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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20

q was expecting your shoe--in a different placel"
 Once Walker entered a night club and was jostled by a small town big shct who didn't recognize him Walker bowed, then smiled, but the big shot would have none of 1t Do you know who you're talking to2" he asked Jimmy very belligerently.
 No" said Jimmy, but take my chair and I'll go find out for you"
 One oe the best exchanges oc- cured when Cong. Laouardia op- posed Mayor Walkers raise in sale ary from S25 900 to s400o0 La- Guardia said e4O.OO0 a year was too much. Think how much 1t would cost" said Jimmy, If I worked full tiinel"
 While q great deal has been said of his affection for Betty Comp ton, little has been written of his undying devotion to her Nelson for Lady Hamilton, Abelard for Heloise, Gabriel for Evangeline were not more constant He loved her above mere possessiveness. He shared her memory with the man she later married. They be- came firm friends, occupied the same apartment and took care of the children she adopted Both of them were broad enough to ace cept each other as friends because of their singular love for this re- markable and beautiful woman.
 Few men in history are as widely liked as they are widely known and he vas one. His faults vert the warm ones; there was nothing cold or calculating in his whole makeup Love of his fellowman was his chief characteristic. With this infallible credential there must be some place, somewhere for some one who could wear even halo jauntily.
 So long, Jimmy. For once, you're too early.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Special Tests For School Children
 Some 5000 To Be
 Exomined ln
 Lotest Plan

Additional groups of the city's public elementary school children today took the achievement tests which were started Monday. pr. John c. Gilmartin, superintendent of schools, said at last nights Board of Education meeting that over B. 900 children will take the tests, which cover all grammar school subjects.
 The achievement tests are the sec- ond part of an examination ar- ranged by the World Book Com- pany. The first phase was an rlQ. test, given several weeks ago.
 pr. 0ilmartin said last night that the achievement tests are expected to disclose an approximation of the areas where weaknesses exist.
 A first report was given by the school ofhcial to the Board last night on an English achievement test given to high school students last year. One test was given on October, l945, and the other last June, and the progress was noted.
 It was disclosed that the main weakness among high school stu- dents here in English is on spelling. Ratings above those nationally were reported in some of the schools on vocabulary and English usage.
 The achievement tests now being given are the first of their kind ever given in grammar schools here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Advertisers PIGn Gigantic Creations for BrOadlUGy
By ROBERT RICHARDS

New York, Nov. % -- (Up) = The biggest free show in the world Broadway's Great White way-will be even greater before the year Is out.
 You can see 1t all, by just lock- ing up, and 1t doesn't cost a cent.
 Advertising giants are straining their brains to think up new wrink- les, and even cynical New Workers are somewhat surprised to find their heads turning skyward.
 Packs High Voltage
 The big streets latest creation showing a pretty girl inside 6 form fitting slip-has le miles of neon tubing and more than S2 miles of electric wiring. The sign, itself, weighs g tons, is lo2 feet wide, and was more than three years in the planning.
 It packs enough voltage to fur nish power for a city of 10000.
 These giant signs are known in the trade as "spectacularS' and Douglas Leigh, Inc, a firm which has at least 25 great electric signs blinking on and of around Broad way, promises that the spectacle is just beginning.
 Leigh's engineers have their big pencils out, and all kinds of won- derful things are in the making.
 Aim At CleveEness
 The Leigh Company hasn't built anything as large as the gal in the moon slip, but they aim more at being purely tricky or clever.
 We've got a magical peanut sign coming up within two months that'll be a knockout" promised vice-President Milburn McCarty. "It1l be lighted with i5,0Oo bulbs and use enough juice to power a town of 5000 people"
 Nr. Peanut will swing a magic wand. and every time the wand drops a new object will pop out in the signs lefthand corner.
 We're making it letter perfect, McCarty explained. We had the expert advice of Russell Swan president Of the American Magical Association before we drew the blueprints."
 To Have Real Bubbles
 Then the Leigh Company, if your eyes can stand it. plans a three-di- mensionals or "diorama," sign ad- vertising gingerale.
 There1l be seven-foot highball glasses with eight-foot swizzle sticks inside them.
 And there'n be real liquid bub- bles," McCarty said proudly.
 When competition gets really hot and when most of the available rooftops have been taken, the Leigh Company has an ace in the hole or in the sky.
 They're dreaming of an orange juice ad with a captive balloon as a simulated orange. This balloon would float above some tall build- ing with electric juice dropping slowly from 1t.
 We're ready to do it." McCarty said, when we get an opportunity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Late Reality NelUs

