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Smyrna times., 1944-05-25
The
What Not Shelf
BY Louise Hoffecker Burslem

Lee Owens, daughter of Gee
(Corley) and Bunny Owens, and
Dickie Price, son of Maggie and
Richard Price, were playing togeth-
er one day. Anything Dickie says
is okay with Lee, since she has her
wedding" with him all planned, so
when Lee said "Shall we play
army or navy?" Dickie decided
they would play navy-naturally,
since both of their fathers are
serving in that branch of the SER
vice.
81 shall be a Lieutenant" Lee
announced.
''Wee 1 can be a Lieutenant too
Dickie replied, because I get
around quite lot"
Then why don't you be Mrs
Roosevelt 2" Lee quiried.
One of the New York executives
of the National Y. w. c. A., who
attended the recent U. S. o. state
conference, told us of an unusual
experience of hers. She was ii
New England on Y. w. c. A. bust
ness and was invited with one o.
the local workers to eat dinner
with certain family of Indiar
origin. First they were served
''cheeks"-codfish cheeks. The sec
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for those who wish to come in and
offer prayers. The Rev. o. G.
Brewer is pastor at st. Pauls, and
the Rev. Hugh B. Kelso pastor of
Ewell's church.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-25

ored ones received some beautiful
gifts.
Miss Alice Spruance has gone on
visit to her sister in Philadelphia
Mrs. Joseph B. HUM and daugh-
ter are visiting in Philadelphia.
Miss Julia Griffith and her guest
Mrs. Baker, spent Saturday and
Sunday in FELTON,, guests of hel
cousin, Miss May Thompson. They
were joined on their return by Mr.
Baker, of Orange, N. j., who made
a short visit.
Mr.. Joseph Clark and wife, OF
Still Pond, Nd, were the guests
Sunday of Rev. Adam Stengle and
wife.
L. o. Waller and wife moved yes
terday into their new home on Del
aware street, where they will go tc
housekeeping.
w. T. Johnson, of Salisbury, is
visiting in town.
John T. Wilson, of Wilmington
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Will
liam A. Fleming.
VIM. E. Waters and Charles
Stern spent Sunday with relatives
in town.
Frank Lamb, son of Thomas
Lamb, near town, who has been or
a years business tour in South
America, returned home last week
Rev. A. G. Cumimns, Jr., OF
New York, will be home Saturday
and on the following day, Sunday
he will preach both morning an6
evening at st Peters Episcopal
Church. This will be his last visit
home before sailing for Europe
where he expects to remain a year
in travel and study.
Lex Mustard, of Philadelphia, is
home on a short visit.
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., was the
guest yesterday of Beck and Hazel
Rev. Henry G.. Budd is home on
a short vacation.
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BIGGEST CIRCUS COMING
Ringing Barnum & Bailey Show
Now Brighter and Gayer

