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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
POLI'S

"The King of the Hide-baters" none other than famous Krupa, and his orchestra, opened two-day personal appearance engagement on the stage of the popular Loew Poli theater.
 Krupa, the best drummer in the world, pounds out drumbeats that can make Africans google with envy and send Puritans into frenzy This is the reason why the "Jitter- bugs" in town, everyone for that matter, are going around with a wild eXpectant look on their faces
 Known as Americas Ace Drum mer Man." he has been selected on every All-American swing orchestra, including the recent "best" team by Paul Whiteman. His orchestra feat ures "Tunes of the Times" and their dance rhythms are conceded to be among the finest in the pres ent day music world.
 Outstanding vocalist with Krupa and his orchestra is Ray Eberle, former sensation of the Glenn Miller outfit. Eberle, who possesses an inimitable style of singing, has won 8 place as one of the top personali- ties in the entertainment world today. Also appearing as a vocalist with the orchestra are Anita ODay, lovely lady of song, and Johnny Desmond, baritone star.
 Completing this outstanding bill are Don "Papikoff" Tanner, comedy star of the Ed Wynn radio show, and Betty Ann Nyman, spectacular dance artist from the George Abbott comedy, Best Foot For ward"
 In addition, and making this a fine combination event of stage and screen, is the new MGM film hit, Calling Dr. Gillespie" featuring Lionel Barrymore at the head of an cast of stars.
 Opening at Loew's Poli on Friday far five day engagement is Foot light Serenade", starring Betty Grable, John Payne and Victor Ma ture with Jane Wyman and others. On the same program is the new Laurel and Hardy laugnt-riot, "A Haunting We Will Co.,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

job was to spot sp1ashes out at sea. I also svaW them registering positions of air-bursts with mirror position-fnders. They work in teams on the two last jobs.
 Tn the velocity room, three girls under the surveillance of a Junior Commander ranking as captain) were checking the speed of shells, the velocity of which is telephoned in from distant gunsites.
 It was the idea of the colonel in command to give girls a try-out at the station soon after he was put in charge. This was at the time of Dunkirk, when the need for trained gunnery officers became more and more necessary. He met with tremendous opposition but finally got his way.
 T have never regretted it," he said
 There was something akin to resentment among the gunners when the girls first appeared on the scene. They got altogether too much attention and the men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
Hollywood.
BY PAUL HARRISON NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NAA SGSVACc Sb4Ah NSkEeApOuuenk
 Hollywood.-All over the lot: The star-trading, story-borrowing, set lending cooperation between the studios now is being extended to screen characters, and there's no telling where all this camaraderie will end. Out at 20th Fox, Producer Bryan Toy is whipping up super whodunit which will call in all the famous movie sleuths before the murderer Is tagged.
 Philo Vance is first on the scene, but loses the trail and gets the help of Charlie Chan, Bulldog Drum mond, the Falcon, Michael Shane and lot more detectives. Nick the nemesis of the Thin Man will ap- pear only as voice on the tele- phone because there's no chance of getting William Powell. Even MT. Mdto, the Japanese detective, is to take part, impersonated by Peter Lorre. He'll hand out advice from behind the bars of the Santa Anita internment camp. George Sanders, who quit RKO rather than continue his detective series there, is under contract to 20th-Fox and has been assigned to play the Falcon.
 MEAN MIR. BENNY
 Jack Benny isn't 6 guy you'd nominate offhand for the title role of The Meanest Man in the World but that's what he's playing, and he certainly is the dourest come dioy1 iVN TIA11ryuyNnd aged demeanor of MT. Benny is a welcome relief because most comics practically knock themselves out trying to be funny all the time, and their forced gaiety gets pretty try ing.
 The story, taken from the old George M. Conan play, has been changed a good deal. At first Benny is an attorney who is a failure because his competitors are tough and ruthless. Deliberately he sets out to be as mean and hard as possible, conditioning himself through simple devices of skunkery such as taking candy away from babies. Gets his ome-uppance, though, when he tries to evict an old lady frmo her home.
 IN A GILDED CAGE
 Writer-Producer Norman Krasna is director now, bossing "The Princess O'Rourke" at Warmers. In addition, he's making his own 16- nm film record of the progress of the picture. The miniature is called "The Birth of Movie." On the title cards, electricians, and others get top billing; Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and others of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
Marriage
 Intentions

