The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-25

A Few Cheerios: "Tom" Hickey past D. A. V. com mander is recovering from attack of illness which is that will delight 'Toms" former buddies and host of admirers The former top kick of the disabled veterans keeps that old smile of his though the may be clouded and the silver lining has yet to shine He experiences deep pleasure when his old buddes call
 to say hello All the service of home went with little Elizabeth Ellen Howard when she entered the Wa terbury hospital last week for tonsectomy She had her mother as her Mrs Francis Howard the for mer Grace Warren, is graduate nurse and was for mery active duty at the Waterbury hospital Eliza beth, who is pupil of the first grade at the Hopevile School responded nicely to the accorded her and is at her home, 1869 Baldwin street. Her ''dad' is emplOye of the composing of the Democrat Dr. Joseph May, who is grabbing the headlines for taking his championship baseball team, the Mary Abbott School nine plus substitutes, etc. to New York city, is also directing plans for the Polish
 American Citizens Club outing to be held next month It is of the big events of the and this being election year state celebrities are expected be on hand to renew acquaintances with the local Demo- cratic candidates who will be present in most repre- sentative fashion, Someone broke "JOe" Mulvile's scrystal ba the other evening, but though the fami lar landscape ornament has been placed in the back ground the lawn about the Mulvlle residence the corner of West Main street and Holmes avenue is attractive than ever this year.
 Summer Stock In the days when East Lynn" played the boards during the months no after evening too humid to journey to Jacques Polls where you got all hot and bothered about Frank Wilcox Frank McHugh, Jimmy Devne, Mildred Flor ence, and few more favoriteS. For nominal sum 
 might popular comedy of the day The theaters were not air-cooed but you managed to sit through three acts of alarmed good show with only few minor memory or hiStrionic lapses Usually in the days we have in mind the play remained for week, then followed week after week different one and sometimes you got lost midway between the SnowStorm scene in ''Way Down East" and the last act of "The Two Orphans A spirited orchestra played between the acts and could forget the little prancing tune that catapuated the hero onto the stage nor yet the lugubrious strains that marked the villains entrance Summer stock has faded out of the picture, and the summer payhouses have taken it's place. Many stock company actor actress who ambed self con- Sciousy onto the stage waiting for the expected hand clap when stock played Waterbury later made the grade in good Broadway shows.
 Overheard on the two p. m. bus: Dan was home vacation last week, and at long last he came to realize few of the difficulties have trying to get meat. He's never been able to understand why we can't have steak and chops at least week. You see the men in the office always talking about the fact that their wives get steaks and chops At least that's what Dan tells me- Of course every time he mentioned it, told him if they're getting steak and chops, they're patrOniZing the black market When the meat shortage first began and MT. Black reported he didn't have steak chops, went downtown almost every day and simply ran my feet off looking for steak chops And believe me, none was to be found. So know those office friends of Dams patronizing the black market But would Dan believe that. Oh, no! The others getting steak and chops and that's all there was to it. de- cided he'd just have to view the situation for him. self if to get any peace about steak and chops. So last week I my chance made the excuse had to take care of Mary's baby and suggested he go,shOpping. And what do you suppose he came home with? pound of sausage meat! Did laugh = to know, just like man, he pretended it was fine. But believe me haven't heard word out of him about steaks and shops since. And is it wonderful"