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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
MICKEY ROONEY IN ANDY HARDY ROLE
Opens Five-Day Engage. nlent at LOew-POli's;
 CO-Feature Brilliant

It all happened because of a wo. man-that's Andy (Mickey Rooney) Hardy's unhappy story and now his pals have stuck him with 1t.
 Andy didn't mean any harm -out of the goodness of his heart he of- fered to iron sister Cecelia Parker's silk undies for her. It was just favor. But the fellas caught him at 1t in an episode of his new film, Andy Hardy's Double Life," which opens a five day engagement today at the popular Loew Poli theater.
 Now they're using it as blackmail. They want him to take the blame for that car of his that they wreck ed. Of course, 1t wasn't Andy's fault but how can he prove that, since he was out living a double life-mak- ing love to Polly Rutherford's best friend, the swimming champ Esther Williams? Not that Andy meant to live a double life but this girl got to talking to him about psychology and one thing led to another.
 Of course, if he hadn't gone to college, he wouldn't have given psy- chology a tumble and if Dad wasn't on his mind because of that little argument they'd had about the fu- ture he wouldn't have been safe enough in the brain to do Cecilia's undies in the first place and oh gosh, what was that about 8 W- cious circle?
 Well folks, that's where Andy is- and what a nlerry-go-round it.; turning out to be. It all happens tc Andy in "Andy Hardy's Double Life in which Mickey Rooney is starred with Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Ceci. lia Parker and all the usual mem- bers of Americas best-loved screen family. the Hardys.
 On the same program is another smash hit, "The War Against Mrs. Hadley" featuring Fay Bainter and an all-star cast. Don't miss this big ? hit show during It's engage ment at the Loew Poli theater. It tops the town in entertainment vale lie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
Promising Pictures Featured at Local 7heaters
'CASABLANCA' AT
 STATE THEATER
Name Big in War News, Great in Film Achieve-
 fllents

Casablanca, the city that flashed into the news as part of the bold and brilliant American invasion of of North Africa, forms the back ground for Warner Bros. newest triumph entitled "Casablanca, which is currently at Warmers State theater.
 It was sound military tactics that took Q place name like Casablanca out of the geography books and put 1t in headlines, butt is thorough, sound showmanship that makes the screenplay "Casablanca" @ vivid and exciting adventure.
 For one thing, the picture moves with the same speed and directions as did the AEF in Africa. And you need a Humphrey Bogart to set 8 pace. As "Rick" he's a tough guy again, but @ right guy. He can take care of himself any place, any time and in any company.
 The picture opens with @ fash back to Paris . in -the- Spring with Bogart portraying a believably can. did, trusting and gay lover. Teamed with the natural, sincere grace of 1ngrid Bergman's performance, 1t coinposes into a tender interlude of nostalgia charm, shattered by the entry of the Boche into Paris in the spring of 1o40.
 The action of the story comes to climax in the surprise meeting of Bogart and Miss Bergman in Casablanca. Involved with them is Paul Henreid, who appears in a sparring role, portraying 1ngrid'S husband and the leader of the underground movement.
 While the stars of "Casablanca" turn in performances that leave little to be desired, 1t is the work of that masterly quatret of villains, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Eorre that rounds out the picture making 1t a cleverly contrived and convincing production.
 Richard Travis and Julie Bishop in "The Buses Roar" Is the second hit of the current show.
 A spectacular caravan of thrills, beauty and adventure comes to the State next Wednesday when Walter Wanger's gorgeous technicolor pro- duction of Arabian Nights" makes its local debut at that theater with Jon Hall, Maria Montez, new screen sensation, and Sabu in co-starring roles and featuring a giant sup- porting cast of thousands. Strictly In the Groove" with Leon Carol, Shemp Howard, Franklin Pangborn and featuring Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra, will be the second big hit of Wednesdays new show.
 Other outstanding attractions coming soon to the State include Seven Days Leave'' with Lucille Ball and Victor Mature; Paul Muin and Lillian GiSh in "The Com mandos Strike At Dawn: and stand By All Networks" with John Beal and Florence Rice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

as rice workers.
 It is in this manner that she is empowered to spy on General Kais mura, played capably and bril1ia1t- Iy by the very talented Harold Hts Der, who arrives at the village in advance of his transport troop train. She becomes his companion in order to gain the necessary iIl@ formation that enables her guerrtls las to waylay the troop train, blow up the bridge, and with the help of the American Flying Tigers, to score decisive victory for China.
 Fine performances are given by Rick Vallin as an American pilot and his bonbardier, Paul Bryar. who are shot down by the Japs and later escape with the help of the Chinese lady leader. In a leading role also, is blonde Mae Clark.
 On the same program Is another smash hit, Two Fisted Justice" with the Range Busters. #
 Tonight will be your last oppors tunity to see Lee Tracy in 'The Payoff" and Tex Ritter in Rolling Plains" on the screen of the Strand.
 This theater has converted It's oil furnaces and is heated entirely by coal, SO turn down your heat at home and bring the family to the Strand for a comfortable and enc joyable evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
ANNA MAY WONG IN STRAND HEADLINER
Talented Chinese Actress in Lady From Chung
 king Has Dramatic Role

