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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
ECLIPSE OF THE GOLDEN SMILE,
By JACK LAIT

ECLIPSE OF THE
 GOLDEN SMILE.
 Mark Hellinger's "The Killer" l see, announces it's run at the Win ter Garden will be Continuous All Night Until Dawn That is somewhat of an innovation for New York. But it was old and regular stuff in Chicago, decades ago. We had two. sometimes three, in E. Madison Street. which never closed.
 One, the Alcatraz, also played live" acts including Rae Samuels, who went on to vaudeville glory as a headliner Rae did up to 20 turns professionally known as 'frolics ) night. Across the street was an- other house. which showed only silent pictures.
 Both were largely flop-houses. Admission was a dime and the homeless buns would settle in the chairs for their sleep, plus enter tainlaent before and after, which made it a bargain
 Covering an amateur night some where. I discovered Pedella, She was a middle-aged chambermaid, She sang Never have I heard any one who could go so far off key as did Bedelia. Her feminine charms were in tune with her voice But a Scintillating feature came to light the moment Bedelia opened up one of her front teeth was cased in gold
 Ashton Stevens. Percy Hammond and I, all drama critics then. be- came impresarios forthwith. We found Bedeha. assured her that what she needed for stardom was sophisticated downtown audience. Then we arranged with the all- night grind house for Bedelia to appear in special post-midnight concerts. We all wrote about it. kidding 1t so everyone understood everyone but Bedelia.
 We had billboard painted and posted in front of the house, pro- claiming" "Bedelia, With the Genu inc Solid-G Gold Tooth, in Popular and Classics Arias." We rehearsed her with the hack piano-player who sat all night running his hands over the keys, even when sound asleep.
 We'll. you never saw such pre- miere. It brought forth the flower of the city-limouSines drew up, evening dressed nightlifers and so- cialites flocked into the smelly gloomy. long, 16-feet-wide joint and sat beside the crummy regulars. They shrieked, they cheered, they applauded. Bedelia was flushed with triumph, showed her tooth as she bowed again and again.
 We kept that up for some nine nights. We were really doing busi- ness. Bedelia's share was more than $60 the first week-more than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
} Area Women BOWlers Rate Among Best in National List

Three Connecticut women bowlers, familiar performers in Waterbury tournaments, have received honor able mention in the annual national ranking list of the National Duck pin Bowling Congress. Eight others from this state also qualified in the same division, according to an an nouncement made by Executive Secretary Arville L. Ebersole of Washington, D. c.
 Mamie Mcdonnell of Thomas ton and Bristol; Flo Reynolds of Watertown and Nellie Cone of Wat erbury, are the three from this inn mediate sector.
 Nellie Cone, one of the city's lead- ing bowlers, formerly rolled for BenruS Manufacturing Company and the Waterbury Girls Industrial League. She has also been featured in several Sena's Recreation teams.
 Mamie Mcdonnell resides in Thomaston, but works as manager of the Bristol Bowling Alleys, owned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26

by Raymond Stone of Waterbury. She is one of the few women super visors of bowling establishments in the country.
 Flo Reynolds is a former state champion She is an outstanding athlete and has been prominent in the Scovill Company Recreation league. Her father is member of the Taft School faculty.
 Of the 30 top places in the na- tional standing, 29 are held by bowlers in the Washington-Balti- more section. The nations three top pin -smashers are Lorraine Gulli, Washington, with an average of 117.163 for 458 games; Elizabeth Barger, Baltimore, averaged 116.283 for 434 games. Frances Smith and Ingomar Moen, both of Washington share third place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Nostri Honored By State Group

Anthony R. Nastri, Waterbury, was elected to his 10th term as president of the Cigaret Machine Operators of Connecticut at the or ganization's annual meeting recent ly at the Hotel Garde, New Haven. In recognition of his service he was presented a gold wrist watch by the members.
 Reelected as secretary was An thony Masone of this city. MT. Mas tri and MT MaBone are president and treasurer, respectively, of the Automatic Sales Company.
 Mrs. Lena Bonnelli, Torrington, is treasurer of the state organiza- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Mrs. Julius B. Smith Named Beneficiary

