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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

Dennis OKeefe and Marie Nc
Donald call the laughs in the parts
OF Ken Ford, an up-and-coming
young scientist, and Gertie Ketter-
ing, the lady with the garter. In
the days when Ken was wild and
single he had given Gertie, then
the girl-of-his-dreams. an amor
ously inscribed bejeweled garter.
Now, when he is happily married
to Patty. played by Sheila Ryan,
and Gertie is engaged to his best
friend. Ted Dalton. played by Barry
Sullivan, the tell-tale garter pops
up in a larceny case. Ken is sum-
moned to court to testify
Poor Ken, already in the soup
with Patty. founders more and
more deeply, gradually involving
everyone around him in a mad mix
up. One hilarious episode follows
another with the garter ap-
pearing disappearing like Alices
white rabbit. Dennis OKeefe and
Marie Mcdonald are riotont
comedy team, making the most OF
the funny dialogue and topsy-turvy
situations. And Binnis Barnes, Jer-
ONE Cowan and ]. Carroll Naish
gaily hold up their end of the
shenanigans.
There has long been an argu-
ment in Hollywood as to whether
the stage or the screen is the bet
ter jumping of place to stardom.
Both Miss Mcdonald and O'Keefe,
place their bets behind the foot
lights. Dennis was a vaudeville man
before he decided to make the
movies a career,
Constance Benefits first Offer
ing as q producer. Paris Under
ground" is the companion feature
on this program. Taken from the
book by Eta shiber. it is the tale
of a resourceful American girl and
her British friend trapped in the
sudden occupation of Paris by the
Germans. Miss Bennett and Oracle
Fields co-star as the scintillatine
Kitty and her British companion
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Ii Soys Here.
= By BOB HOPE

understand that scientists &C.
tually found four signs Of life
on the moon but they we're dis
appointed It turned out to be
just a couple from Hollywood
with a baby and a dog-looking
for an apartment.
The Army reported the test
was very revealing. They not
only found the moon has craters
but they also uncovered a Major
Bowes unit that's been missing
since 1898. I can't wait to make
a trip to the moon. My space
ship is under construction right
now. I'm an expert on space
in fact when I went to school
that's all I took up. It's certain
ly going to change things-radio
programs too. Now we'll hear
Johns other rocket ship and Mars
Perkins. It's going to be tough
on these songwriters. They'll
have to be singing about love in
June under that big silvery thing
that radar bounees off Of" I
understand they're sending Cros-
by up there to broadcast just in
case the moon is really made of
cheese.
When my brother heard people
may soon be spending weekends
on the moon he started building
a rocket. He heard the moon
was made Of cheese and he wants
to get the dill pickle and rye
bread concession.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
BY R0sELLEN CALLAHAN
NEA staff Correspondent

There are two schools Of thought
about the evening silhouette in
Paris. One says It must be ro-
mantle, with billowing skirts, and
demurely covered shoulders. The
other insists formal frocks be fig-
TIRE molding Both agree about one
thing, however - the dinner gown
is an absolute must" in every ward
robe.
Typical OF both trends are the
three French models shown. Luz
Glen Lelong, who endorses ro-
mantle styles, prefers faille for
his bouffants. The one at upper
left combines two shades of blue,
ilgt and dark. The sweetheart neck
line and long, slim sleeves are de-
murely sophisticated.
Lelong uses faille again for the
black dinner gown at upper right.
Crushed drapery of self fabric
covers the shoulders, but reveals
a deep decolletage.
Jean Patou. on the other hand,
streamlines his evening styles.
Extremely sophisticated is his
white crepe model, right, en-
crgisetd with gold bead embroidery.
Intricate black drapery gives the
effect Of fullneSs without detract-
ing from the slim lines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Plea
Child 10 months old eats sand or
dirt whenever he finds any. What
is the reason for this? What is the
danger? IN. c. H
Answer don't know the reason
Many normal babies or young chill
dren enjoy eating sand. ashes, wall
plaster, dirt. No particular harm or
danger, if the material is not pol
uted. This peculiar appetite is
called plea.
Some time ago you recommended
boric acid solution as an all round
Irritating mildly antiseptic solu-
ton for eyedropS or eyewash
moth wash. gargle etc. Will you
kindly reprint instructions?
(Mrs. T. W.
Answer--Use a solution Of as
much boric acid powder as will dis
solve in water that has been boiled.
Prepare the solution fresh when
you need it-or every few days. De-
tails Of this and many other good
home remedies in booklet The
Medicine Cupboard" mailed on re-
quest II you inclose twenty-five
cents and stamped self addressed
velope.
Ten Dollar Term for Weakness
Please explain neurocirculatory
Athena, term appearing on my
discharge paper. &C. S. h
Answer-Neuro means nerve or
nerves You know what circulatory
means. Asthenia means without
strength, exhausted, weak.
Convinced by your teachings that
our systems need more calcium !
began eating egg-shell a year ago
II crush 1t fine and eat it-land-
lady was alarmed when she served
boiled eggs and found no egg
shell leftl--and I wonder whether
you approve of this. '(M. A. FL
Answer-Yes. egg-shell is mainly
calcium carbonate. SO 1t is all right
II you like 1t that way. Send ten
cents and stamped self addressed
envelope for booklet The Calcium
Shortage"
All The Information You Need
Send me all the information you
can about the electric method
treating tonsils. (R. c.
Answer-The method I recon-
mend-if You can find q physician
with sufficient skill for it's dia-
thermy, otherwise called electro
coagulation. II is the method I'd
have II my tonsils were infected.
Send stamped envelope bearing
your address. for pamphlet Ton
sils and Adenoids" for 1t In
writing please. No clippings.
Copyright 1916. John F. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
We, the Women
Prof Puts Butter Before Books

