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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
IEX-STUNT FLYER
 NOW TEACHES GLIDER PILOTS
BY ROBERT L. MEYER United Press Stan Correspondent

! Indianapolis, Jan. l5-(UP)-- Capt. Michael c. Mike" Murphy, whose death-inviting stunt flying feats include cutting e ribbon stretched between two poles 20 feet high while flying upside down, has quit stunting to teach glider pilots, and he hopes they "son't get too cocky and begin taking chances"
 The famous aerial acrobat of Laf- ayette, Ind, now is assists 1t in charge of gliders for the I troop carrier command at Stout Field here. He used to do such crazy tricks as:
 Landing a Cub plane on an 8-by- 17-foot platform atop 8 moving au- tomobile, then ordering the driver to turn around so he could take off.
 Murphy is not a novice when 1t comes to gliders Hc used to fly them back in 1928 when the pilot perched precariously in the open sky on a tiny skybird only a frac- tion the size of the present TTCC gliders
 Real Air COmmandOs'
 Regarding gliders, Murphy said: {:
 within six months you'll hear as much talk about glid':rs as any other type of plane. They will be used as extensively and as effi- ciently. They are deal for the rapid transportation of air-borne units and supplies.
 "These glider pilots arc terrific, They are the true Air Comman- dos.' Not only must they be skilled flyers in every respect, but they must be self-slstaining men. They must be able to fight as well as fly. It's possible that some of them may be picked up soon after they land their cargoes of men and supplies through the new pickup method we have worked out, but others may have to keep going on their own for @ long time.
 ''These pilots receive thorough infantry training. They know how to shoot a gun, and how to live off the country. Man of them, no doubt, will fight side by side with | the paratropers they have land- ed. That's the kind of men they are"
 Holds Freddie Lund Trophy
 Murphy won every acrobatic precision contest he entered, cop ping the American competition in 1888, 1889 and 194l for permanent possession of the Freddie Lund tro- phy. In 1941 he also captured the International championship at Hav- ana, the midwest title at Des Moines, Ia, and the national acrobatic championship at Dayton, O.
 He taught sky writing and had a complete air show unit that barn. stormed the country before becon1- ing a reserve officer in 1888. He went on active duty last March. Now Murphy has reformed from stunting and is teaching the boys caution.
 "The boys are great flyersr and we have a wonderful safety rec- ord," he said. T just rope they don't get too cocky and begin to | take chances"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Junior grade lieutenant and Mrs. Wilbur T. Holmes of Ill Buckingham Street announce the arrival of son. John Thomas, January 8. :. Peggy Crowley of South Street. third grade student at St. Francis Xavier School, celebrated her eighth birthday yesterday Joe Pannone private first class at St. Petersburg Fla John Briotti celebrated his 26th birthday re- gently His only worry is whether the clothes which now carry his 2o pounds will carry the 25O he expects to car- " when he's 27.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
HIJACKs POUND OF BUTTER

Hollywood. Cal. (UP)-Police are looking for a local woman who pub- licly hijacked a fellow woman of a mound of butter. The victim had just received the last pound of but ter for sale at q local store when the hijaekeF. who had been stalk ng her. stepped forward. hijacked the pound of butter out of her hands and disappeared in the crowd.
 Tn the territories now under Nazi control more than 100000 Jews have been killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
Good Evening.
RIGHT ABOUT, FAcEl

Some days we write about food, Then we pass on to books, We jabber about the young and old, Get pretty personal about looks. We harangue about perms and curls, What gal does and does not know' About juveniles, the underdog,
 And those that are in the dough. We're possessed to write about winter sports, Skiing and skating in season, We've got to write about something, you know, That is anything within reason. When lost for suitable topic,
 We're stumped and cry, oh wool Then we suddently snatch at straw, The dear days of long ago. Sometimes there isn't much
 That we can write about, We've covered oysters and orchestras, We've raised no end of Shout About radio bores and crooners, Soda jerkers and countermen, About the idiosyncracies of this one and that From Peoria, H., to Pittsburgh, Penn. We've caught biggies on the rebound We've hopped from place to place, But have we ever given even an inch To Der Fuehrer or Der Fuehrer's face2
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
SALE OF HORSE
 MEAT PROPOSED
Special to The DcmOcrat)

