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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
sunday Football

Two football games, on" at Muzzy field and tho other at Heffernan field. are slated for tomorrow aft- crnoon. Al Hoffornan field the Maple Ends will line up against the fast West Ends of Torrington while at will furnish the opposition for tho Muz2y field the All-Berlin eleven Bristol West Ends
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
American Legion Trophy

Tn" baseball trophy awarded for the team winning the town baseball pionship will be presented at the next meeting of tn" Community club. The trophy was given by the American Legion post of Berlin. The title was captured by the East Der lin Boys club nine which swept through the local teams for q clean LII. chn hnInI.innSn hin
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

Tho office of City Tax Collector Prank E. Riley will he open this aft "rnoon from 1:30 10 , and this eve ming from | 10 for the accommo- datiou of taxpayers dosiring to pay inc first taxing district tax This tax must b.. paid ou CT before Tues- day. November 1~t.
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gr"gational church will be held at ':3O o'clock Wednesday evening in tLc parish house. The adoption of q budget for the coming year will be acted upon
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Weber, who died late Thursday night, will be held from her late residence this afternoon at o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. samuel A. Fiske of the Berlin Congregational church and burial
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Dcvutions This Evening

There will be lerotions at .:30 o'clock this evening III honor Of s. Anne.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
SILK SOX SHUT OUT
 COLLEGIANS 50
Worcester Performers Unable to Make the Circuit In Twi-
 light Game

A worthy preliminary to the R-H miN-up was provided on Adams Field last night when the Silk SoN turned in 50 victory over the Colonial Colegian Club. of Worcester. The tilt. while not close. contained some choice particles of the horsehide game topped by particularly stingy mound work
 Art" Lavalle. B-H slabster, allow ed the visitors but two scratch hits and collected S s. O. tickets in the seven innings played. The locals found the offerings of Kazowski for 9 safe blows despite his slow hook and effective change of pace. \ pair of hits was recorded opposite both the names of Leo Carey and Sec Dupre when this same tricky couple found fast ones Co their taste. Crack infield plays by Lou Tatro and fast double-put-out by way of Lavasiee, Nelson. and Bennett furnished the hot spots of the tilt.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

partment to clear the entire highway system within few hours after a heavy snowfall has brought forth much praise in recent years The snow removal system of the department be- gins to function automatically 'ghen the snow reaches depth of three Ech- es. Foremen in charge of the lS3 plow equipped trucks begin work when the snow reaches that depth and continue to work along their assigned section of highway until the snow has been pushed completely of the highway and traffic paths are opened in both direc tiOns.
 Since Commissioner Macdonald has been in office. one of the chief aims of the department has been to eliminate bad curves and grades from the high way system. Much progress has been made in this direction. and every road that is under reconstruction today fol- lows a much straighter path than ever before. Sharp curves and steep grades have been completely eliminated on many of the highways, thus improving the sight-line of motor vehicle drivers and tending to decrease accidents. The elimination of curves and grades IS also making possible a greater average speed of travel without increasing the accident hazard
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
How They Are Batting
"CoME DRIVE WEEK
To Be Conducted By Nash Dealers of
 America

Announcement is made hy The Nash Motors Company of 4 uatleh- wide Come Drive. week te be con dteted bv dealers throughout Amtfi- ea from July 27 to August ,. Dur inc this period the general public is iyyited to ride in the Sash models which have swept the country ih Pep9= larity since their introduction month ago. Following the annoaneement ol the new series of ears, Nash snow rooms everywhere have been crowded and while production Of foo to euV ears A day is greater than at any time in the history of the company, or- ders are in excess of plant capacity.
 Because of this situation dealers m many instances have found II impos- sible to keep ears on hand long enough to thoroughly acquaint their public with the riding qualities and other details of the new cars and carefully workout plan has therefore been arranged by the factory SO that for one week, beginning today as many people as possible will have an ops portunity. without any obligation on their part whatsoever to drive the new Nash
 "The purpose of this national Come Drive week. said l.. H. Me Carty. general sales manager Of The Nash Motors Company. is to give every one who is interested in auto mobiles an opportunity to see for him self how far Nash Motors has gone in engineering and construction of these new ears in the matter of performance and comfort. The appearance of the ear speaks for itself but unless man actually drives the ear he cannot pos sibly appreciate the easy actior of the new springs. the ease of steering and the power and fexibility of the motor. We want everyone to know all about the new Nash and it makes no differ epce whether those who participate in the Courtesy Drivers are in the market for a new car or not. Dealers and salesmen during this period will not talk sales
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
WEST THOMPSON

