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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
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Twentieth Century-Fox, whose film excursion into the more color full and romantic periods of our na- tion's past yielded such memorable hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band. Hello Frisco, Hello, and Sweet Rosie O'Grady", has reached back again; this time into the brilliant heyday of gay Broadway and has come up with what Hollywood pre- view acclaim marks as the years most enchanting and exciting music al. The picture Damon Runyon's Irish Eyes Are Smiling" photo- graphed in technlcolor and starring Monty Wooley, June Haver and Dick Haynes, is scheduled to open ter. To petite and radiant blonde blue eyed June Haver went the plum feminine role of "Irish," the hot tempered little chorus girl with ambitions to become a vaudeville and musical comedy star.
 Irish Eyes Are Smiling, utilized her exceptional singing and danc- ing ability as well as a sheer unique acting talent.
 Opposite June is the sensational singing star, Dick Haynes, known to millions as "King of the luke Boxes" Dicks own life closely par allels that of Ernest R. Ball whom he portrayS in the picture. Dick wanted to be a songwriter, and al- most starved trying to get his num- bers published. That was before he hit the jackpot as a singer. Ball tried to be a pianist and a singer, and ended up famous composer.
 No picture of this period would be complete without at least one fabulous character, and so Produc- CT Runyon called in Monty Woolley, scorpion -tongued curmudgein pro- motor, man with an enormous vocabulary but no scruples. The part has been modelled after a fam ous bon vivant and fits Monty like dagger fits a sheath. The nearest thing to william in the picture is Anthony QWnn as Al Jackson, the bet-a-million gambler. Strikingly beautiful Beverly Whitney is seen as 8 musical comedy star, while Maxie Rosenbloom appears in one Of his inimitable purlch-drunk prize-fight- CT characterizations.
 The co-featrlre on this thrilling Musical Program is "1n The Mean time Darling, with Jeanne Grain.
 Ends tonite "An American Rom ance", with Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards, plus selected shorts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

lent himself to this adult for moi amusement in Africa, Sicily and all over Italy.
 SHELLS COME CLOSE .....
 He performed, once, just four miles from the Germans, and 90 minutes after he and MT. Furst left, German shell tore 8 hole in the stage at the spot where Oscar had popped out of the hat. Oscar per- formed during several air bombings, and reacted as most humans do. He trembled violently.
 The rabbits performances had several highlights: once on Mt Etna in Sicily, where he gave show, under 8 lend-lease category in British rest camp. He gave one show in a cleared spot in an enemy mine-field in a downpour And he showed himself before Am- erican soldiers and sailors, includ- ing Admiral King, two days before the invasion of southern France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

Doughgirls" was a successful
 Shakespearean actor before he played his first stage comedy role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
IM Hollywood
By ERsKINE JOHNSON
 NEA Stan Correspondent

To heck, we say, with. these movie star at-home interviews. To- day we give you a triple feature the Alan Ladds, the Ed Gardiners and evronica Lake at the studio.
 Alan and Veronica are playing themselves in the film version of ''Duffy's Tavern" in which Ed is starred as Archie, throwing every body together in next door dressing rooms whether they like it or not.
 Mrs. Gardiner, a pretty blonde named Simone, and Mrs. Ladd, the former Sue Carol, had tagged along the day we barged in to see their mates emote. But no one was emot- ing. A couple of carpenters were rebuilding the set. They should have turned on the mike. The dia- log was terrific.
 Mrs. Gardiner couldn't stay very long. She was having company for dinner. A chop suey and hot fudge sundae orgy.
 And don't invite anyone else" :" she warned Ed. we've already got 5000 people coming" she said.
 Ed braced himself in his chair for what might happen.
 Darling" he cooed, T may bring home Q race horse"
 Mrs. Gardiner turned pale. "A race horse!" she yelled.
 "Yeah, yeah" Ed said. "But not for racing. For breeding. I've got it all figured out. We'll buy ranch $10,000 or so and We breed horses, see, and improve the proper ty and we can deduct everything from our income tax"
 Mrs. Gardiner said she really had to be going. i've ogt to find some fried noodles some place." she said. And DON'T bring home race horSe!"
 VERONICA KNITS GOTH EYES)
 Veronica Lake was sitting in her dressing room knitting pair of size F socks for her fiance, director An- dre de 10th. Technicolor socks. Six balls of yarn and all a different col- or. She looked like she was operat- ing a puppet show instead of knit ting socks. It's. god thing her hair is up these days. She'd never be able to work those needles with only one eye.
 T didn't know I could be so dom- estic," Veronica said. She's getting married, for the second time, in December. But this is it," she said. This will be the last time"
 She looked mighty pretty in a black velvet suit with a gold key for an ornament in her hair. No, the key didn't fit any lock. Every body asks that" she chuckled. LADD IS TASTEFUL
 Alan Ladd, the kid with the big boxoffice appeal, and the Mrs. were standing near the door to the sound stage when group of Air Forces boys on leave from overseas were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

