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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-05

Coffee produced in Ecuador last
year weighed over 1000, 900 pounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Hills Circus Goes
Into Edgewoter

YOUNGSTERS ARE in their
glory since Hills Circus moved
into Edgcwatcr Park seven
Milo. near Grand River. The
hG outdoor show. presented
free every day for Edgcwa,cr
VISITOR. is booked FOR a two
week stay and features scn~a-
tIoral trick performing Gle
plants. ponies and dogs in three
separate and complete acts
each performance
The circus is under the super
vision Of VIII r. Hi, owner.
noted animal 1IaIner-AI- of
FdEcwater.S rides are in opera
ton and lis many amuSementS
offer continuous entertainment.
Monday is the weekly bargain
night with all rides reduced IN
price Buses operate from
Grand River and LahSer direct
10 the park at frequent inter-
GALS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Variety Clubs He ad
viii Speak Here

r. J. ODONNELL NJ Dallas.
Tex newly elected national chief
barker Of the Variety Clubs Of
America, wiz visit tho Variety
Club Of Detroit May - and -,
IN tho interest NJ tho nationwide
copper drive winch tho war ac-
invites committee of the motion
picture industry is urthcrirE
through the collection OF copper
a. special matIneeS Tor school
children in the theaters Of the
nation. This activity is being
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WIPE.
Jonn Mcpherson. chief barker
Of the Variety Club Of Detroit.
and fellow bankers Of the De
troJt tent VIII be host 10 O'Don-
nell during his stay here He viii
speak Tuesday noon At a lunch
con A. The Statlcr Hotel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Uses Fighters Role

But, it was tho realization 81
what his predecessors among
screen fighters nave accom-
phShcd that pleased Dick tho
most. lie recalled that Robert
Taylor waS HSt becoming a star
when ne doHned tho paddrG NIT
tens IN The Crowd RoarS
After that Taylor rose swiftly.
jimmy Cagncy used his fighters
rolo in Cry of Conquest As A
stopping stone 10 greater tn
Lnpb
Even Robert Montgomery.
USUALLY most a. home in white
10 and tails on tho screen.
pulled on boxer trunks for has
role IN Here Comes Mr.. Jor-
a-p which proved orc Of ms
greatest successes.
So n was slight wonder that
Carlson was intrigued with the
'+'-7-f;,-f-tt ~ cTrCTHfE= TIRE seftas4ft--4i
r-r-tr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
lin HoIt Real Second IL.

HOLLYWOOD. Nay =
TIN HOLT becomes 4 iull-
0cdurd second lieutenant now
HI, latest dancing partner Is
BoFC fiy Holden. Switchboard
lrI ~ the R-k-O publicity de
pdrtmout. who IL prcttIer than
most of The stars on the lot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Draft Marta Linden
As Mother Type
IContinued from First Stage Page

~
in Copenhagen. she was invited
10 bah q the p7iaur ot Den
marks king. There she mad"
social history hN hong rho Only
American ever 20 dance 'Vo
consecutive dances With king
Christian
Soon after their lctIn Marta
and her husband moved '0 IIo'-
lywood, where daughter Barbara
Joan was born. TnCN lye 0 a
charming old English house n
Beverly Hills where they oCCa-
sionally entertain a small circle
of friends. Marta IS , feet 7.
slim. and wears her simple bat
striking clothes with the flare
OF a professional model.
She has sharp but never
malicious sense of humor Look
ing the perfect Sophi>tIcatc She
actually warm-heartcd. rather
shy. completely sincere The
kind of woman you'd lake 90
know personally AZ we'll a.
watch on the screen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Beauty Runs Farm

when ! am unable 70 he ON
my farm" he tells you iii IL
run nv n Miss Tess. n former
beauty contest winner ! had the
good fortune 10 meet at a Holly
wood party.
Miss Tess had Somew hat the
same feeling have for the
earth. With the prize HfeHeF
taken from her beauty contest
she took MI agricultural course
at Columbia University. and be
fore We became acquainted she
had ind rrght-r~ars experience
managing a farm In Delaware
. Security Is Objective
When pinned down the actor
admits there I> more 10 thS
farm Investment than ms ATM
ity for freshly plowcd earth.
I'm time like these" De point.
out. mo one il any too secure
much less an actor. When !
had earned enough money for n
long range consideration of the
future I asked myself what
human being really has 10 have
for his physical needs. The an
SWer II thiS--a place 10 keep
warm and something Ia eat.
And now have both on my
farm"
But YOU can tcH S'claks de-
votion 20 agriculture deeper
than that. - proved by thc fol-
lowing account When This
Land Is Mine s1as prcmIcrod on
Cincinnati he was scheduled for
personal appearance m TbT
Ohio city, but arrived just IN
the nick 81 tune.
I'm very sorry to arrive ~
late" he explained to an excited
audience that had pdId mono,
10 see a real. -gOOdTTSv
HollyWo God personality. n had
to address a group ~ farmers
In my county in PennsyNania,
and ! became ~ engroSSed in
what was talking about that l
missed my train"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Film Villain
SIezdk Likes
Simple Life
BY NEIL RAU
sreciaI 10 THE DETROIT TMEs

