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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
AMATEURS OCCUPY
 STAGE AT STRAND
Singers, Dancers, COn1- edians Seek Cash Prizes x. This Evening

Tonight it's strictly fun and en- tertainment at the Strand. Yep, to- nights the night when the amateurs hold forth on the stage in the Strands first gigantic amateur con- test. The management has spared no effort in developing this event into an entertaining plus session. Singers, dancers, comedians and in- strumentalists will give out with their respective talents. All will be gay. Winners picked by the audi ence will receive cash awards. Everyone is assured howl of a good time.
 The screen offering which will be held over four days till Tuesday Somewhere I'll Find You" CO., starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. This exciting film of war correspondents in the Pacific also includes, in the superb cast, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Reginald Owen and Charles Dingle. Special selected short subjects complete the program.
 Gable and Sterling appear as bro- liners, both ace war correspondents who return from Europe in 1941 to discover that their editor, Dingle, is bissfully unaware of the danger that looms in the Pacific. They manage to get sensational story published but lose their jobs. Re- turning to his former quarters in Greenwich Village, New York, where he roomed with an artist and wife, portrayed by Owen and Miss Pat rick, respectively, Gable encounters Miss Turner, who has taken his old room. She, too, is a reporter and they have met before, but this oc- casion touches of the first spark of their colorful romance. However, is already engaged to Sterling, which complicates the situation The girl is suddenly assigned to cover the scene in Indo-China. Drama enters abruptly when word comes that she is missing. Gable and Sterling arrive in the danger zone shortly before December T, They find Lana has not been kid mapped, or injured, but instead is conducting Chinese children to places of safety. The characteriza- tions by Gable, Miss Turner and Sterling, are exceptionally well drawn and all members of the cast handle their roles with pleasing vigor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
Pro7ising Pictures Feature Programs Of LocaI Ihedtss
lSTATE FEATURING
 l MIRACLE MUSICAL
''Yankee Doodle Dandy Stars James Cagney as
 George N. CO1gn

'sYankee Doodle Dandy" miracle musical currently at Warners State theater, brings to the screen a1l- other Warner Bros. life story Iin film. It is the outstanding story of the career of George M. Cotan and one of the most thrilling films ever made. It is thrilling for many req sons but its timely patriotism Is the host important one of all.
 James Cagney in the leading role. portrays the role of George M. Cohap and 1t is by far his finest work. His impersonation of Cohan is wonderful because he doesn't ale low himself to become g stickler for detail. He looks like Cagney, but talks, sings and acts like George M. Cohan himself.
 "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is . great film from all angles. The pro- duction numbers are done to pef- lection. The singing and dancing are typical of a Broadway revue an dthe backstage sequences are the most authentic ever seen in 9 mo- tion picture.
 The film builds carefully and in- terestingly showing the ups and downs of the Four Cohans; Cagney as George, his sister Jeanne as Josie, Rosemary DeCamp as the mother and Walter Huston as the father. It shows the difficulty George had in getting anyone to buy his songs and script which he has been writing at a great rate. He meets another discouraged man of the theater, Sam H. Harris, played by Richard Whorf, and they manage to get an 'angel' for one of Cohan's plays and the first of many Cohar1- Harris hits makes its Broadway debut.
 The film hits the high spots of Cohan's theatrical career for 1t would be impossible to present all the shows he wrote or appeared in. Through the presentation ot his most memorable musical plays and very effective montage treatment to cover the intervening years we get not only the story of George M. Cohan, but cavaIcade of show business.
 The excellent supporting cast is made up of Joan Leslie who plays the part of Georges wife, George Tobias, Frances Langford, Walter Catlett and many more.
 Rounding out the program Is . big selection of short subjects.
 Coming to the State Wednesday next is the long-awaited comedy romance "The Talk of the Town" co-starring Cary Grant Jean Arthur and Ronald Colmap with a star- studded supporting cast. Blonde for Victory" with the same lovable cast of former Blondie pictures will be the second hit of Wednesdays snow. Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake and Larry Simms are featured In 'sBlondie for Victory" Thursday evening from 8:30 to 9 o'clock the management of the State theater will again present Dave Elman in person on the stage of that theater conducting another of his popular victory Auction" :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