Mrs. Harry Coville entertained Mrs. Chester Green last week.
 Mrs. D. W. Brayton and daughter have gone to Maine for two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs John Bogardus enter tained company last Sunday.
 Frank Johnson and family enter tained a number of friends last week.
 MT. Chubbuck is very busy these days harvesting his large crop of hay.
 Miss Alice Ramsdell has for her guest Miss Barbara Withe of Provi- dence.
 Mrs. Mary Ramsdell is entertaining her aunt. Mrs. Bailey of Southbridge the past two weeks.
 Rev Mir. English Of Putnam con- dueted the service at the Methodist chur.i last Sunday.
 Miss Kennedy. uursee at the Day kimball Hospital, called on Frank Herrick and family Wednesday.
 Daniel Peterson suffered a slight sunstroke while working on the roof of house and was laid up for several days.
 Mrs. Alfred Chubbuck will leave Thursday for quite a long and inter esting trip. She expects to be gone for two months.
 The Day kimball Hospital is very busy with patients these days l. does a lot of good work, and ought tn have the support Of everyone.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

A postal card three feet long and two feet wide and requiring one dol lar hostage was recently received in Chicago inviting the postaffiee clerks to attend the national convention of their organization in Indianapolis
 Gutta- Percha was unwittingiy dis covered by Dr. Thomas W Evans. a Lancaster. Pennsylvania. dfntist. while looking for substitute for gold foil for tooth fillings.
 A robin built nest in mop on the back porch of Chicago woman. She secured another mop and left the robin undisturbed until a family of six were reared.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
July l Anniversary of Found ing of States First One
 Man Commission
Three Commissioner Have Built Present System of 2,0oo Miles

Thirty years ago this month. on July 1897. to be exact. the Connecti- cut highway system came into exist ence with the establishment of the State Highway Department as the states first siugle-headed commission. During its thirty years of service to the state the highway department has completed an expansive network of smooth highways. second to none in the country Road building dates back more than 2000 years to the construc- tion of the historic Appian Way from Rome to Capua iii 3l2 B C, and na- tions and states have been striving ever since that time to eonnect their cities with paved highways. Few. however. can boast of a greater per ceutage of we'll paved roads than Con necticut.
 First Commission
 The history of the Connecticut Highway Department actually dates back two years previous to July l. 1897. for the first road commissior was founded by q special act of the General Assembly Of 1895 which es- tablished a board of three men to be- gin the work of highway recoustrur- tiou in this state. The first commis- sion consisted of th5 following three men. James H. Macdonald of New Haven. William k Mcdonald of Crom- well Conn, and i C Sternberg of West Hartford These men served the state from 1895 ta lsa7 ln the latter year the General Assembly abolished the three-man board and founded the
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
NOT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS

The Spirit of St- Louis was not sighted in Putnam. An airpiane pas sing over the city at half past one o'clock was thought by many Co be the noted flyer on his Way from Hart ford Go Providence as this would have been the most direct route IL was later learned that Colonel Lind. bereh flew Co Springfield before go- fnr to Providence So his route did nes cover this section.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
BORN

MUIR-In Putnam. July Is. a daugh- ter to Mir. and Mrs Rudolph Muir Of Bridge street. PETERSON-At the Day kimhall Hospital. July l5. a son. Gustave Ralph Peterson, Go Mr. and Mrs. AL bert Peterson of Woodstock. DUMAS-ln Putnam, July fe. son to Mr. and Mrs Joseph Dumas. NORDBLOM-At the Day kimhall Hospital. July 20, a daughter te Mr and Mrs. John Nordhlom of Braka= lyn.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
Buys in Large Lots