Ringing Barnum & Bailey Show
Now Brighter and Gayer
The Ringing Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Circus, always predomi-
mating in gaiety and color, and this
season gleefully greater, more bril-
liantly bedecked and vastly super
ior in the matter of music, will ex-
hibit in Philadelphia, Erie Avenue
and G Street IL days beginning
Tuesday night, June 6 to II. Bring
ing to that city 1000 people, so
elephants, hundreds of pure-bred
horses, and mammoth new men
agerie, including Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
gantua, world famous giant goril-
las, The Greatest Show On Earth
will present the most colorful and
amazing performance in its glor-
ious history. Produced by Robert
Ringing, Aubrey Haley and Mrs.
Charles Ringling, the 1914 edition
of the Big Show features the
gorgeous new super-spectacle,
"Pantos Paradise" starring En-
NETT Kelley, internationally re-
nowned clown pantomimist. This
whimsical and fantastic pageant
brings forth a seemingly endless
procession of high jinks by the en-
tire fun contingent of the circus.
This seasons gigantic performance
es, personally staged by Robert
Ringing, include new productions
and presentations surprising any
thing ever before witnessed in
amusement annals. With 300 men
and women stars of the first mag
niture, together with an enlarged
congress of animal actors, the huge
circus will give performances at
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veil was of lace and she carried
white peonies. Mrs. George Knotts
of Claymont, was the brides only
attendant. Her gown was of blue
marquisete and her flowers were
pink rose buds. Mr.. George Knotts
was best man. Miss Betsy Ann
Denney of Clayton, played the we'd
ding music. The wedding guests
were members of the immediate
families and close friends of the
couple. A reception followed, af-
ter which the bride and groom and
party of friends attended the
Junior Prom at Smyrna High
School, from which the bride will
graduate in June. The bridegroom
is stationed in New York and will
return there after short furlough.
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SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Early peas are beginning to be
seen now. Those who planted early
are enjoying a good meal off of
them, while some have already be-
gun to make shipments.
Our Dover people who are begin
ming to make extensive prepara-
tions for Fourth of July are doting
on having President Cleveland and
some of his cabinet to participate
in the celebration.
There is more joy in printing
office over one person who pays in
advance and abuses the editors on
every occasion, than ninety and
nine who borrow the paper and
sing its praises, without contribut-
ing cent to keep it out of the
poor house.
During the terrific thunderstorm
of Friday night, bolt of lightning
passed through the residence of
Jacob Leinberger, coming so close
to his daughter, Miss Clara, that
she was stunned and rendered un-
conscious. Several minutes elapsed
before she recovered.
One of the wrecks of the storm
is the old big Oak, which has
stood for over a century on the
State road about four miles from
town. The heavy thunder storm
of Friday night last and the high
east winds was too much for this
aged tree, and now we hear that all
the branches have ben blown off
leaving nothing but the rotten
trunk. The old tree has been a
landmark for many years and has
not only been pride to us in this
generation but to our ancestors as
we'll.
Some small boys found a nest of
flying squirrels up the head of the
pond. They were selling them for
25 cents apiece yesterday.
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PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mrs. C. w. Fisher and children,
of Dover, are making her mother,
Mrs. R. E. Hough, visit.
A pleasant surprise party was
given to Miss Hettie and George
Richards last Wednesday night, the
event of their birthday. The
party spent the evening in games
and various amusements. The hon
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mon meditation: "a God Who
Cares" Beautiful youth procession
al and occasional. Friday, May
26, $50 p. m, Asbury Youth
Adult Group covered dish supper.
Prayer service Wednesday, 7:45
p. m. Children's Day service Sun
day evening, June A. Church 10y
atty Day Sunday, June IL.
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Set aside your War Bond pur-
chases in an envelope really labell-
ed: For Use When the War Is
Over"
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INVASION DAY
SERVICES HERE,
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
will be open all day on Invasion
Day for meditation ana prayer. At
st. Paul's and Ewell's Methodist
churches in Clayton, church bells
will be rung, and the churches open
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PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mrs. A. Lee Clifton, who has
been spending several weeks with
Mrs. ]. w. Clifton, has left to
spend two weeks at Northampton,
Mass. and will go on from there to
Maine for the summer.
Mrs. Henry c. Webb left Tues
day for two weeks visit with her
daughter Marianne, a member of
the faculty of st. Mary's School of
Sewanee, Tenn.
Rev. and Mrs. Herman Dam,
Mrs. Elmer David, Mrs. Vernon
Westfall, Miss Birdye Ransom and
Mrs. Lewis Uhlendorff were pres
ent at the concert of the Houghton
College A Capella Choir in Will
mington last Tuesday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Dam are graduates of
Houghton College.
Mr.. Dwight Hyland of Avondale,
Pa, was a guest of Miss Florence
Klinger over the weekend and at
tended the Junior Prom at the
High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Patterson
and daughter Elizabeth, of Yonk-
ers, n. Y, have been spending the
past week with Mrs. Patterson's
father, Mr.. VIM. Bartlett, and fam
lily. Mrs. Patterson and daughter
have remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. Charl B. Swain, Sr., was
a guest c.e the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Swain, Jr., at
Somers Point, N. ].
Woodrow Whitaker, U. S. Mer-
chant Marine, is spending a 30-day
furlough with his wife here.
Mrs. Gertrude Enlow and her
mother, Mrs.E. E. Foraker, attend
ed last Friday the commencement
exercises of Faith Theological
Seminary in Wilmington when F.
Baird Enlow, son of Mrs. Enlow,
was graduated. Rev. Enlow has
accepted church in Minnesota.
Miss Sarah Stevenson has re-
turned to Wilmington after spend
ing some time with her father,
Geo. R. Stevenson. Miss Steven
son was a patient for a week at
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more.
Mrs. E. p. Collins is spending
this week at Lewes with her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Egan. Mrs.
Egan, who recently fractured her
ankle is doing very nicely.
Rev. and Mrs. Thorndyke Lobb
of the Methodist Church of New
ark, Md, were visitors Monday at
the Presbyterian Manse.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cole were
guests over the weekend of friends
at Audubon, N. j.
Rev. and Mrs. R. e. Green and
children have returned from Will
mington where they attended the
Peninsula Conference of the Meth
odist Church. Rev. Green was re-
turned to Asbury Church in Smyr-
ma for another year, having been
unanimously asked to return by
the board.
Mrs. R. H. Denney spent the
weekend with relatives in Chester.
Sgt. Clarence e. Garis, U. S.
Army, has returned to his base at
Kingman, Arizona, after spending
two weeks with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Grant Garis.
Pvt. Leon A. Collins, u. S.
Army, spent short visit with his
parents recently. Pvt. Collins has
been at Fort Eustis, Va, for the
past IA months and is now trans
ferred to Camp Grant, Illinois.
Pfc. Samuel Todd, U. S. Army,
who has been stationed 27 months
in the south Pacific area, is spend
ing his first furlough home with
his father, Mr.. Merritt Todd.
Jack Garis and Welles Campbell
attended the ball game in Philadel-
mia on Sunday
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st. Peters Episcopal Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor makes the following announce
ments: This evening at s o'clock,
choir practice. Services for Whit
sunday will be 8 a. M, celebration
of the Holy Communion; 10 a. m,
Church School; IL a. m, second
celebration and sermon upon "The
Birthday of the Christian Church. T"
All be present to commemorate the
day.
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ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev
Robert E. Green, pastor, announces
services as follows: Church School,
10 a. M; Harvey Jones, general
superintendent; important Bible
study for the "living of these
days" Glass instruction for every
age group with competent teach
ers. Inspiring devotions for each
department. Divine worship SER
vice, IL a. M; special music by
children's and senior choirs; SER
mon meditation: "Christ and the
Hour" Evening service, 7:30
p. m. Great congregational hymn
sing; special music will include
anthem by large youth choir, male
quartette and duet selections; SER
Smyrna times., 1944-05-25
NOTICE
HOSTESS