The summer season has been the best in some years, thanks to the travel situation and other war allied reasons that have kept a lot of folks in town, and the current playbill finds IT attractions on the boards. Usually the summers close with only 10 or dozen attractions available. And most of the shows have been doing good business right along, not simply hanging on by a small margin of profit.
 Eleven new productions are in rehearsal at this writing and most of them can be expected to bow in this month or early in October Prominent among these attractions are the Playwrights' Company's production of Maxwell Anderson's war play, '"The Eve of St. Marks, ]" s. N. Behrmans ''The Pirate" with Lunt and Fontanne, which the Playwrights and the Theatre Guild are presenting jointly; Strip for Action" a farce about burlesQue by Lindsay and Grouse; George Ab- bott'S ambitious musical comedy, Beat the Band" and Max Cor don's "Franklin Street" There should be some hits among those five at least.
 A ND incidentally:
 A Information edges through the wartime traffic that Noel Coward, who has been pretty well tied up with chores for the British govern ment since the war started, is back at work on the stage in Britain. He warmed up bit by playing briefly in the London company of his "Blithe Spirit" after which he left for the provinces to tour in several of the items he has written, includ- ing Sweet Sorrow and This Happy Breed" both of which were on the eve of production when war began in 1889 and then were post poned. Neither has been seen here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

the greatest band of his career. Five new men, conspicuous in orchestra circles have just been added to his band. Truly, vertible symphonies in rhythm, pllsating brass, rich voices raised in glee club creations, clever entertainment, that is the greatre-s that Is Jimmie Luncsford ITS smiling face is known to fnillie E!s through his stage and personal ep- pearances. and his records gre s t sellers. There is dancing t*.ry Thursday and Saturday at the Hat2 with the Casa Ritz ycrcheesra, waltzes predominating cn Satar-- days. Every "Wednesday. the Kfa- kowska Polish orchestra of VITO is heard, and on Friday, Sept. II, Irv Hintz and his Farmers play square sets n waltzes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AT RITZ SUNDAY

It's the great Jimmie Linceford and his famous colored orchestra who comes to the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport Sunday, September 13, to play for the official fall opening. Jimmie, probably the most con- spicuous chap in the colored orch- estra field is reputed to now have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

Next Thursdays auction will be the third of the series of four Auctions which have been planned for the month of September as, part of Salute to our Heroes" month.
 Other attractions coming soon to the State include Are Husbands Necessary" Holiday Inn,' Doctor Broadway" Desperate Journey" and Almost Married
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

Ginger Rogers and her mother. Lea, who work together as actresses for the first time in Paramount's "The Major and the Minor" have their own nicknames for one another Gee Gee" and "Lee-Lee."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
NEWCOMERS BREAK

A month after she arrived in Hollywood without ever having been in film, Helen Walker, stage ac- in a film, Helen Walker, stage &C., tress, had the lead opposite Alan Ladd in Paramount's Lucky Jor- dan."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
TOPS ALL CASTS

The cast of stars. and featured players in Paramount's musical, Star Spangled Rhythm" is the greatest ever assembled. There are seventy film celebrities in the pic- ture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

Hepburn in Hollywood and the Oct. 5 Broadway premiere of Philip Barry's without Love-" in which she toured so successfully last spring, has been cancelled. Opening now likely late in October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
Up And Down Broadway
BY JACK GAVER United Press Drama Editor
BY JACK GAvER United Press Drama Editor

NEW YORK Sept UPThe new theatrical season of s42As N said although actually with
 the old May 31 However things don't begin with much authority before Sept and whatever the record that
 intensive paygon until
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
PHANTOM ACTOR

For the first time in his career, Richard Aren will play phantom in scene for the Paramount Vic- tory Short, "A Letter From Bataan."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
HOLLYWOOD BOY

Joel McCrea, who stars with Claudette Colbert in 'The Palm Beach Story at Paramount, grew up in the heart of Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11

Betty Rhodes, singing star of amounts "Priorities On Parade" is 8 landscape artist on the side. She paints with water cclors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
10

