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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
State Offers The Big Sleep
 Bosort and BocoII
 Stud Murder Cost

Raymond Chandler's best-selling murder mystery, "The Big Sleep is now showing at Warmers State Theater. A Howard Hawks produc- tion, with cast headed by the screens most sensational couple, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Ba- call, the film also starlights lovely newcomer Martha Vickers and Dorothy Malone plus an outstanding cast headed by John Ridgely, Eli sha Cook, Jr., Peggy Knudsen and Charles Waldron. The film is tense, exciting story of murder and blackmail, pursuit and love.
 Paramount has turned Bob Hope loose in the courts of 18th Century France and Europe, and, according to advance notices, the things Bob does in his powdered wig and knee brooches are enough to bring him into a present day court of law. It all takes place in the new adaptation of Booth Tarkington's Monsieur Beaucaire which starts Wednesday at the State, and CO., stars lovely Joan Caulfield with the lnlmlCaDle Hope.
 The film has retained little else but the title, period and locale of Tarkington's story, which, in an earlier film, was one of the great est success of the late matinee idol, Rudolph Valentino. In that pie ture Beaucaire was dashing Swordsman of royal blood who posed as a barber to French ambassa- dor to effect an escape to England, thereby avoiding a marriage of state.
 Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, who have written most of Hopes screen plays including the bowling Road to Utopia have switched the plot from romance to riot. They've changed the title character to fit Hopes comedy style, casting him as a barber to Louis XIV of France. As royal bar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
'Greot Guy AtStrond
 Prison Cinema
 On Same Program

Now at the Strand, and heralded as being one of the most interesting and exciting James Cagney pictures yet made, Grand Nationals present. ation of Great Guy" based on the Johnny Cave stories in the Saturday Evening Post by James Edward Grant, brings the popular redheaded star to the screen in 8 role which should appeal to housewivts every where.
 The story of Great Guy" has for its background the Weights & Measures Department of large city and in the course of its fast-moving development eXpostS many of the fradulent weighing and measuring devices employed by interruptions merchants to cheat the public when they purchase everyday necessities.
 This little known department of public service has never been used before in a screen story, and Doug las MacLean, who produced Great Guy" for Grand National, had the cooperation and technical advice of the Deputy Sealer of Weights and Measures of Los Angeles County, in order to insure the utmost accuracy in depicting this special and little known work.
 The story, itself is modern mel odrama of the best type, and de- Scribes the struggle of 8 young dep- uty against powerful ring of graft CTS and racketeers, who are thriving on organized short weight practices, which victimize every consumer in the city. With an abundance of &C., ton and neatly developed romance between Cagney and Mae Clarke, who previously shared screen honors with him in Lady Killer" and Pub lie Enemy; Great Gug," is declar- ed to be "Cagney Entertainment" of the most popular kind.
 James Burke, Henry Kolker, Ed ward Brophy, Bernardine, Hayes, Robert Gleckler, Edward McNamara and Joseph Sawyer head the sup porting cast. John c. Blystone, di- rector of The Magnificent Brute" and numerous other recent screen successes, directed Great Guy" for Grand National.
 The exciting companion feature is "Men of San Quenton."s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06

Hollywood, Sept. 6-In one of the current fan magazines is a sillier- usual symposium in which 8 number of Hollywood's Great Lov- CTS" presume to advise us ordinary males on how to win the ladies af- fections. Rule No. l, on which all of the screen Romeos seem perfectly agreed, is to treat the fair sex with unfailing courtesy and deter to their least wishes.
 It seems to me that that rule is somewhat questionable in view of the average feminine movie fans inclination to simply adore" movie actors who make it their speciality to treat leading ladies with a heavy hand. Excepting the perennial juve- niles fVan Johnson is a good ex- ample), the male stars who manage to inject a strong overnote of cave man into their acting, are the ones who keep the women in the audi ence agog.
 The more ruthlessly Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Charles Boyer or Dana Andrews violates the code of chiv- airy, the more the ladies seem to like him. Not until George Sanders made the mistreatment of gals his screen profession, and the deprecia- tion of women his off-screen hob by, did he win really enthusiastic feminine following. Errol Flynn. al- ways enacting the dominent male who brooks no nosense from mem bers of the weaker sex, found the Open Sesame" to Great Lover rat ing.
 Nope, chivialry may pay private life dividends, but it pays none on the screen. Sir Walter Raleigh, had he been a movie star, would have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
Danny Kaye In PoIi Film
Kid From Brooklyn Louqhs Looded