CT. property on stillson and Prft- chard Roads.
 Della w. Bird and Lena W. Nich- ols to Irving W. and Antoinette Lamson. property Randolph Ave- nue.
 Quit Claim Deeds
 Prank P. Slavin to Adelaide L slayin, property on the soutehrly side of Thomaston Avenue, Water vile.
 Isadore B. Kramer to Investors Realty Company, Inc, property on Lincoln Street
 Mortgage Deeds
 Nora A. LePage to Henry E Stoughton. property on Eastern and Newton Avenues, 5000.
 Alan A. MacGregor to the Co., lonial Trust Company, property on Homestead Avenue and Monterey Street s6,500.
 Andrew and Antonia SzalnoTsky to Waterbury Savings Bank, proper ty at ii09 East Main Street, sz.O0O.
 Joseph L. and Caroline r. Lacata to Margaret E. Coss, property on Merrill Street, $500.
 Alex Pelletier to Eugenie Ray n1ond, two pieces of property on Newell Place, s2lO0o.
 Joseph L. and Caroline F Lcata to Waterbury Savings Bank, prop erty on Merrill Street. SlOO0O.
 Anthony R. and Evelyn R. rum flo to John DAgostino, property on Barbara Street, s6.500.
 Umberto V. Trinca and Martha Napomioena to Vito and Concetta MasEacchio. property on Merry Street, S4.500.
 Fred P. Lasher to Mary J. ByTnes property on Stillson and Pritcharc Roads, S4.000.
 Irving W. and Antoinette Lanson to Waterbury Savings Bank, proper ty on Randolph Avenue, 5000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Mortgaxe Releases

The Colonial Trust Company as trustee under the will of HarTiette B. O. Sherwood to Robert and Mary Mccarthy.
 Savings & Loan Association Of Waterbury, Inc. to Thomas J. ana Jennie Barbieri
 The Colonial Trust Company. as trustee under the win of Daniel T. Hart to Dennis N. and Bridget L.. Havican.
 Anna E. Mcdonald to Josephine Peterson.
 First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Waterbury to Harry A. DeVorken.
 Onondaga County Savings Bank to 4. & D.. Inc. West End. New Jersey.
 Annie F. Rice and Michael ]. Rice. as eonsefvator estate of Patrick J.. Rice to Vito and coneeteta Mastrac- chic.
 The Citizens & Manufacturer Na- tional Bank of Waterbury to Vito and Coneetta Mastraeehio.
 Vito and Copceteta Mastracehio to Umberto V. Tnnca and Hartha Nap omicena.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Marriage Intentions g

Marriage intentions filed at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in City Hall include:
 Edward O'Loughlin. l87 Wolcott Street. and Agnes Sangiolosi. i52 Fern Street.
 Frank A. Toilette. 937 North Main Street and Gilda l.. Scalo, i66 Easton Avenue.
 Kenneth Frenette, l36 South Main Street and Dorothy M. Cyr, 474 South Main Street.
 Albert Breceia, q Prospect Street. and Mary Bragoni, 30 l-2 Beacon Street.
 John P. Andrews. Plantsville, and Minnie M. Blanchard, %, , Railroad Hill Street.
 Peter Kelly, i2l Capitol Avenue, and Agnes Butler. lse Wolcott Street.
 Robert W. Dawes, 374 Grand view Avenue, and Eliza M. Butler, 37S Grandyiew Avenue.
 Robert L. Brown, 25 Sprasue Street. and Gertrude E. Day, 327 Walnut Street.
 RchsFt Delegate, q Putnam Street. and Adrianna 0iobbi, 4i Putnam Street.
 Martin Lucas. Union City and Sophie Mazurosn, 5e Fuller Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20

