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New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

THERE is still the quiet lull that always follows Thanksgiving
 and precedes Christmas The school begin arrive home for the holidays Wednesday and until Christmas their days will be full with shopping and party two After Christmas though this crowd always manages to find much to do
 HISS VIRGINIA HART who is to marry Sanford Ballard lV1 Dole Low has set her marriage date for the 18th of January. Her plans though not entirely complete have
 small family wedding with reception for few intimate friends afterwards The young couple will make their home Kent for the winter and intend to travel next spring and summer.
 ENGAGEMENTS are being announced in profuson. These l. betrohas will probably continue throughout the holidays The couples planning to b2 married in the spring and have much to do between now and their great day.
 NTIL yesterday the frozen ponds have been riot of color V and gleaming steel Skating has been good this last week. The weather peGfect-just cold and brisk enough to add zes to the outdoor winter sport The nights entertainment for local enthusiasts These games are usually fast and very interesting well exciting to watch
 THE brdgeea being given this afternoon by Miss Req and
 Miss Gretchen zmmean and Miss Harriet Parker has promise of being very lovely affair." They will entertain seven tables of young women st bridge at the Shuttle Meadow has often been said that a roads lead to Rome" and Wlile in Rome do the Romans do The folders sent out by the Shuttle Meadow club for the dinner dance be held next saturday evening emphasize these sayings The mas sketches o many colleges and prep schools with roads each leading right to the country clubs door The dance saturday promises to be gay and the music by S Yae ought to be even better than usual for he has obtained some o or 40 odd new dance numbers for the parry Although the dance is primarily for the younger crowd and the school set Tn particular the older people will be there and N also be equally pleased because Yafes music will not be entirely made hits that are always joy dance word to the wise is Sucent and that word has been conveyed to the college crowd which is coming home this week.
 HE Nomans Club is to hold Christmas Tea for the club
 members and their friends Tuesday afternoon from afee to i've at the Masonic temple Miss Caroline EIad IS chairman n charge of the Civic committee under whose auspices this tea will be given.
  X/ORD has been received of the engagement of Miss
 Margaret WetmoIe, daughter of Mrs. Charles F. Wetmorr q Falk N venue New York; formerly of Croye Hill this city, tG Robert M McAlun of New York. Mrs Wetmore and her daughter were prominent socially while residents of this ctv
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

day from q motor trip 10 Atlantic City, to spend inc remainder Of the week with Mrs. ENerctt'S father, Talmadge Swift of CeGar street.
 
 Nr. and Mrs. George k NIcCarlcy and daughter, Beatrice, of Mason Drive will leave soon after the Christmas holidays to spend the winter in Florida.
 Mir, and Mrs George K, Macauley of Trumbull street. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Hubbard of Pores, street, and David Manning Of Lincoln street attended a hockey %ame al Yale Wednesday evening.
 
 Mrs ". F. 'Iontasup of Ilawley street left today to spend the rest of the month with J. Eddie Tryon and his mother at Rutherford, N. J.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

dancing class meets at her home on Lincoln road tonight
 Julius Pcasc, son of Nr. and Mrs. Herbert II. Pcasc of Vine street. who is at Choatc school this year. is giving q dinner party at his home next Saturday night. entertaining many Of the school and younger col logc set.
 Mrs. D. J. Donchuc of Ridgcwood street entertained two tables of bridge on Thursday evening. Prizes Were won by Mrs. P. W, smith and Mrs. Helen Fitzgerald
 X shower was given in honor of Miss Agnes Johnson at her home on Hart street on Thursday evening Miss Johnson will become the bride of Hubert R. Cowlcs of Wetherstield, on New Years Eve.
 Miss F. Cranley of Vine street en- tcrt%incd her bridge club on Thurs day evening at her home. Prizes were given to Miss Gertrude Calla- han, Mrs, W, Walsh, and Mrs. w, Schtuy.
 &
 Mrs. C. P. Creln Of IIolmstcad av- cnue was hostess at bridge party on Monday evening at her home. Prizes Were awarded to Mrs. l.. Messenger and Mrs. A. Scott.
 