Mrs. Julius B. Smith of 57 Buck ingham Street will be a beneficiary to the estate of her mother, Mrs Mary Root Wilcox, according to the will admitted to the Probate Court in MiddletoWn. Mrs Wilcox died Aug. 19.
 The will provides for equal shares for Mrs Smith, four grandchildren and a son-in-law. A bequest of S1,- 900 was made to the MiddletoWn District Nurses Association, and one for $500 to the South Congrega- tional Church of MiddletoWn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Third BottoIion ToHoId Dinner

Capt William J. Dillon is chair man of a farewell dinner to be given by the Sd Battalion, State Guard, Thursday night at the Cop per Kettle according to Lt.-Col. J. Peter Costigan, battalion command CT. The members will be given their discharge papers at that time.
 Other committee members are Capt. Lloyd J. Hallock, Capt. Fran cis x. Moss and Capt. Morris Coshak. About 150 men from Head quarters Company, Companies E and G and the Medical Detachment are expected to attend. The officers of the Torrington and Ansonia units will also be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Judge Dismisses Assault Charge

Charged with aggravated assault after the accidental stabbing of his companion in knife attack dem- onstration, George Darrah, "A, 1900 Baldwin Street, was given a dis charge by Judge John L. Gaffney in Municipal Court Saturday. Prose- cutor Frederick Palomba said in court that ne was convinced the stabbing was accidental and that the victim was out of danger.
 The victim was Pfc. David Whit ney who is now convalescing in a Naval hospital at the New London Navy Base where he is sta.ioned. The accident occurred on Aug. g.
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Menin the Service

Recently assigned to the cruiser Astoria at San Francisco, Leroy D. Hoffman, USING, son of MT. and Mrs. LeRoy G. Hoffman, Lakeside Road, Hitchcock Lake, Wolcott, will leave for China Oct. 15. He entered the Marine Corps in March, re- ceiving his recruit training at Par ris Island $. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Executiues of Local
 Watch Workers Meet

The executive board of the Water bury Watch Workers Union will meet at tonight at union head quarters, 24 Grand Street. An nouncement of the meeting was made by President James Galullo.
 The watch union is Local 852 of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers, C.IO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
SIX DISCHARGED

Three WaterburlanS and three Waterbury area men were dis charged from the Navy during the past four days at the Lido Beach L. l., separation center. Waterbury discharges are:
 Alvin H. Simonson, seaman 1/c 203 Plaza Avenue.
 Gordan H. Elliott, seaman 1fc MonSon Road.
 John Martinelli seaman 1Ic, 1922 Bishop Street.
 Area discharges are:
 Roager c. Woodburn, seaman 1tc, Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville.
 Arthur C. Paniati, carpenters $ mate sc, 100 Scoville Street, Tor rington.
 George J McKitis, Jr., seaman 1lc, 84 Riverside Avenue, Torring- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
PVT. JOYCE IN TOKYO

Shipping overseas in July, Pvt John F. Joyce, son of MT. and Mrs. John F. Joyce, 51 Coolidge Avenue, is now stationed in Tokyo with an Army ordnance unit. Before enter ing the service in January, he at- tended Post Junior College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26

Czechoslovakia has a new CO., operative association for the pro- motion of sales of it's handicraft and art goods.
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e (Walter Winchell is on vaca- tion during the month of August. His space is being filled by Jack Lait's column until MT. Winchell returns.)
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Facts For Veterans
Vocational COunseling

