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Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
EASTFORD

Alec Kaletehitz was home few days the past week.
 Mrs. J. C. Tatem visited her par ents in Pawtucket last week.
 Charles Clark has purchased the Methodist parsonage.
 Edgar Cutting k on the sick list and under the care of Dr. Phillips.
 Prudence Deane, student at Storrs College, was at home over the week end.
 Aldrich Lewis visited his parents and sister in Simsbury Conn, over the weekend.
 Plans are under way for the build ing of new Congregational parson- age this spring
 The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. C. D. Tatem Thursday afternoon. The following officers were elected Preai- dent. Mrs. C. D. Tatem; vice presi- dent. Mrs. A. M. Keith; treasurer, Mrs. George French; entertainment committee, Mrs. Charles Clark, Mrs. Florence Latham, Mrs Harry. Tatem and Mrs. Dana Keith. During the past year the society has repaired the chapel to the amount of S452 and have taken in at their suppers and sales s32I .O3.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
ATTAWAUGAN

William Baribeault was a visitor in Woonsocket on Monday.
 Henry Stoddard of Danielson spent the weekend with Richard Goodell.
 Felix Parr of Occum spent the weekend with Mir. and Mrs. Henry Couillard.
 Ms. Joseph Tatrault and daughter and Mrs. Joseph Aubin and son spent Monday in Woonsocket.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Laramie of Taftville spent the weekend with Mir. and Mrs Arthur Stone.
 Miss Doris kosmaler of Worcester spent the weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs Henry Kosmaler
 Dolphis Stone lost valuable coon hound pup last week IL is supposed the dog died Of eating something pois- oned
 Miss Doris Bateson of 0ceum spent the weekend with friends here and attended the Junior Prom at Killing ly High.
 Timothy Harrington, IT., editor of the Providence News spent the week end with his parents, Mir and Mrs. T i. A. Harrington.
 Randolph Kenahan and John F. Spearman of Cranston. K. l.. were re- cent visitors with the Misses Lillian and Sue Harrington.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Eva MacDoueal and children spent the weekend with relatives in Waterbury.
 At meeting of the Pioneer Group held last week Dr F.. II. Pike gave a talk on first aid.
 Mrs. Harrison Cady has been visit ing her daughter. Mrs Robert Herin- aeen. and family at Woodstock Valley for two weeks.
 The monthly missionary meeting will be held next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Ernest Hubbard. Leader. Mrs. John May.
 Charles H. Potter, Walter Potter and Clarence Gauthier motored to Hartford one day last week. attending a session of the legislature.
 Mrs. Daniel Dodge gave very en- loyable afternoon party for her Sun day school class at her home last week Thursday. Refreshments were serv- ed.
 Mrs. Lucy Hubbard of English Neighhorhood has been visiting L. II. Lindeman and family this week. She will spend the remainder of the winter with her daughter. Mrs. Alice Hayward of Hartford. and Miss Eu- nice Hubbard of Sufiield.
 Word has been received here in a letter to William Chandler of the seri- ous illness of his brother, ] Frank Chandler of Glendale. Calf, who suf- fered shock of paralysis last week Mr. Chandler. who Is in his eighty second year, was q former resident of this place and one of the leading husi. ness men for a long period of years. About sixteen years ago the family removed Co Glendale. Mir. and Mrs. Chandler visited relatives and friends here during the summer of 1922.
 A regular meeting of the Communi. ty Club was held Wednesday evening and was largely attended. After a brief business session whist was en- joyed by over 100 The highest scores were made by Mrs. Florence Lock wood, who received a cream pitcher and for the gentlemen, Harold Eos. kett, the prize being pack of cards if leather ease. Refreshments of cake and coffee were served Com mittee in charge, l.. II. Lindeman Paul Clifford Miss Helen Shead. Com mittee for next meeting consists of Mrs. A. G. Morse, Mrs. Myrtle C. Jor. dan. Everett May The following were admitted to memberships Mir and Mrs. Lester Bearce. Miss Louise Lawton, Mir. and Mrs. Willard Wyeth, Franklyn Wetherell.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
WOODSTOCK

