New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

She hlushed when her picture was taken with Will Hays, and she espe- ciaily requested that no mention be made of any charms revealed by | modes of the day.
 Los Angeles One days doings of unhappy klieg lights in court: | Ann Page, screen actress, got a di- Norce from David Kirkland director: l Billy West, director. was given one | from Ethlyn Gibson, actress; Ken neth Harlan, actor, testified he would sue three witnesses who involved him as correspondent. ! New York - Because of its en- ! dorsement of a movie dealing with the career of Edith Cayell, Otto II. Kahn, banker has resigned from the advisory committee of the film bu- rcau, an unofficial agency for the promotion of pictures. He writes: Tt is desccrating for mere financial gain q memory which ought 10 be held sacred
 Mcmphis-Richard Halliburton, author, plans to visit Robinson Crusoe's island and live like him: | He will wear goatskins and have a Man Friday.
 i Milan-The Duke Of Spoleto. the ! kings second cousin. is planning an expedition 10 the snow and ice of the Himalayas, karakorm Plateau, North Thibet.
 i London--Day and night air sery- ice from London to Peking via , Moscow is planned for next year. 1 New York--Miss Amy Wren.
 United States commissioner in Brooklyn, is to try federal offenders ! just as man would. Tt is not sob sister job,' she explains.
 Basra, Irak--Big defeat for Brit ! ish military planes. A squadron tried 10 scatter locusts that were ! threatening the date crop. So many locusts clung that the planes had to land.
 New York-Uncle sam is 10 re- ward an ingenious young German by permitting him to stay here. John Thoenig shipped himself C. Q. D. in a box labelled Household Goods Deportation proceedings were ended when friends paid the difference between freight and pas senger fare.
 Havre--Ecal gold is glittcrless. ! Hurry up with that junk: get at the real cargo" the boss stevedore told his men in regard to 200 kegs on the liner France. The kegs con- tained s1o,o0o,o00 in gold. ] Boston International Ladies Carmen Workers Union votes sane tion for general strike, if necessary, in cloak and dress industry in New York city.
 Boston Morse Drydock and Re pair company of Brooklyn, N. r.. gets contract for reconditioning of steamer Robert F. Lee which went aground in blizzard. March 9.
 Boston Case of Max Hessel, charged with conspiracy and extor- ton III connection with $60O,0oo thefts from Eastern Steamship Co, goes to jury.
 Boston - William Green, presi- dent of the American Federation Of Labor. reports improved employment conditions.
 Rutland, Vt. - Automobile driven by 20-year- old girl rolls onto side walk, severely injuring three chill dren: she is arrested
 Portland, Me. Former Cover nor Percival r. Baxter pledges sup port to U. s. Senator Frederick Hale, candidate for renomination on re publican ticket.
 Bath, Me. - Raymond Petit, %, of Brunswick. pleads guilty by reas- on of insanity. to murder of Mrs. Maria F. White in Topsham.
 New Haven-Scholarship and fellowships amounting to approxi- mately s10o.0o0 have been awarded by the graduate school of Yale uni versity for the year 192S-1929.
 New Haven-Police here and in searching for two youths and two girls who escaped from different h. stitutions. The girls fled the New Haven county home, and the youths slipped away from the keepers at the Cheshire reformatory.
 dgefeld-Pinned beneath his auto as it burst into flames after having been struck by 8 Pittsfield express train at Wilton, Thaddeus Crane, real estate broker of this place suffered burns and injuries which caused his death soon after.
 Greenwich-Paul Claudel, ann bassador to the United States from France. is here with his family as guests of Mir. and Mrs. Pierre De Malgalive. Mrs Claudel and her daughter sail for Paris tonight and the ambassador will return to Wash ington.
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