New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
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Roosevelt, Field. N. Y.-Mr. Byrd
is Uncle Commander Dick" to some
children with the same name as this
nome Of aircraft Four smiles and
Jour sets of white teeth such us
made their grandfathers smile fam
GUS were noted when Theodore
Roosevelt Sd. his brother, Quentin,
his sister, Grace and his cousin,
Edith Derby were photogra phed
looking out Of the cabin of the plane
america.
Newark, n. J.-Rather than have
The first submarine Of John P. Hol-
land, inventor OF the submersible,
go to the Junk pile, his son, Joseph
intends to buy it If possible. take it
out to sea and have it sunk. Given
10 military school II years ago, the
submarine was sold recently junk
man for 800 because of difficulty
in removing it 10 the schools new
site.
Cleveland-Some crusty impostors
have been stepping on the gas in
touring Ohio by automobile. Police
OF various towns between here and
Toledo got kilograms from Detroit
asking police motorcycle escorts for
Lindbergh and his mother. And so
car containing young man, an
elderly woman and boy got the
right of way.
New York-"A slender, blonde
daisy" is the hero of a novel that is
selling rapidly in Hungary, whose
champion stenographer wrote it.
Budapest newspapers tell of Michael
Lorant reading thousands Of news
paper clippings about Lindbergh's
fight and getting therefrom ma
terial for The Hero of the Ocean,"
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Airplane propel-
Ter blades have been sent by Admiral
10 Oakland, Calf, for Richard D.
Grace, who hopes 10 use them in
flight to Honolulu. The postage OH
s0-pound shipment was 1918.
New York With his airedale.
whose transportation by airplane for
500 miles cost him sos, Michael j.
Spellacy. mining engineer, is back
from Bogota. The company OPP
Grating the plane from Bogota to
Port Limon ruled the dog was en-
cess baggage.
Boston-There's such thing as
plenty of room at the top with lit
tie at bottom. The police forced
steeplejack who had spent three
days on top Of flagpole and wanted
to stay there to descend because
motorists in the narrow Boston
street were craning their necks and
inviting accidents.
London The Prince of Wales
wound up his 33rd birthday by going
to a fancy ball dressed as a school
boy. He and PRINCE George wore
short Elton Jackets. big turned down
collars. pink bow ties and white
socks The Duchess Of Westminster,
dressed as a baby, was wheeled into
the ballroom in baby carriage.
Paris-King Alfonso drove him.
self in an electric locomotive part oil
the way to Paris. He went to the
head of the train at the frontier
town of Hendayc.
Ossining, n. Whore people have
been trying to get into Sing Sing
prison than those who are trying 10
get out. Visitors have been run
ming as high as 5000 a day and
they have been holding picpics on
the prison grounds. Picnics are TO
ne forbidden and the number OF
curious gaping at convicts is to be
curtailed.
Rapid City, $. D.-Rebccca has
gone and freed herself. The pet
raccoon fled the summer White
House and went up tall pine.
Sundry gambling and opium joints
are operated by women. AS re-
suit school has been opened for
the training OF women detectives.
New Hayen-lTifteen Yale track
men leave to join eight from Har-
ward on trip 10 England to meet
Joint Cambridge oxford team.
Hartford-Office of state athletic
commissioner made full time by
state board of finance and control,
and Commissioner T. E. Donahue
given salary OF $4,000.
New London--Yale's combination
crew draws first blood against
Harvard in annual races. winning by
six seconds over two-mile course.
Middlehaddam Carl Lund. 15-
year-old orphanage inmate, browns
while in swimming.
Middletown-An aunt, H. and her
niece. Is, graduate from high school
in same class. They are Miss Mae
Dean and Miss DIVA NJ. Dean.
sinking for third time. Miss ANGELA
Schvone, %. Is rescued by Albert
Piscitelli. "a.