The following couples have filed marriage intentions at the bureau ol vital statistics, city hall:
 Dr. William J. LenkOwski, 2O4 South Elm street, and Rita T. Baldwin, 87 Hillside avenue.
 Albert L. Lavigne, 57 East Clay street, and AlphOnse Leblanc, A East Dover street.
 Edward F0rsell, A Arden road, and Mary Raeburn, B Seminole avenue.
 Merton F. Hornbecker, South bury, and Janet s. BrOdie, 1786 ThOmaStOn avenue.
 James J. Quaid, "A Park place and Virginia c. Jakelka, "A Park place.
 Albert o. Schmidt, 75 Phoenix avenue, and Marion A. Dingwell, 1909 South Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

He is staging the opera Car men" as it might have happened among the Negroes of the Deep South. He calls it Carmen Jones, '" but so closely is he hewing to the original that Bizet's music will not be changed by note or rhythm.
 The libretto has undergone con- siderable revision, however, since bullfghting isn't exactly com monplace in the South and torea- dors are few. Hammerstein has re- duced the flowery original lyrics to simple English.
 Made Study of Carmen"
 But, he made clear, he is not presenting "jazzed up" version of classic, as so many producers have done recently. Musically and emotionally the opera stands on its own merits.
 Hammerstein said the universality of thc opera struck him out on the coast three years ago when he wit messed an open air performance at Hollywood Bowl sans costumes or scenery.
 Even then" he said, it had such emotional impact that I felt it could apply at any time to any group of people. The vitality of the score suggested Negroes to me"
 This started him on study of the opera during which he found it was flop when first presented in 1875 and that it's libretto suf- fered in transition from an opera comique to straight opera in after years.
 25 Years In Theater
 Well" he said, T started re- vamping the book and pretty soon I go to Max Gordon interested. We hope to have it ready for a Broad way premiere in the fall"
 Hammerstein's vigor bellies his AT years. He has been top librettiSt anc lvricist for more than quar- ter of a century. Right now, in ad- dition to Carmen Jones'" he is working on revival of "Showboat' which he wrote with Jerome Kern; musical play for the Theater Guild titled Green Grow the Lii laos" and the simultaneous presen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

just waited to see how they would weather their first winter there, among other things.
 WOMEN HAVE WIDE
 RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS
 They weathered is so well that there are several girls there today who came in the first batch two years ago. Most of them had vol- unteered for the A. T. s. way back in '39.
 A. T. s. girls also act as bat women" to the officers and do cler- ical work and cooking.
 They are a mixed lot. There are ex-teachers, shop assistants, clerks, secretaries; one girl is the daughter of the colonel in com mand of the station during the last war and another is the daughter of a man who owns factory turn- ing out shells which she has to in- spect. The Junior Commander in charge of the observation post was a cancer research worker under a famous British scientist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

tation in 30 colleges, with student casts of "Hayfoot Strawfoot" which he wrote with Otto Harbach. The Broadway cast will be selected from the best college players.
 The son, grandson and nephew of famous show business figures, Ham merstein has written many musical comedy books (Rose Marie, Desert Sing, Music In The Air, New Moon, etc) and so many hit songs he is one of the few A writers ill ASCAP. Irving Berlin is another) Among his songs are Indian Love Call" "When I Grow Too Old To Dream,' "Old Man River" and '"The Last Time I Saw Paris"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
cast are listed as supporting play

cast are listed as Supporting play ers."
 There's a sequence for "The Princess O,Rourke" in which Miss de Havilland dispiritedly talks to a caged canary, wondering how it feels about its life. Suddenly the canary looks like Miss de Havil- land as it answers her. To make this shot, the studio built gilded cage 20 feet high and fashioned a complete suit of feathers for the actress. Admitting it may be good gag, she says she still feels awfully silly.
 For role in Paramounts Crystal Ball." Producer Richard Blumenthal interviewed three crys- tal gazers and couple of astrol- ogers. Each wanted to read the past and future of the executive, but none could see ahead far enough to tell which would win the coveted job in the picture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

swindling the islanders of the hard earned pearls and gold.
 Entertaining specialties are con- tributed by Tip, Tap and Toe, Dancers, the Sarong Dancing girls and the Four Ink Spots sensational rhythm hits who render several sell ections during the course of the pie ture.
 Frisco Lil", thrilling melodrama of the Orient is the second big hit of the program and features host of favorites with Kent Taylor and Irene HerveY in the leading roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
STRAND