State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. 15-- A bill legaIzing the sale of horse meat for human consumption in Connecticut was introduced in the House yesterday by Representative William Curtis, Republican, of Bridgewater.
 Under the proposal of the Litch- field County legislator, the state would supervise the slaughtering of horses and the sale of their meat to be eaten by humans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Frankie Twink Perugni of 265 South Main Street, affiliated with the 354th Army Air Base in Sioux City, Iowa. is home furlough until next Tuesday Joe ChriStano of 40 Union Street. attached to the Air Corps in Manchester, N H. winds up pleasant furlough to- morrow . Evelyn Ignoas has cast her last vote in Wa terbury. From her ballot will be cast in sunny California Frankie Dorese is enjoying furlough here after long, long trip from Alaska.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Mrs. Charles PetOsa is leaving shortly to visit her soldier husband at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. She's the former Lucille SebastinO Thomas E. Morrison has finished his basic training with the Coast Guards at South Portland, Mane and expects to take up the study of Diesel engines for Uncle Sam shortly Ed die and Johnny Paige were happy fellows recently when the mailman brought them New Years greetings from their brothers three different frOnts Guadalcana AIgierS and Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Calvin Hubbard, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Louis N. Hubbard, is in training for the Army Air Corps at MacDil FieId Tampa, Fla . Evelyn Rowe has chosen "Is Le Ever JustifabIe? as her topic f0E che lecture she plans to offer at the Youth Fellowship meeting Sunday evening at the First Methodist Church. Harry Lefty" Kane, former City Amateur League basketball star, sends out mall these days free OE charge. He's private at Camp Stewart, Ga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
Troops On Guadalcanal Learn 10 Outwit Japs In Jungle War
! bK CiROROE E. JONES

| .y Il, IN COfre9p0ndenU N
 South Pacific Base, -(Delayed tUPJ-Lt Col today youths developed crafty "9le rrh mare the Japanese jungle troops
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Arthur 0uterman who died the other day, wrote daily piece of verse for the New York Herald His last offering was submitted January 10th and appeared in the January l4th issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
SERVES IN THIRD ARhsx

JohnstoWn. Pa. (UPl--pvt. 0eorgl Pagchik. 45. of Fort Euatig, Va. hnf Wosn the uniform of three nafionr in the last 2B years. Tn World Wal [. Pafctiik saW action with the Aus .fr0-H Hungarian Army on tho Russian and Italian fronts, and following signing of the Versailles Treaty, hG became 6 member of lale cnecho- EloYaklan Legion.
 Brownies. zoo D. m.-0lrI Scouts. Troop s. J:10 D. m.-Gea Hcoula.
 ThuFsaay, January a. 500 D. En.-- Cubs. eseo D. Standing eoHa- miflce meeting.
 Friday, January a. 400 ?. m.-- Junior ehnlR rehearsal 1.&Q ?. ms-~ senior choir rehearsal 9s10 g. m' s.e4 Hze1Iia. 2cn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Argentina now hes nearly 10000 miles of improved roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

Good Night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
BY Mark HeIIinscr

In the morning. she was
peaceful again. smiling as Ag-
mes kissed her goodbye. She
didn't spend much time think
ing about what she was going
10 do. Her mind had been made
up the night before,
Poor girl, she'll take this
hard-at first" she told her
self. But i'm the end she'll he
far happier. She has Charlie,
and their life together. She
doesn't need me"
Tie sleeping tablets stood on
a, table by the bed. The doctor
had prescribed two OF them
when the pain grew bad. Three,
he told her. might not do much
harm. But five might prove
fatal. Mary Booth tilted the
bottle and shook out seven OF
the white pills.
Just TO be sure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
by Arthur Bugs Baer

drunk in a revolving door.
don't know whether Jack
son or Abarbanell was the
prettiest in the role of Sonia.
But there was many a hand
some actor who would have
been willing TO marry either
one or both.
In those days the approved
Emily Post proposal of mar
riage in the theatrical world
was. Let's send our laundry
out in the same bag"
When / talk about the old
days the younkers tell me TO
set il to music.
Franz Lehar did that for me
over at the Majestic. Don't
miss IL if you can.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Calm Grief

Agnes grief over her moth
er'S death was the calm. tear
less sort. She wrung her
hands, and her pale lips moved
stiffly when she spoke TO a
friend after the funeral.
II can't figure the way things
work out sometimes" she muir
INJURED. Just why did Nom
have TO 90 right now when i
need her the mOst?"
She sighed and turned away.
AT least" she went on, "she
didn't know how Charlie failed
me. / would have had to tell
her sooner or later, suppose,
that he finally grew tired OF
waiting.
Poor Nom. She liked Char
lie so much she would have
felt badly to learn that he was
married to that blonde stenog-
rapher in his office"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Firm Reply