HORIZONTAL
1--ECclesiastcal vestment.
slip
q-knoCk
i2-The turmeric.
I3-Sharpens
l4-Note in Gu!do's scale
l5-who was United states secretary Of
thc treasury from 1921 to 1882?
l7-Russian stoeksdes
la-Neary.
2i-@C0nsumed
20 What English general founded the
British Indian Empire
24--Short pleasure trips.
2s-Newfouudland cape
2a-MuSicAl instrument,
30-MAks an cdging.
i-HypothetlcaI force.
32-Mnst costly.
IS Behold.
&c Fourth caliph.
3s-Falsehoods
3p-Mother OF the gods.
41-~Offers
43-BearngE.
4-Nervous tWitchng.
45=tmptemPntS
47--Welcomes
50--Cast off feathers,
3-Electrified particle.
a-what English composer wrote "Pomp
and Circumstance
5e-Night before holiday.
57-GAn
Ss-StatnerE. --
5e-Beam.
VERTICAL
Limb.
2-what American general was known
as Lighthouse Harry.
3-On what sea does the Russian base
Of Kronstadt LEE
4-Beach.
SOLITARY.
6-Wnhin.
River in Scotland
s--Landed properties
a---Be sorry
i0--Malt drink.
ll--Dance step.
16-ENisted
1e-Mount ain Ahorigtne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

Fairgrounds! Made-land with
rusty tin cans sticking up, and
clinkers and cinders.
THE parks are--like your
place. Nobody can set foot on
them, or have any fun"
you absolutely must restrain
your family, or-the police will
attend to H."
She started away from this un.
pleasant interview.
REFUSED TO TURN
Repairing the damage 10 the
purple petunias took hours.
She could feel young Brennan
eyes watching her, and there
were suppressed whisperings, but
she refused to turn her head.
AS her wrath diminished, 8
guilty sensation struck her, a
her brusque attack on the naples!
father.
Could II be that in her frantic
effort 10 protect her heart she haC
grown too hard an armor?
But no, Walter didn't think so
He understood. dear Walter.
In a charming white lace frock
Ruth directed the maid with tray!
OF tea things on the terrace.
When everything was arranged
there was tine for a stroll amoni
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
TITLE

your children coming into my
garden"
Brennan ran a gnarled hand
through his hair. He was a stocky
man. slow moving and ponderous.
What they been up to now,
not swiping any of your flow
ersc"
He eyed her worriedly.
"No-o-o."
Her eyeglasses struck facets of
ice.
They've damaged some Of
my plants while chasing n ball.
will not permit such an Oc-
currence again"
RUTH SHRUGGED
I'm sorry. ms'sm. I warned
them. It's hard To teach re-
spect for other folks property.
but II they so much as steal
one posie. from Mary down the
line 90 the twins, I'll tan their
bottoms"
Ruth shrugged.
surely there are Fairgrounds
and parks where they can CO."
That's right" he admitted.
You should take q look at the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

the gardens to revel in the glory
of color and scent as well as the
satisfaction of achievement.
TREBLES OF GLEE
Returning, il came TO her that
childish trebles Of glee were
nearer than the other side of the
shrubbery.
Suppose some OF those little
villains raided the sandwiches!
AT a rise of turf she halted
paralyzed, as she looked toward
the lily pond.
Somebody was in the water!
She ran forward, her heart
throbbing. One small boy gave
a shout and clambered out of the
pond in panicked retreat.
The other seemed to be having
difficulty untangling himself from
the long rubbery lily stems.
Agha5t. Ruth paused, then her
heart stopped, for the child's
ltouseled head went under. She
thought she was going to faint.
Without conscious thought. she
dashed into the pond.
Tearing at the rare lilies, she
fConttnued IN Para lfl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

ling the small red imprints on the
bridge of her nose.
! II was impossible for her to en-
dure the presence of children any
more. She had been unable to be
near any for the past five years,
ever since Stephanie's accident
WAITED so LONG
Walter and she had waited so
long for one. and then they had
Stephanie only four short years
Ruth's near-sighted glance lay
along the cement lily pond, filled
with cloyingly fragrant water
lilies, pink azure and great white
spiked blooms.
Perhaps il was her eyes which
made the pond blur and melt into
an oblong greenfield swimming
pool.
The pool which held only two
feet of water.
At the shallow end was little
sandy beach. with a small red
bucket and amusing beach toys for
chubby little girl whose hair was
like gold cobwebs.
With a start, Ruth reused her
self. She sat up abruptly. Would
this vision haunt her all her life
And she answered as she'd done
so often over the years; away from
children and engrossed in her flow
ers. she could forget.
Walter had transformed the
pool. with stone and cement, into
lily pond.
STRIDENT NOISES
At this moment burst of stri-
dent noises issued from the Bren-
nan crowd SCATTERING her reverie.
Ruth saw two lads crash through
the bushes and run straight into
her petunia bed
With vexed exclamation. she
rose.
Here. here" she cried.
Come out Of there instantly"
A scared hoy Of 10, with hair in
need Of cut and in ragged dun
gareeS. stared Al her
Its our baseball. lady"
He managed an apprehensive
grin
1T was q foul"
Hurriedly. the two youngsters
retrieved their ball and fed.
Ruth fairly shook with rage
Her petunias showed a wide
swath OF broken stalks through
the center of the once perfect
bed
And her garden friends coming
that afternoon!
RUNNING FLOWERS
Res6lutely she headed for the
front. ,A
She would tell whoever had
charge Of those hoodlums that
they simply could not play ball
any more
Running her flowers!
As she neared the old Adams
house, a dilapidated car stopped
and man stepped out.
'Mr. Brennan ." Ruth Arch
erS attitude was frigid.
You must do something about
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

