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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
STRAND

The fantastic, fabulous city of Bangkok in the l860's, a spectacle of enchanting pagodas, palaces and minarets arose their on tier over five acres of 20th Century -Foxs studio lot as a settling for Anna and the King of Siam'-the first motion picture to use that colorful and exotic country of the East for it's locale.
 Daryl F. Zanuck in reading Mar garet Landon's Widely-hailed best seller, had seen the unlimited pos abilities in the splendor and spec tacle of the biographical account of the adventures of an English gov erness at the court of King Mong- kut. Accordingly the signal was given Producer Louis D. Lighton to go all-out in applying the largest budget set for a film since prewar days. The picture starring Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell, and directed by John Crom- well is now at the Strand Theater. AS examination of more than a years research and at the cost of S400,0 900 siXty-seven eXterious and thirty-four palace interious, all au- thentic down to the last detail, were constructed for the picture.
 Despite the extraordinary budget the studio allotted for the film, how ever, there was no out-doing the lavish hand of King Mongkut him. self. Research revealed that for this private royal barge which was studded with diamonds, the King
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

There will be many fine south ern players at the revival of the Southern Appalachian Tournament in Asheville, N C.. Aug g to 25. The skill of the southern players has been demonstrated in national competition during the last few years In order to win Master Points they must travel a great deal to different tournaments Never theless, We now have several south ern Life Masters.
 Today's hand is not a new one. It is one we discussed in Asheville way back in 1940. Declarer played a low spade from dummy on the opening lead and won the trick
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
CHOOSE LONG RANGE FUN
Medical Men Confused About TOnsil Issues
By WILLIAM BRADY, MD.


 The entire medical profession fneyer mind, I have heard about them all being out of step but John ny seems confused in regard to healthy and unhealthy or normal and diseased tonsil tissue. As eW- dence of this I need only cite the familiar prattle of the self-quali- fled surgeon" about getting all of the tonsil" or leaving no tonsil tissue in the throat
 When any one purportine to be a physician, surgeon or specialist ut ters any such sentiment in regard to treatment of tonsils except in rare cases of cancer the man be- trays his ignorance and incompet- ence.
 Here l wish to make it clear that l do not know that the tonsiIs and adenoid body or pharyngeal tonsil serve any useful purpose in child hood and youth. But l believe the lymphoid, adenoid, round-cell tissue composing tonsils, adenoids, lymph nodes and structures of the same tissues in several other parts of the body has protective function tagainst infection) which there is not room to discuss here. Suffice that lymphoid, adenoid or soft round-cell tissue is normally present in the throat faucial or visible tonsils, pharyngeal tonsil or ade- noid body out of sight in roof Of pharynx (throat cavity behind soft palate. lingual tonsil on the back of the tongue is normally present and Is in no sense pathological or in- furious.
 Speaking of unnecessary opera lions in children who did not bene- fit from the removal of tonsils and adenoids" Dr. Kaiser says "statisti- cal evidence suggests that in rela- lively Relatively is as meaningless IS definitely flew instances are un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
POLL

Easy To We'd the Star studded Technicolor Hit now playing at LoeW's Poi Theater has still two days left to run. You will see Van Johnson Americas favorite Son. Dance and Sing for the first time in his career, You will see Beauti- ful Esther Williams, do her bit un- der water, and you will come out cheering on the acting of Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn. It's truly one great picture that came out of the studio of Stars M-G-M. The Co-Hit On this thrilling Technical or program is Dark Alibi" which again gives us Charlie Chan-s way of finding the killer. Casted in this Co-Hit are Sidney Toler and Ben son Fong.
 Starting Wednesday the Loew Poli Theater proudly presents the Thrilling Technieolor Hit Will James SMOKY" starring Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Bruce Cabot, Esther Dale, Roy Roberts and J. Farrell Mcdonald Smoky is a grand story of the West of to- day that is flooded with the rous- ing spirit of the West of yesteryear. AS all who have read the book must know, it is the story of one man 5 love of danger and of one Woman's love of man, and of the events that patterned their life into a great and thrilling adventure In it's unfolding-in the thrilling tale it tells and in the breath-taking splender of it's production, 1t achieve a sweep and beauty that makes for all surpassing romance and excitement. This thrilling film introduces the ballad singer Burl Ives which everyone after seeing him go thru his songs will acclaim him one of the best ballad singers of his time. Rarely, if ever, has any movie audience been treated to 50 spectacularly beautiful produc- ton as this Technicolor picture. Producer Robert Bassler spared neither expense nor effort in cap turing the stunning beauty and stirring effects of the gorgeous na- tural scenery of our great West ern Lands. Smoky" is, indeed, an all-too- o-seldom treat in screen en- tertainment for the entire family. Be sure to see it!
 The co-hit on this program of hits is It Shouldn't Happen To A Dog with Carole Landis and Allyn Jos lyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