Miss Dorothy Pratt has accepted a position in Worcester.
 Mrs. Charles Perrin has been a shut-in for a week or more with a se- we're cold.
 Mrs. George Howard, who is still on the sick list, is enjoying visit from her daughters. Mrs Mabel Will lams of Albion. Michigan. and Mrs. Ethel Comes of Mandan. N. D. The latter plans to stay for a month.
 A house on the Southbridge road, owned by Herman Cheney and oeeu- pied by Sam Benoit, was destroyed by fire this past week. An overheated stove was thought to have caused the coniiagration. The estimated loss is $6 900, partially covered by insurance.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cyril Paine enter tained at their home last Saturday evening about twenty of their young friends. The occasion was the cele- bration of Mr Paine's birthday. Whist was engaged in followed by dancing of the Old-fasbioned dances. Refreshments were served during the evening.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
WOODSTOCK

Henry Saaerd ef Connecticut Agri- cultural College was home over the weekend.
 Donald Williams of Connecticut Agricultural College was at his home over the weekend.
 Arnold Johnston of Wesleyan Uni versity has been at his home in South Woodstock for a few days.
 Mrs. Chester Wilcox has gone To Millimantie to be with her son, Dr. Fred Wilcox, for the remainder of the winter.
 Mir. Hood of Brooklyn. \. Y., will occupy the pulpit of the First Con gregational church on Sunday, Feb. l2 as candidate.
 The feature ef the next regular meeting of Senexet Grange. to be held on Wednesday evening. February i6. is a Valentine social \ hearty wei come to all Changers.
 George Spalding, son of the late Dr. Joseph Spalding. passed away last Friday afternoon at his home on Woodstock street after an illness of several days with pneumonia. He leaves a wife and three children. Flu neral services were conducted from his home on Monday afternoon with Rev. David P. Hatch of North Haven officiating. Burial was in the Hill cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
2xkHk-IIAA-<lllllll IL lllL, UNION

Mr. and MrsNH. R. Howard visited friends in Stafford Saturday evening.
 Teachers meeting was held at the Center school Friday afternoon.
 Rev ii. 4. Coolidge entertained his Sunday school class Friday evening at his home.
 Mir and Mrs. Ernest Morse of South Manchester visited Mr. Morse.s mother. Mrs. Charles Rindge on Sun day. Mrs. Rindge is also entertain ing her grandson, Harry Morse of Southbridge, Mass, for a few days.
 Grace Tyler was taken to Stafford hospital last Wednesday, with very severe cold which the doctor was afraid would develop into pneumonia. She is more comfortable at this writ ing and her friends hope she viii soon return home.
 Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Coolidge were in Rockville Tuesday. MT. Coolidge was the officiating clergyman at the funeral of Mrs. Louise Willard, on Wednesday Mir. Coolidge had charge of the eommital service in Reading, Mass. stopping over night in Boston Wednesday night with Mrs. Willard 8 son.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
PHOENIXVILLE

Teachers meeting was held Mon day.
 Wilfred J. Latham spent the week. end here at his home.
 Miss Burns, teacher of music in local schools, visited this school Thursday,
 Miss Dora Pray of Thompson was the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clemens.
 A truck burned on the state road Sunday morning early Inc cause of the fire was baek-firing of the engine.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. II. Bennette enter. tained Mir and Mrs. Philip Bishop of Southbridge and Mir and Mrs. Guy Stevens and daughter Jeane of Cur leyville over the weekend.
 Members of Natchaug Grange at tended the Valentine social given by the same Friday evening. Four guests were entertained. master of omona Barstow of killingly, secre. tary of Pomona, Susie C. Williams of Brooklyn and Mrs Paige Of Daniel son and Miss Briscoe of Hebron.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
North Grosvenordale