but the Archer house belonged 10
Walters parents.
Later, after he'd left, she gath
cred her tools and mat and walk
ing toward the lily pond, drew off
her rubber gloves.
At the stoned terrace, she sat
down in chair.
Here the voices of the Brennan
children came 10 her louder than
before. with shrieks and cries and
heated arguments over their game.
She removed her glasses, press
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
DniIy Short Story
Her WaterI!Iies
Nv HESTER HAWKES.

WITH a smile. Ruth Archer
NJ looked up AZ The tail me
figure Of her husband coming
across the lawn from their house
She rose. busting the knees Of her
Stacks.
you're at your gardening
early"
Walter gave her an affectonate
kiss, and Ruth's eyeglasses caught
the sun till they cleaned like
jewels.
With short curly hair and tanned
complexion, she was an eNcep-
tionally pretty woman in her
early 30's.
'iMy garden clubs meeting
here at g." she answered.
you'll he back for tea with
us-by the lily pond"
CREDIT TO YOU
Walter Archer nodded as he
viewed the many vivid flower beds.
"The place certainly Is a credit
tn YOU, Ruth. I don't wonder
you're awarded 80 many prizes"
cit IL lovely. Gratifying, after
AL the work you put In. as my
most important assistant. IL
only"
She cast a hasty glance toward
the farthest corner Of the terrace.
eff only those rowdies next
door will he quiet so we can
hear ourselves talk this aft
ernoon."
"Who-: oh, the Brennan
children"
+ Echoes Of young voices filtered
through the wall of high poplars
and thick shrubbery.
ct seems--rather nice TO me-"
He covered his sigh.
RESUMED DIGGING
Ruth Archer resumed her dig
eing in the rich loan.
n al thought we settled that last
evening" she murmured.
Eyes. Weil--kind Of pity To
turn them out. They've only
been In the old Adams house n
I short while. It's been vacant
90 long"
His tone was almost apologize,
but his eyes were intent as he
awaited his wife's reply.
al don't see how they can dis
.turb YOU" he added gently.
They do. IL can't bear to
hear them shouting and yelling.
All day long they play ball.
There must be enough for a
whole team"
MOTHER DEAD
Eight youngsters. Brennan's
not q bad sort. I've talked with
him. Mechanic at the navy
yard. The mother Is dead, 1
believe"
Ruth didn't raise her eyes.
Eight. Good heavens! But
I still want you To use your in
fIuence with the board Of health
70 have that house condemned.
why. it's falling 10 pieces"
Every well, dear"
Walters voice carried a re-
signed note.
sBut not today. A directors
meeting"
"Such people should stay In
their own--environment.
Her glasses sparkled in an
1gitated manner.
How this neighborhood had run
downhill, she thought.
y Co yynSpy families moved awav
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

CONTINUED on Page 47)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19

2O--Most sullen.
22-Central European native.
23-Long handled deep spoon.
% Shoshonean Indians.
26--Greek physician.
2T-Porticos
% Den
33-Chosen by vote.
"a Musician quaver.
37-PurpOEe
40--Who is the heroine NJ Hawthorne
novel The Scarlet Letter?
42-Expire
43-Anchors
4s-Persian poet
47-Strone drink.
4s-Fish eggs
4q-CunninG
51--What is the first name Of the sc-
tress now co-starrng in the play
Uncle Harry"
52-Turkish Algerian governor.
55--Goddess of earth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
By Walt Disney
The Hidden Man
A Sure-Fire Hunch
The Shadow of Bars!

