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The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

Fashion is something to keep the husband of pretty girl broke the most of the time.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

The really suspicious wife, ac-. cording to friend of ours, is one who suspects her better half of leading a double life just because he buys a two-pants suit.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

Don't knock the town you live h. 1t may be the only town that ever heard of yop.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

Tt wont always do to judge by 1ooks," said a friend of ours to- day. Many a regular Hell-cat has a sweet face"
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

ONE TOUCH OF SCANDAL makes the whole world chin.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

It takes a woman who doesn't know how to do a thing to do il better than man who knows all about it.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

My girl has varicose veins, doc tor. What do you advise?
 Rubber stockings. But, Doctor! How do I know she'll let me?
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

Young man-How much do you pay for marriage license?
 Clerk-Five dollars down and your entire salary each week for the rest of your life.
The Nome nugget., 1928-03-17

E
 A Valdez man says he does not want to be cultured if it means giving up onions.
 Marriage is not failure, but a great many who engage in it are.
 We reckon some of the boys call their girl friends Angels because they haven't the slightest idea what an angel really is. think was the greatest blessing to man."
 Jinks; Well, at this time of the year I'd say it was the hot water bottle."
 This will be great country when the application of good ad- vice equals the supply.
 We pay no attention to it when SIS a-week man buys a new auto out of his salary. But when a SC a-week girl sports new silk waist we all know there is something wrong.
 ONE TOUCH OF SCANDAL makes the whole world chin.
 The really suspicious wife, ac-' cording to a friend of ours, is one who suspects her better half of leading a double life just because he buys a two-pants suit.
 Tt wont always do to judge by looks," said a friend of ours to- day. Many a regular Hell-cat has a sweet face"
 Fashion is something to keep the husband of pretty girl broke the most of the time.
 First colored gent t:-"Say, how come you-all got that soot on yo' collar, black man?"
 Second ditto:-"Soot, say nigger. dat ain't no soot: dat's dandruff."
 We have about decided to let the knee question alone for awhile. We insist that nearly all have bumps on 'em, but what good results from our insisting when the only reply seems to be: Well, what of it?" FIGURE IT OUT An intriguing problem: Deposit $50 in your bank, and make the following withdrawals. $20.00 1st balance $30.00 15.00 2nd balance 15.00 800 3rd balance 500 600 4th balance GOO
 $50.o0 s51.0o
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
East Berlin Items

MIR, and Mrs. W. II. Nye are en-
tertaining Mr.. Nye's sister. Mrs. r.
r. Clark, of Birmingham, Ala. who
is spending a few weeks here as
their guest.
East Berlin was represented by
the largest delegation of the season
at the Plainville Camp Ground, the
following local residents attending:
Rev. and Mrs, A. L. Burgeen and
son. Charles. Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Taylor and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w
Fl, Payne and family. Mr.. and Mrs
Royal Morse and family. Myron
Morse. Mrs. Ida Morse. Mr. and
Mrs. Z. V, Read and family. Miss
Ruby Nye. Mrs. A. A. Barnes, the
Misses Mabelle and Winifred Barnes,
Mrs J. Rose Belden, Victor Belden.
the Misses EuniCe. Betty and Rhoda
Pratt, Mrs. Carrie Lawrence. Miss
Eta Lawrence, Miss Edith North
rop. Ralph Dyer and w. f. Elton.
Former East Berlin residents at
tending We're; Rev. c. c. Fuller,
Israel Cummings Miss Edna Cum
mings and Mr. and Mrs Emory
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nelson en-
tertalned relatives from Waterbury
at their home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rlngwood
were the guests OF MIR. and Mrs.
George Pollard over Sunday.
The Pythian Sisters will not meet
! this evening as has been previously
announced The next meeting Will
be Monday evening, August 6
! The knights of Pythias will meet
tomorrow evening at 5 O'Clock al
/ Community hall.
! The Pythlan fair, which was tt
! have been held this last spring. vii
| be held in the late fall. it was an.
! nouncsd today. The Pythlan Sister.
| have already commenced arrsneing
for the event. holding sewing ses,
SION with Mrs. Fred Rich last
4 Thursday.
! Word has been received here OF
, the arrival of Mr., and Mrs. l.. +
Turner at Jonesboro. Ark. where
they will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Turner. From there
, they will leave for Dallas. Tex. tt
visit relatives.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
to relieve Berg In the box.