 Miss Anne Fobcrg of Winthrop street entertained two tables of bridge in honor Of Mrs. II. Audlcy Shaw at her home on Thursday evening.
 Mrs. D. K. Perry Of Maple Hill entertained the Young Women's Auxiliary of the Peoples church at her home on Monday evening.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Sherrod Skinner, stanley Cooper, Richard White. Walter MurdocE, Walter Moore all of New Britain. and Hamilton Eickford of ManchcS- ter. formerly of this city. attended q dinner last evening preceding the Iale hockey game in New Haven.
 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Everett Of Arlington. Mass, arrived on Thurs
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Miss Mary Donahuc of Ridgcwood street entertained three tables of bridge at her home on Wednesday evening. Prizes were awarded to Miss Mary Hurley and Mrs. John, Riley
 Miss Marjorie Bull entertained her bridge club -at her home on Black Rock avenue on Thursday evening. Prizes were given to Miss Elizabeth schrey and Mrs. John Meehan.
 Miss Neill Fitzebbon of Corbin avenue was hostess to her bridge club on Monday evening. Mrs. Charles Johnson was given the prize.
 Mrs. Arthur IIarrup of Harrison street entertained her luncheon bridge club at her home on We'd neSday.
 Miss Pearl Cramcr of Black Rock avenue entertained at dinner and bridge on Wednesday evening, in honor of Miss Dorothea Cramer of Torrington.
 # <
 Mrs. II. Audlcy Shaw Of Hamilton street will entertain at bridge this evening in honor of Mrs. John Pelli- tier, who is visiting in town.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

New Jersey on Wednesday evening. She was also featured in a special entertainment at @ testimonial ban qu"t at in" BiltmCrc hotel, New York, held recently in honor of An ihony Campagna. who has been dec oratcd by the Italian government for welfare enterprises in Italy.
 Mrs. Edith McGrc2or of Lyons street recently returned from a trip to West Virginia where she visited her brother, Reverend H. A. Christo- phcr and family, She also spent q few days visiting friends in Phila- dclphia and New York.
 Lee Howe of tho Burritt Hotel was iA New York city this week.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Mrs. Carleton Fools Of I'rankford. Drl the former Corinnc Goodwin Of ,his city, visited in Philadelphia. Pa. this week with Mrs. George iiildebrandt
 Mr. and Mrs. George Colt, recently of shuttle Meadow avenue, this city. are now IivinS at t19 Benham street. Torrington.
 Mrs. Jchn Ii. Kirkham of LcXing- lon street spent several days in New York city this week.
 >r. and Mrs. George r. Kimban of south Hurritt street were in New York city this week.
 Mrg. Howard Humphrey and her your'c aon. ronvo.s", of Shuttle Meadow avenue, are returning home tomorrow after a short stay in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Miss Anna IindQuist ol IIam street will leave in the near fuuro for Florida where she will spend he winter months.
 Mrs. L. E. Banford and Mrs Manvillc Johnson of Maple Il,u l-ft on Thursday for NeW York city where they spent the remainder Of the week.
 Mr. and Mrs Anthony N"ns6unas of Stanley street had as their gur.ts Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Anthony .Ncnskunas. Sr, Mrs. John I.ask@s and Mrs. George Crosby of Water bury.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

AIr. and Mrs. Philip B. stanley of Shuttle Meadow avenue are giving dance at the Town and Country club on the evening of Saturday. Decem- Der 2Sth. The party honors their two charming dau9htCrs Jeanne and Frances.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14
GATHERINGS

With Christmas Day little more than week distant and with mem berS of the school and college crowd coming home every day a very full
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Miss Ieonora Layacu Of this city q soprano. made q "ucce&sful GobNt before a large crowd in McrrstoWn,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14
Social TctiuHies Tbout f6own

Quiet Season Precedes Christmas Festivities - Parker Zimmerman Bridge Tea at Shuttle Meadow Club This Aftemoon-Low-Hart Wedding Date
 Set for January-O -Other Items of Note
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Mir. and Mrs. Clinton Randell of Vance street spent the weekend in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14
PERSONALS

Families Start to Unit For Ydletide Seasons - Others Depart,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26

are well over mile and a half In
length.
The landing field at Cuidad del
Carmen, state Of Campeche. in far
southeastern Mexico, Is a feoeral
project lying along the beach Of the
gulf OF Mexico and is almost un-
limited in its length.
The field at Minatitlan, state Of
Vera Cruz. is owned. like practical
ly everything else In that town by
the Aguila OIL company, a British
concern. and Is held in control by
that company for future develop
ment.
A large part { the company's ap-
preparation for improvements will
90 toward construction Of all-wea-
ther runways, hangers and q pas
senger station mt the Central Civil
airport. Together with apprcpiia-
tsons made by the federal govern
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26

