New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
FLASHES OF LIFE: GIVES $500 FOR
 CHARITY INSTEAD OF HIS TOMBSTONE

Warrington Any folks who when getting married in Uncle sam's capital agree that the husband need not support the wife -ill be liable to 8 maximum of five years in the hoosegow. if congress does. as desir- ed by Representative William c. Hammer of North Carolina. His bill so defines companionate marriage.
 New York - Up rise Robert w. Bell. stage director. nephew of Alex ander Graham Bell. and Josephine Hutchinson. actress. who is Mrs Bell. to deny they have separated. They are happily married. but have separ- ate establishments, because one works in the day and the other at night.
 Picking - Marriage for bachelors and divorce for married men are for biddon by Marshal Feng Yu-Hsiang. the Christian general" His reason is that some of the modern Chinese bobbed girls are so attractive that romance is displacing enthusiasm for the revolution.
 New York The dean of Ameri- can painters is a bridegroom at 80. Edwin Rowland Blashfield has mar ried Miss Grace Hall, 5s. painter, writer and lecturer.
 Berlin - The Reichstag judicial committee favors easier divorce. It proposes to sanction decrees where the parties have lived apart five years by agreement or where after one year of separation continuance of married life cannot be expected.
 New York The will of Charles E. Erect, artists model. stipulates that $500 of his s3,600 estate shall be given to charity instead of being used for a tombstone. Says the will: "'rhe mute tribute by either self or immediate kin is not only wasteful but usually unjustified by either dis tinguished or moral worth.'
 Camden, W. J. - A course in eti- quette and social graces has been abandoned by the Camden '. w. C. A. Nobody enrolled.
 New York Julia Hoyt, society beauty. who went on the stage. knows no beauty secrets. Perhaps ten years from now I'll be a sight" she said over the radio. but just the same go on breaking the rules"
 St. Petersburg, Fla -- Mrs. Cath crime Fenton, who in her 105th year. has had an airplane ride. says she was just as excited about it as when she had her first sweetheart.
 Chicago - Joe Letters hobby is cooking. He has sent to friends 8 copy of his book of recipes. all of which he has tried himself.
 New York - Comes from the con- yention of the New York Custom Cutters club a tabulation showing that the we'll dressed man may con- tinue such this spring for an ex- penditure of only $2.eS3-$1,695 for suits and overcoats, $l12.60 for shoes, $60 for hats and s4l5.60 for accessories.
 Chicago There's to be a fire station on the site of the O'Leary homestead. That. you know, is where the COW started things.
 Ansonia-William Stevenson killed here when struck by an automobile driven by IS year old Elarion Danieluk. who is held in $z,ooo.
 Thompsonville Leander Hills sc, found dead in his home here today. He was hunter and trapper and his death was believed due to a heart affection
 Wallingford-Burgesses of the borough favorable in views toward leasing of municipal airport. Final action to come in special meeting soon. Terms of lease were not men, toned.
 Stamford-Damage estimated at s7,0OO done by fire which destroys chapel attached to main building ot Demott school on Pinus Ridge. two niles from New Canaan town line. | The buildings are the property of he Grace church of New York | ,ity.
 Rockvilie-City council passes ordinance covering salary increases which were formerly granted city officers by resignations.
 Bridgeport-Error was found in line cases out of 21 handed down NN
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