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New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
New Fire Warden Appointed

Scout Executive Alfred RreCkhill has been appointed fire warden for the so-Called south district of Bris- tol and SCoutmaster Walter Law renee has been appointed assistant. The district to be covered by the new appOintccS is the section or the city lying south of Farmiugton ave- nue. Terryville avenue and the tracks of the x. Y, x. II. X II. rail road company, and includes all ot the wooded territory south Of Pine lake and in the vicinity of East Rris- tol, where several devastating forest fires occurred last year.
 The Boy Scouts of the city will b. organized into patrols for fire duty and fer truck is being prepared for tho sole use of the scouts in the fire fighting activities. The truck will he stationed in the central part of inc city. and will he completely equipped with fire fighting equipment Tho scouts have always been available
 for duty in case of forest fires, but under the new plan. their efforts vii | ha more efficiently organized. Fir, ! Chief John Hayes Of the Bristol fire ! ldopartment in commenting on th'
 work of scouts in fighting forest fires praised them highly. He said tha
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

ocratic nominee. stated that he had expected similar results inasmuch as he had heard that there was con siderable campaigning against his reelection.
 John r. Lewis, democratic candi- date for tax collector who scored q victory over Charles r. Lewis. re- publican, in the kensington district stated that the day was undisput- ably democratic victory.
 Claude W. Stevens, prominent re- publican, pointed out that the per centage or votes cast was less than [ oV per cent and that a higher per centago would probably show diff terent results.
 Henry C. Deming. chairman Of the republican town committee. said that the democratic turnout al the polls was responsible for the results and decrled the attitude Of repub- licans in not voting.
 SclNtmcns Meeting The weekly meeting Of the board Of selectmen was held last evening at o'clock in the office of the town clerk. As the boards person. mel for the coming year remains unchanged, the three members are preparing their program. Routine business occupied the attention of the board.
 Grange Meeting
 The regular meeting Of Berlin Grange will be held this evening at $ o'clock at the organization hall on Pennington avenue. The com mIttec which vii have charge Of the monthly social event will be ap- pointed.
 Leave for Florida
 Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Y. Bacon and daughter. Miss Norma Bacon. of Beckley, left this morning for Flor ida, where they will spend several months. The trip will be made by motor. Mr. Bacon was yesterday reelected 10 the school board.
 Assessors to Meet
 The board Of assessors are pre- pairing for the collection of tax lists which will be received this month. The annual sessions Of the board will !" held during the latter part Of October
 Missionary Meeting
 A number Of women from the kenSlngton and Berlin Congrog ga tional churches are planning to at tend the semi-annual meeting of Inc Womcn's Congregational Home Missionary Association of Central Connecticut tomorrow at the South church, MiddlctoWn. The morning session will open at 10 o'clock and the afternoon session at l:SO o'clock. Luncheon will be served al the church. All women who are mem bers Of a Congregational parish are invited
 Court Tonight
 The regular weekly session Of the Berlin town court will he held this evening at < o'clock at the Town hall Juds" George G. Griswold
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New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

and the republican ticket was elect ed to office by comfortable major lty, the democrats are elated at the results in Kensington where two of their candidates obtained more votes than the republican nominees and speak of moral victory"
 Kensington proved the scene of considerable surprise when total ling of the votes cast during the day revealed that Raymond F. Dyer, democratic candidate for first select man. had boiled 167 votes against 151 for George B. Carter, republican Again the moderators counting the ballots received q shock when it be- came known that John R. Lewis, democratic candidate for tax collect . or, had obtained l10 votes against l5S for Charles F. Lewis. republican.
 The result of the kcnsington yot- ing was as follows: assessor. Taylor, r, 161: Pagan, q, 159: board of re- lief, Goodrich, r. 164; Holigan, d, l5S; board of relief one year. Haw- kins, r, no democratic nomination. :; selectman, Carter. r. 151: Dyer. q, l67: Johnson, r, 176; Pagan. q, 15S: auditor. Graham, r, 164: Sullivan. |. 1858: tax collector, C. Lewis. r. 15S; J. Lewis, q, l70; registrar, Morse, r, 163; Corr, d. 15S.
 The total number of votes cast throughout the town am mounted to 557 a low percentage which was generally expected throughout the political season. Taylor, r. pollcd $40 votes against Pagan, q, 2ll, for as sessor. Goodrich, for three year position on Lhe board of relief, re- ceived 345, against POT for Holigan, d, Hawkins. r, boiled 344 votes for tho one year position on the board
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
TOWN ELECTION IS
 REPUBLICAN SWEEP James Simpson New First Select
 man-LOoIniS Defeats Prior VOTE OF 1928 IS EXCEEDED
Republican Party Increases Major tty-Simp~on sworn in-TemCo Bowling League Opens Season At Harts Alleys-Grangc Meeting.