A LTHOuGH Waltcr Slczak
"A can pack more CuSsedness
into a Nazi portrayal than
Adolf S hicke lgruber, he
staunchly maintains in so doing
he is way out of character.
Slezak points out he is. very
simple mdn-Just the antfthcSiS
of that cruel Baron Won Luber
he did with Ginger Rogers in
"Once Upon Honeymoon
and certainly nothing like Maj.
Won Keller in his current R-K-O
film, This Land Is Mine"
To Clinch his argument. he
recalls he was only an honest
leading man IN musical comedies
on Broadway before Hollywood
made him a heavy. And he has
invested the luCTc earned by his
film vlllalny in a Pennsylvania
farm.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
FLYNN Has q Bet

HOLLYWOOD. MAY -
Enrol FLYNN and down
town lawyer arc betting biz
money ON whether Buster NilcS
CFlynnS Sldckick) can play l.
rounds OF golf POO holcSl from
dawn 10 dark Al Lakeside. The
winner Will buy wal bonds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Dick c arson
Gloves
IN New Film
Nv JOHN TODD
International Nsws service star Writer

IiDlll W GOD, May -.
90 LONG * he doesn't got
t-rrr-- r4ur-i- tuut-i5rd off. the
actor who turns boxer for screen
purposes, stands good chance
Of boosting ms stock consider
ably. It's that knowledge that
has given young Richard Carl
son an extra amount Of cnthusi-
ayW FOR ms tatUyr film roir. II,
N-G-M $ The Man From Down
Under
I'm tho picture. IIollyWoods
first about modern Australia.
he plays a fighter trained by
Charles Laughton and inspired
by Donna Reed into winning the
British empire championship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
; Months Training

Il meant three months OF ac-
tuai training for Carlson. under
The experienced eye of Freddie
Steele. former middlcweight
champion Of the world II meant
mixing il with the same Steele.
still pretty sharp IN the ring.
throughout five whole DAYS spent
filming the championship scrap.
Steele played the utlcholder de-
throned by Carlson
The actor liked every minute
of H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Piano Recital

m MARK GUNZBERG viii
present Alexander Popp in q
piano rs.iial sf TIC Federation
of Women Clubs next Satur-
day. Selections from Beethoven.
MendelSsohn and Chopin will be
included m tho program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Comedy Missing
In We ok s Movies
Continued from First Stage Page

' = -
about INC only dow own
helping OF music and mirth.
Now IN itS second week 1T The
United Artists. tim, dream musl-
cal h3, W~t about assembled
all th" 'op Negro talent lon the
films. Ethel Waters. Rochester
Lena Home. Ro\ Ingram Louis
Armstrong and Duke Ellington
help 20 make This one ol me
most entertaining movie nu>l-
cal, we've seen Don q 'ou- time.
II YOU missed rho More tho
NcrIcr last week a. thc FoN.
YOU really missed something.
BW YOU can catch mp with u a.
the Adams, where 1t has moved
tins week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Essentially a Farmer

Now Slezak wonders II he
isn't more farmer than actor
although producers say he Is
second 10 none while plaSmak-
ing like a pure Aryan heel.
The land has gotten into my
blood" he says. "On my place
in Eucks County, Pa. I plowed
and planted ~ acres this spring.
! have found that there IL no
thrill like that Of sitting on a
tractor and watching the plows
turn the earth behind YOU
In spite Of his fervor Tor
things hucolic. however,. Steaks
farming has something OF the
same bizarre flavor a. his over
night transformation from a
singing leading man into an arch
film villain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
NOTED MUSICIAN
TURNS GUARDIAN

