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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

When Patrelman James Stack investigated an open door at Tine Morse Johnson Company store on Bank Street he accidentally set oiI the burglar alarm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

Local tonsorial emporiumS receiv- cd criticism because of high prices: haircuts, 50 cents; slaves, 25 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

SABBATICAL WEATHER NOTE Sundays breeze was soft and warm It wasn't full of starch;
 Its sun was kind, it brought to mind The merrie month of March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.

But the new day is at hand If 1 plans of the toy manufacturers ma terialize,' From an editorial in the Christian science Monitor
 THE HITCH
 There's fun in store for the girls
 and boys In jeeps and stratplinerS
 And many other clever toys That occupy designers.
 The playthings of the future iIse In dreams that split aSunder The current maiic filling eyes With eager children wonder. Archiac then the things will seem That now promote such pleasure. That make the childrens faces
 beam
 With joy beyond our measure. Yet other men are working too. With patient trial and error; If they succeed, no toy will do To cancel out the terror. The toys designed to raise shout However well we make them, Are foolish, tragic things without The girls and boys to break them. Mrs. Truman will help prepare the luncheon at the White House when guests are entertained on Pan American Day, April 20. We can imagine her saying Just as I was getting ready to take it out of the oven, heavy senator went by and it fell"
 A Gallup poll shows that even women admit that men are better automobile drivers than they are When it comes to driving, as always, women have to take back seat.
 The British Chancellor of the E%chequer refreshed himself from pitcher of milk-and-rum punch while he was reading his long an- nual budget message to Parlia- ment--with members. no doubt, drinking in his words until they were punchy.
 "A suburb. says Fl Pointer of the Boston Globe, lis place where your neighbOr would find an ex- CuSe tO borrow yOur cOttOn. nick ing machine, if you had one" Well, what else could he do after he'd borrowed all your cotton seed? SABBATICAL WEATHER NOTE Sundays breeze was soft and warm; It wasn't full of starch; Its sun was kind, it brought to mind The merrie month of March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

WASHINGTON, April 1S-(NEA)-Merger of the armed services into a Department of Common De- fense as recommended by the Senate Military Af- fairs Committee, makes common sense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18
b Years Ago

Baseball diamonds will be open in the ciJy's parks in another week was the promise of the Park dspart- menJ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

Prof C. Herman Prtehetts recent analysis of Su- reme Court decisions brings the rather startling revelation that even that august body is not mpervous to time and inner change Specifically Professor Prtehet informs that Justice Felix Frankfurer conservative minority Of three the highest tribunal That's right-a
 sN esaR11@ EfEMa GaA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

A mysterious explosion" in q Derby Stree. home resulted in dam ages of 5000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18
A Thought For Today

asking him. he lifted himself and said let him first cast stone at her.-JOhn S:1.
 Whence the power privilege of parent when you, though things Uhan chld)?- Juvenal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18

A Gallup poll shows that ever women admit that men are better automobile drivers than they are When it comes to driving as always women have to take q back seat.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

illustrate the fact that, in spite of
their fundamental differences, the
twins are not without their over
tapping qualities. Katie never will
be completely high principled so
long as Pat Is around, nor will Pat
never pause in her Wanton reckless
ness to display momentary evidence
of knowing the difference between
right and wrong
In representing these delicate
shadines in the characters of the
two girls. Miss Davis undertakes a
more difficult assignment than Miss
Bergner did The latter was more
content TO let them divide into white
and black and in the dramatic effect
achieved and that may have been
the better approach. 1t avoided the
fuzziness which marks the remake
of the picture, at any rate.
Miss Davis reputed relish for
tragic screen ladies is never con-
spicuous in her portraits of the Bos-
worth twins. If the picture indicates
that she is the more familiar with
the Pat Bosworth type, there is the
correlative suggestion that she is
working the harder, and getting bet
ter results on the whole, with gentle
Katie.
B. D. (which stands for Bette
Davis, Inc. which produced "A
Stolen Life showed excellent judg-
Evening star., 1946-07-26