Documents filed in the town slerk's office in City Hall include:
 Warranty Deeds
 Robert W. Theriault of Palmira and Guido volpi, property on AEeriden Road.
 Irenee BerReron to Alan A.. Mac0regor, property on Homestead Avenue and Monterey Street.
 Anna and Albert Volpe to Mi- ehael R. Festa, property on Green wood Avenue and Gross Street.
 Margaret E. Moriarty to Joseph G.. and Caroline F. Lacata, property nn Merrill Street.
 Philip R. Pratt to The Polyme- trio Company, property on Dixon Street.
 The American Brass Company to Edith N. Carter. property on Plank Road.
 Alessio Vignali to Anthony R. and Evelyn R. Trumfio. property nn Barbara Street.
 Mary ]. Byrnes to Fred P. Lash
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
BLANKETS!

Hundreds of tOasty warm blaE kees in every hue of the rain bow. An manufactured by th leading mills of the country. Sc them tOday-yOu'n need som to replenish your wOrn-out wal time blankets. And, remembe there is no finer Christina giftl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
|Underwriter in
 State Gathering

The Waterbury Life Underwriters Association will play host to under writers from about the state at its monthly meeting Thursday noon at The Elton.
 William E. Hays. director of agencies of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, will be the guest speaker. Kenneth V. Robin son will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
CURTAIN SPEECH FOR A
 FRxENn

DUNIAHN SPEECH EOB a
 EWIENn
 Jimmy Walker h dead .. The papere are filled with accounts of WiIAt a great guy he vas In spite e he faults Because he was Q fFiond of mine--and because like to think 1 hate hypocrisy as much na he did, I want Go offer a correc. ton He was not a great guy ln spite of his faults; he was a great guy because of them.
 Jimmy was the living spirit of ehe Terrific Twenties . Way back when we saps believed a rise 1ng stock market was taking us nearer Co heaven on earth: when nverybody thought the lottery had more prizes than tickets; when flaming youth and the lights of Broadway were the vogue-and the torch of the statue of Liberty vas a forgotten. burned-out elec- tric bulb-Jimmy Walker led the parade.
 Me was more than the product Of ehat age. He was the expression Of M To pussyfoot around and say Jimmy was below the con- science of the American people Is sheer, unadulterated bunk. The Wall Street investigation five years later, by FDR, proved that .. He was not a statesman. He was a Ssnfitleiavs Rtft for A gtatee- mans vision he had. instead. a poli- ticlan's sympathy and understand ing. He was not only elected Mayor. He was expected to be the city's Master of Ceremonies.
 En the eos the American people w'ere hell-bent for prosperity and riches. And they wanted a poli- tlcian who was only hell-bent for reelection In short, guy who would 70 along with the times. A man who would respect the national rush to get rich; who would ac- eept greed, avarice and the lust for quick gain as legitimate express sion of the will of the people.
 A a politician. walker knew what Che people wanted. And. as a Mayor, he gave 1t to them |. {. His faults and his virtues were too fully dramatized not to be very weil known to the voters. They wanted what Jimmy had - deb- unair, shoot t-the-works guy to lead the grandest show in the his- kory of the Big Burg And Jin- my wanted to give them just that The people thought Jimmy exactly what they wanted-and that's proven by the fact that he was reelected by 6 larger major aky Ia his second campaign.
 So why all this hypocrisy? .. !. Jimmy was a Tammany Mayor and he was proud of it He ran on the Tammany ticket, and mil- lions who voted for him knew it,. You can't cast e vote with your eyes ahut. Neither can you blame Q poli- taeian for giving you what you want But it is pure fakery to say you didn't want it in the first place because t turned out you didn't Nike it after you got It.
 As a politician, Jimmy had three faults. One, he was too brave. Two. he was sincere enough to publicly live up tO his vices-and the most important and final fault of all, he ran into hard luck It's part of our tradition to make an unlucky politician our scapegoat. But it is too much for the stomach of this reporter to see people try to turn q into evidence of their own wire ture.
 Ht might have proven too much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20
Wa alter Wlnchell
 On BrO0dw0y
uas msn nas~~sA oswasA wsA D~~ @sS