Young woman of good back
ground, appearance and man.
ner, for permanent full-time
work. Apply in person.
HOB TEA ROOM,
Delaware Trust Bldg,
9th and Market Sts.,
Wilmington, Del
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CLAYTON COUPLE WED
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ing, May 10, at s o'clock at the
home of the brides parents. Rev.
Otto Brewer, pastor of st. Paups
Church, officiated. The home was
beautifully decorated with spring
flowers and candlelight. The bride
wore a white wedding gown with
lace Observation-Disclosures neck
line with net yoke and full marqui-
settle skirt over taffeta. Her short
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2:15 and 8:15 p. m. To permit
leisurely inspection of the rare an
imals in the worlds largest travel
ing zoo, the doors will open at 1
and z.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-25
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Miss Lake Learns
That Cash Can Be
A Heavy Burden
HOLLYWOOD

noLL WoOO.
Over on an adjoining Paramount
stage another new movie was Just
getting under way. And here, for
the opening scene in Out Of This
World" Veronica Lake was having
money trouble. Her hands were full
of the Stuff-too full, she kept COM
planning to the director. Hal Walker.
Veronica was playing scene with
half dozen fetching youngsters
led by Diana Lynn. The girls are
broke and need money to get their
band to New York. 1t Is here that
Ronnie comes in with a purse full
of bills and proceeds to buy an in
terest in the outfit.
I've got the money right here" !"
the script calls for her to say, as she
starts peeling it OF from a heavy
roll. The prop man has handed the
star fistful of singles and fives that
she just can't seem to handle in 4
iadylike way.
PLEASE" she coaxes Director
Walker, cant We just have three
No" says the director firmly,
you've had trouble getting this
money together, So it's got to be in
small denominations"
How about 20s?" Ronnie persists.
Nope" the director insists, Its
got to look like lot of money"
"Gosh!" says Ronnie. Now I
know that moneys a pain-in- the
neck-even stage money"
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Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-07-27
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