Handsome Spanish Jack, a rain
drenched smile on his face, dies in
the arms of Belle Malone just be-
fore the fadeout of I'm Old Sacra-
mento," which opened yesterday at
the Metropolitan theater. Spanish
Jack, a philosophic fellow, clearly
says in that smile that he is salts
fed with the events which led up
to the tragedy, That is where audi
ences are likely to differ with him,
feeling that the shot might have
been fired earlier and more merci-
fully for everyone In Old Sacra-
mento," starring William Elliott and
Constance Moore. Is not only a
saddle-bag full of cliches, but is
paralyzingly slow in getting the bag
emptied.
Republic pictures which is vir-
tually wanton in its devotion to
horse opera spent enough money to
make this one something special in
the line. In the process of assem-
bling the reasonable facsimile of a
good cast, however, 1t neglected to
find story worthy of 1t. Through
the fate of Spanish Jack, the Nets
yarn explains how foolhardy it was
for a man to take the law into his
own hands in the Old West. That
all has been explained before which
leaves In Old Sacramento" look
ing rather silly TO be harping on it
again.
Frances Hyland who shaped the
Evening star., 1946-07-26

10 nave Deen quite as puzZllng TO the
director and writer of the latest "A
Stolen Life" rs to the actress who
has elected to bring them back to
the screen.
Karel j. Benes' estimate of what
1t would be like to have exciting
twin sisters in conflict for the same
man is a provocative thing. 1t is
easy to see why it should pique an
actress Of Miss Davis qualities, even
TO the point of inspiring her to pro-
duce the picture herself. The Bos-
worth girls, outwardly identical, en-
body contrasts to challenge any ac-
tress. Katie is calm, soft. unself1sh,
and aware of the threat of tragedy
IN all human existence. Pat is neu-
rotic, hard, reckless, and If tragedy
should overtake her, 1t will have had
a mad chase.
Miss Davis obviously found the
girls irresistible, and If she did not
make them so-with the help of
Glenn Ford as the man in the case
she still must be given credit for
an energetic try. Moreover, in ham
ding Miss Davis as if she were two
Miss DaviSes, the technical staff of
"A Stolen Life" rates bow for spe-
cial deXterity. They are so good at
1t actually that they divert attention
from the narrative, which is not
happy reflection upon the drama of
the screenplay.
The locale of A Stolen Life" has
been Americanized in the picture di-
rected by Curtis Bernhardt. New
York and an island that could be
Msrthas Vinyard comprise the Bos-
worth girls background. 1t is at the
latter that the audience meets
them. First to be introduced is
Katie, a carefree, natural girl who
wants to be an honest painter, and
who just as honestly falls in love
with Ford at first sight. They were
made for each other and the idyllic
life. And then, they are almost as
quickly unmade for each other as
passionate, ruthless Pat comes along
and decides to appropriate the young
man for herself.
While the basic situation may be
summarized thus abruptly, its treat
ment is by no means so abrupt in
the Earles picture. The incident of
the plot is no less than elaborate
and Director Bernhardt is in no
mood TO race through it. On the
contrary, he goes to great pains to
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Amour and Comedy Mixed
In Capitols Melodrama
By Chris Mothieson

Although Dairy of Chamber
maid" hardly is to be clased as
recommended viewing for the tykes,
neither can it be said to bear out
he implications some adults might
see IN the title This is not a
naughty bedroom farce in which
the industrious Burgess Meredith
offers himself for audience judg-
ment as actor, co-producer and
adaptor
i Such being what the film is not,
what it is may be reported as q
chronicle of happenings in and
about a French chateau the mis-
tress of which hopes the French
Republic will pass away as a horrid
dream. The master" of this house
hold has abandoned himself to
,enility. The sickly son hates its
sitting atmosphere but is too weak
% make break-without an added
conpulsion.
! Paulette Goddard is the attrac-
tive diary-keeping chambermaid
who provides that new urge for
Hurd Hatfield, the son. There are
oloodstained pages in the diary
contributed by Francis Lederer as
he methodical valet-steward who
seeks to rise above the station of
'ervitor and fancies Paulette as a
confederate.
There is melodrama, comedy and
love in this diary, but not the
abandoned amour of prosperous
nedonists as viewed from the back
stairway. There is competent di-
rection by Jean Renoir minus the
touches which devotees of his
French efforts remember pleasantly.
What of Mr.. Meredith? Well, he
eats roses and water lilies lin the
picture, as ne romps. literally.
through his part-a whimsical re-
;ired French army captain enrap-
,ured by the neXt-door chamber
maid. He also throws rocks at his
leighbor's greenhouses and, in gen.
,ral, provides an acceptable portion
IF slapstick fun until the forces Of
evil remove him from the proceed
ings.
| Since he is listed as co-prooucer
With Benedict Bogeaus, he can claim
half credit for a production of au-
;hentic aspect. AS to his adapta-
ion of the Octave Mirbeau story
Tor screen use, this reporter passes
n favor Of any who may have read
he French novelist's work recently.
! Yvette, the blond songstress who
IS as cute as her songs are beauil-
ng, makes a nice vocal headliner
for the bill which Gene Ford has
created for the Capitols stage this
week Otherwise. the musical de-
oartment is notable for its substi-
luton of Benny Meroff on the po-
iium normally occupied by Con-
1uctor and Master of Ceremonies
/ Sam Jack kaufman
Between Meroff's jests, which you
may have heard before, and his
music. the additional minutes are
Evening star., 1946-07-26

