New Britain herald., 1928-04-21
FLASHES OF LIFE: POST OFFICE TO
 HAVE ARMORED MOTOR TRUCKS NOW

l HAVE ARMORED \
 By the Associated Press
 New York-Uncle Sam is to pro-
 tect his mall like his battleships.
 Post office motor trucks are to have
 armored cabs. The Baldwin Loco
 motive Works has received an order
 for 275 of them.
 Washington-If the Smithsonian
 institution would like to make permanent exhibit of the autom obile
 Pershing used in France. the war
 department is willing.
 Ocean Grove, N. J.---Garages at
 last are permitted i'll this town. which is owned by a camp meeting
 association. They have been for
 bidden hitherto under a 60 year old
 rule against privately owned barns.
 But the doors must be closed on
 Sundays; motor must be silent;
 there shall be no repairs or wash
 ing.
 New York--George Hatch of st.
 Louis knows how to circumvent the city slickers. He came to town with
 $1S9.66 and wanted to spend the
 night under the protection of the
 police. So they locked him up for disorderly conduct, a charge which
 was dismissed when explanations were made in court. l Boston-Rogers Hornsby plans to till the soil in 2 refined manner when not playing ball. That's his
 idea of the life of gentleman farmer. He has brought an s5 acre estate near St. Louis.
 New York-An exhibit by the American birth control league has
 been forbidden at the parents ex- I position in the Grand Central Palace after consultation with school offi- cials. Money paid for booth was returned. Permission was refused for sign saying that the leagues ! exhibit had removed across the | street.
 Klamath Falls, Ore.-Fred Sevits, lonely homesteader, owes his life to | his horse. Injured, he wrote a note, | tied it to the animals neck and set ! him loose. The horse located two lumberjacks two days later and led them to his masters cabin. Pittsburgh, Pa.-Since the whis- key rebellion members of the Pritts family of the Somerset and Fayette mountain district have been making moonshine. Federal Judge Gibson has just fined Harry Pritts s25o.
 Washington-Injure by the ma. rines. Jose Francisco Rivas and wife, Nicaraguans. stand ill a position to receive $1Ss.5o from Uncle Sam. Protesting that a hard bargain was being driven Representative La Guardia got claim bill increased by s10o and 1t was passed by the house. The senate has yet to act on it.
 London-Having quit the navy after courtmartial due to a row over jazz band. Commander Hen- ry M. Daniel Is to write theatrical reviews and sports for the Daily Mail.
 Stafford Springs = Brendon, three month old son of Mir. and Mrs. Will liam G. Cunningham of Hartford, dies in hospital from injuries re- ceived in automobile crash last Sum- day when his brothers. William. 5, and Vincent, three, were killed. |,
 Bristol - Robert Beach is elected president of Older Boys conference of Hartford county. Franklin Hills. Hartford. vice-president and D. Mur- ray Patterson. simsbury, secretary.
 Waterbury Arthur N Brown, states attorney for New London ( county. elected president of the Con- necticut State Bar association to suc- , ceed Attorney Torrance F. Carmody. 1
 Bridgeport Damages totaling S75,00O are asked by four complain ants alleging personal injuries, three of which resulted from automobile accidents. Alice Sinanian seeks S25,- 600: John F. Doherty asks for $20,- 900: Matilda Fleischer. s15.000 and { Susie Waugh. $15,O00. l
 Hartford - Governor John H. as pilot. makes three air. plane flights. carrying in turn. Mayor Norman C. Stevens and Mayor elect Walter E. Patterson of Hart ford and Mayor Wales Lines De- bussey of Meriden.
 Waterbury James A. Gum of / Turner Falls Rotary club is elected district governor at spring confer eHce of the 3Oth district of Rotary
 New Haven - The Very Rev. John s pastor of the Orthodox 2 Catholic church in refuting charges r that he obtained money from two I men on claim of having &2,5e0.000 q in jewels held by custom officials. tells court his accusers wanted s10,- r 100 to obtain second naturalization a papers for him. ,S