making such an impression couldn't find o1 nuch about him matter asked The other ss ID the office said he any o nem You the first to hide you almost wish you could hide from
 A THRILL IS OFFERED
 gratefully accepted those after work was done oatng With the bus not exactly Wth your nose to he grindone lie wants to take to ~ ' 0" "ieVe to see and for mighty gang just doesn't go to those places They're old Burns oe to show the though wants cut your eye teeth for And that thought
 Hes so much older than you places and snow you things but you'd be turn down ms oids Dating older might thrilling But it might just make feel like silly girl " " e
 lne tnlne he talks about and you tales of places hes been and things years take your breath away naneoutS where he'd like take like that in life! ~ W f1 either He's only thinking fun And his kind run may make laugh the other O. face
 CHOOSE LONG RANGE FUN
 Having an older make flatterne way You o 1ee that you're stacking experienced competition But having him town no compliment It which way the wind is blowing. ~
 It's safer friends VOLT ou,o aqe At least you understand the language they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

looks as if the county funds will go unmanaged after the fall cleo tionS.
 The deadline for filing passed without a treasurer candidate on either Democrat or Republican tickets in the two counties.
 But Rice County is particularly worried about the lack of country treasurer. It seems there isn't a candidate for county coroner either.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
FISHING AIDS SCHOOLING

Las Vegas. Nev. eUP1-The post war student no longer sells maga- zine subscriptions to work his way through college. He goes fishing.
 Three southern Nevada high school athletes won S85o to apply to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

your next club meeting. Y o u can even dis band t h e re- freshment con- mittee and give t h e members more important jobs.
 Mrs. Truman e n t e r t a ined 1000 guests at a garden party the other day,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

made his contract. He made his mistake on the opening lead, which he should have won with the king of spades. If the six-spot was a true fourth best lead, it should mark West with the spade ace, and what declarer needed was an entry into dummy.
 I believe that more hands are wrecked on the play to the first trick than at any other point dur ing the play. Even on obvious hands, the entire play should be studied carefully before playing to the first trick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

with the eight-spot. He led small club which East refused to win, but he did win the second one. A spade came back and South put on the king but West was too smart for him. He did not take the trick with the ace, and as result declarer was shut out of dummy and was unable to cash all those nice club tricks.
 Of course the declarer could have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATERBURY CONN., MONDAY JULY 2o e
Current Films
 Time Schedule

LOEW'S POLL Easy to We'd: 12:30, 3:30, 6:3O, 9:25 P. M. Dark Alibi": 2;20, 5:3O, S::30 P. M.
 LOEW'S STRAND - Anna and the King of Siam; 2:O9, 5:3O, P. M. Strange Triangle: 100, 4:2l, TAP P. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
ARMY TRIES BAIT

IngIewood. Cal UP Appear annce of large blue arrows painted on streets of the downtown area caused some consternation until venturesome soul followed them.
 The arrows, labeled with such words as adventure, foreign lands and career led to the army recruiting station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
Mrs. Truman Shows Food Savers How
BY RUTH MILLETT NEA Staff Writer

Relax, ladies. You can quit tearing your hair over how to get enough sugar for some kind of fattening pastry to serve at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

their schooling in the hotel last frontier fishing, TWO bw displaying the biggest trout and one for tell ing the biggest fish story.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

tapped the state treasury for a sum equivalent to half million dol lars!
 The companion feature is Strange Triangle starring Signe Hasse & Preston Foster
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
TREASURY GOES BEGGING

Lyons, Kan. tUPJ-No one wants ao be keeper of the cash in Rice or Kingman counties, Kan. and it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

Conservation Of electric power is to be shown in films in Rus sia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
Elizabeth Woodward Saws
PICK KIDS YOUR OWN AGE

You kne1o this Summer job ot yours ,Dould be e1ctin0 but expected Mfr Burns! Eter since started toorE his eyes been fol- 'o"7"0 vou Hes gone out of his nDdy to tdlE to you to ask you to do things for him. He ltn- 9efed oy your desk. He's not your boss . .. but he certainty has made play tor your time and atten- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29

I'm adding to my collection
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Youth Group 10 Tell
Congress Of Needs