E. II. Kristek and family spent last Sunday in Norwich with relatives.
 The Misses Bertha and Diane Par adis spent the weekend in Worcester and Spencer with relatives.
 Mrs. Michael J Conlon is patient at st. Vineent's Hospital, where she underwent an operation for gallstones.
 The Epworth League of the Meth odist church held its regular monthly meeting, Robert Casseils presiding. A good number was present. All en- joyed the evening.
 Mrs. <. ]. Dery has returned from St. yincent's Hospital, where she had been a patient tor appendicitis. Sine ia now eonvalesrent and it is hoped that she will be well again soon.
 Next Friday evening at the Gros- venordale cloth house the Ideal orches- tra from Webster will furnish music for the Valentine dance which will be given under the ..sniees cs the aux Hilary of 0. ". Swanson Post. A large crowd is expected to attend.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Nellie Burleson is in North Gros- venordale for few days.
 Henry Stafford of Storrs College spent the weekend at home.
 George Place and family of Web ster were at C. A. Harrington's Sun day.
 Mrs. Belle Young entertained the Ladies Aid last week Thursday af- ternoon.
 Miss Flora Chase, who has been visiting Mrs. Stafford, has returned to Putnam.
 Eric Erickson and friend were home from Connecticut Agricultural College over Sunday.
 Mrs. Belle Young was in East Thompson last week. and attended the funeral of Vernon Robbins.
 Little Emily Young is quite III with pneumonia at present writing, but it Is hoped will soon be better.
 The Surprise supper, which was postponed two weeks ago, was held Wednesday evening in the yestry.
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. John Shepard has not been so we'll these past few days.
 Henry Lyon has returned from vIs- itiug relatives in Stafford.
 r. ! Williamson and son Paul mos tored here from Hartford Saturday
 Mrs. Nelson Lefebure was taken this week to Willimantic hospital for an operation Miss Edith Clauson E assisting with the house work during her absence.
 On Sunday MT and Mrs. George Sumner entertained Mir. and Mrs Harry Davis and three children of Putnam and Mir and Mrs. Benjamin Bosworth and five daughters ot East. ford
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
New Book. at Braeken Library

The following books have been re aived at the Braeken Memorial Li-
Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11
EAST PUTNAM

NJ. II. Early of Worcester called on C. 4. Burrill Sunday.
 The Mothers Club of Chepachet will give a play some time this month at the church.
 Mir. and Mrs. II. D. Baker of East Woodstock spent Thursday with Mrs. Laura Burrill
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
DOUGLAS DRUG
CO. PURCHASES
$4,000 BLOCK
Old Murray and Layne
Building Bought to Care
For Expansion

The Douglas Drug company has
contracted to purchase the Murray
and Layne wholesale grocery building
at the corner of Seventh street and
G avenue
The building was built a few years
ago at cost of approximately $25 900
The purchase price agreed upon by
the owners of the building and the
Douglas Drug company was not made
public by Russell Meadows, president
of the company.
The building will be used as a
Storehouse for the six stores of the
Douglas Drug company. 1t will also
be used as headquarters for the
wholesale business of the company
and for the auditing and accounting
department..
The new accounting department will
be separate from the main store at
the corner of G avenue and Tenth
street where it has formerly been
kept.
soon as possible and about $500
will be spent to renovate the place.
The deal was made through the
A. Baird Realty company.
Murray and Layne, with headquar-
ters at Silver City, were the owners
of the building.
Russell Meadows, president of the
Douglas Drug company, said yester-
day that the wholesale department
Of the store has needed enlargement
for some time and that this phase
of the business would be transferred
to the new store, where there will
be plenty of wholesale display room
and room for the offices of the
company.
| The transfer will be made by
September l. All of the large stock
! of drugs and accessories now stored
in the basement of the Douglas Drug
company will be moved to the new
| warehouse by that time.
The company had destructive fire
in the basement several months age
and the new building will minimize
the fire risk caused by crowded store
room space.
When the new building is remodeled
the otfices will occupy the front part
of the building and the storerooms
the rear. There are complete loading
and unloading facilities in the new
storeroom.
i This is the second large real estate
] deal of the past week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
AMERICAN TRANSLATION OF OLD
TESTAMENT WILL BE. PUBL ISHED

and the earth, the earth being
a deSOlate waste, with darkness
covering the abyss and the spirit
of God lowering over the waters,
then God said: Let there be light
and there was light; and God saw
that the light was good"
The serpent's temptation of
Eve in the third chapter of Cen
esiS is set forth in up to date
conversational style, and Adams
declaration is translated thus:
"The woman who you set at my
side, it was she who gave me
fruit from the tree; so l ate it,"
The new version follows the
first American translation of the
New Testament completed four
years ago by Prof. Edgar J. God
speed of the University of Chica-
go. The men who undertook the
work are Prof. TheophiIe j. Meek,
McGill University; Leroy Water
man, university of Michigan, and
DIR. j. M. PowiS Smith of the uni
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17