which It's planes now use. These
fields all will have hangar facili-
ties excepting those used only for
emergency landings or short stops.
The company Ill own fiel.s at
Vera Cruz, Tapachula, Tampico,
San Geronimo, ViIlahermosa, Cam
peche, San An:olin and Tuxpan.
Holdings Large
Only the central civil airpor- at
Mexico City. and the landing fields
at Minatitlan and Cuidad del Car
men then will be unowned by the
company. The Central Civil air
port, an immense perfectly fiat
landing field, sprang into existence
only q year ago when the govern
ment hastily scraped out runway
In an old lake bed for Can't. Emilio
Carranza's take-off to Washington.
Now runways extend In all direc-
tions on the field. and some Of them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
CAMERON TO
HAVERATEOF
Sl.42FOR e
Commissioners Reduce
Levy 8 Cents When
State Taxes Hike in
Advalorem Draw

The Cameron county tax rate this
year will be reduced cents from
$50 on the 500 assessed valua-
ton to sI.42, County Judge q. Z.
Dancy announced Monday.
This will result in a combined
state and county taxx rate OF $40
a net. reduction Of 4 cents under
the $2.14 rate assessed last year.
The commissioners previously had
announced the county would absorb
the increase state tax rate and nc
that time the state rate was ex-
pected to be boosted cents. Since
the state rate Is to be increased
only 4 cents. the county rate will be
reduced 8 cents. as at first promised.
The state rate for this year Is
So cents, compared TO ga last wear.
The ad valorum rate was hiked from
% to 80 cents. but the school rate
was reduced from IS to 81 cents. "A
levy of z cents for pensions COM
pleted the state levy.
Judge Dancy explained .Sat all OF
the state ad valorem tax except
10 cents had been remitted to Cam
eron county by the state legisla-
ture to help pay cost Of constructing
the flood control project in this
county. Whereas the county re-
ceived II cents from this scource
last year. it will receive $40 this
wear. which Is more than Is reouir-
ed to nav the interest and create
the sinking fund for the flood con-
troll bonds. However. this monev
cannot be used to further reduce
the county levy.
The county lew this year includes
a 20 cent tax for tho fourth mil
lion or road bonds. Judge Dancy
exnlains.
"If we could onlv get the dead
lock in the commissioner cn'Irt
broken and our remaininp s2.OOO.-
non road paving nrorran1 launched
before the end OF the wear so as
To get increased Valuations VI would
helm us tremendously on 1880 taxes,
Jrd0e Dancv said.
Every time we nut down 81 .OOO-
200 of roads IN orr irrioateA terri
tory we get about tann0.nnn extra
an ou~ tax rolls. which mt only
helps the road tax but helps In every
other tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
U.S.. HITS TEXAS
BANONFLORIDA
Quarantine Against Citrus
Stock May Be Killed
by Federal Bar
BY RAYMOND BROOKS

AUSTIN. Aug. 26.-The federal
government has protested Texas
quarantine against Florida citrus
nursery stock. George b. Terrell
state commissioner Of agriculture
said.
Mr.. Terrell Is now making a sur
very TO determine whether the
Lower Rio Grande citrus fruit belt
can supply nursery stock Required
for the Laredo and Winter Gardens
sections. He also Is gathering data
from Florida or VIII It will be
determined whether shipments of
nursery stock from that state would
be safe against bringing in the
Florida fruit fly.
The temporary state quarantine
will be continued in effect until after
the Southwestern Nurserymen's
convention at Fc-t Worth Sept. As,
Mr.. Terrell said. Then a paramount
policy will be decided and II i'm
portations are permitted. regula-
tions to safeguard Texas orchards
will be drawn up.
Mr.. Terrell has not yet received
notice Of the federal government s
rlo6ificati-l of its regulations gov
erning interstate shipments of
Florida fruits and vegetables.
The United States department Of
agriculture has objected to the
Texas quarantine because 1t appar-
emily goes farther than federal
regulations, l. YVES said.
Florida, he said, excludes all
Continued on Page ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
]. {. LADD OF
WILLACY FREE
ONS75OBOND
Case Follows Death of
Joe Winn, Popular
School Boy, There
Late Last Fall.
CSpecia Ito The Herald

