New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

line; 5, musicale at Lloyd's hall nets large proceed for crippled children; 10, merchants start cooperative as- sociation; 31 Memorial bay services by Legion and town.
 June-1, Nelson l.. Bradbury, for mer resident. dies in Bridgeport; ,, parents meet in Kensington gram mar school to discuss high school entrance problems; s. jury list is drawn for 1926; 9, Boys club holds first meeting: 12. building commits sion movement started by First Se- lectman Carter; r, graduating class of 43 leaves Kensington grammar school: p, Henry C. Deming elected treasurer of Berlin Savings bank; 23, Rev. Vernon l.. Phillips receives B. D. degree from Yale; 2S. dynamite explosion wrecks Berlin Brick Co., dredging machine; 26, attempted breaks on Warrington ridge stir residents; 30. town gives Meriden fire department $100 for work done in Jones fire.
 July-1, Judge Griswold endorses need for police protection here; G, Mrs Anna Newton Hooker, IS, found dead in bed; 10, Garage on Worthington ridge, is entered; 12, Boys club starts drive for funds: r. whispers of annexation of Ken sington to New Britain ahoat; 19, Mrs. John Pastoria, 72, dies; 21. Miss Ruth Warner elected assistant secretary of Berlin Savings bank; 23, strikers observe first anniversary quietly; 27, town sWelters under heat wave.
 August-6. Romeo Levasque in jured when hit by train at East Berlin station: town meeting rum bles start early; 9, Mrs. Mary Calla- han. aged 74, dies; 10, Max Sugen- hime announces candidacy for board of relief; 12. Claude W. Stev- ems announces candidacy for legiS- lature; 16, Henry Hooker, 54, dies in kensington; IS, stir among resi- dents on laxity in bus service rem- edied by Connecticut Co.,; 19, high way commission awards contracts for new Swamp road; 20, Mrs. Fran ces Griswold dies at age Of S6; 23, Savage Hill, East Berlin, gets street lighting; 24, bids on Beckley cross ing bridge asked; 2G, Treasurer Fields files petition for new roads: 27 East Berlin store damaged in 5000 fire; 30, Samuel A. Hart dies at age of S2.
 Septcmbcr-13, Burglars enter Suprenant's Drug store, Kensington II, Carter defeats Allins for first sclectmdn nomination at republican caucus; Dyer nominated on demo- cratic ticket: 20, 42 voters made" in preparation for election day; 21, town asks small increase in budget; 22, John r. Lewis nominated for tax collector on democratic ticket to take place of John r. Moore. who refuses nomination.; 23. Grange opens annual fair with big attend ance: "A. word received that Mrs. Annie Molumphy is safe in Florida hurricane; 27, petition for town nurse receives over 200 names.
 October-2, C. r. Lewis refuses to talk on town nurse question; 4, re- publieans take town offices with deep cuts in kcnsington and East Berlin; John P. Lewis runs hard on heels of republican rival in kensing- ton; 6, town spends S231,999 for last years expenses: s. Stevens endorses town nurse; 10 town nurse qucS- ton carried at exciting town meet ing: Treasurer Fields gets new roads; II, Mrs. Lardner named for representative on democratic ticket against Stevens: IS, democrats hold ally in Foresters hall: 22, Supre- nant's Drug store robbed; %, burg lars caught in Hartford confess to Suprenant robbery; 26, s. Chase Coale resigns from board of relief.
 November-2, republicans sweep polls in state elections; f, New Brit ain Chamber of Commerce takes up East Berlin bus question: 10, New Britain fire board mentions $700 debt owed by Berlin: 12. w. l. All ing in superior court appeal case testifies against relief board of which he was chairman and con- demns present tax rate existing here: IT, Emerson estate loses ap- peal for tax revision; IS, Molumphy homestead burns with S25,000 dam age; 20, Harold Ventres elected commander of Bolton Kasica post;