Hollywood, March 24.-cUP)-.
Pianist Jose Iturbi became legal
guardian OF his two small grand.
daughters today on grounds that
his daughter, Voluptuous Maria
Iturbi Hero. %, was not proper
person to raise them.
Iturbl had been warned by his
lawyer, Jerry Geisler, that his GUS
tody suit would result In "the wash
ing out OF linen that Is not clean"
But the noted musician was awarded
custody after private conferences In
the judges chambers, and the de-
tails OF his charge that his daugh-
ter was not "a proper person" were
not disclosed.
Superior Judge Edward Brand
awarded Iturbi custody OF Maria
Teresa. 5. and Maria Antonio. 8,
late yesterday. but granted their
mother the privilege Of visiting them
between the hours OF 0 O. m. and Z
y. M, on q days notice.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
GREEN, MURRAY
BEFORE SENATE
CONTINUED from Page y

NOutluueQ from rage -
and war materials" he said. 1.-THE
armed services have the appropria-
tons which control the letting OF
contracts, The War Manpower Com.
mission Is supposed to have jurisdic-
ton over manpower.
These agencies do not operate
under any centralized and planned
control Of scheduling OF production
with q correlation between material,
manpower and plant facilities. This
must obviously lead to produce
ton OF some materials, under pro.
duction OF others. shortages Of labor
IN some places, boarding and over
tapping In others, and unused small
plant facilities duo to a concentra-
ton Of war orders"
A subpoena has been issued for for
the appearance Of Lewis. who Is
currently engaged IN dispute In
volving two Of the issues on the
committees standardization and
strikes.
Green and Murray are appearing
voluntarily. The subpoena was is
sued for Lewis after he resented
what he called q "peremptory tone
or studied lack Of courtesy" in the
committees demand that he appear
Friday regardless OF the status OF
his negotiations at that time for q
$2-a.day wage increase for 100000
bituminous coal miners.
Lewis answered the committees
original invitation March II, with
an acknowledgment that his abil-
ity TO appear would depend on the
status Of the coal negotiations now
In progress In New York.
Committee Counsel Hugh Fulton
replied with o letter insisting that
Lewis arrange his schedule to con-
form 10 the committees invitation
Lewis maintained his position that
II depended on the status OF the
wage negotiations at that time.
Chairman Harry 8. Truman. D.
Mo-, usually mild-inannered. Their
ordered the subpoena and an.
nounced: II want John L. Lewi'
and everybody else TO give this com.
mittee whole-hearted cooperation
It expects to get IT,"
Truman said that II Lewis fails
to appear In answer to the subpoena
he viii ask the senate TO decide
whether Lewis should be ARRESTED
for contempt.
Meanwhile, Lewis drive to Upset
the "iittle STEEL formula moved
toward q showdown. The War Labor
Board has served notice that there
will be no weakening IN It's wage
control policies. President Roosevelt
has asked Lewis and the coal op.
orators TO submit their dispute II
tha WLB With the understanding
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
Hamburger Point
Value S a Pound

washington, March 2a.--(UP)
Come Monday, March 30, The
nation win have o rough idea
what hamburger Is.
For che purposes Of point rAs
tlonlng Of meat, which starts
then, the once Of Price Ad.
mlnlstratlOn insists that ham
burger be:
Beef ground from necks,
tanks, shanks, brlskets, plates,
ard miscellaneous beef trim.
mlngs and beef fat"
According TO ORA, the deflnl.
ton marks the first time that
the federal government has un-
dertaken 70 give specifications
that retailers selling 10 con-
sumers are required 10 follow
for this popular type Of ground
beef"
A housewife who wants other
ingredients In her hamburger
will have 70 buy them In whole
form, hand over the required
number Of points, and then
have the butcher grind them
up.
No beef ground In advance
Of sale, OPA hAS ruled, may be-
sold NJ more than the point
value Of hamburger-nO matter
what's In II. And the point
value Of hamburger Is Ave per
pound.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
ew American Planes
70 Carry More Bombs