to relieve Berg In the box.
Sunday the locals showed COM
plete reversal of form and crashed
through for an S to win The game
was a thriller from the start and
was featured by good fielding. Ken
sington took two run lead but
Bristol came back to tie it up at two
all. The ninth inning found the two
mines tied but the Kensington bat
ters found their eyes in the tenth
inning and smashed across six runs
over the plate off the offerings of
Baldwin. West and Scrimminger
worked on the mound for kensing
ton.
Rirth Certificate
A SON David Allen. has been born
TO Mr., and Mrs. Edward H, Munson
of kenslngton. according to birth
certificate received this morning at
the office of the town clerk,
Paper Goods to PLAY
After losing five straight games
in succession in the New Britain In
NtS't ls1l h6u". til' StlIl"I itdH ] Il W.
Goods nine will endeavor to get
back into the win column tomorrow
evening when IT meets the Stanley
Works team at Walnut Hill park.
The game will be played on Dla
mond No. > at $50 O'Clock.
Stanley Works has won ten
straight games in the league without
a loss and have been conceded the
championship, With Jack" Scott in
the box the locals will be in for a
tough session and will have to play
heads up baseball if they hope to
topple Stanley Works
Escapes Serious Injury
While walking along Pennington
avenue Saturday evening about S 80
o'clock accompanied by girl friend
Helen Payer of Kensington. age Is
was struck by an automobile and
knocked to the road in front of tn.
A, & P. store. A passing motorist
was hailed and the girl was rushed
10 the New Britain General hospital
| She was at first thought to be seri-
ously injured but an X-ray showed
! her to he free from any broker
bones or internal injuries. She va;
| badly shaken up by the fall to ths
road and tainted away.
The accident was investigated b,
| Constables Frank Brown and George
! kanupka. The driver of the car
| William Miller of Oak street. Hart
! ford. was eXonerated Of all blame
! Investigation showed that the girl:
were walking in the road and tha
| Miller sounded his horn repeatedly
| Miss Paior is employed at the
| Prentice Mfg. Co. and was discharg
ed from the hospital yesterday after
noon at LEO o'clock and sent TO hel
| home.
The accident occurred with thu
road heavy with traffic and there
was considerable congestion fol
about 10 minutes. A large Grove
gathered at the scene of the acciden
in a few minutes and had to be dis
persed before traffic could be con
tinued Miss Pajor's companion be.
came hysterical and could not b.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Placed Under Arrest
For Drunken Driving

Edward neRainee of this city was
arrested at 2:S5 this morning by
Sergeant Stadler ard Officers Liebler
and Grahcck on the charge Of oper-
a'lng an automobile while under the
influence OF liquor, for the Newing-
ton authorities.
Nick Pasquerell of this city was
arrested at 12:45 this morning by
Sergeant Feeney and Officer O'keefe
on charges Of breach of the peace
and drunkenness. for the Newington
authorities.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
W|THAM farm BARN
Raced BY Flames
Owner Estimates Financial Loss
at About $4,000
ORIGIN CT FIRE UNKNOWN
Funeral Of 4 oseph PsdelI Today
|DKensinet Splits Double Header
With ..stol Nine-Foremen's
Club Holds Outing Saturday.