Tonight's the night at the Strand Yes, indeed, what with a collection of Waterbury's lovely girls vieing for $5CO.00 in prizes, plus the title of Miss Waterbury of 1942," in the giant bathing beauty contest spon- sored by the Mattatuck Music store, 61 Brook street, it'll be a gala treat for all. Make up a party and plan to attend. You'll enjoy this parade of beauty, glamour and perfect fig
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
HANDPICKED U. S. BEAUTIES

Seven of the country's loveliest shoWgirls have been signed for prominent parts in "Du Barry Was A Lady," technicolor musical starr ring Red Skelton and Lucille Ball.
 In nationwide search for twelve talented beauties, Metro Goldwyn- Mayer scouts gathered the septet in New York. The girls were re- cruited from musical shows, model ing agencies, and top night spots. Five remain to be chosen.
 Signed thus far are Jerrie Bulk le. Barbara Brooks, Natalie Drap- CT, Hazel Brooks, Mary Jones French, Eve Whitney and Ruth Ownbey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
STATE USES TIN CANS TO MAKE LICENSE TABS

Montpelier, Vt., v (UP) = Re- sourceful Vermont won't need any steel this year for its 1943 automo- bile registration plates.
 The state registry of motor vehi- cles has developed an ingenious method of rolling and cutting old tin cans to obtain tabs to cover the 1942 markings. Thus motorists will use their present plates with the tabs.
 The empty tin cans are obtained from state institutions and the state prison is furnishing the labor for making the tabs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

You'll feel better if you know that py your investment in War Bonds and Stamps you are helping to give this protection for men who go to the sea in ships. Inpest at least ten percent of your income in War Bonds every payday, for our Coun- try must have the money to provide the necessary tools to win this war. And remember, for every $3 you in- vest you get $4 back at maturity.
 '. 5. Treasury Department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
By RosETTE HARGRovE

By ROSETTE HARGROVE (NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 AN EXPERIMENTAL STATION ON THE ENGLISH COAST.-They looked like field flowers dotted about the foreshore, with their blue skirts, white blouses and scarlet and navy service caps of which they are so proud and which they wear 50 jauntily.
 USING WOMEN WAS
 THE COLONEL'S IDEA
 It was onIy when you got closer that you saw the barbed wire and the muzzleS of the guns-of all sizes-all pointing out to sea, and you realized the field flowers" were girls doing an important job
 For this is station unique of It's kind. Here all experiments for . each of the three services-Army, Navy and Air Force-are carried out Here, too, all inventions ap- plichale to modern warfare are tested, including ammunition, from rifle bullets to big shells It is under the command of an officer of the Royal Artillery, but his staff in- cludes naval officer and several airmen.
 The girls who work on this sta- ton are known as the Brain Trust of the A. T. S."
 I watched a squad come in from the beach, armed with long-han- dled iron hooks or shovels, wear ing thigh-high waders. They had been out all morning picking up shells which the gunners had been firing. Farther along, on gum site, three girls were busy laying the screen" for an out-size gun.
 Later on, I watched others busy at a window position-finder; their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
BY ROBERT MUSEL United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK; the gubby offices characteristic of Broadway
 Hammerstein the most intriguing ventures of his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19
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American sailors and coast guardsmen must be hardened to face any and all weather. In ice, sleet, snow and rain they send their ships slashing through the heavy seas. They need rain coats to help them weather the storms. A rain- coat for our sailors costs $5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-27
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him. Maybe you ought to have
let her stay"
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were big enough, he said.
Everything was so quiet outside
we could hear them calling from
bush to bush.
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That rat Oliver done il. I seen
him draw bead through the
window" That was Bike Croft.
Get the fatwood. Wen burn
him out and string him up"
Somewhere back small brush
fire was lighting up. Figures gath
cred around it.
Come on, fellas" That was
Bike again. What the hell we
doodlin' around for? Let's get
him"
shoot that guy. Doc" | said.
I'm holding my shots he said.
He kind Of laughed. Come over
here and give me kiss, Nom.
and then get out of here. You're
no use to me now" What I an
swered him didn't take much
time. Don't be vulgar. Mom,'
he said and laughed again.
The torches began coming then.
curving through the air and land
ing on all sides, but most of them
short. One rolled under my win
dow and doused it with a pail Of
water. Another one. near the
corner, I couldn't reach. Smoke
began to come up,
Those brave, bloodthirsty
1 ynche weren't taking any
chances with their precious hides.
They were possum hunters; burn
EN- out and pop EN- down. The
smoke was thickening when
heard the prettiest music that
ever blessed my old ears. 1t was
the police siren. Two cars came
in on the high jump and four
husky young cops tumbled out.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-27
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