nlonapa,n
IS 81 raids slnce ne fuElressos
Es been n action. 90 U4AAF
1l fewer than 50 bomners while
'n8 s6e enemy aircraft Baker
M el& noe reveal the siRe oe the
nlaled bomber force but said
we van have q BIG enough force hy
<AInaee 30 We went give q
damn whether The Germans know we
~ ecnlng Of not
Tia EoFtgesses and GaherAtors ere
pAbls u attacking any German
MNneA including Berlin ~ we are
4en enough Of them and also C
won't bo long untn We have long
8ne1 nehters with US"
Uunners aboard The big bombers
Aze using q new type Of tin hat and
nfner tor che crews. including
Jackets, d being used and proving
very successful" Eaker said.
Hl Can De Done
Ilaa United States heavy bomber
8aid last week on the German sub.
marino yards ct Vegesack team be
Historically counted as the conclu-
sion q an experiment whether high
11yel precision bombing Is prAe-
t1oable IN this theater without un~
economical losses" Eaker said.
we have proved it can be done,
We are now turning 10 the job OF
adouuately building our force 70
ioin The Raj IN q full scale offen-
Elpe.
~what we wanted 10 know was II
10 could reach and bomb our tar
Hetg ana fight OF enemy fighters,
The leaders on both the American
and British sides agree with me
that C can be done, and are going
% support the building up OF our
keEca.s
Eaker emphasized again that
@Aere would be no competition tn
Volved IN the RAJ night and the
UeAAE day bombing, the two
nhases Of the Allied offensive being
complementary.
'aTne only thing that has kept US
kRom putting into effect the plans
xor day-uight cooperation, under
which our hombers viii light the
targets for the Raj night hombers,
has been the weather." he said.
I'VE have got some good tat tar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
NAZIS REFUSED
ON MARETH LINE
CONTINUED from PaEe y

NNN4AANNAANAN~A
The Allied communlQue did not
mention the extent OF gains scored
IN German counter-attacks ct the
coastal end OF the March line where
the British had driven q wedge In
the early stages Of the fighting. It
said, however, that the engagement
was continuing and that so far the
Eighth Army had taken 1000 pris.
onerS.
The southernmost OF two Amerl.
can columns striking eastward in
south-central Tlnisia repulsed two
heavy German counter-attacks In
the vicinity Of II Quettar.
United Press correspondent Q, r.
Cunningham, In the field with the
American forces, reported that the
Americans, In repulsing the enemy
thrusts, had knocked out between IS
and 20 German tanks, including
several big Mark Wis. He said othcers
there used the word superb" In dc.
scrlbing the support that the y. 8,
air force gave 10 the ground troops
In the II 0uettar actions,
Rommers thrust In the Fl Guettar
area began Ut dawn yesterday and
were obvious attempts 10 break out
Of the ring that was closing In on
him.
The Americans took about 200
Axis prisoners In throwing back the
Axis attacks.
A Ranking column which Gen. Sir
Bernard l. Montgomery sent around
the southern end Of the Mareth line
to menace RommelS rear positions
was reported to have made o two
mile gain In the vicinity of FL Ham
ma, II HANNA Is about 20 miles
west OF 0abes, but the British flank.
ing column was operating consider
ably south Of the town and appar.
emily was trying to cut quickly for
the coast, Late reports said the
British were In control OF some Inn
portant high ground south Of FL
HANNA.
The British thanking column ran
into stiff opposition at Djebel Te-
haja, southeast of FL HANNA, The
NAGA uANAAo ASQ GAAHdaGCu oOttiG VI
their deadly 90 guns In the hills, but
after hard fighting the Eighth Army
units knocked out enough OF the
guns 10 enable them TO hold their
positions,
Germans Retire
An entire enemy armored division
was thrown into the counter attacks
against the Americans around FL
0uettar. The U, s. forces were on
high ground and had placed their
artillery In position 10 pour q with.
ering fire into the advancing tanks.
The Germans finally broke under
the fire and retired, leaving much
OF their armor smoking and ruined.
(The italian communique said bit.
ter lighting was continuing In the
central and southern sectors ana
that In the course Of Axis counter.
attacks 20 allied tanks were de-
stroyed and ITO prisoners taken,)
(The German radio said Axis
troops had recaptured Mesa on the
far northern front, town that has
changed hands several times,)
Indications were that the British
First Army, holding the northern
end Of the line, was making no at
tempt TO attack. but merely was
seeking to contain the Germans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
ALTERATIONS
CALLED ILLEGAL
Continued from Page u


