The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
FEM EM,

WeII what you JUG! A ItW they told me that the system was out-dated old fashioned and would never return The ODT in pass ing legislation to conserve tires cars and gasoline taught merchahts especially the neighborhood meatman and grocer few pointers service It made the customer conscious of the hundred and little headaches the aver age store has in handling trade Having operated on the leash and car plan or the carry part Of the pan at customers so some thought even after peace re- turned would prefer keeping step with the sorekeeper on the road to progress quicker service and better un derstanding etc. Well we say 1t again, what do you know Joe the family next door just went into acton, and while hesitated and wondered, they got busy and got their Saturday order delivered by new boy oP erating brand new wagon So the wars over, and the ODT notwithstanding, the neghborhood grocer is going back to the old way and sending the groceries around as often as convenient Now when we get home nights, friend wife will have list waiting for us or be all prmed to advance some tips on smart shopping sales resistance prcesashng attacks and what not Yep the little woman can relax now and return to normaicy, that of doing the worrying about well-balanced olet or something like that when she orders meats and gro cereS and the little go worrying about earn ing the wherewh to pay the bills It's great team US an al-Amercan combination that has been clicking for years with more less friction (You answer that one bud when the wife isn't lstening)
 Reading and Writing John S1ootEy Mooays Life [. .a of Catholic Book of the Month Sheed and Ward state that there are many books on Newman, many critical studies but not many biographies sheed ana drens books written for children not for parents ana teachers James Street has recently completed his novel; 'SThe Gauntlet" which he wrote In effort to give Protestant minister fair deal He was first Bautist minister then a newspaperman, then nove- list Daphne DuNIaurier'S 'CThe Kings Generap IS the Literary Guilds January choice. This novel deals with the life of Sir Richard Grenvlle during the civil wars in England Alice Tisdale Hobart who writes well of China has recently .S; nshed sT 1sscS nCO are more attractive than Some with biblical back ground and dealing with the story of the Nativity are particularly attractive both to subject matter and H. ustrations They say you can't judge book by It's cover and our old friend VIII Shakespeare had word for 1t when he said "Was ever book containing such vile matter fairly bound? O. that deceit should dwell in such . gorgeous palace" Next to the Bible of the most popular books printed is Fann Farmers Cook Book The life of the lady who writes Rccs continue popular and the 1@S nillionth one has uSt been issued, Somerset Vaughan volume Rev. Bernard Hubbards "NIush You MalemuteS" continues to be rated one of the best known modern books on Alaska.
 Church on Grand Street was destroyed by fire. That spring you were wearing long dresses rather narrow to uuIte ': excited about Douglas FarbanEs ST. and Irish lace collars In 1895 Rev. Farrel Martin published paper called the "vaey Catholic The late Martin Father Martin on the paper . Mrs. David B. Hanil- ton gave Hamilton Park to Waterbury in memory of her husband Three acres of central land were burned in about fires 1t is recorded that in the spring and sum er of 1881 thirteen barns destroyed by cendary fires About that period the older folks which would be all those twenty-five were wearing sweeping skirts made of heavy silk lreal sk broadcloh suits dress maker style and the small boys of the family corduroy knee pants and two scatter carriages and hacks carried one hther and yon The trolley line extended to Franklin street was since highly residential It was named for Franklin Carter by his half-siSter, Esther Holmes Humston In the early days 1t was known as Parsonage Street because the Methodist parsonage was located there The First Church of Christ Scientist was or. ganized in January, 1898 The first performance at the Sylvester Poll Theater in the John Morarty Building was Half King" starring Francis Wilson Ladies wore evening capes and coats and gentlemen ful dress and opera glasses were much in use Waterbury's first evening school opened in 1856 and evening SCHOOLS are still going strong
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