davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
State DFuma Roted Highly
 "ay Rapalasla Saga
 M WaMaala naaHlnahaa

Nov showing at WaEners slAla Theater is Che warmly moving story of . beautiful WomAnS desperate search for happiness. Che new flm
 drama ~AEy Reputation" Starring Barbara stanwyck. the fllm features Q gonerally excellent company og supporting players Including George Brent Lucille watson, warner An- ds1son, John Rldgely and Eve Arden.
 Adapled for the screen by Cath- crime T0rney from this hest-senlug novel, Instruct by Sorrows" by Glare Jaynes, s1Gy Reputation, 1" WArner's candidate ew me iDle Academy award, relates the heart- rendlnR saga Of one womNn's see ond chance at love and ot the vicious scandal that brings heArtaehe into her life and the life of her family.
 The co-feature Is life With Blondle," the latest screen adventure of the Bumsteads, the popular comic strip and movie family and stars Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.
 Those who read Charles Jackson's widely discussed best-seller, The Lost Weekend, never had any idea such a shockingly realistic book would ever Do exposed Go the hot- lights of Hollywood studio. But Paramount executive dared Co bring this story of Q mans inner struggle to the screen with Ray Milland playing the central character. Bril- ilantly directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Charles Bracket, The Lost Weekend" opens next Wednes- day at the State Theater, with Jane Wyman co-starring opposite Midland and Philip Terry, Howard de Silva and Doris Bowling in the supporting cast.
 The picture is not a pretty one. No punches are pulled and the audience Is spared nothing of the horror which haunts man afflicted with chronic alcoholism. It is the story of five nerciless nights and days in the life of Don Birnan-a sensitive, intelligent person Of thirty-three dragged to the dregs by a weakness beyond his control. The torment Willard enduces in this re- markable screen characterization ex- ceeds the fire and birthstone ot anything the most Satanic devil could device. His portrayal is ter- rifying in its realism. He puts the moviegoer through an emotional wringer that leaves him limp with exhaustion. Though the Wilder Bracket team has bee irresponsible for many startlingly Gfferent pic- tures, ''The Lost Weekend" is some thing that Hollywood has never before had the courage to screen. Jane wyman is superb as the de- voted woman who refuses to be- lieve the man she loves is incurable. It is certainly one of the most pro: vocative pictures ever filmed and is breaking all attendance records wherever shown. There is an ex. cellent surrounding program to i'll out an afternoons or evenings en- tertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
Lithu0niGn Group To Elect Officers

The League for Liberation or Lithuania will hold election of of- ficers at a meeting at l4S Grand street Sunday afternoon at ?.
 The group will discuss the sup port of the Willis-Kelly resolutions now with the Committee on Fore ign Affair regarding the independ- ence of snIasi pcace-loving nations including Lithuania.
 A recently written booklet by Col. Jonas Petruitis, "Lithuania Under the Sickle and Hammer" will be given to members and their friends at the meeting. Mrs. Tomas cheplinskas of Ankonia. a member of the Leagues National offices will be guest of the local group and will speak on Much to Be Done"
 A short social program and re- treatments will follow the business meeting at which John TarieIa will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
HomiItoni0nS
 At Park Sunday

Francis Delfino and his IA Ham iltonians, featuring a string section that made a tremendous hit with the crowd at Hamilton Park last Sunday night, will be featured again Sunday night when the Delfino crew returns for another engage ment.
 The orchestra is definitely the finest dance aggregation that has been assembled in Waterbury in many years and its popularity is be- ing proven each week end at the park by the patrons who have taken a liking to the medium-tempoed rhythms of the group.
 Mir. Delfino features many of the city's leading musicians including Mike Divito, Ray Frost, Jimmy Saginario, Ambrose Egan, Mickey Lang, Romeo Delflno and a host of others. vinny Manzoli does the vocalizing and doubles" into the string section which has really add ed something to the quality of the band.
 Dancing starts each Sunday night at 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

good screen bet that studio bosses gave him a term contract and as- signed him a fat role in the current Pat O'Brien picture, "Crack-up.' All in all, it's what I'd call getting tn- to movies the hard wayl
 I've heard tall stories about David Niven,s courage while in the British Army. but nothing to top the daring he's displayed since returning to Hollywood. He purchased a house the other day-without his wife hay ing chance to see itl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
JIMMIE FIDLER h HoLlvtUOod uAsyss-..s ., w.r.,-.. .v,s,.... ,..
DAssspsssa sv aasSsusAs svasieAse. I.s.