The republican party again swept everything before it in the annual town election held yesterday and even succeeded in adding about 60 votes 10 its already oyerw heImiug majority. James Simpson, second saleCtman for a number ot years, climbed practically without opposi- tion 10 the position Of first select man. his democratic opponent. Ed ward r. Prior. being defeated so badly that he lost even his present office of third selectman. Winfield Loomis running for second select man on the democratic ticket as q sort o' forlorn hope pollod three more votes than Prior and is the ne" third selcctman. This was the star'Ilng upset Of the election and is attributed 10 the fact that Loomis profitcd hy cutting" more than did
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
BRE\KTAST IN SUBWAY

Boston, oct. |. LPl-Tardy work CTS hasteNing 10 punch the time clock may have a chance 10 gulp some Boston baked beans for break fast while waiting for trolley or train, if a plan now proposed prove. practicable. Small pot. of heAns at popular prices would be vended at subway newsstanis by the con Cessionaire.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
simpson sworn In

First Srloctman Simpson was sworn in this morning by the retir ing town clerk. Miss May Morgan. and immediately took up his duties, His first task was that of sweeping out his office. and then he received a representative Of the Connecticut Humane society.
 Mr. Simpson said he would be at his office in the Town hall daily from ahout 2 or 9:$o a. m. 10 ?. m, except when out on official busi- ness. such as supervising road work. He will also he available at all times during the day and night in rmor- goncy cases. Mir simpson says that he realizes his task is no light one. and he intends to devote his entire time and energy to carrying it out in satisfactory fashion.
 Grand Juror Charles r. Conlon and the new mayor" being the first of the newly elected officers to qual- fly. Miss Morgan will fill out her tcrm as town clerk. which expires on January 1.
 The New Board
 James simpson, the new first sc loCtman. has been in politics for a number Of years, having served first as member Of the board Of relief and then for several terms as sec ond scleCtman undcr both the late William J. Johnson and John J. Kimmel. Poor health prevented him from seeking the first select mans place year ago, hut last month he finally made his effort and decisivcly won the nomination at the republican caucus. He has conducted provision store on West Main street for many years and is well liked throughout the town.
 Second Solectman William Down ham is now an office holder for the first time. \ year ago he sought the right 10 head tho republican ticket but was defeated at the caucus. He
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
PARIS GOLF GOVERNOR

George Paris has been named on the board Of governors of the Good Q win Park Golf club, Hartford. being the first New Britain man to serve as an officer Of that organization. Paris went into the finals in the an- nual tournament, being defeated up hy Joseph Moriarty Of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

has been a member Of the town committee for the past year. By
 trade he is a plumber. He IS also
 well known as an athlete, having caught for the Businessmen during tn, past two summers.
 Winfield Looms, third selectman,
 is employed at the Plainville Lum- Der X Coal Co. He is a member of | the board Of fire commissioners. TemCo Bow ling League Opens l The Temco Bowling league was officially opened last evening at ! Harts alleys. stanley $. GWillim rolled the first ball of the l927-lgcS season down the lane and scored q i strike. He also made an ap- ipropriate opening speech. The even ing was featured by the large scores ] of Lemeris. Sneideman. and Powers.
 Lemeris hit high single Of l42 and a throe-string total of &S7. All the scores were high considering that it was opening night. All four matches
 were won by to 0 margins. 1 The scores:
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
VOTERS TURN DOWN
 SALARY INCREASES
Heavy Opposition to Raises for
 Mayor and Council
BUTTON BACK IN OFFICE
Polls tloggcd As Nearly 90 Per Cent of Electorate Exercise Franchise scout Executive Made Fire War den-li Members of Family III.