A large barn and garage In Ken
$ington owned by William Witham
vas completely destroyed by fire of
n unknown origin last evening
bout s o'clock. Mr.. Witham esti-
mated the damage at $4,000.
MIR. Witham and his family we're
lsiting in Windsor during the day
md we're absent when the fire broke
tut. The Witham family would prob
bly, have found themselves home
ess when they arrived from Wind
or. but for neighbors, who saved
he whitman home by playing a
tream from garden hose on the
house when sparks from the flam-
ng barn set fire to the roof on a
lumber of occasions before the ar
ival of the New Britain firemen
Eho were summoned by Fire Ward
N Louis Griffith. who discovered
he fire while patroling the terri
Dry.
Sixty hens. several tons of hay
Ind all the farming implements
vned by Mr.. Witham we're de-
troyed in the blaze. Due to the
FORK of neighbors the farm house
escaped with but little damage.
When the alarm was sent to the
few Britain Fire department, appa-
atus from station No. responded
ut efforts to check the fire were
utlle as it had gained considerable
eaduay before their arrival. The
ay in the loft on top floor of the
arm Immediately caught fire after
officer Griffith rang the alarm for
he New Britain firemen and in
ew minutes the entire barn was a
hass of flames. Hundreds of neigh
ors and residents of this section
ere attracted to the scene ana
any assisted the firemen in their
tempt to save the property.
Charles Kasiski, who was on the
pof OF the house exiting gushing a
nall blaze. started by spark from
he burning barn. was knocked to
he ground by a gusher of water
rom the New Britain firefighters
O0c Dul " dS IiOI lllJ0iCu III tAS oP1AA'
asiski had taken a position on the
pof of the house with the garden
ose and was unable to get out OF
he way Of the stream from the big
ose. The force of the water tipped
i'm off the roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. Witham and daugh-
n, Marion, left yesterday noon to
sit their son in Windsor and ar
we'd home shortly after the barn
nd garage was destroyed. Mr.. Wit
am said that he was in the barn at
BON. just before leaving for Wind
r, and that he could not determine
he fires origin. He estimated the
mage at $4,000 and stated that il
as partly covered by insurance.
Knocks Tree From Roots
While attempting to turn upson's
,rner in Kensington early this
orning, driver for the r. G. Mil
r company OF New Britain. milk
callers, left the road and crashed
to a tree on the southeast side OF
e corner. The impact of the crash
re the tree up from its roots and
hooked it to the ground. The driv-
escaped without injury but the
was completely demolished and
duced to junk
Constable George kanupka invest
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
comforted until a car was hailed tt
take her to the hospital.
Triangles Clinch Pennaut

The Kensington Triangles. led by
the splendid pitching of Myers, is
year old twirler, clinched the cham
pionship of the County ~" Baseball
league Saturday when it defeated
South Windsor by 5 to / score.
Myers was touched up for II hits
in the previous meeting between
these two teams but Saturday the
visitors could only get six safe
blows. He deserved a shutout VIC
tory and held the visitors scoreless
until the ninth.
The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

