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New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
THE HORSE LATCH.

THE HORSE LAUGH. (As found in The Fun Shop Joke FactoryD
 Jack: T went horseback riding yesterday" Louise: Did you have fiery steed?'
 Jack: He must have been-I haven't been able to sit down since!"
 B. N. C. fAnd as other Fun Shop contrib utors jockeyed it)-
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Every individual to his own van- ity. Doubtless Topsy in the medi- cine show speaks of her public.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Most of the cars are closed now. If only tho mouth on the back seat could be.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Nothing else can equal as goat getter the experience of having the wrong people compliment you.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
What are the ships doing at Han kow anyhow?
FactsqndFancies

Every town has at least one man who is liked better because he went broke.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Being natural isn't difficult. It may be your nature to pretend and put on airs.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

We'll. maybe the legs Of moderns are longer. Nature doubtless would do her best to enable a 10-year- old to reach the brake pedal.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Nembsv o2 ths Associated Press The Associated P1sss is exclusively en. titled to the use for republication of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited ia this paper and also local nsws pub!!shsd therein.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Even peace requires valor. Sup pose a fly alights on something that will break if you swat wrong.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
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The only profitable advertising medium ,n the City. Circulation books and press room aiways open to advertiserA
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

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New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

There's one advantage in being a Scot. You always know when the preacher isn't preaching sound doc Urine.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
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No woman feels that she has done her duty by house cleaning unless she moves the soft to the other side of the room.
 Usually you can tell by looking at a man that a worthy cause" merely affects him vocally.
 Any woman who must ask the other man to help kill her husband isn't efficient enough to deserve one, anyway.
 Keep cool in the presence of a burglar. This advice probably re- iers to the head; the feet will take care of themselves.
 Example of American word hay- Ing two meanings: T take the girls to q movie to see good flllum and then I fill 'em.'
 Correct this sentence: T married her for her beauty" said he. "and never once was ashamed of her dumbncss.''
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Bed: A place where a woman lies all next day to reflect how suc- cessful her party was.
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

The garage man said our car wasn't quite ready. Perhaps he hadn't wiped his hands on the steering wheel.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

The Herald is on sale daily tn Se' York at Hotang's Newsstand. Times souars: schultz's Nsvsstanda Entrance Grand Central. <2ud Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

An English tudg> says an un- faithful wife is worth Go cents to her husband. Here ct last is the perfect optimist.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Americanism: Contentment in the knowledge that unpaid bills don't show.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Ah.. well: small as 1t is, a bathing suit Is moro trouble to carry than a compact full of axle grease.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06

Accommodating! My little brother said he was go- ing to the theater with his mother. You won't be allowed in because no dogs are allowed" I said Well, I won't bow-wow," he quickly replied.
 Rose Howitz.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
This Side of Paradise,

This Side of Paradise. Customer: T want to buy a tie" Salesman; "Yes sir, four-in hand 9" Customer: ''No, one around my neck" -Eleanor Cate. A banker can write a bum poem and nothing is done about it. But just let a poet write a bum check!
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
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Send all communication to Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
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Th0 Gayer the Better! We'll. Folks, now the slip cover sea
 son Is hero Let's look to the fun porch, slip cov-
 CTS of cheer, Of humor. and mirth on each habit
 of mind And see what a gay looking place
 We shall find!
 And She Forgave Him! Edna: Will you please explain why you kissed that tall tlonde?" Horace: Love is blind. my dear. I thought 1t was you!"
New Britain herald., 1927-05-06
WHEN BLACK IS READ.