NO" Agnes reply was firm.
Suppose there were children?
Or if you lost your job? It's too
much Of a burden. dear, to ask
any man to take on. Wei wait.
Things will break right for us
some day"
Mary Booth lay staring into
the darkness
1T isn't right" she unused.
"The young shouldn't have TO
sacrifice their happiness for
the old. I've had my life, a
happy one, too. MY husband,
who loved me. and my daugh-
ter, who is better TO me than
I deserve. And now I'm a
burden. They don't need me
I'm only in the way
That night she awakened to
the sound of Agnes weeping.
shes crying" Mary Booth
thought, because she is tired
Of waiting. A woman should
have love and a home and
children. i want her to have
those things. And she can't
have them while I'm alive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
One Foot in the Aisle

Us old-timers are glad to
see The Merry Widow pull
history up by the bootstraps.
She's in her thirty-ninth
year, is the old girl, and going
like a bob sled in the Adiron-
dackS.
/ first glummed the happy
relict in 1907 with Ethel
Jackson and Donald Brian in
the switch-tower
Ethel was as pretty as
honeysuckle in the rain. Boy.
she had everything twice.
Furthermore, 20 wit and e.
cetera, she could sing like a
State witness
That Donald Brian was
handsome turnip in those days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
One WOman's Decision

happy to have the chance tn
do il. But we can't think of
ourselves. Not yet.
The mans voice was a tritle
bitter.
Are YOU saying TO me he
qucried. that we are to go on
like this indefinitely? Neither
of us is growing any younger,
and what do you give me TO
look forward TO i'm the future?
Why couldn't YOU marry me,
anyway, Agnes? I'd he glad to
have her with US. Id never be
anything but kind to her-yOu
know that You could go on
working if there was no other
way"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Plenty of Time

That was another thing.
Agnes and Charlie had been
engaged for five years. It
first. she had worn her en-
gagement ring proudly. She
had sat beside her mothers
bedside sewing bits of linen.
Now she no longer embroidered.
The linen was following in an
old fashioned trunk. And there
we're pinched lines at the cor
nerS OF her mouth and eyes.
Agnes was thirty,
Mrs Booth onced asked
Have YOU two children de-
cided yet on the wedding date?
The time 10 marry, dear. is
when you're young. All your
girl friends are married, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Psychological

Just TO oiUe the females the
last uord, here's an dHSper
from Mary Ruth Price o.
Sharon. Pa.
Dear Elsie Robinson:
cit Is true that the tradi-
tional relationship between the
sexes has been very much up
set. especially since the out
break Of the war. but ! hardly
believe the psychological tran
Sition has reached the point
WherE a WOma ran propose
marriaEe To man and get
away with ~,
This is still a mans WORLD
and men still regard women As
the weaker sex and insist on
serving and protecting her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

And he was another rutabaga
who could sing and dance.
The writer Franz Lehar is
still alive in Vienna If you can
call that alive. His musical
widow made millions but to-
day Franz is as busted as the
strings on Tara's harp.
That music of The Merry
Widow would make a sour old
deacon wrap his coat-tails
around a rsfter and swing II
like, a monkey on a hanging
vine.
They're still dancing to that
tune today in every city except
Vienna. saw il 1907 and /
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

But Mary Booth enjoyed sitting
up. 1t was the nearest she
came to contact with the out
side world.
For ten long years. her life
had been limited TO the dingy
room and the chair by the
window Ten years, during
which time there were periods
of intense pain and patient
suffering. Mary Booth didn't
mind the pain so much, or the
suffering. II was of Agnes that
she thought constantly.
Agnes life was one, long
round OF self-Sacrifice She
worked al lday as a stenog-
rapher in a downtown office to
support them both. Her eve
nings were spent at housework.
or devoted to her mother. ex-
cept for those brief hours when
she went out with Charlie.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

