New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-01
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Score by innings:
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Standard Steel $50. 0 0 l o.
Two base hits. Yacobellis. bases
on balls, Kovollski 4. Schurr l Du.
| dack; struck out by kovollski s
Schurr .. Dudack .; double plays
Toll to Frezeau: hit by pitcher
Schurr (Frezeau. Umpires. Rad.
cliffe. Time of game l hour. sc
minutes.
Prevent Serious Fire
Quick work by John Valentine
| and Frank Reale. BARRIERS employed
in the shop of Alphonse Bordeau on
Whiting street. prevented what
might have been a serious fire about
$50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
when a blaze was discovered in the
rear OF the row of blocks fronting
on Whiting street and Central
square. Valentine smelled smoke
and he and Reale Investigated. They
found flames shooting from cellar
hatchway where there was GUAM
tlty OF rubbish piled up. Two au-
tomoblle tires and large amount
OF paper were aflame. and the fire
was creeping up the cellar door. The
two men ripped this door off and
threw several pals of water onto the
names, extingulshlng them. II is
believed that the FIRE was started nv
the care'essness of boys playing IN
I the rear yard.
School Alumni Reunion
The annual reunion of the PLAIN
VILE Graded School Alumni assocla-
ton this year will be known as
Governors Day" as an excellent
entertainment has been promised hy
Governor John H. Trumbull. grad
uate OF the school This program
VIII consist of an aviation meet in
which national guard planes vii,
participate. one of them being pilot
ed by the flying governor" himself
In addition, the governor will show
several motion picture films, lnclud
ing two and half reels of Lind
bergh's fight to every state IN this
country and one and a half reels of
{, N. G. flights The governor will
also give talk on Aviation. Past.
Present and Future"
The reunion will be held AZ tbe
nigh school on Saturday, August Is,
beginning at IL noon. All former
pupils principals. and teachers, with
thelr husban ds or wives and children
are invited to this reunion. whicb
will be the eighth of its kind An
opportunity for renewing old ac-
qualntances will be given and it is
hoped that all alumni will leave the
date open, A basket luncheon will
be served at l O'clock and lunch
VIII be provided for those unable to
bring their own. If the weather is
stormy the reunion will be held in
side the building with the motion
picture as a feature.
The committee is working hard n
monty all persons who attended the
graded school here. Letters are be-
ing sent those who live out of town
tut some can not be reached. These
are asked to consider newspape no.
tees as invitations.
The officers of the association arc
as follows: Honorary president
Mrs. Collette G'risbie) Smith of
Shaker Farms, who orisinated the
Idea of the reunions; honorary vice
president Governor John H. Trum-
bull; president John Z. Lamb; vice
presidents, Joseph T. Mccarthy. DR..
Charles W. Moody. Mrs Annie tMc-
Elroy) Callen. Mrs. Anna (Dissle)
Bailey. Minton A. Norton. Irving s.
tinker OF West Haven. Mrs Nav
tManchester> Gates of Springfield.
Mass. Miss Jane Hamlin of New
Britain. George H. Johnston of
Fittsfield. Mass. and Miss Louise NJ.
Potter of Hartford: treasurer Thorn
as F. Prior; recording secretary,
Mrs. Carrie Hauridson) Smith: cor.
responding secretary. James j. Ora
ham.
The special committees for the day
will be as follows: Hospitality, the
vice presidents: invitations, James ]
Graham and Mrs. Carrie 1.auridson
Smith; grounds. tables and decora-
tons. Harold J.. Newell, Miss Bar
hara Case, and Miss Katharine Nc
earthly; publicity, Mrs. Jessie Ush-
er) Clark and Miss Julia Barnes;
nominating. Minton A.. Norton,
Henry A. Castle, and Mrs. E,stelle
tWrighD Simpson.
"Old Timers Evening
An odd timers evening" will be
staged by the Businessmen tomor-
row evening when they put into the
field against the Trumbull Electric
team the same baseball nine which
represented it last year, when the
merchants finished second. Attempts
have been made to bolster the team
up this season, but the Business
men are now in the cellar. and the
management has decided to call
upon the old standbys.
Bill Downham will continue to
catch. and his former pitcher. Bill
Cunningham. will be sent to .he
mound again. Mickey Levine will
move in to first base. Carl Cramp-
ton will stay at second and Ralph
Thrall at short. and Ted La Bonnie
will go back to third base. Stanley
Smith will return to left field. Henry
Bannell will play center. and George
Cunningham will again be found in
right field. George Ferber is also
believed TO be eligible for this line
up. as he is an cid timer. This COM
bination is expected to enthuse new
interest into the league.
Chautauqua Program
Joseph Mezo will offer An Eve