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 2S-I felt con- siderable sympathy for Joan Barry during her messy legal battles with Charlie Chaplin, but I'll have to ad- init that my kindly sentiments have been severely strained by her most recent activities in Detroit.
 The suit filed against her by a man who claims he's financed her career" and that she has avoided payments due him, concerns me not at all. What disgusts me is the fact that she has apparently accepted billing, in Detroit night club, as Charlie Claplin's ex-Protege." I can excuse a novie-struck, addle- pated youngster for being taken in by the blandishments of a Chaplin, but I'm hanged if I can condone her when she then turns around and capitalizes on her notoriety. What price all those Soh-stories presented in Los Angeles courts about her wish to protect the name Of her child?
 I also have an exceedingly low personal opinion of the night-club owner who either devised or okayed the hilling-almost as low an opin- ion, in fact, as he must have of the good taste of his own patrons. Phooeyl The whole business reeksl
 Thank heaven, most people in show business have outgnown the be- lief that notoriety and legitimate fame are synonymous. The Holly wood producers who used to fall over themselves to sign every person who had figured in sensational headlines have long since discovered that the public doesn't approve. The quicker Joan Barry makes the same discov. cry. the better off she'll be-in re. Spect, if not in dollars and cents.
 
 Memories That Bless and Burn When a night-clubbing society girl on dare from her pals, sat down In Tom Mix'S lap, threw her arms around his neck and gave him a re- sounding kiSs-and Mix, jumping to his feet, spilled her to the floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
Bord's Birthday
 To Be Observed

A program has been planned by the Sunday Noon Club at Second Congregational church by James Littlejohn in observance of the birthday of Robert Burns.
 "A Resume of Scotland in the i7th Century" and the poets works will be discussed at the meeting. Robert Burrell and William Boyd win sing arrangements of songs by Robert Burns.
 Many organizations in the city are observing the poets i87th birth day anniversary. The Daughters of Scotia is holding a Burns enter tainment and supper at 8 o'clock tonight at Mechanics Hall. The Burns Club will hold its annual meeting and election tomorrow night, 7:30. and toast will be given to the memory of Burns by Robert Currie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
'Mexicono' At Strand
 Constance Moore
 Heads Name Cast

''Mexicana" as its title indicates, is a picture of our neighbor on the south and the delightfully."- gay peo- pie there. but 1t blends with a lib- eral display of our own happy idio- syncrasies. The mirthful combina- tion which came to the Strand the ater wednesday from Republic Studio, is one of the brightest musi- calls of the year.
 Republic has gone all out to make 1t different--af1d authentic, Con stance Moore, the charming star last seen in Earl Carroll Vanities,' and "Deliehtfully Dangerous" is more beautiful than ever and her songs and dances are completely de- lightful. Opposite her is Tito GuiSar, the troubador from Guadalajara, who scored last in Republics me- morahle Brazil"
 The music by Gabriel Ruiz. Mex ico's most distinguished composer, with lyrics by Ned Washington, will be sung and whistled all over the country. It's that kind of music. A clever and a glamorous lot of girls in the chorus are provided with Mexican settings of eye-filling splen- dor. "Mexicana" was produced. and directed by Alfred Santen, as the first of his efforts under new con- tract with the studio. Santell is the man who directed the remembered "Winterset" and many other notable productions.
 The supporting cast includes Leo Garlic, Estelia Rodriguez, the Gu ban buzz bomb" in her American screen debut. Jean Stevens. Steven Geray, Howard Freeman, Guy Za- nette and Phyllis Herring, expert dancers, and a spectacular chorus. There also are special musical num- bers by the celebrated St. Luke's Boy choir of Long Beach, Calf. and juvenile musicians from the famous Peter Meremblurn school in Holly wood.
 The song numbers by Ruiz and Washington. which create an excep-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