Louis M, now 26, has been a
 farm hand for eight years up to
 the time he was drafted four
 years ago. Since his recent dis
 charge he has been considering
 new employment which will sat-
 isfy him more and suit his abil-
 ities better than farming. He
 reports his problem to his local Red Cross chapter.
 Louis needs job counseling by { trained person who can evaluatt opportunities in the light of Louis aptitude, interests and intelligence. The Veterans Ad. visory Center can give assistance to veterans in discovering what type
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Walter WincheII
 Or Br0adwQy fyaas Mar Registered copynsA. ss%A pNin hsssr

she had ever made in two months as pay went then. But we had to call it off. Bedelia, spoiled with success, became temperament tai She demanded an orchestra!
 Ashton, Percy and I went into a huddle. across the street, in Jap" Stillson's saloon. We didn't mind if we had to foot a deficit. But there was no room for even a two-piece band The dive wasn't built along any such lines. We went backstage and explained that to Bedelia. But she dismissed us with hauteur.
 Look at the kind O trade I'm draWin'," she exclaimed. Then is people who go for grand opra. I can't do myself no justice with no tincan pianner.
 We tried to explain the facts of life to her-that we had drummed up all the publicity as a gag, that people came to laugh at her and that she was a comedienne. She looked at us with pity and ordered us out of her "dressing-room'. battered old screen behind which was a soap-box on which Bedelia sat.
 The three of yez are crazy she shouted. "Critics. no less! Yez can't manage me no more. I'm drought"
 She got a booking in a cheap saloon, where on the strength of the space we had given her, she drew a few uriosity-hunters. And then, I suppose. she retired. genu- inc solid-gold tooth and all. So did We. We went out of the show business, There was only one Be- della.
 Bill Britain, former St. Louis newspaperman. since then PRO for Gen. Marshall in China. came to New York to take a publicity posi- tion He and his wife were dis cussing the flat famine in a taxi they were stymied. The driver heard them, drew up, turned and said: I'll bet you double or nothing can place you-if I do, you pay twice the fare; if I don't, it's on me" They took him up. He drove them to Long Island, S5 hop. But he got them a ducky apartment, just what they had quit hoping for.
 Jack Hennessy. Statler Hotels board chairman, who started many stars and orchs toward glory, audi toned the Cajon, Calf, 21-piece band, now here to compete for the amateur championship at Carnegie Hall Led by Dick Harvey, the play CTS are all teensterS T may book them at the Statler, Los An geles which should open in 1850" said Hennessy.
 Reported Romancing P u Schwartz, diamond-dealer and Mo nique Van Vooren, Belgian cinema star =. Marty Tannenbaum rich textiler, and Kitty Kelly, onetime chlorine Mollie Netcher seen with Ed Bragnow again, but her secret thrill is Edmond OBrien, young actor Robin Chandler and Jeffry Lynn, the movie idol; I hear they'll wed Oct. at St Bartholomew's Church ;. Bill 6"Call Me Mr') Callahan and Hit Parader Peggy Mann, at the Sim plon Jacques T'raubee with ABC's Louise Carlye =. Bobby Doyle. radio celeb, and Ernestine Hilgarth, Texas heiress =. Val Arms. glamorous Greek artist, and Evelyn Kent, Enoch Light vocal lass . Mary Lou Schroeder cattle baron's babe, alternating betwiXt Dick Cowles, Texaco scion, and Eduardo Schneider, rich Argen- tinian Harry Gushing, of the Vanderbilts, and Sunny Ingram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26

Express workers in Mexico are staging four-hour strikes for more pay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
PFC. JOSEPH F. BERNIER

Pfc. Joseph F. Bernier, 619 South Main Street, and IT'S Roy Johnson, 75 ElmWood Avenue, were dis charged from the Army Saturday at the Fort Dix, N. J, separation center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26

Louise Jarvis, en route for Miami Beach, to wed Ned Schuyler, Beach comber boss . Hon. Edward Ward M. P, at Fl Borracho with Pat Gar field, all-American model.
 New York's newest fabulous party thrower is Dick CoWell don't re- member seeing his name in print before. He has a Park Avenue home that-well, he entertains 300 guests at one time. And tfat's all most nightly -. '. He. goes in for gold in a big way-dishes, trap ping, even his personal toilet ar ticles . One guest sWiped his all- gold nail-file this week . Please return; no questions asked
 A Hollywood star, blonde, in the stratosphere, and herself plenty promiscuous, has long been smit ten with an actor, also we'll known but not in her class. She bought him a home and car. But she fin ally aired him. The house and the auto not only were used for enter taining tramps that her maid wouldn't talk to, but he wined and dined them-and signed her name to the checks!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26
Shoe Hardware Co. Outing Held