pleasant little that will give you message
every day 1t is numerical puzzle designed TO spell OUT
YOUR fortune letters first name the number
Of letters subtract II the number is less than g.
add 8 The number Start at the upper left
rectangle and check every one OF your key
numbers right Then read the message the letters under
ths chsc kedh figures give u.lA
pntnnusd KING synd M
Evening star., 1942-12-21
'l4 and sl7
plus 1929 tax

From eoo collection including novelties and boyberD
IAarA SEVENTH F1oox
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-19
Victory Corps
To Feature
Luncheon
Development Of Work In
County High Schools Will
Be Discussed

The work of the Victory Corps
in the High Schools will be the
theme of the luncheon meeting Of
the League of Women Voters
which will be held tomorrow, Nov.
20 at 1890 at Grace Episcopal
Church in Woodside.
The meeting will be conducted
by the president, Mrs. Durward v.
Sandifer, of Silver Spring who is
also State chairman of Foreign
Policy. The program will be in
charge of Mrs. Richard Saunders,
education chairman, who will in
troduce the speakers who are: DR..
Rail Grigsby, of the U. S. Com
mission on Education; DIR. Eloise
Cason, psychiatrist; and Mr.. Wes-
ley McCune, director of the COM
mittee on Day Care in the Office
of Civilian Defense for the county.
DIR. Grigsby will give an interp-
rotation of the Victory Corps, of
which there are several in the
county, and tell of its detectives.
DIR. Carson, who is attached to the
county Office of education, will sug-
gest ways by which the day care
of children can be tied into the reg
dlar school program with special
reference to the psychological as
poets of the question.
Mrs. McCune will speak on the
recreational care of pre-school chill
dren, and school children after
school and on holidays as it effects
the family of the working mother.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-19
Note-The following article
aoGs prepared By r. N. Whips,
Assistant County Agent of
Montgomery County.

The week of November TIA was
recognized as National All Club
Achievement in all counties
throughout the United States.
Particular interest is devoted to
the contribution of the Montgom-
cry County All Clubs to the War
Effort.
George Fry-Laytonsville
Laytonsville responded to the
War call for more vegetables by
planning a large victory garden
which was County winner.
George exhibited Berkshire pigs
and Jersey cattle at the Timonium
Fair at which time he showed the
Grand Champion Jersey Heifer.
George was also a member of the
Dairy Cattle Judging Team and
really made a good showing by be-
ing the top individual in the State
Contest. By placing the top in
dividual in the contest, George
along with three other boys repre-
sented Maryland at the National
Contest at the National Cattle
Congress in Waterloo, Iowa. The
Maryland Team placed 4th in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-19
TOmOrrOw'S World
To Feature
WOmen's Meeting
Montgomery County Fed
Grafton To Hold Semi-An-
nual Meeting Nov. "a

A forum entitled "Tomorrow's
World" will feature the semi
annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's
Clubs at the Woman's Club of
Bethesda on Old Georgetown Road,
Tuesday, November "a.
The business session which be-
gins at 1915 will be conducted by
the president Mrs. Vestus J. Will
cox of Laytonsiille. There will be
reports from the directors of the
various clubs of the federation.
Luncheon at 1890 with the Be-
thesda Club as hostess. Reserva-
tions are being taken by Mrs. Mark
Halter of 1920 Sonoma RI, Be-
thesda, and must be in by the 21st.
The forum which will come i'm
mediately after lunch, has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Charles Morey,
state chairman of international
Relations, assisted by MIS-. Henry
NAPLES, county chairman and is a
part of Mrs. Morey's statewide
program, and will be conducted by
her.
Those participating in the forum
are: Mrs. John Larcombe of the
Woman's Club of Gaithersburg;
Mrs. C. F. Scheidy, of the Silver
Spring Club; Mrs. Paul Hutchins,
representing the Woman's Club of
Woodside; Mrs. Robert C. Gilmore,
president of the Woman's Club of
Rockville.
Mrs. Larcombe's subject will be
Historical Interest In World Fed
Grafton; Mrs. Scheidy will have
international Economic Recon-
struction"; Mrs. Huchins will talk
on "The Future Of The Small Ma
tons; and Mrs. Gilmore will have
the "World Police Idea" for her
topic.
Mrs. Wilcox, the president of
the County Federation attended
the State Board meeting in Balti-
more Tuesday. Miss Vashti Bart
lett, president of the Woman's Club
of Gaithersburg and State chair
man of Nursing left Monday to
spend the winter in Florida.