MISS rtARL GIuCk
Miss Gluck, daughter OF Nh
and Mrs. Isaac GluCk, Is on
gagged 20 Sgt. William Gross
HENRY-SCHUSTER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Plan Bio Weekend

Fo'lour- up with their pledge
fcrr7l> 80 round on a big week
Cr5 Gamma Th Beta and Sigma
pm Epsilon expect 10 have "a
house tI'l of exhausted members
Sunday morning
SO fp dii tho whole thing
TIP royalty hy giving both the
dance and q dinner beforehand
a. 'HC BARTON Hills Country
CMh. Dates for The affair were
GeorCiar4 Root and Stretch
Barlow. JCdy Fletcher and Bob
Tempiln. Jan Necnbocr and Jim
Banta. joyce Collins and Max
RafciSon. and Molly Pitcher and
Bud HrnlUer.
Gamma Phi girls were lucky
enough 10 get several Of the
service men beauN m the house
in the middle OF a furlough SO
that the whole affair took ON
the appearance OF a field day at
q USO center.
There IN the fun swing Of the
music. were Molly Hoffman and
Don May. Barb Miller and Jerry
Kcbel. Betty Vance and Buck
Dalton, Gerry wSon and
Chuck Dotterer. Ruth Hodges
and Al jacobson, and Carol May
and Joe Edn1undS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Ann Arbor
Midwinter
F etes Begin
ANN ARBOH Dee 3

TNr eayety that surrounds Tho
L rlc lcc formalN and tho mid
u-rtlr dances Is Just beginning
students look forward with
c7rrrrrss 20 tho social season
Iu,t Getting under way
Ir,crfratcrnity Ball, thr hic
cost party 20 date. took over thc
Urrn Ballroom FRIDAY night
and practically every male Hf'il-
stc On carp4- and hiS date were
ol Tic dance floor
Couple who attended tho hall
included 1Hnc Kelsey and Bob
Na7thc Connie SCha0andcr and
-i-r--k Q,Hlcn. Hazel TAYLOR
ana Feh Pricsklc. Betty
CgrWartirc and Jack tlaglcr,
Cea Gwhztt and Fred Marble,
Poly Pratt and Jim lierhst.
Betty Larson and Jack McEvoy.
PrtN Caecroye and ia Ham
cock. Tommy lIcndcl ard Max
Aiken. Esther Stevens and
Fr.rk Or Ehcad and Ann Ochm
ana Home. SWarNcr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
All Volunteer Aid

An astonishing amount OF
work is turned out i'm the pro
duction rooms, all done by
volunteers. including the super
vlSorS. Only five persons are
actually paid AT Gcnesee County
Rcd Cross headquarters, the
rest Offering their time and
talents in what is practically
an cight-hour daily Job. Such
is the case of Mrs. Jessie Scott
Wethy. who not only has charge
Of all tho surgical dressings
made in that department, but
also OF training instructors al
Institutes. Mrs Clare Dupec
in the knitting department and
Mrs. Douglas Valley IN the sew
ING section carry a similar load
Mrs. r. Spencer Bishop, As
chairman Of volunteer services,
also dcvotes many hours \ day
10 Red Cross work and may
often be found behind the tcle-
phone at the main headquarters
Among the others working on
parallel lines TO ease the defense
picture is Mrs. Carl w. Bon
bright chairman OF tho Red
Cross nurses aides, who can be
reached more frequently at The
headquarters by telephone than
at her home Evening classes
for women who work daytime
is her present line OF endcavor
and others viii le organized
after New Years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Two New Projects