80
.sa,'u 'iie "e''uen, anu u,' i'o'
man any al est nc sa'u' oe' use
VI .he iacN VI e'ldeiice u rechiess-
''e'e VI speeu'''s
Holds annual OitIng
The foremens club OF the Amerl-
can Paper Goods company held It's
outing saturday. A dinner
was served at Clinton and IN the
afternoon the club enjoyed pleas
ant time at Lighthouse Point
funeral ms Morning
Funeral services tor joseph Pa
delll. aged bb, "ell-kho"n kenslng-
ton merchant, who dled FRIDAY eve
hlns al 81. FRANCIS hospl1al IN hart
tord atter long Illness. We're heAd
this morning at o'5o CLOCK from
me nome ana CLOCK from 81
Fauls chufch' A solemh hleh mass
OF requiem was celeorated' Rev
Johh - brennan OF hensihstoH was
celeoraht, ReV' father brennan OF
Hart1ord was deacon anu neN'
amer casey OF 81 hoiiids sehl'n-
afs' ndr'lotu' was suo-ued'oh'
AS the pody entered the ehorch
ttle ehoi' SANG Ap'ue WIN Nc
Al the oner,ory Mrs. NJ. hor'oi
ocnmlot rendered. re 1esu anu
DIS tne ooas was oo'i'e rom ne
tnurtE the eho'l sans h',
eaa heart ana Nearer wy "ou'
10 1 nee. MtIllt6IS VI l1lt
thi'ed Italian anu id'eianAa eo-
cietles' Oh "illeh ME- faoelii Was d
lhei'ioei do'ed ds po'ioeai nv
mower bearers were 'oiii iso'
tiilli raoei.' anu Ah'iioiis "uei'''
MEMBERS OF 'he 'iliee i,ai'an 80
e.e''es were present III :" ''uS q '''e
church.
Az lhe grave III 81 Mary tenie-
terry Rev D. =. brennan rev ra'iie'
brennan ana Kew amer , asev coll
l'ailah socle'ies also CONDUCTED 'he'l
rites al the grave
Inc 1uhefai was one Oh the ois-
gest held IN henslng1on IN many
years. me chureh pelng cro"oeo 10
the doors. lhere was also a large
crowd al the services al 'he celi'e-
terry.
ohsht acci't
A sllsht accldeht occurred od'ul
day noon IN heRslhg1oh uhder 'he
railroad underpass "hen car oP-
Grated by Joseph Mlgeletti struck an
auto driven by charles stuhlmah
Both drivers live IN henslngtoh.
Briefs
Mrs, Harold Lee Judd OF Berlin
left yesterday for Detroit. She VIII
be Joined by her husband tuesday
and they will visit Philadelphia and
New York.
Robert Richie of kensington
has returned home after vacation
ing at Point O'Woods.
w. E. Head ond has returned
home after spending a month at
Fort Ethan Allen where he was a
second lieutenant in the 3S5th
field artillery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, S. Golem OF Lang
don Court. kensington. accom- panied
by Miss Phyllis Andrews. left Fri
day for a 10 day motor trip to Bay
onne, N. ]. and Pittsburg where they
will visit relatives.
Mrs. Grant Skinner and infant
daughter have returned to Their
home on Pennington avenue after
spending a week as the guests OF
Mrs. SINNERS mother, Mrs. Human
son of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
EVSTLF COMING BACK

Chicago. July 80 UP)--In a bull
letln issued by the Illinois Manufac-
tuners ASSOCIATION, clothing makers
are warned to be prepared for re-
turn of the hustle and bouffants" IN
ladies' styles because of recent
STYLE edlct in favor of rounded con-
tours.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Federal Judge D. c.
Westenhaver Is Dead

Cleveland, July 80 R-Federal
Judge D. c. Westenhaver died last
night,
lie had been i'll several months
with heart disease. Judge Weston
haver was appointed to the federal
bench IN 1917 by President Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

South Windsor =. 600 600 O01-1
kensington 49,. POI 1o1 JoX-5
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
HEARS AFTER FLIGHT

Turtiss Field. l., l.. July 80 NUP)
Robert Hoffman, II. who has
been deaf all his life. said he had
partly recovered his hearing after
taking an alrplane flight with Cap
tain William Purcell.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
NEW AMBASSADOR

Bucarest, Rumania, July So,0P
Nicholas Titulescu. foreign minis
ter of Rumanla. is to become am
ba. sador to Great Britain as soon
as he regains his health.
This was learned today through an
official announcement confirming
reports published yesterday Of his
resignation from his cabinet post.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
CREDITORS GET 1927 PER CENT

A final devidend of IA 80 percent
was awarded the creditors OF VIC
tor Danlelczuk. bankrupt At a first
hearing before Commissioner IN
Fankruptcy Saul Berman in Hart
ford a ) per cent dividend was given
making a total of ~ - per cent
An offer of 10 per cent and later d
Is per cent was made. but the cred
jtors refused to accept either. At
torney David Nair acted as trustee.
READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
CC!ia:-1 Thorpe

The wedding of Miss Anne Mary
Collar. daughter of Milton G. Collar
OF Mount Vernon. n. Y, and Laur-
ence Ebert Thorpe. son of DR. Wal
ter Thorpe. we'll known oculist of
this city was held Saturday after
noon in the parsonage of the Bristol
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