Employes of the Shoe Hardware Division, U. s. Rubber Company and their families enjoyed the an- nual outing yesterday at Paradise Inn Grove. Meriden Road
 A varied sports program was di- rected by Lucy Batafarano and Domenic Minicucci. Humorous skits were staged under the direction of Margaret Murphy and Matty Phe- Ian, of the entertainment commit tee.
 Other committees directing the outing were Margaret Berbin and Robert Bryan, refreshments; Jo- seph Chiarella, finance; and Emilia Gabrielski and Melville Bennett publicity and transportation. Co., chairmen of the affair were Will liam Carpenter and Emilia Ga brielski.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-26

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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02

James WeStfall were Columbus
visitors, Monday.
Jesse Hile, of Springfield, spent
the weekend here with his family
in the Charles Vana home.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Durham
spent Saturday in Columbus on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurleigh Bates
were in Springfield, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Carter and
Miss Nancy Martin, of Columbus,
were dinner guests, Sunday, of Mr..
and Mrs. Moulton Martin.
Miss Barbara Springer, of Cali
fornia, a college friend of Miss
Rachel Ingram, spent the week
end at the Ingram home.
Howell Elliot, of Dayton, visited
his uncle, Frank Howell, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Robinson anG
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnson com.
bined business and pleasure in
Springfield, Friday,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02

MT OW, more than ever, you want
IN eto stay on the job and do your
full share of the work which must
be done. Headache, Muscular
Pains, Simple Neuralgia, Func-
tional Monthly Pains slow you
down, interfere with your work,
spoil your fun. Have you ever tried
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02
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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02
PLAIN CITY

MIR. and Mrs. w. +. Cartwright,
of Columbus, were guests Sunday
Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Mccullough
of Plain City.
Mrs. Tessa r. Guy entertained
the Fortnightly club at the home
of Mrs. c. V. Curry, on Friday
afternoon. Miss nellie Strapp, OF
Columbus; Mrs. Robert c. Good
rich. of Marietta; Mrs. Hester
Sutherland and Mrs. c. d. Perkins
were guests.
Little Raymond Alder, of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. R
A. Perry.
Miss Bess Strapp and Miss nellie
Strapp, of Columbus, were Sunday
guests of Misses Margaret and
Alice Strapp and Mr.. James Strapr
Mrs. Josephine Hall and son
Lawrence, Of Lewis Center, CalleC
on Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chapman
nd family and Mrs. Robert G.
Goodrich, Sunday afternoon.
.3ncral services for Mrs. Char
les Fl. Snow, IS, of the Ohio Ma
,oi" Home were held at 2 pm.
Sunday in the Plain City Presby-
terian church, the Rev. Frank M
Patterson, pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Snow, a nurse in the en-
nloy Of the Rickly Memorial Hos,
pital, Ohio Masonic Home, died al
- am. Thursday in the Spring
field City Hospital following an
Tres of one week. She had been
in failing health for the past year.
She and her husband resided in
the Masonic Home where Mr..
Snow is employed.
Born July 9, 1907, in Plain City,
Mrs. Snow went to Springfield six
years ago and had been working
IN the Ohio Masonic Home for the
past three and half wears. She
was the former Elsie Mae Reese
olc is survived by her husband;
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elgia
Reese, of Plani City; a stepson, Or
vile Snow, United States Marine
.cIrs. stationed in California; a
step-daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cum
mings of Springfield; brother
Ray Reese of Amlin, and a sister
Miss bessie Reese of Columbus.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02
BY MISS ANNA sTEARNs

Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Weaver were Rev.
and Mrs. c. B. Burns, of Wester-
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Parks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Michael and
daughter, Betty Afternoon callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Thom-
as and children, of Bellpoint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Liggett
had as their guests at dinner Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dagger and
children, of Columbus; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Liggett and daughter,
Peoria, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Scott. Max Liggett, of the U. S.
Navy, is now in school at New
London, Conn.
Rev B. f, Pugh and daughters,
Mary and Martha, of Chillicothe,
were callers today at the home of
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Crago, and also at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
1IdIlHIlGl.
Mrs Ralph Weaver and daugh-
ter, Laura May, are spending a
week at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
E. H. Mallow, in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Newhouse had
as their dinner guests for Easter
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Guy New
house and children, of Columbus,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Newhouse
and children, of Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Aldrich,
south of town, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Aid
rich. Evening. guests at the R. E.
Aldrich home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Ryan and family, of Col
umbus. Other recent guests were
Mrs. Sidney Myser and grandaugh-
j, ter, Fatty, of Delaware.
Mrs. C. c. Wilkins and daughter,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02
WOODSTOCK
Ola POdrida

Ola POdrida
Members of the Ola Podrida
Literary Club met at the home of
Mrs. Benneal Beck, Tuesday after
noon. The program follows: music.
club; Scripture reading, Mrs.
Beck; an interesting paper on the
U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. was prepared
and read by Mrs. Paul Howardi
the current topic, Foods, discuss
ion was led by Mrs. Robert Lincoln
and Mrs. Claud Dunham.
Mrs. Lydia Gerald and Mrs. John
Pratt were new members enrolled
in the club. The next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Paul
Howard. .
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02

New Son
Mr.. and Mrs. William Latham
are announcing the birth of a son,
Saturday, at their home in Foun-
tain Park. This is the fifth child
in the family.
Contract Club
Mrs. Hurleigh Bates entertain.
ed members of her evening bridge
club at her home Saturday even
ing A delicious dessert was Serv-
ed and an enjoyable evening, of
bridge was spent around the card
tables. Miss Mabel Briney and Mrs.
Moultan Martin received prizes
for high scores. Other guests were
Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Mrs. Charles
Clark, Mrs. w. H. Sharp, Mrs.
Claud Dunham, Mrs. D. w. Sharp
and Mrs. George Lincoln.
Farm Council
The Farm Council were enter
| tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McCarty at their home Thursday
evening. An hour of discussion on
the Loan to Britain" and ~ N.
r. r. A" bills proved very inter-
eSting. Euchre was enjoyed until
a late hour. Mrs. McCarty served
! chicken sandwiches, salad and Cof-
! fee. Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Lincoln, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Botkin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry McMahill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carey, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. George In
gram, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Black,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kimball and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden
Morecroft, of Del Norte, Colo.
Spring Formal
| The Tags, teen-age girls, of
| the Woodstock hogh school, Spon-
sored a Spring dance, Friday even
ing at Fountain Park in what was
formerly Bates Inn. The spacious
rooms were beautifully decorated
with the High School colorS of
blue and white, and lovely spring
flowers. Dancing formed the even
ingS entertainment. Fruit punch
was served during the evening and
later ice cream and cake were
served the guests. The guest list
Included the High School and fac
ulty and a number of out of town
guests.
Car OVcrturnS
John Cauley and Joe Kcmper
skidded from the wet road on Rt.
g, Sunday evening, and upset.
Neither occupant was hurt but
the car was damaged They were
irving the Cauley car.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Morecraft,
of Del NOrte, Colo, came least
week for a six months visit in
Ohio. They were former residents
of Woodstock, and are now visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kimball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Howard, of
Milford Center, were here Monday
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnson
spent Sunday, in Bellefontaine.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Turner anC
family were dinner guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton StillingS, in
/ MarySville.
| Albert Hunt, of Columbus, and
son, Capt. Harry Hunt, Of F't.
Hayes, were calling on the form
er's sister, Mrs. Margaret Kennedy
and family, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles McCarty and Mrs.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-05-02
CLAIBORNE GRANGE

Claiborne Grange No. 2769 met
in regular session on Monday even
ing, April p, with the master,
Glen Davis, presiding.
The lecturer, Leafa Davis, pre-
sented a program of readings
taken from the current issue of the
National Grange Monthly Dur
wood Shoup read a message on
food, from the national master,
Albert S. GoSs, and James Howard
read the message from the Nation