(SDecta Ito Inc heraluJ
RAYMONDVILLE, Aug. 26.-J. X.
Ladd, indicted by the Willacy coun-
ty grand jury on a charge OF neg
lieent homicide resulting from the
death of Joe winn, 16-year-old boy,
In an automobile accident last
sprinV. was released here Monday
on a $3.50 bond.
The indictment was returned
Saturday and Ladd was taken un-
der arrest. His bond was set sat
urday afternoon but was not made
until this morning. Ladd Is en-
Moved as a foreman with q local
paving contractor.
Winn was killed last fall while
returning to his home outside Ray
mondyille about dusk. The boy
was attending school in Raymond
Vile. where he was one OF the
most popular students in the in
stitution. Reports OF the accident
which caused his death said the
boy wa sriding a bicycle along the
highway behind a horsc-drawn We
hicle. When he turned out to pass
this vehicle he was struck by an
toutomobile coming In the opera
ton.
The case had been transferred to
county court for trial In Septem-
ber.
Hearing for Jacinto Hinojosa. ar
raigned in district criminal court
Saturday for violation OF the liquor
law, after the -heriff had raided
his home and fc Ind two bottles Of
alleged whiskey and SO bottles OF
beer, Is beingheldMondaymorning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Yep FINISHES
FIRSTPACIFIC
OCEANFLICHT
Refueling Operations
Being Speeded at
Los Angeles; Land
ing Made at Ill a. I'M.

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOS AN
GELES, Aug. 26.-tPp-The Graf
Zeppelin having completed the
third leg of its round-the-world
flight I'm 78 hours and 58 minutes.
and anchored TO the mooring mast
here at Sill a. m. Monday, prepera-
tions were being rushed TO start on
the final flight, from here to Lake.
hurst, N. j., late Monday night. The
first nonstop flight across tic Pa
cific becomes history with the
ship here.
Refueling will be completed by 8
o'clock and passengers have been
ordered to be at the field to en-
bark early in the evening.
"A well organized ground crew
made short work OF the landing.
The first nonstop air flight
across the Pacific achieved in three
days and seven hours was less than
one-third the the the fastest
thanspacific liE-rs cross the ocean
between Japcn md Seattle, Wash.
Sixty persons made the voyage,
forty-one In the crew and nine
teen passengers. The final LEG OF
the world voyage will be to Lake
hurst, N. j., some $500 miles, and
will be started within thirty-six or
forty-eight hours.
After cIrcling the city for nearly
five hours waiting for the sunrise
To light way to the mooring mast,
the ship nosed gently down, and
her spider lines were seized by d
contingent OF marines and sailors.
Troops OF the California national
guard marched onto the field.
forming a human chain around the
sky conqueror during the mocring
work. Six naval planes circled
overhead as the big silvery ship
came TO earth.
The nose OF the newest trans-Pa-
cific liner touched the mooring mast
at 5:35 a. III.
The first word from the pasSen-
gers of the Zeppelin was from Lady
Grace Drummond Hay Of London.
II am 50 glad TO be back in
America" she said.
Passengers disembarked at 5:55
o'clock. Flying time Of the Zeppe-
lin for the 1880 miles from Lake.
hurst, N. j., was computed at 233
hours and 50 minutes.
"A very marvellous trip. a won
derful experience" was the COM
ment of Sir Hubert wilkins. Aus
tralian explorer and passenger.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander OF
the Graf Zeppelin, who was SER
ously iii for two days OF the trip
from Tokyo. was rushed by motor
to a hotel Arrangements had been
made to issue a statement, but a
written statement he had prepared
CONTINUED on Page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
MEXICAN AVIATION COMPANY PLANS EXTENSION OF
LINE FROM BROWN SVIILE TO PANAMA CANAL ZONE

ment the cost will total upwards OF
$250.000 for this port alone.
Other Parts Improved
Looking to ths future the COM
pany also will spend considerable
money In improving the airportS at
Tuxpan, below Tampico: at Vera
Cruz; Sa-: Geron'--o, state Of OAK
aca; at San Antolin. Chipas and at
Tapachula, Chipas, which is on the
boundary Of Mexico and Guate-
mala.
1t is along this route that the
company oects to have its three
and four-motor passenger and mail
planes flying nes-t year to Panama.
The company already operates a
mail line to Tapachula. and expects
to ext nd this to Guatemala City
soon.
The present plan Is for planes 10
fly from Brownsville to Guatemala
City In one .ay and % the Canal
Continued on Page -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
FOUR DEAD In
SUNDAY WRECKS
Dallas Girl Is Killed; In.
juries to Others May
Prove Fatal