For sale or rent-5-room bunga-
low. Inquire H. j. t'oiren. Clinton.
Conn, -adNt
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06
DEFENDANTS IN
COWBOYS DEATH
FACE TRIAL AGAIN

Los ANGELES. Jan. 6.-Partic-
ipants in Hollywood "wildest
party which ended in the death
of two-g u Tom Kerrick, movie cow
boy, must stand re-trial- on man
slaughter charges, Superior Judge
Carlos Hardy ruled here today.
The decis on came as complete
surprise following an unexpected
recommendat on from the district
attorneys office opposing dismissal
of the charges against Mrs. Sarah
Kerrick and four others, whose pre-
vious conviction had been reversed
by the appellate court.
The action came as stunning
blow to the widow, Mrs. Kerrick
Iris Burns, Anita Davis, Joe Hunt
and Henry Isabel, members of the
party, and the three women were
near hysterical when the court de-
MED the motion.
Their belief that they would be
entirely freed of the charges had
been strengthened by declarations
of Deputy District Attorney f. j.
Dennison, made when reversal was
announced, that "retrial was use
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06
Rotarians Enjoy
Fine Program

Meeting for the frs; time since
the advent of a new wear. local Ro
tarians yesterday devoted an hour
10 reflection over the deeds and
doings of var just closed; pausing
as it were, for a little stock-tating
of some of the activities more close
" affecting them, as Rotarians and
as citizens.
Under the craftsmanship of d. k.
Decide, a series of short talks by
various members Of the organiza-
tion was opened by Herbert w
tawcett, who spoke on behalf Of
the city government, outlining some
OF the outstanding achievements or
the year in city growth and devel-
Opment.
Following Fawcett, w. w. Ne
Euen, past president of the chamber
If commerce, gave an interesting
summary of chamber activities, as
we'll as outlining some of the trends
toward future usefulness of this i'm
portant element in civic life.
w. l.. Garrett, club secretary,
summarized the high-lights of e.
vents during the club year, inciud-
irg worthy accomplishments of indi-
vidual members.
On beha lott Il group of younger
men who have become affiliated
with Rotary locally during the year,
Harold A. Burnham read clever
paper demonstrating clear insight
into Rotary thought and ideals. The
paper, in the form of letter to
an imaginary friend, critic Of
Rotary and a member of the young
cr "intelligenzia,' gave evidence
of much thought in its preparation.
Closing the series, and speaking
or the dairy industry, "the back
bone of our economic sct-up in the
yallcy,' A. w. Runte told of its de-
Nelopment and growing significance
in the valley s economic future.
Guests present included c. c. kuy-
kendall, FL Centre; r. T. Mcconnell,
San Diego.
Visiting Rotarians were w. \. Me
Gahan, w. +. Bealc, Elmer Baxter,
Iloltvillc; Roy Kinkaid, r. II. Mad
duX, CaleNicO; Ernest Cuff, Braw-
Icy; l.. b. Bailey, Lodi; Al Lang,
, Palo Alto.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06
HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
SUBMITS REPORT FOR MONTH