! ARDMORE, S. D., July 16, GP)-Pres-
ident Coolidge bumped into q furry
of old fashioned oratorica1 political
fireworks when he came here today to
participate in a farmers picnic and
heard Governor Blow Of South Dak-
ota, democrat, demand tariff reviS-
ion as an aid to agriculture and lis
tened to Senator Norbeck, republican,
of this state, reply "there is only one
thing worse than Republican tariff
and that is a democratic tariff"
Caught unawares in the political
row, the president sat silent amid the
throng of farmers as he witnessed at
close range a heart to heart battle
on the tariff. 1t was the first time in
years that a president had been a
spectator at a two sided discussion of
domestic issues. The host of dirt farm
erS Of this state Nebraska and Wyonl-
ing, however, warmed up to the stu
alton in matter of fact style and the
plains hereabout rang with cheers as
each speaker hit home.
Senator Norbeck rushed into the
melee although not on the program
and the South Dakota governor de-
clared eff you will just fix up the tariff
SO as to put us farmers on an equal
basis we will get along all right"
Senator Norbeck was one Of the lead
ers in the fight in congress last Win
ter for the AGcNary- -Haugen farm bill
which Mr.. Coolidge vetoed but ne was
not goin gto have a Democrat carry a
! new appeal to the largest assembly
, of farmers gathered in this section in
years.
1 Governor Bulow and agree on
everything except the tariff" Senator
Norbeck told the vast audience which
stood about the government farming
experiment station. 81 never saw a
tariff that suited me. There are two
thousand items in the tariff act and
! of course there is always something
wrong but we have that many items
to swallow"
Governor BuloW, however, averted a
real political row when he skipped
over a large portion of his prepared
address which was given out at his
office yesterday for use by tie news
papers.
eff you will just quit fixing artifi-
cial prices for the things the farmer
has to buy" he did say, "we will get
along all right"
With that in his remarks about the
tariff the governor passed over his
prepared address in which he had
demanded repeal OF the tariff (which
discriminates <against the agricultural
section of our country" What he di6
say, however, was enough to draw the
ire of Senator Norbeck who turned fol
brief conference with Senator Nc
Master, republican, also of this state
and then obtained permission from the
chairman to make brief statement
Meanwhile Mr., Coolidge looked or
without apparently taking notice o
the political battle at his side. He
and Mrs Coolidge had travelled her,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17

CHICAGO, July 16, The
story of the serpent that enticed
Eve into committing the first sin is
cast in modern language in the
first American translation of the
Old Testament, completed after
three years work by four noted
American and Canadian students
of ancient Hebrew. The work is
to be published by the University
of Chicago.
The classic example of concise
writing held up before young
penmen-the description Of the
creation of the world in ten
wOrds-becOmes 49 words in
compound sentence in the Aneri-
can translation. The 30 words,
however cover the same ground
as the first four verses Og the
King James version.
The first sentence of the old
version is: "In the beginning God
created the heaven and the earth"
The new translation is: when
God began to create the heavens
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
BRITAIN HOLDS
KEY TO SUCCESS
OF CONFERENCE
Upon the Answer of the
British Admiralty De-
pends Fate of Farley

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 16 (P)-
Inc next word in the tripartite naval
negotiations apparently must he
spoken by the British admiralty. Re
liable information here tonight is that
Cne British delegation has asked Lon
don for instructions as to how far
II can go IN meeting the insistent
demand OF the American and Japan
ese delegations for lower total ton
mage in cruisers than heretofore has
been claimed by the British
Upon the answer of the British
admiralty seemingly depends the fate
OF the naval conference, for every-
body realizes that the existing dead
lock cannot continue for more than
a few days and that the oxygen of
lie must be injected into the nego-
tlat1ons, or the delegates must sep
arate-their mission unaccomplished.
However much the Japanese and
Americans may be divided on some
points, they are united on insisting
upon what they deem reasonably
low total tonnage of cruisers as es-
sential to any treaty limitation of
ornaments.
The situation is described by most
of the delegates as far from hopeless,
but with all admitting that within
few days the conference must be
adjourned or reach a basis of dis
cuSsion for total cruiser tonnage,
which would hold forth some chance
of success.
Once this basis of discussion is
reached the delegates must take under
consideration such important ques-
tionS of details as the size of cruisers,
under the 10000 ton maximum liked
at Washington, and the size of the
guns to be mounted on these. The
problem for the British appears to
be, that of whether they can forego
their projected program in cruiser
building, and thus reduce their
estimates for cruiser strength under
the projected treaty to something be-
low 100000 tons in an effort to meet
the Japanese, who would like to see
the cruiser strength of Great Britain
and the United States limited to
100000 tons each.
The general atmosphere of the con-
ference tonight is that all the dele
cations are disposed to make con-
cessions regarding details. Despite a
decided lessening of, the tension,
which is evident, there is no assurance
felt whatsoever at this moment that
the conference will succeed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
EASTERN HEAT
COSTS TEN MORE.
LIVES SATURDAY