Moral: Reduce! A fat guy shot and killed his wife: They pinched him. too. by heck! The tub-o'-lard escaped the moose They couldn't find his neck!
 Mother R,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
meeting. She stayed at the Middle

meeting. She stayed at the Middle town cottage.
 The trench digger owned by the Meriden Gas Company is now at work at the lower end of the town proceeding towards Cromwell. The pipe is being laid at the same time. An outlet has been left at the four corners so that East Berlin can tap into the pressure line. William Johnson and family have returned from motor trip to the Adirondacks. They report 6 won- derful trip.
 Mrs. Charles Pratt was a visitor in town last evening.
 The Boys club will play on the local diamond Saturday. Another game is to be arranged with the Berlin Boys club at the earliest date possible. Through misunder- standing the game scheduled for last Saturday was not played. Victor Belden, the local news dealer, resumed his duties yesterday after a two weeks vacation spent at the Plainville Camp ground. The fife and drum corps will meet tomorrow evening at Community hall.
 Harold Clark Is having his resi- dence on Bridge street redecorated.
 The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. The electric light wires on Will COX avenue are still crossed as the result of the storm week ago. It Is feared that "short" will develop If they are not separated. A number from here attended a theater party in New Britain last evening.
 Arthur Benson attended the Ex- change clubs outing for the children of the Children's Home of New Britain at Lake Compounce yester- day.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
AIR SERVICE ENDED
Lack Of Business" Authorization. tied Accommodation and Early Rising Obstacles tn Success,

New York, Aug. 3 R-Disconttn. uance of air passenger service be. tween New York and Boston at tributed to Tack of business result ed in a measure from disinclination of people to get up early in the morning. officials of the Colonial Air Transport Inc, said today. An. other obstacles to successful opera ton of passenger service in the air was said to be the comparatively limited accommodations for passen- gers in available planes.
 To fly from New York to Boston in the service announced discontin- ued yesterday by the Colonial com pany, passenger had to be ready to take the air at Teterboro, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., at 6:2o a. m. Has brouck Heights is a ride of one hour from New York and allowing an- other hour for the preliminary ef- fort necessary to get up. dress and have breakfast, the prospective pas sengers had to be up and doing be- fore many people go to bed.
 Company officials pointed out also that early efforts at carrying pas sengers by bus were not successful with the small busses, reaching q paying basis only when larger equip ment was installed. It was suggest ed that airplanes carrying 80 or more passengers will solve the lack of business prompting the abandon ment of the New York-Boston ex- pertinent after two months. The service, the first regular passenger schedule effort, was started May 2a.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
IN COURT AFTER FOUR YEARS

Boston, Aug. 3 NP)-Four years after he jumped his ball. Herman r. Vogel was back here today. fac ing a federal indictment alleging fraudulent use of the mails.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03

The Business Men gained half a game on the Trumbull Electric team and stayed in the Industrial baseball league race by defeating the Standard Steel nine, s-4, at the high school field last evening. The win- ners shelled Day continuously and 1 knocked out IA hits in five innings. while Bill Cunningham pitched easily and only bore down when in | danger. He struck out four batters and permitted no Bearing Maker to make more than one hit. Crampton starred at bat with four straight singles in as many trips to the plate, while Bill Downham made a double and a one bagger.
 In the first frame the Business Men made four hits, but they were all short and drove in only one run. | In the second half the Standard Steel scored two when George Cum ningham, after flaming two men, walked a couple and passed ball scored German, but George tighten ed up and famed the last batter. Neither team counted in the second. With one down in the third Down, ham drew a pass and moved along on LaBonne's single. Minella singled to score Downham. but LaBonne was caught at third by Elliott's throw. Hits by Coveleski, German .and Hayes sent the Bearing Makers to the front in their turn at bat. 3-2.
 Bill Cunningham hit to Joyce at the start of the fourth and was safe on that fielder's tumble Champion lined out hit. Cunningham died at the plate on Tolli's fleider's choice, but Levine scored Crampton with a safe blow. Stanley Smith famed. Then Downham walloped two bag ger to center and the Business Men had their winning margin. The Bearing Makers made a big threat when they came in but only realized one run. Tolli missed Elliott's grounder, Joyce singled, and Minel- la dropped Yacobellis' fly. but Bill Cunningham famed Day and Covel- eskie and Tolli threw out Dulac. Four hits gave as many unnecessary runs to the winners in the fifth.
 The game was marred by the sew CT pipe trench behind the catcher confining the backstops to a small amount of territory, but this gave the kids plenty of fun. The hefty Business Men worked cautiously on the bases and Bill Cunningham once refused to score on ball which fell in the ditch. Jim Paul worked hard for the Business Men and connected for hit in the last inning after striking out twice previously. Dulac lost triple when he failed to touch first. The box score:
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03