his fingers to let her know he
wanted something-moneyl
WELL, THIS was the cue
for the girl 80 start reaching
for her ill-gotten gains which
were stored away in her stock
ing. She handed the money to
him but, being a clever girl.
remained on the floor, aware
that Toto would consider her
earnings insufficient and toss
her back.
1T appears he was accus-
toned to her many excuses and
he let her know-but quicklyl
He let her know by picking her
up-usually by her hair. bend
ing her. tossing and slappinr
her, TIL both we're out of breath
and the spectators. too. for
that matter. II would end up
with him flinging her the
length of the floor. after which
she might crawl back and they
would end in a fervent embrace,
lasting rs long as the applause.
THE dance disappeared along
with the Partisan Apaches.
most of whom were sent 10 do
their military service in the
b taill Ions DiSciplinaires
d'Afrique. known as the Bat d.
Ar or Les Joyeaux. They be-
haved themselves magnificently
in World War I and proved
they were really hard guys. The
real Apache never made a re-
appearance after the first
World War"
HERE are some of the ex-
cuSes actually handed in by
employees OF one of our major
aircraft plants for absences.
L had a misunderstanding
with a boy and l got hit on the
head"
Domestic trouble--waS not
permitted TO use talafone.'
Motorcycle blew up and /
was on IT,"
4 was out because ] wint 70
take some incident and took
the wrong kind and idine made
me sick.
My husband beat me- M.
give me black eye. so that's
why I didn't come 20 work be-
cause couldn't see with one
eye" "
A woman married me"
pirribvisa sY kiss Features syasssi'. lea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

VOICING a claim that men
with plenty Of hair are vastly
superior in intelligence and
ability 10 bald-headed men, a
Californian points out that the
United States has had only one
bald headed President. That
was. the sixth President, John
Quincy Adams. AS 20 the
Youngest mother with the most
children: How about Agnes
Wallace of Los Angeles. who IS
twenty-five and has five chill
dren?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

AAAAAH 49,
Since there Is no longer a
Jack for every Jill, some OF you
will have 10 become old maids.
But II you are determined to be
smoSg the lucky percentage
who do get their man. let me
give you p few pointers.
There are three kinds OF
men: the aggressive type who
proposes by his own initiative
when he finds the girl he wants.
the shy type who needs : LOT oil
announcement, and the casa
nova type who doesn't want to
get married at all. If you don't
meet up and make a hit with
Type No. you're stuck with
No. 2 or No. 3.
The shy fellow will make an
excellent husband If you can
catch him so after giving him
a reasonable length OF time III
which TO get used TO you. break
the subject of marriage TO nm
gently. Chances are he'll take
the bait hook. line and sinker.
Whisk him off 10 the altar and
you'll be happy ever after
THE mere mention OF mar
riaee frightens away the Casa
nova type. and it's jlst as well.
You'd never be happy with MN
even II you succeeded in land
Ing him.
Generally speaking the old
adare. Give a Man Enough
Rome and He'll Hang Himself,
still works. But II you lind
Yourself running out OF rope
you'd better get out your DO"
and arrow or try TO get Con-
yress 10 pass a Share the Hus-
band bill"
Pfc. Robert Lee FolkS-sge Is
South Kelly Field. Texas.
$500 prize
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
THE MERRY WIDOW

saw il again when it opened
this year at the Majestic in
New York. 1t clocked twenty
seven thousand dollars the
first week.
You never see that kind Of
hay in barns. / remember
that Lima Abarbanell opened
in Chicago in The Merry
Widow in 1907 and clicked like
bridgework on peanut brittle.
Shows were more important
in those days. There we're no
movies, no radio and Brooklyn
was in twelfth place. When
they swung it in those days
they went places fast like
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

most of them have families by
now
There's plenty Of time"
Agnes had answered with A
wan smile. I'm not ready to
settle down just yet. Nom. II
like my job, and | hate to give
il up. So there's no hurry. -.
But Mary Booth knew the
truth. Charlie was minor
clerk in a wholesale grocery
concern. He was nearing forty,
and the odds were heavy that
he would never make any
more than precisely what he
was.
Alone. he and Agnes might
have managed somehow. With
the added burden of sick
mother-in-law, marriage was
out of the que ii. Mrs Booth
knew that it was she alone who
stood in the way OF Agnes
marrying. And of her happi-
ness.
She thought of that often as
she lay in bed or sat in the
rocking-chair by the window.
She heard them talking one
night when the pain was so
great that she couldn't sleep.
The door of the living room
was ajar. and their voices came
10 her clearly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