which would cover alterations Of the
basement. The witrcss said he had,
Superior Judge Joseph L. Hurley
instructed the jury that Glover's
failure 10 find such records did not
mean there were none.
Asst. Dis,-Atty, Frederick T. Doyle
was basing his case on construction
plans for the night clubs new cock
tail lounge that opened shortly be-
fore the fire,
Through these plans, he expected
TO show that the lounge had only O
singbs exit but that automatic fire
doors were to have separated the
lounge from the main section OF the
building where the blaze started.
The permits we're brought into
court late yesterday by John II,
Glover OF Roslindale, clerk In the
city OF Boston building department,
who also carried applications for
building permits.
Four OF these permits were identl-
fled by Glover on the stand shortly
before the trial adjourned for the
day,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24

without dlalog stamps him 90 one Of
the tOppeES Of the list
Sick List: Illness took its toll In
radiodom recently. Jack Benny
came down with o light case Of
pneumonia, Lou Costello with an
acute case Of rheumatic fever,
Radio folk and their millions Of fans
wishing them speedy recovery.
Celebrating lts seventy-ilfth an.
nlveFsaFy, the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company Will sponsor o
special broadcast ever the Blue
NetwOFk tonight at $3.50, present.
Ing . musical program starring the
noted operate singers, Helen Trau.
bel and Richard Greeks.
Strains Of the "Marselllalse" sung
BY grim French men marching IN
revolt against Nazl tyranny will 70.
sound on the John Freedom"
dranatiEation, tonight OF 600, over
the Blue Network.
Sammy Kaye will have his eas
bent BY Olln Landick, the Hack.
ensaek Gossip" on his Old Gold
program tonight Ut 500. Red Bar.
Der, spoFtscasteF, Il Q regular feat
ure % the hale.hour that's carried
By the Columbia network.
Mariene Dietrich. exotic screen
star, Ia 70 give q demonstration Of
new defense tactics on Eddie Can.
tors "Time To Smile" program, to-
night from Pasadena, California
auditorium via MIG at 600.
Here And There's Dlnah Shore
slated TO come East round about
now, for o month or 70 Bob
Nolan soon publishes his volume Of
poems OF the sea. "Bilge Bubbles" 10
the title Comediennle Cass
Daley vaoatloning soon. Just one
week II ell Paramount gives her be.
tween pics Marjorie Cantor,
one ef Eddie'S Ave, working In Q
nursery, caring for Riddles % war
workers Ken Niles back from
. month Of hunting In Mexico with
enough fowl 10 last him through
che winter Add lovely GeoFgia
Carroll TO Kay KyseF troupe.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24

In accordance with the economic
sterilization acts restrictions
against infiationary increases, The
present coal agreement expires
March 81 and Lewis has insisted
for years that his miners don't work
without q contract,
In its original invitation the Tru.
man committee notified Lewis that
It wanted TO get the suggestion Of
principal labor leaders on how war
production can be improved and
"labor's position on such Issues as
initiation, strikes and Jurisdictional
disputes"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24

The increase In food expenditures,
&C was said, reflects the rise In retail
food prices. The survey noted that
heavy purchases Of clothing took
place IA l942.
"outlays for clothing were high In
he frat quarter due 10 the rush for
msns apparel and In the third and
fourth quarters because Of the rapid
Expansion In women's wear" II
stated. THE second quarters peak
N other non-durables was due
chiefly 10 large fuel purchases In
anticipation Of transportation DIM
eulties."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
WANTS SCREEN NAME

Hollywood. March "a (UP) -
Margo, Mexican actress. said today
she would seek the right TO adopt
her screen name.
She uses her real name, she said,
only In signing contracts and legal
documents. but at that It's q task.
Her name Is Maria Marguerite
Faaaa smgsssAa UaIaSa = eissfiIiN
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24


he realized that shrapnel had wound-
ed him three times--in the Jaw, foot
and leg.
Exactly how many Of his ship
mates aboard the armored transport
Gregory--were saved, Rhodes said
he was unable to determine,
He revealed that his ship and an
other were surprised by Ave Jap
anese warships and sunk almost i'm.
mediately In the battle that fol.
lowed.
FOR his part In the battle, Rhodes,
who Is q member OF the Coast
Guard invaders, was awarded the
Army's Purple Heart--the second
Coast 0uardsman In history 10 re.
ceive the award. He Is now on tenn
porary duty In Boston headquarters,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-24
SMART TRACK TEAM

Ann Arbor. March (UP)-The
University OF Michigan's track team,
Big Ten indoor champions, Is as
proficient In the classroom e. on the
cinders. For the last le.week sefii-
ester, the 32-man squad had an
average Of 2,T0-"B minus" TWO
sarls,ta-a ryn--Ss auape@a