The following report Of activities
of the horticultural department for
thc month Just closed has been sub
mitted to the board Of supervisors
bv b. a. Harrigan, horticultural
commissioner:
The following goods were inspect
cd and passed irto the countv dur
ing the month of December, 1927.
Eightytwo sacks Of alfalfa seed,
III sacks cantaloup seed, three SACKS
of Italian rye grass seed, seven
sacks garden seed, I sacks water
melon seed, q sacks honey ball seed,
10 sacks honey dew seed, 23 sacks
ettuce seed, 40 sacks bean seed, 200
sacks oats, two sacks squash seed.
} s1cks cucumber seed, 10 sacks of
spring corn seed, sacks onion sets,
sack pea seed, 702 rose bushes, 6l7
cvclamen, 1920 flower plants, 1000
Malaga grape vines. 2000 Thompson
seedless vines, 1000 strawberry
'lants, 22l ornamental plants 43o
)ulbs, 75 fens, 46 Kentia palms, 81
peinsettias, 404 cypress trees, 163
hottie trees. 1000 bedding plants,
20 honey"suckle vines, 18 lantana
plants, 3 subtropical plants, 27 cot
ton sam ples, 3 shipments household
goods, 55 truckloads oranges, 90
tiuckloads apples, II cars mixed
fruit and vegetables.
Outgoing Shipments
Three hundred and sixtv-eight
cars lettuce. 2S cars grapefruit, 80
cars peas, l5 cars greens, 10 cars of
spinach. 5 cars mixed vegetables, 3
cars cucumbers, | car carrots,
Weights and Measures Work
Fiftythree gasoline pumps wera
tested and sealed. Three gasoline
pumps were condemned for repairs.
Fifteen grease guns were tested and
scaled. Three grease guns were
found out of order. Ninety counter
scales were tested and sealed. Thir-
weight platform scales were tested
and sealed. One hundred and forty
five ranches were visited in the in
test. of noxious weeds.
The following goods were inspect
cd and refused admittance in til ,
county: o. boxes of oranges infest-
ed with red and purple scale; s.x
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06
INDOOR TEAMS
WILL TANCLE
HERE SUNDAY

With the stage all set, indoor
baseball fans Of the city are to b.
Treated to a lively scramble at the
regular city field Sunday afternoon
when two all-star teams, represent
ng the American and El Centre IN
door leagues, clash for honors. The
came is scheduled to get going at
2:30 o clock and should prove a
winner.
The American League team will
ippear under the leadership of Bob
} 'Bricn of the Cocoa Cola team,
Doc y Cunningham being relegat-
ID to the shelf due to knee which
simply refuses to function when he
takcs swipe at 2 ball. "Jerscy
nirchfield, captain of the fireman
team will be in charge of the Ell
Centro leaguers.
The Fl Centre boys h9G sho~-
workout at Wilson Field last night.
Fhc probable lineup of the inficld
will be as follows: Patterson, catch
cr; Palmer and Puckett, pitchers; !;
Gcebel, first base; Birchfield, right
short; Mckinnon, second base; Aus
tin, left short; Wakefield, third
base. The fielders will be picked
rom Baker, Shaw, Shawn, Paris
and Schanz.
The American pilot is keeping his
tneup secret but assures the Ell
Centro boys that it viii be plenty
East. Glenn Edgar is expected to
officiate as one of the "umps =
while the second arbiter has not as
yet been named.
The game will be played at the
regular field in fairness to both
teams, a neutral playground.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06

boxes of lemons infested with red
sale; 80 sacks of alfalfa seed in
tested with Dodder seed.
An orange peddler was fined for
failure to report his load for inspec-
ton which was found to be infested
with scale.
The recent rains, although retard-
ing cutting for several days, dio
slight damage to the lettuce crop.
Shipments Of excellent quality are
daily increasing.
Downy mildew has made its ap
pearance on lettuce within the last
week. Infected fields are being
busted, and the development of the
mildcw retarded
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06
PAGE THREF
LEJEUNE TO NICARAGUA
ny United Press Leased wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. Major
General Lejeune, eommandant Of
the United States marine corps will
sail Monday aboard the U. s. s.
Trenton from Charleston, S. c., for
an inspection of marine corps units
in Nicaragua. After completing this
he will make inspections at San Di-
ego and Mare Island, San Francis
Ico.
World peace is a lovely ideal, bur
one music firm reports it sold 70
saxophones as Christmas gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-06

Car Thief Escapes-A report was
received at police headquarters last
night to the effect that a Chevrolet
coach, license l-445-344, was stolen
in Calexico last night. The Calex-
leo police pursued the machine out
Of the city but the driver had man
aged to clude capture. 1t was later
reported that the machine had been
found abandoned near the Calexico
depot. 1t is the property of Joe
Finston of Calexico.