When Bette Davis, required to fly into 8 tantrum for a movie scene and break a big wall mirror, super stitiously refused until prop men re- placed the glass with "erSatz" ma- terial When Pola Negri made it a practice to awe her interviewer by parking them in the organ room while she got into the mood by play ing dreamy Russian music :. When one of George Brent's leading ladies confided to me, on a Tuesday, that she and George were engaged and I read in Wednesdays paper that ne had eloped with Ruth Chat terton.
 Last Christmas, the girls in the studio wardrobe and makeup de- partments presented Hedy Lamar with an unusual gift-a doll, moulded in her image, and dressed in a dup licate of a costume she wears in Strange Woman,.' Hedy was so delighted with the idea that she promptly mushroomed it into a full fledged hobby. For her baby, Denise she's having dolls made to represent the outstanding people of tine time and by adding to the collection over a period of years, she hopes to make 1t a valuable historical record. It's a lot more sensible than most Holly- wood hobbies.
 Speaking of collections, I'm re. minded of the menagerie that's beer assembled by Butch" Jenkins Butch's tastes in pets" are remark. ably cosmopolitan. Tn addition tc the usual retinue of dogs, cats anc canaries coveted by every small boy he also lavislles affection on , skunk (certified to be deodorized), !: bottle full of ternites, an ant col. lection, two gophers, a pair of pray. ing nantes, 6 family of. turtles, a pal of love birds and a veritable army of just plain bugs. He ever had a snake, but that's strictly past tense, for he let it out of the, box one night and, snake like, it sought warmth by getting into -lothers bed
 
 and smuggling around her feet Butch's mama, Doris Dudley, has un- usually sturdy nerves, but there's a limit.
 Dennis Waters (real name Dennis Rainwater) of Paris, Arkansas. was serving in the Philippines when war broke out. and found himself A prisoner, incarcerated in Kabana- tuan Prison, after the surrender of Bataan. Arriving in San Francisco with fifteen of his fellows, after MacArthur's recapture of the Philip pines, he stepped overnight into an unexpected career. RKO, simply for the sake of publicity, engaged the sixteen ex-prisoners for a walk through appearance in Back To Ba- taan." Waters looked like such a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
CHOICE MoRSrl
- CHOICE MORSEL- It Says Here
By BOB HOPE

From now on Crosby and I will nave another male to cornpete With for Dorothy Lamour's atten- ton. Dottie is now the mother of six-pound, eight-ounce baby boy. The pape is Major William Ross Howard, who just got his dis charge from the Air Forces in time to set up an emergency land- ing field for the stork.
 But Dorothy will make a won- derfnl mother and she shouldn't have any trouble learning to put the baby's diapers on. After all, she's been wearing clothes like that for years. Of course, on hers. the Safetypins are concealed. But Mother Lamour has made so many Of those jungle pictures she was little confused at first. The first time she got the kid into a three cornered sarong and started to feed him, she wasted half an hour trying to put a nipple on a ban ana.
 And it was her first baby. When Crosby heard about it, he Just sneered and said, "Amateur!"
 was very excited about the happy event" and immediately rushed to a telephone to call her and offer congratulations. But she refused to accept charges.
 But Dorothy is already planning our next picture around the baby. It's going to be called, The Road t. Talcurn Powder" I don't know what part she's going to have me play in it. but the first scene shows the stork landing on a roof and yesterday she sent me over a costume made out of feathers and a pair of tennis shoes.
 Copyright. io46, King Features
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
Bob SeeIey Gets Purse AtForeweu
 sheeld Terrace ! RsSldsns Jolns
 Merchant MaFlnee
eFehant MaFlnee