screenplay for Republic made it
out of an original by Jerome Odlum.
It's hero, Elliott, is q handsome
reticent fellow who feels that he
has been gypped by both the gold
claim Tustlers and the law. Most OF
the time he spends hanging around
Sacramento, dressed like an early
cattle baron, and mainly occupied
with counting Belle Malone, who
sings at the River Belle Saloon
Only Belle knows that he spends
his other odd moments holding up
stage coaches, under the alias oi
Spanish Jack, as form Of revenge
for having been robbed of his hon.
est gold rights.
For a western, I'm Old Sacra-
mento" is flagrantly short on ac-
ton. The nearest thing to an ex-
citing moment is one in which
Spanish Jacks partner in crime and
Evening star., 1946-07-26

ment i'll employing Ford for the role
of the quiet. intelligent young mar
with whom the Bosworths fall ;n
love. 1t is quite a plausible thing
he makes of 1t in spite of some har-
rowingly written passages and ii
leaves little doubt that the young
man is headed for much higher
place than he has had in Hollywood
previously.
Other happy choices for the large
competent cast of "A Stolen Life
are Dane Clark as the rude. realistic
young artist in Katie's life, and
Charles Ruggles as the gentle, be-
wildered male cousin who acts as
their guardian.
On the other hand, it is never
clear why Walter Brennan is asked
to impersonate a crabby old light
house keeper for whom there seems
no logical reason in the movement
of the plot.
Paramounts newsreel leads OF
this week with a dramatic account
of last weeks Soap Box Derby, a
sporting event which has quite an
exciting look on the screen
Evening star., 1946-07-26

a young gold miner stage Z fight
to the death while Jack sits there
indifferently munching Z SLAP OF
bacon. It turns out to be 4 capital
spot Of comedy. which may or may
not have been the producers inten-
ton.
In addition to loving and losing
Spanish Jack. Miss Moore sings sew
eral passingly peasant numbers In
In Old Sacramento" j. C.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Meet the Wife; $50
pm.
Screen.
Capitel-"Diary of "a Chamber
maid; IL am, 1:50, 4:35. e:25 and
1910 pm. Stage shows: l, $50, $40
and s:25 pm.
Columbia-"The Green Years;
l1:25 am, 155, 4:30, and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"Make Mine Music; IL
2, 4. 6, 8, 10 pm.
Metropolitan-"In Old Sacramen-
to-; IL am, Ito, 800, $50, 7:45 and
955 pm.
Earle-"A Stolen Life: 1918 am,
II: 80. $50. $40. TBS and s:45 pm
Hippodrome-"D "Dodsworth" 2:l0
4, $50, TAO and 9:35 pm
Ljttle-'Lsura" 1920 am, las
3:25. 5:25, TAO and $50 pm.
Palace-"Easy to We'd: 1890
am. 12:45, 3. Sis, 7:30 and 9:45
Pix-"Strangler of the Swamp;
3:20, $40, 8 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and Shorts
Continuous from 1915 am.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

The earliest examples Of man.
made glass to which archeolo-
gists can assign specific date
are beads found adorning Egyp-
tian mummies Of the 18th century
BIC.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Dual Role Is Sharp Test
For Miss Davis at the Earle
BY Joy Cormody

Bette Davis plays dual role In "A Stolen Life which opened
ard Davis In fact the of twin
of fuzzy affair less neise
unfattering Miss Davis
Evening star., 1946-07-26

DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID," .
dard and Burgess Meredith. produced by
Benedict Bosesus and Burgess Meredith,
directed by Jean Renoir, screenplay by
Burgess Meredith adapted from the novel
by Octave Mirbeau and the play by Andre
Heuse. Andre De Lorde and Thielly Nores.
At the CAPITOL
Evening star., 1946-07-26

occupied by Helene and Howard, a
clever pair of dancers with satire in
their hearts, and the novelty act OF
Ian Latin in variation Of Toto's
Did act.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Virtue Wins
In Western.
At the Met