NEW YORK, July 10 (R-Ten more
deaths were caused today by the heat
that has baked the eastern states
for the past five days, bringing the
total deaths since the heat wave
began to more than TO-
Four of today's deaths were in New
York city. two were in Philadelphia
and there were one each in Newark,
N. j.; Ansonia, Conn; Buffalo, New
York, and Woonsocket, r. l.
Continued warm was predicted for
tomorrow and the sweltering public
derived less comfort from the weather
mans probable showers" than it
did two days ago when the same
prediction failed to fnaterialize.
Temperatures continued to hover
close to 80 degrees and while in many
sections, like New York city, the
temperature was somewhat lower than
yesterday, the humidity did its part
to make the combination as unbear-
able as before.
Beaches and lake resorts were ex-
pected to be crowded over the week
end as they have not been thronged
all summer and concession men were
hoping to recoup some of the losses
entailed by the belated warm season
The heat deaths by sections for the
past five days follow:
Greater New York, Is; New Jersey
16; Pennsylvania, 16; upper New York
13; Connecticut, 5; Massachusetts, 5;
New Hampshire, l; Rhode Island, /;
total, 7.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
HONOLULU AVIATORS TELL HOW
RADIO ANTENNAE BROKE DOWN

that while some 500 miles at sea
the gasoline pump of their mono
plane, City of Oakland" began
to fail, leading them to believe
their fuel supply was extremely
low, and causing the craft to
drop so close to the water that
the radio antennae, trailing 225
feet behind the ship was torn
away.
AS they neared the water, the
pump gained strength again and
the mOnOpIane recovered its lost
altitude, but their radio was gone
and their last calls for aid had
caused ships in Hawaiian waters
to turn from their courses and
proceed under forced draft to the
rescue of the fIiers.
No further trace of the birdmel
vas received until hours later, whel
/ commercial radio message wSs de
ivered here stating that they hat
anded on the lonely leper isle 0
Molokai. Their fuel supply actllall
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17
HOUSES WERE
UNRO0FED AND
TREES RIPPED
Family Given Mad Ride in
House For More Than
Block, Unhurt
HOMES WRECKED
Few Buildings in South
Park, Kan, Escape Dam
age From Wind

KANSAS CITY, July 16 CA tor
nado or series of tornadoes sweeping
northeastward through Kansas and
into the southern edge of Kansas
City late today killed at least eight
persons, injured perhaps 100 and de-
molished scores of homes.
Four persons were killed and MANY
injured when tornado laid waste
to the little town of South Park,
KAN, several miles southwest of here,
about 5 o'clock this afternoon. Prob
ably rs homes were destroyed and
few of the $50 houses in the town
escaped damage.
Three persons were killed near
Lebo, Kan, 80 miles southwest of
Kansas, City and another was killed
near Burlinganle, Kan, north of Lebo
and about 20 miles southwest of
here.
Houses were unroo-ed and trees
blown down when the storm struck
the southern edge Of Kansas City,
but no deaths were reported.
At South Park, town of 500
population, Mrs S. j. Butts, 10, was
killed when house, swept along by
the tornado crushed the home of
r. e. Hites. Mrs. HiteS and three
children were injured
Donald Hites, IL, son of Mrs. Eites,
and Roma Scott were killed when
the brick building of the Burd and
Blackmore general merchandise store
collapsed.
Charles Anson, of Shawnee, Kan,
d. I~.II
the storm destroyed a greenhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Jones and their
son, Kenneth, Is, were killed when
tornado destroyed their farm home
two miles west of Lebo.
Lloyd Davis, IA, was killed when
struck by flying debris when a tor
nado destroyed buildings on the Davis
farm, near Burlingame, Kan. About
25 other persons in the community
we're injured, including the father
and a sister of Lloyd Davis.
The tornado at South Park was
preceded by a gale and heavy rain
and the storm seemed about to abate
when the twister struck the town.
Physicians, a1nbulances, two fire
companies and police were rushed
from Kansas City to South Park
soon after word of the seriousness
of the situation was received. Injured
were taken to hospitals in Kansas
City, Kan, and several were reported
in serious condition.
Out of the confusion of the wrecked
town tonight came a story of th'
almost miraculous escape of the fam
lily of Grover Thomas, who lived or
the second floor of the Byrd anc
Blackmore building, which was de
stroyed Thomas, seeing the storm
approaching, ran up the outside stair
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