News that store had received a
shipment Of mems white shirts or
shorts would certainly leave q pro-
fessor facing a purely feminine au-
dience.
But even so, the professor Is prob
ably right in realizing the import
ance Of butter over books.
Time was when college student
only had two things on his mind
having a good time and learning
enough to pass his final exams.
HAS HIS WORRIES
Now, as likely as not If he is a
married veteran, he has as many
worries as a suburban commuter.
If he sleeps through his o'clock
1t is more likely to be because
Junior kept him awake all night
than that he was ont drinking with
the boys.
And If his mind wanders from
the lecture, it's probably because he
is trying to remember what he is
supposed to take back to his trailer
home for dinner, or because he is
wondering If he and his wife are
going to be able to pay all the bills
out of the Army's $50 a month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
BY GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Staff Writer

BY means OF a. special process, a
new line OF kitchen utensils. in
Guiding a frying pan, is equipped
with a seamless bottom more than
three times as thick as the sides.
This gives even heat distribution,
eliminates hot spots, the danger OF
foods sticking, or the pot boiling
dry while the cooks back is turned.
Triple thick bottoms also make
possible rich, even browning
where that Is desired - especially
in fish. This feature. in combina-
ton with the yapor-seal covers,
makes healthful "Waterless" cook
cry Of vegetables and other foods
an easy task.
First With Ice Cream
Dolly Madison must give UP the
distinction of being the first to
serve ice cream in America. New
Orleans served the frozen .delieacy
In 1908, four years before Pres.-
Dent Madison entered the White
House, according to an advertise
ment Of April 20, 1903, found by
the executive director OF the
Louisiana state Museum. It read:
lice cream may be had at the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
STRAND

Judy Garland than whom no act
reSs has been more lady-like in her
screen roles to date, can be touph
when the occasion demands It.
IN The Harvey Girls" new
M-G-M technicolor musical now at
the Strand Tneater, she at one
point becomes 'pistol-packin' ma
ma" The script calls for her. as a
Harvey Girl, to go after the 1890
version Of black marketeers. with a
brace Of siX-shooters. She does It in
the best rootin'- tootin' wild west
manner. according to West Coast
pre-viewers OF the new film, which
features a sterling cast including
John Kodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela
Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia
O'Brien, Kenny Ba.er, Marjorie
Main and Chill Wills.
On the set of the new technicolor
MIN, Miss Garland pointed out that
it was inevitable that she should
have become a movie star and a
singer.
Il couldn't help it," she explain
ed. Few people know it, but my
mother and father first met in front
OF a motion picture screen"
Her mother. 1t seems, studied
piano through a correspondence
course and became proficient at the
instrument. When occasion de-
manded., she got her first job play
Ing atmosperic music in a silent
motion picture theater.
Then, along came an innovation.
Catering to the public fancy for ex-
ercising its voice, theaters began in
shutting community singing as part
OF their programs. To facilitate
matters, the song lyrics were fash
ed on the screen, with a bouncing
ball to indicate when"
Soon 1t was discovered that the
public was bashful. Someone was
needed to get 1t of to a start. That's
when the singing master of cere-
monies was introduced.
Frank Gumm was the tenor en-
gagged by the theater at which Miss
Garland's mother played. So they
actually met before the screen OF
a movie house. And Judy Garland
film star and singer, is carrying on
Selected short subjects and latest
MoyietOne News complete the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
As YOU LOOK, AS you FEEL
or As YOU AREs