ushered in to see how movies are made.
 "Go on over and talk to 'en," Mrs Ladd said, giving him shove. Alan did. He's bashful," Mrs. L. ex- plained.
 They had just come from a stu dio luncheon, Mrs. L. said, where somebody had said that Ladd was Paramount's top boxoffice star. "He was so funny" she chuckled. "He gets Mustered easily. He turned to Frank Freeman (Paramount's big boss) and sid, How about a boss bonus?'
 The Ladds have been trying to get away for a vacation for the last six months. But every time they get packed, Paramount calls Ladd for another picture. First it was 1.-Two Years Before the Mast" then Sal ty O'Rourke," then "Duffy's Tav- ern."
 Now they are postponing it again for an Army camp tour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
NO PROFESSIONAL RIVALRY

Margaret O'Brien never played with boys before she started work ing with Jackie Jenkins in M-G-M's "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. " Now the two are inseparable, romp together between every scene. Jackie a real boy, goes for the climbing, jumping and such vigorous antics. Mrs. OBrien is worried that Mar garet may become a tomboy, be- cause 50 far she has managed to keep pace with Jackie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
MODEL PROGRESS

Lauren Bacall, who makes her film debut as Humphrey Bogart's leading lady in Warner Brothers "To Have and Have Not" was 8 photographers model until Mrs. Howard Hawks, wife of the pro- ducer, director, saw her picture in a fashion magazine and brought Miss Macall to her husbands atten- tiOn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
TRICK TUTOR

Fred Scott, master card manipu- lator and sleight of hand mstruc- tor, was retained by Warner Bros studio to coach Lauren Bacall in the art of palming aces for scenes in ITO Have and Have Not" Ernest Hemingway story in which Miss Bacall makes her screen debut op- posite Humphrey Bogart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
BIJsY ACTRESS-WIFE

Jessica Tandy has been buster than the proverbial bee since her husband, Hume Cronyn, departed for Canada to take part in the Liberty Loan Drive. Besides being occupied by her duties as the mother of two children and her role as Gregory Peck's wife in M-G-M's '"The Valley of Decision," Jessica completed arrangements for the purchase of a home in Vaudeville Canyon and launched plans to have the house recdecorated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
THREE-IN-ONE

Jack Carson one of the busiest actors at Warner Bros. studio fin ished the last half of 'The Dough- girls" while starring opposite Rosa lind Russell in Roughly Speak ing" And in his spare time he played an important role in "Hol- lywood Canteen."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

gagement of two of the biggest pie lures of the past few seasons. Dead End", starring Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea and Sylvia Sidney and Eddie Cantor in one of his greatest musicals, "The Kid From Spain."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

pressure falls 10 zero
and free bleeding ceases.
Many a tangled de-
tcctiVc Skcin has been
topped around a gun
placed in the hand Of a
murder victim 10 make
il look as if he had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