I'm OLD SACRAMENTO" Republic
picture with Constance Moore and William
Elliott, produced and directed by Joseph
Kane, screenplay by Frances Hyland
based on an original story by Jerome Od-
lum. At the Metropolitan
Evening star., 1946-07-26
14th & Pork Rd. NV.
IN Conn. Ave. & kewcrk,
Az MA RIM a.
Theaters Having Evening
Performances,

hp0I 624 H ST. NE.
'> Fa. $500.
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LAST DAY - LAURENCE OF rVrF1
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3:55. 6:25. S:55 CHARLES stan
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LOP1SG THUNDER At 2:35..6.nS
Evening star., 1946-07-26
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Healthfully Air Conditioned
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morrow Ell DIE DEAN IN 'RO
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Evening star., 1946-07-26
HOME 1880 .. c St. St; NE

Last Day-DoRoTHY McGuIR
GEORGE BRENT in THE SPIRAL
STAIRCASE" At 7:2O. $50 BAR
BARA REED: KANE RICHMOND u
"BEHING THE MASK" At 6:15
s:45. Tomorrow-BUSTER CRABRl
in GENTLEMAN WITH GUNS" A
2:25, $40, 9. JESS BARKER, JULn
BISHOP in IDEA GIRL" At /. 4:16
Evening star., 1946-07-26
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HAYNES in DO YOU LOVE Me-
At 1:25, 3:25. $50. 1:35. $40. To.
morrov-JAMES CAGNEY. ANN
SHERIDAN in CITY FOR CON.
QUEST" 10, $40. $40. T:35. a:45.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

c0I. .0NY 4935 Go. Ave. NV.
CE. $500.
Heslthfully Air Conditioned
Today Only-GALE STORM. PHI
1916" At 6:25, sos. a:45 To
morrow. EDMUND LOWE and BRFN
DA JOYCE in ENCHANTED FOR
EST lin color, At /, 3:05, sos
Evening star., 1946-07-26
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CENTRAL, AS 9Th St. NV.
NE 2sA1
Doors Open 1O:45 AM.
Healthfully Ar Conditioned
Last Day-PAULETTE GODDARD
RAY MILLAND in KITTY" At
II. 2:25, $50. a:I5. TOM BRENE-
MAN in BREAKFAST IN HOLLY
WOOD" AT 1855. 4:20, 7:45. To-
morrow-EDDIE DEAN in colo
EADO SERENADE. At 12:35. $40.
80. ESQ. CONSTANCE BENNETT,
GRACIE FIELDS in PARIS UNDEP- :
GROUND At il, o.O5. $40. S:I5.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
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S"s co. 1858.

SAVOY 'o'o ~ ,1'h ,st. 81; NV
Heslthfuily Air Conditioned.
Today Only-BuL E L Ii o TT Il
WAGON WHEELS WESTWARD A
$40, S:l5, 9:55. Tomorrow--DANl
ANDREWS, RICHARD CONTE in Il
WALK IN THE SUN" At /, S:o5
5:15, 7:25, 9:3o.
CYrn s24I Co. Ave, Silver sprins
SASO SH. 254o. Parkins spacs.
Last Day TYRONE WEIR il
JESSE JAMES. - At Sis, a:45
DICK POWELL in "CORNERED. A
s. Tomorrow-KANER RICHMOND i
"PASSKEY TO DANGER At 1915
in SUN VALLEY cYcLoNE," A
11:20, 1:45. 4:10. 6:35. 8.
lAhuMA cE. 4al2. parkins spoa
Last Day - RONALD CoLMAN
MADELEINE CARROLL in "PRIs
ONER OF ZENDA" At 6:1s. a:e5
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JANIS CARTER, CHESTER ,MoRRIt
in "ONE WAY TO LOVE" At 1
4:05, 7:05. $50. GENE AUTRY q
"sPRINGTME IN THE ROCKIES
Evening star., 1946-07-26
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Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31
Attention All Eagle Members

A meeting was called Aug II at Rex Parrotts studio for or ganizing the charter of the Eagles lodge
 Thirty applications SO far have been turned in, Mir Parrott said. Now that fishing is over MT Parrott wishes to announce that applicants that are interested please contact him at the Mecca bar any time after z pm.
 It is also very important that other brothers of the Eagles con tact him to pick up applications so that through the help of other members the full quota of 100 applications may be filled within a short time.
 The Eagles is a beneficial and social organization which also fosters civic and welfare projects in the communities Tn which it has Aeries.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31