Most familiar 10 doctors, I sup.
pose, Is the saying "A man Is ole
as his arteries"--whlch I had cred
tied 70 DR.. Osler, but I find thai
oSler merely quoted Il IS an axiom
Che probably didn't know It's orieinl
lit Is not even mentioned IN Bart
let's Familiar Quotations, but aftel
all, Bartlett Is snooty about sources
and, like most of the intellectual
snobs, rejects anything anatomica
or physiological as too vulgar &
mention In polite discourse,
A more modern and worldly too
maker, Burton Stevenson, throw,
some light on It In his Home Bool
81 Quotations, attributing the say.
ing to the late lamented sage o.
Battle Greek, DR.. J. II. kellogg
who, In turn, quoted It from an
eminent French psychologist" - 81
here We are again right where We
started. Stevenson further cites ono
Mortimer Collins as the immortal
rhymester who produced thi'
jingle:
o wherefore our age be revealing
Leave that to the registry books!
A man Is an old as he's feeling,
A woman as old as she looks.
1t was Oliver Wendell Holmes
M. D., who advised people who want
TO stay young and live long to be.
gin hundred years before they are
born, selecting sound ancestors.
1t was Osler again who said II
depends on the quality of arterial
tissue vital rubber which the i'm
dividual has inherited and second
" upon the amount Of wear and
tear to which he has subjected It
There is truth as well as poetry
In all these wise sayings. Yet when
we tote It up 1t seems to me that
II grandfather was fairly sober and
in fairly good health the year be-
fore father or mother was born the
quality Of vital rubber in the old
boy was not so ALTERED important
to me. Anyway, I'm stuck with
whatever stuff was in me when /
was born, and from there on I'm
strictly on my own and everything
depends on the care I take Of my
arteries and other appurtenances
as well as wear and tear.
Whether you are thirty, fifty or
seventy you will learn something to
the advantage of your arteries and
your longevity, / sincerely believe,
by reading the booklet The
Keys to Vite"-that is, If you use
the keys in your everyday living.
Send twenty-five cents and stamped
self addressed envelope for the
booklet. Briefly the keys are /. Save
your teeth; 2. Temperance; 8. Belly
Breathing; 4. Nudity; S. Todin RAJ
ton: 6. Daily exercises; z. Reju-
ventation diet
The regeneration diet is simply
a diet built upon the outline of ba-
sic health diet, otherwise called re-
generation diet, corrective protec-
tive diet, adequate diet-in the
sense Of supplying all Of the es-
sentials for good nutrition. II you
find It impracticable to select your
food on that basis, then to the ex-
tent that your regular diet fails Il
be adequate you must supplement
1t with the necessary vitamins ano
minerals.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
JIMMIE FIDLER
III Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. a-fOoks
like The current rift between Irene
Manning and hubby Keith King "a
too wide for mendlne, pals say
she's readying a divorce suit The
Philip Dorns will adopt his a..
year-old neice, Esther Bannet, lust
arrived from Holland Wotzis
about 0reta 0arbo Informing
NOM bosses that she'll make a
picture for them, but only on con.
dition that they give her spencer
Tracey as co-stare
1915 should be known as the year
Of SUPER westeIms. 81 are now pre-
pairing, In production or ready Tor
released. Lucille BAH and Desi
Arna2 admit the new room being
added to their ranch house Is a
nursery, but claim they're WORKING
on flve-year-plan. Hat san
Quentin Penltentiary inmates vot-
ed Bing Crosby and fngrid Berg
man best actor and actress OF 1915.
but listed Margaret O'Brien as
their favorite screen personalityl
stand BY for legal fireworks be-
tween Jinx Falkenberg, determined
TO jump her contract, and Colum.
bia, determined to enforce Il,
Warner Brothers are readyinr a
star-building campaign for s.year
-old Patti Brady, who clicked in
Mildred Pierce. III hear that
Jeanne Grain and June Haver, long
reported feuding, aren't even
speaking now. J.. Rags Ragland. in
poor health for months, is in New
York for complete check.up by
specialists. :. Goth Century's The
Bandwagon," twice announced,
and twice shelved. will 90 becore
cameras in April with Harry James
as star. Lynn Bari has written
and published song titled Leave
Her To Me-. On Doc Storks list
Mrs. Eddie Chodorov, nee Gwen
Anderson, who used TO be Mrs. Hel.
NUT Dantine.
PREVIEW NIGHTS: Pic of the
week: Paramomt's The Virgn-
ian" Joel McCrea Brian DonIeyy.
Sonny TlIfts.) Better than the FIRST
three screen versions-and they
were all outstanding 49,. FOR
YOUR PREFERRED LIST. Para
mounts The Blue Dahlia" ALAN
Ladd-Veronica Lake.. A crime
thriller in the best Raymond
Chandler tradition 80. Warner
Brothers Three Strangers" sid
ney Green street Geraldine Fitz-
geralu-Peter Lorre). Murder again
ana shockingly good Para
mounts The well-Groomed
Bride" OLIVIA de Havilland- Raw
Milland). A LABYRINTH OF twisty
situations. each one leading TO a
laugh. $3.50: Columbia,S "Sna-
fu' (Robert Benchley-vera Vague.
A few chuckles. strund on a we'll
worn thread. Universal's Terror
BY Night" tBasil Rathbone- Nigel
Bruce). A low spot in the Sherlock
Holmes series United Artists
Diary Of Chambermaid' paul
cite Goddard-Burgess Merideth-
Hurd HatfieldD. AS confusing as q
problem in fourth dimension. $50.
BEST PERFORMANCE: Sidney
Greenstreet in Three Strangers"
A talented veteran makes the most
Of a difficult rol.
QuizBed about her shattered ro-
nance with Helmut Dantine. Ida
Lupino stated that they didn't get
along well with one another be-
cause they were different. If I re-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