A LTTIOUGH readers don't seem TO mind
~ crminologsts long have maintained and
y one of them has just demonstrated that the
works Of authors of mystery Stories or ''whodun-
it's" may be true to life, but they are frequently
untrue to the known facts about death.
For instance, how often have you read of dead
bodies bleeding Of dead faces wearing express
sions of riCor norris setting in at lasting
for days; of bodies being destroyed by quicklime,
of weapons being placed in the hands Of the
dead-and staying there despite all logic?
These and a great many other accepted legends
about the unpleasant art Of killing are dissipated
by LeMoyne Snyder, doctor, lawyer and Medico-
legal Director of the Michigan State Police, In a
newly published book of practical information
for coroners police officers and other probcrs.
Perhaps the most common of all errors In
"whodunits" usually goes something like this:
"Indelibly stamped on the dead woman's coun-
tenance an expression of utter horror"
If that really had happened there would be
an expression of utter amazcment on the face OF
DR.. Snyder Except under the most extraordinary
circumstances, he explains in his book, Homicide
Investigation" published by Charles c. Thomas,
Springfield, III. - death produces a general re-
Taxation of all muscles and the face becomes
naccid with absolutely expression.
Such mistakes probably due less to ignor-
ance than to a ong-estabshed folklore in fiction.
A reader expects to have expressive features
on his bodies. He is sure that the presence OF
death be determined by holding mirror in
front of the mouth, sticking needle into the flesh
or listening for a heartbeat
When someone has been strangled the reader
expects to see "the swollen tongue, the eyes half
out of their sockets, bloodshot and congested, the
purple, almost black hue Of the face" such as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10


ess Orczy's Regents Park Murder"
Although he knows in his heart
that it's Just superstition, a detec-
tivestory addict still can be con-
WINGED quite easily that the image
Of the murderer is always retained
on the retina of the victims eye.
That belief persists quite generally; in fact Dr.
SNYDER tells of a case in which a slayer hid his
clothes in a swamp in fear that he would be idcn
titled by an image in the eye of the man he slew.
Suangulation, instead Of producing popped
ewes, swollen tongue and obvious congestion, is
often quite difficult to detect unless a rope, wire
ncckte or some such instrument has been LETT
around the neck Or. Snyder always looks for
fingcrprints or abrasiOns Lett by fingcrnalls.
Mystery writers fond of having bodies
strung up to simulate suicide after death from
some other cause, but no such ruse would fool
the modern criminooGist. He looks at the groove
in the neck left by the rope. If he finds small
black and blue marks along the edges, the result OF
rupturcd blood vessels under the skin, he knows
the victim was alive at the time OF hanging. If
the marks aren't there, he gets suspicious
Although a. Conan Doyle wrote at a time when
criminology a comparatively undcVeloped
science he usually was true to death as well as
life. But he wasn't infalble. In 1.-THE Adven-
ture Of the Second STAIN" the plot centers about
diplomat who had been stabbed to the heart and
died instantly" Sherlock Holmes solved the crime
because of great quantity of the victims blood
which had soaked clear through carpet
Actually, when a person is dead, the blood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

shot himself. Quite often a person who has a
weapon in his hand at the time OF death VIII con-
tnue to clutch it tenaciously, but il is impossible
to put a gun knife in the hand Of dead
man so that it will appear 10 be tightly Erasped
D IGOR morris is another mystery TO many mys
" terry writer's. Somebody is always finding a
body rigid when it should be timber, or limp when
it should be rigid, both contrary TO truth.
Temperature, age, physical makeup and the
circumstances Of death influence rigor morris,
which is stiffening of the muscles due 10 changes
within the tissue Under ordinary conditions how
ever it will begin from three TO five hours after
DEATH starting first in the face and jaws and
gradually extending downward through the neck,
cncst arms, abdomen, legs and feet. The entire
process usually takes eight 10 twelve hours.
The body remains rigid usually from I'D
"a hours, and then the stiffness takes eighty
ten hours to disappear, starting again with the
face and working down to the feet.
Embalming produces a chemical stiifening
which is somewhat similar TO real rigor mortis,
and that is what Jonathan Laimer may have
been thinking of in THE Lady in the Morgue.
Five DAYS after the lady in question has been
foully done in, her body which has been stolen
December 10, 1914
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-27

u. tlendrnng Wj.l answer
questions Of general interest
only. and then only through
las c0ilnu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-05

