Gene
Raymond as one Of her leading
men IN "Smilin' Through" After
all, let's give the actors them
selves a break. Don't you think
Nelson gets tired of making
screen love TO jeanette and
jeanette would like another
screen boy friend for a change?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
c. O. D. Bride Moves

Aside from a finish that grows
a bit repetitious, THE BRIDE
CAME G. O. D." is swiftly
paced and has been admirably
directed by William Keighley. 1
think it can be safely recon-
mended 10 all audiences every
where as A thoroughly entertain
ing comedy.
There is much that is beauti-
ful and tender in BLOSSOMS
IN THE DUST" the story of
Mrs. Edna Gladney, Of Fort
Worth, Texas. Mrs. Gladney.
who has devoted her life 10 a
removal of the stigma from IL
legitimacy and has fought cease
/ lessly in behalf OF homeless chill
|'dren. is portrayed here by Greer
Garson-and it's a superb job
Miss Carson turns in. too.
They'll tell YOU that this is a
woman's picture. and / suppose
that's true. But most men Will
like II, too. even though they'll
have 10 struggle a bit harder 10
keep back the tears. Mervyn IL
Roy directed BLOSSOMS IN
THE DUST" and he has given
us film that Is high up on the.
list of motion picture achieve
mnnfS In 1911
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Movie Fare

MICHIGAN The Bride Came
c. O. D., starring Bette
Davis and James Cagney:
Singapore Woman, star
ring Brenda Marshall and
David Bruce.
FOX - Moon Over Miami, "
starring Betty Cradle and
Don AmeChe, Blonde in So
Getty starring Arthur Lake
and Penny Singleton
ADAMS Tight Shoes star
ring John Howard and Binnie
Barnes; In the Navy" star
ring Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello.
PALMS STATE - Caught in
the Draft. starring Bob Hope
and Dorothy Lamour: The
Sea Wolf" starring Ida Lu.
pino, John Garfield and Ed.
ward G, Robinson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Miss Gish and Calhern
To Stay in Roles Here
Rnmors Of Stars Playing
Life With Father in
New York Denied
nv CHARLES GENTRY

By CHARLES GENTRY
THE rumor that Dorothy Gish
Il and Louis Calhern would
supplant Dorothy Stickney and
Howard Lindsay in the Broad
way production Of Life with
Father when the New York
stars go on their vacation is
untrue.
Miss Gish and Calhern will
both definitely stay with the
Detroit company for the dura-
tion of the Cass Theater run.
which certainly seems TO be a
healthy one.
The Clarence Day comedy of
the elegant eighties passed IT'S
fiftieth performance here last
week and business was better
than for either Of the two pre-
ceding weeks.
Amusing are the number Of
letters which the Cass manage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Max Baer Best

In The Prize-Fighter and The
Lady" Max Baer came closest
10 stealing Clark Cables laurels.
but experts explain that by
pointing out that Make was al
ways more of an actor than
fighter anyhow
All this, Of course. is no re-
Election on Billy Conn, who may
turn out TO he the proper answer
IN a movie producers prayer. !
merely murmur politely that, in
invading the movie racket, the
odds are against the young man
which is a situation not entirely
unfamiliar TO the handsome
Billy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Athletes in Movies

Odds and Ends i'm the Enter
talnment World The signing 81
Billy Conn 10 star IN a movie
brings 10 mind the fact that
very few great athletes have
amounted 10 much IN films.
With the possible exception M
Johnny WeisSmuller, who scored
heavily in the Tarzan flickers. I
can think OF none who reached
n position that Appropriated
stardom. Several star football
players almost reached the goal,
but not quite.
Jack Dempsey tried IL: so did
Gene Tunney. Babe Ruth. Lou
Gehrig, Max Bacr, and even Joe
Louis. But none of them regis
tered strongly on the screen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
G4&A M4A/
y L0UELLA 0.
% PARSONS
Motion Picture Editor, international News Services
Rise Stevens, New Star,
Sings Opposite Eddy
In Chocolate Soldier
HOLLYWOOD. July 10.