The brave fight of China against the Japanese hordes is dramatically presented in the P. R. o. film, "Lady From Chungking," starring the pop ular Chinese actress Anna May Wong. This timely war story comes to the screen of the Strand theater tomorrow to begin a four day en- gagement. This is the first Water bury showing of the picture.
 The story is @ very human one and shows the glorious personal sac- riflces of the lovely Miss Wong playing the role of a famous aristo- crat from Chungking, who works in the rice fields under 8 Japanese overseer in occupied territory, acting as the secret head of daring band of guerrillas, this troupe also posing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

P. M. 4:00-wEkF-Backstage Wife tN WOR-Mutual Matinee
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 WOR-Food Forum
 WJZ-Johny Doughboy
 Reporting; Stories
 WABC--Exploring Space 4:45-WEAF--Youn Wilder
 Brown
 wABC-off the Record b:00-W a Girl
 Marries
 WOR-Sheelah Carter
 WJZ-The Sea Hound
 WABC-Madelein Carroll 5:16--WEAF-Porti Faces Life WQR-John Gambling
 WJZ-Hop Harr.gan
 WABC-Mother and Dad 6:S0--WEAF--Just Plain Bill an~ WOR-Superman
 WJZ-Jack Armstrong WABC-Missus Goes
 Shopping 5:45-WEAF-Fron Page Farrell WOR-Junior Newscaster
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

The Russian number bears the title "The Russian People" and is the work of Konstantin Simonov, a Soviet front correspondent. The American acting version was ar- ranged by Clifford Odets, who might better have spent his time creating a new play of his own.
 Despite the fact that the author writes about the Russo German fighting after witnessing 1t first hand, the play seemed to me to have a hollow sound. There are good actors in the large cast as- sembled by the Theater Guild, but none of them impressed as being other than actors doing @ job. The characters did not come alive and most of the fault for this seemed to rest with the script.
 The locale Is town bisected by 8 river, part of the settlement being held by the Germans and the rest by the Russians. The play tells how guerrillas work behind the Ger man lines, how a prominent citi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

zen turns Quisling, and ends with expulsion of the Germans from the town when the Reds across the river make a successful feint in collaboration with 8 Russian offen- sive from the opposite direction. Woven into this is a somewhat feeble love story involving the commander of the Russians and his girl chauffeur-spy which does not help matters great deal. And, of course, there are numerous out croppings of Soviet idealogy pre- sented in an extremely elementary manner.
 Prominent in the cast are Mar garet Waller, Eleanora Mendels- sohn, Eduaro Franz, Elisabeth Fraser, Leon Ames, Anna Minot, Victor Varconi, Luther Adler. Ru- dolf finders, E. A. Krumschnidt and Harold Dryenforth. The rising Miss Fraser is quite worth your time.
 THE farce item is the solo work
 1 of Joseph Fields. who has beer represented successfully in the past few seasons by My Sister Eileen and Junior Miss" which he wrote in collaboration with Jerome Cho- dorov. 'The Doughgirls" Is the title and that will give you rough idea. Max Gordon is the producer and George s. Kaufman directed.
 There is no doubt that a good satire on the wartime goings-on in the capital could be written, but this is not 1t. There are laughs in 1t, of course some of them good ones - but the whole thing shakes down into patterned piece that telegraphs its punches 10 minutes ahead of time.
 The action occurs in the living room of @ Washington hotel suite which is not but should be equipped with swinging doors. so often do they open and close. Much is made of the crowded condition of the city and shortly the suite is popu- lated by four young women, in- cluding a famous Russian sniper who is here on exhibit. Each of the three American girls is living with a man she hopes to marry -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

one of them being chemist trying to sell a rubber formula; another @ swivel chair colonel and the third an air force pilot. There are various matters holding up the marriages but when the final curtain falls one couple has been spliced and the way has been cleared for the other nuptials. There is such a mixture of sex, government bob. bles, financial difficulties, protocol, etc., as to prevent description here.
 For those easily satisfied, this could well be an entertaining show, but to those who are experienced observers of farce 1t will be dis appointment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
WATR PROGRAMS 1920 KiloCycIes

8:00-At the Symphony 4:00-Affairs of Tom, Dick and
 Harry
 5:00-Sheelah Carter, Commentator 6:15-Joe Frasetto's Orch. 5:30-NeWS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22

