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Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
STATE TRADE SCHOOL
 AND THE TRIO or B. ;.


 fcaatiuuad from Page 0nel she back ssatray in Q Pgtnam home. There ware maHy efaw2r9s 9f plans.
 had been finished. others e. e Hrfahad There were samples Of aabiaet york and repair jobs A rfsr9
 nrh and an electric FaHo itMfs a nra1acts af she school attracted alten1zan.
 4 Miniature Csttaa MI
 0r tha fef aaoFe. she street aa1 h whole space s devotea 70 cotton F 1faafure Cotton is poured l1-e the picker aud passing down She south side Of taa room. through the varying sroeesses. cones back @ the north side of the room 70 De woven into cloth. Some samples of sfartlng being made for a New Britain shlrt raarufaetarer were displayed This E fine work h one corner 8 jacquard loom has been set up for stlll more fancy weaving for this same concern The floor was a miniature cotton mill.
 Electrical Department
 Up one more flight to the electrical department. Here the students were experimenting. winding motors, soi- dering wires and getting general technical and academic knowledge of az interesting subject and one that at- tracts many pupils In one corner was a wiring job and lighted fixtures. the fixtures loaned for the purpose hy the Mos Electrical Company and Bates Eieetrie shop.
 Standard Cotton.
 Ia little room fo one side was display af aina grades of raw cotton. United states standards These are aHdr giass and are nos ta ta handled. Number ana is Ehe highest grade while aamaeH aIHa Hz sae HaHsEsz aHl6eF fhrae s ghe quality most usea sa the department down salrs
 Younx Dsaftsmen
 A she other end Of tne budding is Che drafting department Here only fEe faint hum of the machinas were heard Boys were bending over The drafting tables Wlth pencils. and tri- angles Hundreds of draWings. ar chitectaral and mechanical. were seen. As in all other departments all the boys were busy. This department Is necessarily not ae spectacular to look upon. but the most severe paiustaking care IS necessary in the work.
 Like Skilled Workmen
 Ii was hard Co imagine as one look ed upon t that this work was the work If boys. beginners tn many eases. IL seemed as fl the finished products dis played were perfect and done by ex- perieneed men. l. brought forth the thought that these boys there being trained. evpn before reaching their majority. will become expert workmen capable of earning the excellent waR- es paid ta those skilled in the trades that they are fGrsuing Were # not for Che State Trade School these same bags would spend years at very small ras before becoming proficient in their chosen trade. While the boz wh9 has Hat taken advantage of tine vocational education is getting his experience in ths carpenter shop mill. electric plant aE machine shop these boys. seen in fha Trade School Thursday night wIii ae commanding meu's wages. making nearly as mach per day as their less experienced brothers can make in a week. The Putnam State Trade School : is certainly Q grand institution. IL is bigger hesfeF and basier than ever be- fore.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
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and Mrs. Edward McKenna, fell while playing on the high school grounds Thursday evening and is now a pa tient at the Day kimbali Hospital with a fractured collar bone.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03

SiSs<y Hayward sf partmoush Gel. lege. has been calling on friends in
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03

Miss Rush Bartlett spends the week .Hd in SorW.eh. the guest af Miss Mary HisRias
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03

Ms and Mrs Philip Maynard have removed fF8m Chapel street te tEa iI8uEhfon hauHe on Main street.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03

William Sham of South Main street has moved into the house for merly occupied by Ralph Smith on Nichols street.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
Mn. Hsrbefs Smith and Mn. A. [.

Nerse aero in Ff0eIdance sunday to hsaf I0hr WrCormHek af The Albee
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03
Electrical Department
Standard Cottons

Ia a little room fo one side was q display af aine grades of raw cotton United States standasds. Thee ars ander giass and are nas ta te handled Sumhar enc is Ehe highest grade wali. Hsmtas aiHa Iz she pearsst SuHbei fhrse is fhe quality most ussa ln ths department down sgalrs.
Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03

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Putnam patriot., 1925-04-03


 she back asatray ir Pztnam home. There wera many drawings of plans. an had been finished. others C. oe Hrfara4 Ttafa Were sam es e4 sabiaet uesk and repair jobs A piano nrh and an aierErie piaHo itWHs a nra6acss af she school attracted
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
NAVY DEPARTMENT ASSISTS IN THE MIDSHfPMAN'