for even Jlmmy's sense og humor Co watch the syrupy bettor-than. thous pay glowing tribute Co their own pseudo virtue by assuming a forglving and understanding atti- tude - for c man who had the courage tc lead Che eolorful life they all secretly envied.
 AS a matter Of fact. Jimmy could see so much of every side of a question that he was in frequent demand as an arblter He wasn't anything but simply American . |, lie wasn't pro or anti-FTanco, antl- or pro-Tirks, Swedes, Russians or fiindus. He took things as he found them He liked everybody, and nearly everybody liked him The guy who was his most bitter critic. F1orello H. E,aduardla, recofn- mended him years after as the lTn- partial chairman of the garment industryl The two men were warm friends until the end. They used to sit around and talk about old campaigns like two opposing gen- erals explaining their battle plans to each other Some men live to confound their enemies - but walker lived to confirm them as friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-20

One reason Is that he maintained his sense of humor as well as his dignity during the trying years. At his Investigation, James F1negan, Brooklyn Independent, accidentally struck walker on the shoulders with heavy chair, which he was try- ing to move. Excuse me, MT. Mayor" said Finegan.
 That's okay. Jim" said Walker. T was expecting your shoe--in a different placel"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

Ann Arbor. Spen. Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur KanitE.
The Fryburg School reopened
Monday with Clyde Ellison teach.
er, taking the place OF Mrs. Aria
Cline. Mr.. Ellison and his family
are from Tennessee and are NOV
ing into London Township.
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ed
dlngton visited their niece and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. William Ham
ilton. Tecumseh. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Zornow and Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Horrigan, Britton.
Miss Pauline May zieski who
Is employed in the Telephone Com
pany. Ann Arbor. spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Zlesh.
Mrs. Helen Norwatka entered
the Monroe Hospital, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lentz and
son Robert were Sunday dinner
guests o: their daughter and fam.
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. George Kartje,
Milan.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Lentz and daughter. Ann
Arbor, Albert Lentz and daughter,
Milan, visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
Len.z.
Miss Mary Evelyn Fox, Wayne,
spent the week end with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fox and
family.
CoxM Leo Topaz, son Of Mrs.
Cecilia Reaum, received his honor
able discharge New Years. He en-
listed in the Navy and was in the
service about three years. He is
back at work at River Rouge where
he was formerly employed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
Telephones May be
Provided on Farms

Lansing, Mich, Jan. II - The
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
today laid before the Michigan Pub
lie Service Commission a proposal
that would enable an additional 10
per cent OF thu farm families in its
territory TO obtain telephone ser
vice with no construction charges.
Today, 75 per cent o; all farms
may have service without special
construction charges. The new
plan would increase that percent
age to So per cent.
petition was fled with the com
mission which, II approved, would
increase from $40 to II mile the
amount OF construction TO be fur.
nished free OF charge By the COM
pany.
The plan results from 4 study Of
the rural communications problem
by the Michigan Rural Communlca-
lions Committee. The group is
headed by Clark L. Brody, execu-
tive secretary OF the NJ higan State
Farm Bureau, Lansin.-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

Big. Flovorful. JUICY So cosy to
peel and eat from the hondl So
attractive TO servel So delicious
and nourishing =. and right now
at their top Of the season goodnessl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
West London News

Gently received his honorable dis.
charge from the service. visited
Mr. and Mrs Hugo Maiers. Sunday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Heldt and
family visited their daughter Aud
rey Jeanne who is employed at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rock.
Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Herrick. MI.
Ian, we're Sunday evening guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Eddington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Maiers and
family were Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith and
daughter Darlene. Ann Arbor. Mrs.
Gordon Smith and Ann Wilkerson,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

provide three concerts in/the Sixth
Annual Chamber Music Festival to
be given under the auspices Of the
University Musical Society in the
main lecture hall OF the Rackham
Building on Friday evening and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