By majority Of almost four 10 one, Bristol voters yesterday regis tered their disapproyaI or the propo- Sitlon to increase the salary of the mayor from &..uNp a year to sS,. ton and the salaries Of tho members Of ,he city council from S2u0 a year 10 $500, They also rejected the school consolidation question by a majority of auout J60 votes. The questions regarding the police pen sion fund and the permanent paving Were approved, although by small majority the paving question win ming our by only 95 votes.
 Five members or the old city coun- cll Charles R. Anderson, William A Hayes ". Raymond Crumb. Willard F.. RouEh and Homer II. Judd. wore reelected to the council. and former Councilman Frank W. Dutton was returned 10 that body after an ah- sence Of two years. replacing Coun- Cilman Ernest r. Merrill.
 AS was expected. Daniel J. Heffer- nan the oldest assessor in the state in point of service. was reelected and Junius Z. Douglass defeated Rolfe F. Rove for the assessorship by about 25o votes.
 Other city officers. Mayor John F. Wade, City Treasurer George $. Reach. member Of board of relief. Nils F. Nystrom, Auditors Walter L.. Couch and William E. Wightman, and City Clerk Thomas R. Steele, were reelected, there being no con- tests in any Of these offices.
 The intense interest in the five questions was responsible for tha ra- gistoring Of the unusually large vote. %,3i0 or nearly 50 per cent of the total registration, The heaviest vote Of rhe day was cast from o'clock until 2. During this period long lines Of voters awaited their turn at the machines in all Of the districts, and such was the compositions at the polls, that the voters al the end of hto line were barely enabled 10 re gister their vote before the closing time"
 The complete summary follows:
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
WASHINGTON HELPS BOOST DEMOCRATS Dyer and ], R. Lewis Receive
 PluralitieS in District
 (. 0. P. CONTROLS TOWN
Politicians Express Views On Flee tion Results-Big Docket Sched- uled for Court This Eycning-As- scSsors Ready,

With the party obtaining two dis trict victories, the first recorded in the town for many years local dem ocrats are jubilant today following one of the closest elections in Ser lin in the last decade. Although the voting turnout totalled only a little less than 50 per cent of the total vote
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

school consoiidation--
 TT ycs-245 IT c4i t42-1llo No-4t6 :49 2S5 53s-l6l1 Poi.e henoa' fund
 Y,s-2ql co5 eqs 545-1432 No-5"o IF 2d' 264-1lQl Street paving amendment
 l7' rN +fNr-l ! 1ii Nu--Gu1 1>6 c5G 5U9-le55 Mayor salary increase
 l's-luE t7 9c @57- SI5 No-57S 22> 5G7 io4-c157 Cou0cu salary increase
 Nrs-l41 -o le4 :5c- 5f7 No 556 32S 5ll -lo-2ll5 Total vote 96o 550 sig ll7l-25l0 For the candidates For mayor
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Grange Meeting

PlainSilie Grange will hold it's regular meeting in Grange hall al S o'clock tonight. The past masters and past lecturers will furnish the program. Arrangements will be made for attending neighbors' night al East Hartford on Friday. when the local Patrons of Illus Landry wilt furnish the program.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
\Ot..S

l Mrs. James J. Murphy has re 1 turned 10 her home on Whiting street after spending several months 1 at the home ol her sister. Mrs. { Ca1horin" Cameron of Morris Cove. New Haven. She has recovered i from her long illness. l Miss Isabel Haunigan of Rrooli- l lyn, x. l.. has returned home after
 spending two weeks with Miss Zclla ! Dyer Of Church street.
 Fred Marshall has returned to i Miami Fla, after spending several l weeks with friends in town.
 The All-rlainvillos will hold a
 football practice session al Trumbull
 field this evening. GeOrE. White of FarnnnEt on | avenue is recovering from a long ill.,
 ness.
 i Rev. Bernard r. Brooks of Wor-
 costcr, Mass, former pastor of the Advent Christian church of Plain ville was the week end guest of Mir
 and Mrs. Harry Tyler of Southing- ton.
 All members of the south Ends are requested to be al ilart's corner tonight for football practice.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Interest in series

Plainyille fans are much interest cd in the coming world series and every street corner and store is the scene of heated debates as to wheth
 CT the Yankees or Pirates will win. The Hutton-Jones Co. will keep open
 house every afternoon during the
 series and will have a set bringing in
 all the details. ArranE, ments have also been made to place speakers
 in the Plainville Cash Market and
 in Al Bordeaus barber shop. The novelty of receiving radio returns While one is being shaved is cX-
 peCtcd to be successful as long as
 the customer does not leap up al cN-
 citing moments. s. J. Castle will have q radio set in operation in his tore.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Funeral of Annie NJ. Johnson