Two more projects arc also
getting underway for the corps
II Is coming to the rescue Of
Hurley Hospital because Of
shortage Of help in the kitchens.
Members have been taking chest
N-rays 50 as 10 comply with
rules for Wor X ing IN such
kitchens. Then they Will give
four hours a day IN the dict and
regular kitchens Of tho hospital
i'm the same fashion as their SIS
tcrS in the blue and white
uniforms nurses aides uniforms
arc giving upstairs. This Is all
I'm line with a new national
movement for cantecn groups.
Mrs. Cook has named Mrs.
Arthur r. Summerfeld TO take
charge of this project.
The third new venture ot the
corps is serving hot lunches to
women volunteering their SorN-
ices in making surgical dress
lngs, sewing and knitting I'm the
now Red Cross production head
quarters in the Masonic Tenn
pie. This also fills a pertinent
need since too much time ~
consumed by the volunteers in
merely obtaining n hot lunch in
rushed downtown restaurants.
There viii he a small charge for
the food. which will he cooked
I'm the kitchen Of First PrcShy-
tcrian Church Just across the
way Mrs. J. L. Simpson Is
looking after details IN connec-
lion with this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
They Know Their Cars

And no mention OF Rod Cross
work is complete without the
part Of tho Rcd Cross Motor
Corps headed by Miss Frances
Pierce, who recently went 10
Saginaw 10 observe tho work Of
thc cHutccn corps there and how
they handle the transportation
problem Many OF the present
- members dash around i'm
natty uniforms Of mir corps blue.
Some Of the corps who know
tho "innard~' OF n car backward
and forward arc Mrs. David a.
Fellows Mrs Douglas Bliss.
Miss Dorothy Chapman. Mis-.
David T bort and Mrs. George
Y Conoyer who has moved io
Chicago 10 bc with her licutcp
ant commander husband
Miss Betty Bishop also has
motor corps certificate. hut she
Is now i'm Utah. working ON
defense iob there. while Mis-
Katherine Jones. another nom
bcr Is doing her part m daily
work 40 tho &C factory
Tho Rcd Cross home nursing
classes alC continuing and The
chairman Mrs John II Curtis.
who took over the project carly
in the year has things AN IN
hand However. She hcwalS tho
fHct that even with ain tho past
and present classes and ,hr 5000
certificates awarded 500 Gar. Tins
docS not add up by a long way
10 the national goal Of person
with nursing training pa every
home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Flint Corps
Jumps Into
3 Projects
LLINr Dec :

fHlITEf = mo- interval N respite
u Tor The approximately 100
memhcr> nf thu Rcd CrnSS Can
teen corps between concluding of
tho training period and jumping
right into three big projects.
Even Mrs. Rolhn j, Cook. who
with Mrs. Wendell Crane rs CO.
chairman. Is supervising details
and ~ chairman Is finding the
job n sti1 one
ct keeps me 10 busy. I hardly
have time Ia see my new grand
child" she walls referring 10 the
baby OF Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cook
Ann Greenl.
Already the mobile unit under
the leadership of Mrs. Charles
<. Mott. has been on hand twice
10 bid departing inductecS Oft
with hot coffee and doughnuiS
At the depot. The group only
completed tho course and was
awarded certificates and arm
bands four weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
DR.. Bow viii Talk
To Women' S Group

DIP. WARREN 7. BOW. SUI
pcrintendcnt of Detroit public
schools Will address members of
Northwestern Woman's Club,
Nondav al , p. m, IN Calvary
Presbyterian Church house.
His subject is The Role OF
the Schools in Winning the
War"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Co+erie's Annual Luncheon

LITERARY COTERIE VIII
hold lis annual Christmas lunch
con at l. 80 Wednesday IN tho
home Of Mrs. II. b. ASplin of
Wpsinnreland avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Orpheus Concert Planned

ORPHEUS CLUB VIII open
it, 1913 season Tuesday with 4
concert in the Scottish Rite
Cathedral of Masonic Temple
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Miss Cincebeaux
Engaged 10 Wed

MIR AND MRS FRANKLIN
u CINCEBEAyN Of Bloomfield
Ills announce Tho engagement
0l their daughter. jennie Eliza
both to Robert Christopher
Gould OF lrOQupI> avenue NJ
Gould is tho son o. Nr and Mr.,
William VI Gould OF Houston.
.rge
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-25
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