The reorganized National Com
mission on Children in Wartime
now the peacetime Commission on
Children and Youth-has been asked
to report to Congress its opinion OF
proposed laws affecting children.
The commission, wartime group
voted yesterday to continue two
more years as adviser to the Labor
Department. At closing luncheon,
sponsored by Parents Magazine at
the Mayf1ower Hotel, the group was
asked by Senator Pepper, Democrat,
OF Florida to support his pending
bill providing a State program of
care for mothers and children.
Representative Helen Gahagarl
Douglas, Democrat, of California
pledged her support of Senator
Peppers measure.
The commission chairman, Leonard
Mayo, received the magazines an
nual award as the American doing
the most for children.
Miss Katharine Lenroot, director
of the Children's Bureau, addressed
the closing session of the three-day
conference at the Labor Department
yesterday morning.
The commission voted full support
OF President Truman's recommends
tions to save American wheat for
starving Europeans.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
|Gl's Widow, 7 Children
Among Queen Mary Brides
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY,
Feb. 8.-One plucky mother of two
children. speeding on the last halt
of the journey to America on this CT
bride ship, Is travelling with heavy
heart.
She is Kathleen Houston Ramsey
20. Of London, widowed on the eve
of her departure. She was notified
that her husband, former Corpl
John Ramsey of Wilmette, Ill.,, had
died suddenly, but she received no
details.
Mrs. Ramsey is making the trip to
America in answer to a plea of her
husbands elderly father, who begged
her in a transatlantic telephone
conversation to come so he could see
his grandchildren.
She doesn't know what she is
going to do in the United States,
but she said: II just couldn't refuse
the plea of Johns father" She has
been travelling on pluck alone, for
despite the fact that she has been III
from the shock of her husband s
death and from seasickness, she has
had to care for her children, Janette,
3la, and John, l.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Gen. Van Fleet 10 Head
I'd Service Command

Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet
has been named commanding gen.
eral of the I'd Service Command
with headquarters at Governors
Island, N. Y, to succeed Maj
Gen. Thomas B. Larken, recently
named Quartermaster General OF
the Army. The change is effective
Sunday.
At the same time it was an
nounced that Maj. Gen. Robert S.
Beightler has been assigned to the
5th Service Command, with head
quarters at Fort Hayes, Columbus,
o. He will succeed Maj. Gen. James
L. Collins, as commanding general
on February 20.
Gen. Van Fleet led the 9th and
Goth Infantry Divisions in Germany
and was promoted to command OF
the Bird Corps. Since his return
he has been stationed at Camp
Polk. La. He holds the Distinguish
ed Service Cross, Silver Star ano
Purple Heart Medals awarded ir
this war.
Gen. Beightler commanded the
37th Infantry Division throughout
the war and saw action on New
Georgia. Bougainville and Luzon ir
the Philippines. He holds the Dis.
tinguished Service Medal and Sill.
yer Star.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Wage Talks Broken Off
In Western Electric Case
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Wage ne
gotiations were broken of last night
between the Western Electric Co.
and the Association of Communities
tions Equipment Workers independ-
ent).
Glen c. Thornton, ACEW vice
president. who announced the break.
refused direct comment on a pos
sible strike, but said the situation
did not look any too favorable"
A three-day walkout by the union
early last month caused a Nation
wide tieup of telephone toll service
when affiliated telephone workers
refused to cross ACEW picket lines.
Mr.. Thornton said the company's
offer was "unbearable and unliv-
able" but declared it would be pre-
sented to directors of the union
"over telephone conference circuit
on Tuesday from Chicago" The
directorate is composed of officers
of IS locals in all States except
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, and Montana.
The ACEW, which claims 5000
Western Electric employees. seeks a
Sc weekly wage adjustment on war
time pay rates and along with other
afhliates of the National Federation
OF Telephone Workers Gndepend-
ent) wants $2-a-day peacetime
wage boost. No company wage offer
has been made public.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
0PA 10 Lift Price Control
On Many Silk Articles ,

The ONCE of Price Administration
plans to remove soon from price
control a number of articles made
entirely from silk, including hose
infants garments, handkerchiefs
scarfs, gloves, draperies, ties and
piece goods.
Exact date has not been set, but
1t Is in line with recent action ex-
empting raw silk from price control
OPA said.
The agency announced yesterday
that ceiling prices on 1946 Christmas
cards also will be abolished. There
is one exception - "personalized'
greeting cards will continue under
control.
Other items taken of the price
list are appointment books, diaries
date books, calendars, cigar boxes
and diving equipment.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
TroIIeys and Buses Crash
Lancaster Picket Lines
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. s.-Six
trolleys and four buses broke
through picket lines today in
another attempt of the strike bound
Conestoga Transportation Co. to
resume operations with volunteer
drivers led by former GI's.
Approximately 100 townspeople
crowded church lawn across the
street to watch club-wielding police
men push pickets aside as the We
hicles emerged fro mthe company
ear barn.
Yells of "scab" came from picket
lines just as yesterday, when five
of the concerns rs trolleys went
into service. Strikers quit their
marching about barn gates shortly
afterward.
The pickets refused to let a COM
pany automobile leave the plant
ahead OF the trolleys but police fin
ally cleared a path. Twenty -eight
policemen had ridden up in patrol
wagons at 8 am. and 80 minutes
later, showed pickets out of the way
for % volunteer drivers to reach
the barns.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
) D. {. Newsmen 10 Fly
With SpeIIman 10 Rome