The whole city is still laughing about the best show of the year, "The Kid From Brooklyn" at the Poli theater with the one and only Danny Kaye. It is a technicolor musical extravaganza loaded with laughs, sprinkled with songs, gor- geous with glamorous Goldwyn Girls, and Kaye funnier than ever.
 Kaye has his most eccentric role of winning a series of phony fights. Danny in his role of miukman- pugilist, punches to the tune of the Blue Danube and builds up to a fight for the championship, when actually he can't even pop" a pa- per sack. He has the audience helpless with laughter when he does his "Pavlova" number.
 Melody is provided by Virginia Mayo and dancing by Vera-Ellen, supported by the Goldwyn Girls Virginia and Vera-Ellen, one in song the other in dance, are each spotlighted in two numbers. In a night club setting Miss Mayo sings, Youre the Cause Of It All, while Vera-Ellen does spectacular dance number to Hey, Whats Your Name? in a whimsical reproduction of an old-time Third Avenue L station in New York City.
 Walter Abel, Eve Arden, Steve Cochran, Fay Bainter and Lionel Stander are others who contribute to the fun.
 On the same program can be seen "The Shadow Returns" with Barbara Reed and Kane Richmond. It is detective comedy full of youthful romance.
 Girls, don't forget the big Loew- Poli Conover Model Contest on our stage Sept. Is. Get your applica- tions today, at the Poli Theater or Sugenheimer's You may be the lucky winner of complete ward robe from Sugenheimer's, and all expense trip to New York, and a chance to compete in the State fin als for a managerial contract from Harry Conover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06

Marblehead, Mass. -(UP)- A Paech's Point woman reported her l bicycle stolen. Police found that her husband had hidden it. He explained that he didn't want her to reduce too quickly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06

ordered to lose fifteen pounds for his current role in Merton of The Mo Wes." T have to look like a lean and hungry actor, and nobody paid any attention to me. So what? So I finally get some meat on my bones, and along comes Louis B. Mayer and tells me to take it all off"
 Speaking of MGM, I wonder how many of the parlor pinks who love to indict that studios bosses as "capitalistic tyrants" and 'fascists," happened to read a paragraph in one of the Hollywood trade papers the other day. It seems that the capitalists tyrants" continued to pay the late Rags Ragland his reg ular salary during the tWo-and-a- half years illness that preceded his death-despite the fact that Ragland most of that time was unable to work. They also kept Susan Peters on the salary list from the time of the accident that tied her to a wheel-chair until just a few weeks ago. And when, finally, it became evident that her return to the screen would be deferred much longer, they promptly gave her husband, Rich ard Quine, long term contract that carries with it a very adequate pay. Big business could use a few more 'tyrants" like those at MGM.
 Introduced to Una Merkle, a cat ty, set-visiting lady, remarked : "You know, I used to play hockey from school to see your pictures. J Replied Miss Merkle, with her sweet est smile, We must be about the same age. I used to play hockey to be in those pictures!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
JIMMIE FIDLER h HoHylUood
Distributed by MeNauxht Syndicate. Inc.

been wiser to tip Queen Elizabeth than to spread his cloak across the famous mud puddle.
 Memories That Bless And Burn: When Preston Foster, objecting to the dialogue he was expected to use in love scene, irately asked the writer: Can you imagine anyone using those stupid lines to propose to his sweetheart?" ?"-and the writer replied: T did" When a fan magazine editor, planning a series of articles about Hollywood's hap piest couples, asked me to start it off by interviewing Ann Harding and Harry Bannister, Joan Craw- ford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay. All three couples were in the divorce courts within a year. When Pola Negri, then romancing with Rudolph Valentino, had her par fumer submit 167 different crea- tions to him for his approval before selecting one for her use.
 The other day received phone call from one of Hollywood's most determined press-agents. "A story for you," he said. Yesterday on the Tt Happened On Fifth Avenue set, Don DeFore was almost killed when a big spotlight fell from the catwalk and came so near hitting him that it tore his shirt!" In my most reproving tone, I pointed out that stories about things falling from catwalks and nearly killing stars are the oldest bromides in Hol- lywood publicity. Besides" added 'DeFore wasn't hurt. It isn't news worthy!" The P. A. seemed stymiec for a moment-but only a moment Listen he came back aggressively Have you tried to buy shirt re. cently."
 In the MGM cafe, I encountered Red Skelton, nibbling gloomily al pineapple and cottage salad in- stead of his usual two-pound steak Noting my obvious surprise, he In, L,ase Iaox,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06

