The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

eaigning O Tabots behalf
 Do you read mystery stories? The late President Roosevelt ardent enthusiast of the Who Done ft2 literature Many prominent Waterburians confess weakness for detective stories. The radios going al out for them, They would represent improve men over certain types of so-caled entertainment. Any way heres interesting story about the high cost of mystery entertainment for Americans in general. Americans spend $5o00000 year buy 20O0000 copies of about 800 full length mystery stories according interesting set of statistics compiled recently in tion with |. s. Stee's HOUR OF MYSTERY heard Sun days WATR. Most murder stories are rented from circulating libraries The borrower if hes the average type determined by the statstician keeps the book Week--9eIofe overdue charges accr3e-and he and two members of his family read it. Forty y-nne weekly and monthly magazines devoted exclusively to mystery stofeS and most magaznes that print general line of Heton occasionally include mystery story Edgar Allen Poe is credited with being the father of the mystery story know today his The Murders in the Rue Aorgue' being the first known tale of the modern type The late Sf Arthur Conan Doyle followed in the sos with Sher- lock Holmes.
 Two eN-Cis We know, the of a local detec
 lVe the other his nephew, stepped into the retail gro eery business few weeks ago when they bought out Nardelle's Fruit Store Ca Watervle landmark for years). Robert McWeeney the of Detective Sgt Charles McWeeney. and Frank McWeeney. of Char lies brother Frank making success of their ven ture. Young Bob spent three half years on a sub in Atlantic waters and here and there around Euro pean ports while his cousin Frank spent almost the same amount of time in the Pacific as tail gunner in B-29 So if you happen to be passing through Wat erville-and who doesn't? we won't answer that) stop al McWeeneYS and gather yourself of their fa- nous grinders. A former member of the Demo- cra staf Carrie Genoya stopped in the other day to chat With her old friends. Carrie is editor of
 tobacco and candy trade periodical out in Ohio She spent most of her vacation right here in the ole Brass City, and will be back at her desk early next week. focewoman Mary Norgren leaves for two weeks va cation this week. City Court Prosecutor Fred Pa lomba will be back the job in two weeks after we'll deserved three weeks layOf
 And We Quote. In many. many cases the price of land too high for the purchasers be able to pay for It out of income over period of years.-I w. Duggan Farm Credit Administrator Rose is rose is rose is rose-1n Topography and Plays by Gertrude Stein Who died few days Gentlemen be seated-Any Minstrel nterlocutor. Sefshness never before nat ura trait has us in it's grp-Genera Jacob L. Devers Army Ground Forces Commander. As far as We can Martini with the Manhattan close second and the Old fashoned close third Next generally comes the Dai- qurl-ln June-Juy Table Topics" Peace will not drop from Heaven ready made. Peace must be built- Archbishop Gushing of Boston sermon at the Shrine o1 Ste Anne De Beaupre in Quebec . I fled Him. down the nights and down the days fled Him. down the arches o the years; fled Him. down the labyrnthine ways of my own mlnd; and in the midst of tears hid from Him. ana under running laughter,-From "The Hound of HeaVeh by Francis Thompson. I see an America whose rivers and valleys and lakes-hilIs and streams ana pialnS-the mountain our land and natures wealth deep under the earthare protected as the right Iui heritage ot all peopeCampag speech by Franklin D Roosevelt Nov. ? t940 . All is well that ends we'll -Prober6s by HeyWood