wategville, Jan. ss.--Alr. and Mrs. Theodore seeley of Sheffield Ter (race entertained recently for their son Robert who left last Sunday for service with the Q. s. Mer- chant Marines. The guest of honor was presented a purse. Those ate tending were. Mrs. Pauline Sears and Miss Oooreianna Berube of Thomaston; Jack Seeley, Jack Wil- cox, Joan Sonier, Jane Goodison, Theresa Fisher, Theodore Seeley, Jr., Robert Seeley, Ida Shepis, Prank Shepis, Lois Piatt, Jack Haggerty, Bernard Seeley, Dorothy Guimond Arnold Keith, Mir. and Mrs. John Sickola, Gerard Micelette, Bill Vile cox, Carol Ann Seeley, Roy Brooks, Alfred Lebel, James Maxwell, Roy Bishop, Robert Lebrecque, Sally Ann Daniels, Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Wa- tcrs and children, Betty Jean Seeley, Richard Seeley. Lauretta Pinto, Charles See4ey, Thomas Seeley, Twila Susan Seeley, John perfllo, Mrs. Minnie Beaupre, Edward Seeiey, NlrS. biSuOp, bernlce LaffefJy, DOn- ald Brown and Mir. and Mrs. Thco- dore Seeley.
 Patricia Cunningham of Homer street is patient at St. Mary,s hospital. She has bronchial pneu- monia.
 Thomas Burns, son of Mir. and Mrs. Francis Burns of Thomaston avenue, underwent an appendec- tony at St. Mary's hospital Tues day.
 The weekly Bible meeting will be held this evening at 8 at Gospel Hall on Thomaston avenue.
 Mrs. Richard Garfield is i'll at her home on Monmouth avenue, a victim of the grippe.
 The Canterbury club, together with the Viewers club and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

tional score, include the theme sonM "Mexicana," and "Heartle i," '~riule Out for Dreaming" "Lupita,' Heart to Heart" See Mexico" and "Chiln dren's Song" The musical arrange ment was supervised by Walter Scharf, Republic director of music.
 The companion feature on the ciir~ rent Strand bill is Behind Citg Lights" featuring Lynne Roberts and Peter Cookson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25
CHESHIRE CoFrespondents nubers Rigney. Cheshire: Phone S3a
Illinois Cor InAccident At Rotury

Cheshire. Jan. 25 - Cars operated by Carl von Peckmann, Glencoe, Illinois, and Michael Pesco, Che shire street. skidded at the rotary on the north end of Highland ave- nue Wednesday evening.
 Pesco was taken to the ofice of pr. Wilbur J. Moore for examina- tion of hip injury. while Mrs. Won Peckmann sustained abrasions of the face and head.
 Trooper Thomas Leonard of the Bethany barracks was assisted in the investigation by Constable Ray mond P. Warner. No arrests were made. Both cars were damaged badly.
 Motor To Florida
 MT. and Mrs. Caesar Macilberg of West Cheshire. have left for Flor ida on a motor trip.
 Philip Rehbein has returned to his home on West Main street. He underwent surgical treatment at St. Mary's Hospital.
 Considerable clothing was collect ed in the clothing drive recently completed. Sunday trucks driven by Norman Van Buren, Stanley Sumiski, Melvin Brooks, Emil Yosker, Roberts Hannegan and Dwight Kirkham and loaned by Raymond Hine. Cheshire Forestry. Cheshire Paint and Wallpaper Company, Ball and Socket Mfg. Company. Cheshire Grain and Coal Company. Joseph Fede and John Bates made the collections.
 William M Meyer was in charge of drivers. John P. Drew was in charge of trucks and Mrs. George F. Gould was in charge of the pack CTS.
 Grange Convenes
 At the meeting of the Juvenile Grange Tuesday afternoon, David Holt, Sally Washburn and Merrill Moore, Jr., were in charge of the program. Winter Pastures"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

Young Peoples Fellowship of St Paul's Episcopal church will have Rabbi Polish as a speaker Sunday evening February 1. He will discuss the problems of the Jewish people today in our Jndeo- Christian oul- lure with special reference to to- days problem of making Palestine a home for many people. There will be refreshments after the meeting.
 Cpl. and Mrs. Albertcl Follachio of Suffolk strete are the parents of a daughter born Jan. 9 at St. Maryis hospital Mrs. Follachio is the former Claire Arcand.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Varnoski are parents of a daughter born on Januray 2l at St. Mary's hospital. Mrs. varnoski is the former Hailie Daniels.
 The following local people at- tended the dessert card party on Wednesday afternoon at St. Johns church sponsored by the Mothers Guild: Mrs. Hazel Book, Mrs John Humphrey. Mrs. George Hornbecker Mrs. B. ". Johnson. Mrs. Lester Niven. Mrs. Edwin Wightman. Mrs. Harry Lattimer and Mrs Frank Leiber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

Motor To Florida MT. and Mrs. Caesar Macilberg of West Cheshire. have left for Flor ida on motor trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