church in Terryville. Intrement was in the Russian Orthodox cemetery of Terryville.
 Amateur Bouts Friday The card of eight bouts cheduled for last evening at Muzzy field will be held on Friday of this week, Aug. 9th. providing pleasant weather pre- vails. Kid kaplan of Meriden will officiate as referee. In addition to the bouts a concert starting at 7:30. will be provided by the New Depart ure band.
 Coal Contract Held Up Due to confusion caused when one dealer submitted bids for the city's coal supply for different grades than those requested. the awarding of the contract for the supplying of the city of 800 tons of bituminous coal and $50 tons of anthracite coal was held up until next Monday night when a special meeting of the city counciu will be held. The various coal dealers will be notified to appear at that meeting to explain the bids which they submitted.
 On the grades of coal asked for in the requesting for bids. the bid of w. H. Rowe for the anthracite coal was the lowest while the Quinion Coal and Trucking Go. was lower than the rest on the bituminous coal. This year is the first time that sealed bids have been called for on the contracts to be opened at q meeting of the city council. Hereto fore the purchases have been made by the city purchasing agent who secured the bids. Criticism of past methods in awarding the contract led to the adoption of the new method. Last year the Quinion Coal and Trucking company was the only bid der on the city's coal supply when the other dealers of the city refused to enter bids.
 To Purchase Property
 Votes authorizing the purchase oi two pieces of property on South street extension for the construction Of the new highway to be construct ed there, were passed by the city council last night. The first piece which was voted to be acquired was that of the Bechard property. The house on the property will be moved back by the city and the city will pay S2.ooo for the property taken for highway purposes.
 It was also voted to purchase ; lot on South street extension from w. F. Fogg for s1.200. The so-called Grant house at the corner of South street extension and West street will be moved around onto this lot. The new street will be put through where the house now is.
 Miss Lillian Culver Of Prospec, street and Miss Rena Roberts of 1 Aierriman street. left by motor this morning for a two weeks stay at Camp Nautaulis, Maine. They will be the guests of Miss Carol and Betta Grey of 121 Sturn street who are spending the summer at the camp,
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of flowers. Prizes will be awarded for the best arrangements of high and low table decorations. which will be exhibited by the visitors.
 Mrs. Griffith has long been one of the foremost members of the New ington organization and has carried away many prizes at the yearly ex- hibition of the club. She reports that her gladioli, which have long been awarded as being among the most beautiful in this section of the state, are not as brilliant as in past years and that insects are more in furious this year than ever before. What They're Doing Postmaster and Mrs. Sidney M. Cowles of Kensington left this ! morning for a two weeks vacation in Washington, New Hampshire.
 Miss Helen Helenski of Four Rod Highway. Kensington. is spending her vacation in Pittsburgh. Pa. Bryan Atwater and his sisters, Mrs. Carrie Riley and Miss Mary Atwater, of Warrington ridge. re- turned yesterday from an extended trip to Canada.
 Russell g. Gold. Arthur Benson and Rev. Samuel A. Fiske. were among the members of the New Britain Exchange club who spent yesterday afternoon at Lake Con- bounce. Southington. in connection with the annual Sunshien Special outing day of that organization.
 Mir. and Mrs. Phillip Sparks and Louis Beckley of Kensington are vacationing at Cape Cod.
 Miss Anna Znosko of Kensington is spending few days ih New York City.
 Daughter Born A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Salvatire Zeziano of Kensington yesterday at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital.
 Personals
 Miss Marion Whitman of Kensing- ton is the guest of Miss Viola Board man at Pine Orchard. Mr. and Mrs. George Pickett of Berlin have returned from their wedding trip and will take up resi- dence in this town.
 Jackie Boardman of Worthington ridge is spending his vacation with his sister, Miss Vola Boardman, at Pine Orchard.
 Tabs Field Day
 Plans for the attendance of the St. Paul Tabs Fife and Drum Corps at the joint field day with the New Britain T. A. & B. Society were formulated at the regular meeting of the band held on Monday evening. The local thumpers will compete with other corps recruited from the vicinity and hopes to carry of high honors as it has in the past.
 East Berlin Items
 There will be no meeting of the Community club this evening.
 Oscar Benson and family have re- turned from 8 motor trip through New England to Maine and return. He took his hook and line" along end report some fine catches.
 Miss Edith Northrup has returned after 8 week at the Plainville Camp
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03
BERLIN VETERANS
 . IN BOYS WORK
Plans for Organizing Scout
 Troops Being Made
WORK ON UNDERPASS
Mnn GrfRitf, to Entertain New1ng- ton Gartln CIub-Daughter Born to Local Couple-Au-Kensfngton to Play Taftville Saturiay-1tens of Intncst