American cigarettes now cost 60 cents pack in Venezuela.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
Films Time Schedule

.Loews Strand and the mashrdlu LOEW'S STRAND-"Great Guy::'' 1:15, 400, 6:45, 9:30 P. M.
 Men of San Quenten:" 2;35, 5:20, sos P. M.
 LOEW'S POLI-"The Kid From Brooklyn: "2:20, 5:30, 800 P. M.
 Shadow Returns" 1:1O, APO, 7:30 P. M.
 WARMERS STATE-"The Big Sleep" 1:30, 4:15, 6:30, 9:15 P. M.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
Jr. Woman's Club To
Give ChiIdren's Party
And Christmas Dance

Coolidge Junior WOmans Club
viii hold It's annual Christmas par
ty for children OF the members
on Tuesday afternoon. December
4. al the womans clubhouse. Mrs.
Edgar Perham is general chair
man OF arrangements. assisted By
Mrs. RI Wildermuth. eo-chairman
There viii be a Christmas tree
from which Santa Claus will dis
tribute presents 10 the youngsters.
In addition 10 which there will be
favors for the young guests. The
afternoons program will be pre-
sented BY the children and will
include Christmas carols and dance
numbers.
The Junior Womans Club will
complete its week OF Christmas
activity with a dance al the wom-
ans clubhouse on Saturday night.
December 81 Dancing viii be
from 10 pm. TO lam. Mrs. Rob
ert Gilpin is general chairman OF
arrangements. she will be assist
81 by Mrs. Dee Hurlbut and Mrs
Lacy Lynch.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
johnson Here for
Mothers Last Rites

Mr. and Mrs. G.. l.. Johnson OF
Banning. California. former Cool
idge residents. were here Tuesday
after attending his mothers last
rites al Mesa on Monday after
noon. The Johnsons arrived In
Arizona last Thursday prior to the
death OF his mother. Mrs. Eldora
Johnson. Friday. She came TO
Mesa as a child and had made her
home there for 64 years. Inter
ment was in the family plot in
Mesa cemetery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
Teen-Aee Committee
Completes Plans for
New Years Eve Dance

Coolidge teen-age committee
Completed plans for a formal
New Years Eve dance for the
high school group at a meeting
held Tuesday morning In the home
OF Mrs Jack Pond. The dance will
be given at the womans club and
is open to guests OF the high
school teen-age group. according
to Mrs. Roger Gates. chairman OF
ieeu-age activities.
Mrs. c. T. Dickson and Mrs.
Pond will serve on the decoration
Mrs. Ancel Taylor will
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
Twenty-Six Pupils Have
Names on Honor Roll
At Kenilworth School

Twenty-six pupils have their
names on Kenilworth School hon.
or roll for the second six-week
period Of the school year. accord
ing to announcement this week by
William Mcconnell. principal.
The honor roll. with the grade
and teacher OF each honor student.
follows:
First grade. Mrs. Juanita Col
son. teacher. Shari Ann England.
Minnie Myra WiIkerson and Patsy
Ann McHam.
Second grade. Mrs. Capitola KY
ser. teacher Sherry Sonntag. Re-
becca Mitchell. Joseph Mitchell,
Llewellyn Kilman and Tom Wing.
Third grade. Mrs. Pluma Nor
ris. teacher Anthony Carter. Bill
lie Carol Upton. Wanda Ashley
and Nancy Ray.
Fourth grade. Mrs. Christie Rob-
erts. teacher: Elizabeth Mitchell.
Fifth grade. Mrs. Viola Loucks.
teacher: Wanda Murdock and
Dale Whitlock.
Sixth grade. Mrs Viola Loucks.
teacher. David Mitchell and Alyce
McClain.
Seventh grade. Mrs. Ellender
Lynch. teacher: Elsie Moore. Vir-
ginia Carter. Emma Lu Ellis. Bev-
erly Christensen. Don Baxley. Mel
va Wing and Mildred Veazey.
Eighth grade. Mr.. Ray Bergier.
teacher: Gene Carter and Ethel
Mae Rose.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
Methodist Youth Group
To 90 Xmas CaroIinq

