New Britain herald., 1928-12-31

blaze does damage Of 325.oo0 in block owned by hyman Gitlavity ct corner of Elm and Seymour streets. Board of directors Of katnir Bearsng Co. declares extra dividend of S1 per share. William Doyle. veteran stable owner. dies at home. 7s Dover road. Harry c. Jackson elected pres ident P. & F. Corbin club.
 14-Prentice Mfg. Co. of Kensing- ton to double capacity. Awards con- tract for new factory building. K. R. Howard named manager of new Schulte store on ste of old BeBe- Leland store.
 1s--Rev. Basil Hrivnak, pastor of Independent Ukrainian church of St. Mary's of Immaculate Conception. resignA
 16-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leupoid of Maple street married 25 years. Mir. and Mrs. August & Gu1tafAon of Stanley street marrled 42 years.
 17-Train erushes auto. killing driver Frank Friend. at Newington railroad crossing. Fire does damage Of tl0.O00 to Bennett Nelson's tail- oring establishment at l4 West Main street. Raphael Pinto. employe saved from death by fremen. Chester Budnick, aged :, fractures arm tn washing machine at homo. 3At Grove street Robert R. Pagan elected pres. ident St. Paul's T. A. and B. society. Remington.
 lS-Fred Peterson elected regent of Royal Arcanum.
 l9-L. F. & c. declares extra dtvi. dend of t1 extra per share. American Hardware Corp. also declares q ex- tra dividend. Joseph H. Potts, IT,. elected captain of New Britain high school football team for 1923. Sam uel Pyros elected president Elphis chapter. No. 1l7 Order of the Ahepa-
 co-Ralph Pinto. veteran tailor. dies at hospital of pneumonia as re- suit of fire which destroyed Nelson's tailoring establishment on w. Main street. H. w. Flagg. employe of New Britain Herald for 46 years. dies at home on Monroe street. Rev. Peter J. Pashkiewlch Of Clifton. N. J.. be- comes pastor of Independen. Ukraint ian church on Winter street. North & Judd Mfg. Co. declares extra divi- dend of 75 cents per share in addi- ton to regular 50 cents Commercial Trust Co. directors declare dividend , of and three-quarters per cent, plus extra l per cent dividend.
 2l-Mrs. Lillian Gill elected royal matron. Laurel Court O. of A. Munl- cipai dance hall included in park de- partment budget for 1929. New Brit ain Machine Co. resumes paying common stock dividend. Explosion of large still rocks house at 76l High street. causing 31.ooo fire loss. 22-Greene- Hills school on Pine street. Forestvllle, dedicated. struc- ture named for two veteran teach CTS.
 2s-Harold R. Jones' assistant managing editor of Herald. dies of pneumonia at home. 5s: Stanley street. Michael J. Kenny reelected president of '. M. T. A. & B. so- ciety.
 c4-Quarter million letters re- ceived at post office during Christi mas holidays. Parcels delivered in one day more than 15,OOO. Regular semi.annual dividend of 5 per cent and extra dividend of per cent de clared by National bank directors. 120 measles cases reported. Health department anticipates further spread of disease. Fire at NelS Nell son garage on East street does dam age of $2,5oo. Charles Anderson of kensington 74 years old. Mrs. Anna Zajko. 55 years old, travels 5000 miles from Russia to join family in this city for Christmas.
 c6-William R. Fenn elected sec retary of Kiwanis club. Charles Roy, student carpenter at Trade school, falls from roof of new home of Dr. Frank Zwick and is seriously injur- ed. Samuel Kirshnit elected chancei- Tor commander of St. Elmo lodge, Knights of Pythias.
 27-John M. Henry of Milford and Louis Deross of New York killed on Berlin turnpike when hurled from motorcycle. Treasury refunds t244,- es3 to North & Judd on taxes. IT other rebates recorded. Motorcycle Policeman David Doty injured when motorcycle on which he is chasing speeder crashes into sedan on Elm street. David G. Ong. former official at l.. r. & C., elected president Of United States Leather company. School committee approvea plans for $126,0oo junior high school in Ken- sington. Perry & Bishop awarded contract for planA.
 29-New Britain roll hockey team goes Into first place in league by defeating Waterbury. John Mikalauskas announces in- tention to retire iron, restaurant business.
 3o-salary committee of common council sets hearings for depart mentS.