A crewmsn of a Canadian hal- ibut boat dropped into one of our emporiums to look things over.
 He got to examining ivory souvenirs, and being in slight state of inebriation did what even sober person might do- he tried on an ivory ring. The ring stuck.
 Try as he would the ring would not come off, so he merely asked the clerk how much 1t was, and on being told SAP, produced that amount and left with the ring.
 A day or two later one of his buddies said the man still had not been able to doff off the ring.
 We hope no one takes advant- age of this tale and starts polish Ing up the small sizes.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31
,odiok Diary
Itinued from page 6,

|tinued from page 6)
 of filing all her own. She let immense air mail en-
 accumulate, unopened, |en on some cold morning use them for fuel in the btove. The only defect in tenn was that it caused
 lot of correspondence, to Juneau that she "had ceived such and such a et"!
 the cubic inch business have been thrown out of on that one. But Mrs. is the conscientious type, e information is probably
 on the way.
 ball have to visit the OPA at a later date to learn IapDens next from Wash This is the kind of thing to get to the (cube) root
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31
them all before.

them all before.
 The only point we would like to make is that when strangers, especially strangers with press credentials, call on us, it might behoove us to keep our mouths shut when it comes to indulging in petty personalities.
 Thinking it over, we might try it some time when strangers aren't around.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31

Loretta Nachand, daughter of Tom Nachand, returned to Sea tile to continue her schooling in that city.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-31

bng the severalphotograph ID writers who have been
 ling Kodiak data for na-
 publications we talked to
 Tho spent the most time
 Being ii,d with questions
 said party, we decided to
 e for ourselves.
 bat, I've queried, "had been
 bst striking facet encount-
 turing che writer's investi-
 Is in Kodiak?
 answer came quickly.
 were two things.
 first, he said, was the hos y and spirit of cooperation.
 the Alaska towns he had b, at Kodiak there was a r effort to be accommodate
 providing material and |hnd suggestions. It had Lmazing This spirit far ex i
 that met with in other and the other Alaska 1 bat came closest to Kodiak 1 respect was Fairbanks It wonderful working diak, the writer said.
 other facet wasn't so good } said it anyway.
 he explained, there nore libelous backbiting my other place he had ev- n in
 any town, he explained, ran into some of that sort ing; that is, they would material from one source mother source would give mon of the previous source as derogatory, to say the l hls he expected, and used to temper his gation. But in Kodiak! !! ewed. In Kodiak, he had cen any thing like It. AL ithout exception, he said ource of information got
 about by some other and libelous, he said was ly way to describe the emarks.He wondered why g so marked. ried to explain that we ! d It was a condition of all | towns, and that Kodiak, | of its insular nature and ! hlnterlands and remOte- ] uld naturally develop an ted aspect of all that | owns implied. sked for samples of what
 Tn mind, which he pro. ut they were very unin. | g to us. We had heard ]
Nogales international., 1946-07-04

place of meeting within said Capt.
tol Building for the purpose of con-
sidering all bids received for the
purchase of said bonds and to take
such action thereon as may be
deemed advisable.
All bids must state the rate of
interest to be paid. No bid for the
purchase of said bonds at price
of less than the par value thereof
will be considered and all bids must
be accompanied by certified or
cashiers check drawn on bank
doing business in the State of Ari-
zona, in an amount equal to five
(59o) per cent of the total par value
of said bonds, said check to be
drawn payable to the order Of the
State Treasurer of the State of Ari-
zona. The certified or cashiers
check of the successful bidder shall
be retained by the Loan Commis-
Sioners of the State of Arizona to
be applied upon the purchase price
of said bonds and shall be forfeited
in the event such bidder does not
take up and pay for said bonds i'm
mediately upon their issuance and
delivery to such bidder.
The Loan Commissioners of the
State of Arizona reserve the right
to reject any and all bids received.
Delivery of the bonds shall be made
at the office of the State Treasurer
of the State of Arizona, in the
Capitol Building at the City OF
Phoenix, Arizona.
The final approving legal opinion
of Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess, Rob-
inette and Linton. of Phoenix, Ari-
zona, will be furnished by the
County of Yuma, Arizona, and all
bids must be unconditional
WILLIAM T. BROOKS,
State Treasurer of the
State of Arizona
(SEAD
pub. st beginning 6/1N