The young people Of Coolidge
Methodist church will carol from
house 10 house after the service
on Sunday night. December %.
and also on Christmas Eve. ac-
cordlng TO announcement OF the
Reverend Olin +. Lehman. pastor.
Anyone who would like the group
10 carol at his. or her. home IS
requested TO notify the pastor. Al
50 those knowing OF sick persons.
or shut-!us. who would like 10
have the carolers stop At their
homes are requested By church
officials 20 call In their names.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

being made in picking the largest
crop ever grown in Pinal County.
justifies early estimates made by
the Agricultural Extension Service
that there would be ample Ameri-
can labor TO pick the crop. and
that no foreign workers would be
needed. There were growers. cot
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
ALONG
THE FARM FRONT
BY tne
Office OF the
County Agricultural Agent

Thirteen Pinal County gins
turned out 5.675 bales OF cotton
during last week. as compared
with 1926 bales the previous week
and a previous high weeks gin
nings of 5.ls3 bales. This brings
total ginnings for the season TO
49.I97 bales, or 63.l per cent of
the estimated crop of $4,000 bales.
Total ginnings to date by COM
munities are Coolidge. 1906
bales: l1-Mile. 4.s60 bales: Casa
Grande. 5.921 bales; Eloy. 17.725
bales: and Stanfield. S.635 bales.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
Girl Scout Activities

Coolidge eighth grade girl scouts
are planning a Christmas caroling
program for Monday night. De-
cember p. Miss Lena Annis is
leader OF the group.
Mrs Roger Gates has resigned
as leader OF the seventh grade
girl scout troop due TO other ac-
lvities. but will continue as pub
nc relations officer for Coolidge
girl scout troops Announcement
has not yet been made OF her sue
cessor for scout leader.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

be in charge of the dance pro-
grams: Mrs. c. f. Lettering. nov
elites. and Mrs. OrviIle Boone.
guest book. Hostesses for the oc-
casion will be members OF the
teen-age committee. They will be
assisted by Mrs c. L. Kenworthy
and Mrs. +. b. McCleery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

ton finance men and others who
insisted that att least 1000 Mexi-
can nationals would be needed.
but actually only 100 were ever
put in cotton fields. OF these
some never picked. some picked
only a few days, and only about
25 are still working.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

7.3 per cent OF the total estimat-
ed crop was picked last week. II
this rate could be maintained for
five weeks. the entire crop would
be picked out by January 18th.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

Pinal Countys ALI Beef Cattle
judging team that took first prize
honors at the Arizona State Fair
will start training again next week
for the State All Beef Judging
Contest TO be held at the Tucson
Livestock Show on January %,
I947. A trip will soon be made TO
the Milky Way Farms OF Phoenix
for the purpose OF practice judg-
inE. The team consists OF Lucille
Wells and John Colyin, Jr of Casa
Grande. and Eddie Cunningham
and Gene Carter Of Coolidge.
As Of December 3rd, 6.621 farm
workers had passed through Agri-
cultural Extension Service recep-
tion centers on their way 10 Ari
zona fields 3,2S6 of these workers
have come to Pinal County and
are working chiefly in cotton
picking.
This heavy movement of labor
to Arizona cotton fields. which is
reflected by the excellent progress
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13
STUFFED animal TOYS

We have all kinds Panda
Bears, Honey Bears, Woody
Lambs, Rabbits, Dogs. Any
thing you want.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-13