Boys work activities in this town are quiet preparatory to a program which will be put into effect this fall which is planned to surpass past activities in these circles.
 First among the many plans which are Icing formed in the interests of boys work, is tho formation and supervision of Boy Scout troops to .er,e tho youths of the town which wil be promoted by Bolton -Kasica Pot 6s, American Legion. During tho spring of this year several mem- bArs of tho post attended the scout- masters school which was held in New Britain and obtained authority to take the office of scoutmaster to lead local troops. One troop num- Der was granted before the activi- ties in scouting circles ceased for tho summer. that of Troop 6s, which will represent the Legion post. Other troops will be founded among the boys in the outlying sections of tho town. Commander Harold D. yentres, today stated that an ex- tencive program of boys work will be planned and executed with the opening of the fall activities with Troop 6s under the probable lead ership of Adolph W. Schultz
 The Kensington Boys club which has for tho past few years ably given the boys of that section an op- portunlty to develop athletic tenden- cies, will launch a new drive with the coming of fall. Its baseball ac- tivities in tho current season have brought the limelight to this organ fxation since the beginning of the season and it.is thought that the clubs membership will be swelled considerably with the new years program of athletic activities. Bas- ketball during the winter and pos sibl, football team during the foot ball season are planned by the spon- sirs of the Boys club.
 Tho Farmers club, which is at present inactive, will resume opera tions early in September and will in- clude in it's yearly program a boys work program which will sponsor tho All club which had its begln- ming in local circles last spring. h. terest in the young farmers organ .zation developed rapidly and It IS hel,eyed that this year will see big increase in membership in the club ,hich ts directed by the State Farm 'lreau. An enviable list of achieve ments for the young organization last year will doubtlessly be dupli- cated during the coming winter sea- son.
 At present baseball activities alone comprise the boys work program which is being observed in this town aside from attendance Of local
New Britain herald., 1927-08-03

Notice is hereby given that the reeistrars of the Town Of Berlin will be in session at the Town Hall on Friday, August 5th and again on Friday, August 18th. from twelve to nine o'clock p. m. for the sole pur- pose of revising the caucus list of said town.
 ROYAL H. MORSE
 JOHN HOLIGAN
 Registrars.
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Two base hit-Downham. Stolen bases-Levine, Elliott. Crampton, LaBonne. German, Hayes, Cunning ham ?. Tolli 2. Bases on balls-off G. Cunningham 2; off Day 2. Struck out-by G. Cunningham 8; by W. Cunningham 4; by Day 4. Empires Livingston and Foran.
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Totals 29 91415 5 2