A photoplay in which the U. S. Government itself took an active part furnishing backgrounds. bcal color and supervision Is "The Midshipman. Ramon Novarro's first Metro-Goldwyn Mayer starring vehicle which will be on view at the Bradley Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday "The Mid shipman" Is a story of life in the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Uncle Sans training grounds for future Perrys and Paul Joneses.
 The story. written especially for the screen by the noted scenario writer and weaver of film tales. Carey Will son. is a pure and simple romantic drama. It is ehoek-full of incident, the kind that commands the attention of all movie-goers. There are fights, dress parades, college limitations, pur- suits on high seas with U. $. destroy CTS as the pursuers and surprises and thrills galore. There is also q shot of the graduation exercises at which President Coolidge presided.
 The supporting cast includes many plavers of known ability. There are Harriet Hammond, Wesley Barry. Harold Goodwin. Kathleen Key, Craw. ford Kent, William Boyd. Margaret seddon. Pauline Nef, Gene Cameron and Maurice Ryan.
 Christy Cabanne, famed Tor his splendid direction Of some of the ln- est pictures screened, was at the helm for "The Midshipman." " F. McGrew Willis was scenario writer and Oliver Marsh cameraman.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
MISS LecLAIR MARRIEs
Bridegroom Hartford Msn.-Lett tor
 Wedding Trip to New York

The marriage of Miss Airline D. Le- Clair. daughter of Mrs. Aglae Le- Clair. Mill street. and Martin NJ. Ad- leman. wholesale dry goods mer= chant of Hartford, took place Monday morning at St. Mary.s rectory. Rev. Charles F. Bedard performing the nuptial ceremony. News of the forth. coming marriage was first published by The Patriot Inst week.
 Miss LeClair was attended by her older sister, Miss Agnes LeClair, and the bridegroom was attended by Ar. thur L. Duvert of Putnam. personal friend of long standing. Following the marriage ceremony wedding breakfast was served at the home ot the brides mother.
 The bride was gowned m n cocol brown crepe de chine dress and wore n moleskin coat and brown turean hat. Following the wedding break fast Mir. and Mrs. Adleman left for Hartford and New York. After two weeks in New York they will return to make their home in Hartford.
 Miss LeClair has been teller in the savings department of the Citizens National Bank. where she is succeed ed by Miss Giselle Magnant.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
COMBINATION LICENSE
sportsmen May Save 75 Cents by Tax.
 ing Dual Form

The town clerk has received large supply of fishing and hunting license blanks for distribution during 1926, and also a supply of combination H. cense blanks which cover both hunting and fishing privileges. The latter type of license will save the applicant seventy-fve cents fl taken out instead of separate licenses. As in the past aliens will not be granted hunting H. censes.
 In general both hunting or fishing licenses for next year will be increased oue dollar over the past figure, the change having been made at the lg2b session of the state legislature The resilient combination license fee VII be s875. Nonresident hunting IT. eenses will be si025. and for fishing s925 Nonresident combination n. eenses will be SLIPS. In the case ot < non-resident holding property. the fishing license will be s2.25. An aiien will be required to pay ss.25 for a fish ing license.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
PRES. NORMAL CLASS
Miss Reaves Honored by Seniors at
 Bay Path Institute

Miss Celeste Reaves is spending her vacation from her studies at Bay Path Institute. School of Business Training in Springfield. Mass, with her mother. Mrs. 4. k. Saunders of 353 School street. Friends of Miss Reaves will be pleased Co learn that she has been elected vice president of the senior normal class at Bay Path.
 Former Bay Path students in this vicinity will be interested to know that the local business alumni of Springfield recently gave a reception at the school to the present mem hers of the school. The entertain ment provided by the alumni took the form of dancing and clever perform anees by Paul Noffke, a magician well-known throughout Springfield and the surrounding territory. The next get-together will be in Febru. ary The students on the other hand are anticipating another pleasant time in January. when the Massachusetts club vii entertain the faculty, staff and students.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
BUS LINE PERMITS
 THROUGH PUTNAM
Public Utilities Commission Favorable to Two Routes
 Through This City
No Action Providence to Springfield
 Line