gerous precedent. The peace and
quiet Of the classroom is likely from
now on to be broken into by an
announcement that a local store has
nylnns on sale.
And word that there is an apart
ment available would empty a class
room of its married students.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

member correctly, she explained
her divorce from Louis Hayward by
asserting that they were too much
alike. What a pity she can't meet
nice changable fellow like Dr.
Jeetyl and Mr.. Hydel
speaking u Hollywood's roman.
ticriftS The separation OF Joan
Crawford and Phil Terry leaves me
with one burning curiosity. when
they were married, Terry gave his
bride most unusual watch. the
hands OF which were, permanently
iixed to show the exact hour az
which they were introduced. To
date, haven't read anything about
the disposition OF that watch. and
I'm curious to know whether Joans
going to discard It. or whether
she'll have Il fitted with new hands
to show the hour OF their final
quarrel.
Before We forget this years list
Of top box-office stars. want tc
make one last observation about
the screens most popular ladies'
Greer Carson, Betty Cradle, judy
Garland. Betty Hutton, ana fnrrio
Bergman. Certainly those five girls
have at least one thing in common
they're all the down. to-earth
wholesome-and-healthy type. OBJ.
viously that's the type that Mr.
and Mrs. America prefer-and ]
can't help laughing when think
what a shock that fact would BE-
TO the old time movie producers
who tried TO surround their early
day vampires" with an aura OF
mystery and sin becausce they be-
lieved the public demanded It.
In THE Perfect Marriage" Lor-
eta Young will sport one OF the
most extravagant wardrobes ever
seen on the screen. Most OF the lad
les In the audience will unooubted-
ly consider the film well-titled. but
I'll give them odds that they can't
find many husbands who will agree
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
Let's Eat
NeD Frying Pans Heat EUenLy

Coffee House every day between
the hours of IL and 9 o'clock.
Saccharine
Use of saccharine instead oil
sugar in candy never has been 6
threat to wholesome sweet eating
Not that sa%harine itself isn't a
perfectly legitimate product. but
it has no food value and substitute
ing 1t for a valuable ingredient
such as sugar. constitutes adultera-
ton, in violation of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. II
Use Of saccharine was not regu-
lated, it might be used In numer-
out products. leading to its con-
sumption in amounts bordering on
what scientists call dangerous
levels"
In addition to this, saccharine
does not give the consistency de-
sired in candy, so. it is a waste OF
other ingredients for candy makers
to experiment with it.
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Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady

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MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Stewed dried
apricots. ready-to-eat wholegrain
cereal, split and toasted bakers
eornmeal mullins, butter or forth
fled margarine, currant jelly,
coffee. milk.
LUNCHEON: Black bean soup
(inade with leftover ham bone) /.
chopped hard-cooked egg. rye
bread, butter or fortified mar
inc. cut-up grapefruit and or
anges with shredded cocoanut,
chocolate cookies, teat, milk.
DINNER: Minced creamed ham
and freen peppers on toast, baked
potatoes. scalloped canend toTna-
toes, enriched bread, butter or for
titled margarine. prune pie with
graham cracker crust, coffee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

student who ASK
ed: Can l be ex-
cused from class
for a few min
utes? I've Jus {
heard that they
have butter down
the street. APP
parently he didn I
even detain the
student Ion g
enough to correct
his grammar.
But he may be
starting a d a n
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
COPS REMEMBER YOUTH

Columbus, Ind. - CUP)-Snowy
weather evidently has put Column
bus police in the sleighing mood
They inserted a notice in a Column
bus paper recently. offering to re.
turn a sled which was lost last yeaI
by a boy who fed after hooking a
ride behind an automobile. They
said that If the boy would call for
his sled at police headquarters, he
could have 1t for this years use.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02
BY RUTH MILLETT
NEA stan Writer

A Dartmouth professor recently
indicated that butter comes before
books.
He said. yes" to a married
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

Olive, Cal.-(UP)-A kayak that
looks like a paddleboat, and that
can be operated with sail. will 60
into production Immediately for
water sports enthusiasts, the newly
formed Waterlark Industries Corp
has announced.
Patent for the 'paddleboat' is
held by Ray L. Landheld. general
manager of the company, which
will employ 100 workers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-02

From South of the Border Miss
Bennett brings George Rigaud to
play her husband. Long popular
with Latin and European audiences.
he will be enthusiastically welcomed
by the American public.
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Current Films
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CHOICE MoRsEI. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
A.A.U.W. Speaker Urges Mental PYObIenlSBeStW

Speaking on the aspects of conn munlty problems, Dr. Rebecca 2, soloman, of Merlden, told the Fall meeting of the Connecticut State Federation of American Association of University Women Branches and College Clubs in a panel discussion that the emotional difficultles of children should be given study and consideration. She pointed out that intelligence and the ability to learn are not the only requisites, and to these facts must be added the eTao- tionai ability to apply knowledge.
 The speakers further added that the answer lies in increased guid- ance programs in the schools using trained personnel as well as the whole teaching staff. The large in- stiution is frequently not the right remedy to these problems she point- cd out, advocating that local hos pitals provide Q wing for the treat- ment of emotional and mental dis- orders. Care of the aged and the chemically ill, especially those of moderate means must also be given consideration in the future, she said.
 Miss Edith Hyslop, made a plea for applying the scientific approach to economic and sociological prob- lens, urging that prejudicial biases be replaced with an understanding and effort. Miss Hyslop is an asso- ciate in social studies at A.A.U.W. headquarters, Washington, D. c.
 Others participating in the dis- cussion were Mrs. George B. Corwin. Norwalk, member of the Norwalk Board of Education; Mrs. Margaret Baker, legal adviser to the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Robert D. Glasgow, Albany, N. Y. North Atlantic Regional vice-President of the A.A.U.w., who served as chair man. The theme of the meeting was The A.A.U.w and the commun- ity."
 Luncheon followed at the Bridge port X.WC.A., at which pr. Vera M. Butler, president of the Connecticut Federation, presided.
 Dr. Katharine Blunt, president emeritus, Connecticut College for Women, spoke on "Our Stake in Fellowships" at the morning session. She announced the appointment of Mrs. Robert A. Squires of Meriden as education chairman of the Con- necticut Federation. Other appoint ments were Mrs. Joseph Kennedy of Hartford, historian: Mrs. Theodore Dayton, Wallingford, economic and legal status of women, and pr. SolA omon, social studies.