The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-09
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 Jimmy" Doolittle Here's how it happened Following
 morning news commentary in which the youngsters of
 e n ana sixth sdes S or e n wss Wvs Powe teacher decided following broadcast to conduct poll She asked 104 boys in the fourth and fifth grades tne names of the heroes they admired most The result was most enighenng in fact startling in its unexpectedness We would like to conduct similar experiment in one ot Waterbury's schools. The youngsters in the Georgia school voted 23 for General MacArthur George Washing ton ran second with 1S and Eisenhower remained in the select division by getting 10 votes The late Franklin D mighty we'll he got i've President Truman, Bulldog Drummond, Lincoln and Tom Mix were on even terms, four votes apiece. Next in line Bumstead and Doc little with two each And just imagine the consternation of the sputerng Senator Cagho at this instance of re- beon He VIII surely introduce Dl on tns S ons vote. So was Bud Abbott! That's joke son, that's Chattanooga humdnger Other celebrities also wound up in the onevote column and let record this observation the Georgia kids did wide range and showed favorites for any one profession or calling Take look at em. and remember vote each: Dick Tracy, Erro Flynn Bud Abbott, stonewall Jackson Captain Marvel Francis Scott Key Robert Walker Captain Easy General Patton Red Ryder Wainwright, Colin Kelly and Woodrow Wilson. Such fame and glory and kids val patton of the essentials of greatness!
 Food is Fun. . That was quite luncheon the other day. the Truman. Churchill luncheon, sO-called.
 Mrs. Trggs hot rolls seemed to be important fea- tue and they surrounded by other juicy portions such as baked Galloway County ham, deep fat-fried chicken twicebaked potatoes buttered asparagus tips
 gaFnished with sivers of green pepper, tomato aspc saad homemade jey yanila ice cream TR Mrs AntnOHy
 assortment of American food that must have been treat to all present.
 Our Waterbury. Ffty-eight years ago March II the famous blizzard of 1888 started as of citizens will recall It showed all of forty-eight hours steadily that it was complete tieup for several days. That blizzard has been related year after by the older gen. eraon and anniversary is without some comment and pictures in the local and state press Our own edition of March IA 1888 had this to say Waterbury Was Shut Out From the World-Five Days Blank-C Communica. tons With Other Towns Cut Off-Al the Railroads Tied so The so it seems, started Sunday, the wind roared forty mile gale and the mercury gradually going down. From The Democrat we quote: "The wind whistled through Exchange Place into Bank and South Main Streets pilng up in huge drifts the west side of the street hide the store fronts from view This process continued to Hopevle and Brooklyn the resident districts being almost showed in In front of
 Irving Block corner North and East Main streets there big bank of almost high as the second story windows with pathway between it and the stores Merchants located the wndward side of the street had to do the greater portion of the shoveng The paper also reported Officers Pagan and McNiff holding forth in the Brooklyn district and Officers Moore and Ahearn In the Abrigador section so-caled Railroad traffic was generally out of kter and the train from Danbury was pulled out of bank. freight train was derailed Pomeraug. Needless to say SCHOOLS WERE DISMISSED. Such the state of affairs beginning March II, 1888 and continuing for good many days. quite contrast to the soft weather of the present week. active place no trucks or automobiles but plenty of horse drawn hacks trucks dumpcarts tw0-seaters and bugges The surrey with the fringe top and the cutter sleigh were the vehicles noted and there were no lines waiting to buy nylon stockings Everybody outtted in wOolen hose and skirts dragging in the of the current blizzard wouldn't wonder. The Waterbury Club was North Main Street with fewer members than today, and there were less than fifty industries in the city St. Johns Episcopal Church where it is now but the Immaculate Conception Church was out on East Main Street. The Green good catch-a for the great fall of and the City Hall facing it not busy place for day or two. Henry J. Boughton mayor of the city at that particular time. and folks, Sunday and MOn day. March II and l2 weren't fttn nights for man nor beast, so we've heard tell.
 Fancy That. Some things just aren't done in restaurants etiquette book says Steak for instancey ss Connecticut tried t0 crash from the end fo the front of stocking aae lineup. She got some socks, but they weren't nyOna The hat you expected
 o have and enOy s the you aaw n the window, but which s0meone else eaw and is now wearing, proving that be Whe hegltates s lost With Spring styles n
 he ofang father due to have hs annual . Spring ta season s0rt Of slow n coming but time when you slowly bu surely begin t0 feel resigned that you couldn't So to Florida, We are al looking forward to the day when the hotel clerk again calls by name and acts thoHgh the hotel honoFed 0 have 0esupy pleasant outside room with niee new bedspFeada, and prints the newly papered walls, and calls go after
 shorl while Co ask f we are pleasantly located and e everything satisfactory. ll wont be long nnll most 0 stay homo from the office will sound hehy. woman steps telling her aee just abous the tlme her age BiaFig telling on her. An 0ptlmal ls the follow Hhe ls alNayn ge.nG to pas ths peasmsl what Ae eyes hlm Ifs sin e play golf en Sunday aays
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