HOLLX WOOD.
When Fredric March returned to
Hollywood q couple of weeks ago
after one of his periodical Broadway
absences he discovered that most
Of his big time brothers Of the films
and some of the sisters, tOo-were
in the producing business for them
selves.
Although, he commands one OF the
highest salaries of any actor in
movies, March says he is not yet
convinced that a star can harness
himself to all the responsibilities of
film making and still retain his
popularity with fandoln. &
March admits. however, that he's
watching with keen interest the ex-
periments Of Bing Crosby, Gary
Cooper, Charles Boyer, Pat O'Brien,
Kay Francis and others who have
formed their own companies.
I've been zfree-lancing for nine
years." he said on the set Of TO-
morrow, the World" in which he CO.
stars with Betty Field. land for
the most part it's been pretty de-
lightful time. Should I saddle nay
self with a lot of headaches now?
I've thought many times that may
be I should organize my own COM
pany, star in them and all the rest
and then begin thinking about
the grief"
March says he's held converse
tions with Jimmy Cagney, Cooper
and others who've started on their
own.
And from what I gather he said,
"the fun of making the sort Of pic
lures is considerably tempered by
the headaches which 60 with any
producing organization. As a free
lance actor, I have the enjoyment
want without the accompanying diff
ficulties. think I'll stick to this and
just sit on the sidelines and watch
the other boys for a while"
March adds that he doesn't intend
being an actor all his life. He de-
lights with working with differen,
directors and in portraying a wide
variety of roles. Certainly his cur.
rent part in Tomorrow. the World, >
is far leap from The Adventure.
of Mark Twain" his last cilore ir
fllndom.
| k& y
Addressed to the executive boare
at Goth Century-Fox by Maj. JOSEPH
E. Broadhead, commanding ofiicer o.
an air squadron in the European
theater, a letter requesting pin-uI
pictures received prompt attention
this week 1t had a resounding kicl
to 1t and was posted as one of thu
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Bathing Baby Routine
For Dennis MORGAN
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Barbara Stanwyck was pretty glad
when Dennis Morgan took the g.
month-old baby girl with the big
black curls off her hands and ex-
pertly gave the squealing child a
good, soapy bath. Dennis was so
good at it that it did not look like
scene from Christmas in Con-
necticut," but made one believe this
was one of his many daily chores.
Right enough, Dennis admitted,
II certainly have bathed my own
boys many times"
The bathing looked as If it were
going on forever. You have no idea
how difficult and how much patience
is required from those working on a
set with such tiny babies. The di-
rector had been smart; he had
ordered twins. and this foresight
made the task lighter. When one
baby didn't feel like eating the cake
Of soap don't worry, it isn't really
soap the other one did.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
March Broods on His Future

most compelling missives Of the war
Our pilots lounge Is furnished
with just about everything one could
desire" Maj. Broadhead wrote. I'VE
have a snack bar, a good radio, easy
chairs, hunks, magazine racks. card
tables, ETC., but the feminine touch
Is lacking. What we need more than
anything else Is flock of new Holly
wood pictures of young American
babes, something to take our minds
OF the war, something to reawaken
our deteriorating sense of beauty
and stimulate our fast atrophying
lust for what we shall discretely call
the finer things in ife'." ,.g.a
tReleassd by the North American News
paper Allsance,le
Evening star., 1944-07-27

animal, = gray police dog, came from
the 800 block of Thirty fourth street
NV. and was reported to haven
bitten q man.
With these three persons bitten
by rabid animals, the total number
of persons attacked this year has
now reached 50.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Three More Are Bitten
Bv Rubid Animals

Two more rabid animals were re-
ported yesterday by the Health De-
partment, making q total Of 1o6 for
the year.
The new cases were those Of q
dog and cat. The cat, which was
from the 300 block of Seventeenth
place NV, attacked two daughters
of the owner. The other infected
Evening star., 1944-07-27
Lady Swings Cruelty
On Joslyn's Skull
HQIIYWOOn

HOLLYWOOD.
Ruth Warren, who used to beat the
life out Of her vaudeville partner
four and five times daily In an act
called THE Last Car" was playing
a scene for stalk the Hunter" at
Columbia, one In which she was
supposed to hit Allyn Joslyn briskly
over the head with an umbrella.
Not knowing Joslyn too well, Miss
Warren proceeded to lose her nerve.
Her assault lacked authority. Di-
rector al Green kept calling for q
little more vigor in her drives.
Jack Henly, gag writer on the
Evening star., 1944-07-27