THE surest fightin' words IN
the movie world are the
mere suggestion Of teaming Mel
son Eddy with any other actress
but jeanette Macdonald. The
loyal fans Of both Nelson and
jeanette take il as a personal
afront. so that naturally when
Rise Stevens. operate singer,
was put IN The Chocolate Sol
der" there was considerable
commouon and many letters
Whats this Rise Stevens
like? Is she pretty: Is she
young9 Will we like herr"
a few Of the questions sent 10
this desk.
or course Rise Stevens had
made her debut at the Metro
politan and IS well-known in
musical circles. but complete
stranger 20 movie fans who get
their opera, for the most part.
over the radio. So l went
10 M-G-M 10 talk with Miss
Stevens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Reno Reports Mary Brian
Seeing The Sights
With Caftleman

Together they put on a better
show than the boys IN the ring.
You should see Lupe'S blue
major domo hat with the red
pompon
Last weeks Beverly Theater
marquee read Tight Shoes
In the Navy
My Life With Caroline" the
first Ronald Colman picture IN a
long. long time was previewed
last week with the c o ! m n
charm As potent a. ever. The
picture also introduces Anna Lee,
tho British actress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Mormon Chorus
Sing at Belle Isle

THE MON MALE
CHORUS will resent a concert
IN the Belle Isle Shell this eve.
ming at S:l5, their first In De-
troit since their return from a
goodwill tour Of the eastern and
central sections Of the United
States.
The choir is made Up Of young
men from the intermountain and
Pacific coast states. Abel John
Peterson Of Hollywood Is the
director.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
M-G-M Handed a Jolt
By YOHHg Singers
EiobcmcHt
HOLLYWOOD. IlIN "a

HOLLYWOOD. july ~
NDOM thoughts OF the
~ week Although the studio
managed 10 put on a smiling
face - there's no denying that
the Kathryn Gray Son-John Shell
ton elopcment was a JOLT 70 NJ
en-. They had spent a lot Of
money grooming the young song
bird IN the fond hope that Sho
would turn on IN be another
Dcanna Durhin
Perhaps she -. But q Mrs %
in front OF the name gives All
these youngsters m aturity--
Deanna and Judy Garland in
Cluded.
Speaking Of Kathryn and John.
have YOU noticed that tho bride
and groom look enough alike 90
be brother and sister?
Arthur Hornblow has a CLAM
our mother. glamour daughic~
story he'd give his eye teeth 10
have Gloria Vanderbilt and
Gloria Jr. to make.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Takes OF Weight

! had been an earlier test OF
her and l was very surprised 10
find when | saw her face 10 face
that she is much more attrac-
tive than l had a right 10 expect
after seeing her in the movies.
She's taken off great deal Of
weight
Not by dieting" she told me,
but by hard work"
She had her makeup on. her
hair tied in maline and she
talked 10 me while the director
was making shots of Nelson
Eddy IN pale blue pajamas and
dressing gown. Miss Stevens
bellies the old idea that opera
singers must he fat, doubled
chinned and dowdy She isn't
as much of a beauty As she is
vlvacious and attractive.
Naturally we talked about
music. Rise is singing an aria
from Della in the picture.
And another number from Cav
elleria Rusticana:"
Eve always felt" she told
me. lone reason that all Amer
leans do not appreciate opera, is
because they don't have
chance 10 see the operate stars.
Hearing the music over the radio
isn't enough. They should have
something visual. If I had my
way would make II possible
for opera To he within the reach
OF every man. woman and child"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Better Than The Pro

Funniest story I heard this
week concerns Jean Wallace
who just signed a Paramount
contract Before Para got her
Jean was offered a Warmer
Brothers ticket. but she turned
u down because she said u was
100 far 10 travel on the bus
every day She lives close
enough 10 walk 70 Paramount.
Those two master showmen,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Education Abroad