Two base hit-Downham. Stolen bases-Levine, Elliott, Crampton, LaBonne. German. Hayes, Cunning 1 ham ?. Tolli 2. Bases on balls-off G. Cunningham 2; off Day 2. Struck | out-by G. Cunningham 8; by W. Cunningham 4; by Day 4. Empires Livingston and Foran.
 May Go Into Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy looms for Prior's store, one Of the landmarks of Plainvile for the past 40 years, the establishm ent having been closed, as told in yesterdays Herald, for alleg- cd non-payment of rent. Stanley
 Smith, agent for the Neri Bros, who | own the Seri block, has sued for $500 damages. Judge B. F. Gaffney
 of New Britain issued the writ. i which is returnable in the court of common pleas the first Tuesday of September.
 The store Was started in 1886 by
 James E. Prior. now a Boston doc
 tor. It was located in the old Ald- 1 rich block, which was burned in
 1887. After being in the Whiting block for a few months it was re-
 established in its former location, P. ] J. Prior, brother of the founder
 taking full charge in 1889. The es- tablishment moved again in 1895,
 into the Russell block. then was ! shifted to the Sequassen block, and finally, about five years ago, was
 finally located in the Neri block. P J. Prior, the proprietor for the ! past 38 years, was at one time the | leader of the democratic party in 1 Pla4nville and for number of years
 was first selectman and postmaster
 In his store the men of the town | gathered and talked over the poli- | tics of the day, and there was little
 going on in Plainville which was not influenced by the discussions there.
 Trade has declined during the last few years in the face of modern competition. MT. Prior has not | stated any definite plans, but 1t Is
 believed he will go into bankrutpcy Married in Southington. Joseph Carlo of Plainville and
 Miss Mary Fiondella, daughter of
 Mr. and Mrs. John Fiondella of
 Southington, were married in the
 latter town Monday at St. Thomas
 church. Miss Margaret D'Angelo
 was maid of honor and the best
 man was Carl Vernon. After a re-
 ception at the home of the brides
 parents, the couple left on an ex-
 tended wedding trip.
 Grange Meeting.
 Plainville Grange met last evening
 and made preliminary plans for its
 annual fair to be held in the fall.
 A program of readiness and music
 was carried out, and ice cream was
 served.
 Central Pomona will meet in
 Pennington on August 9. when
 Charles Gardner, the high priest of
 Demeter, will be present.
 The national master, l.. J. Taber
 will be in Connecticut on August 12 and 13. He will speak at the Sea | view Pomona meeting at Chester on | the 12th and the meeting of Noun
 tain County Pomona on the Torring- ton Norfolk road on the 18th. Basket picnics will be enjoyed at both places
 and Plainville Grange is invited. The lecturers conference will be
 held in Kingston. R. l.. at the State 1 Agricultural college on August 1e
 and 1T. Mrs. Charles H.sCurtis has been elected to go as delegate from Plainville.
 Musicale at Chautauqua A musicale will be the principal feature of the program at the Chau-
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BOYS HEAD CRUSHED

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 3 lUP)- Stealing a ride on a motor truck cost four-year- r-old Artantz Cadoze his life. He was killed when a wheel passed over his head after he had tumbled off the machine.
The Kusko times., 1927-01-29

Natetice is hereby given that under and in pursuance of an order made and entered by the above Probate Court on the End day of January, 1a20s m the above matter, I.wiu offer for. sals at public auction on Saturday. the 18th day of February, 1927, at 10 o'ceck in the forenoon. of. said day. 1t the :Omce of the United States Com missioner .at -NapamAte, .Alsska, the following described property, to-wit:
 :AAn undivided one-Quarter interest
 in. and to the certain .pacer mining claims known and described as the :. .-Alder. Association; and the Julian As. sociation claim, each of said claims
 being situated on Julian Creek, in
 the. Kuskokwim. Recording Pre- oinct, Fourth Division, Territory. of
 Alaska.
 Said sale will be for cash to the highest bidder and subject ta the ap- proval and confirmation of the ahove entitled Court.
 Dated January 2nd, 1927.
 H.. M. HANSEN,
 Administrator of the Eststet0f
 Thomas Anderson. .deceeSed.
The Kusko times., 1927-01-29
TEXAS GOVERNOR SETS NEW
 RECORD IN PARDON RACE

AUSTIN, Texas.-When Ma Fer guson completed her term As governor of Texas on Tuesday, she held the record for the number of clemency proclamations issued during the two years she presided over the affairs of the State. The number reached 3,177 when the governor granted . fuh par don, on the eve of her retirement, to man who was convicted only last week.
 One county judge, realizing the fu- tility of sending men to prison under the circumstances, discoatinued the criminal calendar some time ago until