New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
FLASHES OF LIFE: MUSICAL COMEDY
JOB IS OPEN TO JOHN COOLIDGE

BY the Associated Press
New York-There seems to be no
mystery about this. Paul Mellon.
son of the secretary of the treasury
and two Yale chums, Francis Car
lnody and James Brady. had d Sc
cret presidential poll all to them
| selves on the way home from
abroad. All the news they would
| reveal was that the tabulation
showed one vote for Hoover and
| two tor Smith.
Superior. Wis.-Roy Q. West
secretary of the interior reminds
one of the story OF a fellow who
made a hole in one the first time
he swung a golf club and felt much
relieved because he thought he had
! missed the hole.
The secretary started trapshooting
With Mr.. Coolidge. Il only shot
once he explained. 1t hit the
| darn thing, so l thought I'd better
call it a day. l didn't want to i'm
pair my amateur standing
New York-A job in musical
comedy is open to John Coolidge.
Hot on the heels of news that he
had played the sax and sung t
dance a press agent got busy with
announcement Of a producers offers
by wire to Superior.
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heavy rains has killed 500 OF the
467 double blossom japanese cherry
trees on Haines Point.
New York-The American Society
of Teachers of Dancing is all work
ed up over A proposed new da,cc
called the Byrd Hop. 1t is intended
TO depict the start, flight and land
ing OF plane. After a demonstra-
ton some delegates thought it was
beautiful others regarded as in vic-
lation of classical standards and
cheap. The matter was referred to
committee.
Ierusalem-Beggine is to be pro-
hibited by the Palestine government
and civilians are discussing plans
for maintenance of 1000 persons
who make their living that way.
New York-Rosamond Pinchot
CASTOR, who played the part of the
nun in The Miracle" is testing the
oratorical abilities for women who
desire to stump for Smith
Mexico Clty-Ambassado Nor
row will take a vacation next month
hunting bear, deer, wildcat and tur-
key in Coahuila.
New York-Edward Miles, Al, of
Newark, n. j., is leaving tomorrow
all alone in a 37-foot schooner for
trip around the world. He de-
signed and built the craft himself
Milwaukee-Now come yellow
baseballs. Golf balls of that color
have been used by some buffers this
season. The idea is better visibility.
Yellow baseballs were tried in a
game between Milwaukee and
Louisville.
Hammonton, n. Nov comes
the preservation OF peaches by nj
trogen. In experiments choice fruit
was put into tin cylinders ] inches
in diameter and two feet high. The
oxygen was pumped out and nitro
gen forced in. The cylinders will
be opened in month. Similar tests
are to be made with flowers.
New York-A genius six years old
has been discovered by DR.. Wini-
fred Sackville Stoner, whose daush-
ters was child prodigy. I.orrain
Jalllet speaks and writes English,
French and Spanish. Writes poetry
and drama and runs typewriter.
She is regarded as physically per-
feet and as DIR. Stoner puts it, has
"pleasingality' pathy in her
soul for others,
New Haven - Col. Isaac Ullman
is chosen to lead local delegation to
republican state convention at har-
monious session.
New Haven - Nancy Falco, IS.
drinks poison while walking past
New Haven hospital Her condition
is fair.
New Haven - Clothing found on
bank of cove leads to search for
body of boy, but none is discovered.
New Canaan Mrs Conrad
Moller wife Of republican town
committee chairman. will seek NOM
ination as state senator.
Darien - Darien where republi-
can caucus was declared illegal be-
cause of discrepancies on list. will
be represented at state convention,
but not at congressional, probate or
meetings.
Waterbury Attorney Roger
sherman Baldwin brings suit for di-
Norce. charging wife with cruelty.
He is a son of former Gov Simeon