Saturday afternoon and evening.
January rs and 26.
The Quartet. which first became
prominent in America about fifteen
years ago, Is made up OF four dis
tinguished players: Josef Roismann
and Edgar Gutenberg, violin SITS;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

police to where he said he dropped
$3.50 IN currency when arrested.
The money. wrapped in a torn
piece Of newspaper, had lain I'M
noticed by hundreds % pas ersby
on a busy street for Is hours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
Lestr

Tacoma. Wash.-AP-Police re
por.ed that holdup suspect led
Boris Kroyt. viola; and Mlscha
Schneider. yioloncello.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Uranga and
family. Milan, have rented the home
Of MIS-. Celia Bennett, Darling Rd,
and are moving this week. Five
children will enroll In the Raleigh
vile School.
Earl White, Milan, who just re-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
MRS. LONG IMPROVES

Vest London. Mich.-Mr. and
MS. Frank White accompanied Leo
Long 70 visit Mrs. Long at the Sal
inc Hospital Friday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Everett: Bennett visited
her Thursday evening. Mrs. Long
suffered an acute attack OF append
citis and had an emergency opera
ton Monday evening. Her condi-
ton Is reported as improving.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17

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Evening star., 1946-08-28

was planned to throw the Can
trell-Mansfield machine out of
power. .
(TOnl0rroU.. HoD the GIs beat the
machine at the poll tar game. J
Evening star., 1946-08-28
Only One Point Settled
In Opera Dispute
By .hs As,ee;otsd Pres,

:
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.---A union
dispute which held up plans for the
coming Metropolitan Opera season
was settled in part yesterday. but
the opera management said the pos
sibility remained that there would
not be 1867 season.
The American Guild of Musical
Artists granted a request that man
agement be allowed to limit the
number in the chorus, but the f.
nancial demands of the union re-
main to be settled.
Lawrence. Tibbett, president OF
the guild, said the union had de-
cided 1T can best serve the public
and opera and advance American
culture" by allowing "the Metro
politan management the right to
determine the number and COM
petence of its chorus"
The union previously had opposed
a management move to reduce the
chorus from "a to 78 members, on
the ground that opera chorus work
was highly specialized" and that
the majority of choristers average
at most 1000 annually"
George A. Sloan, chairman of the
board of the opera association, said
after the agreement was reached
that If the union exercised "the
same good judgment" on the wage
question, 1--WE should be able to sign
a contract within the next few
days"
The specific wage demands of the
union have not been announced.
Evening star., 1946-08-28


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Evening star., 1946-08-28
3 Million Tax Increase
Reflects Conversion Rate
BY the, Associoied Press

Industry's progress from war to
peacetime production was reflected
in S23 ,597 1858 increase in manu-
facturers' excise taxes in July, COM
pared with July. 1915. The figures
were s110,243,049 and $86,645, 1886.
A tabulation of Federal income for
the month, issued yesterday by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, showed
the levy on automobiles alone
brought in s11, lie, 1903 compared with
$764,3 ,389 for July of last year.
Some other tax comparisons.
On tires and tubes up from S.
924,899 to S17,193,25O radios, 1868, :
749 to $2,799.751; refrigerators, S207,-
TIT to $2,827, 800; sporting goods,
s5l1 ,673 to $1,342,736; business ma
chimes, $1,248,381 to $2,141, 1852.
Collections usually lag about q
month behind actual production.
Thus July collections would be on
business done in June.
The figures showed a continuation
OF heavy spending on entertainment.
Collections from taxes on theater
tickets and night club checks were
s40,248,042 compared with $50, ,332,-
578 in the preceding July. Collec-
tions from liquor and beer taxes
were up from $198, 1884 ,569 to $685.
88l ,583 and on tobacco up from s83,
657 1897 to S96,263,77O