The funeral Of Annie M. Johnson, -, who died at her home at 22 Bur lington avenue Saturday night, was held this afternoon at the Prospect M. l., church. The service was con-
 pastor Of the church and burial was
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Football Player Injured

IL was found yesterday that the injuries of Walter Richardson. right guard Of the West End football team, received in the game with the New Britain Blues Sunday. were more serious than were al first sup
 posed Investigation disclosed the fact that he suffered a broken shoulder and collarboue and two broken ribs. It IS believed that his injuries will keep him out of the game for the balance of the season.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Town Meeting
Comments on Election

Comments of candidates for town ottlces regarding yesterdays results show a jubilant feeling among the democratic supporters and a non- committal attitude among republi- cans.
 George R. Carter, sclectman- elect. when otifed that he had been cut in all three districts and had been defeated in Kensington by the dem-
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

AS has been the case for several consecutive seasons. the New De- parture band will be in attendance at the Danbury Fair all Of this week. They will play at the auto building during the morning and at the race track in the afternoon. They will al so play as an accompaniment for the AlAn1.ill4n q f, ions
New Britain herald., 1927-10-04

The regular weekly session Of tho Berlin town court will he held this evening at < o'clock at the Town hall. Judge George G. Griswold
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New Britain herald., 1927-10-04
Doris Manchester

Doris Manchester. the 10 year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. F. Man chester Of Burlington avenue died ! last night at the Bristol hospital
 ! after a short illness with spinal meningitis Funeral arrangements ! bo,-, ioaar, con,
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
GOLD REEF IS FOUND IN AUSTRALIA. Is NOW
 CENTER OF STAMPEDE

CAMBERRA, Australia, Dec. 20 (E) -"You can see gold everywhere! The only trouble is transport. We are pinning our faith on the airplaDes and six are already on the field. only the smallest fraction of the real wealth has yet been tapped"
 Such was the golden report of Dr. Mclean, warden of the gold fields of the mandated territoHy when com menting on plans for the develop ment of resources in New Guinea.
 Mclean held a conference with the honorary minister, MT. c. W. c. Marr, recently, when 1t was revealed that the government had decided to aid in the development of the riches of the mandated territory.
 Revelation was made by Mclean that there was a reef of gold ore run inng five miles and having width at some places as much as 30 feet. The ore averages 20 ounces to the ton of ore, and is valued at A shillings (roughly $11) an ounce.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
EARTH TREMORs APPEAR
 RELATED MOON PHASES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 P-1n- dications of periodicity of earthquake waves on the Hawaiian Islands, run ming in apparent correlation with the phases of the moon, have grown out of recent studies conducted by the Section of Volcanology of the Geolo- gical Survey, Department of the In terior, the Survey announces.
 If luni-solar gravitational attraction is considered as a factor in the seis- mic disturbances, such correlation would logically be expected, it was said.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
THE souRDoueH SPECIAL

The we'll known "sourdough Spe- cial" that's the name of the former combination car which used to ply between Anchorage and Chicaloon- was on the job locally yesterday talk ing Seward passengers northWard. Some of the lads call 1t the Three ln one"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
DUPLICATE ORDER COMING

Another complete steamplant for the Seward hotel is aboard the 5. S. Alameda, due in port tomorrow. MT. Dahl, proprietor of the hotel, had a plant on the s. S.Northwestern but immediately reordered when it be- known large part of the tonnage was lost. Work of installing the new heating system will begin next month.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
PAGE THREE
GOOD BUNCH OF SPORTS

The Fairbanks basketball team certainly proved to be good bunch of sports, remarked "Ted" Nc Ewen, in taking chance in making expen- ses playing. but one game Also, he said, i've appreciate the fine support in attendance given the recent games"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
FINE WEATHER INSIDE

Very little snow has fallen in the Fairbanks country this winter, recent arrivals in town report, and taken all around the winter todate has been ex- cellent good weather prevailing most of the time
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
TEAM GOES NORTH

The members of the Fairbanks bas- ketball team departed yesterday for Anchorage where they were schedul- ed to take on couple of more games. In their game Saturday night in the Inlet city they were defeated by the city team by a narrow margin.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20
GIRLS COMING NEXT

A girls team from Fairbanks will invade the fair city of Seward on Jan uary 21 and the 22nd, according to T. R. Nc Ewen, Seward school sup erintendent, yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20