 The Public Utilities Commission. last Friday. granted the New England Transportation Company. the motor bus subsidiary of the New Haven road. the right to operate busses over 22S miles of road in Connecticut The commission denied the company the right over 23s miles Of highway.
 The only routes affecting this corner of the state were these from Hartford 10 the Massachusetts state line. and from Hartford to the Rhode Island state line. Both of these petitions were granted from Willimantic east. but were denied between Hartford and Willimantie. where a line is al ready established.
 Willimantie East
 The routes from Willimantie east will pass through Phoenixville. Abing- ton and Putnam to the Rhode Island line and through Phoenixville. Abing- ton. Putnam and the Gresvenordales tu the Massachusetts state line.
 < petition from Nillimantic to the Rhode Island state line. by the way of Plainfeld. was granted from Plain. field on, but was denied between Willi- mantle and Plainheld As the peti- tioning company has bought the Bar nett line from Willimantic to Daniel son. the denial of this petition will not affect the petitioner to any apprecia- ble extent.
 Through Woodstoeks Decisions on applieationS for bus lines which were given a hearing in Putnam September 90 have also been made. Petitions are granted the New l England Transportation Company to establish bus lines through Putnam, one for the Connecticut portion of the line from Providence to Springfield, one from Putnam to Worcester. These are parts of proposed interstate ser vice.
 A third application for a bus line through the Woodstoeks was denied The decision says that this application was not filed m time te be considered in connection with the applicants heard September 30.
 Regarding the first permit, the board says that the existing tram service would either be supplemented or superseded by the proposed motor bus service. The decision states that the witnesses at this hearing eNpres- sed a desire for a service that would connect with the steam railroad ser vice and be operated by the suhsidl- arv of the railroad company and et- feet coordination of the two kinds of service
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
REED HowEs THRILLS AGAIN

Reed Howes. the handsome youth, who before going into pictures two short years ago. was known all over the world as the Arrow Collar boy, thrill his audiences again in Cleared to Go. at the Victory Theatre Sun day
 Young Howes. who was recruited Co the screen from Harvard. enjoyed an enviahle reputation as swimming and football champion in his college days. One can easily see that this was an excellent foundation for the stunt work which the young athlete goes in for on the screen. Cleared to Go" huns with action from beginning to end and gives the star an excellent chance to indulge in the sort of stuff which those who like their movies made with thrills will thoroughly en- joy.
 Gordon Graham, son of a million. aire. suddenly decides to go out into the world where men are bread win ners. He takes job as taxi driver, his interest having been enlisted in the cause of the Independents as wag- ed against the United Taxi Company, of which his father is the expressing head.
 At the garage he meets one Amanda Brent. young, beautiful and sympa- thetie. who in reality is Melissa Bron- son. heiress de luxe recently return ed from Europe Incredible though lit may seem, this charming girl has taken q job as telephone operator be- cause she, coming into half ownership of United upon her approaching twenty-frst birthday, is also deter mined Co learn the true state Of af- fairs surrounding the Independents.
 AN sorts of interesting things, hap pen Co this modern young couple, in- cluding. of course. their own romance.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
FRIENDLY CLUB MEETS
 WITH MRS. ARMAND MACNAN

The Friendly club was entertained At the home of Mrs. Armand Magnan of Battey street last Friday evening 4 few tables of whist were in play and the frst prize was awarded to Mrs. Armand Bibeault and the conso- lation prize won by Mrs. Zenon Du. ore. Miss Rose Robitaiile and Mss Pauline Dusseault served refresh. ments during the evening and musical selections were rendered by Mrs. Brent Lanzon.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
FIRE COUPLINGS TO
 BE MADE UNIFORM
Standardization of Service Con- neetions In Wmdham County
 Now Going On
Slight Change Will Be Made Here
 When Tools Arrive