is featured in one and the
Apache Dance in the other. is
moved 20 make his customary
comment.
"You wrote some weeks ago."
he reminds. that Maxim's was
created when the Russian
Grand Dukes had their splurge
in the French capital and that
II still exists.
But what has become OF
the Danse Apache, so notorious
in those care-free days? The
girl. commonly called La Nome.
came out first. dressed all in
black with a skirt short enough
10 horrify our grandmotherS.
She usually wore a red scarf
or foulard and a red bow in
her hair
n u y
SHE WOULD ny and flirt
with the men of the audi
and her dancing partner. usual
~ called Toto, would then enter
the scene of action, clad IN a
pair of brown corduroy trou-
serS. upheld by a huge red
band waist, with a white skirt
and a red foulard. topped by a
dirty grey cap.
AT first. La Nome appeared
ignorant of his presence and
continued her campaign Of SELL
ing herself. They would have
a fancy-meeting -you-here act
at which she seemed very
startled and he expressed his
dominance by snatching her
cigarette.
X y X
AFTER THAT, their routine
was quite simple. The Nome
was scared and Toto had TO
beat her by bending her back
wards. At first, he didn't allow
her head TO hit the ground,
partly because the q ance
wasn't over and partly because
he didn't want 10 lose her for
strictly business reasons.
When he thought she was
sufficiently scared. he would
push her TO the ground. The
Nome would then crawl toward
him. using the swimming stroke
called the Australian crawl,
employing her hands as well as
her knees. He would then snap
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

The same hams Who are so
alert 10 catch the publicity
angle in anything favorable TO
the Nem Deal are sound asleep
phen Hitler gets in lick TO
harm our iuhole country. IL
yler Darts had TO ,DGrn against
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

ALL WOMEN do not iDedr
their weddino rings on the left
hand. Paintings and DdT fig
ures OF Queen Victoria Shoi1
her nearing her tDeddinG ring
on her ri0ht hand. That wdS
because 10 wdS the custom in
Sarc-Coburp,- the natiue coun-
try OF VictoridS husband.
Prince Albert In London the
title OF Barbara Stdnwyck's
picture Lady OF Burlesque"
iCds changed to "Strtptedss
Lady" Barbara didn't Ike
the change. don't blame her.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

ITS out Of the question"
Agnes was saying. Cant you
see that, Charlie? ! can't leave
Nom. She needs me. There's
no one but me TO take care Of
her. Not that l mind. I'm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

a uiciOuS he the other ddy.
tUhich lDGS used TO Udll0p the
Owl heads. He Squeiched the
JalSehood that Israel Moses
Seits. a British Jeio. ipaS die
tGtinQ the Owl policy You
care tor that picture OF Amert-
ca al Wdr? Here uCe are an the
second vedr OF ,Car against Hit
Ter. who built his poWer on
hatred tor JeiCS. and our so
called patriots are circulating
a Stovy that damages our Allies
and our cause. and not a flap
jdw in Washington offers a sui
liable 00dtHSt n But iOhv
should they care II it's harmful
10 the country, Difs also harm
mi 10 a Roosevelt agency at
the same time7 The UGV they
u0ure. II Would SerUe Roosevelt
rioht n ne lost the wdr. Theu
could 90 riQht on hating him
betpeep hetlS TO their savage
masters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14

Now those safe al homes
want Ia do some land grab
hing. After the war. they point
out. a man can set himself up a
nice business down i'm the Hall
anyone Islands, 50 let's put the
Snatcher0o on them. What the
hell. They only belong to
China. Now they 20 shy
locking after the islands Brit
ain snapped us for some sec
ond- hand destrOyers when
England needed the boats to
save her skin. What, they
mOaned, give up those elegant,
lovely. perfectly ducky destroy
ers for a few old moth-eaten
islands that nobody ever heard
of? Of a sudden those islands
have become solid platinum,
with gold sidewalks and dia-
mond studded cutters. We
wuz robbed" they grieve,-"SO
gimme. : It's odd they don't
ask for a chunk of Germany,
or a sunny stretch Of Italy. or
a few nice miles of Japan. How
can you divide the Allies by
SPEAKING harshly OF the
enemy. You'll note whatever
the outfit calls itself. or yells
for. II still sticks to the same
old theme of termiting the AID
ministration policy:
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Syndicate, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-14
Optional

Should the study OF Spanish
be compulsory?
Dear Miss Robinson:
n am a student OF the Span
iSh language and in my opinion
there Is no language more in
teresting or more beautiful. But
as for making il required
subject In our schOOlS-dOn't
For those who are interested
it's fine. but FOR the others il
would simply be a waste OF
time effort and money 10 force
them 10 take IL. II takes a
great deal Of work and study
20 learn a foreign language and
II one isn't interested he isn't
going 10 put forth the neccS-
Sary energy -
Carol Sawrcy-aRc Is
327l Fulton rd
Cleveland 2 ohio
fS5 no price
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