Three Washington newsmen will
leave for New York Monday on thu
first leg Of the journey to Rome
where they will cover the elevation
of Archbishop Francis j. Spellman
Iof New York, to the College OF
Cardinals.
They are Charles T. Lucey of the
|Scripps- Howard Newspaper: Frank
A. Hall, press director of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
and Burke Walsh, assistant direc-
tor of the NCWC press service.
They will fly to Rome by trans
Atlantic plane when Archbishop
Spellman and his party of IS friends
and relative leave. They are ex-
lpected to reach the Eternal City
next Thursday.
In addition, william l.. Calvin o1
Baltimore, treasurer of Catholic
University, will make the trip as q
member Of the Cardinal elect.
party.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Chest Funds Denied
To Day Care Centers

The Citizens Committee on DAY
Care Centers must look elsewhere
than the Community Chest fol
finances to continue operation o1
the % centers after March /.
A mothers committee headed by
Mrs. Mary L. Hunt, chairman, anc
Mrs. Lola G. Petit, secretary, was
Informed yesterday that no Com.
munity Chest funds are available
for the enterprise.
Herbert L. Willett. ir., Community
Chest director, told the committed
he personally was in favor of the
centers and would gladly share his
own donation with the group, &C.
cording to Miss Josephine S. Starr
chairman of the Citizens Committee
Then he quoted Col. William O
Tufts, Community Chest Budget
Committee chairman, as saying II
would be impossible to share funds
with the Day Care Centers," Miss
Starr said.
The reasons given were that the
chest has failed by 10 per cent to
reach its latest campaign quota
that the chest is pledged to supply
the needs of member social agen-
cies alone. and that it would be q
breach of faith with contributors
to attempt to use the money other
wise, Miss Starr added.
The citizens committee is seek
ing to assure $4,000 for operating
the centers for the next three
months. The conference with Mr.
Willett was the outgrowth of meet
ings with the Commissioners, who
had suggested the Community
Chest as possible means of aid
Miss Starr said.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Philadelphia Newsmon
Found Stabbed to Deoth

By the Associated Press. -
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Show
ard Taylor, 45-year-old newspaper
man, was found stabbed to death
early today in the kitchen of his
home. A butcher knife was beneath
the pajama-clad body. Police be-
gan an investigation.
Miss Jean Lance, a friend of the
family who has a room on the third
floor of the home, found the body
and summoned detectives.
Mr.. Taylor, a native of Baltimore,
was night news editor of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. He began his
newspaper career as reporter in
Connellsville, Pa, and later worked
in Pittsburgh, on the Philadelphia
North American, for the Associated
Press in New York, the Public
Ledger here and the Honolulu Ad-
yertiser,
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Truman Rejects Philippine
Valuation Of Jap Money
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Truman yesterday re-
fused to approve legislation passed
by the Philippine Congress to vali-
date payments made in Japanese
invasion currency.
He explained in a statement that
legalizing payments made in what
he called Mickey Mouse" money
would retard economic rehabilita-
ton OF the Philippines.
The rejected legislation, Mr.. Tru-
man said, would have given legal
approval ito transactions and pay
ments made under the brutal Japa-
nese regime, without regard for the
actual value of the Japanese backed
currency"
He noted that the bill could not
become law without his approval
since 1t affected Philippine currency
and said he acted on the recon-
mendation of Paul v. McNutt, high
commissioner to the Philippines
He had conferred earlier in the day
with Mr.. McNutt and Secretary of
the Interior Ickes.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Chilean General Strike
Called Off by Unions

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. S.-The
Chilean Confederation of Labor to.
day called of general strike which
has gripped the nation for foul
days, but excepted workers in two
nitrate unions.
A declaration signed by the 300,.
000-member considerations Nationa
Directive Council said the decision
to lift the strike was unanimous
and asserted the work stoppage hac
Obliged the government to accede
certain points" on a list of labor de-
mands submitted January 80.
The announcement said the Hum
berstone and Mapocko nitrate unions
would seek solution of their con-
flict, one of the basic elements un-
derlying the current labor crisis, by
direct negotiation with the nitrate
company.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
|Wi|I Rogers, Jr., Seeks
KnowIund's Senate Seat

| BY the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Feb. g.
Will Rogers, jr., son of the late hu.
lorist, announced yesterday he woulc
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Senator from Cali.
fornia.
The incumbent is William F
Knowland, Republican, named by
Gov. Earl Warren to fill the unev-
lpired term of the late Senator Hiram
Johnson.
Mr. Rogers was elected to the
House from the 18th California Dis
trict while in the Army in 1912, but
resigned the next year to rejoin his
command.