do share to push up the hour of Victory Japan
 And that means buying War Bonds. Buying at least extra $100 War Bond right nowone $10O War Bond more than we thought we could afford.
 Some day, some of these boys will come home. Some will live through their months of horror.
 And when you look them in the eye and see the tor tured memory of their buddies who didn't come through it, ask yourself what sacrifice you made to save them
 Nett year isn't soon enough for anybody NOW IS THE TIME TO GET TT OVER!
 Buy that extra $10O War Bond NOW-won't you?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-05
NEXT YEAR ISN'T SOON ENOUGH FOR THEM

0NcE BEFORE, on Coregidor this American boys eyes O strained toward the ses begging for help that never came Remember? Now, behind the barbed wire of Jap prison camp where each day is eternity measured in minutes and hours his heart cries out again for help. This time, that help the way! But will it enough-for him?
 That depends on YOU! It depends you, more than you tbink! On ALL of us
 We can't leave it all to the fighting men, They're certainly doing eir share-but at home have got to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-05
BUY AT LEAST ONE EXTRA 500 WAR BOND TODAY:

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AGASTA SHOPPE IF South Main Street

AGASTA SHOPPE
 117 South Main Street ALBERT BROS, SIDNEY J. ALBERT
 20 Judd Street ALIENS CUT RATE PERFUMERS 90 Bank Street = Near Center Street ANN'S STYLE SHOP
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 90 Center Street CARLSON FURNITURE STORES Nsueatuck = 0akviie
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 17 West Main Street EVERYBODY'S MARKET, INC. 76 East Main Street FISEIVMAN'S REMNANT SHOP 90 south Main Street FITZGERALD AND PLATT, INC. 17 East Main Street FREEDMAN'S, INC.
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more reasons for buying of Eeasf Gn exfr0
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 2. Wur Bonds return yeU $4 for every s ut maivrsy }. Wur Bends convenient cash and increase value to boofl A. Wur Bonds edveuon children security for yoU, nest egg fo fall back on, come whaf may. 5. Wor Bonds help keep down inc cost of living. 6. War Bonds will help win inc by increasing pu chasing power 0feT inc wor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-05

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
EVA Begins
Job Survey
international Photo

WASHINGTON. July % -qNS4
The Federal Works Agency an
nounced today that IT had begun
a nationwide survey 10 find out
how much federal aid Will be
needed 10 finance A vast public
works program 10 prevent mass
postwar unemployment.
A special House committee on
postwar economic policy and plan
HiRg, headed by Rep Conner ID
Of Texas asked the EVA 20 make
the survey of contemplated pubic
works construction by states.
counties and cities.
QUESTIONNAIRES SENT
The FWA has sent 5000 qucs-
tionnalrcS 10 governors. county
executives, mayors 81 cities over
10000 and taxing districts IN
other places asking
How many projects are
ready TO move on short notice
. How many are IN the final
stages of planning?
. Ho wnany arc IN preliminary
stages?
. What projects. listed as de-
Sirable, are covered only by pre-
liminary estimates?
PLANNING TAKES TIME
The FWA also asked how the
proposed projeC would be
financed what reserves have been
SGT aside by state and local gov
ernmcntS and whether federal ard
Will be needed
Government SpoCcSncn. eager
70 avoid WPA boon-docclng prof.
Gets. have pointed out that any
worthwhile construction project
requires SIX 10 is months Of pre-
limlnary planning before work
begins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
NaZiS Fear. Slave Revolt

Others were merely told that
their families might suffer if they
refused TO work for the fuehrer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
BY ALFRED TYRNAUER

NEW YORK. July "a (INS)-
Hitler is sitting on a volcano Of
hate, and now that the top crust
has exploded, more and far
stronger eruptions are expected
Deep in the volcano. at the
bottom of the Nazi caste system,
are the millions of imported for
eign workers and war prisoners
employed as slave labor-the en-
FILTERED Trojan horse" inside
Hitler's Reich.
They are estimated TO number
II TO II millions. Many Of them
were recruited" by the German
occupational authorities in France,
Belgium, Holland, Norway. Russia
and other countries. by the simple
method OF refusing ration cards
unless they volunteered 10 60 tc
the Reich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Sedition Trial
In Legal Sndr|