Irene Rich, star of Columbia networks Dear John"-heard every Sunday afternoon (6:15 p. m., NYT) was able to acquire some real color for her current brOadcasts when the United States Navy placed on display in Holly. wood a captured Japanese sub marine, a one-man affair, arrived at Hollywood just as Miss Rich was captured and made prisoner aboard an Axis submarine in her exciting radio series. Naturally, she wanted to see the inside of the captured Japanese undersea craft, and the Navy made 1t pos sibIe for her to do so.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Pendranda Praises
Bolivian Laborers
New York Society
Honors President
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 15.-Enrioue
Penaranda, President OF Bolivia. de-
clared last night that the strong
arm OF Bolivian labor" had helped
10 make Bolivia AN arsenal of
strategic materials at the service of
the democracies, adding that I'VE
ought to dedicate our greatest efforts
and care to these humble laborers, "
In an address to the n-American
Society, the Bolivian President an
nounced that his government had
granted the decoration OF The
Order OF the Condor of the Andes ="
to Frederick Hasler and John J
Clisham. president and secretary. re-
pectively Of the society. for their
efforts on behalf of Pan-Ameri-
canism.
Bolivia is an open land to all men
OF good will, to any capital that de-
slres to develop in partnership and
not to exploit. President Penaranda
told the group.
L said tnat Bolivia is an arsenal
OF strategic materials. It's efforts
are predominantly mining. and they
are sustained, in cordial compe petition
oy both Bolivian and foreign capital
But let us not forget that the weight
OF hard labor rests upon the strong
arm OF the Bolivian worker, and that
we ought to dedicate our greatest
efforts ana care to these humble
laborers.'
Senor Penaranda received the
Pan-American Society's annual
medal. He has been touring war
production centers in the United
States and Canada.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Repatriated American
Happy With Citizenship

John r. Quinn, 40. of 2OO7 o street
NV. who yesterday became a re-
patriated American citizen during
naturalization ceremonies at District
Court, said he wouldn't take any
thing" for his citizenship.
At the ceremony. held before JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's, 81 enlisted
Army men and three civilians be-
came American citizens. The group
represented 81 nationalities.
Mr.. Quinn, who was born in
Newark, N. j., became a British
citizen in oruer to serve as an avia tor
in the Royal Air Force during tho
first World War.
In this war he has been serving
in the United States Merchant
Marine and has made trips to vari-
Gus ports in the war zones, including
several exciting ones across the
Atlantic.
Judge Carl B. Hyatt, specialist-ln
education, immigration and natural
ization of the Justice Department,
In brief address TO the group. de-
clared he was deeply impressed at
the men receiving "the gift ,,of
American citizenship-in uniform
and ready to defend it, He re-
minded the group how the fore
fathers of this Nation had fought
and made sacrifices for the freedom
and privileges which the people of
America now enjoy,
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Carnegie Fund Finances,
D.
World Radio Peace Talks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-The Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace announced last night thabsit
and the World Wide Broadcasting
Foundation jointly would present
outstanding leaders in every field
relating to the postwar world In
worldwide radio series. ,hs,
Assistance has been given the
foundation by the Carnegie En-
dowment to undertake the special
educa tional work, DR.. Nicholas MIR
ray Butler, endowment preside1t.
said. n.
The first four broadcasts wilt be
given by DR.. Butler, who als6aia
president of Columbia University;
DR.. James T. Shotwell, chairman of
the Commission to Study the Or
ganization of Peace. . private edu-
cational group: John w. Davis, 5tor-
mer Ambassador to Great Britain.
and Thomas J. Watson, honorary
president of the international
Chamber Of Commerce and chair
man Of the Committee on Economia
Reconstruction. The series Is sca1ed.
uled to begin May 2S. -.
The World Wide Broadcastins
Foundation established short Wavs
radio station wRUIA u
Evening star., 1943-05-15
benes Places Wreath
On Wilson S Tomb
Czech President Says
Foith Is Need of Future

DR.. Eduard Benes. president Of
Czechoslovakia. placed a wreath on
the tomb of Woodrow Wilson at
brief ceremonies at Washington Ca
thedral yesterday attended by ap-
proximately 200 persons.
Woodrow Wilson was a man of
profound faith" declared DR.. Benes
I'VE shall need his kind of faith
even more In the years to come.
I'VE. the people of Czechoslovakia,
owe to Woodrow Wilson and the
American people a great debt for
their efforts in establishing the in
dependence Of our nation. I know
OF only one way in which to honor
the memory of Woodrow Wilson
let us make this war a really VIC
torious one so that it will become
the last war"
DR.. Benes was accompanied by
Ambassador Vladimir Hurban OF
Czechosloyakia, the Ambassadors
wife and members OF the Embassy.
The clergy and the choir of tho
Cathedral participated in the cere-
mony.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Poisonous Garden Spray
Blamed in Cocktail Death
BY the Associated Press.