 Fire service connections in Wind ham county are being brought Co uni formity with the national standard now in wide use in the state. as a part of the movement for the univer- sal use of a uniform coupling for hose and hydrants in order Co permit of effective cooperation in fire fighting by all apparatus.
 1 survey of conditions tn Windham county was made last fall. The work in Connecticut Is being aided by the New England Fire Chiefs Assoeia tion. the National Board of Fire Un- derwriters. the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Club and the New England in- surance Exchange. the last named or ganization is the body actively super vising t and had a representative visit every township in the county.
 Plainheid Standard
 Only one place, Plainield. was found having uniformly accurate standard connections, but on the other hand the various connections found in use, except in the case of single small mill equipment. were all so CiVef To NHt ekAflOaIa Ah u itHuAft only alterations by means of tools which are provided and maintained free of charge for doing this work The cities of Putnam and Willimantic, the largest places in the county. were found to be non-standard, but easily convertible.
 Slight Change In Putnam
 According to Chief Ralph E. Thurs ton of the Putnam Fire Department, slight changes are necessary in the equipment used in Putnam. This change will be made as soon as the necessary tools arrive.
 Arrangements made at the time of fall inspection for the use of con verting tools are now being carried out The private and public equip ments in Wauregan and Central Nil- iage have recently been standardized and those in Moosup are to be chang ed shortly The extensive mill equip ments throughout the county will be altered as well as the connections in the local fire departments and com. plete cooperation will then be made possible.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

With his head piliowed against corner Of the cement box. an Atlanta. Georgia. man went to sleep in q nor tar of fresh concrete. He awoke en- cased in stone and 1t was necessary for him to visit hospital to have the covering removed under the direction of surgeons
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

Three years ago, Andrew s. Ro- wan. the man who "carried the mes. sage to Garcia in the Spanish Ameri can War. received the Distinguished Service Gross.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

The Weather Bureau of India iesues warnings of danger of sunstroke or heat apoplcxy when tfe wet bulb tenn perature approaches eighty-five de- grees Fahrenheit
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

4 man claiming to be n descend ant of Alexander the Great is now a postmaster in the Sarikol Valley in India.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

The United States Bureau of Fisheries has discovered that parma eles on ship bottoms collect only on plates painted blue and black and that other colors are practically free from them.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

Local anti-barberry laws were pass ed in France as early aa 1860. The common barberry was completely from Denmark in 1908. since which time no black stem rust In wheat has been noticed there.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
CITIZENS NATL BANK
 DECLARES DIVIDEND

The directors Of the Citizens Na, .;orsf Rank have declared . dividend of two dollars a share pafas'ie - Dss, gf 1925 to stockholders Of ree0fa Dee. l5. 1925.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25

The Egyptian women thought they could strengthen their hair by rubbing it with donkey's tooth crushed in honey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
Egg-Throwing Costs
Wife SIS a Week
"a.
In Maintenance

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3d.
Judge Renshaw let q husband
and wife argue it out in
domestic relations court. The
husband accused. the wife of
leaving him for several days at
q time; he said she had made
him move his bakers business
from one neighbord to another
until there wasn't any busi-
ness"
The wife countered with 9
charge that he gave her . good
old-fashioned spanking when she
bobbed her hair, but she adj
mitted that after he had done
so. she had thrown an egg and
3 large piece Of ice at him,
adding tersely that "unfortu-
.1ately, I missed"
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Nelson, of Oak Lane. The hus-
band sought to have a support.
order of $15 week reduced.
The Judge reduced the order
against Nelson to SO q week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
ULSTER PASTOR
SAYS \. !. IS
WICKED
Eating Turned Into Fine Art
Observation-Disclosures Shock,
He Writes
By international News Service

nS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &NOSN0 h0NA pA~O
BELFAST. Nov. sO.-New York
is a Every wicked city," according
to the reports sent back to Ulster
by the Reverend f. E. Harte, one
Of a trio of Ulster Methodist min.
listers now touring the United States
in the interests OF memorial
church to be erected in Belfast with
American funds.
Eating and drinking are reduced
to q fine art" said the Reverend
Harte in a letter to an Ulster re-
ligious weekly. Thousands of res
taurants rival one another in their
appeal to the appetite. Every.
tempting form in which food can be
served, appeals to the cravings Of
the hungry. OF course, the people
must eat. There are seven millions
of mouths to be filled and how it
Is done Is a mystery. But, this
turning OF the thing into q fine
art, makes me feel that eating and
drinking have become an end In
themselves. =
The Irish clergyman also said he.
was upset by the magnificent
stores in which Under a blaze of
electric light, graceful mannikins
appear arrayed in dazzling cos
zumes, inviting the passer-by to ar
ray herself in the magnificence OF q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
ELEPHANT KNOCK l<NEED,
HAS TO WEAR sPLiNTs