DALLAS, Aug. 26.-tPl-The au-
tomobile left trail Of blood behind
ii in Texas Sunday.
At least four lives were lost In
motor mishaps, and many persons
were injured, some perhaps fatally.
The dead:
MISS KATHERINE MAY
WHITE, 10. of Dallas.
w. II. HICKS. about As, Camey
Spur. Collin county.
GARLAND PEAT, 80. Elm Mott.
RALPH M. CRANE, "a. Beau
mont.
Miss White died after an automo-
bile carrying herself and six friends
overturned near Arlington. The
friends we're injured, but not Sc
riously. An ambulance en- route to
the s-ene turned turtle. injuring the
driver slightly.
Hicks expired here in an ambu-
lance bearing him to hospital. "A
machine bearing hin and four 9TH
er persons collided w.t.l cnother. A
woman was injured.
Peat's motorcar went into a road
side ditch near Waco. His nephew,
asleep. vas unscathed.
Crane. authorities believed. fell
asleep In road near Beaumont and
never wakened. A motorist who
did not stop. was blamed.
Two OF three Mexican youths,
presumably fleeing from justice in
an automobile said to have been
stolen. received serious injuries, the
car overturning south of Laredo.
Mrs. eileen Collins. 20. Of Houston,
victim OF a collision In the Calves
ton-Houston highway, might die. II
was feared. Her husband. baby
father-in-law and mother-in-la
suffered lesser hurts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Wheat Falls or
Liverpoo! Report

CHICAGO. Aug. 26.-Rl-A weak
market at Liverpool started wheat
downward on the Chicago board to-
day and with scant export business
reported. wheat sagged around &c
below Saturdays close during the
opening hour Of trading.
The start was 7-8c to i-8c low
er. Other grains were weak too,
corn beginning irregular 1880 high
er to 3-4c lower and losing ground
afterward. Oats were 1-88c to l-2c
lower and provisions soft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
County-State Tax Cut to So. 10
PAJAMAS 90. K"
= = y
FOR w E A r A I
= Y y
L GION MEET

PORT ARTHUR. Texas. Aug. 26.
-(P)-Pajamas will be o. K. for
wear at the state American Le-
gion convention here Aug. 1928,
it has been announced by Police
Chief M. B. Word.
The announcement was made
after the arrest Of a Beaumont
group of young blocds who at
tempted TO initiate the new style
in that city In one Of the stylish
hotel coffee shops recently.
1t was pointed out that the
Beaumont post has q stunt
night" program, which requires
pajama weraing, and htey had be-
come doubtful as to its being per-
mitted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Ey c. r. NUTTT7
associated Press Staff Writer)

ASSOCIATED Press Staff WriterD
Mexico City. Aug. 26.-tR|-The
Mexican Aviation company, which
now operates in Mexico ap )ro,i-
mately $500 miles Of air mail, ex-
press and passenger lines, and
which plans within a few months
to have q two-day all-land passen-
ger line operating from Browns
vile. Texas. to the Panama canal
zone, has appropriated 864. 900 pesos
for the purchase and improvement
of landing fields
This amount, approximately
s432 $50 American. must be spent
within 100 days from July Is. and
the company announced that 10
expected to use upwards or $500, 900
in this work before the end Of the
year.
The appropriation Is SO divided
that when spent the company will
own eight Of the IL landing fields
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Child Bitten by
Snake May Recover
Especial to The Herald

toDCCAdt w AC 4ANA aAAf
RAYMONDVILLE, Aug. 26.-
Somehope Is held by physicians for
the recovery of Esperanza -A1res,
5-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Flor 5. who was bitten
on top OF the light foot bya rat
tlesnake Sunday night at the Nor
ris ranch north of here, where the
family was visiting.
The child was attende by DR.. III.
A. White and Mr.. j. d. McCann,
at her home, and Is said to be in
a highly feverish state. but chances
stin remain for recovery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Three Corsicana
Firms Are Robbed

CORSICANA. Texas. Aug. 26.-tR
Burglars last night entered the
Palace theater. Montgomery Ward
company's store and the fofice OF
the Texas National Insurance union
here and escpaed with approximate
ly 81. go IN cash.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
High Honors Won
by La Feria Scout
(Snecial to The Herald

NGpELldI % 4AIt AAIL u4II
LA FER1A, Al :. Car, Grif-
fin, La Feria Boy Scout, who has
been a member Of scout tr Ups for
less than two years. is now a full
fledged Eagle scout. with "a merit
badges to his credit.
In the annual Boy Scout en-
campment he won the bronze medal
for third best all-around scout. and
waR&iven at the court Of honor re-
ceptfbn last week.
Griffin, who Is is. graduates T. m
Ia Feria high school next year.