Soft dolls, dolls with or
without wigs and move
able eyes. A doll for
every little girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-31

like to have pennant winner next season. So would l. We will cer- tainly get together and shape our plans with that goal in view when the time comes.
 Young Lads Waiting
 We have quite a few young lads down in our farm clubs awaiting the call to make bid for positions in the Yankee lineup There's a pret- ty good infelder by the name of Bobby Brown, and two young pitch CTS coming up from Newark. Brown has lot of ability and the pitchers, Frank Hitler and Johnny Moore, both right-handers, have been up before and may be ready now for a real bid in the big time.
 From Kansas City we expect pitchers Karl Drews and Al Lyons, two mighty good right-handers. Drews and Lyons were with us for a short time before and I think both are about ready to do some first rate pitching for us next season. Of course, their work in the spring training camp will decide that.
 Other bright prospects are in- fielder Joe Bockman, outfielder Hal Douglas, and catcher Bill Drescher, al from Kansas City Drescher has also been up before and he should be helpful addition to our catch ing staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-31
Brooklyn A. C. and Franco-Anericans Meet for Title


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-31
Penn Football

With the announcement by H. Jamson SWarts, director of ath- leties, that schedules have been ar- ranged for the freshman, junior varsity, and l50-pound football teams, the University of Pennsyl- yania returns to it's pre-war pro- gram on the gridiron.
 Not since l942 has the Red and Blue participated in other than varsity football Lack of manpower and other reasons forced the with oraWal from competition of the oth- CT three teams
 Within the next week or before the varsity squad of some 50 players leaves on September g, for Hershey for 15 days of two practices daily. George Munger, head coach of the varsity, plans to select the coaches who will handle the yearlings, jay wees. and lightweights.
 Jack Welsh, supervisor of fresh man athletics, will be in charge of the freshman team. He is expected to have two assistants, one of whom may be John Donaldson, Army vet eran and star tackle on the 1942 varsity team, who enters the Unl- versity Law School in September.
 The freshman schedule will open on October 25 with Rider College, at home. Then follow games with Cornell, on November 2, at Ithaca; Princeton. November g, at Prince ton; and Columbia, November 15, at New York.
 The 150 pound team which will compete as member of the East ern Intercollegiate League will open on October 18, with Cornell, g, Ithaca; and play Villanova. on Oc- tober 25, at home: Rutgers, on Mo- Vember 2, at New Brunswick; Princeton, November g. at home; and Navy, November l6, at home.
 Three games have been listed for the junior varsity team. The season opens on November 8, with Prince ton, at home. On November Is the team meets Columbia at home, and on November g engages Navy, at Annapolis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-31
tReg. U. s. Pat. Off.) By BILL DICKEY
Manager, New York Yankees Written for the United Press)


 Written for the United Press Washington, Aug. 31. (UP)- | While the New York Yankees haven't done as well as I had ex- pected in this 1946 pennant race, yet I cannot say that I am bitterly disappointed with the results ob- tained thus far.
 You must remember that we are still fighting for first place even though it's going to be a tough job if not an impossible one-to bridge the gap that separates us from the flrst-place Boston Red Sox. As the standing indicates, they are out there with a commanding lead. But where there's life, there's hope-and my players are still full of lfe-and hope
 Lest it be forgotten, we're still in second place and intend to stay there if we cannot do any better And if we finish second to those rampaging Red Sox, I wouldn't exactly call 1t particularly bad season. Unfortunately for us the SoX got of to a flying start. When ! they ran up commanding lead everybody waited for the big crack. They're still waiting. A team like that is hard to beat and more power to them. although I think they have plenty of the latter now.
 War Affects Players
 Many of the sports writers have asked me to furnish the answer to the perplexing question: Has the war taken anything out of the players And without going into a discussion of individual players, but speaking generally, I would say that it has-in many cases lot. But l am not going to be unduly pessimistic about the eX-servlce men on our roster who have not come up to general expectations. Taking the case of Joe DIMagglo as an example, I would say right now that l expect him to be the real DiMaggio when the 1947 season rolls around. He is just beginning to draw bead on the American League pitchers and were it not for injuries and the handicap of getting off to a bad start, which naturally gets guy down, he doubtless would have had much better season.
 AS for the much-publicized re- ports as to our reconstruction plans for 1947. there is little l can say at this time. Naturally, there will be few changes here and there, but 1t is still to early for me to honestly state just what our plans are.
 President Larry McPhall would