WASHINGTON, July "a (INS)
The prolonged mass sedItion trial
moved into It's fifteenth week to-
day. stu bcSet by procedural and
defense lawyer troubles.
Before Chief Justice Eicher IS
motion calling for rejection Of
some IS documentary exhibits Of
fered by the mostly
Bund newspapers on grounds
they were seized Illegally.
Meanwhile a motion was filed
in district court 10 quaSh the con-
tempt proceedings which Eicher
sought against Henry A. Klein.
a New York lawyer. m which he
issued an order Friday for Klein
arrest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

hair shorn and exposed to beat
ings and ridicule.
SLAVES. ORGANIZED
Despite geStapo terror they
(slaves) are in part organized and
are secretly prepared for der
tag"
Reports come from French,
Czechoslovak, Polish. Norwegian,
Dutch, Belgian and other sources,
and a manual for deportees to
Germany" is secretly being cir
culated among the multilingual
slaves of Hitler admonishing
them TO prepare for the day Of
reckoning.
Other Swiss and Swedish re-
ports confirm that collaboration
exists between the foreign work.
ers and the German underground.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Nazis Held 10 Account
For Care Of Captives

NEW YORK, July "a tINS)-
Officers Of two German divisions
fighting against ne Maquis pa
triot forces. as we'll as directors
Of concentration camps for French
Of war. were officially
warned today they will be held
responsible for maltreatment Of
Allied prisoners.
The American broadcaSting sta
ton ABSIE warned the Nazis
after reports that prisoners were
"crlellV maltrcated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Greek Group
Meets i'm City

Working for the improvement
~ the social and civil life Of
Greck-Americans by famiiarizing
them with the language, religion
and history Of Greece, the Greek
American Progressive Association
today was holding its twelfth an
nual convention IN the Book
Cadillac Hotel
Among the speakers AT last
nights banquet was Nicholas
LChs, Greek ambassador 10 the
United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

hair shorn and exposed to beat
ings and ridicule.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
To Address Rotarians

FLINT, July 24-Cheney c.
Jones. superintendent Of the Home
for Little Wanderers. at Boston,
will be the principal speaker at a
luncheon meeting of the Flint
and the Council Of
Social Agencies at the Hotel
Durant Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24

Monday. July "a, 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
VARIED CAMPAIGNS

a Varied kinds of campaigns will
be conducted according TO differ
ing election laws and other con-
ditions in each state and region,
O'Connor said.
He explained that Texas.
Louisiana and Mississippi are
Joined because their presidential
electors are not necessarily bound
by the national party nominations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
Dem Rebels
To Aid COP
BY RAY RICHARDS
Special 10 THE DETROIT TINES

CHICAGO. July 24-Anti-New
Deal Democrats of Texas. Louis
lana and Mississippi today began
formation of committee TO work
there for the election of the Re-
publican national ticket, il was
nounce d at Chicago head
quarters Of the American Demo-
cratic National Committee.
The group will consist Of dele
gates 10 the Democratic national
convention who rebelled against
the influences of both the Com
munists and the big city political
bosses.
The committee adjourned today,
its members scattering 10 their
homes over the country 10 meet
what they called great national
emergency.
An organization similar TO the
TeXas-Louisiana- Mississippi group
has started 10 function already in
New England.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-24
COMMITTEES PLANNED

State and local committees will
be formed in all the az states but
the greatest effort will be eXerted
in behalf Of Dewey and Broker
in New York. Illinois. Ohio.
Indiana, Michigan, California and
Minnesota.
John J. O'Connor. former New
York Democratic congressman for
l6 years. said that. If the anti
New Deal organization succeeds
in any three of those potent
states. Dewey and Bricker will
be elected. He added:
I'VE shall be the balance Of
power In those states. We
actually expect 10 beat the New
Deal in more than the neces-
sary three. What we win else
where will be so much velvet"