Cement and various other materials are furnished to the contractor by the department, because the department. buying in large lots. can secure better prices and better grade ef cement than the individual contractor Ce- ment is carefully put through a rig orous series of tests to insure maxi mum quality before it is purchased
 The ability of the Connecticut De
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
HIGHWAY DEPT. THIRTY
 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH

receipts ol S30.000 0r less. and those hdVing tax receipts in excess of that amount Towns in the first class will pay 1ne-eighth of the cost of construc- 1uh, while those in the second will pas one-quarter, the balance in both cases being paid by the state.
 The opening of the highway depart meuts thirty-tirst year finds it the largest single branch of the state gov ernment. l. haS.ofiiees in every eoun- ty and employees located in every town ship in the state. l. Is looked upon nationally as one of the most efficient highway departments in the country.
 No better criterion of departmental efficiency is found than in the method Of awarding contracts in the Cenneeti- cut Highway Department. This con tract system is complete in every de- tail, provides for ali contingencies. and leaves no loopholes The exact amounts of each kind of material required are determined by the department before bids are called for and the specifica- tions are drawn from this data. The contractor Is compelled 10 conform to every detail and his work is accurately checked after his job Is finished by means of engineering instruments which show the exact amount of each material he has used. He Is paid for the exact amount of material used if it be less than the specifications call for. and if he has used more than re- qulred amount he Is paid only the amount of his bid
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
DIED

CHASE-In Killingly. July II. Henry Francis Chase. aged 76 years. PEASE In Providence July k. My ron (. Pcase. HAWKINS In New York City. July II. Mrs Hawkins. former resi- dent of Woodstock JOHNSON At Norwich Sanilarium. July 20. William Johnson of North Grosvenordale. aged i2 years.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
MARRIED

EXEMPTION In Putnam. July 20. by Rev. James F. English. Chester NJ Elliott and Katie A kempton. both of Putnam. ARCHER-CON-In Sufiield June 9. by Howard D. Sikes. Justice of the Peace Alfred NJ Archer of Hart ford and Miss Dorothy Valentine Cox of Woodstock
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

Three base hit, Murphy. Two base hit. Dupre. Struck out by EaFaliee' S; by Kazowski. 2. Double play La valle. Nelson. Bennett, ,fatro to Ben nett Time of game t.0f. Attend ance 200. Empires Lebeau and Lew
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

Chemicals may be manufactured from peach stones f the experiments of Pennsylvania scientist prove sue cessful
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

Insects considered harmless to plant life may develop a ravenous appetite for some new crop introduced into their surroundings.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
Widening Highway.

Another of Commissioner Macdon- aids ideals is the widening of high ways Co meet the needs of the ever increasing number of motor vehicles. This ideal has been carried out on the Boston Post Road between New Ha- ven and the New York State Line. where the width of the road has been doubled. permitting four lanes of traf- fic to pass With a motor vehicle reg istration of half a million anticipated in Connecticut by 1880 it will be nec- essary in the immediate future, the commissioner believes. to increase the width of practically all of the main arteries of traffic in the state.
 During the thirty years which have passed since it's establishment, there has been added to the work of the highway department the construction and maintenance of all bridges which span water. and the operation Of two ferries on the Connecticut River. The work of highway construction, supple mented by the care Of bridges and Op- eration of ferries. has required an az gregate appropriation of $40 ,090, i67.- i4, while the total expenditures of the department during it's history have been Ss2. .547 ,sl0.67. the balance com ing from motor vehicle fees and fines, gasoline tax. and refunds from towns under statutory provisions.
 Although the aggregate mileage of the state highway system at this time is .952 miles, 72q miles of this total have been reconstructed since they were originally built, making the total pavement laid by the department in the eourse of it's existence 2.6si miles
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22
Card of Thank.