LONDON. Nov. 30. ooJah. e
young bull elephant at the London
geological Gardens. II becomipg
lxnock-xneed due to ill.dieting at
birth. and In consequence is TO
have pair Of ambulatory splints
fitted to his hind legs.
IN order that the splints shall be
perfectly correct, plaster casts of
his legs have been made. and from
these casts the splints Of leather
and steel viii be made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30

and once told his present memory
is remarkable.
His injury was such, it was
stated at the LeaVenwortIl Hospital,
in which he was confined d week,
that q concussion OF the brain
caused pressure on the memory
center which has pbliterated from
his recollection all things past.>
He walks about the room, point
Ing to this and that, inquiring the
names Of different articles.
Physicians say his case ID one 81
the most remarkable IN. psychic
annals. They say he win probably
recover fully.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
Irish Prisoners Win
Freedom Through
Clever Ruse
b. international News Service

DUBLIN, NJv. 80. Eight
prisoners at Mountioy jail are
at liberty today, as the result
Of q clever ruse by their friends.
The prisoners, who are ardent
Republicans, were handed over
on warrants" to men dressed
as, Free State police who APP
peared at the prison and de-
manded the men.
After the eight prisoners had.
been liberated it was discovered
that the warrants were faxed
and the men who presented them
were Republican sympathizers,
disguised as Free State police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
BLOW.
WIPES OUT
MEMORY
whats a Wife2" Victim
Asks When Spouse
Meets Him
By Intefnatlonal News service

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 3D.
When George Eartfelder, forty,
Kansas City produce merchant,
reaches home today, he win have
to learn to live an over again.
Following an attack last week,
near Leavenworth, where bandits
slugged him. Hartfelder Is physi,
cally recovered but is suffering
from a lapse OF mind that even
most simple things mean nothing
to him.
He recognizes none Of his family,
but on being told: aThis Is your
wife, Z and This Ii your son. " he
innocentIy inquiries, What is q
wife: are you one?"
He does not have to be told but
once, however, physicians declare,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
INSURANCE NAN DIES
FROM AUTO ACCIDENT

HACKENSACK. N. J.. Nov. 3O.--
Frederick G.. Boswell. president Of
the Home Insurance Company Of
New York, and long prominent in
insurace and financial circles. died
in Hackensack Hospital from in
iuries received when struck by an
automobile during a snowstorrn last
week.
A widow and two children
survive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
CHARLES {. RAY ,
FILM STAR,
BROKE
Actor Lists Liabilities at
1896, 500 and Assets at
$780, 1856
b Tntsrnational News Service

Los ANGELES, Nov. 30.
Charles p. Ray, the young film star,
Is broke.
a petition in bankruptcy was on
file here today showing the actors
liabilities az $3.50, sos and his assets
as $1sO,S55. while another petition
filed BY Rays father, Charles r.
Ray. president OF the bankrupt
Charles Ray Production. Inc, SEIZED
|uIed the elder Hays liabilities az
$394,510 ana his assets a. $4,000.
The actor stated he owed the
Government &255.9s2 for taxes. Hts
assets included $40, 900 home, $50.
900 real estate and sss5:14 IN cash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
ENoL AND OPENS ITS
FIRST CHILD THEA TER

BIRMINGHAM, Eng. Nov. 3D.
The first and only children'a the
atre in England has just been -
augurated at the Kyrie Hal here
by the Birmingham School Cf Opera
and Dramatic Art
The school produced q childrenss
opera called the Iknave OF Hearts,
and the audience was mainly com
posed OF little Migrants, who were
as enthusiastic as they were
ragged. The only other two chill
dren,s theatres known 20 Be n ex-
istence are ii New York and Mos
COW.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-30
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NEW BABY GRAND

A charming little instrument with
full rio, tone quality. Colonial style
mahogany case and double repeating
action. A little dream.