MEMS AND WoMEN's COSTUMES FOR MASKERS FOR THE NEW YEARS EVE BALL FOR RENT AT uRBAcH'S.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20

FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM -oNGS RANCH, AT FRYE 5RUHN.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-20

Xmas boxes free with merchandise uRBAcH'S
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-26
egting address at the woman's. club

esting address at the Won1an's. club
Saturday.
Mrs. Lorentz and daughter, Edna
Whalen, Katherine Keeth, Helen
Creech and Ruth Schofield spent
Sunday in Pearce.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Upchurch have
bought the Harley residence west of
the high school. The Lawson family
who have been living there will
move to their ranch west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Brookbank spent
Sunday in Stafford.
F. W. Rottman is in Ell Paso this
week on business.
Word has been received of the
birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Mallory at Tempe. Mrs. Mallory will
be remembered as Lois Rasmussen.
Mrs. j. B. Parks returned the first
Of the week from Los Angeles, where
she had been for several months.
Miss Ethel Morgan has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Wilcox.
Eugene and Ernest Lewis left
Tuesday for their home in Welling-
ton, Texas, after weeks visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. A. Il. Keeth returned Friday
from Tucson, where she has been
for some time with her daughter,
who was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis a short time ago.
Miss Gladys Waters, domestic;
science teacher in the high school
has been called to Tucson because
of the illness of her father.
Misses Helen Morgan and Helen
Ehlers motored to Stafford Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. p. Fritz spent Sun
day at their ranch near Cochise.
Bruce Hoffman celebrated his
eleventh birthday Monday by enter
tanning about. 35 Of his boy scout
and ranger friends. Games were
| played and refreshments were served
J Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott were
in town this week from their ranch
west of town.
! Friends of Nathan Randall will be
glad to learn that he is improving
from injuries received in foot
ball game in November He is In
| Tucson under treatment.
| Mrs Willis Gardner was Will
cox shopper Tuesday from the Dude
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Harris are NOV
ing from Hilltop to the Price ranc"
near Wilcox.
! 3. B. Clayton left the first of the
week for Prescott on business.
Oliver Wilson spent the weekend
with his parents here. He is at
| tending the state university at Tue
son.
Mrs. Bessie Glenn and daughter
spent one day in Tombstone this
week.
Attorney and Mrs. D. L. Cunningham
are spending some time in Tomb
stone this week. ,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-26
MOVIE TRIUMPH
BEAU GESTE"
COMES TOGRAND

One of the most important theatri-
cal announcements in years is that
from the management of the Grand
theatre, to the effect it has been
successful in booking for early
showing here, the famous super road
show production of Paramount's
"Beau Geste," which has been the
outstanding cinema triumph of three
continents, and which is still playing
to capacity audiences at the Criter-
ion theatre, New York, as well as
in a few of the other large cities
"Beau Geste" has just completed a
triumphant three months engagement
at the Forum theatre, Los Angeles,
where it broke all existing house
records, and comes to the Grand
one day only, next Saturday, March
5, for both matinee and night pre-
sentations.
Beau Geste" is being toured in
some of the principal cities as g
regular road show attraction, al
POPULAR road show prices. The tour
| ing company brings with it it's own
| symphony orchestra of 16 pieces, to
| interpret the special musical score
written for this super production by
DR.. Hugo Reisenfeld.
/ The Douglas presentations will be
on exactly the same scale as is now
| in effect in New York and other
cities where the stirring story Of
the colorful French foreign legion is
! being shown Reserved seats will
apply for the evening performance
with the seat sale opening at the
Owl Drug Store next Wednesday, and
mail orders now being accepted and
/ promptly filled.
"13eau Caste" is Herbert Brenens
picturization of the widely read story
of the same title by Percival G.
Wren. 1t is given with cast of
stoller luminaries, that includes such
fav0ritas as Ronald Colman, Noah
Reery, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes,
Norman Trevor, Alice Joyce, Mary
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-26

slightly injured. Those in the car
were Ora McQuirk, Minnie Holt
Myra Miller, Edna Whalen, Roy Price,
Teddie Johnson and Kermit Lewis.
George Potter has gone to Eugene.
Ore, where he has accepted posi-
ton with the telegraph company.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church met at the home of Mrs. J..
B. Cook Wednesday afternoon, with
q good attendance.
Mr. and Mrs H. c. Comedy enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. M. =. Lawson