We wish Co extend our sincere thanks to all the friends and neighhars who bestowed their sympathy in our recent bereavement.
 Mir and Mrs Joseph NaHdala
 Mir and Mrs Edw r. Tucker.
Putnam patriot., 1927-07-22

present single=headed commission. which has been in existence since that time The first Connecticut Highway Commissioner was James H. MacDon- aid. one of the original three commits sioners. IL was under the guidance of hr. Macdonald that the foundations of the present system were laid. MT. Mae cDonald continued in office for six teen years. being succeeded on Febru- ary 26. 1913. by Charles j. Bennett of Hartford Conn. Mir Bennett held of fee for ten years He was succeeded on July |, 1928, by the present com missioner. John 4 Macdonald. who was reappointed for q term of four years by Governor Trumbull during the 1927 session of the legislature.
 Have Been Three Macs
 Including the men who served on the original board, one of whom later became the individual head of the de- partment, only five men have acted as highway commissioners in Co~pecti- cut II Is interesting to note that of these five men. three have been of the same name. although each has spelled it in d slightly different manner fror3 the others The name Macdonald" seems definitely linked with the his- tory and destiny of the Connecticut highway system.
 When 1t first established the high way commission, the General Assem- bly of 1895 authorized an appropria- tion of Sl50,000 for the two year fiscal period, a truly insignificant amount in comparison with the appropriation of Sl0.000. 900 necessary today. The stat ute under which the commission was organized provided that the cost of road construction should be borne equally by the state. town, and county, SO that the amount available Co begin the giant task of furnishing Connec- ticut with a highway system was $450 000
 During the two year period, lOz towns made application for financial assistance in the construction of roeds, Planville being the first town in the state Co build road under the new statute provisions. The contract call ing for the paving of 2,650 feet an the Naugatuck Road was awarded to J. Fl Cooke on August 2S. 1895, and the pavement was completed on Sep tember 9. 1886. at cost of g, 2O6s, of which the town. county. and state each paid one-third
 Appropriation Increased
 In 1897 when the state legislature established the one man commission with James H. Mcdonald as the head of the department. it increased its ap- propriation for the two years 70 x20O,- 900. but also altered the statute so that the counties were eliminated from the cost of construction and 30 that Gre state and towns each paid one-half of the cost. The gpportionment of the cost of stete-aid construction has been altered several times since that statute was passed. The law passed by the last General Assembly which took eff feet July recognizes two classes of towns: i. e., those having annual tax
Evening star., 1927-06-09
JUNE WILL BRING
SKY SPECTACLES
Total EcIipses of Sun and
Moon--Comet Also
Due. -ss- =.
Rr iha Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 9.--June promises
to be a Roman holiday for those
astronomicaily inclined.
Two eciipses viii come this month
a total eclipse of the moon on the
fifteenth, which will be visible through
out the United States, and a total
eclipse Of the sun, which will be seen
in parts of Europe and Asia. A third
event OF astronomical interest will he
tho close approach of Pons.Winnecke' s
comet on the twenty-first.
The lunar eclipse will begin at 12:43
am, central standard time, June Is,
when the moon enters the umbra of
thA earth's shadow. A dark notch will
appear on the east limb of the moon,
gradually oveFspreading it until the
eclipse becomes total at 2:I4 am.
Totally ends at 2:35. and at 4:06 am.
the moon will be entirely out of the
shadow.
Those who watch the eclipse may
Evening star., 1927-06-09
UNEARTH CHURCH RUINS.

oGDENBURG, Hungary, June Q
N9.-Ruins of an old church from
the time of King Stephen l Of Hun
gary. surnamed The Holy (977.l03S),
have been excavated in the Muzsaj
district. s.s
Among the debris numerous skele.
tons, many of which had skulls Of
extraordinary dimensions, and large
quantities Of old silver coins were
Evening star., 1927-06-09

come within reach Of the telescope
after an absence OF six years. At
the best it; has been a faint. tailless
object. It 10 OF interest at present
because on June 81 it' will pass us
at the distance Of only three and a
half million miles. Rarely does a
heavenly body except the moon be-
come as neighborly as this"
Evening star., 1927-06-09