Miss Stevens. who received
her musical education abroad
and made her debut IN 1893 at
the Metropolitan, believes that
this coming generation Of Amer
leans will have much more
appreciation of music and art
than their ancestors.
'In Europe the poorest peo-
Pile love music" she said. "but
they've had II from their baby
hood through many generations.
The radio has helped the poorer
classes have an appreciation and
now II il up 10 us 10 see that
they attend opera and to bring
il hack IN that way"
Miss Stevens. of course, will
60 back 70 opera herself when
she finishes her picture Music
Is her life and If she finds her
way into the hearts of the movie
people she'll make another pic
ture. / don't see any reason
why this isn't possible, for she
seems 10 have all the attributes
that make for popularity.
She spoke glowingly of Nelson
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

ment receives from various peo-
pie who have attended the show
and thought they detected
anachronisms.
These correspondents have
pointed out everything from cos
tuning TO the fact. one indignant
writer claims, that oranges were
not eaten in this country prior
10 1893.
The producers have paid care
full attention to details even to
the bric-a-brac on the mantel
but if you can find one thing out
Of place they will be happy to
reward you with complimentary
tickets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Bette Davis,
Cagney Play
I'm Comedy
BY MARK HELLINGER

PANDOM Notes About Pic
lures You're Seeing AS you
probably know by now, THE
BRIDE CAME c. o. D." is one
OF the better fun frolics of the
year.
Strange 10 see Bette Davis
and Jimmy Cagney cavorting in
extremely light comedy. and
even its producers must have
worried a bit as they wondered
how audiences would receive
the notion.
They needn't have worried.
however, for good troupers can
do anything well-and there
aren't two better troopers than
Bette and Jimmy in all the
movie industry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
Boost Of Mr.. PIN

Checking up on various data
of the era, the whole Life with
Father company went out to
Greenfield Village this week as
the guests of Henry Ford and
found many items which were
identical to those used in the
play.
Will-O-Ways second Offering,
MIR. PIN Passes BY" which
starts its second week Tuesday,
proved to be a very charming
piece, beautifully acted by the
distinguished British actress,
Beatrice Terry and her husband,
Godfrey Marx.
MIR. PIN" is one of the most
famous of the A. A. Milne plays
and ranks in popularity with
The Truth About Blayds" and
the well known Dover Road"
Niece Of Ellen Terry
Miss Terry is a niece of the
famous Ellen Terry and has
been living with her husband i'm
Grand Rapids for the past year.
In rehearsal al Will-O-Way Is
the third attraction, What a
Life" with Gene Reynolds, the
talented Hollywood youngster.
busy with script cues and the
Henry Aldrich mistakes. This is
slated TO open July 20.
The Irish Hills Players are
going Noel Coward on us this
coming week with the Tonight
AZ 500 series starting Wednes-
day for three nights. This de-
lightful little rural playhouse Is
right on US-112 in the heart of
the Irish Hills.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
She's Being Courted

Evidently the deoacle Of her
Short-llyed m aria age 10 Jon
Whitcomb hasn't soured Mary
Brian on romance. From Reno
comes the rumor that Mary Is
being Showered with attentions
from 2 wealthy young cattleman
who Is doing his best 10 talk her
into saying We" after she gets
her divorce.
Knowing Mary 7 doubt very
much If she will rush into a sec
ond matrimonial venture with
out thinking II over-for she Is
a level-headed girl. But if she
has found a new romance, all
her friends are glad for her
Mary Is one Of the really nice
girls who deserves 10 be happy
Not The Same Film
The Freddie Marchs pulled a
novel stunt following dinner
party AT their home the other
night. loan Crawford. Martha
Scott and her husband and the
other guests were invited into
the private projection room and
treated 10 a rare comparison ot
the two Doctor Jekyll and Mr.
HYDE movies-the one Freddie
made in the old days and the
new one he did with Spencer
Tracy Instead NJ running
both pictures through 10 com
plotlon. Freddie showed one
reel Of the new version, i'm
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

CLAIR DODD supplies
the beauty in Bud Alb
bolts and Lou Costello's .
latest service comedy In
the Navy continuing Al
the Adams Theater.
Mickey Rooney and Lupe Nalez.
have arranged so that they ST.
next 20 each other al the fights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
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