oF tne Associated Press.
TACOMA. Wash. May 15,-A
poisonous garden spray, inadvert-
emily used to mix cocktails, was
blamed today for the death of Rus
sell G. Peterson, former city con-
troller, and the critical illness of DR.
A. K. Stebbins. a dentist.
Coroner Paul Mellinger said the
fatal cocktail was poured from a
whisky bottle after five men. who
had been playing golf together for
years, returned from the golf course
Thursday night to the Peterson
nome. The other three-Dr. r. A.
Hedberg. DR.. Homer C. Tollefson
and John Mulvey, dairy operator
were In another room when the
poisonous drinks were poured and
never drank from the lethel bottle.
Mr.. Mellinger said DR.. Tollefson
was taking the bottle of spray home
to use on his roses when one of the
Quintet mistakenly picked 1t up from
DR.. Tollefson's automobile and car
ried it into the house with other
whisky bottles.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Ensign Oyster Visits
Home, Wearing Wings
19-Yeor-OId Navy Flyer
Signed Up in April, 1912

Ensign David F.. Oyster, 1s, blond
Kensington CMd) boy who inter-
rupted a course in dentistry at
George Washington University to
become the first high school student
to be trained as Navy flyer, was at
home today wearing the wings of
naval aviator.
Ensign Oyster is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Larmour Oyster of "a
Lawrence avenue, Kensington.
When he was sworn in by the Navy
In April, 1912, he was the youngest
boy accepted for air training up to
that time.
Ensign Oyster. who has been
trained as a dive bomber pilot, said
he had never been In an airplane
until he began his training II
months ago. He said he would like
to 60 into operational flying. but
didn't know whether he would or
not.
The Navy has the training
course cut down to minimum" he
said. You just about get on to
what they are trying to teach you
when they start something else"
He said all members of a class re-
Gently graduated were agreed that
despite their graduation, training is
just beginning. not ended.
Ensign oysters mother, who is
proud Of her sons achievement, said
he signed up for air training last
year while freshman at George
Washington University, which he
entered after being graduated from
Woodrow Wilson High School in
the District.
He took his pre-flight training at
Athens. Ca, and made his first solo
flight at Anacostia, his mother said
His advanced flight training was
taken at Corpus Christi, Tex.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Missouri Man Convicted
In Ak Staying Of Mother

By. the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 1s.-Robert
Nash, IS, was convicted of first
degree murder by county Circuit
Court last night in the Ak slaving of
his mother, Mrs. Charles Nash, last
September
His sentence was fixed at life in
the penitentiary. The jury deliber-
ated four hours
Nash confessed he hacked his
mother and father to death in a fit
OF anger on a lonely county road
and drove their bodies to Spring
field, Ill. in the trunk compartment
of his car. His attorneys based their
defense on an insanity plea.
Nash was tried only for the slay-
ing Of his mother. His father was
an agent for the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
Evening star., 1943-05-15
Farm Employment Up
By $4,000 in April,
j. ). Estimate Reveals
But TotoI Is Still
; Pct. Below Figure
At Some Time in ~

Farm employment in the United
States increased l,l84.000 during
April but still was 3 per cent below
the same period last year, the Agri-
culture Department estimated today.
Total number of persons employed
on farms on May l was 10,492 900.
Hired help was estimated at 2,244,-
year, while family workers num-
bered 8,248 900 persons, a decline of
$4,000.
This brings the number OF farm
workers to the lowest level for any
April on record the department
said, adding that it was "a situation
that has occurred repeatedly since
farm employment reached an all
time low in January of this year."
Planting Season Later.
War Food Administration officials
point out that the per cent gap
between last month and April, 1912,
is partly explained by the fact that
the planting season began later this
year than last. Accordingly, farm
employment is expected to show an
increase this month, as planting of
crops is stepped up.
The family-type farm workers
were described by one official as the
"hardest-working group in the coun-
try The department report said
there were indications that farm
employment includes an increasing
proportion of women, children and
older persons.
Col. Jay L. Taylor, deputy food
administrator in charge OF farm la
bor. informed a Labor Department
conference on young workers in war;
time agriculture that many women
who could work on farms have
failed to do so, thus increasing the
need for boys and girls.
Union Attitude Cited.
He said women were a potentially
large source of labor power, but
that many women of leisure and
many women whose husbands belong
to labor unions have failed to take
up farm work Some unions would
not let their members wives work on
farms or canning plants which were
not unionized 1t was pointed out.
Il wish organized labor could re-
lax its restrictions, at least this sum-
mer," he said
The department said reports in
dicate recent selective service reg
ulations have considerably relieved
apprehension regarding further
losses of farm workers. Some ex-
perienced farm workers are return
ing to farms from non -essentia,
work. and some men over 80 are re-
turning after release from the Army,
the report added.