be surprised that the moon Is still
plainly visible" said Robert III. Baker
professor of astronomy at the Uni
versity of Illinois. ''Since it shines
only by, reflected sunlight it might
reasonably be expected to disappear ir
the shadow. But much sunlight filters
through our atmosphere around the
edges of the shadow: it is then re-
iracted into the shadow and illumi
mates the moon.
Observers will remark also that
the totally eclipsed moon is reddeE
than usual. 1t is because the filtered
light has lost most of it's blue and
violet, just as the sunset is red be-
cause its light has a longer course
through the atmosphere. H..
will Complete Half Circuit.
"On June 20, two weeks after its
emergence from the earth's shadow,
the moon will have completed half
its circuit. and will pass between us
and the sun. It's shadow touches
the earth at sunrise west Of the Brit
ish Isles, moves eastward across Eng
Asia and leaves the earth at sunset
off the Alaskan coast. Precisely two
hours will elapse between arrival and
departure. .x.
"Only the tip of the moons shadow
cone brushes the earth. The diam
eter of the shadow on the ground will
not exceed 20 miles. so that nowhere
along the narrow track Of this sour.
rylng dot will the total eclipse of the
sun last more than 80 seconds. In
this short time expeditions from
European and American observatories
will attempt to study the corona, that
mysterious feature OF the sun which
can be- seen only during total eclipse
,"Pons- s-Vinnecke'S S~a~ws -N-@-- again
Evening star., 1927-06-09
NEW BUS LINE SOUGHT.
Red Belt Company Asks Rockville
Route. ia

I
An appllcation Tor , authority - 10 70
Union Bus Terminal at Little Ninth
and c streets and Rockville. Md, was
filed with the Public Utilities Com
mission yesterday by the Red Belt
Coach Co.
Two coaches. making 13 round
trips each day on an hourly schedule,
will be put into operation if the ap.
.plication Is approved. A fare Of As
cents is contemplated.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
FLOYD HALL IS
HEAVILY GUARDED
AT SECOND TRIAL
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRA MENTO, Cal, Feb. T.
Under heavy armed guard, Floyd
Hall, convicted murderer and part
ner of Joe Tanko in the famous
Tanko-Hall escapades in 1925, was
brought to Sacramento from super
ior court this morning.
Sheriff Ellis Jones announced
that the whereabouts of the prison
er, while not in court, would be
kept secret because of reported
plot by Halls friends to rescue
him from the county Jail during the
trial.
Hall, who is facing his second
trial for the murder of II. j. Litz-
berg, Sacramento merchant, April
II, 1925, was first convicted in
July, 1925, but the jury disagreed
rs to the penalty. Superior Judge
c. 0. Busiek set July Is for the
execution.
The supreme court granted the
retrial on the grounds that the
death sentence could not be impos-
ed by superior court when recon-
mendation for punishment had not
been agreed on by the jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Auto Club Reward
Goes to Hushman

James Hushman, Of the Hushman
Garage of this city, has just receiv-
ed reward Of $50 from the Auto
Club Of Southern California, com
mending him for his assistance in
capturing and aiding in the arrest
and conviction Of hit and run mo-
torist who attempted to escape from
the scene of an accident which Oc-
cured between Heber and Calexico
a short time ago, and in which one
person was injured.
The motorist who was alleged to
be responsible for the accident, at
tempted to flee from the scene,
without giving aid to the injured
persons in the other ear, and was
chased several miles by Hushman,
who turned him over to police Off
GERS and testified in court against
the man.
The auto club maintains standing
rewards to be presented to anyone
who is instrumental in capturing
and cOnvicting any hit -and-run mo-
torist. In case Of an injury being
suffered by one or more persons in
the accident, the reward is $50, and
if one or more persons is killed in
the mishap, the reward jumps to
$3.50. The club offers these rewards
in the hope Of stamping out the
rapidly increasing number Of auto
lists who try to escape from the
scene Of an accident, without offer
ing aid to the injured, according to
George Tucker Of the local auto club
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Westlake Changes
Plea In Court

?. j. Westlake and Petronillo
Pompas entered pleas of guilty to
charges of intoxication when ar
raigned before Judge Hervey this
morning. Pompas was fined $l5
but sentence in the ease of West
lake was deferred until tomorrow
morning.
Westlake was arrested few days
ago on similar charge and entered
a plea of guilty. He told the judge
at that time that he had been i'll
and was trying to get well by tax
ing two drinks each morning. The
judge was lenient and released him.
Last night Westlake again fell
into the hands of the police. He
demanded jury trial. The judge
questioned him relative to shis fail
ure to pay a board bill and regard
ing the alleged possession of pair
Of clippers belonging to another
barber. Westlake said that the
other barber had his clippers.
As the judge started to set date
for trial, Westlake changed his plea
to one Of guilty. The judge then
deferred sentence until tomorrow
morning.