Philip Rehbein has returned to his home on West Main street. He underwent surgical treatment at St. Mary's Hospital.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
Lady In Lake. Mystery
Movie. Starts Filming

HOLLYWOOD Especially -
With Robert Montgomery max
ing his bow as a director and
playing tht star role at the same
time. Lady In The Lake" went
before the cameras at M-G-M
this week.
A spine-tingling murder mys-
terry, the film utilizes an unsual
screen technique in which the
story is told in the first person
singular, with the camera serv-
ing as the eyes of the hero and
the audience.
Montgomery plays the role of
a hard boiled private detective,
caught in the web Of a strange
and bizarre murder with which
he had no connection. 1t is his
second role since his discharge
fro mthe U. S. Navy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
HoIIywood's Stars
Once Lobored At
Other Jobs

HOLLYWOOD - George
Murphy was once a Wall
Street messenger boy.
Leon Ames worked as a
shoe store delivery boy
while going to school.
Peter Lawford was an
usher at the Westwood Viii
lage Theatre, where his lat
est film, 1.-TWO Sisters From
Boston" was recently play
ing.
Robert Taylor worked as
an automobile painter.
William Powells first job
was in a department store,
as a clerk in tht toy depart
ment.
Wallace Beery was a riv-
eter in an east coast ship
yard company.
Robert Sterling is happy
that he was a salesman
for it was through that job
he learned about p eople
and life
Clark Gable once picked
hops in the Northwest.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
John FarrOw's
DirectOrial Plum

HOLLYWOOD-John FarroW,
who directed Brian Donlevy and
William Bendix in the memor-
able "Wake Island" and Alan
Laid and Bendix in China, .
combined the talents of all three
stars under his supervision In
Paramount's 1.-TWO Years Before
the Mast" saga of the sailing
ships of the 1885 period
Farrow was awarded this di-
rectorial plum in recognition OF
his work on the recently COM
pleted "The Hitler Gang" be-
hind d-the-scenes story of the
Nazi overlords and their rise to
power, hailed as one of the most
remarkable and revealing dra-
mas ever to be turned out by
Hollywood.
Seton l. Miller, who collabor-
ated with George Bruce on the
screen play of Two Years Be-
fore the Mast, adaptation of the
Richard Henry Dana classic also
served as its producer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
Rooney Bids
Stars FrOlic
In New Home

HOLLYWOOD-Mickey Roo
ney moved into his new home
in Encino, near Hollywood, re-
Gently, and out of the house he
has occupied ever since becom-
ing a screen star.
Judging by the pals he has
been inviting, the house-warm-
ing he plans will be a stellar
turnout of the who's Who" of
Hollywood, including Van John
son, Judy Garland, Bob Walker,
Peter Lawford, keenan, Wynn
and many more. Mickey hopes
that Clark Gable will be in town
for the party, because he has a
specially engraved invitation for
his fellow star at Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer. Gable is now Roo
ney's next-door neighbor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
Youthful Horseman
Sought For Picture

HOLLYWOOD-If the youth
full horseman who nearly ran
down Alan Ladd on the Griffith
bridal path will communicate
with the Paramount star, he may
win a film role.
Busy by day in "Calcutt, J"
Ladd had begun nightly rides on
"Shiek," a golden palomino.
One night Ladd was rounding
a turn on the bridal path when
a horse galloped down the hill
side and nearly ran him down.
Alan estimated the riders age to
be about eight. Apparently
frightened by the near-collision,
but obviously an expert rider,
the boy galloped away before
Ladd could speak to him.
After discussing the matter
with Director John Farrow,
Ladd Is sure that a role can be
found for the youthful eques-
trian, If he will identify him.
self,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-14
Boy Actors Kin
Is Screen Debut

HOLLYWOOD-Following in
his brothers footsteps, Duane
Hickman, 12-year-old brother of
Daryl Hickman, plays his first
important screen role in "The
Secret Heart" He portrays Rob-
ert Sterling as a boy in the Me-
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer all-star cast
headed by Claudette Colbert.
Walter Pidgeon, June Allyson,
Sterling and Marshall Thomp-
son.
1t was at M-G-M that Daryl
won prominence in such hits as
Men of Boys Town" and "Joe
Smith, American" Now young
Duane has en- opportunity to
display his dramatic talents.