Extravagant spending of money
at home results In an extravagant
spending Of blood In battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to = minimum. Let's all
back the attack.
Evening star., 1944-07-27

hlm and an old friend Of Miss
Warren, stepped over and whispered,
"Joslyn's hat Is padded. with rags
and q sponge. Don't be afraid to
let yourself 90" So In the next take
Ruth wound up-and wham!
Joslyn's knees buckled and down
he went. Great" said Director
Green. P.S-Joslyn wore sizable
bump on his head for several days;
the hat was not padded.
Evening star., 1944-07-27
ADJUSTMENTS. AMUSEMENTS
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Buy War Bonds and Stamps at Any Local Theater
ADJUSTMENTS.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

and four nephews and two nieces in Torrington.
 The funeral will be held Satur- day at a. m. from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Holmes avenue to Our Lady of Lourdes church at for a high Mass of requiem. Burial will be in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the funeral home from to 10 p. m. today and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 2 to 10 p. m.
 CUSHING-Mrs. Louise (Bough- ton) Cushing, formerly of Water bury, wife of George Gushing, New York Cityl, died yesterday In New York. She was born in Waterbury and was resident of the East End section until she moved to New York 25 years ago.
 Besides her husband, she is Sur- vived by a son, Robert, and a daughter, Violet, both of New York city; three brothers, William Bough- ton, this city; Stephen, Chicago, H., and Edward of California.
 The funeral will be held Satur- day morning at 8:16 from the Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 for a solemn high Mass. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow af- ternoon and evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29

and Chester Graves, all of whom had testified previously.
 The girl also had stated she saw three or four children standing on the platform at the front of the bus. and had noticed the bus driver looking to his left. On cross-exam- ination she replied that she looked in the opposite direction from the sound when she first heard the blow out.
 Edward P. Conway, gate-man for the Chase Metal Works plant, testi- fled today on schedules he kept on the time the Elm City Oil trucks arrived at the plant and left 1t after delivering oil
 Rebuttal witnesses for the plain tiff yesterday afternoon included Dr. Edward N. Post and pr. A. P. Vas- tola, who testified on the serious condition of the bus-driver on his admission to the hospital 8 few hours before his death; Mrs. Deschesnes, who stated her husband did not know her and was unable to talk to her when she saw him at three different times before he died; James Holden of Wethersfield, U. s. Rubber Co.,, New England rep resentative, who testified on the tires of the accident truck; James Walsh, president of the Armstrong Rubber Go. of West Haven, maker of the truck tire which blew out; i; John M. Pascarello, former driver of the disabled oil truck; Mrs. Mary Christian, a resident near the ac- cident scene, who said she had pre- viously noted an Elm City truck with defective tires; and John A. Rascoe, who substantiated the claims made by Mrs. Christian. Wit nesses for the Colonial Company yesterday afternoon were William Wayman, an employe, and Samuel Kellep of Stratford.
 Defense rebuttal witnesses today were Lee Edward Simonette of West Haven, who testified on toll charges made by the Southern New England Telephone Company for the Elm City concern; and Abraham Alder man, secretary of the Elm City Com pany, who gave testimony about the company'S trucks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
DIVORCE ACTIONS
 ON COURT DOCKET
Judge Quinlan to Preside Tomorrow; No Date Vet
 for StOlfi Trial

Numerous domestic relations and divorce matters have been sched- uled for hearings before Judge Ed ward J. Quinlan at a short calen- dar session of superior court tomor- row, the last day of the current court term. The adjournment will be etaken until the opening of the fall term Sept. IS.
 Assignment of the Michael Stolfi trial may result tomorrow, although no indication was given this week whether or not the judge will ap- prove hearing for next week, as originally suggested by the defense counsel. Last Friday the judge in dicated he would be willing to ex- tend his assignment in Waterbury If the hearing would not extend be- yond the first week in July, but the prosecutor indicated the hear ing may take seevral days.
 The crimnial trial, based 51 charges of fraudulent voting, was delayed by the current bus>truck collision civil trial. In the e'1ent 1t is not assigned for next week, 1t will be conducted in September, 1t has been indicated.