New Britain herald., 1925-05-11
PhinuiMe News
BABY CONFERENCE
 POSTPONED MONTH
Precautions Taken Because Of
 Prevalence Of Diphtheria

Prevalence Of Diphtheria ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Committee To Rcport-Arrcstcd For
 Reckless Driying-At Point of
 Dcath-Hurt In ACcidcnt-BricrS
 The We-Bahy conference which was scheduled. 10 Do held in the American Legion hall on Whiting street tomorrow all day by inc state | health department under the au. spices of the plainvile Public Health
 Nursing association, has been post
 poned a month because of the prev.
 alance of diphthcria in town. Three
 eases Of the disease have been re-
 ported 10 the health officer and al- though fl is felt that there is no cause for alarm, the postponemcut of the conference is matter Of procantion against any possible spread Of the sickness through the
 conference. Tho decision was reach-
 cd yesterday when the cases were reported.
 The conference will bc held month from tomorrow if arrange ! ments can be made to that effect l Ian ot hp a1l, J,,1r prepared for tomorrow will be car ! ried ont.
 Dr. George F, Cook. in speaking | of the cases Of diphtheria stated | today that three of the cases had | been reported. One of them was | forced 10 be removed 10 the isoIa- ton hospital in Hartford because Of | the fact that the parents did not re- port tho matter 10 tho doctor until the disease had gotten well under way.
 | He said that there was no cause
 for alarm and said that 1t is most important that all forms of sore | throat be reported 10 him without l delay. The parents Of tho children ] might think that the sore throat is
 just an ordinary affliCtiOn. but it may develop into something more serious, so it would he well 10 have ] the cases reported 10 the family physician as soon as possible. Arrested For Assault
 Iucian Russo of Bristol was ar
 rested last night in front Of the Clarendon Restaurant by Deputy , Sheriff F. w. 'urrey on a charge
 of drunkenness and assault. lt is
 alleged that as Russo, who is prize fighter appearing under the name of Brooks, was coming along the street, Thomas Murphy of FOrcstville emerged from the restaurant and without warning, Russo struck him knocking him 10 the ground. Mur- phy hit his head against an auto
 mobile which was standing at the curb and he suffered a severe gash . on his skull He was attended by /. Dr. George r. Cook who found it ! necessary 10 take three stitches in = the wound 10 close it up. Russo will : be in court today 10 answer the 1 charges.
 Committee To Report
 The committee appointed 10 in
 vcstigate into a site for the propos- r cd new high school, met Friday eve r ming and it is ready 10 report on its 2 findings. The committee has dccid- . cd to ask for a special town meet I ling 10 he held on May 2l, at which = Itinlc the results of it's investigation $ Ivill he reported 10 the voters. The g committee has taken considerable - time in which to investigate sites, Q but it has done its work thoroughly Q and carefully and feels that if has
 something worth while to report at the special meeting.
 f Arrested For Speeding r Michael Naples Of New Britain was arrested last evening by Police , man Fred Callcn on q charge of ' reckless driving It is alleged that
 Naples was driving from thc town
 lime along Whiting street at q rcck- 2 ilcss rate of speed. He will ansW"'
 itho charge tonight al o'clock in
 the local court.
 At Point of Death
 Edna Livingston Of Broad street,
 daughter Of Joseph livingston, is
 in q very serious condition at tIo
 I4artforl Isolation hospital suffering
 from an attack of malignant dinh-
 thoria. Th" child underwent blood
 transmission at the hospital yes'"r- h day. inc blood heinz furnished ny it's c father. Her condition does not give n much promise for tho future. | Her father. when getting ready R for the transfUson. ocean" faint f and toppIed over and struck his eye on q heating radiator and 'hat | member is badly swollen today | Hurt in Accident
 Natteo Catalano Of East e'r'ot |, suffered a badly laccrted head in an t automobile accident at Hart's cor
 ner yesterday and when attended hy - pr. George r. Cook, had 10 have six n stitches taken in his wounds 70 close
 them. He was riding in an auto- q mobile with a friend said 10 he $ named S'c"i Of New Britain, when
 the machine colNd"d with ano'h"r 9 The oth,r driy.r disappeared a' 'hc
 time and only turned up this morn. ITTc EDEEAINC